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Knitting needle with swivel joint

  • US 10,443,164 B1
  • Filed: 05/30/2018
  • Issued: 10/15/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A circular knitting needle, comprising:

  • first and second needle members, each of the needle members having a tip end and a connector end opposite the tip end, each of the first and second needle members having a respective longitudinal axis extending between the tip end and the connector end thereof;

    a cable having opposite ends, each of the opposite ends coupled to the connector end of a respective one of the first and second needle members;

    wherein one of the opposite ends of the cable is coupled to the connector end of the respective needle member with a selectively lockable swivel connector, the selectively lockable swivel connector including a first connector member defining a bore, a second connector member received in the bore, and a radially resilient locking member disposed about the second connector member and received in the bore, the radially resilient locking member defining first and second annular faces at opposite ends of the locking member, respectively;

    wherein one of the annular faces of the locking member engages a corresponding connector annular surface of the first connector member to prevent disengagement of the second connector member from the bore of the first connector member while permitting relative rotation between the first and second connector members.

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