Crochet needle with cutting means
OwnerShirley P. Laliberteinventor
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Abstract
A crochet needle having a conventional hook and integral body portion and a cut off device at an end opposite the hook. The cut off device comprises a blade with a sharpened edge which is concealed within a second hook which is displaced 180.degree. from the crocheting hook. The edge of the blade is spaced inwardly from the mouth of the cut off hook so as not to form a hazardous device which might injure the hand or finger of the user.
Claims10
A crochet needle comprising an elongated body portion having a generally smooth surface for manual gripping and manipulation, a hook formed integrally at one end portion and bent back upon itself so as to open generally toward said body portion for engagement with and manipulation of an elongated flexible strand of material, and a means for severing said flexible strand of material at an end portion of said needle opposite said one end portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.