Abstract: A device for precisely spacing knots in a string that includes: a generally flat, rectangular board; a centered post projecting outwardly of and generally perpendicular to the board and for enabling tying the free end of the string about the post and enabling forming knots in the string upon tightening of same; and, a plurality of selectable measurement points on the board, aligned longitudinally, transversely of the board and extending outwardly from the post in equi-distantly spaced relation and for enabling positioning a predetermined point along the string at one of the selectable measurement points, the spacing between the string predetermined point and a knot formed at the post being determined by the spacing between the post and the selected measurement point. In use, a pre-determined point along the string is placed on the board at one of the selectable measurement points. The free end of the string is tied about the post. The free end of the string is pulled tightly to form a knot at the post.

Abstract: A knot making device for quickly and efficiently tying a knot in a line. The device may be portable and capable of being secured to a stable surface such as a table or railing allowing for a user, such as an angler, to utilize the device while in the field. The device may comprise an extension arm having a loop holding assembly and a standing line holding assembly disposed at opposing ends of the extension arm. Both the loop holding assembly and the standing line holding assembly may further comprise a first and second tensioning member, respectively, for securely retaining the line. The device may further comprise a twist compactor element disposed along the extension arm and between the loop holding assembly and the standing line holding assembly. The twist compactor element may function to compress at least one twist present in the line while forming the knot.

Abstract: A suture-loading system, method and apparatus for loading a suture onto a bone anchor, the system comprising: a bone anchor comprising a suture leg-anchoring structure and a plurality of body holes on the anchor; a suture comprising a standing end portion and a working end portion; a standing end trackway to guide the standing end portion of the suture through the suture leg-anchoring structure; and a working end trackway to guide the working end portion of the suture through the body holes in the anchor.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for tying a necktie in a proper Windsor knot to the appropriate length.

Abstract: A knot tying tool and support form which assists a person in tying a perfectly-formed necktie knot. The Y-shaped tool has two arms and a handle with a slot for insertion of the tail end of a necktie. It is molded from a lightweight plastic material, and it remains within the knot after the knot is tied, without being noticeable or bulky. The tool can be molded with a raised area that pushes out the center of the knot.

Abstract: A device for attaching a fishing line to a fly or hook of the type having a hook end and an eyelet through which a fishing line can be attached, includes a securement assembly for securely holding the hook end of the fly or hook, a guide assembly having a guide for guiding a fishing line through the eyelet of the fly or hook, and an arrangement for providing sliding and angular movement of the guide assembly relative to the securement assembly in order to enable alignment of the eyelet relative to the guide of the guide assembly.

Abstract: A balloon tying device is provided. The balloon tying device includes a cylindrical shaft, a slot extending across a marginal end of the cylindrical shaft with a depth of the slot extending along a longitudinal axis of the shaft by a distance at least equal to a diameter of the shaft, a bevel located on a first side of the cylindrical shaft on opposing sides of the slot and extending from a root of the slot towards the marginal end and the shaft having a tapered end, but only on a side of the shaft opposite the bevel, with the taper starting near the root of the slot and ending with a maximum taper on the marginal end and where the taper divided by the slot.

Abstract: A handheld device is provided for aiding in attaching a fishing line to a fishing hook having an eye. The device includes a holder having a first end and a second end. At least one of the first end and the second end includes an opening through which the hook can be securely coupled. An end of the fishing line is inserted through the eye of the fishing hook to tie a fishing knot. The device can also include a fishing lure extending from at least one of the first end and the second end. The opening can be one of a slit, a groove, a slot, a hole, and a notch.

Abstract: A knot-tying device with a rectangular card body made of rigid, buoyant material, including a retaining means for entraining separate leader lines in crossing diagonal relation, and a swivel disc cut from said card body, adapted to pivot in the card body. The swivel disc contains a bifurcated slot having closed ends extending to a single open end, receiving separate leader lines, for easy manipulation by fishermen with limited dexterity. The device is not costly to manufacture, small and easily stored, with few movable parts and withstands vigorous use. The operator swivels the disc, entrains the tag ends of the leader lines as well as the remaining lines in the card body, and the lines in the swivel disc slots. The operator rotates the swivel disc, forming the knot, then threads the tag ends through the gap in the knot, completing the knot-tying process.

Abstract: This invention provides a device, or product of manufacture, for use as a teaching device for tying knots, or as an aid in tying knots, e.g., as for use by handicapped or disabled individuals. The invention provides device, or product of manufacture, completely automated for tying knots using the device and/or methods of the invention. The invention also provides methods for making and using these devices of the invention.

