US 5,716,020 AGranted

Electric rotary tying device system

OwnerJames H. Shultsinventor

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Abstract

An electric rotary tying device system used for tying fishing flies that provides an in-line rotational drive system contained in a rotatably, elevationally and angularly adjustable main housing. Fully adjustable gripping means are non-destructive and are used to tie regular fishing flies while a modified gripping means allows the tying of tube flies. A fully reversible, bi-directional, variable speed, low voltage drive means and rotatable in-line drive system is controlled by a variable speed foot switch to provide variable rotation to the gripping means. The foot operated control switch frees both hands when tying a fishing fly thereby providing greater control over the precise positioning and tensional wrapping of fly tying material. A plurality of accessory bores and a movable mounting member provide attachment points for various accessories.

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Dependent claims

An electric rotary tying device system for tying fishing flies, the electric rotary tying device system removably and rotatably engaging a fish hook, the electric rotary tying device system allowing fly tying materials to be rotatably wound around portions of the fish hook, comprising:

a. an elongated base having a side, an opposite side, an end, an opposite end and a surface;
b. an upstanding rod receptacle fixedly attached to the elongated base near the end of the elongated base, the upstanding rod receptacle having an upper portion, the upper portion having at least one rod engaging means radially disposed therein;
c. an elongated upstanding rod movably and rotatably disposed in the upstanding rod receptacle and removably engaged by the at least one rod engaging means, the elongated upstanding rod having an end;
d. a main housing attached to the end of the elongated upstanding rod, the main housing having an end and an opposite end, the main housing encompassing a drive system having a threaded chuck centrally and rotatably disposed through the opposite end of the main housing;
e. gripping means removably and rotatably engaged by the threaded chuck, the gripping means being rotated by the drive system and also being capable of removably gripping a fish hook;
and
f. a power cord disposed through the end of the main housing, the power cord being electrically connected to the drive system and to a power source, the power cord providing electrical power to the drive system to rotate the threaded chuck.

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a. an elongated base having a side, an opposite side, an end, an opposite end and a surface;
b. an upstanding rod receptacle medially and fixedly attached to the elongated base near the end of the elongated base, the upstanding rod receptacle having an upper portion, the upper portion having at least one rod engaging means radially disposed therein;
c. an elongated upstanding rod having an end and being movably and rotatably disposed in the upstanding rod receptacle, the elongated upstanding rod being rotatably and elevationally adjustable within the upstanding rod receptacle and removably engaged by the at least one rod engaging means radially disposed in the upstanding rod receptacle;
d. a main housing attached to the end of the elongated upstanding rod, the main housing having an end, an opposite end and an inner surface, wherein retaining means are fixedly attached to the inner surface of the main housing and flush with the opposite end of the main housing, the main housing encompassing a drive system having a threaded chuck centrally and rotatably disposed through the retaining means;
e. gripping means removably and rotatably engaged by the threaded chuck, the gripping means having a body portion and a tip portion and being rotated by the drive system, wherein curved recesses are formed in the tip portion, the tip portion removably gripping a fish hook;
and
f. a power cord disposed through the end of the main housing, the power cord being electrically connected the drive system and to a power source, the power cord providing electrical power to the drive system to rotate the threaded chuck, wherein converter means is interposed between the power source and the drive system, drive control means is interposed between the converter means and the drive system, and switching means is interposed between the drive control means and the drive system.

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a. an elongated base having a side, an opposite side, an end, an opposite end and a surface, the elongated base also having a plurality of holes disposed therein, the plurality of holes allowing the elongated base to be attached to a substrate;
b. an upstanding rod receptacle medially and fixedly attached to the elongated base near the end of the elongated base, the upstanding rod receptacle having an upper portion, the upper portion having at least one rod engaging means radially disposed therein;
c. an elongated upstanding rod having an end and being movably and rotatably disposed in the upstanding rod receptacle, the elongated upstanding rod being rotatably and elevationally adjustable within the upstanding rod receptacle, wherein the elongated upstanding rod is removably engaged by the at least one rod engaging means radially disposed in the upstanding rod receptacle after rotational and elevational adjustments are made;
d. a main housing attached to the end of the elongated upstanding rod, the main housing having an end, an opposite end, a hollow inner area and an inner surface, wherein retaining means are fixedly attached to the inner surface of the main housing and flush with the opposite end of the main housing and an end plate is attached to the end of the main housing;
e. drive means having an end and being longitudinally positioned within the hollow inner area of the main housing, the drive means having a rotatable drive shaft protruding from the end, the rotatable drive shaft and the end oriented toward the opposite end of the main housing;
f. a threaded chuck having a portion fixedly attached to the rotatable drive shaft of the drive means, the threaded chuck also having an extended shaft portion longitudinally formed from the portion and away from the attachment of the portion to the rotatable drive shaft, the extended shaft portion of the threaded chuck being centrally and rotatably disposed through the retaining means;
g. bearing means centrally fixedly attached to the retaining means, the bearing means encompassing the extended shaft portion of the threaded chuck, the threaded chuck being rotatable within the bearing means;
h. a threaded bore centrally and longitudinally disposed in the extended shaft portion of the threaded chuck;
i. gripping means having a flange portion, the flange portion having threaded anchor means centrally and longitudinally formed on a back side of the flange portion and away from the back side, the threaded anchor means being removably engaged by the threaded bore of the threaded chuck, the gripping means removably gripping a fish hook;
j. tension means interposed between the gripping means and the threaded chuck, the tension means exerting force on the gripping means and the threaded chuck to removably secure the gripping means to the threaded chuck;
k. a power cord electrically connected to a power source, the power cord disposed through the end plate of the main housing and providing electrical power to the drive means to rotate the threaded chuck, the power cord electrically connected to switching means within the hollow inner area of the main housing, the switching means connected to the drive means, the switching means switching the rotational direction of the drive means;
l. converter means electrically connected to the power cord between the power source and the switching means, the converter means converting residential voltage;
and
m. drive control means electrically connected to the power cord between the converter means and the switching means, the drive control means variably controlling rotational speed of the drive means, the drive means rotating the gripping means.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.