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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7854151 | Needle for knitting sueded fabrics A knitting needle for knitted sueded fabric is provided. The needle includes a shank, a hook, a latch, and an abrasive surface. The abrasive surface is defined on at least one of the shank, the hook, and the latch. ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7810358 | Latch-type needle with sliding surface A latch-type needle that is particularly suitable for knitting machines that work without sinkers includes a latch that preferably carries on its outermost end a cam or extension, the cam or extension is provided with a sliding surface. The sliding surface may move ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7624598 | Latch needle The latch needle in accordance with the invention comprises a needle tongue with an integrated spring that is configured as the functional element on the needle tongue. No separate tongue spring, whatsoever, need be accommodated in the saw slot. This novel needle co... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7523624 | Latch needle for a loop-forming textile A latch needle (1) having on its latch (7) a latch head (9) that is provided with a recess or a depression (12) for receiving a section of a tip (14) of the hook (4), said tip having the configuration of a truncated cone. Th... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7469562 | Machine knitting needle In order to reduce the impact speed of a latch (4) of a needle (1) in back position by reducing the acceleration effect originating from a half stitch (19), the upward jaw slope (8) of the needle (1) is subdivided into different re... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7421859 | Latch needle for loop-forming textile A latch needle (1) having a latch (6) provided on its latch spoon on the side facing away from the hook (4), with at least two facets or molded surfaces (10, 11). These facets (11, 11′), which converge toward the latch back (2... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7334436 | Component for a knitting system A system component (1) for a knitting system is composed of a body (3) with butt (18), which projects outward from the narrow side (16) of the body (3). According to a first advantageous embodiment of the invention, the butt (18... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7305855 | Machine knitting needle The machine knitting needle of the invention, beginning at its hook (3), between the hook (3) and its latch bearing (9), has a convex or at least not concave shank contour, which defines the inner hook contour and on one end (18) adjoins ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7284557 | Hair styling tool A hair styling tool for performing weaves without leaving a bulky and unkempt look and without damaging hair including a housing having a plurality of compartments formed therein. The hair styling tool includes a plurality of hair styling tools each having interior ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7272958 | Latch needle for textile machines A novel latch needle has a sawslot (11) which is provided with facets or surfaces (22, 25) both at its frontal and its rearward end surfaces (18, 19). The surfaces (22, 25) are preferably parallel to one another and are oriented perpendic... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7266978 | Knitting tool A knitting tool which is suitable for embodying both large and small loops has two needles (6, 7), disposed coaxially to one another, whose hooks are oriented identically. The hook of the larger needle (6) is split in two in the middle and comprises ho... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7191620 | Latch needle The starting point of a new concept in a latch needle (1) is an attachment of the latch spring (22) in the sawslot (9) of the latch needle from the side of the needle back (7). For this purpose the latch needle (1) has spring-suppo... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7168377 | Wig making needle A vertically reciprocatable needle (41) that is extremely fine in its lengthwise direction, having a leading end portion of a triangular pyramidal shape. Edges (41b) are formed on a periphery of the leading end portion, and an engaging portion (... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7086253 | Needle for a loop-forming system A needle (1), in particular a machine knitting needle, for instance for use in circular knitting machines, has a closing member (4), which is supported both pivotably and longitudinally displaceably. The motion of the closing member is controlled exter... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7078125 | Apparatus To provide an apparatus equipped with a battery terminal which ensures sufficient discharge capacity with reduced variations in contact resistance between electrodes of the battery and electrode armatures of the apparatus. An apparatus which is supplied with electri... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7007516 | Latch needle for a loop-forming textile machine The latch needle (1) of the invention has a latch (7), which is provided on its free end, on its side facing away from the hook (3), with one or more recesses (18, 19). The function of these recesses is to reduce the moment of inertia of ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6931890 | Latch needle A latch needle (1) is provided with a latch (5), which has a clearing profile (19) on its latch shank end (18). The clearing profile (19) serves to keep the sawslot (6) free of dirt. To that end, it has at least one special ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6792775 | Latch needle A latch needle (1) has a latch spring (19), which assumes the width of the latch slit (5) in the vicinity of the latch seating (18). However, the latch spring (19) is embodied to be narrower on both sides of this section (25... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6574995 | Latch needle comprising a relieved latch shank The improved latch needle (1) is provided with a latch (5) having a latch shaft (11) with side surfaces (21, 22), which are divided into surface areas (23, 24) that are offset against each other and/or are arranged at an angle to each other. As a result, ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6564589 | Latch needle having a stepped saw slot The latch needle according to the invention is provided with a latch slot with profiled inside areas of the cheeks. A latch is positioned inside this latch slot, for example with the aid of a rivet. The inside areas of the cheeks that immediately surround... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6510714 | Latch needle with a fixed spring A latch needle (1) has a leaf spring (8, 8') that is associated with the latch (4), that is disposed in the sawslot (3) and is held in corresponding bearing seats (14, 15) at the narrow sides or end walls (11, 12) defining the sawslot 3. Each bearing seat... