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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2015
Groz-beckert KG, Albstadt, DE;
Jörg Sauter, Albstadt, DE;
Groz-Beckert KG, Albstadt, DE;
Abstract
A knitting tool (), preferably a latch needle, intended for fast-running knitting machines has a meandering shaft with reduced-thickness regions. The meandering shaft is adjoined by a straight shaft extension () which likewise has a reduced-thickness portion (). The shaft extension () is distinguished from the shaft () by way of its height H, which is less than the height Hof the shaft (). The reduced-thickness region () of the shaft extension () has a length which is at least much greater than the length of the stitch-forming structure () carried by the shaft extension (). Preferably, the reduced-thickness region () is longer overall than the non-reduced-thickness region of the shaft extension (). With this configuration, a surprisingly efficient high-speed-compatible knitting tool () is created.