Abstract: A diving fishing weight is for receiving a length of fishing line with a first end connected to a fish catching device and a second end connected to a rod and reel assembly. The fishing weight includes a dive-inducing member constructed to dive through water, and dive-stop structure in communication with the dive-inducing member and the fishing line, and being actuable by a force exerted along the fishing line to stop the fishing weight from diving. The dive-inducing member includes a body that has a front region oriented generally toward the fish catching device, a rear region oriented generally toward the rod and reel assembly, opposed sides and an upper surface. The dive-stop structure includes a passage defined by the body that extends through at least a portion of the body, with the passage having a first end proximate the front region of the body and a second end on the upper surface.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a rotary object feeder, which feeds objects from a first location to a second. The object feeder feeds the object from a pick-up location to an off-loading location, by moving an object pick-up member along a trajectory formed by rotating the object pick-up member about a first axis of rotation; rotating this first axis of rotation about a second axis of rotation substantially parallel to the first axis of rotation and spaced therefrom; rotating the second axis of rotation about a third axis of rotation substantially parallel to the second axis of rotation and spaced therefrom. The invention is particularly suited for use in a rotary carton feeder having numerous suction cup pick-up members, used to feed cartons from a pick-up location, through an operating location to a drop-off location. The relative rates of rotation of the pick-up members may be chosen to minimize their tangential velocities at the pick-up, operating or drop-off locations.

Abstract: An in ground termiticide bait tube device for insect detection and control includes a first outer housing tube fixedly implanted into the ground and a second inner tube removably receivable within the outer housing. The inner tube contains bait for detecting and controlling termite activity, and can be inspected or replaced by removing the inner tube from the outer tube. The inner tube is mounted within the outer tube by rotation along a lead thread such that maximum relative rotation assures alignment of openings in the inner and outer tubes. The device further includes a flexible cap to provide tampering resistance when the inner and outer tubes are installed below ground. The cap is designed to cooperate with the outer tube to oppose rotational movement of the cap and inner tube in a direction resulting in the removal of the inner tube from the outer tube when the device is in an operational state.

Abstract: A staggered treble fish hook is disclosed comprising a primary low profile hook having an acute angled barb and preferably a downward offset in its shank. The acute angle and offset in the primary hook lowers the profile (or bite) of the treble fish hook making it more accessible to attacking fish. The primary hook in combination with two staggered leading hooks, secondary and tertiary, forms a composite staggered treble hook.

Abstract: A scent lure for hunting is produced from collected animal urine which is freeze dried so as to yield a powdered urine product. The freeze dried scent lure may be used by hunters with or without rehydration. The freeze dried product is free from preservatives and maintains the natural chemical composition of the urine. Handling of the freeze dried scent lure is greatly simplified, as compared to liquid urine lures. Glands and glandular secretions may be blended with the urine prior to freeze drying. The freeze dried scent lure maintains its freshness and has an indefinite shelf life.

Abstract: A device and a related method for entrapping both flying or crawling insects such as mosquitos, fleas and ants and the like and which is effective in attracting such insects to the device when they become mired in a tacky entrapping composition. The device is constructed so that it can be easily stored when not in use. The device comprises a box-like arrangement having two halves which are hingedly connected to one another and which can be opened to form a pair of trays and expose an insect entrapping composition in each tray. A highly reflective foil surrounds a perimeter of each half or tray and which may be provided with a luminescent paint to attract the insects and a highly reflective peripheral flange surrounding each tray acts as a mirror surrounding the luminescent paint thereby further enhancing the attraction. When contacting the entrapping composition, the insects are thereupon mired in the entrapping composition.

