Patents by Inventor Hugh W. Hamilton

Hugh W. Hamilton 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).

  • Safety fishhook dispenser and tying device
    Patent number: 5647616
    Abstract: A hand held implement (20) of two pieces to tie, secure, and dispense fishhooks (60). Implement (20) consists of a cylindrical longitudinal bore (38), vertical safety chamber (40), and extended sliding mandrel tying end (29). Top plane (FIG. 2) provides a vertical opening for the safety hook chamber (40), threading line guide (44), and a vertical flute guide (52). The second part includes a cylindrical longitudinal sliding helical mandrel (24), vertical receiving hook flutes (34), spring chamber (32), and sliding mandrel tying end (29). The helical spring (46) provides actuating and biasing means that urges barbed fishhooks (60) into the vertical safety hook chamber (40) exposing a secure hook eyelet (62) for tying, while the sliding mandrel tying end (29) extends beyond the implement (20) end portion (66). Thus, the sliding helical mandrel (24) extends the vertical receiving hook flutes (34) to dispense the hook (60).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1997
    Inventor: Hugh W. Hamilton