Groz-beckert Kg

Groz-beckert Ag

Groz-beckert Kommanditgesellschaft

Jochen Braun

Wolfgang Schmoll

Uwe Hennig

Albert Bausch

Hans-Wolfgang Schmoll

A latch needle () having on its latch () a latch head () that is provided with a recess or a depression () for receiving a section of a tip () of the hook (), said tip having the configuration of a truncated cone. The latch head () is wider than the latch shaft () of the latch (), however, distinctly narrower than the needle shaft (). Due to this measure, too great an expansion of the loops during the casting-off process is avoided, and the risk of a collision of the latch head with other components, for example, sinkers, is reduced.

Latch needle for a loop-forming textile

A knitting tool () is provided with a braking spring () formed on the knitting tool as a one-piece member thereof. The braking spring has a thickness (W) which is less than that of the knitting tool (), whereby the braking spring () may yield to a great extent and has a soft spring characteristic. Such a result may be achieved even with short spring lengths, whereby dimensional deviations of the spring have only a slight effect on the spring force. The structure is only slightly prone to soiling. The knitting tool may be manufactured in a simple manner.

System component having a braking spring

Growing community of inventors

Nusplingen, Germany

Jochen Braun