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Toy knitting device

US4133278A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 18, 1976
Grant dateJan 9, 1979
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Expiry dateNov 18, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD05B81/00
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An amusement device for looping yarn onto a flexible plastic framework consisting of a housing provided with a platform and a rotatably mounted handle, an advancing mechanism for sequentially gripping the frame and moving same forwardly along the platform, a needle operable in conjunction with a cam-like mechanism for rotating and reciprocating the needle in a predetermined sequence to progressively loop yarn along rows of filaments within the frame, a mechanical interface for operating both the feed mechanism and the needle in response to rotation of the handle, and a guide mechanism for moving the frame along the platform to permit knitting along a different row of filaments of the frame.

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