US20160243713A1 - Bead Snipper - Google Patents
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- a typical bead snipper may include a cutting member that is coupled to a press button and is housed in a chamber that has an opening for accepting therethrough a stem and is horizontally aligned to a groove that is directionally perpendicular to the opening and within which the cutting member is pressed in while cutting the stem.
- the user does not have a visible idea of a length of a generated bead and has to keep pushing the stem into the chamber after each cut in order to generating additional beads.
- a conventional bead snipper includes a housing that has on one back end an opening for sliding a stem into a chamber of the housing, a push lever positioned on the top of the housing for cutting when pressed the stem into beads.
- the conventional stem snipper further includes a sliding button positioned one side of the housing for controlling a length of the beads to be produced through a cutting process of the stem.
- the user does not have a visible idea of a length of a generated bead, and the bead snipper also requires that the user keeps pushing the stem into the housing to generate additional beads.
- Disclosed herein is an apparatus that enables a user to keep snipping a stem to generate beads while the stem is moved automatically after each cutting operation.
- an apparatus for cutting a stem to generate beads includes a base member having a stem guide formed on a top surface of the base member.
- a cutting chamber is positioned on the top surface of the base member.
- the cutting chamber includes a cutting member for cutting the stem, a back end opening for sliding the stem therethrough, and front end opening for dispensing the generated beads. Measurement markings are positioned along a length side of the stem guide.
- An actuation member is coupled the cutting member, thereby enabling the cutting member to cut the stem when actuated by a user.
- the apparatus includes a stem advancement mechanism configured to automatically advance the stem through the cutting chamber after each cutting operation.
- the stem advancement mechanism can be coupled to the cutting member so that the stem advancement mechanism automatically advances the stem after the cutting member rises above the stem guide following a cutting operation.
- the stem advancement mechanism can be coupled to the actuation member so that the stem advancement mechanism automatically advances the stem after the actuation member rises back from a pressed position.
- the apparatus further includes a biasing member configured to return a lower cutting end of the cutting member to a predetermined position above the stem guide after the user stops actuating the actuation member.
- the biasing member can be cooperatively engaged to the cutting member.
- the biasing member also can be cooperatively engaged to the actuation member.
- the base member include protrusions extends vertically above the top surface and lengthwise along the stem guide to prevent the generated beads from sliding out of the stem guide.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bead snipping device in accordance with the present disclosure
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the bead snipping device of FIG. 1 on which a stem is shown being cut;
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of another example embodiment of the bead snipping device of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of another example embodiment of the bead snipping device of the present disclosure.
- the present disclosure provides a device used for the purpose of cutting stems, such as Perl stems, to produce Perl beads, and gives the user a mechanical advantage making easier for the user to cut the stems and tubes while providing the user a measurement feature to generate desirable sized beads, and may not require that the user keeps handling manually the stem during the bead generating process.
- stems such as Perl stems
- a snipping device 100 used for cutting or snipping bead materials such as a bead material used in crafting
- the bead material may be beads, stems, rods, and the like.
- the bead material may be Perler Beads® or stems used in crafting.
- snipping device 100 includes a base 102 , a cutting chamber 104 , and an actuation member (e.g., a cutting or press arm) 106 .
- Base 102 may include a top surface 108 in which a stem material guide 110 , such as a groove, a channel, or a bore, is routed.
- stem material guide may be a tube formed on top surface 108 .
- Stem material guide 110 is formed to maintain, position, and guide the stem material that is desired to be cut into segments or pieces, such as beads.
- stem material guide 110 is rounded on the bottom 110 a and at both open ends, i.e., loading end (not shown) and dispensing end 110 b .
- base 102 may include protrusions extended vertically above top surface 108 and lengthwise along stem material guide 110 to prevent stems from sliding out of stem material guide 110 .
- the loading end of stem material guide 110 may be topped by a down facing groove 112 formed at a bottom end of cutting chamber 104 to form a cylindrical channel 114 for the stem.
- cylindrical channel 114 provides a loading opening through which the bead material stem can be loaded into snipping device 100 .
- base 102 further includes measurement markings 110 c located adjacently lengthwise to stem material guide 110 to enable the user to accurately cut the stems into different sized beads. As such, measuring stops of the stems enables the user to consistently cut the bead material stem into desired sizes.