Abstract: A knot tying tool for tying knots in cords or lines of material including those for attaching the line to an eyelet of an object, includes a base member having first and second ends, a first post extending from the first end of the base member, a second post extending from the second end of the base member, a loop retainer operatively associated with the second post for retaining a portion of one loop of a line forming part of a knot being tied, wherein the line includes a working end and a standing end, a support member operatively associated with the first post, wherein the support member includes a catch positioned spaced apart from the loop retainer for holding a portion of the retained loop of the line, and a rotatably-actuated clamp assembly for receiving and releasably retaining the standing end of the line.

Abstract: A Bimini knot tying assist device having a line twister for twisting together in a pre-designed manner portions of a standing line section and a tag line section of a Bimini knot to form a twist or spiral segment, a movable compression element for axially, proximally, linearly compressing the segment and holding it at a predetermined axial distance from the twister, a slide structure for mounting the twister on an elongated support for allowing limited axial movement therealong of the twister during formation of the knot by an operator wherein the operator applies a forward pulling force on the line sections, and a retraction component connected to the support and to the twister for applying a retraction force to the twister against the forward pulling force applied by an operator to the line sections.

Abstract: Disclosed is a uni-knot tying device. The device includes a stator, a hollow cylindrical rotor which is rotatably mounted on the stator, and a rotating drive operatively coupled to the rotor. The rotor has a proximal end and a distal end, and includes a longitudinal slot extending from the proximal end to the distal end. The device also includes a line locking member facing the proximal end of the rotor, as well as a tackle securing member and a line centering member facing the distal end of the rotor. Fishing line is threaded through the hollow cylindrical rotor and then looped around the same, forming a uni-knot.

Abstract: Fishing hook tying apparatus includes a housing with a shaft mounted therein for rotation about the longitudinal axis. An end of the shaft protrudes from one end of the housing to form a chuck including resilient jaws and a longitudinally movable collar. The chuck is formed to grasp the shank of a fishing hook in a closed-jaws position and to release the fishing hook in an open-jaws position. A lanyard with a free end and an end attached to the shaft has a wound-position and an unwound-position. A spring is attached to the shaft and to the housing so as to produce a winding bias on the shaft when the lanyard is moved from the wound-position to the unwound-position. The winding bias tends to rotate the shaft from the unwound position of the lanyard to the wound position of the lanyard.

Abstract: A suture passer comprises a longitudinally extending hollow cannula having a central passage slidingly receivable of a surgical suture; a manually graspable handle connected to the hollow cannula for manipulation thereof, the handle having an upper surface; first guide means, connected to the upper surface of the handle, proximate a distal end of the handle for releasably, guidingly, holding the surgical suture; second guide means, connected to the upper surface of the handle, proximate to the first guide means, for releasably, guidingly, holding the surgical suture. The suture passer can be provided in a kit, for use in the suturing of internal tissue, along with a cannula bender, various hollow surgical needles and surgical suture material. The suture passer finds particular use in the suturing of internal tissues which are at least partially accessible through a body cavity, e.g. arthroscopic surgery.

Abstract: The present invention is a device for assisting users in tying their shoelaces properly. The device will help users tie bow-type knots by securing the initial crossover knot in place while the complete bow-type knot is being tied. The device can be used by children learning how to tie shoelace knots or by any person who is having difficulty tying shoelaces.

Abstract: A jig for tying Bimini twists has two fishing line sections. The first section, which extends from the second section, has clip attachments near its end for retaining the fishing line to be tied. Similarly, the second section has a clip attachment near its end also, for retaining the fishing line. The second section also has outwardly extending arm members, slotted at their ends and held in position by a spring which creates a compressive force within the second section. An adjustable nut and bolt against which the spring provides the compressive force, is used to adjustably move the arms inward and outward in relation to the second section. While the jig can be constructed as one unitary member with first and second sections, it is contemplated that the sections would be separable and that the first section would extend out of the second section. Additionally, a fishing line extension component is provided for tying Bimini twists for larger loops.

Abstract: An improved necktie knotting device and method. The typical embodiment of the device is comprised of a first member which can be called a collar may have first and second indentations that serve as an anchor for the tie. The second indentation may be opposite the first indentation. Second and third members may be provided which may be arranged in a Y-shape configuration and be comprised of two separate symmetrical parts each having an upper portion called an arm and lower portion called a handle. The second member is connected to the first member. The second member and third member are typically made of a resilient metal wire. The meeting portion of the second and third member is where the tie is knotted. The tie loop is created by running the tie on the first member and the device tie knot point.

