Knitting needles
AssigneeKnitting Fever, Inc.
InventorSion Elalouf
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Abstract
Each of a set of knitting needles have a length correlated to at least two factors (e.g., needle diameter, and yarn weight) to provide appropriate strength, stability, and suitable take-up for stitches created during the knitting process. The correlation is such that as needle diameters (D) grow, and/or the yarn weight increases, the needle length grows in a particular relation, as follows: L = ( W + 2 ) ( 15 D + 15 ) ( .4 W + 2 ) ( .9 D + 5 ) where “L” is the length of the needle, “D” is the needle diameter, and “W” is the yarn weight from 0 to 7 (i.e., lace=0, super fine=1, fine=2, light=3, medium=4, bulky=5, super bulky=6, and jumbo=7). Raw wood for the needle is stabilized in a process including application of a composition that is maintained thereon for a period of time and in a vacuum, and heat treatment.
Claims2
A number of pairs of needles forming a set of circular knitting needles, each said pair of needles being releasably securable to a cable, and each of said pair of needles of said set of circular knitting needles comprising:
- a length (L), in inches, particularly correlated to a needle diameter and a yarn weight (W) to provide appropriate strength, stability, and take-up for stitches created during a knitting process, said correlation being such that said length increases for increasing needle diameter (D), in millimeters, and increasing yarn weight, as follows:
- L
- =
- (
- W
- +
- 2
- )
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-
- (
- 10
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- D
- +
- 15
- )
- (
- .6
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- W
- +
- 2
- )
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- (
- .85
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- D
- +
- 5
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- wherein the yarn weight “W” is an integer from 0 to 7, where 0 is for a lace yarn weight which has a corresponding knit gauge range in stockinette stitch to 4 inches of 33-40 stitches, where 1 is for a super fine yarn weight which has a corresponding knit gauge range in stockinette stitch to 4 inches of 27-32 stitches, where 2 is for a fine yarn weight which has a corresponding knit gauge range in stockinette stitch to 4 inches of 23-26 stitches, where 3 is for a light yarn weight which has a corresponding knit gauge range in stockinette stitch to 4 inches of 21-24 stitches, where 4 is for a medium yarn weight which has a corresponding knit gauge range in stockinette stitch to 4 inches of 16-20 stitches, where 5 is for a bulky yarn weight which has a corresponding knit gauge range in stockinette stitch to 4 inches of 12-15 stitches, where 6 is for a super bulky yarn weight which has a corresponding knit gauge range in stockinette stitch to 4 inches of 7-11 stitches, and where 7 is for a jumbo yarn weight which has a corresponding knit gauge range in stockinette stitch to 4 inches of 6 and fewer stitches.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.