- base 102 is configured to manually advance bead material stem 202 by grasping a back end 202 a of bead material stem 202 and pushing forward bead material stem 202 after each cut so that a front end of a remaining uncut portion of bead material stem 202 is lined up next to a desirable length indicator of measurement markings 110 c.
- base 102 may include an advancing member (not shown) that enables the user to advance or push forward bead material stem 202 indirectly by pushing the advancing member.
- cutting chamber 104 includes therein a cutting member (not shown), such as a razor, a knife or the like, used to cut or snip bead material stem 202 within stem material guide 110 , which is coupled to cutting arm 106 to handle the cutting or snipping process.
- cutting member may be cooperatively engaged with a biasing member (not shown) that operates to return the cutting member to a desired position above stem material guide 110 , and to raise angularly cutting arm 106 to a corresponding angle.
- biasing member may be directly engaged with cutting arm 106 and indirectly to the cutting member via cutting arm 106 .
- the biasing member may include a leaf spring, a compression spring, a torsion spring, and the like.
- the biasing member when the biasing member is directly engaged to the actuation member, then after bead material stem 202 is cut and the user has stopped pressing the actuation member, the biasing member forces back up the actuation member and the cutting member.
- press arm 106 may be configured to be aesthetically and/or ergonomically pleasing.
- Press arm 106 may be formed from comfortable material, sized and shaped to provide a large contact surface for the user to press on, and may also an additional biasing member to assist in the cutting motions.
- Press arm 106 may be oriented on snipping device 100 in a desirable direction that provides a desirable movement direction during the cutting operations.
- press arm 106 may face the user and require the user to press down to cut bead material stem 202 .
- press arm 106 may face away from the user or be turned sideways with respect to the user, thereby allowing for other cutting motions such as pushing away or pulling towards the user.
- cutting chamber 104 may include a stem advancement mechanism that is configured to automatically move bead material stem 202 after each cutting operation, thereby removing a requirement that the user manually pushes bead material stem 202 after each cutting operation to generate additional beads.
- the stem advancement mechanism may be adjustable by the user to enable advancement of bead material stem 202 at different lengths thereby enabling a production of beads with desirable lengths during a process of cutting bead material stem 202 .
- the stem advancement mechanism may be configured to advance bead material stem 202 based on how high press arm 106 is allowed to be biasingly raised after the user stopped pressing it. As such, the user can select a length of advancement of bead material stem 202 by choosing a corresponding biased height of press arm 106 .
- the user holds bead material stem 202 to insert it into and push it through a back opening of cutting chamber 104 to bring a front end of bead material stem 202 to a desired position on stem material guide 110 wherein measurement markings 110 c indicates a length of the bead to be produced by cutting bead material stem 202 . That is, the user uses measurement markings 110 c to aide in the selection of sizes for the desired beads.
- the user then engages press arm 104 by applying force in a required direction, thereby causing the cutting member to move in a direction to penetrate stem material guide 110 to cut there within bead material stem 202 , and snipping the desired bead 204 off bead material stem 202 .
- bead material stem 202 is automatically advanced within stem material guide 110 by the stem advancement mechanism by a length preselected by the user.
- base 102 may include suction cup machine feet 302 and 402 .
- cutting chamber 104 may be away from the back end to provide additional support to a portion of bead material stem 202 that has not yet penetrated cutting chamber 104 .
- stem material guide 110 is lengthy enough after cutting chamber 104 to maintain therein a certain number of cut pieces, i.e., generated beads, of bead material stem 202 .
- base 102 may include a hollow portion (not shown) that is positioned a certain distance from cutting chamber 104 and that is wider than stem material guide 110 to collect there within generated beads of bead material stem 202 .
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- This application is a national phase application of, claims priority from, and incorporates by reference the disclosure of PCT Application No. PCT/US2014/044690, filed Jun. 27, 2014, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/840,321, filed on Jun. 27, 2013, and is also incorporated by reference herein.
- A typical bead snipper may include a cutting member that is coupled to a press button and is housed in a chamber that has an opening for accepting therethrough a stem and is horizontally aligned to a groove that is directionally perpendicular to the opening and within which the cutting member is pressed in while cutting the stem. During operation, the user does not have a visible idea of a length of a generated bead and has to keep pushing the stem into the chamber after each cut in order to generating additional beads.