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6457333 | Latch needle A latch needle comprises a hook, a stem and a latch. The latch is pivotally mounted to the stem for rotation between two positions in the first of which the latch is located within the hook and in the second of which the latch is located external of the h... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6439001 | Latch needle having a resilient latch support A latch needle includes a needle shank; a hook formed at one end of the needle shank; a saw slot formed in the needle shank adjacent the hook; and a latch supported in the saw slot for pivotal motion about a pivot axis. The latch has first and second end ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6430968 | Knitting machine needle A knitting machine needle is described with a shank (2), provided on one end with a hook (5). According to the invention, the hook (5) has at least one separation edge (15) on its inside (11) for separation of two thread support regions (16, 17), so that ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6422046 | Latch needle having an improved trapping space A latch needle includes a shank; a hook formed at an end of the shank and having a hook tip; and a latch pivotally supported by the shank and cooperating with the hook. The latch has a closed state and a reverse state. In the closed state the hook and the... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6330814 | Circular knitted fabric and method for forming article from the same A circular knitted double fabric having an inner and outer layers which are basically separated from each other. At first group of yarn feeder knitting only by dial needles is done, while at second group of yarn feeder knitting only by cylinder needles is... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6321578 | Method and apparatus for transferring a loop from a selected needle to an adjacent needle for creating a decorative open-work pattern with no-run stitch and loop transfer knitting needle A method for creating an opening in tubular knitted fabric articles on a machine including a needle cam mounted for reciprocal movement between first and second vertically-spaced positions. In the first position the needle cam lowers successive needles to... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6230523 | Loop transfer needle for a circular knitting machine An array of alternating needles and sinkers for performing a transfer stitch operation, each of said needles having an elongate shank having a hook formed on a top end thereof and a butt formed on a bottom end thereof, a latch pivotally mounted on the sha... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6112556 | Knitting tool and method of making the same A method of making a knitting tool for a textile machine includes the following steps: stamping a knitting tool blank from stock material, wherein the stamped blank has, at an outer periphery thereof, a sharp burr and/or a sharp edge resulting from the st... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6085554 | Loop transfer needle for a circular knitting machine A needle for a circular knitting machine wherein loops can be transferred from one needle to an adjacent needle for forming decorative patterns of open-work. The needle includes an elongate shank having a hook formed on a top end thereof and a butt formed... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5956976 | Latch needle for loop-forming textile machines A latch needle for loop-forming textile machines includes a needle shank having an upper side, a back and a sawslot extending into the needle shank from the upper side and oriented parallel to the shank. A hook is provided at an end of the needle shank. A... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5937674 | Stamped knitting tool having a window opening filled with a heterogeneous material A stamped knitting tool includes a shank having a shank thickness; and a window opening provided in the shank and defined by shank edges of the shank. At least one of the shank edges has an edge region of reduced thickness relative to the shank thickness.... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5609045 | Latch needle for knitting machines A knitting needle includes a shank, a needle hook carried by the shank at one end thereof, and a sawslot provided in the shank. The sawslot is bordered by elastically deformable shank cheeks which are provided by upper supporting surfaces. The sawslot has... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5582038 | Knitting needle having anchoring means for a filler held in the needle shank A stamped knitting tool includes a shank and a window which is provided in the shank and which is bounded by a surrounding window-framing edge of the shank. Along at least a length portion of the window-framing edge a chamfer is provided which borders the... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5509280 | Latch needle for textile machines A latch needle for textile machines has a needle shank having a longitudinal slot formed therein. The needle shank includes a needle hook located at one end of the needle shank, and two opposing shank cheeks each defining a lateral side of the longitudina... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5488840 | Latch needle for a textile machine A latch needle for a textile machine includes a needle shank having a sawslot defined in the needle shank by two facing cheeks forming part of the needle shank; a pivot pin supported by the cheeks and extending transversely to the length dimension of the ... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5452593 | Loop tension release notch to assist latch closing 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 ch... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5327748 | Knitting needle for knitting machine A knitting needle for use in knitting machines. The needle includes a shaft and a butt extending from the shaft for being received within a cam track of a knitting machine. The butt has a pair of substantially parallel side faces aligned with the needle s... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5239844 | Latch needle for a loop-forming textile machine A latch needle for a loop-forming textile machine includes a needle shank; a sawslot provided in the needle shank and being defined by two parallel-extending needle shank cheeks; a rivet traversing the sawslot and being rotatably supported in the needle s... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5154069 | Knitting needle having force reduction portion A knitting needle of the type used in industrial knitting machines is provided in the shank, typically distally of and adjacent the driving butt, with a bow-spring portion acting as a shock absorber for the needle during its acceleration and deceleration.... | 10/13/1992 |
