Tool to manipulate wrought iron

Abstract

A tool to manipulate wrought iron has a face and at least one side wall, the face being provided with a raised portion, the outer periphery of the raised portion providing a bending surface for wrought iron, the raised portion further containing a recess adapted to trap an end of the wrought iron, the side wall being provided with a recess adapted to accommodate a portion of the wrought iron.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

An embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to the following drawings in which:

FIG. 1 illustrates one face of the tool showing the raised portion.

FIG. 2 illustrates the other face of the tool showing a raised portion.

FIG. 3 illustrates a perspective view of the tool showing the side wall containing a recess.

FIG. 4 illustrates a side view of the tool more clearly showing the recess in the side wall.

FIG. 5 illustrates the tool and particularly how the tool is small enough to be supported in the person's hand.

FIG. 6 illustrates the tool clamped in position.

FIG. 7 illustrates how a strip of wrought iron can be twisted at its end by being inserted into the tool of FIG. 6.

FIG. 8 illustrates the end result showing the wrought iron with an end twist.

FIGS. 9-11 illustrate progressively how a strip of wrought iron can be curved using the raised portion on the face of the tool.

FIGS. 12-13 illustrate how a length of wrought iron can be twisted anywhere along its length by being inserted into the recess in the side wall.

FIG. 14 illustrates various decorative products that can be made using the tool of the present invention.

Claims

1. A tool to manipulate wrought iron, the tool comprising a face and at least one side wall, the face being provided with a raised portion, the outer periphery of the raised portion providing a bending surface for wrought iron, the raised portion further containing a recess adapted to trap an end of the wrought iron, the side wall being provided with a recess adapted to accommodate a portion of the wrought iron.

2. The tool as claimed in claim 1 which is able to introduce a twist and a curve in a length of wrought iron.

3. The tool as claimed in claim 1, containing a pair of faces, each face containing the raised portion, the raised portion on each face bending the wrought iron in a direction.

4. The tool as claimed in claim 1, which is able to manipulate wrought iron having a width of between 5-20 mm and a thickness of between 1-10 mm.

5. The tool as claimed in claim 2, comprising a pair of opposed faces which are rectangular when viewed in plan and which have a length of between 5-30 cm and a width of between 5-30 cm.

6. The tool as claimed in claim 5, wherein the opposed faces are spaced apart by a distance of between 1-10 cm.

7. The tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein the side wall has a width of between 1-10 cm.

8. The tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein the recess in the side wall is able to locate an intermediate portion of the wrought iron and/or an end of the wrought iron.

9. The tool as claimed in claim 1, comprising a recess to locate a wrought iron bar or strip, and a recess to trap the end of the wrought iron.