Multi-member knitting needles and methods for making the same
AssigneeWesting Bridge LLC
InventorLiyun Zheng
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Abstract
Example apparatuses and methods are directed to knitting needles or tools and/or methods of making the same. In some implementations, a method of making a knitting needle includes providing a first member formed of a first material, and securing one or more additional members to an end of the first member with interference press-fit. The additional member(s) may be formed of a second material different from the first material. In some examples, a knitting needle is provided that includes a first member formed of a first material and one or more additional members secured to an end of the first member with interference press-fit. The additional member(s) may be formed of a second material different from the first material.
Claims20
A method of making a knitting needle, comprising:
- providing a first member formed of a first material;
- and
- securing a second member and a third member to opposite ends of the first member, the second member and the third member each formed of a second material different from the first material, the second member and the third member each secured to the first member with an interference press-fit.
A method of making a knitting needle, comprising:
- providing a first member formed of a first material;
- and
- securing a needle tip to an end of the first member, the needle tip formed of a second material different from the first material, wherein securing the needle tip to the end of the first member includes inserting a male part into a bore, wherein inserting the male part into the bore includes providing an interference press-fit of the male part with the bore.
A knitting needle, comprising:
- a first member formed of a first material;
- and
- a second member and a third member secured to the first member at opposite ends of the first member, the second member and third member each formed of a second material different from the first material;
- wherein at least one of the second member and the third member are secured to the first member with an interference press-fit between a bore and a male part received in the bore, and wherein an outside diameter of the male part is at least 0.01 millimeters larger than an inside diameter of the bore.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.