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US 10,883,208 B2Granted
Rotating loom and loom holder for knitting
AssigneeAuthentic Knitting Board LLC
InventorsKim Novak, William Ziegler, Samuel Phelps
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Abstract
A swiveling hand loom includes a support base, a plurality of supports connected to the base and extending vertically to support a loom having a plurality of pegs thereon in elevated fashion. The base includes a swiveling mechanism permitting the loom to swivel relative to the support base which allows the knitter to work on his or her lap and not have to move the loom position.
Claims12
A swiveling hand loom, comprising:
- a support base;
- a first inner loom forming a closed circle and having a plurality of pegs thereon;
- a second outer loom forming a closed circle and having a plurality of pegs thereon;
- a plurality of support structures disposed between the support base and the first inner loom and the second outer loom to support the first inner loom and the second outer loom;
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- a swiveling mechanism permitting the first inner loom and the second outer loom to swivel relative to the support base,
- wherein the second outer loom is concentrically disposed relative to the first inner loom for double knitting, and
- wherein the first inner loom and the second outer loom are arranged such that a continuous gap is disposed between the first inner loom and the second outer loom to accommodate a knitted material as it is removed from the pegs.
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A double-knit hand loom, comprising:
- a first inner loom forming a closed circle and having a plurality of pegs thereon;
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- a second outer loom forming a closed circle and having a plurality of pegs thereon;
- a plurality of support structures configured to support the first inner loom and the second outer loom from below,
- wherein the second outer loom is concentrically disposed relative to the first inner loom for double-knitting by hand,
- wherein the first inner loom and the second outer loom are arranged with respect to one another such that a continuous gap is disposed between the first inner loom and the second outer loom to accommodate a knitted material as it is removed from the pegs of the first inner loom and the second outer loom,
- wherein the plurality of support structures comprises a plurality of support legs adapted to support the first inner loom and the second outer loom at a vertically-spaced distance from a support base, and
- wherein the plurality of support legs comprises a first support leg having an upper portion connected to the first inner loom and a second support leg having an upper portion connected to the second outer loom,
- wherein a lower portion of the first support leg is coupled to a lower portion of the second support leg such that the first support leg and the second support leg form a U-shape thereby forming the continuous gap between the first inner loom and the second outer loom to accommodate the knitted material as it is removed from the pegs of the first inner loom and the second outer loom.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.