Knitting needle with a flexible cord

• US 5,720,187 A
• Filed: 08/13/1996
• Issued: 02/24/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Clover Mfg. Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Clover Mfg. Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Matuo, Yosimi
• Primary Examiner(s): Calvert, John J.
• Application Number:
  US08/696,185
• Time in Patent Office: 560 Days
• Field of Search: 66/117, 66/116
• US Class Current: 66/117
• CPC Class Codes: D04B 3/02 Needles

Abstract

A circular knitting needle is provided which includes a flexible cord, a first needle portion connected to one end of the flexible cord, and a second needle portion connected to the other end of the flexible cord. The first and second needle portions are inclined in the same direction relative to the flexible cord which is stretched. The first needle portion may be inclined by a higher degree than the second needle portion. Further, the first needle portion may be made shorter than the second needle portion, and the flexible cord may be made to have a flattened cross section.

Claims

1. A knitting needle comprising:

a flexible cord;

a first needle portion connected to one end of the flexible cord; and

a second needle portion connected to the other end of the flexible cord;

wherein the first and second needle portions are inclined in the same direction relative to the flexible cord which is stretched; and

wherein each of the needles and the cord are formed of a singular piece of material.

2. The knitting needle according to claim 1, wherein the flexible cord has a flattened cross section with a cross-sectionally shorter axis and a cross-sectionally longer axis, the first and second needle portions being inclined relative to the flexible cord in a cross-sectionally shorter axis direction.

3. The knitting needle according to claim 2, wherein the first and second needle portions are circular in cross section and have an equal diameter, the flexible cord having a width which is substantially equal to the diameter of the first and second needle portions.

4. The knitting needle according to claim 1, wherein the first and second needle portions are integral with the flexible cord.

5. A knitting needle comprising:

a flexible cord having two ends;

first shorter needle portion having a predetermined length connected to one end of the flexible cord; and

second longer needle portion having a predetermined length which is longer than the length of the shorter needle portion connected to the other end of the flexible cord;

herein the first and second needle portions are inclined in the same direction relative to the flexible cord which is stretched;

herein the first shorter needle portion is inclined by a larger angle than the second longer needle portion; and

herein each of the needles and the cord are formed of a singular piece of material.