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US 12,207,636 B2Granted
Line management tool
AssigneeFiskars Brands, Inc.
InventorsHal Hardinge, Keith Langenwalter, Charlie Hartzell, Seth Jaramus
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Abstract
A fishing tool includes a main body and a cutting assembly coupled to the main body. The cutting assembly includes a top jaw, a bottom jaw rotatable relative to the top jaw, and a scissor assembly including a top blade and a bottom blade rotatable relative to the top blade. The top blade and the bottom blade are removably coupled to the top jaw and the bottom jaw.
Claims18
A fishing tool comprising:
- a main body;
- and
- a cutting assembly coupled to the main body, comprising:
- a top jaw;
- a bottom jaw rotatable relative to the top jaw;
- and
- a scissor assembly, comprising:
- a top blade;
- and
- a bottom blade rotatable relative to the top blade;
- wherein the top blade and the bottom blade are removably coupled to the top jaw and the bottom jaw, and
- wherein the bottom jaw includes a bottom opening formed through the bottom jaw and a bottom slot extending away from the bottom opening;
- wherein the top jaw includes a top opening formed through the top jaw and a top slot extending away from the top opening, wherein the top jaw is movable relative to the bottom jaw between an open clamping position and a closed clamping position configured to hold a fish hook in place between the top jaw and the bottom jaw,
- wherein, in the closed clamping position, the top opening is aligned with the bottom opening to allow a fishing line to be threaded through an eyelet of the fish hook held between a top clamping surface and a bottom clamping surface;
- and
- wherein the top slot is aligned with the bottom slot so that the fishing line threaded through the eyelet of the fish hook is removable through the top slot and the bottom slot.
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A fishing tool comprising:
- a main body;
- and
- a clamping assembly coupled to the main body, comprising:
- a bottom jaw including a bottom opening formed through the bottom jaw and a bottom slot extending away from the bottom opening;
- and
- a top jaw including a top opening formed through the top jaw and a top slot extending away from the top opening, wherein the top jaw is rotatably coupled to the bottom jaw and movable relative to the bottom jaw between an open clamping position and a closed clamping position configured to hold a fish hook in place between the top jaw and the bottom jaw,
- wherein, in the closed clamping position, the top opening is aligned with the bottom opening to allow a fishing line to be threaded through an eyelet of the fish hook held between a top clamping surface and a bottom clamping surface;
- and
- wherein the top slot is aligned with the bottom slot so that the fishing line threaded through the eyelet of the fish hook is removable through the top slot and the bottom slot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.