US3841015A
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Fishing line
Assignee: INCENTIVE GROUP Inc
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Filing: 1973-06-04
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Granted: 1974-10-15
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Expires: 1993-06-04
Abstract
Abstract A fly line having a braided tip portion, a braided belly portion, a braided front taper portion interconnecting the tip portion and the belly portion, a braided running line and a braided back taper interconnecting the belly portion and the running line, fabricated from Dacron fibers, Nylon fibers, glass fibers, and combinations thereof, and having a cover of polyvinyl chloride substantially evenly coating the entire line.
Inventors
- 👤 F Gregory
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 21:04
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K91/00; A01K91/12; D; D07; D07B; D07B2201/00; D07B2201/10; D07B2201/1024; D07B2201/1096; D07B5/00; D07B5/005
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
88 words
A fly line usable with a fly rod comprising, in combination, a braided tip portion, a braided belly portion, a braided front taper portion interconnecting said tip portion and said belly portion, a braided running line portion, and a braided back taper portion interconnecting said belly portion and said running line portion, said fly line being fabricated from a member of the group consisting of Nylon, Dacron and glass fibers; and having a cover of polyvinyl chloride forming a coating of substantially constant thickness over the entire line.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
88 words
A fly line usable with a fly rod comprising, in combination, a braided tip portion, a braided belly portion, a braided front taper portion interconnecting said tip portion and said belly portion, a braided running line portion, and a braided back taper portion interconnecting said belly portion and said running line portion, said fly line being fabricated from a member of the group consisting of Nylon, Dacron and glass fibers; and having a cover of polyvinyl chloride forming a coating of substantially constant thickness over the entire line.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A fly line according to claim 1 wherein a portion of said belly portion is braided from a combination of glass and Nylon fibers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
88 words
A fly line usable with a fly rod comprising, in combination, a braided tip portion of a material from the group consisting of Nylon and Dacron fibers, a braided belly portion of glass fibers, a braided front taper portion of glass and a member of the group consisting of Nylon and Dacron fibers interconnecting said tip portion and said belly portion, a braided running line portion of Nylon, and a braided back taper portion of glass and Nylon fibers interconnecting said belly portion and said running line portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
88 words
A fly line usable with a fly rod comprising, in combination, a braided tip portion of a material from the group consisting of Nylon and Dacron fibers, a braided belly portion of glass fibers, a braided front taper portion of glass and a member of the group consisting of Nylon and Dacron fibers interconnecting said tip portion and said belly portion, a braided running line portion of Nylon, and a braided back taper portion of glass and Nylon fibers interconnecting said belly portion and said running line portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A fly line according to claim 3 wherein said front taper portion and said back taper portion comprise about one-half Nylon fibers and one-half glass fibers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A fly line according to claim 3 further comprising a cover of polyvinyl chloride forming a coating of substantially constant thickness over the entire line.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
62 words
A fly line according to claim 5 wherein said tip portion has a length of about 4 feet, said front taper portion has a length of about 7 feet, said belly portion has a length of about 28 feet, said back taper portion has a length of about 2 feet, and said running line portion has a length of about 49 feet.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
67 words
A fly line usable with a fly rod comprising, in combination, a braided tip portion of glass fibers, a braided belly portion of glass fibers, a braided front taper portion of glass fibers interconnecting said tip portion and said belly portion, a braided running line portion of glass fibers, and a braided back taper portion of glass fibers interconnecting said belly portion and said running line portion.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
67 words
A fly line usable with a fly rod comprising, in combination, a braided tip portion of glass fibers, a braided belly portion of glass fibers, a braided front taper portion of glass fibers interconnecting said tip portion and said belly portion, a braided running line portion of glass fibers, and a braided back taper portion of glass fibers interconnecting said belly portion and said running line portion.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
A fly line according to claim 7 further comprising a cover of polyvinyl chloride forming a coating of substantially constant thickness over the entire line.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
38 words
A fly line according to claim 7 wherein said belly portion is also fabricated from Dacron fibers and wherein said line has a cover of polyvinyl chloride forming a coating of substantially constant thickness over the entire length.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
95 words
A fly line usable with a fly rod comprising, in combination, a braided tip portion, part of said tip portion being of braided glass fibers and the remainder of said tip portion being of the group consisting of Nylon and Dacron, a braided belly portion of glass fibers, a braided front taper portion of glass fibers interconnecting said tip portion and said belly portion, a braided running line portion of the group consisting of Nylon and Dacron, and a braided back taper portion of glass fibers interconnecting said belly portion and said running line portion.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
