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US 8,596,096 B1Granted
Knitting loom
AssigneeSimplicity Pattern Co. Inc.
InventorsWarren Russell, David Sasur, Kenneth Hatcher
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Abstract
A knitting loom that includes a base structure with pin receiving openings for receiving knitting pegs. Each opening has a through hole that allows access to a bottom portion of a knitting peg inserted therein. The knitting peg is adapted to hinder its removal from the pin receiving opening and base structure via a detent or lock provided adjacent its bottom portion. A slot can be provided in the bottom of the loom, which assists in removal of a broken peg from within an opening and allows the loom to be reusable.
Claims14
A knitting loom comprising:
- a base structure having a plurality of pin receiving openings, each pin receiving opening comprising a through hole with a shape configured to receive a knitting peg therein, and
- a plurality of knitting pegs received in the pin receiving openings, each knitting peg comprising a body having a shape complimentary to the shape of the pin receiving openings and positioned within the pin receiving openings such that the knitting pegs extend perpendicularly away from the base structure, and each knitting peg comprising a bottom portion that is accessible through a bottom of the base structure such that a user can eject the knitting peg from its pin receiving opening, and
- wherein each knitting peg further comprises a detent adjacent the bottom portion of its body, the detent configured to hold its respective knitting peg within its pin receiving opening.
A knitting loom comprising:
- a base structure having a plurality of pin receiving openings, each pin receiving opening comprising a shape configured to receive a knitting peg therein, and
- a plurality of knitting pegs received in the pin receiving openings, each knitting peg comprising a body having a shape complimentary to the shape of the pin receiving openings and positioned within the pin receiving openings such that the knitting pegs extend perpendicularly away from the base structure, and each knitting peg comprising a body with a detent adjacent a bottom portion of the body, the detent configured to hold its respective knitting peg within the pin receiving opening, and
- wherein the bottom portion of each of the plurality of knitting pegs is accessible through a bottom of the base structure such that a user can eject each of the plurality knitting pegs from their respective pin receiving openings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.