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US 4,037,433 AGranted
Hand knitting aid
OwnerBlanche V. Weberinventor
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Abstract
A fingertip ring includes an extending member having a slot and a yarn opening therethrough for automatically tensioning yarn passing through the opening and used during manual knitting, crocheting, or the like.
Claims2
Yarn tensioning means for knitting and the like comprising:
- a. ring-like support means for mounting adjacent a fingertip of a user;
- b. leather flange means upstanding generally radially from said ring-like support means, extending a distance from said support means;
- c. there being a bore through said leather means with a rough interior surface to induce friction on yarn passing therethrough;
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- d. there being a slit extending into said flange means providing a yarn ingress to said bore.
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