Abstract: A Fish and Crustacean Trap Escape Vent System, consisting of an inexpensive conical-shaped escape vent with minimal water current noise or resistance, which presents a diminishing perspective to fish and crustaceans in the trap, secured to the trap with Coded, Corrosive-Release Fasteners of different diameters, thereby allowing for easy recognition by fishermen and enforcement authorities of which diameter of fastener is in use. Coding means includes offsets, crimps or color-coating imparted to different Fasteners. If the trap is lost or unrecovered for a predetermined time, the Coded Corrosive-Release Fasteners completely disintegrate and allow the Escape Vent to detach from the trap and allow any trapped fish and crustaceans to escape the trap. The unrecovered trap is now theoretically prevented from further fishing. The Escape Vent remains attached to the trap by conventional hog rings, and can be reused if and when the trap is recovered.

Abstract: Fishing lures which include an empty firearm ammunition shell casing and a fishhook attached thereto. Soundwave-propagation is achieved by means of one or more rattle bead or beads freely housed within the interior cylindrical space of the shell casing to thereby attract game fish when the lure is submerged during use. Most preferably, the fishhook is attached rigidly to the rearward rim surface of the shell casing (e.g., in the pocket space in which the primer for the cartridge is seated) and protrudes rearwardly therefrom. A spoon or other decorative lure devices may optionally be attached to the shell casing to provide the fisherman with the desired effect.

Abstract: A paper container according to the present invention includes a tab region half cut for defining a tab region of a shape whose lower part is closed and whose upper part is opened in the substantially central part of one of top folded-in side panels. A stopper is applied to an upper end of the tab region or near the upper end. The tab region is pulled from below after a pair of top folded-in side panels are separated apart, whereby a tab is formed, and the tab is pulled to split the seal between the top ribs and then the top folded-in ribs, and then the seal is opened. The tab region half cut is simply provided, and a stopper is simply provided for prohibiting breakage of the tab. The tab is not raised until the seal is opened, so that the tab does not get in the way of manufacturing the container.

Abstract: A bait holding device is used to comprises a thin piece of wire having a generally central loop or U-shaped bend, with a small length of free ends of the wire being bent again into a V- or U-shape so as to form a hook-like portion at each of the two ends of the wire. The hook-like portions serve to secure the bait in place with respect to the hook, but do so without themselves damaging the bait. The thin wire may be secured by means of a small ferrule which is formed around both shanks of the wire near the central bend. The bait holding device may be attached to the eye of the fishhook, or may be attached about the shank so that it can freely slide along the shank between the eye and the barb of the hook. The wire used for the bait holding device is much thinner than the wire used to make the fishhook.

Abstract: A fishing lure comprising a lure body having a connector for connecting a fishing line to the lure body and at least one hook device including a hook shank with associated attachment device and at least one hook tip shaft with associated barb equipped tip, which hook device is non-releasably secured to the lure body by the attachment device. The hook tip shaft, when the fishing lure is being drawn through water in a stand by state by the fishing line, is arranged to extend away from the direction of drawing the lure and out from the lure body and the barb of each tip is located on the side of the hook shank away from the direction of drawing the lure so that the barb is disposed behind, relative to the direction of drawing the lure, the hook tip shaft.

Abstract: One or more support rods made of a non-magnetic material have magnets mounted thereon, the magnets being placed with their north-south pole axes perpendicular to the longitudinal axes of the rods and with the north-south axes of magnets of adjacent rods normal to each other. The bottom end of the rod or rod assembly is connected through a flexible sleeve, which may be of rubber, to a support. The sleeve acts as a universal joint permitting freedom of movement of the rod and magnet assembly sideways. The rod swings back and forth sideways in response to the wind and other forces thereby creating a variable magnetic field which tends to repel birds, keeping them from flying into the immediate area and/or nesting in such area.

Abstract: An animal decoy mechanism includes a direct current motor which is powered by a direct current battery pack. The motor, in turn, is used to rotate a cam pulley which has at least one projecting member extending to one side of the cam pulley. The projection activates a tail flicking member to simulate the tail flicking action of a live animal.

