Loop turner

A loop turner for turning a loop member inside out, the loop member including an open mouth edge for allowing insertion of the loop turner, the loop turner comprising:

• a bar body having a front end and a rear end;
• a loop retaining means provided on the bar body for coming into removable engagement with the open mouth edge portion of the loop member at the time of inserting the bar body in one direction through the open mouth edge the loop retaining means including an elastically deformable clip segment having a free end and a base end fixed to the bar body, the free end being toward said one direction relative to the base end, the free end of the clip segment having a rounded tip to provide a non-piercing guide for the open mouth edge portion of the loop member, the loop retaining means further including a loop holding cutout and means for holding within the loop holding cutout said loop member between the clip segment and the bar body;
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• a string holder provided on the bar body for removably holding a reinforcing string which is inserted through the loop member simultaneously while the loop member is turned inside out, the string holder holding the reinforcing string independently of the loop retainer, the string holder including a cutout having a wider slot portion for string insertion and a curved narrower end portion for string retaining.