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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
May. 30, 2018
Liyun Zheng, Troy, MI (US);
Aimee Zheng, Troy, MI (US);
Liyun Zheng, Troy, MI (US);
Aimee Zheng, Troy, MI (US);
Other;
Abstract
A knitting needle is disclosed, which may include at least one needle member having a tip end and a connector end opposite the tip end, with the needle member having a longitudinal axis extending between the tip end and the connector end. The knitting needle may further include a cable having opposite ends, and a selectively lockable swivel connector joining one of the opposite ends of the cable to the connector end of the needle member. The selectively lockable swivel connector may include a first connector member defining a bore, a second connector member received in the bore, and a radially resilient locking member disposed about the second connector member and received in the bore. The radially resilient locking member may define first and second annular faces at opposite ends of the locking member, respectively.