JP3107600U - Knitting needle - Google Patents

Abstract

【Task】
Provided is a knitting needle with a stopper that is highly convenient because it can reduce the weight of the stopper even when the knitting needle has a large needle shaft diameter, is inexpensive, and is easy to use when stored and carried.
[Solution]
A knitting needle having a stopper for preventing knitting yarn removal at one end of a rod-shaped needle shaft portion, and a through hole is formed in the stopper. Preferably, a flat portion is formed in the stopper, and the through hole is formed so as to penetrate through the flat portion in the thickness direction at substantially the center of the flat portion.
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Description

The present invention relates to an improvement of a knitting needle, and more particularly, to a hand knitting bar needle having a stopper for preventing knitting yarn from being mainly used as a set.

Well-known knitting needles for hand knitting are so-called knitting needles for knitting, in which the main body is a so-called stick needle and both ends are connected by a flexible wire or the like. Furthermore, the needle has a substantially warhead-shaped or conical-shaped needle tip at both ends of the needle shaft, and the needle tip is formed only at one end of the needle shaft, and at the other end. Some have a stopper for preventing knitting yarn from falling off.

When knitting with a knitting needle, the knitting work usually takes a long time, and as the knitting progresses, the weight of the knitted fabric is added to the weight of the knitting needle. The burden on the workers was considerable. In order to reduce the fatigue given to the worker as much as possible, it is desirable to reduce the weight of the knitting needle. For the main purpose of weight reduction, a knitting needle formed using a hollow cylindrical member in the needle shaft portion has been proposed. (See FIG. 4).
JP 2001-254252 A

However, even with the knitting needle using the hollow cylindrical member, the following problems have occurred when the knitting operation is advanced.

That is, in order to surely prevent the knitting yarn from falling off, it is necessary to increase the level difference between the needle shaft peripheral side surface and the stopper peripheral side surface. There is a need. In order to knit a thick yarn, it is necessary to use a thick bar needle, and in order to prevent knitting yarn from falling, it is necessary to form a stopper that can take a larger step. In other words, a thicker needle requires a larger diameter stopper with a larger step, and even if a hollow cylindrical member is used for the needle shaft, it is difficult to reduce the overall weight due to the weight of the stopper. Further, in a bar needle using a hollow cylindrical member for the needle shaft portion, the needle tip portion is a separate member, and thus the overall cost must be increased. Furthermore, there is a problem that a slight step may be generated between the surface of the needle tip portion and the needle shaft portion by adhering another member. It was. Also, when storing or carrying a plurality of knitting needles, there has been a problem that each of them tends to fall apart.

The present invention has been conceived under such circumstances, and even with a knitting needle having a large needle shaft diameter, the stopper can be lightened, the cost is low, and the convenience is high. It is an object of the present invention to provide a knitting needle with a stopper.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention takes the following technical means.

The knitting needle provided by the present invention is a knitting needle having a stopper for preventing knitting yarn from falling out, and is characterized in that a through hole is formed in the stopper.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the stopper is formed with a flat portion, and the through hole is formed so as to penetrate the flat portion in the thickness direction at substantially the center of the flat portion. Yes.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the needle shaft portion and the stopper are integrally formed.

According to such a configuration, the weight can be reduced and the material can be saved as compared with a solid stopper. Further, since the step with the side surface of the needle shaft portion can be made large without becoming heavy, it is possible to reliably prevent the knitting yarn from falling off. Further, since the flat portion is formed, the stick needle can be prevented from rolling. In addition, the integral molding reduces the cost and prevents the yarn from being caught when feeding the yarn. Furthermore, by bundling a string or the like through the through holes of the plurality of knitting needles, it is possible to prevent the two from falling apart during storage or carrying.

Other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description of embodiments of the invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a knitting needle A according to the present invention. This knitting needle A has a needle shaft portion 1, a needle tip portion 2 and a stopper 3, which are integrally molded. The knitting needle A is made of a synthetic resin such as ABS resin, but may be made of light metal, bamboo, wood, or other materials. The stopper 3 may be made of a material different from that of the needle shaft portion 1 and the needle tip portion 2.

The stopper 3 is integrally formed at one end of the needle shaft portion 1 so that the appearance in a front view is substantially trapezoidal, and a flat portion 4 is formed on a pair of circumferential surface portions that are symmetrical to each other. . Further, a circular through-hole 5 is formed at substantially the center of the flat portion 4 so as to penetrate the flat portion 4 in the thickness direction. With such a configuration, the stopper can be reduced in weight as compared with a spherical or solid stopper, and the operator's fatigue can be reduced during long knitting operations, and the material can be saved. Further, since the flat portion 4 is formed, rolling of the knitting needle A can be prevented.

Furthermore, a flat surface 6 is formed at the boundary between the stopper 3 and the needle shaft 1, and the area is larger than that of the other end surface 7. With such a configuration, while the weight of the stopper 3 is reduced, the longest distance difference L1 between the side surface 8 of the needle shaft 1 and the side surface 9 of the stopper 3 is the longest distance of the conventional knitting needle 10 shown in FIG. Compared with the difference L2, it can be effectively lengthened and the degree of contact with the knitting yarn can be increased, so that the knitting yarn can be reliably prevented from falling off. As described above, a thicker knitting needle is required as a thicker yarn is knitted, and a stopper having a larger step is required. Therefore, this effect becomes more prominent with a thicker knitting needle.

Further, in the main knitting needle A, the needle shaft portion 1, the needle tip portion 2 and the stopper 3 are integrally formed, so that the needle shaft portion 11, the needle tip portion 12 and the stopper 13 formed by separate members are provided. Compared with the conventional knitting needles 10 bonded to each other, the number of molds and the assembly process are reduced, and the cost can be greatly reduced. Further, when the stitch formed by the needle tip portion 12 is fed to the rear of the needle shaft portion 11, the yarn is caught on the step 14 between the needle shaft portion 11 and the needle tip portion 12 generated by bonding another member, and the yarn feed The problem of not going smoothly is eliminated.

On the other hand, when storing or carrying a plurality of main knitting needles A, it is very convenient that a string or the like is passed through the through-hole 5 formed in the stopper 3 and bundled so that they do not fall apart. Also, in knitting classrooms, there were cases where it was difficult to distinguish between the knitting needles of others and one's own knitting needles. This also has the effect of being immediately distinguishable.

In the present embodiment, the stopper 3 has a substantially trapezoidal appearance in the front view, but the present invention is not limited to this. As shown in FIG. 3, the outer appearance may be a substantially circular donut shape. Also in the knitting needle B shown in FIG. 3, the structure is substantially the same as that of the above-described embodiment, and the effect is also the same.

Of course, the specific configuration of each part of the metal product suction holder according to the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various design changes can be made. Needless to say, the external shape of the stopper is not limited to the embodiment of the present invention, and the shape of the through hole can be various.

It is a front view which shows one Embodiment of the knitting needle which concerns on this invention. It is CC line cross-sectional perspective view of the knitting needle shown in FIG. It is a front view which shows other embodiment. It is a front view of a prior art example.

Explanation of symbols

A Knitting needle 1 Needle shaft 2 Needle tip 3 Stopper 4 Flat part 5 Through hole 6 Flat surface

Claims (3)

A knitting needle having a stopper for preventing knitting yarn from slipping off at one end of a rod-shaped needle shaft portion, wherein the stopper has a through hole. 2. The knitting needle according to claim 1, wherein a flat portion is formed in the stopper, and the through hole is formed so as to penetrate the flat portion in a thickness direction at a substantially center of the flat portion. The knitting needle according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the needle shaft portion and the stopper are integrally molded.

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