Internally illuminated knitting or crochet needle
AssigneeSteven Brantley
InventorMonica Dremann
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Abstract
The present invention is a plastic knitting or crocheting needle incorporating in the shaft one or more light emitting diodes powered by a battery source in a knob end of the needle. In a preferred embodiment, one or more LED's and their wiring are molded in a clear or translucent plastic shaft forming at least a front portion of the length of the needle, optionally having an LED embedded only in the tip or at a distance back from the tip equaling the typical needle crossing distance during knitting.
Claims10
A knitting or crochet needle formed from a long, cylindrical shaft having a standard diameter and formed of a clear or translucent polymer at a lighted section of the shaft, said needle further having a tip end and a knob end comprising:
- (a) one or more light emitting diodes located in or embedded in the clear or translucent polymer part of the lighted section of the shaft;
- (b) electrical wires connecting said light emitting diodes to a battery power source located in the knob end;
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- (c) switch means for turning on or off the light emitting diodes.
A pair of craft needles, each formed from a long, cylindrical shaft having a standard diameter and formed of a clear or translucent polymer at a lighted section of the shaft, said each needle further having a tip end and a knob end comprising:
- (a) two light emitting diodes are located in or embedded in the clear or translucent polymer part of the lighted section of the shaft spaced apart by about 10 to 20 millimeters so that a forward light emitting diode is located close to the tip end;
- (b) electrical wires connecting said light emitting diodes to a battery power source located in the knob end;
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- (c) switch means for turning on or off the light emitting diodes.
A knitting or crochet needle formed from a long, cylindrical shaft having a standard diameter and formed of a clear or translucent polymer at a lighted section of the shaft, said needle further having a tip end and a knob end comprising:
- (a) one or more light emitting diodes located in or embedded in the clear or translucent polymer part of the lighted section of the shaft;
- (b) electrical wires connecting said light emitting diodes to a battery power source located in the knob end;
- (c) switch means for turning on or off the light emitting diodes;
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- (d) one or more of the light emitting diodes are selected from those that emit the colors blue, green, red alternating with green, red, yellow, or orange.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.