NEEDLE FOR FABRIC CREATION BY KNITTING
A needle for use in creating fabric from yam having an elongate, substantially parallel-sided shaft and a tip, the tip having a transition part whose diameter and cross-section substantially matches shaft's diameter and cross section, and a tapered part which tapers from the diameter of the transition part to a point, the Up and shaft being releasably engageable with each other.
1 . A needle for use in creating fabric from yam having an elongate, substantially parallel-skied shaft and a tip at a proximal end of the shaft, the tip having a tapered part which tapers from the width of the proximal end to a point, the tip and shaft being reteasably engageable with each other.
2 . A needle according to claim 1 wherein the taper is substantially frusto-conical in shape from the proximal end to the point.
3 . A needle according to claim 1 wherein the taper in the tip is arcuate from the proximal end to the point.
4 . A needle according to claim 1 wherein the tip has a spheroidal point.
5 . A needle according to claim 1 comprising a spigot provided on one of the shaft and tip engagable in a bore provided on another of the shaft and tip, thereby to provide releasable engagement of the shaft and tip.
6 . A needle according to claim 5 wherein the spigot and bore are mutually engageable by means of a screw thread.
7 . A needle according to claim 1 wherein the shaft has a substantially cylindrical cross section.
8 . A kit comprising at least one elongate, substantially parallel-sided needle shaft for use in creating fabric from yarn having a proximal end to which a hp may be connected and a plurality of tips, at least one of the tips having a tapered part which tapers to a point, each of the tips being releasably engageable with the proximal end of the shaft.
9 . A kit according to claim 8 wherein the taper of the at least one tip is frusto-conical in shape from the proximal end to the point.
10 . A kit according to claim 8 wherein the taper of at least one tip is arcuate from the proximal end to the point.
11 . A kit according to claim 8 wherein at least one tip has a spheroidal point.
12 . A kit according to claim 8 comprising a spigot provided on one of the shaft and a tip engagable in a bore provided on another of the shaft and tip, thereby to provide releasable engagement of the shaft and tip.
13 . A kit according to claim 12 wherein the spigot and bore are mutually engageable by means of a screw thread.
14 . A kit according to claim 8 wherein the shaft has a substantially cylindrical cross section.