Patent ID: 7246418

Claim:
A felting needle ( 9 ), with a longitudinal shank ( 11 ) that defines a longitudinal direction ( 14 ), on which a working part ( 12 ) is embodied, which has a two-cornered or multi-cornered cross section (Q 1 , Q 2 ), wherein the working part ( 12 ) is provided with indentations ( 21 - 26 ) and is divided into at least two partial sections ( 15 , 16 ), for which the edges ( 18 a , 19 a , 20 a ; 18 c , 19 c , 20 c ) at least in the region of their indentations ( 21 - 26 ) are arranged substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction ( 14 ) and which have cross sections (Q 1 , Q 2 ) that are turned relative to each other.