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US3138840A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Fish hook attaching device

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-05-27
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Granted: 1964-06-30
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Expires: 1983-05-27
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Alva E Rich

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 02:09
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K91/00; A01K91/03; A01K91/04; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/39; Y10T24/3916; Y10T24/392

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 179 words
A FISHING LINE SECUREMENT COMPRISING THE COMBINATION WITH A SUBSTANTIALLY RIGID SHANK EXTENDING BY A LENGTH FROM A MEMBER TO BE CONNECTED WITH THE LINE; A COILED END PORTION OF THE SHANK COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SIDE BY SIDE CONCENTRIC LOOPS ELASTICALLY PRESSING SIDEWISE ONE AGAINST THE OTHER AND TERMINATING IN A FREE END; A LINE; ONE END LENGTH OF THE LINE EXTENDING THROUGH THE OPENING DEFINED BY THE LOOPS AND LYING LENGTHWISE ALONG SAID SHANK ADJACENT SAID LOOPS; THERE BEING A PLURALITY OF TURNS OF THE LINE EXTENDING AROUND THE SHANK AND SAID LINE END LENGTH HOLDING THAT END LENGTH AGAINST THE SHANK; AND SAID LINE EXTENDING FROM ITS TURN FARTHEREST REMOVED FROM TURN SAID LOOPS BACK BETWEEN THE LOOP LEADING DIRECTLY FROM SAID SHANK AND THE NEXT ADJACENT LOOP AND APPROXIMATELY DIAMETRICALLY ACROSS AND BETWEEN OPPOSITE PORTIONS OF THE SAME LOOPS TO EMERGE THEREFROM; TENSION ON THE LINE AWAY FROM THE LOOPS MOVING AND COMPACTING SAID TURNS AND THE SAID LINE END LENGTH ALONG SAID SHANK AGAINST SAID LOOPS ON THE SIDE OPPOSITE FROM SAID LINE EMERGENCE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 179 words
A FISHING LINE SECUREMENT COMPRISING THE COMBINATION WITH A SUBSTANTIALLY RIGID SHANK EXTENDING BY A LENGTH FROM A MEMBER TO BE CONNECTED WITH THE LINE; A COILED END PORTION OF THE SHANK COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SIDE BY SIDE CONCENTRIC LOOPS ELASTICALLY PRESSING SIDEWISE ONE AGAINST THE OTHER AND TERMINATING IN A FREE END; A LINE; ONE END LENGTH OF THE LINE EXTENDING THROUGH THE OPENING DEFINED BY THE LOOPS AND LYING LENGTHWISE ALONG SAID SHANK ADJACENT SAID LOOPS; THERE BEING A PLURALITY OF TURNS OF THE LINE EXTENDING AROUND THE SHANK AND SAID LINE END LENGTH HOLDING THAT END LENGTH AGAINST THE SHANK; AND SAID LINE EXTENDING FROM ITS TURN FARTHEREST REMOVED FROM TURN SAID LOOPS BACK BETWEEN THE LOOP LEADING DIRECTLY FROM SAID SHANK AND THE NEXT ADJACENT LOOP AND APPROXIMATELY DIAMETRICALLY ACROSS AND BETWEEN OPPOSITE PORTIONS OF THE SAME LOOPS TO EMERGE THEREFROM; TENSION ON THE LINE AWAY FROM THE LOOPS MOVING AND COMPACTING SAID TURNS AND THE SAID LINE END LENGTH ALONG SAID SHANK AGAINST SAID LOOPS ON THE SIDE OPPOSITE FROM SAID LINE EMERGENCE.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-06-30 1967-12-30 1968-06-30 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-06-30 1971-12-30 1972-06-30 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-06-30 1975-12-30 1976-06-30 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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