Guard for preventing fish from swallowing hook

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspectivre view of a guard for preventing fish from swallowing hook showing my new design in condition of use with a fishing line and hook shown in broken lines;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof, it being understood that the bottom plan view is a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof, all other side elevational views being the same except for the placement of the grooves; and,

FIG. 4 is a side view thereof in condition of use, with a fishing line and fish shown in broken lines.

The broken line showing of environmental structure is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D369397 April 30, 1996 House
1052547 February 1913 Worthington
1060993 May 1913 Maynard
1160634 November 1915 Maynard
1282423 October 1918 Honan
2059009 October 1936 McCarthy
2513141 June 1950 Carder et al.
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5570652 November 5, 1996 Ferland
Patent History
Patent number: D421088
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 22, 1998
Date of Patent: Feb 22, 2000
Inventor: Johnny Douglas (Syracuse, NY)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Inga-Maria Hyttinen
Attorney: George R. McGuire
Application Number: 0/89,752
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Fishhook Or Guard (D22/144)
International Classification: 2205;