- A conventional bead snipper includes a housing that has on one back end an opening for sliding a stem into a chamber of the housing, a push lever positioned on the top of the housing for cutting when pressed the stem into beads. The conventional stem snipper further includes a sliding button positioned one side of the housing for controlling a length of the beads to be produced through a cutting process of the stem. However, during the cutting process of a stem, the user does not have a visible idea of a length of a generated bead, and the bead snipper also requires that the user keeps pushing the stem into the housing to generate additional beads.
- Accordingly, there is a need for, among other things, a bead snipping device that gives the user a mechanism advantage making it easier for the user to cut the stems and tubes.
- Disclosed herein is an apparatus that enables a user to keep snipping a stem to generate beads while the stem is moved automatically after each cutting operation.
- In one embodiment of the present disclosure, an apparatus for cutting a stem to generate beads is provided. The apparatus includes a base member having a stem guide formed on a top surface of the base member. A cutting chamber is positioned on the top surface of the base member. The cutting chamber includes a cutting member for cutting the stem, a back end opening for sliding the stem therethrough, and front end opening for dispensing the generated beads. Measurement markings are positioned along a length side of the stem guide. An actuation member is coupled the cutting member, thereby enabling the cutting member to cut the stem when actuated by a user.
- In an additional embodiment, the apparatus includes a stem advancement mechanism configured to automatically advance the stem through the cutting chamber after each cutting operation. The stem advancement mechanism can be coupled to the cutting member so that the stem advancement mechanism automatically advances the stem after the cutting member rises above the stem guide following a cutting operation. The stem advancement mechanism can be coupled to the actuation member so that the stem advancement mechanism automatically advances the stem after the actuation member rises back from a pressed position.
- In an additional embodiment, the apparatus further includes a biasing member configured to return a lower cutting end of the cutting member to a predetermined position above the stem guide after the user stops actuating the actuation member. The biasing member can be cooperatively engaged to the cutting member. The biasing member also can be cooperatively engaged to the actuation member.
- In yet another embodiment, the base member include protrusions extends vertically above the top surface and lengthwise along the stem guide to prevent the generated beads from sliding out of the stem guide.
- Additional features, advantages, and embodiments of the present disclosure may be set forth or apparent from consideration of the following attached detailed description and drawings. Moreover, it is to be understood that both the foregoing summary of the present disclosure and the following detailed description of figures are exemplary and intended to provide further explanation without limiting the scope of the present disclosure as claimed.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bead snipping device in accordance with the present disclosure; -
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the bead snipping device ofFIG. 1 on which a stem is shown being cut; -
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of another example embodiment of the bead snipping device of the present disclosure; and -
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of another example embodiment of the bead snipping device of the present disclosure. - These drawings illustrate embodiments of the present disclosure and together with the detailed description serve to explain the principles of the disclosure. No attempt is made to show structural details of the present disclosure in more detail than may be necessary for a fundamental understanding of the disclosure and the various ways in which it may be practiced.
- Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure and the various features and advantageous details thereof are explained more fully with reference to the non-limiting embodiments and examples that are described and/or illustrated in the accompanying drawings and detailed in the following attached description. It should be noted that the features illustrated in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, and features of one embodiment may be employed with other embodiments as the skilled artisan would recognize, even if not explicitly stated herein. Descriptions of well-known components and processing techniques may be omitted so as to not unnecessarily obscure the embodiments of the present disclosure. The examples used herein are intended merely to facilitate an understanding of ways in which the present disclosure may be practiced and to further enable those of ordinary skills in the art to practice the embodiments of the present disclosure. Accordingly, the examples and embodiments herein should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present disclosure, which is defined solely by the appended claims and applicable law. Moreover, it is noted that like reference numerals represent similar parts throughout the several views of the drawings.
- As stated above, typical bead snipping device/apparatus require that a user persistently pushes a bead stem towards a cutting feature/element of the device in order to keep generating beads via cutting operations.
- Accordingly, the present disclosure provides a device used for the purpose of cutting stems, such as Perl stems, to produce Perl beads, and gives the user a mechanical advantage making easier for the user to cut the stems and tubes while providing the user a measurement feature to generate desirable sized beads, and may not require that the user keeps handling manually the stem during the bead generating process.
