Paper Chain Factory Toy

Abstract

This invention is child-friendly craft toy consisting of tools for making paper chains by folding rectangular sheets, of paper. Included are means to make one or more precisely located and parallel creases in said rectangular paper to facilitate folding into a strip. Also included are means to make (three) precisely located and parallel creases in said strip to facilitate folding the strip into an interlocking paper chain link for assembly into paper chains. A crease tray is used in conjunction with a tapered stylus to make sharp precisely located creases in paper rectangles, said crease tray including at least one stop gauge to make precisely located ceases in said strip by pressing the strip against a gauge stop and against the opposite corner of said crease (the) tray. The outer segment creases of said paper strip are placed outside the quarter points of said strip to avoid fold interference and facilitate assembly.

1 . I claim a paper chain crease tray having a back support, said tray and back support being equal to or longer than the length of a paper chain rectangle. 
     
     
         2 . I claim a paper chain crease tray according to  claim 1 , having a back support positioned to also act as a stop gauge. 
     
     
         3 . I claim a paper chain crease tray according to  claim 1 , having 1, 2, or 3 channel(s) parallel to said back support, the inner edge of said channel(s), in conjunction with said back support, defining the paper rectangle crease location(s). 
     
     
         4 . I claim a paper chain crease tray according to  claims 1 ,  2  and  3 , whose tray edge(s), being parallel to said back support, acts as a crease edge(s), requiring either 0 channels or 2 channels. 
     
     
         5 . I claim a paper chain strip wherein outer segment creasing is made outside the quarter points of said paper strip length. 
     
     
         6 . I claim a stylus having at least one tapered and rounded end of reduced end thickness, said end for use in conjunction with said paper chain crease tray to make creases the length of said paper rectangle, and an optional second end of lesser thickness than the creasing end of the stylus to probe open the leg passages of an assembled paper chain link to allow insertion of a next link.