Transmissive fishing swivel

A two-piece fishing swivel comprising an integral swivel body and an integral pin body rotatably coupled to the body, said fishing swivel consisting of a substantially transparent injection molded plastic material, said plastic material comprising injection molded fluorocarbon that has been rapidly cooled to reduce haziness and enhance luminous transmittance upon post-injection molding solidification;

• said swivel body having a distal end, a proximal end and a shaft extending from the distal end to the proximal end, said distal end including an aperture through which a line may be attached and a pulley-shaped terminus abutting said aperture, said pulley-shaped terminus being in the shape of an elliptical hyperboloid, and said swivel body further comprising a collar and a fork attaching the collar to the proximal end of the shaft, said fork comprising a plurality of arms, each arm extending from the proximal end of the shaft to the collar, and said collar comprising a sleeve with a distal collar end, a proximal collar end, and a central passage, said central passage having a circular cross section, extending axially through the sleeve from the distal collar end to the proximal collar end and having a collar inner diameter;
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• said pin body comprising a head defining proximal end of the pin body and having a width that is greater than the collar inner diameter, a shank having a circular cross section and a shank outer diameter that is not greater than the collar inner diameter, an aperture extending through said shank at a distal end of said pin body through which a line may be attached, a pulley-shaped terminus abutting said aperture, said pulley-shaped terminus being in the shape of an elliptical hyperboloid and defining a distal end of the pin body, and the collar surrounding a portion of the shank, and the head of the pin body abutting the proximal collar end, and the pulley-shaped terminus disposed apart from the distal collar end.

A fishing swivel consisting of a swivel body and a pin body,

• said swivel body comprising a first neck having a distal and proximal end, a collar, a means for attaching the collar to the proximal end of the first neck, and a means for attaching a line to the distal end of the first neck;
• said pin body comprising a second neck having a distal and proximal end, a head at the proximal end of the second neck, and a means for attaching a line to the distal end of the second neck;
• said second neck being rotatably engaged by and extending through the collar;
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• said fishing swivel consisting of a substantially transparent, injection molded, and rapidly cooled fluorocarbon plastic having a luminous transmittance greater than 75% and a refractive index less than 1.55, said rapidly cooled fluorocarbon plastic comprising fluorocarbon plastic that has been rapidly cooled with water after injection into an injection mold;
• said collar having a central aperture with a first diameter, and said head having a head diameter greater than the first diameter, and said second neck having a second diameter less than the first diameter;
• said means for attaching the collar to the proximal end of the first neck comprising at least one projection extending from the neck to the collar, and said means for attaching a line to the distal end of the first neck comprising an aperture extending through the distal end of the first neck, and said means for attaching a line to the distal end of the second neck comprising an aperture extending through the second neck.