Abstract: A suture management system useful in endoscopic surgery, particularly in arthroscopic instability and rotator cuff procedures comprises a plurality of elongated tubes, sometimes referred to herein as suture organizers. The tubes can have a suture loop through them to ensnare matching suture ends of a given suture so that the tube can be slid down over the matching suture ends and into a cannula. The tube with the matched suture ends can be clamped over the suture strands to fixate the tube as another suture is manipulated through the tissue and then in turn has its matching suture ends pulled through another tube for subsequent tie-off. A rack is provided to hold the tubes with loops therein before use.

Abstract: A knot tying apparatus includes a thread holding frame having a longitudinal axis. The thread holding frame includes an engaging arm having a catch end positioning aligned with the longitudinal axis for slidably engaging a tying thread in position; a thread holder having a rounded bottom end axially extended from the longitudinal axis and an arc-shaped holding groove communicating with the rounded bottom end for slidably holding the tying thread to form a loop thereof while the tying thread is capable of being released at the rounded bottom end of the thread holder, and a resilient element provided between the thread holder and the engaging arm such that the engaging arm is capable of bending towards the thread holder to reduce a distance between the catch end and the holding groove for providing a tension force on the loop of the tying thread.

Abstract: A balloon knot tying device that has a base with dual rods provided for stretching the leading end of an inflated balloon around to assist in tying a permanent knot. Each rod having at least two diameters to provide a retaining edge so the balloon will not slide down onto the base during the knot tying operation. The base with dual rods can be attached to different holding devices such as a ring shaped device for inserting at least 1 finger or a handle shaped device for gripping. The knot tying operation consisting of holding the balloon against the side of the device and stretching the leading end around the rods to form a loop. The leading end is then crossed under the loop through a relief area and up between the two rods. The leading end is then pulled off of the rods to form a permanent knot.

Abstract: A method and device for assisting and teaching a child to tie a bow in a shoestring which includes a base member and an extended string attached to the base member with the two sides thereof extending loosely from the base member. A holding member is supporting above the base member and has securing elements thereon spaced from one another and formed to temporarily hold said ends of said string in place thereat to permit said child to manipulate the string and form a bow in the string. Preferably, the string and the securing elements are color coded to assist the child in manipulating the string in a series of steps to form a bow in the string.

Abstract: An implement for manipulating and cutting a knotted suture includes a body member having a handle at one end, and a knot-engageable section at the opposite end for engaging the knotted suture to be cut; and a cutting member carried by the body member and having an end portion formed with a cutting edge for cutting the knotted suture at a predetermined distance from the knot. The cutting member is movable along its longitudinal axis from a normal position to an actuated position for cutting the knotted suture. The knot-engageable section of the body member is formed with an axial bore for receiving the end portion of the cutting member when the cutting member is moved to its actuated position, and with an angled bore intersecting the axial bore at an angle to the longitudinal axis for receiving the knotted suture.

Abstract: A knot tying apparatus includes a thread holding frame having a longitudinal axis. The thread holding frame includes an engaging arm having a catch end positioning aligned with the longitudinal axis for slidably engaging a tying thread in position; a thread holder having a rounded bottom end axially extended from the longitudinal axis and an arc-shaped holding groove communicating with the rounded bottom end for slidably holding the tying thread to form a loop thereof while the tying thread is capable of being released at the rounded bottom end of the thread holder, and a resilient element provided between the thread holder and the engaging arm such that the engaging arm is capable of bending towards the thread holder to reduce a distance between the catch end and the holding groove for providing a tension force on the loop of the tying thread.

Abstract: A device is provided for forming a knot in a fishing line or the like in order to attach a fish hook or other item of fishing tackle thereto or to join the line to another line. The device 131 has support means 132 with three fingers or other suitable nodes 133, 134 and 135 extending therefrom in spaced relationship. The middle or second finger or node 134 is offset from a line joining the first and third fingers or nodes 133,135, each finger or node having means associated therewith which cooperate to allow the tying of a hangman's knot or uni-knot. The first finger or node 133 has means 139 to retain and rotate the free end of the line after it has passed around the other two fingers or nodes so as to be able to twist the free end 164 of the line about both a first primary portion 137 of the line and a second return portion of the line 163 to form the knot.

