Patents by Inventor Loretta L. Gardiner

Loretta L. Gardiner has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4846351
    Abstract: A knitting apparatus kit comprises(a) at least two elongated knitting needle shafts, each shaft having a cap at one end and a primary connector at its opposite end,(b) two primary short shafts each having a secondary connector at one end thereof selectively and alternately endwise connectible to the primary connector of one of the elongated shafts, one short shaft having an endwise tapered opposite end and the other short shaft having a crochet hook shaped opposite end,(c) and two secondary short shafts, each having a secondary connector at one end thereof, selectively and alternately endwise connectible to the primary connector of the other of the elongated shafts, one secondary short shaft having an endwise tapered opposite end and the other secondary short shaft having a modified crochet hook shaped opposite end,(d) there being a container, and all of the shafts being carried by the container for selective use of one or the other of the elongated shafts and one primary or secondary short shaft associated t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1989
    Inventor: Loretta L. Gardiner