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US 2006/0218847 A1Published application
Protective fishing hook eye cover
OwnerHirofusa Otsuboinventor
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Abstract
Another embodiment of the present invention describes a fishing hook having an eye for attaching a fishing line to, wherein the hook eye is configured with a cover, covering at least a portion of the eye, which cover is operable to protect a fishing line that is knotted thereupon from making direct contact with the surface of the hook eye. The cover can be a sleeve or a coating, and made of a compliant material such as plastic or rubber.
Claims16
A protective fishing hook eye cover comprising:
- a. means for protectively covering at least a portion of a fishing hook eye to protect a fishing line from being cut by the eye of a hook;
- and
- b. means for joining said hook eye covering means to a hook eye.
A fishing hook with a protective eye cover comprising:
- a. a fishing hook, the hook having an eye for attaching a fishing line to;
- and
- b. a cover covering at least a portion of the eye, which cover is operable to protect a fishing line that is knotted thereupon from making direct contact with the surface of the hook eye.
A protective fishing hook eye cover comprising:
- a sleeve configured to cover at least a portion of the eye of a fishing hook, which cover is operable to protect a fishing line that is knotted thereupon from making direct contact with the surface of the hook eye.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.