Abstract: A tool is provided for facilitating the making of a decorative knot. The knot-making tool includes a generally flat main body, and several string engagement cutouts formed on the periphery of the main body. The string is brought into engagement with these cutouts in the prescribed order specified by the indication marks put on the main body.

Abstract: A device is provided for forming a knot in a fishing line or the like in order to attach a fish hook or other item of fishing tackle thereto or to join the line to another line. The device 131 has support means 132 with three fingers or other suitable nodes 133, 134 and 135 extending therefrom in spaced relationship. The middle or second finger or node 134 is offset from a line joining the first and third fingers or nodes 133,135, each finger or node having means associated therewith which cooperate to allow the tying of a hangman's knot or uni-knot. The first finger or node 133 has means 139 to retain and rotate the free end of the line after it has passed around the other two fingers or nodes so as to be able to twist the free end 164 of the line about both a first primary portion 137 of the line and a second return portion of the line 163 to form the knot.

Abstract: Most of the present knot tying devices require the mechanical or manual sliding of the leader or line from some object such as a nail or tube onto a leader or line. This invention does not require such a transfer. The Fisherman's Knot Tier in accordance with the present invention looks and works similar to a retractable ballpoint pen with an alligator clip or modified alligator clip/cutter attached. When a line is placed in the exposed slot in the shaft, and the shaft is retracted into the tip, cone or insert, the line is secured. The jaws of the alligator clip or modified alligator clip/cutter holds the hook or similar article during the knot tying operation. The cutter portion of the clip/cutter is used to trim excess leader or line from the hook or similar article after the knot tying process is complete. The jaws of the alligator clip or modified alligator clip/cutter also doubles as a clip to hold the knot tier in a shirt or vest pocket.

Abstract: An instrument and method for tying two suture ends into a knot. A tubular outer member is provided with a transverse slot for capturing a length of one of the suture ends therein. A slidable inner member has a pair of diametrically opposed, suture engaging fingers for pushing the captured suture from the tubular member and for rotating it to form a loop between the fingers. The other suture end is passed through the loop to create a knot. The instrument is then repositioned and used as a knot pusher so the knot may be tightened and properly positioned. Successive use of the instrument to create successive loops and knots ultimately results in a final knot securing the suture ends.

Abstract: A fishing hook knot tightening device for tying and tightening a knot between a fishing hook and a fishing line. The device has a T-shaped handle, an eyelet attached to the handle, and a blade incorporated into the handle for cutting the fishing line. In use, the fishing line leader end is threaded through the fishing hook eye, and the fishing line is tied into a knot and pulled tight. The barbed portion of the fishing hook is then hooked through the eyelet at the end of the handle vertical piece. The knot is tightened by gripping the T-shaped handle with one hand, holding the fishing line with the other hand, and then pulling the hands in opposite directions. Once the knot is sufficiently tightened, the blade may be used to cut the fishing line as necessary.

Abstract: A fisherman's tool in the form a thin elongated aluminum plate with a first L-shaped guide post, an aperture through the plate, and a second L-shaped guide post on the plate adjacent a mid-line between the aperture and the first L-shaped guide post. Wire leader material is passed between the guide posts and looped through the eye of a fishhook or lure and the tag end portion passed through the aperture in the plate. The tool is then rotated around the mid-line to wrap the tag end portion of the wire around the portion of the wire lying between the aperture and second L-shaped post resulting in a barrel wrap securing the fishhook to the wire leader material.

Abstract: Most of the present knot tying devices require the mechanical or manual sliding of the leader or line from some object such as a nail or tube onto a leader or line. This invention does not require such a transfer. The Fisherman's Knot Tier in accordance with the present invention looks and works similar to a retractable ballpoint pen with an alligator clip or modified alligator clip/cutter attached. When a line is placed in the exposed slot in the shaft, and the shaft is retracted into the tip, cone or insert, the line is secured. The jaws of the alligator clip or modified alligator clip/cutter holds the hook or similar article during the knot tying operation. The cutter portion of the clip/cutter is used to trim excess leader or line from the hook or similar article after the knot tying process is complete. The jaws of the alligator clip or modified alligator clip/cutter also doubles as a clip to hold the knot tier in a shirt or vest pocket.

Abstract: This invention provides an apparatus and method for splicing together two threadlines in a manufacturing process and, more specifically, to a manually assisted apparatus and method resulting in a knot-induced twist entanglement splice that joins a threadline from a standby spool to the running threadline from an active spool.

