Patent ID: 6439001
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: D04B

Abstract:
A latch needle comprising(a) a needle shank; (b) a hook formed at one end of said needle shank; (c) a saw slot formed in said needle shank adjacent said hook; (d) a latch supported in said saw slot for pivotal motion about a pivot axis; said latch having first and second end positions and a position of rest situated between said first and second end positions adjacent one of said end positions; said latch having first and second engagement faces spaced from one another; (e) a spring situated in said saw slot; said spring having first and second opposite ends; said spring including (1) a first pressing face being in contact with said first engagement face when said latch is in said position of rest; and (2) a second pressing face spread from said first pressing face and being in contact with said second engagement face when said latch is in the end position adjacent said position of rest; and (f) first and second seats provided in said saw slot for supporting for respectively supporting said first and seconds ends of said spring.