US3301931A
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Method of making looped snells
Assignee: J R HANNA
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Filing: 1963-07-30
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Granted: 1967-01-31
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Expires: 1983-07-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Louis H Morin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 18:24
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K91/00; B; B29; B29C; B29C45/00; B29C45/14; B29C45/14549
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
183 words
THE METHOD OF FORMING A SECURE LOOP END ON A MONOFILAMENT STRAND, WHICH COMPRISES ARRANGING A PORTION OF THE STRAND AROUND A MANDREL AT A LOOP FORMING STATION WITH ENDS OF THE STRAND EXTENDING IN SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP THROUGH A GRIPPER STATION SPACED WITH RESPECT TO SAID LOOP FORMING STATION, GRIPPING THE STRANDS AT THE GRIPPER STATION WHILE ROTATING SAID MANDREL TO FORM A TWIST IN THE STRANDS, BETWEEN THE MANDREL AND GRIPPER STATION, CONTINUING ROTATION OF SAID MANDREL TO FORM AN ANCHORAGE PORTION IN THE TWISTED STRAND SUBSTANTIALLY CENTRALLY BETWEEN SAID MANDREL AND SAID GRIPPER STATION, SAID ANCHORAGE PORTION BEING LARGER IN DIAMETER THAN THE DIAMETER OF SAID TWISTED STRAND, MOVING THE MANDREL IN THE DIRECTION OF THE GRIPPER STATION DURING SAID TWISTING, THEN FORMING A MOLDED ENCAPSULATING ELEMENT AROUND THE MAJOR PORTION OF THE LENGTH OF THE TWIST AND ANCHORAGE PORTION IN SAID STRAND, TRIMMING THE ENCAPSULATING ELEMENT, AND TRIMMING ONE OF THE STRAND SIDES ADJACENT ONE END OF THE TWIST TO LEAVE THE OTHER STRAND SIDE IN FORMING A PREDETERMINED STRAND LENGTH EXTENDING FROM SAID FORMED LOOP IN THE STRAND.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
183 words
THE METHOD OF FORMING A SECURE LOOP END ON A MONOFILAMENT STRAND, WHICH COMPRISES ARRANGING A PORTION OF THE STRAND AROUND A MANDREL AT A LOOP FORMING STATION WITH ENDS OF THE STRAND EXTENDING IN SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP THROUGH A GRIPPER STATION SPACED WITH RESPECT TO SAID LOOP FORMING STATION, GRIPPING THE STRANDS AT THE GRIPPER STATION WHILE ROTATING SAID MANDREL TO FORM A TWIST IN THE STRANDS, BETWEEN THE MANDREL AND GRIPPER STATION, CONTINUING ROTATION OF SAID MANDREL TO FORM AN ANCHORAGE PORTION IN THE TWISTED STRAND SUBSTANTIALLY CENTRALLY BETWEEN SAID MANDREL AND SAID GRIPPER STATION, SAID ANCHORAGE PORTION BEING LARGER IN DIAMETER THAN THE DIAMETER OF SAID TWISTED STRAND, MOVING THE MANDREL IN THE DIRECTION OF THE GRIPPER STATION DURING SAID TWISTING, THEN FORMING A MOLDED ENCAPSULATING ELEMENT AROUND THE MAJOR PORTION OF THE LENGTH OF THE TWIST AND ANCHORAGE PORTION IN SAID STRAND, TRIMMING THE ENCAPSULATING ELEMENT, AND TRIMMING ONE OF THE STRAND SIDES ADJACENT ONE END OF THE TWIST TO LEAVE THE OTHER STRAND SIDE IN FORMING A PREDETERMINED STRAND LENGTH EXTENDING FROM SAID FORMED LOOP IN THE STRAND.
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