20results about "Hand tools" patented technology

A crochet assistance apparatus for supporting a flexible filament may include a first plurality of elongated projections and a second plurality of elongated projections, and may be movable between a first position and a second position. Each elongated projection of the first plurality of elongated projections may be proximate to the second plurality of elongated projections when the apparatus is in the first position, and one or more elongated projections of the first plurality of elongated projections may be moved out of being proximate to the second plurality of elongated projections when the apparatus is in the second position. The first plurality of elongated projections may be coupled to a first panel, and the second plurality of elongated projections may be coupled to a second panel. The panels may be relatively closer to each other in the first position and relatively farther from each other in the second position.

A stitchbonded fabric having one or more nonwoven sheet consisting of cellulosic, preferably lyocell, fibers oriented multidirectionally within the sheet, and a pattern of stitches of shrinkable yarns that, after shrink-activating, gathers the fabric into a gathered stitchbonded fabric. The stitching has yarn overlaps over a technical front surface and yarn underlaps over a technical back surface of the nonwoven sheet. The cellulosic fibers provide a ratio of tensile strength in the machine:cross directions of the nonwoven sheet of 3:1 or less. The stitchbonded fabric unit contains 40% to 80% by weight cellulosic fibers, and 20% to 60% by weight shrinkable yarns, and has an MD:CD tensile strength ratio of 4:1 or less. The nonwoven cellulosic sheet and the gathered stitchbonded fabric therefrom contain a de minimis or no amount of binding fibers or adhesive material, to avoid interfering with the needles of the yarn stitching of the fabric unit.

Example devices and methods are focused on knitting needles or tools and / or methods for manufacturing them. In some implementations, a method for manufacturing a knitting needle includes providing a first element formed from a first material and attaching one or more additional elements to one end of the first element with an overlay press fit. The additional element(s) may be formed from a second material different from the first material. In some examples, a knitting needle is provided that has a first element formed from a first material and one or more additional elements attached to one end of the first element with an overlay press fit. The additional element(s) may be formed from a second material different from the first material.

The utility model discloses a novel rotary detachable sweater annular needle breakage-proof needle rope assembly which comprises a flexible rope and a knitting needle connecting assembly. The flexible cable comprises a flexible cable body and a fixing end. Each knitting needle connecting assembly comprises a mounting pipe and a connecting threaded pipe. The mounting pipe comprises a mounting pipe body, an inserting pipe and a clamping flange. The connecting threaded pipe comprises a connecting threaded pipe body and an annular flange. And the annular flange and the connecting threaded pipe main body are concentrically arranged. When the mounting pipe and the connecting threaded pipe are connected together, the inserting pipe is mounted in the mounting pipe, and the annular flange and the clamping flange abut against each other. The novel rotary detachable sweater annular needle breakage-proof needle rope assembly is simple in combination, the connecting effect between the knitting needle connecting assembly and the flexible rope is improved, the connecting part between the flexible rope and the knitting needle connecting assembly is prevented from being damaged, and the service life of the novel rotary detachable sweater annular needle breakage-proof needle rope assembly is prolonged.

The invention relates to a wool dispenser (2) for supplying wool yarn, comprising a ball holder (4) for rotatably holding a ball of wool (100) with wool yarn, wherein the ball of wool (100) is rotatable about a longitudinal axis (A) of the ball holder (4), and a base body (6) connected to the ball holder (4) for rotatably holding the ball of wool (100) on the base body (6), and wherein the base body (6) has a fastening section (8) for fastening the wool dispenser (2) to a body part (102) or object (104), and the fastening section (8) has at least one fastening means (10), which is configured to fasten the wool dispenser (2) to the body part (102) or object (104) via the fastening section (8).

The utility model discloses a knitting needle, and belongs to the field of knitting tools, the knitting needle comprises a first shell, a second shell and a third shell, a needle body is arranged in the first shell, the second shell is a semi-open cylinder, an extension tube is arranged at the top of the second shell, the bottom surface of the second shell is connected with the end surface of the third shell, and the needle body is arranged in the third shell. The first shell is matched with the extension pipe so as to be connected with the second shell; a fixing structure is arranged in the second shell and comprises a base plate coaxial with the second shell, clamping jaws are evenly and rotationally arranged on the edge of the base plate in the direction back to the bottom of the second shell, and first grooves are formed in the outer sides of the clamping jaws; by the adoption of the technical scheme, the clamping jaw can release or recycle the needle body in an opening and closing mode, then the needle body stretches out in the knitting process, the needle head shrinks and is clamped by the clamping jaw when knitting is finished or paused, disengagement is avoided, stretching and retracting of the needle head are achieved, and potential safety hazards in the knitting process are avoided.

