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US 2012/0291333 A1Published application
Fish hook with multiple convex facets
AssigneeWright & McGill Co.
InventorJoseph E. Bartell
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Abstract
A fish hook with multiple convex facets is provided. Each facet may have a length that is some multiple of the diameter of the hook body. In addition, each convex facet has a radius of curvature that is some multiple of the diameter of the wire. Each facet may alternatively be formed from first and second convex surfaces, having first and second curvatures.
Claims20
A fish hook, comprising:
- a body;
- a point having a plurality of facets formed at a first end of the body, wherein each of the facets includes a convex surface.
A method for producing a fish hook comprising:
- grinding multiple convex facets at an end of a wire.
A fish hook, comprising:
- a wire body, wherein the wire has a diameter;
- a three faceted point at a first end of the wire, wherein each facet of the point is convex and has a radius of 4.5 times the diameter of wire, and wherein each facet has a length that is 30 times the diameter of the wire;
- an eye at a second end of the wire;
- a bend between the eye and the point;
- a barb between the bend and the point.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.