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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2000
Sigmar Majer, Balingen, DE;
Bernhard Schuler, Sonnenbühl, DE;
Groz Beckert KG, Albstadt, DE;
Abstract
A latch needle includes a head; a cheek having two facing side walls each having an inner wall face and an outer wall face; a sawslot defined by the inner wall faces of the side walls; and a pivot pin being formed at least on one of the side walls by plastically deforming the side wall. The pivot pin extends from the inner wall face of the side wall into the sawslot. The latch needle further has a first depression provided in the outer wall face of the side wall in alignment with the pivot pin. The first depression includes a bottom having a peripheral region in which a second depression is provided. A needle latch cooperates with the head and has a latch shank accommodated in the sawslot. The latch shank has a hole into which the pivot pin extends for forming a bearing support for the needle latch.