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Swivels

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-10-19
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Granted: 1965-08-17
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Expires: 1982-10-19
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 George F Hartman

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 15:16
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K91/00; A01K91/03; A01K91/04; F; F16; F16B; F16B45/00; F16B45/02; F16B45/036; F16G; F16G15/00; F16G15/08; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/34; Y10T24/3484; Y10T24/3485; Y10T24/3489; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/32; Y10T403/32008; Y10T403/32081; Y10T403/32114; Y10T403/32163; Y10T403/32172; Y10T403/32975

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 139 words
A SWIVEL STRUCTURE OF THE TYPE EMPLOYED TO CONNECT FISHING TACKLE WITH A FISHING LINE AND TO PREVENT TWISTING OF SAID LINE COMPRISING A BODY PORTION OF MOLDED, TOUGH, TRANSLUCENT, THERMOPLASTIC ORGANIC SYNTHETIC RESIN HAVING LUBRICATING PROPERTIES, SAID BODY PORTION BEING SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT AND RELATIVELY LARGE IN THE AREA WHICH IT SPANS IN ONE PLANE AND BEING RELATIVELY NARROW IN A PLANE AT RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID ONE PLANE, SAID BODY PORTION HAVING AN OPENING AT ONE END THEREOF, A METALLIC ATTACHING EYE HAVING A SHANK PORTION ROTATABLY POSITIONED WITHIN SAID OPENING, SAID SHANK HAVING A HEAD ON THE END THEREOF REMOTE FROM THE EYE PRESENTING A BEARING SURFACE FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE BODY PORTION ADJACENT SAID OPENING, AND AT LEAST ONE SECOND ATTACHING ELEMENT CONNECTED WITH SAID BODY PORTION AT AN OPPOSITE EXTREMITY THEREOF FROM SAID ATTACHING EYE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 139 words
A SWIVEL STRUCTURE OF THE TYPE EMPLOYED TO CONNECT FISHING TACKLE WITH A FISHING LINE AND TO PREVENT TWISTING OF SAID LINE COMPRISING A BODY PORTION OF MOLDED, TOUGH, TRANSLUCENT, THERMOPLASTIC ORGANIC SYNTHETIC RESIN HAVING LUBRICATING PROPERTIES, SAID BODY PORTION BEING SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT AND RELATIVELY LARGE IN THE AREA WHICH IT SPANS IN ONE PLANE AND BEING RELATIVELY NARROW IN A PLANE AT RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID ONE PLANE, SAID BODY PORTION HAVING AN OPENING AT ONE END THEREOF, A METALLIC ATTACHING EYE HAVING A SHANK PORTION ROTATABLY POSITIONED WITHIN SAID OPENING, SAID SHANK HAVING A HEAD ON THE END THEREOF REMOTE FROM THE EYE PRESENTING A BEARING SURFACE FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE BODY PORTION ADJACENT SAID OPENING, AND AT LEAST ONE SECOND ATTACHING ELEMENT CONNECTED WITH SAID BODY PORTION AT AN OPPOSITE EXTREMITY THEREOF FROM SAID ATTACHING EYE.

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