Knitting needle in particular for producing knitwear with cable patterns, and method for producing the knitting needle
AssigneeWilliam Prym GmbH & Co. KG
InventorAndreas Papenfuss
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Abstract
The invention relates to a knitting needle, in particular for producing knitwear with cable patterns, having at least one rigid needle tip and a shank on which the knitwear can be arranged at least regionally. The invention now proposes that the shank consist at least regionally of a material that is reversibly plastically deformable by bending in very different directions, wherein the transition between the shank and needle tip is flush and smooth. Furthermore, the invention proposes a method for producing such a knitting needle.
Claims10
A knitting needle, for the production of knitted goods with cable patterns, having at least one rigid needle tip and a shaft on which the knitted goods can be arranged at least in sections,
- characterized in that,
- the shaft consists, at least in a region, of a material that is reversibly plastically deformable in many different directions by bending in virtually any desired way through an application of force by a user,
- wherein the shaft retains its shape subsequent to the application of force until a new force acts upon the region,
- wherein the transition between the shaft and needle tip is flush and smooth, wherein the knitting needle comprises a wire that is overmolded with one or more plastics
- and wherein the needle tip consists of a first, rigid plastic, and the shaft is composed of a second, pliable, flexible plastic.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.