Patent ID: 7574876
Filing Date: 2009-08-18
Classification: D04B

Abstract:
1. A knitting device comprising: a needle having an elongate body extending between a body knitting tip end and a body opposite end, at least a length portion of said body extending a distance from said knitting tip end toward said opposite end being light transmissive; a light emitting member carried in said body and having illumination communication with said body length portion, a source of power carried on said body for supplying operating power to said light emitting member; means for connecting said source of power with said light emitting member; switch means for controlling delivery of operating power to said light emitting member whereby on a delivery of operating power said light emitting member communicates light to said body length portion for illuminating said body length; said light emitting member, said source of power, said connecting means and said switch means are embodied together in a power unit removably receivable on said body opposite end; and said power unit being interchangeably mountable on each of a plural of like devices having an elongate body diameter different than an elongate body diameter of each of other ones in said plurality.