CA2011604A1 - Hand knitting and cro-hook apparatus - Google Patents

Hand knitting and cro-hook apparatus

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CA2011604A1
CA2011604A1 CA 2011604 CA2011604A CA2011604A1 CA 2011604 A1 CA2011604 A1 CA 2011604A1 CA 2011604 CA2011604 CA 2011604 CA 2011604 A CA2011604 A CA 2011604A CA 2011604 A1 CA2011604 A1 CA 2011604A1
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hook
hooks
cro
needles
cable
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Lorraine A. Linstead
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    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04BKNITTING
    • D04B33/00Crocheting tools or apparatus
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04BKNITTING
    • D04B3/00Hand tools or implements
    • D04B3/02Needles

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  • Manufacturing Of Electrical Connectors (AREA)
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Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE

Generally there is provided a kit of stitch forming apparatus including disconnectable assemblies of needles, cro-hooks, stitch holders, and rigid and flexible elongate members to form circular or straight assemblies, all of various sizes, tips and lengths. The novel cro-hook assembly consistant with the present invention exhibits a disconnectable coupling at its extremity for interchangeability with other hooks, needles cables or various other elements of the kit.

Description

~IANI) KNlTI~NG AND Cl~O-HOOK APPARATUS

3 ~ACKGROUND OF THE INVEN~ION
4 Field of the Invention This invention relates generally to knitting and crocheting and more 6 particularly to apparatus, kits and assemblies for hand knitting and crocheting techniques. Specifically, this invention relates to cro-hooks and 8 improved apparatus for employing them.
9 ' Description of the Prior Art 11 In hand knitting, the knitter t~pically is required to use a large number 12 of knitting needles of varying size and design and related apparatus. When 13 the knitter also desires to produce crochet stitches, the indlvidual must also 14 have available a variety of crochet hooks. Moreover the individual is limited in the types of techniques employable with the aforementioned existing 16 apparatus, and switching between the needles and hooks is time consuming.17 A crochet hook is typically about 6" long with a hool~ at olle end. Cases of 18 double ended hooks are also available, but these double ended hooks have , . ,~ . , . .. :
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proved to be unpoplllar due to the imbalance created by the larger hook at 2 the top end. Another hook, referred to as a cro-hook is typically about 14"
3 long and has a hook of the same size at both ends (or a hook at one end 4 and a stop at the other).

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`` 2011604 In order to accommodate changes while knitting to adjust for 2 characteristics of the articles being knitted and the stitches selected, I have 3 previously proposed a knitting apparatus described in previously issued U.S.
4 Patent Nos. 4,007,610 and 3,280,595. There is described therein a case S having a plurality of knitting needles of various size, flexible cords, ~langed 6 stitch holders and coupling members. A typical use of such apparatus has 7 included attaching the needles to the flexible cord ~rior to knitting. When 8 a number of stitches have been formed on the needle, they are pushed onto 9 the flexible cord and the needle is replaced with the flanged stop. Similarly, the knitting kit allows the user to prepare straight or circular knitting 11 assemblies and stitch holders of numerous sizes.
12 Other needle assemblies with flexible intermediate members have also 13 been proposed. One of such assemblies is described in U.S. Patent No.
14 4,693,094 which describes a scored connector to join the needle and the cable. Also in U.S. Patent No. 4,680,947 there is described a double ended 16 connector for use with such assembly. Similarly, in U.S. Patent Nos.
17 4,341,094 and 4,494,387, cable needle assemblies are described with yet 18 further versions of the connector.

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Use of knitting needles in combination with crochet hooks have 2 substantially been limited to detached tools. But a couple prior designs have 3 proposed a cable tool having the ability for crochet action. III U.S. Patent 4 No. 2,093,631 such a device is disclosed wherein a double prong hook is connected via a cable to a knitting needle. The hook and needle are 6 arranged to screw onto the cable member and as a result there is a tendency 7 for the device to unintentionally loosen and separate during use.
8 More recently in U.S. Patent No. 4,501,133 another hook/cable/needle 9 device was proposed and the unusual needlework obtainable therewith was described. In that device the needle and hook are not detachable, and as 11 a result ~lumerous sizes and combinations are required to perform the 12 variety of work encountered.

