US3280498A
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Fishing sinker
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-10-12
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Granted: 1966-10-25
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Expires: 1984-10-12
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 John R Decker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 05:14
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K95/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
197 words
A FISHING SINKER FOR ATTACHMENT TO A FISHING LINE COMPRISING A WEIGHT ELEMENT OF HIGH SPECIFIC GRAVITY, AND A LINE ATTACHING ELEMENT OF STIFF RESILIENTLY BENDABLE PLASTIC SHEET MATERIAL PARTIALLY EMBEDDED IN THE WEIGHT ELEMENT AND WITH A PORTION THEREOF PROJECTING THEREFROM, SAID LINE ATTACHING ELEMENT HAVING A LINE RECEIVING HOLE IN THE PORTION THEREOF PROJECTING FROM THE WEIGHT ELEMENT, AND HAVING A NARROW SLIT EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY THEREIN OF A WIDTH SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN THE THICKNESS OF A FISHING LINE WITH WHICH THE SINKER IS TO BE USED, SUCH SLIT COMMUNICATING SUCH LINE RECEIVING HOLE WITH A LATERAL EDGE OF THE LINE ATTACHING PORTION, THE LINE ATTACHING PORTION BEING RESILIENTLY BENDABLE WITHIN ITS ELASTIC LIMIT SUFFICIENTLY TO SEPARATE PORTIONS OF THE LINE ATTACHING PORTION DEFINING SUCH SLIT TO ADMIT SUCH FISHING LINE THROUGH SUCH SLIT INTO AND OUT OF SUCH LINE RECEIVING HOLE, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE HOLE AND THE OPPOSITE LATERAL EDGE BEING GREATER THAN THE THICKNESS OF THE SHEET MATERIAL BY AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO PREVENT EDGEWISE BENDING OF THE SHEET MATERIAL GREAT ENOUGH TO RELEASE A FISHING LINE IN THE HOLE UNDER WORKING STRESSES APPLIED TO THE SHEET MATERIAL BY SUCH LINE DURING USE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
197 words
A FISHING SINKER FOR ATTACHMENT TO A FISHING LINE COMPRISING A WEIGHT ELEMENT OF HIGH SPECIFIC GRAVITY, AND A LINE ATTACHING ELEMENT OF STIFF RESILIENTLY BENDABLE PLASTIC SHEET MATERIAL PARTIALLY EMBEDDED IN THE WEIGHT ELEMENT AND WITH A PORTION THEREOF PROJECTING THEREFROM, SAID LINE ATTACHING ELEMENT HAVING A LINE RECEIVING HOLE IN THE PORTION THEREOF PROJECTING FROM THE WEIGHT ELEMENT, AND HAVING A NARROW SLIT EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY THEREIN OF A WIDTH SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN THE THICKNESS OF A FISHING LINE WITH WHICH THE SINKER IS TO BE USED, SUCH SLIT COMMUNICATING SUCH LINE RECEIVING HOLE WITH A LATERAL EDGE OF THE LINE ATTACHING PORTION, THE LINE ATTACHING PORTION BEING RESILIENTLY BENDABLE WITHIN ITS ELASTIC LIMIT SUFFICIENTLY TO SEPARATE PORTIONS OF THE LINE ATTACHING PORTION DEFINING SUCH SLIT TO ADMIT SUCH FISHING LINE THROUGH SUCH SLIT INTO AND OUT OF SUCH LINE RECEIVING HOLE, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE HOLE AND THE OPPOSITE LATERAL EDGE BEING GREATER THAN THE THICKNESS OF THE SHEET MATERIAL BY AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO PREVENT EDGEWISE BENDING OF THE SHEET MATERIAL GREAT ENOUGH TO RELEASE A FISHING LINE IN THE HOLE UNDER WORKING STRESSES APPLIED TO THE SHEET MATERIAL BY SUCH LINE DURING USE.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-10-24 | 1970-04-25 | 1970-10-25 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-10-24 | 1974-04-25 | 1974-10-25 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-10-24 | 1978-04-25 | 1978-10-25 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |