Grid ceiling tool

Abstract

A tool for bending false ceiling hanger wires which determines the appropriate bend location, and for bending hanger wires to attach to the ceiling frame or supporting anchors or to embed in concrete, and for tying hanger wires to the ceiling frame or supporting anchors or to embed in concrete, and for cutting ceiling components and wires. The tool includes a pair of coordinating handles connected at a handle pivot which includes a gripping surface. A pair of cutting blades are connected to the distal end of the handles. The blades are mutually connected at the blade pivot, which includes a bending surface. Converging movement of the handles causes converging movement of the bending surface and gripping surface and converging movement of the blades. The gripping surface clamps the wire onto the bending surface while the wire is bent or tied. The blades cut ceiling components and hanger wires.

1 . A wire bending device comprising a pair of coordinating handles mutually connected at a handle pivot with gripping surface and a pair of cutting blades connected to the handles. The blades each having a proximal end attached to a distal portion of one of the handles, and the blades are mutually connected at a blade pivot with bending surface, so that converging movement of the handles causes converging movement of the gripping surface and bending surface, and the bending surface and gripping surface move in response to movement of the handles to grip a wire to be formed;  
   
   
       2 . A wire bending device comprising a pair of coordinating handles operably connected to a bending surface and a gripping surface, so that converging movement of the handles causes converging movement of the gripping surface and bending surface, and the bending surface and gripping surface move in response to movement of the handles to grip a wire to be formed;  
   
   
       3 . A wire bending device comprising a pair of coordinating handles operably connected to a bending surface and a gripping surface, so that converging movement of the handles causes converging movement of the gripping surface and bending surface, and the bending surface and gripping surface move in response to movement of the handles to grip a wire to be formed, then pulling the handles down relative to the suspended wire bends the wire in preparation to attach to the false ceiling frame.  
   
   
       4 . A wire bending device comprising a pair of coordinating handles operably connected to a bending surface and a gripping surface, so that converging movement of the handles causes converging movement of the gripping surface and bending surface, and the bending surface and gripping surface move in response to movement of the handles to grip a wire to be formed, then moving the handles relative to the wire bends the wire in preparation to attach to an anchor or embed in concrete.  
   
   
       5 . A wire bending device including a height mark to determine proper bend location on a wire in relation to desired ceiling height.  
   
   
       6 . A wire bending device including a height mark that can be used as a laser target to determine proper bend location on a wire in relation to the desired ceiling height.  
   
   
       7 . A wire bending device able to determine the appropriate bend locations on a suspended wire in relation to desired ceiling height, then grip and bend the free end of the wire.  
   
   
       8 . A wire bending device comprising a pair of coordinating handles mutually connected at a handle pivot with gripping surface and a pair of cutting blades connected to the handles. The blades each having a proximal end attached to a distal portion of one of the handles, and the blades are mutually connected at a blade pivot with bending surface, so that converging movement of the handles causes converging movement of the blades to cut the false ceiling components such as the hanger wire, main runners, cross runners and wall angle.  
   
   
       9 . A wire bending device that is marked to determine the appropriate bend location on a suspended false ceiling hanger wire relative to desired ceiling height, and able to grip and bend the free end of the wire to attach to the false ceiling frame, and able to grip and tie the free end of the wire around the suspended hanger wire attached to the false ceiling frame, and able to cut false ceiling components such as hanger wires, main runners, cross runners and wall angles.