Combined fish hook set and fish line snubber

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the leader end of a combined fish hook set and fish line snubber, showing my new design, showing the actuator _tube in a hook setting projected position relative to the barrel tube, the _ actuator tube being held in projected position by engagement between the tip _of the trigger release spring on the barrel tube and the walls of one of the _apertures in the actuator tube;

FIG. 2 is an elevational view of the leader end thereof;

FIG. 3 is an elevational view of the fish line end thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view but with the actuator tube in a fish line snubbing position;

FIG. 6 is an elevational view of the side not shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view; and,

FIG. 8 is a median longitudinal sectional view, taken on the plane _indicated by the line 8--8 in FIG. 4, showing the actuator tube cocked and ready to set the hook on the distal end of a leader having a proximal end secured to and extending from the actuator tube split ring as shown in broken line.

The leader shown in broken lines in FIG. 8 is for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
3771250 November 1973 Helmke
3823501 July 1974 Bybee
4011679 March 15, 1977 Smith
4124948 November 14, 1978 Mautner
4136477 January 30, 1979 Hines et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D274080
Type: Grant
Filed: May 10, 1982
Date of Patent: May 29, 1984
Inventor: Dale E. Hall (Sacramento, CA)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Law Firm: Lothrop & West
Application Number: 6/376,990
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D22/30; D22/27