- Now referring to
FIGS. 1 and 2 , an exemplary embodiment of asnipping device 100 used for cutting or snipping bead materials, such as a bead material used in crafting, is shown. The bead material may be beads, stems, rods, and the like. For example, the bead material may be Perler Beads® or stems used in crafting. - As shown in
FIGS. 1 and 2 ,snipping device 100 includes abase 102, acutting chamber 104, and an actuation member (e.g., a cutting or press arm) 106.Base 102 may include atop surface 108 in which astem material guide 110, such as a groove, a channel, or a bore, is routed. Alternatively, stem material guide may be a tube formed ontop surface 108.Stem material guide 110 is formed to maintain, position, and guide the stem material that is desired to be cut into segments or pieces, such as beads. As shown,stem material guide 110 is rounded on thebottom 110 a and at both open ends, i.e., loading end (not shown) and dispensingend 110 b. In one embodiment,base 102 may include protrusions extended vertically abovetop surface 108 and lengthwise alongstem material guide 110 to prevent stems from sliding out ofstem material guide 110. - In one embodiment, the loading end of
stem material guide 110 may be topped by a down facinggroove 112 formed at a bottom end ofcutting chamber 104 to form acylindrical channel 114 for the stem. As such, at the loading end ofstem material guide 110,cylindrical channel 114 provides a loading opening through which the bead material stem can be loaded intosnipping device 100. - As shown in
FIGS. 1 and 2 ,base 102 further includesmeasurement markings 110 c located adjacently lengthwise to stemmaterial guide 110 to enable the user to accurately cut the stems into different sized beads. As such, measuring stops of the stems enables the user to consistently cut the bead material stem into desired sizes. - In one embodiment,
base 102 may be sized and shaped to be aesthetically pleasing and to be and remain in a stable position on a supporting surface during the stem cutting operations. For example,base 102 may rest freely on a horizontal surface of a table or a desk or be attached to an angled surface of a wall.Base 102 may include gaskets, feet, or a bottom layer to provide shock absorbance during cutting operations. - As shown in
FIG. 2 ,base 102 is configured to manually advancebead material stem 202 by grasping aback end 202 a ofbead material stem 202 and pushing forwardbead material stem 202 after each cut so that a front end of a remaining uncut portion ofbead material stem 202 is lined up next to a desirable length indicator ofmeasurement markings 110 c. - In one embodiment,
base 102 may include an advancing member (not shown) that enables the user to advance or push forwardbead material stem 202 indirectly by pushing the advancing member. - In accordance with the present disclosure,
cutting chamber 104 includes integrally a stem advancement mechanism (not shown) that is configured to automatically movebead material stem 202 after cutting operations. - In one embodiment,
cutting chamber 104 includes therein a cutting member (not shown), such as a razor, a knife or the like, used to cut or snipbead material stem 202 withinstem material guide 110, which is coupled to cuttingarm 106 to handle the cutting or snipping process. Moreover, cutting member may be cooperatively engaged with a biasing member (not shown) that operates to return the cutting member to a desired position abovestem material guide 110, and to raise angularly cuttingarm 106 to a corresponding angle. Alternatively, biasing member may be directly engaged with cuttingarm 106 and indirectly to the cutting member viacutting arm 106. The biasing member may include a leaf spring, a compression spring, a torsion spring, and the like. - The cutting member may be positioned in cutting
chamber 104 in a perpendicular direction to that ofstem material guide 110, which includes an opening within which the cutting member enters so thatbead material stem 202 is cut on a vertical circumferential axis when cuttingarm 106 is pressed downwards by the user. Alternatively, the cutting member may be positioned in an angular non-perpendicular direction in relation to stemmaterial guide 110 to cut or snip stemmaterial guide 110 in a non-perpendicular manner. In one embodiment, the cutting member may include a housing that receives a razor blade that can be removed or replaced. - As stated above, snipping
device 100 includes as anactuation member 106 that is shaped a cutting/press arm. Alternatively,actuation member 106, hereafter referred to as press arm, may be a button, a lever, and the like. Moreover, as discussed above with regard topress arm 106, the actuation member may be cooperatively engaged with the biasing member so that a release of the actuation member by the user causes the cutting member to return to an open or ready to cut position. In lieu of being coupled to one another, the actuation member and the cutting member may be connected as an integral mechanism, which in turn is connected to the biasing member. For example, the actuation member may be a push button that is directly connected to the cutting member that includes a sharpened metal plate. As such, during a cutting operation, when the user presses downwards on the push button the cutting member is moved downwards throughbead material stem 202. - In one embodiment, when the biasing member is directly engaged to the actuation member, then after
