Multicolored Aluminum Spiral for Paper Binding

Abstract

An article of manufacture for providing multi-colored aluminum spirals for document and book binding is disclosed. The article being a spiral made from a length of wire having a specified gauge that is processed by one or more drive rollers coupled to a forming machine using a method of manufacture. The method sets a pitch value for a manufactured spiral on a forming machine, sets a diameter value for the manufactured spiral on the forming machine, receives the length of wire by one or more drive rollers, processes the length of wire by the forming machine using the set pitch value and the set diameter value to create the spiral, dips a first portion of the spiral into a first anodizing solution, and dips one or more additional portions into additional anodizing solutions after the first anodizing solution has set.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An article of manufacture for providing multi-colored aluminum spirals for document and book binding, the article being a spiral made from a length of wire having a specified gauge that is processed by one or more drive rollers coupled to a forming machine using a method of manufacture, the method comprising:
 setting a pitch value for a manufactured spiral on a forming machine;   setting a diameter value for the manufactured spiral on the forming machine;   receiving the length of wire by one or more drive rollers;   processing the length of wire by the forming machine using the set pitch value and the set diameter value to create the spiral;   dipping a first portion of the spiral into a first anodizing solution; and   dipping one or more additional portions into additional anodizing solutions after the first anodizing solution has set.   
     
     
         2 . The article of manufacture according to  claim 1 , wherein the length of wire has a gauge size between 0.040 to 0.110 inches. 
     
     
         3 . The article of manufacture according to  claim 1 , wherein the spiral has a pitch value chosen from a set of pitch values. 
     
     
         4 . The article of manufacture according to  claim 3 , wherein the set of pitch values comprises 5:1, 5 metric, 4:1, 4 metric, 0.2478, 3.5:1, Wire-O 3, 3:1, 2.5:1, and 2:1. 
     
     
         5 . The article of manufacture according to  claim 1 , wherein the spiral has a diameter value between 3/16″ to 5 inches. 
     
     
         6 . A method for providing multi-colored aluminum spiral for document and book binding, a spiral being made from a length of wire having a specified gauge that is processed by one or more drive rollers coupled to a forming machine using a method of manufacture, the method comprising:
 setting a pitch value for a manufactured spiral on a forming machine;   setting a diameter value for the manufactured spiral on the forming machine;   receiving the length of wire by one or more drive rollers;   processing the length of wire by the forming machine using the set pitch value and the set diameter value to create the spiral;   dipping a first portion of the spiral into a first anodizing solution; and   dipping one or more additional portions into additional anodizing solutions after the first anodizing solution has set.   
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 6 , wherein the length of wire has a gauge size between 0.040 to 0.110 inches. 
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 6 , wherein the spiral has a pitch value chosen from a set of pitch values. 
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 8 , wherein the set of pitch values comprises 5:1, 5 metric, 4:1, 4 metric, 0.2478, 3.5:1, Wire-O 3, 3:1, 2.5:1, and 2:1. 
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the spiral has a diameter value between 3/16″ to 5 inches.