Knitting needle for transferring stitches

Claim 2

A knitting needle for transferring stitches comprising: a needle shank (2) provided with a needle hook (4) at one end and having a groove therein; a slider (3) slidably fitted in said groove, said shank (2) and slider (3) being defined by steel sheets bent in U-shaped cross section, said needle shank including a first enlarged groove (10) at one portion with a sidewall (9) extending outward, said slider being correspondingly formed with a second enlarged groove (13) fitted in said needle shank enlarged groove, a loop expanding wing (14) V-shaped in cross section extending sideways from said sidewall of said second enlarged groove around the front portion of an adjacent knitting needle.

Claim 3

A knitting needle assembly, comprising in combination: an elongated outer, thin, hollow shank (2) with an inner sliding member (3) nested therein, said shank terminating in a hook needle (4) and having wall guide protrusions (6) for downwardly guiding a loop formed by said hook needle, said inner member (3) having an upper shield (12) disposed to slide over the end of said hook needle and a loop expanding wing (14) on the lower end thereof.

Claim 4

A knitting needle assembly, comprising in combination: an elongated outer, thin, hollow shank (2) with an inner sliding member (3) nested therein, said shank terminating in a hook needle (4) and having wall guide protrusions (6) for downwardly guiding a loop formed by said hook needle, said inner member (3) having an upper shield (12) disposed to slide over the end of said hook needle and a loop expanding wing (14) on the lower end thereof.

Claim 5

A knitting needle assembly as claimed in claim 2 including inner and outer stops (18, 19) for limiting the travel of said sliding member.

Claim 6

A knitting needle assembly, comprising in combination; an outer elongated hollow needle shank (2), said shank (2) having a U-shaped cross section with upper and lower sidewalls, said walls forming an inner recess defining a travelpath, said upper sidewalls terminating in a hook needle (4), said upper sidewalls also forming outer loop guide protrusions (6) in the vicinity of said hook needle (4) so that a thread engaged by said hook can be guided over said protrusions in the form of a large loop, one of said lower sidewalls forming an outer stop (19) for stopping movement along the travelpath, an outer flange intermediate said upper and lower walls to further guide said loop, a sliding inner member (3) fitted in said shank (2) for longitudinal sliding movement along said travelpath with a U-shaped cross section and a pair of inner walls, a shield (12) formed by said walls on said sliding member and extending out from said housing to slide over and cover said hook end, an inner stop (18) on one inner wall disposed to engage one of said lower sidewalls (17) limiting the upper movement of said sliding member, and, an outward loop expanding wing (14) on the other inner wall having a loop deposit step (16) on the outer end thereof, the lower end of said wing (14) being disposed to engage said outer stop (19).

Claim 7

A knitting needle assembly, comprising in combination; an outer elongated hollow needle shank (2), said shank (2) having a U-shaped cross section with upper and lower sidewalls, said walls forming an inner recess defining a travelpath, said upper sidewalls terminating in a hook needle (4), said upper sidewalls also forming outer loop guide protrusions (6) in the vicinity of said hook needle (4) so that a thread engaged by said hook can be guided over said protrusions in the form of a large loop, one of said lower sidewalls forming an outer stop (19) for stopping movement along the travelpath, an outer flange intermediate said upper and lower walls to further guide said loop, a sliding inner member (3) fitted in said shank (2) for longitudinal sliding movement along said travelpath with a U-shaped cross section and a pair of inner walls, a shield (12) formed by said walls on said sliding member and extending out from said housing to slide over and cover said hook end, an inner stop (18) on one inner wall disposed to engage one of said lower sidewalls (17) limiting the upper movement of said sliding member, and, an outward loop expanding wing (14) on the other inner wall having a loop deposit step (16) on the outer end thereof, the lower end of said wing (14) being disposed to engage said outer stop (19).

Claim 8

A knitting needle comprising in combination; a. a needle shank (2) with a needle hook (4) at one end and having a groove therein; b. a slider (3) slidably fitted in said groove; c. an enlarged groove (10) at one portion of said shank; d. a corresponding enlarged groove (13) extending outward from one of said enlarged grooves to around the front portion of an adjacent knitting needle.

Claim 9

A knitting needle comprising in combination; a. a needle shank (2) with a needle hook (4) at one end and having a groove therein; b. a slider (3) slidably fitted in said groove; c. an enlarged groove (10) at one portion of said shank; d. a corresponding enlarged groove (13) extending outward from one of said enlarged grooves to around the front portion of an adjacent knitting needle.