# US 8,596,096 B1 · Knitting loom > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,596,096 B1 - Document ID: US8596096B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 13/553,581 - Filed: 2012-07-19 - Granted: 2013-12-03 - Earliest claimed: 2012-07-19 - Assignees: Simplicity Pattern Co. Inc. - Applicants: Warren Russell; David Sasur; Kenneth Hatcher - Inventors: Warren Russell; David Sasur; Kenneth Hatcher - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8596096B1 ## CPC - D04B 3/00: Hand tools or implements - D04B 5/00: Knitting apparatus or machines without needles for domestic use (with needles D04B7/08) - D04B: KNITTING ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The knitting loom according to claim 1, further comprising a slot defined by the bottom of the base structure, the slot connecting at least two adjacent pin receiving openings. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The knitting loom according to claim 2, wherein the base structure is substantially circular, and wherein the slot runs substantially entirely along the bottom of the base structure. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The knitting loom according to claim 2, wherein the base structure comprises two substantially parallel parts, each parts having its own separate slot. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The knitting loom according to claim 2, wherein the base structure comprises two detachable substantially semi-circular portions, each portion having its own separate slot. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The knitting loom according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of knitting pegs are snap fit into the pin receiving openings via at least the detent. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The knitting loom according to claim 6, wherein each of the plurality of knitting pegs are configured to be snap fit into the pin receiving opening via passage through the pin receiving opening and into the slot. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The knitting loom according to claim 1, further comprising a tool shaped to fit within the pin receiving openings, and wherein the tool is operable to at least eject the plurality of knitting pegs from their pin receiving openings. ### Claim 9 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. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The knitting loom according to claim 9, wherein the plurality of knitting pegs are snap fit into the pin receiving openings via the detents. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The knitting loom according to claim 9, further comprising a slot defined by the bottom of the base member, the slot connecting at least two adjacent pin receiving openings. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The knitting loom according to claim 11, wherein the detent holds its respective knitting peg within the pin receiving opening via passage through the pin receiving opening and into the slot. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The knitting loom according to claim 9, wherein the detent holds its respective knitting peg within the pin receiving opening via passage into a portion of the base structure adapted to receive the detent. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The knitting loom according to claim 9, wherein the body of each respective knitting peg is tapered to prevent passage of the knitting peg through the pin receiving opening.