Fish hook barb removing tool
US5822915A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | May 13, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25B7/18
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fish hook barb removing tool that includes a clipping mechanism having a handle assembly, a return spring assembly, a jaw assembly, upper and lower replaceable triangular cross-section shaped cutting blades, and upper and lower replaceable permanent magnets each having a magnet base with a partial triangular shaped cross-section; the jaw assembly including an upper jaw portion and a lower jaw portion, the upper jaw portion having an upper blade retaining keyway channel and an upper magnet retaining keyway channel formed therein, the lower jaw portion having a lower blade retaining keyway channel, a lower magnet retaining keyway channel, and a hook alignment slot formed therein, the upper blade retaining keyway channel and the lower blade retaining keyway channel each having a portion thereof having partial triangular cross sectional shape that is sized to receive and hold, respectively, a blade base portion of the upper and lower replaceable cutting blades, the upper magnet retaining keyway channel and the lower magnet retaining keyway channel each having a partial triangular cross sectional shape and are each sized to receive and hold, respectively, the magnet base of one of the…
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