Fishing apparatus and quick connectors therefor

Claim 2

Fishing apparatus comprising a special connector, said special connector including an oval horizontal eye member having a pair of long sides and a pair of short sides, a pair of upstanding side members joined to said pair of short sides of said oval horizontal eye member and having their ends joined together, an extension of one of said upstanding side members continuing beyond the opposite side of one of said oval eye side members, a bend in said extension, a central shaft connected to said bend having an end and passing back centrally through said oval eye member, and first and second fishing implements connected to said joined ends of said upstanding side members and to said shaft and disposed in said bend.

Claim 3

Fishing apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein said first fishing implement includes a fishhook connected to said joined ends of said upstanding side members, and said second fishing implement includes an elongated eye member engaged with said central shaft and said bend.

Claim 4

Fishing apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein said first fishing implement is a fishing lure connected to said joined ends of said upstanding side members, and said second fishing implement is a fishhook having an elongated eye member engaged with said central shaft and said bend.

Claim 5

Fishing apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein said extension of one of said upstanding side members and said one of said oval eye side members are joined with a brazing material.

Claim 6

Fishing apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein said first fishing implement is a fishing spoon having an elongated eye engaged with said central shaft and said bend, and wherein said second fishing implement includes a second connector having a central shank, an eye on said central shank connected to said joined ends of said upstanding side members and a head on the other end of said central shank, a pair of eye members encircling said central shank, a left loop member and a right loop member each joined to one of said pair of eye members encircling said central shank, and a crimped member joining said loop members to receive a fishing line loop.

Claim 7

Fishing apparatus comprising a special connector, said special connector including an oval horizontal eye member having a pair of long sides and a pair of short sides, a pair of upstanding side members joined to said pair of short sides of said oval horizontal eye member and having their ends joined together, an extension of one of said upstanding side members continuing beyond the opposite side of one of said oval eye side members, a bend in said extension, a central shaft connected to said bend having an end and passing back centrally through said oval eye member, a shank member joined to said pair of upstanding side members, a head on said shank member, a pair of eye members encircling said shank member retained thereon by said head, a left loop member connected to one of said eye members, a right loop member connected to the other of said eye members, a crimped portion joining said loop members, and a fishing implement connected to said special connector.

Claim 8

Fishing apparatus comprising a special connector, said special connector including an oval horizontal eye member having a pair of long sides and a pair of short sides, a pair of upstanding side members joined to said pair of short sides of said oval horizontal eye member and having their ends joined together, an extension of one of said upstanding side members continuing beyond the opposite side of one of said oval eye side members, a bend in said extension, a central shaft connected to said bend having an end and passing back centrally through said oval eye member, a shank member joined to said pair of upstanding side members, a head on said shank member, a pair of eye members encircling said shank member retained thereon by said head, a left loop member connected to one of said eye members, a right loop member connected to the other of said eye members, a crimped portion joining said loop members, and a fishing implement connected to said special connector.

Claim 9

Fishing apparatus according to claim 6 wherein said fishing implement includes a fishhook having an elongated eye member.

Claim 10

Fishing apparatus according to claim 6 wherein said fishing implement includes a stiff leader having an elongated eye member.

Claim 11

Fishing apparatus according to claim 6 wherein said special connector includes a brazing material joining said extension of one of said upstanding side members to said one short side of said oval horizontal eye member.

Claim 12

Fishing apparatus comprising a fishing lure, a special connector at each end of said lure, each special connector including an oval horizontal eye member having a pair of long sides and a pair of short sides, a pair of upstanding side members joined to said pair of short sides of said oval horizontal eye member and to said lure, an extension of one of said upstanding side members continuing beyond the opposite side of one of said oval eye side members, a bend in said extension, a central shaft connected to said bend having an end and passing back centrally through said oval eye member, and first and second fishing implements connected to said upstanding side members and to said shafts and disposed in said bends.

Claim 13

Fishing apparatus comprising a fishing lure, a special connector at each end of said lure, each special connector including an oval horizontal eye member having a pair of long sides and a pair of short sides, a pair of upstanding side members joined to said pair of short sides of said oval horizontal eye member and to said lure, an extension of one of said upstanding side members continuing beyond the opposite side of one of said oval eye side members, a bend in said extension, a central shaft connected to said bend having an end and passing back centrally through said oval eye member, and first and second fishing implements connected to said upstanding side members and to said shafts and disposed in said bends.

Claim 14

Fishing apparatus according to claim 10 wherein said first fishing implement is a fishhook having an elongated eye.

Claim 15

Fishing apparatus according to claim 10 wherein said second fishing implement is a stiff leader having an elongated eye.

Claim 16

Fishing apparatus according to claim 12 wherein said stiff leader includes a head on the distal end thereof, a pair of eye members retained on said stiff leader by said head, a left loop member connected to one of said eye members, a right loop member connected to the other of said eye members, and a crimped portion connecting said eye members.

Claim 17

Fishing apparatus comprising a special connector, said special connector including an oval horizontal eye member having a pair of long sides and a pair of short sides, a pair of upstanding side members joined to said pair of short sides of said oval horizontal eye member, an extension of one of said upstanding side members continuing beyond the opposite side of one of said oval eye side members, a bend in said extension, a central shaft connEcted to said bend having an end and passing back centrally through said oval eye member, and a fishing implement connected to the distal ends of said pair of upstanding side members.

Claim 18

Fishing apparatus comprising a special connector, said special connector including an oval horizontal eye member having a pair of long sides and a pair of short sides, a pair of upstanding side members joined to said pair of short sides of said oval horizontal eye member, an extension of one of said upstanding side members continuing beyond the opposite side of one of said oval eye side members, a bend in said extension, a central shaft connEcted to said bend having an end and passing back centrally through said oval eye member, and a fishing implement connected to the distal ends of said pair of upstanding side members.

Claim 19

Fishing apparatus according to claim 14 wherein said fishing implement is a fishing sinker.

Claim 20

Fishing apparatus according to claim 14 wherein said fishing implement is a fishing float.

Claim 21

Fishing apparatus according to claim 14 wherein a small gap is provided between the end of one of said oval horizontal eye member long sides and one of the upstanding side members opposite the said extension.

Claim 22

Fishing apparatus according to claim 17 wherein said gap is filled with a brazing material and wherein said extension is joined to one of said oval horizontal eye side members with a brazing material.