Abstract: A fishing rod (10) that includes a handle (14) to which a shaft (12) and reel (16) are attached. The shaft is formed with a bore (28). An open-mouthed flute (20) is attached to the end of the shaft distal from the handle. A fishing line (18) wound onto the reel extends through the shaft and the flute. A number of hooks (24) are attached to the fishing line (18) by a number of individual, relatively short, gangion lines (26). A weight (22) is attached to the free end of the fishing line (18). the flute and the shaft are dimensioned so that the fishing line and hooks can readily pass into the bore of the shaft. The flute is further dimensioned so that, as fishing line is wound onto the reel, the weight will abut the inside surface of the flute that defines the mouth. Thus, when the rod assembly (10) is not used, the hooks remain housed inside the shaft. This prevents the hooks from becoming caught on adjacent articles in the environment or becoming tangled among themselves.

Abstract: It is known to form a composite laminar metal structure, wherein two or more overlapping metal plates (11, 12, 21, 22, 23, 31, 32) are metallurgically bonded at their interfaces, impelling the plates (11, 12, 21, 22, 23, 31, 32) together by means of detonating an explosive charge (19), bonding of the plates (11, 12, 21, 22, 23, 31, 32) at selected areas (13) being prevented by covering the plates (11, 12, 21, 22, 23, 31, 32) at the selected ares (13) with a stopping-off material. The present invention improves this by providing metal sheet (14, 24, 34) which is placed in intimate contact with the stopping-off material, the metal sheet (14, 24, 34) being capable of metallurgically bonding to an adjacent metal plate (12, 21, 23, 32) at each selected area (13).

Abstract: A wind-powered mole control device, including a propeller driven shaft on which a clapper is eccentrically loosely mounted. A metal rod extends adjacent the clapper and shaft, and is in communication with the ground. As the shaft is turned by the wind, the clapper strikes the rod end, and rides over the rod end. The striking of the rod and the clapper creates a metallic noise which is repeated as the shaft is turned in the wind, and tends to repel moles.

Abstract: An apparatus for collecting and killing insects which includes a heat source for attracting the insects to a housing, electric conductor means, for connection to a power source, to stun or kill the insects, means for collecting the insects after they are stunned or killed, and means for vacuuming the insects into a collection vessel so that they can be transported away from the apparatus and disposed. The collection vessel may be filled with oil to assure suffocation of the insects. The subject invention also can be employed in combination with conventional appliances having a heat producing element so that insect infestations attracted to the appliance can be easily disposed of by employment of the subject invention.

Abstract: A pesticide device holder for railroad cars has a frame resting in a hatch coaming. The frame has a gas-permeable underside support sheet and an impervious upper membrane. Pesticide devices, such as fumigant packages, rest between the support sheet and membrane. A separator is provided to prevent contact between the fumigant packages.

Abstract: A fishing line holding spool is designed to be mounted in a fishing rod holder on a boat and retains a length of fishing line between a fishing rod and a line release clip positioned below the spool. When a fish strikes the bait, the line is released from the clip and the additional fishing line automatically comes off the spool so as to allow the fish to eat the bait before the line becomes taunt. The device is designed to prevent the premature setting of a fish hook before a fish has adequately swallowed the bait. An audible signal may also be utilized to indicate that a fish has struck the line. In a modified embodiment of the invention, the line holding spool is mounted in a stationary manner to a support pole and a lever-adjusted clamping device is utilized to position the spool in any desired angular relationship relative to the support pole.

Abstract: A fishing implement has a generally elongated, substantially cylindrical body with at least one substantially axial slot and at least one or a series of interconnecting substantially radial slots extending along its length. The slots generally alternate from axial to radial along the length of the body, with each slot extending approximately to the longitudinal axis of the body. The alternating axial and radial slots form a circuitous passageway for readily threading a fishing implement to a fishing line in a fixed position and easily removing it thereafter, while the terminus wall of the axial slot or slots form a central straight passageway through the implement so that the fishing sinker is also capable of free sliding movement along the fishing line.

Abstract: A container for granular insecticide having a central chamber with a narrow rectangular cross sectional area. A multiplicity of rectangular slots are formed in rows and columns in the chamber to provide access to the insecticide and also enhance its attractantcy properties. The slots are dimensioned to contain the granular material while permitting access thereto by the feeding parts of the insects.

Abstract: A double barbed fishhook adapted for use in conjunction with a soft plastic worm, the fishhook comprising a shaft curving around to form a hook point and primary barb at one end, and having a fishline securing location adjacent the other end. A secondary shaft of short length is located adjacent the fishline securing location, with a secondary barb being located adjacent the end of the secondary shaft. The secondary shaft points generally in the direction of the hook point, but is spaced at least one inch therefrom. The hook point and primary barb are designed to be inserted into an upper middle portion of the plastic worm, and the secondary shaft and barb are designed to receive the head end of the plastic worm, such that the upper portion of the worm extends between the pair of barbs, rather than being forced along the shaft portion of the fishhook.

Abstract: Liquid crystal display devices having very small cell thicknesses are obtained by means of underetching techniques. Via etching holes (17, 29, 31) an auxiliary layer (27) between a supporting plate (2) and a cover plate (14) is removed. Dependent on the technique used spacers (18) are formed at the area of the etching holes or in between the etching holes. The device obtained has a uniform thickness over large surface areas.