Abstract: An automatic knot-tying device for tying a discrete knot about a workpiece, such as a bundle of wires, has been developed. The present invention works by pulling a filament, such as the FAA-approved lace, transversely around the workpiece. The preferred embodiment of the device comprises a hand-held housing and a knot-tying mechanism within that housing comprising a plurality of carriage rings, for wrapping the filament around the workpiece, at least one shuttle for moving the filament between the carriage rings and along the workpiece at the appropriate steps, and a plurality of hooks for pulling the filament away from the workpiece at the appropriate steps. The operation is finished by cinching, cutting, and reloading so that the resulting knot is discrete and secure. A method for automatically tying a knot around a workpiece uses the present invention to pull, instead of push, a filament around the workpiece.

Abstract: An aid and method for tying fishing knots. A substantially key-shaped aid has a flat head, a shank having a groove therein, and a notch in the shank. The groove permits the tying of a knot across the shank, and over an object—either a line passed through the groove or a hook positioned under the shank—to which the knot is to be attached.

Abstract: A tool is provided for facilitating the making of a decorative knot. The knot-making tool includes a generally flat main body, and several string engagement cutouts formed on the periphery of the main body. The string is brought into engagement with these cutouts in the prescribed order specified by the indication marks put on the main body.

Abstract: A method and bobbin holder for manufacturing a fishing fly includes a check member for elastically and frictionally engaging the line to provide tension in the line and prevent slackening or loosening of the line when the line is drawn from the bobbin or cut. The bobbin holder is formed from a v-shaped holder having a guide rod extending from the apex of the v-shape and the check member is located between the bobbin and the guide rod. The frictional engagement of the line is a slit formed in an elastic material forming the check member. The slit can be formed by a diametrical cut in a tubular member or be the interface between two layers of the material. A fastener supports the check member between the tube and the bobbin and may also provide a compression to the layers.

Abstract: The present invention is a Hackle Grabber which is a fly tying tool used to assist in the clasping and wrapping of materials, such as hackle feathers, peacock herl, tinsel strips, lead wire, and other materials, on the shanks of hooks used for constructing fishing flies. The design of the tool will allow the materials to be wrapped about the shanks of hooks without imparting a twist in the materials each time a wrap is made. The tool is comprised generally of a set of tubes, a spring restrained projectable metal ball, and a rotating handle, all combined so that the metal ball can be made to clasp feathers or small strings of material against one end of a tube, and the tool can itself rotate and wrap the material around a shank without imparting a twist in the material.

Abstract: A hand-held instrument coagulates suture knots for enhanced security, preferably applying heat to thermoplastic materials. The instrument includes a proximal end adapted for gripping by a user, and a distal tip with a heating element activated by a user control. A knot-retaining feature is provided which allows the tool to function as a knot slider or pusher prior to sealing. The retaining feature may be a fork-shaped element, or may including a surface in communication with a tube, channel or groove, tube, enabling one or more strands of suture material to be dressed away from the tip when heated. The electrical conductors used to activate the heating element at the tip of the tool may be bipolar or unipolar, in which case the body of the patient is utilized as the return electrical path through a grounding pad. The tool may be entirely self-contained and battery operated, and the distal portion of the tool may be provided as a removable insert to existing Bovie instruments.

Abstract: A spring-loaded bobbin for use in tying fly fishing lures has a simple frame carrying a support mechanism having a centered bearing by which an off-the-shelf spool of tying thread is rotatably mounted. The frame carries a thread guide tube that is centered on and extends at rightangles to the spool axis, to receive and deliver the thread. The spool support mechanism includes a coil spring that is tensioned upon the withdrawal of thread from off the spool, so that, on release of the thread by the user, the spool is reverse wound by the tensioned spring, to take up the slack in the thread.

Abstract: An improved tool for the fabrication of dubbing loops which includes a base member and two vertically oriented opposed pedestal members, one pedestal member having a hook rotatably mounted thereon, the opposing pedestal member having a biasly mounted post with a thread engaging friction slot, there being pivotally mounted between the opposing pedestals, a dubbing platform pivotal to a horizontal plane such that the upper surface when horizontal is in the plane of a string which stretches between the rotatable hook and the post, dubbing material being laid over such thread on the dubbing surface, the thread then being returned to the rotatable hook on the first pedestal and secured which is then rotated so as to twist the thread and intertwine the dubbing material forming a dubbing loop.

