Loop tension release notch to assist latch closing

Details Loop tension release notch to assist latch closing Loop tension release notch to assist latch closing

1994-05-27

1995-09-26

Calvert, John L.

Textiles: knitting

Needles

Pivoted latch

D04B 3504

Patent

active

054525934

ABSTRACT:
A knitting needle and method for making the knitting needle are disclosed. The knitting needle comprises a shank having a head portion, a butt end portion, and a blade therebetween. The head portion has a cheek portion, a latch pivotally secured in the cheek portion, and a hook adjacent to the cheek portion. The blade having a front side portion parallel to a rear side portion, and a loop tension release notch portion between the front side portion and the cheek portion. The loop tension release notch portion is formed below a plane formed by the front side portion. In another embodiment, the loop tension release notch portion is formed of a continuous curvature in a taper mill needle. The method includes forming a needle having a head portion including a cheek portion and a hook adjacent to the cheek portion, and a blade having a reduced height front side portion parallel to a rear side portion. The method also includes forming a loop tension release notch portion between the reduced height front side portion and the cheek portion. The loop tension release notch portion is formed below a plane formed by the reduced height front side portion for a straight mill needle and is formed of a continuous curvature for a taper mill needle.

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Groz-Beckert, Needles of High Precision, pp. 33,34 nos. 44,48. no date of publication (adress of company printed in literature is W. Germany--prior to 1991 due to change of country standing).

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