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3 It is therefore a principal object of the present invention to provide an 4 assembly and kit consisting of knitting needles, cro-hooks and related S apparatus which is releaseably connectable to allow construction of 6 numerous tools having a cable with needles, hooks, or a mixed combination, 7 connected to the cable ends.
8 It is a further obJect to provide a needle/cable/hook assembly with a 9 releaseable connection that does not loosen during use.
Generally there is provided a kit of stitch forming apparatus including 11 disconnectable assemblies of needles, cro-hooks, stitch holders, and rigid and 12 flexible elongate members to form circular or straight assemblies, all of13 various sizes, tips and lengths. The novel cro-hook assembly consistant with 14 the present invention exhibits a disconnectable coupling at its extremity for interchangeability with other hooks, needles or the various other elements.

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201~604 BRIEF DESCRIPTlON OF THE DRAWINGS

3 Figure 1 is a perspective view of the container of apparatus in 4 accordance with the present invention being in the opened, flat condition exposing the connectable elements of the invention.
6 Figure 2 is a perspective view of an assembly in accordance with the 7 present invention having a knitting needle, a cro-hook, and a flexible cable 8 interposed therebetween.
9 Figure 3 is a perspective view of an assembly in accordance with the present invention having a cro-hook connected to a cable member, and a 11 flanged stop member connected to the extremity.
12 Figure 4 is a sectional view of the coupling extremity of the cro-hook13 and needle members.
14 Figure 5 is a frontal view of a coupling connector for joining the flexible cable member to the hook and needle members.
16 Figure 6 is a sectional view of another coupling connector in accordance 17 with the invention.
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20115~4 embodiment, it will be understood that I do not intend to limit the invention 2 to that embodiment. On the contrary, I intend to cover all alternatives, 3 modifications, and equivalents as may be included within the spirit and scope 4 of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE PR~FERRED EMBODTMENT

3 ~eferring now more particularly to the drawings, and specifically to 4 Figure 1, there is shown a knitting needle and cro-hook apparatus in kit S form having a case 10 formed to accept a plurality of members therein. The6 kit, comprising the plurality of apparatus members, may be collected if 7 desired within a container of any nature and may include a case such as that 8 shown in Figure 1. These members are arranged to interconnect in a 9 manner described below to form combinations of needles, hooks, cables, andrelated members. The case is preferably a plastic molded design having 11 impressions 12 formed therein to accept specific items. This case is 12 arranged to fold along its separating portion 14 to superimpose one side 13 upon the other, whereupon the protruding edge 16 of one side frictionally14 mates within the protruding edge 18 of the other side to hold the case in a closed relation. Other versions of this case, within the scope of this 16 invention, include cases formed of fabrics, wood or metal composition, and 17 also includes other equivalent means for latching the case in a closed 18 relation.

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Within the case are positioned stitch forming apparatus including one 2 or more of tlle following: cro-hooks 20 of various sizes, knitting needles 22 3 of various sizes, flexible cable members 24 of various sizes, extenders 26, 4 stitch holders (button stops) 28, and rigid members 30~ These members may S be of metal, plastic or fiber, or a combination of such; and the flexible 6 members may be solid or tubular of any flexible material. When desired 7 the user may interconnect these members with the cable to form assemblies 8 of needles, hooks, a needle/hook combination, or a combination including 9 the extender, rigid member or button stop. Moreover, use of the extender 10 allows one to lengthen the needles or hook as desired. The stitch holders 11 may be added to a needle, hook, or to the cable to form a "button stop".
12 Accordingly, with this apparatus, the user may now perform whatever 13 stitches are desired -- knitting, crochet, or combination with cro-hooking by 14 selecting the required members (of the desired size) from the case and 15 interconnecting them~ As shown in Figure 2 the flexible cable member 30 16 is formed of two such cable members joined by an extender 32. At one end 17 of the cable a hook member 34 is connected, while at the other end a 18 needle member 36 is connected~ Another version shown in Figure 3 depicts .

