Jerry Willis Hiltzman

58098240, Sep 22, 1998

Jun 5, 1997

8/869334

Jerry R. Hiltzman - Cushing OK

B21F 106

72387

A tool for producing a loop in a straight wire includes a base having a vertical wall extending therefrom. A shaft extends from the wall and has a crank rotatably mounted thereto. Indicia on the wall measure the degrees of a circle about the shaft. A linear groove radially extends from the shaft and to the 12 o'clock position. Upon placement of a first portion of a straight wire in the linear groove, the remaining second wire portion extends out of the linear groove and towards the six o'clock position. The length of this extension is measured by indicia on the wall. Upon placement of a crank on the shaft a post on the shank seats into a circular groove about the shaft. Rotation of the crank about the shaft causes the post to contact the second wire portion and bend the wire about the shaft to form a loop. Indicia in the form of the degrees of the circle enable the user to measure the degree of crank rotation so that consistent wire loops may be subsequently formed. A stop post can be releasably insertable in the wall face to preclude rotation of the crank beyond a desired position.

60506571, Apr 18, 2000

Feb 8, 1999

9/246338

Jerry R. Hiltzman - Cushing OK

F16B 1200

312111

A modular shelf system having a plurality of shelf modules of various sizes for constructing a modular system for storing or displaying variously sized items. Each module includes opposed walls with an open front side. One wall presents a male attachment structure while the opposed wall defines a female receptacle configured to receive the male attachment structure. The system includes a pair of finish panels for attractively covering the attachment structures of the modules. One panel includes a first generally smooth side and a second side that defines a female receptacle such that the panel can be detachably coupled with a male attachment structure of a shelf module. The second panel presents a first smooth side and a second side having a male attachment structure suitable for detachably coupling with a female receptacle of a shelf module. The lower wall of each shelf module presents connectors which can be detachably coupled with apertures in each upper shelf module wall. The system further includes a top finish panel which can be detachably coupled to the upper walls of the shelf modules.