Latch needle for knitting machines - has shelf on blade to prevent plating yarn from rising above basic yarn

摘要

A latch needle for knitting machines has the latch blade widened between the rivet and the spoon, on the hook side when closed. The needle has a hook and the blade is shaped, in the section between rivet and spoon, so that the broad part is on the interior, when the needle is closed. This results in a shelf which is at an angle of 45 deg., on which the basic yarn is supported during a plating action. The secondary yarn will always fall on to the underside, and not show on the knitted face. ADVANTAGE - The result is a shelf on which the primary or basic thread is supported to prevent it from falling beneath the secondary, or plating yarn.