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US 4,306,510 AGranted
Adjustable rug hooking implement
OwnerBertha O'Brieninventor
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A rug hooking implement in which a needle is longitudinally moveable within the confines of the longitudinally oriented body of a handle. Such movement is brought about so as to adjust the projection of the needle forwardly of the body. This is accomplished by the interaction between a threaded needle shank and an adjustment wheel. The adjustment wheel is mounted upon the threaded shank and in effect captured by a rear portion of the body. A longitudinally oriented body slot enables a pin to radially inwardly extend through the slot and in contact with the needle so as to prevent rotation of the needle and its threaded shank. As the slot opens through the outer surface of the body, it forms the means by which the forward and rear movement of the needle is regulated as well as an indicating device as to the exact position of the needle with respect to the body.
An implement for rug hooking and the like, comprising an elongated body having a bore longitudinally extending therethrough, said bore opening at opposed forward and rear ends of said body, a tubular needle having a hollow threaded shank positioned in said bore with the pointed end thereof projecting outwardly of said forward body end and the threaded shank end thereof adapted for projection outwardly of said rear body end, said rear body end including a laterally extending opening communicating with said bore, an adjustment wheel having an internally threaded bore positioned in said opening with said shank threadably received in said wheel bore so as to longitudinally fix the position of said needle and at least portions of said wheel laterally outwardly projecting from said rear body end whereby rotational movement of said wheel adjustably moves said needle back and forth with respect to said body within predetermined forward and rear limits.
The implement as set forth in claim 1 or 4, said body of generally cylindrical configuration and terminating at the forward end thereof in a radially outwardly flared portion in turn forming both a finger and thumb rest for pushing said needle into and through a rug backing and the like and a forward stop for limiting the projection of said needle through said backing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.