The utility model relates to the technical field of articles for daily use, in particular to a sweater knitting needle which comprises a needle body, one end of the needle body is a needle head, and the other end of the needle body is a needle tail. The needle body is of a cubic column structure, a groove in the shape of an upward column is formed in the side, close to the needle head, of the needle body, and the groove extends along the side edge of the needle body; the needle head is of a triangular pyramid structure, and the side face of the needle head and the top of the groove are coplanar. The needle head is sharp and can easily penetrate into woolen yarns, so that the knitting efficiency is improved; due to the design of the groove, the needle head can conveniently and smoothly penetrate into the woolen yarn on the other needle body, and the woolen yarn can be picked down and turned over from the knitting needle; the needle is novel in structure, practical and convenient, and has high popularization value.

The utility model discloses an automatic rope braiding device which comprises a shell, a rotary drum, a crochet hook, a gear transmission mechanism and a rocking handle, the rotary drum is arranged in a cavity of the shell, the crochet hook is connected to the rotary drum in a sliding mode in the longitudinal direction, and a guide sliding block on the crochet hook is in sliding fit with a guide groove in the wall of the cavity of the shell. The shell is rotationally connected with a rocking handle, the rocking handle drives the rotary drum to rotate through a gear transmission mechanism, the crochet hook slides up and down under the guide of a guide groove in the cavity wall of the shell in the rotating process of the rotary drum, the shell comprises an upper part, a middle part and a lower part, and the upper part is connected with the lower part through the middle part; according to the scheme, the structure of the shell and the butt joint structure of the upper portion, the middle portion and the bottom are improved, the guide groove is formed between the bottom end face of the upper portion and the protruding ring of the middle cavity wall, installation of an internal rotary drum, a gear transmission mechanism and the like is facilitated, and the assembling efficiency is improved.

To provide knitting needles that are less likely to slip off the yarn and offer excellent operability. [Solution] A continuous groove in the circumferential direction is provided on the outer circumference of the tip of the knitting needle, allowing the yarn to be locked in place and pulled out during knitting. [Effects] It prevents the yarn from coming loose, reduces the movement of the fingers, and improves the efficiency and workability of knitting operations. Furthermore, the ability to secure and pull out the yarn without adjusting the direction of the knitting needles further improves operability.

A crochet assistance apparatus may include an optional securement device, a base, a guide assembly, and a tensioner assembly. The securement device may be configured to be secured to a support object. The base may be coupled to the securement device, and the guide assembly may be coupled to the base. The guide assembly may include a distal guide surface and a proximal guide surface, and the distal guide surface may be positioned relatively farther from the base than the proximal guide surface. The tensioner assembly may be configured to receive the flexible filament, so that the flexible filament moves through the tensioner assembly and contacts one or more elements of the tensioner assembly. The tensioner assembly may have one or more filament contact surfaces, and the tensioner assembly may exert a resistance to the flexible filament moving through the tensioner assembly.

A crochet hook cover includes a body made of silicone rubber. The body has a rounded end and a flat end, with a cross-cut slit formed in the flat end. The cross-cut slit extends along a centerline of the body to a depth less than the length of the body. The crochet hook cover fits over the hook end of a variety of crochet hook devices having a range of handle lengths. The elasticity of the silicone rubber allows the crochet hook cover to securely fit over a large range of hook sizes. The hook end of a crochet hook device can remain inserted with an active stitch on the hook end to prevent unraveling when pausing work. The crochet hook device can then be placed in a project bag, inserted into a ball of yarn, or laid on the partially completed work without risk of snag or entanglement.

The utility model relates to tools for knitting and needlework. A guide tool for use in hand-knitting and needlework is provided in the form of a shaft with a tapered end. The shaft has a cylindrical surface with markings applied thereto, which are arranged in a longitudinal direction along the cylindrical surface and are spaced apart from one another in the transverse direction of the cylindrical surface and include a marking for determining the length and width of a knitted work-piece, a marking for determining the number of stitches and the gauge of a knitted work-piece, a marking for determining the number of rows in a knitted work-piece, a marking for determining the size of a tool to be used for knitting depending on the yarn thickness, and a marking for determining the size of a sock article.

The invention relates to an intelligent knitting needle (1) with at least one needle tip and a shaft on which the knitting fabric can be arranged, at least partially, and a circular knitting needle (2). The objective of providing a knitting needle that makes it possible to easily count the stitches and rows of a knitting project without additional aids and to display this information to the user is achieved by integrating an inertial measuring unit (6) for detecting movement of the knitting needle (1), a processor unit (7) for processing the detected movement data of the inertial measuring unit (6), and a power source (10) for supplying power to the inertial measuring unit (6) and the processor unit (7) into the knitting needle (1). The processor unit (7) determines the number of knitted stitches from the detected movement data of the inertial measuring unit (6) and outputs this number to a user of the knitting needle (1) via an output device (11).

A manufacturing system and process for creating custom products. The system and process includes a toy manufacturing system and process and provides inventive toy manufacturing stations including inventive toy manufacturing apparatuses. The manufacturing system and process enables users with no toy manufacturing experience or skills to manufacture customized toys. In some embodiments, the customized toys may include customized plushies.