Fish hook

Details Fish hook Fish hook

1997-09-25

1999-03-16

Price, Thomas

Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying

Fishing

Line-attached bodies, hooks and rigs

A01K 9104

Patent

active

058814914

DESCRIPTION:

BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a fish hook, especially to a fish hook to which a fishing line is readily fastened.


BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

FIG. 22 illustrates a conventional fish hook which is generally indicated by a reference numeral 40. This fish hook 40 has a curved, i.e., J-shaped, shank. The shank has one end thereof a point together with a barb and at the other end thereof a flattened, enlarged stopper which prevents a fishing line wound around the shank from moving out of the shank. In fastening the fishing line to the fish hook 40, as shown in FIGS. 21 to 25, firstly a fishing line 42 is looped to make a loop 44 around a fishing hook 40, secondly a leading portion 46 of the fishing line 40 is passed through the loop 44 a plurality of times to wind itself around the shank 42, and finally the fishing line 42 is stretched to make a knot as shown in FIG. 26. This procedure requires a fisherman to move his fingers on the fish hook 40, which is troublesome especially both for unskilled and aged persons. Further, in this knot, an increased tension is applied at a point 48 where the fishing line itself crosses as best shown in Fig. 25, which makes the fishing line 42 to be worn out at that point 48.
In the meantime, although a ready-made fish hook to which the fishing line has already been fastened can be available, this is expensive and can not be used for all kinds of fishing. Therefore, when the fisherman tries to catch a specific fish, he has to purchase the fish hook applicable to it as well as the fishing line suitable for it.


SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a fish hook to which a fishing line is easily fastened.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a fish hook that prevents-the fishing line fastened on the fish hook from wearing out.
According to these objects of the invention, the fish hook of the present invention comprises a J-shaped shank which includes at its one end a point for hooking a fish and at its the other end a flattened joint to which a fishing line is fastened, wherein the joint includes a slit extending from its edge.
In a further aspect of the invention, the slit has a width which is approximately equal to a thickness of the fishing line to be applied.
In a still further aspect of the invention, a width of the slit is enlarged outwardly at its entrance.
In a further aspect of the invention, the slit is enlarged at its bottom. Preferably, the enlarged bottom of the slit has an approximate diameter twice as large as a thickness of the fishing line to be fastened.
In a still further aspect of the invention, the joint is inclined towards the point.


BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and other objects and features of the present invention will become clear from the following description taken in conjunction with the preferred embodiments thereof with reference to the accompanying drawings throughout which like parts are designated by like reference numerals, and in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a fish hook according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged partial view of the fish hook of the first embodiment;
FIG. 3 is a front view of the fish hook of the first embodiment;
FIG. 4 is a rear view of the fish hook of the first embodiment
FIG. 5 is a right side view of the fish hook of the first embodiment;
FIG. 6 is a plan view of the fish hook of the first embodiment;
FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the fish hook of the first embodiment;
FIGS. 8 to 12 show a first procedure for fastening a fish line to the fish hook of the first embodiment;
FIGS. 13 to 15 show a second procedure for fastening a fish line to the fish hook of the first embodiment;
FIG. 16 is a diagonal view of a fish hook of the second embodiment;
Fig. 17 is a front view of the fish hook of the second embodiment;
FIG. 18 is a rear view of the fish hook of the second embodiment;
FIG. 19 is a right side view of the fish hook of the second embodiment;
FIG. 20 is a plan view o

REFERENCES:
patent: 4092796 (1978-06-01), Adams
patent: 4621449 (1986-11-01), Nakagawa
patent: 4835898 (1989-06-01), Pond

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