Abstract: The spinner is formed of a thin film of a type and gauge that normally retains its shape but at the same time is flexible. The spinner has shrink points on opposite side edges of the rounded end portions which are offset from each other relative to the center of the body portion and which due to the distortion of the material at the shrink points form propeller-like, cupped end portions. In the method of forming the spinner, the blank is cut with the rounded end portions and narrowed body portion. The blank is formed into a propeller-like spinner with cupped blades and a propeller pitch by shrinking the film at points of the rounded end portions which are offset from each other and on opposite sides of the longitudinal center.

Abstract: A passively anchored fishing tackle of the net kind comprises bottom nets, top nets, lateral nets, inlet nets, and lead-in nets which cooperate to form a catching space. Lateral nets, inlet nets and lead-in nets are provided with top lines with an incorporated buoyancy, and bottom sink lines. All nets of the inlet portion are square-meshed, whereas the rest is normally meshed. From both sides of the lead-in net inlet nets extend.

Abstract: A device for attracting fish in fresh water lakes and ponds is presented and includes one or more disk which are tandemly arranged and are anchored by a tubular transparent anchor which contains bait fish. The disk have a concave configuration and are formed from a floatable plastic. A serrated edge on at least the bottom disk provides a niche for a fishing line to maintain the fishing line bait near the fish which congregate under the disks.

Abstract: A fishing lure having a lure body which is soft and flexible for use with various hook carrying rigs. The body is elongated and includes a head portion and a tail portion. The head portion is generally cylindrical and the tail portion semi-cylindrical with a generally flat lower surface, the transition between the head and tail portion defining a generally straight line which extends transversely over the flat surface of the tail portion.

Abstract: A trawl net with buoyant-force generating member whose angle of elevation in the vertical direction can be adjusted while the trawl net is being dragged or towed and by varying the angle of elevation, the trawl net can be raised or lowered to a desired depth with a high degree of response.

Abstract: A fish dehooking device is provided with a rigidly holdable T-shaped handle and a long rod with a smoothly-bent angled section at the opposite end for removing fishhooks from any depth within a fish. An optional enlarged spreader section of the rod is provided as a wedged base for removing the fishhooks and for preventing dislodged fishhooks being removed from puncturing intestinal sections or air bags that would lower the quality of the meat of the fish. The enlarged spreader section also allows fishhooks to be removed from the mouths of larger fish that have strong jaws and dangerous teeth. A method of using this device allows the holding and placing of hooked fish without contacting the fish or sharp projections on some types of fish.

Abstract: A tandem double offset fishhook includes first and second hooks, each having a shank, an offset bend curving concavely from one end of the shank and a point at the end of the bend. The shank of one of the first and second hooks is longer than the other shank with respect to the eye formed at one end of one of the shanks so as to space the points of the first and second shanks apart. The offset bends of the first and second hooks are disposed at equal inverted angles on opposite sides of a vertical plane through the first and second shanks to generate forces which cause the fishhook to rotate and spin as it is drawn through the water while being reeled in. In one embodiment, the first and second shanks are integrally formed from a single elongated wire, with the eye disposed between the ends of the shank at one end and the shanks being disposed side-by-side in parallel.

Abstract: A fly swatter device is set forth wherein housing formed with an open upper end telescopingly receives a slide member interiorly thereof. The slide member is latched in a lower first position and extended to a second telescoping position. An array of striker slats is pivotally mounted to an axle orthogonally directed through opposed walls of the slide member utilizing an elastomeric cord to expand the slats to a splayed orientation upon the slide member extending to the second position.

Abstract: A wire bonding capillary for a bonding process comprises an elongated capillary body having an axial bore through the body for receiving a wire of a predetermined diameter to be bonded, and a working face on one end of the body for applying force to the bonding wire during the bonding process. The working face includes a first surface portion surrounding the bore and having a first radius of curvature, and a second surface portion adjacent to the first surface portion and having a second radius of curvature smaller than the first radius curvature.

Abstract: A bait harness adapted to hold a bait in the form of a fish or fillet is provided for casting, trolling or jigging. The harness includes a clamp of highly resilient spring material bent to define a closed end with integral opposed sides converging to free ends biased to an abutting closed position for gripping the bait. In one embodiment, the clamp is provided with a pair of elongated arms, each fitted with a prong, pivotally mounted respectively at one end to respective free ends of the clamp to open the same when pressed into engagement with opposed sides thereof. This embodiment is used with an elongated skewer impaled lengthwise through the bait fish or fillet so as to extend from the extremities thereof and the bait is secured by mounting the clamp to the leading end of the skewer so that the free ends of the clamp when closed tightly grip the bait and when the arms are closed, the prongs penetrate the bait for additional gripping.

