US4375284A — Fly tiers' vise

Claim 1

Independent Claim 160 words

A fly tier's vise comprising a support, a pair of bars, means mounting the bars on the support in side by side relation, the means mounting the bars including a housing, a slot in the housing, said bars being located and held together in contacting relation at corresponding ends in the housing, the opposite ends of the bars extending out of the slot and the housing, at least one of said bars having a concave surface facing the other bar, said bars being normally in contact at said opposite ends, the latter ends of the bars having hook clamping portions facing each other, said clamping portions gradually diverging inwardly of the bars from the extreme ends of the bars, and means to temporarily separate the hook clamping portions of the bars to accept the bend of a conventional fish hook, said bars being of a resilient material to inherently hold the fish hook when said temporarily separating means is inoperative.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 160 words

A fly tier's vise comprising a support, a pair of bars, means mounting the bars on the support in side by side relation, the means mounting the bars including a housing, a slot in the housing, said bars being located and held together in contacting relation at corresponding ends in the housing, the opposite ends of the bars extending out of the slot and the housing, at least one of said bars having a concave surface facing the other bar, said bars being normally in contact at said opposite ends, the latter ends of the bars having hook clamping portions facing each other, said clamping portions gradually diverging inwardly of the bars from the extreme ends of the bars, and means to temporarily separate the hook clamping portions of the bars to accept the bend of a conventional fish hook, said bars being of a resilient material to inherently hold the fish hook when said temporarily separating means is inoperative.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 12 words

The vise of claim 1 wherein both bars have facing concave surfaces.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 28 words

The vise of claim 1 wherein the means to temporarily separate the hook clamping portions is a cam having a rotative motion and a handle to operate it.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 22 words

The vise of claim 3 including a cam socket for the cam on one bar, said cam impinging on the other bar.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 28 words

The vise of claim 4 wherein the cam normally holds the extreme ends of the hook clamping portion very slightly apart, the bars exerting pressure on the cam.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 50 words

The vise of claim 4 wherein the handle for the cam extends generally radially from the cam at an angle to the bars, the handle being swung toward the bars to rotate the cam in a direction to spread the hook clamping portions of the bars to accept a hook.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 37 words

The vise of claim 1 including aligned bores in the hook clamping area of the bars, a pin fast to a bar and in one bore and extending toward and into the bore in the other bar.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 21 words

The vise of claim 1 wherein the bore diverge from the extreme ends thereof toward the central area of the bars.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 158 words

A fly tier's vise comprising a support, a pair of bars, means mounting the bars on the support in side by side relation, at least one of said bars having a concave surface facing the other bar, said bars being substantially in contact at their ends, corresponding ends of the bars having hook clamping portions facing each other, said clamping portions gradually diverging inwardly of the bars from the extreme ends of the bars, and means to temporarily separate the hook clamping portions of the bars to accept the bend of a conventional fish hook, said bars being of a resilient material to inherently hold the fish hook when said means is inoperative, an arc shaped groove in at least one of the hook clamping portions, and a cross pin in the bars, the groove being concave facing the extreme ends of the hook clamping portions, and the pin being tangent to the groove at its convex side.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 158 words

A fly tier's vise comprising a support, a pair of bars, means mounting the bars on the support in side by side relation, at least one of said bars having a concave surface facing the other bar, said bars being substantially in contact at their ends, corresponding ends of the bars having hook clamping portions facing each other, said clamping portions gradually diverging inwardly of the bars from the extreme ends of the bars, and means to temporarily separate the hook clamping portions of the bars to accept the bend of a conventional fish hook, said bars being of a resilient material to inherently hold the fish hook when said means is inoperative, an arc shaped groove in at least one of the hook clamping portions, and a cross pin in the bars, the groove being concave facing the extreme ends of the hook clamping portions, and the pin being tangent to the groove at its convex side.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1986-02-28	1986-08-30	1987-03-01	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1990-02-28	1990-08-30	1991-03-01	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1994-02-28	1994-08-30	1995-03-01	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Fly tiers' vise

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