Fishing – trapping – and vermin destroying – Fishing – Line-attached bodies – hooks and rigs
Patent
1993-07-09
1994-11-15
Rowan, Kurt
Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying
Fishing
Line-attached bodies, hooks and rigs
A01K 8500
Patent
active
053635884
ABSTRACT:
In accordance with the invention, a fishhook includes a shank portion and a curved hook portion. The hook portion includes a point at its end remote from the shank, and defines a cavity adjacent the point. The opening of the cavity faces the shank. A movable barb is affixed for movement between a retracted position, in which the barb is substantially contained within the cavity, and an extended position, in which at least a portion of the barb protrudes. A spring arrangement urges the barb toward its protruding position. In one embodiment of the invention, a hinge pin is affixed to the hook portion adjacent the point, and transfixes the movable barb for rotary motion between the retracted and protruding positions. The spring arrangement is a leaf spring affixed to an edge of the barb. A stop is provided to prevent excessive rotary motion.
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Meise William H.
Rowan Kurt
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