Patents by Inventor Dan L. Hook

Dan L. Hook has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Fishing line connecting system and method of connecting a fishing line to a lure or weight to be moved through the water and components of such a system
    Patent number: 5113608
    Abstract: A fishing system in which removable line connectors can be attached to a lure that is to be pulled through the water to attract a fish. The connectors can be connected to the lure in various ways. The heads of the connectors may be eccentrically mounted on a stem of the connectors so that the fishing line, when threaded through the head, will have a different pull angle, depending on the orientation of the head in the lure. The connectors are ideally used with a lure having a bend and a twist and a distinct forward and rear end. The connectors can be removed and respositioned on this type of lure to change the action of the lure through the water. The invention includes a method of removing and reinstalling these lures to change the action. Various additional attachments can be provided in combination with the connectors. The invention includes apparatus for changing weights using connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1992
    Assignee: Just One Good Idea
    Inventor: Dan L. Hook
  • Fishing line connecting system and method of connecting a fishing line to a lure or weight to be moved through the water and components of such a system
    Patent number: 4914849
    Abstract: A fishing system in which removable line connectors can be attached to a lure that is to be pulled through the water to attract a fish. The connectors can be connected to the lure in various ways. The heads of the connectors are preferably eccentrically mounted on a stem of the connectors so that the fishing line, when threaded through the head, will have a different pull angle, depending on the orientation of the head in the lure. The connectors are ideally used with a lure having a bend and a twist and a distinct forward and rear end. The connectors can be removed and repositioned on this type of lure to change the action of the lure through the water. The invention includes a method of removing and reinstalling these lures to change the action. Various additional attachments can be provided in combination wiht the connectors. The invention includes apparatus for changing weights using connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1990
    Inventor: Dan L. Hook
  • Fishing lure
    Patent number: D321740
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1991
    Inventor: Dan L. Hook