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US 10,299,468 B2Granted
Fishing-hook-retention system and method
AssigneeTacky Fishing, LLC
InventorsEric E. Aston, Kenneth I. Aston, Timothy G. Jenkins
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Abstract
A method for forming a system for securing items such as fishing hooks is disclosed. The method may include molding an elastomeric material to include a slit therein. Once formed, the elastomeric material may be compressed across the slit in order to reduce the width of the slit. While held in a compressed state, an item such as a fishing hook may be inserted into the slit. The compression may enable the slit to securely grip the item.
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A method comprising:
- obtaining a monolithic piece of elastomeric material, the monolithic piece comprising
- a slit formed therein,
- a first aperture formed therein on one side of the slit, and
- a second aperture formed therein on an opposite side of the slit such that a first distance separates the first aperture from the second aperture;
- obtaining a substrate comprising a first extension and a second extension, wherein a second distance that is less than the first distance separates the first extension from the second extension;
- and
- reducing a width of the slit by applying the monolithic piece to the substrate such that the first and second extensions respectively engage the first and second apertures.
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A method comprising:
- molding raw material in a mold to form a monolithic piece of elastomeric material, the molding forming within the monolithic piece a slit, a first aperture on one side of the slit, and a second aperture on an opposite side of the slit such that a first distance separates the first aperture from the second aperture;
- obtaining a substrate comprising a first extension and a second extension, wherein a second distance that is less than the first distance separates the first extension from the second extension;
- and
- reducing a width of the slit by applying the monolithic piece to the substrate such that the first and second extensions respectively engage the first and second apertures.
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A method comprising:
- molding raw material in a mold to form a monolithic piece of elastomeric material;
- the molding comprising forming within the monolithic piece a slit having
- a length extending in a first direction,
- a width extending in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and
- a depth extending in a third direction orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction;
- the molding further comprising forming within the monolithic piece a first aperture on one side of the slit and a second aperture on an opposite side of the slit such that a first distance separates the first aperture from the second aperture;
- obtaining a substrate comprising a first extension shaped to fit within the first aperture and a second extension shaped to fit within the second aperture, wherein a second distance that is less than the first distance separates the first extension from the second extension;
- and
- reducing, after the molding, the width of the slit in the second direction by applying the monolithic piece to the substrate such that the first and second extensions respectively engage the first and second apertures.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.