Abstract: A novel hook assembly forms two hooks at the end of a single elastic length of wire which spreads the hooks elastically apart in a fish hooking posture. This hook forms the active mechanism of a weedless, self setting fishing lure, where the hooks are compressed for retention weedlessly within a hollow lure in one stable position and are released by a tug on the line from a fish bite to spring the hooks apart and set the hooks in the fish. The novel simplified weedless lure array employs a spring biassed dual-hook assembly and latch permitting the two hooks to be cocked into an elastically biased weed free bistable position inside the lure for automatic triggered release by a tug on the fishline to catch a striking fish by snapping the hooks into a second bistable position with the two hooks forced outside the lure into the fish's mouth.

Abstract: Powered coping saw systems and corresponding methods of cutting workpieces with powered coping saws are provided by this invention, which holds a workpiece stationary and moves the reciprocating saw blade relative to the workpiece. By disposing the workpiece in different planes and at different angular orientation, two dimensional and three dimensional cuts may be made. The saw motor is in a frame pivotable about a base, and drives a reciprocating saw blade holding second frame pivoted in turn on the first frame to move the powered saw blade over a two dimensional cutting range generally perpendicular to the saw blade. Relative positioning of a workpiece, such as a longitudinally disposed contoured molding strip which is to be cut for matching corner mounts, for angular positioning with respect to the saw blade permits two dimensional and three dimensional cutting patterns to be followed in the workpiece.