Abstract: An insect control assembly is retrofit onto existing streetlights and controls insects by attracting them, and then killing them without the use of pesticides or the like that may be harmful to humans. The assembly disperses a sex attractant and a third-generation pesticide, and also includes an electrified cover that is activated when the streetlight is active. A black light is also used to attract the insects.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for retrieving lines, ropes, wires, optical fibres and the like from otherwise inaccessable locations, without the need for separate control lines, dissolving tables and the like. The apparatus comprises a line guide assembly, line clamping assembly, a line cutting assembly and a triggering mechanism for the activation of the aforementioned assemblies. The triggering mechanism is activated by the application of force to the line to be retrieved.

Abstract: This invention relates to the control of flying insects in and around homes, commercial establishments, farm buildings and the like. Specifically, the formulation, design and technique involved in the device allows the user to maintain an insect free environment and to dispense an insecticide capable of eliminating flying insects in a safe and effective manner. The use of a translucent shield that contains an insecticide that leeches to the surface through the heat of ambient light, while converting ambient light into a spectrum that attracts flying insects provides an economical method of delivering a killing agent to the insect.

Abstract: A way is provided for controlling mosquitoes within the human being is simulated to attract mosquitoes away from areas of human gatherings, such as backyards and the like. A solution of lactic acid in water is prepared and heated to simulate the body temperature of a human being, and a fan or blower is provided to direct the lactic acid molecules away from the areas of human habitation so that mosquitoes or other pests can be subsequently destroyed by heat, electrocution or the like.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for joining pipe sections on or along side a pipeline right-of-way. The apparatus comprises a main frame and one or more telescoping subframes. The two pipe sections are supported in a first position where their ends are beveled. The two pipe sections are moved to a second position where they are pushed together, held in place with a clamp, and rolled while a welding head joins the two pipe sections. The joined pipe sections are moved to a third position to await removal from the apparatus by a crane. In the meantime, pipe sections are continually loaded and unloaded from the apparatus so that pipe sections can be joined on a continuous basis. The subframe telescopes into and out of the main frame to support a pipe section thereon. Road wheels and tractor wheels are provided on the main frame to allow the apparatus to be transported and positioned along the pipeline right-of-way in inaccessible and remote locations.

Abstract: A marine animal trap comprising entrance gate means including a plurality of plastic fingers having a relative buoyancy and arrangement to be maintained closed and to reclose by buoyancy action after an animal enters the trap by buoyant action. In preferred forms some fingers have a slight positive buoyancy and some have a slight negative buoyancy in water. A mounting frame suitably includes journal rods mounting said plurality of fingers for pivotal movement in a generally vertical manner, and stop means whereby when the trap is in water the nominal state of rest of at least some of the fingers is with the finger partially spanning the gate entrance and with such fingers in such position being restrained from outward pivotal movement, the fingers being nonetheless free to pivotally move inwardly so as to not impede animal ingress through the gate. The form, arrangement and placement of the fingers in the trap can vary.

Abstract: A contoured reel seat segment for a spinning type fishing rod which is formed to comfortably fit against the fisherman's hand grip thumb and finger positions where they grasp the reel seat segment forward of the spinning reel's main attachment stem. Force resistant inclined surfaces are formed on the reel crank side of the reel seat segment and on the bottom of the reel seat segment to advantageously increase the surface contact from the user's thumb and fingers to the reel seat segment of the spinning rod handle. The force resistant inclined surfaces can be concave surfaces, can be formed on a portion of the reel seat segment which protrudes laterally and outwardly towards the reel's crank, and can also be in the form of angularly disposed concave indents for the user's thumb and large finger. The force resistant inclined surfaces provide mechanical advantage for the user's thumb and fingers to resist and engage upward and downward rod forces which exert on a spinning rod reel seat in the act of fishing.

Abstract: A fish hook having the general shape of the letter "C" with an eye at one end and a barbed point at the other end, and spring biased fastening device of fine wire rigidly attached to the eye of the fish hook and having a hook member which engages the shank of the fish hook near the eye to clamp a plastic worm to the fish hook.

Abstract: A fishing jigger is shown having a paddle wheel rotatably mounted in a cavity of the jigger body about a transverse axis. A crank member is pivotally mounted on the paddle wheel eccentrically of the transverse axis and is reciprocated along a crank port by rotation of the paddle wheel induced by water impacting the paddles. A lure or bait attached to the crank member is thus jigged back and forth as the fishing jigger is pulled through the water thus increasing its appeal to a fish.

Abstract: An expansible device attachable to the stern of a boat for mounting fishing rigs such as downriggers thereon. The device includes a framework which extends horizontally across the stern of the boat, with a pair of expansible members disposed near the outboard edges of the framework. The expansible members include extensions telescopically received in the framework which move from a retracted position to an extended, outboard position by means of linear actuators to provide an extended mounting area.