Fishing – trapping – and vermin destroying – Fishing – Line-attached bodies – hooks and rigs
Reexamination Certificate
1999-04-29
2001-05-29
Poon, Peter M. (Department: 3643)
Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying
Fishing
Line-attached bodies, hooks and rigs
Reexamination Certificate
active
06237277
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to the composition of a underwater gear; more particularly, this invention relates to the clear, translucent, or colored underwater fishing gear; and most particularly, this invention relates to the use of polymeric-based materials to make fish hooks.
2. State of the Art
The use of fishing devices is known in the prior art. More specifically, metal fishing devices devised and utilized for the purpose of hooking fish are know to consist basically of familiar, expected, and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which has been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
However, the metal fishing hooks can sometimes be disadvantageous due to their color, appearance, and/or scent. The visual properties of a fish hook device relates to the appearance of the material in water. The enhancement in visual properties is achieved by either reducing the prey's ability to visually perceive the hook, or by the visual appearance of the hook serving to attract the prey in comparison to the appearance displayed by a hook made of a metallic material.
The scent properties of a fish hook device relates to the taste and/or 5 smell of the material to the prey in water. The enhancement in scent properties is achieved by either reducing the scent of the material in comparison to that of a metallic material so that prey are less likely to be wary of the material, and/or enhancing the scent of the material so that prey are attracted to the material.
Therefore, it can be appreciated that there exists a continuing need for a fish hook device that can be used to decrease the disadvantages of a metal fish hook. Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to overcome the aforementioned disadvantages of the metal fish hook.
It is still another object of this invention to use the polymeric fishing devices to provide a medium in which to place a scented material for the purposes of attracting prey.
It is still another object of this invention to surface treat the polymeric fishing devices to modify the scent and/or modify the visual properties of the material.
Additional objectives, advantages, and novel features of the invention will be set forth in the detailed description which follows, and in part will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon examination of the following, or may be learned by practice of the invention.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to the use of polymeric-based materials to make fish hooks for producing clear, translucent, or colored fish hook devices. Additionally, this invention provides for a medium to place scented materials for the purpose of attracting prey.
An aspect of this invention is an underwater fishing component, comprising: a resilient material having an index of refraction substantially the same as that of water. It is preferred that the resilient material be selected from the group of materials consisting of:
polycarbonates
where R is alkylene and n is an integer having a value between 500 and 25,000;
Polyimides
where Ar is aryl and n is an integer having a value between 500 and 25,000;
Polyesters
where R2 and R3 may be the same or different and are alkylene and n is an integer having a value between 500 and 25,000;
Polyurethane
where R5 is alkylene and n is 500 to 25,000;
Polyacetals —[CH
2
—O—R
8
—O]
n
—
where R8 is alkylene and n is an integer having a value between about 500 and 25,000;
Polyamides
where R9 and R10 may be the same or different and are alkylene and R11 and R12 may be the same or different and are hydrogen or alkyl and n is an integer having a value between about 500 and 25,000;
Polyethers —[R
13
—O—R
14
]
n
—
where R13 and R14 may be the same or different and are alkylene and n is an integer having a value between 500 and 25,000;
Polystyrenes
where Ar is aryl and n is an integer between about 500 and 25,000;
Polyacrylates
where R15 is alkyl or cyano (—CN) and n is an integer selected between about 500 and 25,000; and epoxies, polysufone, cyclic olefin copolymer, polyetherimide and nylon.
In an especially preferred embodiment this invention provides a fish hook comprising: a resilient material having an index of refraction substantially the same as that of water.
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Gellner Jeffrey L.
Poon Peter M.
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