95 words
A fly line usable with a fly rod comprising, in combination, a braided tip portion, part of said tip portion being of braided glass fibers and the remainder of said tip portion being of the group consisting of Nylon and Dacron, a braided belly portion of glass fibers, a braided front taper portion of glass fibers interconnecting said tip portion and said belly portion, a braided running line portion of the group consisting of Nylon and Dacron, and a braided back taper portion of glass fibers interconnecting said belly portion and said running line portion.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
82 words
A double-ended fly line usAble with a fly rod comprising, in combination, at one end thereof, a tip portion, a belly portion of glass fibers, a front taper portion interconnecting said tip portion and said belly portion, a running line portion connected to the belly portion, and at the other end of the running line portion, a second belly portion of Nylon fibers connected to a second front taper portion, and a second tip portion connected to the second front taper portion.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
82 words
A double-ended fly line usAble with a fly rod comprising, in combination, at one end thereof, a tip portion, a belly portion of glass fibers, a front taper portion interconnecting said tip portion and said belly portion, a running line portion connected to the belly portion, and at the other end of the running line portion, a second belly portion of Nylon fibers connected to a second front taper portion, and a second tip portion connected to the second front taper portion.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
114 words
A double-ended fly line usable with a fly rod comprising, in combination, at one end thereof, a braided tip portion, a braided belly portion of glass fibers, a braided front taper portion interconnecting the tip portion and the belly portion, a braided running line portion connected to the belly portion, a braided running line portion connected to the belly portion, and at the other end of the running line portion, a second braided belly portion of Nylon fibers connected to a second front taper portion, and a second tip portion connected to the second front taper portion, and a cover of polyvinyl chloride forming a coating of substantially constant thickness over the entire line.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
114 words
A double-ended fly line usable with a fly rod comprising, in combination, at one end thereof, a braided tip portion, a braided belly portion of glass fibers, a braided front taper portion interconnecting the tip portion and the belly portion, a braided running line portion connected to the belly portion, a braided running line portion connected to the belly portion, and at the other end of the running line portion, a second braided belly portion of Nylon fibers connected to a second front taper portion, and a second tip portion connected to the second front taper portion, and a cover of polyvinyl chloride forming a coating of substantially constant thickness over the entire line.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
86 words
A method of making a fly line comprising, in combination, the steps of braiding a tip portion of Nylon fibers, braiding a front taper portion of about one-half Nylon and about one-half glass fibers connected to said tip portion, braiding a belly portion of glass fibers connected to said front taper portion, braiding a back taper portion of about one-half glass and about one-half Nylon fibers connected to said belly portion, and braiding a running line portion of Nylon fibers connected to said back taper portion.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
86 words
A method of making a fly line comprising, in combination, the steps of braiding a tip portion of Nylon fibers, braiding a front taper portion of about one-half Nylon and about one-half glass fibers connected to said tip portion, braiding a belly portion of glass fibers connected to said front taper portion, braiding a back taper portion of about one-half glass and about one-half Nylon fibers connected to said belly portion, and braiding a running line portion of Nylon fibers connected to said back taper portion.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method of making a fly line according to claim 13 further comprising the step of applying a uniform coating of polyvinyl chloride by gravity feed over the entire line.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
87 words
A method of making a fly line comprising, in combination, the steps of braiding a tip portion of glass fibers, braiding a front taper portion of glass fibers connected to said tip portion, braiding a belly portion of glass fibers connected to said front taper portion, braiding a back taper portion of glass fibers connected to said belly portion, and braiding a running line portion of glass fibers connected to said back taper portion, and applying a substantially uniform coating of polyvinyl chloride over the entire line.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
87 words
A method of making a fly line comprising, in combination, the steps of braiding a tip portion of glass fibers, braiding a front taper portion of glass fibers connected to said tip portion, braiding a belly portion of glass fibers connected to said front taper portion, braiding a back taper portion of glass fibers connected to said belly portion, and braiding a running line portion of glass fibers connected to said back taper portion, and applying a substantially uniform coating of polyvinyl chloride over the entire line.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method of making a fly line according to claim 15 wherein said belly portion is also braided with Dacron fibers.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1977-10-14 | 1978-04-15 | 1978-10-15 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1981-10-14 | 1982-04-15 | 1982-10-15 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1985-10-14 | 1986-04-15 | 1986-10-15 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |