Patent ID: 7874182

Claim:
A crochet hook providing ergonomic benefit to the person using it to from one or more loops in an elongated strand and then connect them in a structured mariner to other previously formed loops to create two-dimensional and three-dimensional objects, the making of stitches or patterns accomplished by pulling new loops one-at-a-time in varying combinations, as needed, through one or more previously created loops, and then if such activity causes more than one loop to become associated with the crochet hook, removing excess loops from the crochet hook, one or more at a time, until only a single loop remains that can be tied off or used as a basis to continue the next stitch or pattern, said crochet hook comprising: an elongated shall having opposing ends and an exterior surface; a hook associated with at least one of said opposing ends of said elongated shaft; a tapering work area on said elongated shaft adjacent to each said hook; and multiple spaced-apart and mixed-level elevation changes associated with said exterior surface of said elongated shaft, said elevation changes extending laterally around said elongated shaft and incorporating materials selected from a group consisting of resilient materials and non-resilient materials, said elevation changes also being selected from a group consisting of elevation changes having a thickness dimension and extending outwardly beyond said exterior surface of said elongated shaft and elevation changes having a depth dimension and extending below said exterior surface of said elongated shaft, said elevation changes also only partially covering said exterior surface while creating a varied topography that gives those crocheting many opportunities to vary contact point alignment between said elongated shaft and the fingers and hand holding it, that provides pressure relief to portions of the fingers and hand during new loop creation and sizing, with the opportunity for frequent readjustment of finger and hand positioning around said shaft such that the fingers and hand holding said elongated shaft repeatedly encounter a differing selections of said elevation changes and pressure relief topography each of the many times said shaft is re-grasped by the fingers and hands during crocheting activity, thus allowing the opportunity for crocheting activity to occur with enhanced comfort of said fingers and hands, greater speed, and for longer periods of time while reduced incidence of repetitive motion injury, less pain, reduced joint damage, less incidence of hands becoming prematurely tired before the person crocheting wants to stop, less incidence of hands and fingers becoming numb, and less incidence of hands and fingers aching from the repetitive motion inherent in crocheting activity are also experienced.