Method for repairing plastic fishing bait

Details Method for repairing plastic fishing bait Method for repairing plastic fishing bait

1988-04-11

1989-09-19

Silbaugh, Jan H.

Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes

Repairing or restoring consumer used articles for reuse

264322, 425 12, 156 94, 43 4253, 2940221, B29C 3500, B29C 5900, A01K 8500

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048679330

ABSTRACT:
A method for repairing a hook hole in a piece of plastic bait. The method including the steps of heating a tip, inserting the heated tip into the hook hole in a piece of plastic bait, holding the heated tip in the hook hole for sufficient time to melt the plastic in the marginal edges of the hole, removing the heated tip from the hole, and compressing the plastic bait in the region of the hole to close the hole. The apparatus for repairing the hook hole in a piece of plastic bait including a handle, a tip extending from the handle, the tip sized to be insertable into the hook hole in a piece of plastic bait; and means for heating the tip to a sufficient temperature so that when the tip is inserted in the hook hole in the plastic bait, it melts enough plastic in the marginal regions around the hook hole that the hole can be closed when the tip is removed.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1118596 (1914-11-01), Spriggs
patent: 3044920 (1964-07-01), Dewar
patent: 3514358 (1968-06-01), Monaghan
patent: 4019014 (1977-04-01), Byrne

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