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the cro-llook 40 connected to a flexible cable 42. At the other extremity of 2 the cable there is connected a button stop 44.
3 Interconnection of the needles, hooks, cables, or other members may be 4 accomplished by screw thread means, swivel attachment means or other S means commonly known in the art. ~;enerally, either the male or female6 parts of the connectors may be located on a specific extremity of a member 7 of the apparatus, within the scope of this invention, and reference to one or 8 the other is not intended to exclude the reverse. Moreover, the connection 9 of a coupling member to a cable is shown as an internal fit, it is to be undertstood that such connecting member may be crimped onto the outside 1~ of the cable or pushed into it as shown, all within the scope of tllis12 invention. One of such techniques is described in my earlier patent, U.S.
13 Patent No. 4,007,610, incorporated herein by reference and generally 14 depicted in Figures 4-6. This connection is a disconnectable bayonette-type coupling. A hook or needle member extremity 50 presents a generally 16 elongated clyindrical socket having an inner portion 52 of a first diameter, 17 an intermediate opening or enlarged diameter 56, and a constricted portion18 58. The male connector for insertion into this cylindrical socket is presented .
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in Figure 4 (right half) and generally comprises: a first portion 60 at its 2 extremity having a first diameter for insertion within the inner portion 62 of 3 the socket; a second portion 62 of a second diameter for insertion within the 4 outer portion of the socket; and a prong portion 64 for positioning within S the intermediate opening 56 of the socket. The constricted portion of the 6 socket forms a rectangular shape and the corresponding portion of the male 7 connector is likewise rectangularly shaped to restrain relative rotational 8 movement therebetween.
9 The left half of the male connector depicted in Figure 5 presents agenerally uniform cylindrical member 66 having retaining rings 68 protruding 11 therefrom. When inserted within a tubular member 69, such as the hollow 12 flexible cable, the rings hold the connecter to the cable and form a coupling 13 thereto. For joining together two male connectors of the type shown in the 14 right half of the Figure 5, there is provided a joining member (extender) shown in Figure 6. This coupling is comprised of two oppositely directed 16 sockets 70 and 72 of the shape and style shown in Figure 3.
17 From the foregoing description, it will be apparent that modific~tions 18 can be made to the apparatus and method for using same without departing : .

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Claims (11)

1. A kit of stitch forming apparatus comprising:
a plurality of knitting needles providing an assortment of different sizes and a plurality of hooks providing an assortment of different sizes, each of said needles and each of said hooks having a tip at one end and a releaseable connection at the end opposite said tip;
flexible units having a generally uniform outer diameter not greater than the smallest of the needles and hooks, said units comprising a flexible tubular member of predetermined outer and inner diameters, and coupling members associated with opposite ends of said flexible units for releaseable connection to said needles and hooks.
2. The kit of stitch forming apparatus of Claim 1 wherein the said releaseable connection and coupling members comprise a male member and a female member, the male member including an axially elongate portion having a prong thereon extending radially therefrom, and the female member including an axially elongated internal socket sized to receive the said elongate portion of said male member, and a recess therein for accepting the said prong.
3. The kit of stitch forming apparatus of Claim 2 further comprising within said kit: a rigid member having means for releaseable connection to said hooks and needles; and a flanged stitch holder member having means for releaseable connection to said flexible unit.
4. A stitch forming apparatus comprising a knitting needle having a tip at one end and a releaseable connection at the other end, a hook member having a hook at one end and a releaseable connection at the other end, a flexible tubular member of predetermined outer and inner diameter, and coupling members associated with opposite ends of said tubular member, releaseably connecting said tubular member to said needle at one end and to said hook at its other end.
5. The stitch forming apparatus of Claim 4 wherein the said releaseable connection and coupling members comprise a male member and a female member, the male member including an axially elongate portion having a prong thereon extending radially therefrom, and the female member including an axially elongated internal socket sized to receive the said elongate portion of said male member, and said female member having a recess for accepting the said prong of said male member.
6. The stitch forming apparatus of Claim S further comprising within said kit: a rigid member having means for releaseable connection to said hooks and needles; and a flanged stitch holder member having means for releaseable connection to said flexible unit.
7. A disconnectable cro-hook apparatus comprising a hook member having a hook formed at one end and a flexible cable member connected to the other end thereof, said cable member exhibiting means for interconnection with other apparatus at the extremity thereof.
8. A disconnectable cro-hook apparatus of Claim 7 wherein said cable member further comprises a releaseable connection at its extremities.
9. A disconnectable cro-hook apparatus of Claim 8 wherein said apparatus further comprises a needle member releaseably connected to the said free extremity of said cable member.
10. A disconnectable cro-hook apparatus of Claim 7 wherein said apparatus further comprises a stitch holder member releaseably connected to said free extremity of said cable member.
11. A disconnectable cro-hook apparatus of Claim 7 wherein said apparatus further comprises a hook member releaseably connected to said free extremity of said cable member.
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