Abstract: A fish hook holder comprises a cylindrical shape barrel having a plunger inserted therein which is resiliently biased by a spring also residing within the barrel. The holder has a catch positioned near the distal end which can be moved between a retracted and extended position. In the extended position, the plunger is depressed and an object such as the curved portion of a fish hook can be inserted in the gap between the catch and the distal end of the fish hook holder. When the plunger is released, the fish hook is secured between the catch and the distal end of the holder. Because of the cylindrical shape of the barrel, the barrel may be rotated about its longitudinal axis by rolling the barrel between the thumb and finger of a user. Accordingly, the holder not only assists in securing a lure, but also can assist a user in tying a fisherman's knot, or otherwise manipulating the lure for repairs. A sleeve may be placed over the barrel for decoration, or to keep the holder afloat if dropped in water.

Abstract: A tool (10) is provided for creating an indentation, dimple or furrow in the portion of a necktie (20) that flows down and out of the knot (22) formed when the necktie is tied around a human neck. The tool includes a rigid fin (14). An elongate probe (16), projects from one end of the fin. The end of the elongate probe (18) is inserted into the bottom of the untightened knot in the necktie and pushed upward until it protrudes from the top of the knot. The necktie is then folded against the rigid fin and the tool is slid upward and downward alternately as the necktie knot is tightened down. As the necktie knot begins to tighten around the elongate probe, the tool is removed from the knot. At this point a dimple has formed in the portion of the necktie that flows down and out of the knot. The user will grasp this dimple between his forefinger and thumb and cinch down the knot to lock the dimple (32) in place.

Abstract: A knot teaching, tying, and developing system that provides a knot tie contiguity that combines knot tie elements in various embodiments. The knot tie contiguity can further include a knot material differentiation element. The knot tie contiguity can further include a hold down that allows the device to be secured for various knotting applications. A kit may comprise a container in which the knot tie contiguity, knotting material, and instructions are placed.

Abstract: A device and method for tying a knot in the inflation end of an inflated balloon using a generally key hole shaped aperture in a rigid surface having a radius of curvature. The inflation end of the balloon can be wound around the device with the key hole shaped aperture adapted to secure the extreme inflation end of the balloon so that the portion wrapped around the device can be rolled off the device to effect tying of the knot.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for tying knots, and in particular knots used in sport fishing. An apparatus in accordance with the present invention includes a holding member configured to allow a user to hold the apparatus, and a first arm defined by a longitudinal axis. The first arm has a free end and a junction end, and the junction end is attached to the holding member. The apparatus also has a second arm having a free end and a junction end. The junction end of the second arm is also attached to the holding member. The first arm free end and the second arm free end are positioned, or are configured to be positionable, in spaced apart relationship. Preferably, the arms are positioned in a splayed-apart position of between about 15 degrees and 160 degrees. The first arm defines a groove parallel to the longitudinal axis, the groove opening out of the free end of the first arm. The second arm free end defines a hook support configured to support a fishing hook.

Abstract: A knot teaching, tying, and developing system that provides a knot tie contiguity that combines knot tie elements in various embodiments. The knot tie contiguity can further include a knot material differentiation element. The knot tie contiguity can further include a hold down that allows the device to be secured for various knotting applications. A kit may comprise a container in which the knot tie contiguity, knotting material, and instructions are placed.

Abstract: An automatic knot-tying device for tying a discrete knot about a workpiece, such as a bundle of wires, is disclosed herein. The present invention works by pulling a filament transversely around the workpiece. The preferred embodiment of the device comprises a hand-held housing and a knot-tying mechanism within that housing comprising a hollow nozzle for leading the filament toward the workpiece, a wrapping ring for wrapping the filament around the workpiece, and a plurality of pins that extend into and retract out of the path of the filament to form the knot. The operation is finished by cinching and cutting the loose filament so that the resulting knot is discrete and secure. Also disclosed is a method for automatically tying a knot around a workpiece by pulling, instead of pushing a filament around the workpiece.

Abstract: A knot removal device for removing knots. The knot removal device includes a plate. The plate has a facing side, a back side, a top edge, a bottom edge and a pair of side edges. A rod is elongate and has a first end and a second end. The first end is integrally coupled to the top edge such that the rod extends upwardly away from the top edge. The rod has a bend therein. The bend is positioned nearer the second end such that the second end defines a hook portion.

Abstract: A multipurpose fishing tool for tying knots comprises an improvement in a known fishing forceps by adding an annular groove around the nose of the forceps. The grove is of sufficient depth to retain a loop of fishing line, which is twisted as the forceps jaws are moved in a rotary or nutating motion. The forceps jaws are also utilized to hold the fishing line during the knot typing process.