bead material stem 202 is cut and the user has stopped pressing the actuation member, the biasing member forces back up the actuation member and the cutting member. - As shown in
FIGS. 1 and 2 ,press arm 106 may be configured to be aesthetically and/or ergonomically pleasing.Press arm 106 may be formed from comfortable material, sized and shaped to provide a large contact surface for the user to press on, and may also an additional biasing member to assist in the cutting motions. -
Press arm 106 may be oriented on snippingdevice 100 in a desirable direction that provides a desirable movement direction during the cutting operations. In one embodiment,press arm 106 may face the user and require the user to press down to cutbead material stem 202. Alternatively,press arm 106 may face away from the user or be turned sideways with respect to the user, thereby allowing for other cutting motions such as pushing away or pulling towards the user. - As stated above, in one
embodiment cutting chamber 104 may include a stem advancement mechanism that is configured to automatically movebead material stem 202 after each cutting operation, thereby removing a requirement that the user manually pushesbead material stem 202 after each cutting operation to generate additional beads. In one exemplary embodiment, the stem advancement mechanism may be adjustable by the user to enable advancement ofbead material stem 202 at different lengths thereby enabling a production of beads with desirable lengths during a process of cuttingbead material stem 202. Alternatively, the stem advancement mechanism may be configured to advancebead material stem 202 based on howhigh press arm 106 is allowed to be biasingly raised after the user stopped pressing it. As such, the user can select a length of advancement ofbead material stem 202 by choosing a corresponding biased height ofpress arm 106. - During operation, the user holds
bead material stem 202 to insert it into and push it through a back opening of cuttingchamber 104 to bring a front end ofbead material stem 202 to a desired position onstem material guide 110 whereinmeasurement markings 110 c indicates a length of the bead to be produced by cuttingbead material stem 202. That is, the user usesmeasurement markings 110 c to aide in the selection of sizes for the desired beads. The user then engagespress arm 104 by applying force in a required direction, thereby causing the cutting member to move in a direction to penetratestem material guide 110 to cut there withinbead material stem 202, and snipping the desiredbead 204 offbead material stem 202. The user then releases his/her pushing pressure onpress arm 106 to which biasing member forces pressarm 106 back to the open or ready to cut position. The user then advances thebead material stem 202 withinstem material guide 110 to a desired position to repeat the cutting process. Alternatively,bead material stem 202 is automatically advanced withinstem material guide 110 by the stem advancement mechanism by a length preselected by the user. - As shown in
FIGS. 3 and 4 , to render snippingdevice 100 more stable during cutting operations,base 102 may include suctioncup machine feet chamber 104 near a back end ofbase 102, as shown inFIG. 3 , cuttingchamber 104 may be away from the back end to provide additional support to a portion ofbead material stem 202 that has not yet penetrated cuttingchamber 104. As shown inFIG. 3 , stemmaterial guide 110 is lengthy enough after cuttingchamber 104 to maintain therein a certain number of cut pieces, i.e., generated beads, ofbead material stem 202. In another embodiment,base 102 may include a hollow portion (not shown) that is positioned a certain distance from cuttingchamber 104 and that is wider thanstem material guide 110 to collect there within generated beads ofbead material stem 202. - While the present disclosure has been described in terms of exemplary embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that the present disclosure can be practiced with modifications in the spirit and scope of the appended claims. These examples given above are merely illustrative and are not meant to be an exhaustive list of all possible designs, embodiments, applications or modifications of the present disclosure.
- A person of ordinary skill in the art would appreciate the features of the individual embodiments, and the possible combinations and variations of the components. A person of ordinary skill in the art would further appreciate that any of the examples could be provided in any combination with the other examples disclosed herein. Additionally, the terms “first,” “second,” “third,” and “fourth” as used herein are intended for illustrative purposes only and do not limit the embodiments in any way. Further, the term “plurality” as used herein indicates any number greater than one, either disjunctively or conjunctively, as necessary, up to an infinite number. Additionally, the word “including” as used herein is utilized in an open-ended manner.
- While the foregoing has described what are considered to be the best mode and/or other examples, it is understood that various modifications may be made therein and that the subject matter disclosed herein may be implemented in various forms and examples, and that the teachings may be applied in numerous applications, only some of which have been described herein. It is intended by the following claims to claim any and all applications, modifications and variations that fall within the true scope of the present teachings.
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