Patent · US Expired

Sheet metal fish hook

US6085456A · kind A · utility

24Cited by
9References
8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 14, 1997
Grant dateJul 11, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 14, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01K83/00
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fish hook in the form of a flat, hook-shaped, sheet metal stamping which is flat-stamped from relatively thin, flat sheet-metal stock, said flat stamping having a planar, hook-shaped portion and an elongate shank portion both of which have rectangular cross-sectional configurations. The hook-shaped portion includes a bill portion both of which portions are disposed in the same plane as the shank portion, and the bill portion is integral with the hook-shaped portion and also has a rectangular cross sectional configuration. The said shank portion of the hook has a seamless eye which enables it to be attached to a fish line.

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