US Patent 7614255 Cutting needle

Patent 7614255 was granted and assigned to Groz-Beckert on November, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Groz-Beckert

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7614255

Date of Patent

November 10, 2009

Patent Application Number

11099681

Date Filed

April 6, 2005

Patent Primary Examiner

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Danny Worrell

Patent abstract

The cutting needle (1) according to the invention is, for example, a latch needle and has a knife element (11) secured to the shank (2). The knife element (11) defines a cutting edge (18) which projects obliquely upward from the shank. The knife element (11) is arranged externally of the range of motion of the latch (4) and cuts open a loop situated on the shank when it is overdriven outward. The knife element (11) is made, for example, of a suitable spring steel and is held unremovably on the shank (2).