Abstract: A fishing line comprising a wadding comprising a substantially paralleled multifilament yarn or multifilament yarn twisted so that the twist coefficient K of the formulaK=(T.sqroot. d)/73?T=count of twist (t/in), d=fineness (den)!becomes not more than 0.5, and a multifilament sheath yarn wound around the periphery of the wadding, wherein the filament constituting said sheath yarn forms an angle of not more than 30.degree. with the axis of the fishing line. The fishing line of the present invention is superior in mechanical properties such as strength at break, knot strength and elongation at break, and has a high abrasion resistance. According to the present invention, a resin coating does not fall off easily, and a long fishing line having superior productivity can be provided.

Abstract: A pest control system for integrating into a building structure for providing a strong and reliable defense against pests for building structures which is convenient to utilize. The inventive device includes a plurality of pipes interconnected throughout the walls of the building structure, a plurality of dispensing nozzles connected along the pipes, and a pump connected to the pipes for forcing a chemical throughout the pipes and out the nozzles.

Abstract: A device for manufacturing a multilayered tube formed of paper webs that are provided with transverse perforations at identical distances, wherein sections of the tube are torn off in order to manufacture paper bags, includes at least one perforating knife that is arranged in the machine frame and fastened to a rotating shaft. The perforating knife provides the paper webs with transverse perforations, and the radial distance between the perforating knife and the shaft may be altered so as to adjust the format of the bags. In addition, the device includes transverse gluing cylinders that are arranged in the machine frame, which are provided with transverse gluing bars and which cooperate with devices for applying glue. Also included is a longitudinal gluing roller that applies glue which forms a longitudinal adhesive seam onto the edges of the paper webs which are laterally offset with respect to one another and guided together via guide rollers before the paper webs are folded into a tube.

Abstract: A machine for forming a variety of different sturdy, stackable three-part fiberboard containers having a depth dimension greater than their width dimension, and which are suitable for holding bags filled with liquid. The machine includes a slidable, removable mandrel which cycles between a fiberboard hopper area and a container forming compression area. Each of two side bins provides a fiberboard end panel which comes into contact with independently slidable edge picks on the mandrel. Just before the mandrel cycles forward, the edge picks push the fiberboard end panels forward where they are bent by the action of two folding elements. Meanwhile, a fiberboard body matt is brought into position in front of the retracted mandrel from an overhead feed unit. Adhesive material is sprayed onto selected parts of the body matt as it is placed into position in front of the mandrel.

Abstract: A machine for producing tubes by winding into a spiral two or more overlapping and staggered strips of a ribbon-shaped material on a spindle, having a winding unit which winds into a spiral two or more overlapping and staggered strips of a ribbon-shaped material on the spindle and causes the tube formed from the material to advance continuously, and a cutting unit fitted with rotating tube cutters and provided with a reciprocating motion along the direction of advance of the tube to cut the tube into sections of predetermined length during the advance of the tube. The cutting unit is associated with members for driving the rotating cutters, which impart to the rotating cutters a rotary motion derived from the reciprocating motion of the cutting unit.

Abstract: A repeller includes a tube receiving a covering device connected to a frame via a connector. A handle is pivotally connected to a top of the covering device. The frame contains a repelling device and batteries. The connector is configured to have a hole defined in a surface thereof, a shoulder formed in parallel with the surface and an extension vertically extended downward from the shoulder, such that the connector is able to be connected with the covering device through the hole and mounted to the frame via the extension. Accordingly, a user is able to raise the batteries upward by just simply lifting the handle.

Abstract: The present invention realizes effective recoil reduction and idling strike prevention with a minimum constitution. In a tool holder (6), a thermal-resistant O-ring (22) is arranged between two steel washers (21,23) near the joint to the barrel (5). The O-ring (22) has a cross-sectional diameter of approximately 7 mm. The inner diameter of the O-ring (22) is made slightly greater than the diameter of a cylindrical portion (19b) formed at the rear of an intermediate element (19) and slightly smaller than the diameter of a flange (19a) formed at the rear of the cylindrical portion (19b). Likewise, the inner diameter is made slightly greater than the diameter of a recess (18b) of a striking member (18) formed in front thereof and slightly smaller than the diameter of a flange (18a) formed in front of the recess (18b).