Abstract: A lamp air exhausting apparatus is disclosed, which comprises a compression head, a holding assembly, and a securing member. The holding assembly comprises a holder, a flexible tube, a push rod, an eccentric cam and a spring. According to the present invention, a separate exhausting tube is not required, and an electrode can be accurately placed at the center of the lamp.

Abstract: A balance device arranged to reduce false movement of bait to a fishing line for indication of a fish strike includes a flexible cover wrap configured in a mandrel configuration surrounding a fishing rod of a fishing rod assembly. The cover wrap includes a cover wrap axis intersecting a center of gravity of the fishing rod assembly, with a cover wrap support having a cover wrap support axis orthogonally oriented relative to the cover wrap axis for positioning upon a support surface to provide for balancing of the organization for indication of fish strike. The cover wrap support may be configured of a tubular configuration having a securement strap directed therethrough for securement about an underlying support surface.

Abstract: A fishing lure has a battery powered oscillator circuit positioned within a water resistant container to power a coil and in turn a noise making plunger. The noise making plunger may also have an arm or a boot attached in order to generate motion within the water to act as a fish-luring motion. The water-resistant container is affixed to the shaft of a hooking structure or positioned in the vicinity of another lure or bait.

Abstract: With reference to FIG. 4 , a metal delivery nozzle (19) for delivering molten metal to a nip between a pair of strip casting rollers comprises an upwardly opening inlet trough (61) to receive a series of free falling vertical stream (65) of molten metal and a metal flow passage (62) extending downwardly from the bottom of the inlet trough (61) to a metal flow outlet slot (69). Trough (61) has a side wall surface (64) which slopes downwardly and across the trough to the upper end of the metal flow passage (62). The free falling streams (65) impinge on side wall surface (64) at an acute angle of impingement such that the molten metal tends to adhere to that wall surface and to spread into the form of a sheet (70) flowing down the side wall surface.

Abstract: A camouflage shield for a bow which includes upper and lower curved wire frame members which are covered with camouflage fabric. Each frame member includes an inner end section, an outer arcuate convex end section and brackets for attaching the frame members to the bow.

Abstract: A roach or rodent trap structured for capturing one or more roaches or rodents as a piece of bait is being consumed within the trap. Slidably mating, telescopically extendable upper and lower generally cup-shaped members define a closed interior volume into which a roach or rodent may enter through a hole formed through a side wall of the lower member when the upper member is held in an armed position above the bottom of the lower housing. To hold the upper member in the armed position, a slender elongated trip rod downwardly extends from a central point of the top of the upper member, to be supported on a rigid piece of bait held above the bottom within a horizontal bait aperture of a bait table. The bait table is connected to and upwardly extends into the interior volume from the bottom of the lower member.

Abstract: A fishing lure holder is disclosed which employs a novel locking member that cooperates with the shaft of an object such, as a fishing rod, to lock the container in the closed position. The locking member thus serves to fix the container to the object such as the fishing rod and the fishing rod functions as part of the locking mechanism. The reclosable container is provided with first and second concave enclosure members. The two enclosures are hinged together, preferably, by means of what is commonly known as a living hinge. The container is maintained in a closed position by means of a substantially "S" shaped locking mechanism. Preferably two pairs of locking mechanisms are provided for better attachment to the fishing rod. Each of the "S" shaped latch element has a concave portion which extends from its respective enclosure member open edge. The latch element concave portion open in the opposite direction from the first enclosure member concave interior region.

Abstract: An animal trap and method of constructing same utilizing a conventional trash container having a bottom, side wall and an open end and removable lid therefor. The device includes a first and second annular band or ring each clampably connectable around the lid and container adjacent its opening, respectively, as well as a triggering rod and trip rod arrangement operably joined at a bell crank arrangement. A ground support arrangement connected to the second band supports the container in a generally horizontal position so that a hinge connected between first and second bands pivotally connects container opening and lid, the hinge being positioned directly above the ground support and at a highest common point of the bands. The triggering rod extends generally outside and along the length of the container, being held for axial movement only between the bell crank positioned near the bottom and an apertured bracket connected to a mid point of the lid.

Abstract: There is provided an improved coated composite article and an improved process for making the article. A cloth-like flexible preform is brazed to a metallic substrate to make the article. The article is then subjected to a uniform high pressure and temperature for sufficient time to remove porosity in the coating. The result is a fully dense coating, which is metallurgically bonded to the substrate without any porosity, which has improved physical properties, and which is capable of being polished to a surface finish of at least 4 RMS.

Abstract: A fishing floater is controllably slidable along a fishing line to automatically assure that a fishing hook connected adjacent an end of the line will be located close to the bottom of the water when fishing, regardless of whether the depth of the water is known. The floater includes a guide or frame member with a pair of spaced guides and an eccentrically weighted, buoyant hub which is rotatably connected to the guide member between the spaced guides. The fishing line extends through one of the guideways, around the hub and then through the outer guideway. With a weight attached to an end of the line and a hook spaced a short distance from the weight, gravity causes the weight and line to sink to the bottom, thereby pulling the line through the floater by rotation of the hub with respect to the guide member. When the weight hits the bottom, hub rotation stops.