Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
462 words
A fishhook and trotline holder and dispenser for a trotline having a plurality of spaced leaders attached thereto, each leader having a fishhook attached to the free end thereof, and each fishhook being of substantially the same size and shape and being composed of a shank portion, an eye at one end of the shank portion for attachment to the leader, a curved portion attached at one end to the other end of said shank portion and a barb on the other end of said curved portion comprising: an elongated casing formed by a narrow elongated and horizontal top wall having a pair of opposite and narrow end edges and a pair of opposite and elongated side edges, a narrow elongated bottom wall disposed below and parallel with said top wall and having a pair of opposite and narrow end edges and a pair of opposite and elongated side edges, the side edges of said top wall being of substantially the same length as the side edges of said bottom wall, the end edges of said top wall being wider than the end edges of said bottom wall, an elongated and vertical side wall connected from one side edge of said top wall to one side edge of said bottom wall, an elongated and vertical lip connected to and extending downwardly from the other side edge of said top wall substantially parallel to and substantially coextensive with said side wall, an elongated and vertical intermediate wall having a length substantially equal to that of said vertical side wall and connected to and extending upwardly from the other side edge of said bottom wall and terminating in an upper side edge spaced below and parallel with said top wall, said intermediate wall being disposed between and parallel with said side wall and said lip, the upper side edge of said intermediate wall having a rounded end adjacent one end of said casing, the vertical distance from the upper side edge of said intermediate wall to said other side edge of said bottom wall being no greater than the distance from the center of the curved portion of the fish hook to the eye portion thereof, whereby said eye portion will be disposed below said other edge of said bottom wall when said curved portion is received on said upper side edge of said intermediate wall, and the horizontal distance between said lip and said intermediate side wall being less than the distance from the center of the curved portion of the fishhook to the shank portion thereof, whereby the fishhook must be inserted and retained in said casing in such manner that the plane of the curved portion is at an acute angle with respect to the plane of said intermediate side wall.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
462 words
A fishhook and trotline holder and dispenser for a trotline having a plurality of spaced leaders attached thereto, each leader having a fishhook attached to the free end thereof, and each fishhook being of substantially the same size and shape and being composed of a shank portion, an eye at one end of the shank portion for attachment to the leader, a curved portion attached at one end to the other end of said shank portion and a barb on the other end of said curved portion comprising: an elongated casing formed by a narrow elongated and horizontal top wall having a pair of opposite and narrow end edges and a pair of opposite and elongated side edges, a narrow elongated bottom wall disposed below and parallel with said top wall and having a pair of opposite and narrow end edges and a pair of opposite and elongated side edges, the side edges of said top wall being of substantially the same length as the side edges of said bottom wall, the end edges of said top wall being wider than the end edges of said bottom wall, an elongated and vertical side wall connected from one side edge of said top wall to one side edge of said bottom wall, an elongated and vertical lip connected to and extending downwardly from the other side edge of said top wall substantially parallel to and substantially coextensive with said side wall, an elongated and vertical intermediate wall having a length substantially equal to that of said vertical side wall and connected to and extending upwardly from the other side edge of said bottom wall and terminating in an upper side edge spaced below and parallel with said top wall, said intermediate wall being disposed between and parallel with said side wall and said lip, the upper side edge of said intermediate wall having a rounded end adjacent one end of said casing, the vertical distance from the upper side edge of said intermediate wall to said other side edge of said bottom wall being no greater than the distance from the center of the curved portion of the fish hook to the eye portion thereof, whereby said eye portion will be disposed below said other edge of said bottom wall when said curved portion is received on said upper side edge of said intermediate wall, and the horizontal distance between said lip and said intermediate side wall being less than the distance from the center of the curved portion of the fishhook to the shank portion thereof, whereby the fishhook must be inserted and retained in said casing in such manner that the plane of the curved portion is at an acute angle with respect to the plane of said intermediate side wall.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The invention of claim 1 wherein said casing is formed from a single metallic sheet which is folded to form said top wall, bottom wall, side wall, lip and intermediate wall.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The invention of claim 1 wherein said casing is provided with an end wall to close the end thereof opposite from said one end of said casing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The invention of claim 3 wherein said casing is formed from a single metallic sheet which is folded to form said top wall, bottom wall, side wall, lip, intermediate wall and end wall.