Fisherman's Tool Patents (Class D22/149)
Relatively movable plural handles (Class D22/150)
  • Apparatus for threading a hook
    Patent number: 6026607
    Abstract: An apparatus for threading a hook is provided including a housing and a hook threader wire coupled to the housing for threading a fishing line through an eyelet of a hook such that a pair of free ends of the fishing line reside on a first side of the eyelet and the fishing line forms a closed loop on a second side of the eyelet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Inventor: Ronald J. Bukowski
  • Fishing lure retrieval device
    Patent number: 5724762
    Abstract: An improved fishing lure retrieval device (10) is provided which can be used to efficiently unsnag fishing lures (92, 98) of varying sizes from underwater obstructions. The device (10) includes an elongated, telescoping aluminum handle (12) as well as an integral synthetic resin operating head (14). The head (14) includes a pair of separate, differently sized lure-receiving openings (24, 26) therethrough with a pair of separate fishing line-clearing passageways (60, 68) respectively leading to and communicating with a corresponding opening (24, 26). The head (14) also includes a pair of adjacent, elongated segments (34, 36) which cooperatively define a concavity (32); a blade (82) is removably mounted to the body (14) in an orientation for severing of fishing line or other objects passed into the concavity (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Inventor: Jack Thompson
  • Fish handler
    Patent number: 5339555
    Abstract: A device for the safe handling of a fish preferably is formed as a one-piece plastic member having a rectangular body formed by two pairs of spaced parallel frame members defining a central opening. A slender, elongated rod is attached to an extended end of the bottom frame member and extends upwardly outwardly therefrom forming a V-shaped space with a front frame member. The rod terminates in a pointed end beyond a top frame member and is adapted to extend through one of the gills and mouth of a fish. A series of gripping recesses are formed in a back frame member to facilitate grasping of the handle by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1994
    Assignee: Ohio Electronics Machinery, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert L. Miskimins
  • Fish hook removal device
    Patent number: D443334
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Inventor: Franklin R. Duncan
  • Fishhook remover
    Patent number: D451167
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Inventor: Steven M. Metteer
  • Multi-purpose device for fishing and fishing accessories
    Patent number: D455812
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Inventor: Benito Rivera Sanchez
  • Fish-hook remover
    Patent number: D456484
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Inventor: Daniel D'Antico
  • Fish scaling tool
    Patent number: D457220
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Inventor: Harold L. Huckaba
  • Fishing line clipper
    Patent number: D457934
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Inventor: John Land Le Coq
  • Fishing lure threading needle
    Patent number: D464394
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Inventor: John F. Fielder
  • Fish hook remover
    Patent number: D331790
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1992
    Inventor: Harold F. Henry
  • Fish spear
    Patent number: D332129
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1992
    Inventor: Hilma A. Bice
  • Combined line cutter and retractable needle
    Patent number: D332651
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1993
    Assignee: S. Sugerman & Associates, Inc.
    Inventor: Stanton H. Sugerman
  • Telescopic fish stunning club
    Patent number: D332990
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1993
    Inventors: John M. Grady, Wayne Roethler
  • Fish snare
    Patent number: D335914
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1993
    Inventor: Hamilton M. Walker
  • Lighted fishing gig
    Patent number: D338055
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1993
    Inventor: Edward Sutton
  • Fish hook remover
    Patent number: D341185
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1993
    Inventor: Glenn V. Stocks
  • Fisherman's knot tying tool
    Patent number: D346424
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1994
    Inventor: John W. Rusztowicz
  • Combined fishing rod holder and trolling board
    Patent number: D347678
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1994
    Inventors: William F. McCann, Jr., Daniel J. Dryna
  • Hook for hunting and fishing
    Patent number: D347679
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1994
    Inventors: Raymond O. Yetter, Jr., Kenneth R. Atherton
  • Knot tier
    Patent number: D353086
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1994
    Inventor: Kenneth W. Koehler
  • Fish mouth spreading tool
    Patent number: D354095
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1995
    Inventor: David M. Aspinwall
  • Fish holder
    Patent number: D354542
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1995
    Inventors: Dorris W. Prince, Norman D. Burgner
  • Fishing bait threader
    Patent number: D354543
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1995
    Inventor: Joe T. Alongi
  • Mini fish hook remover
    Patent number: D355699
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1995
    Assignee: Gaines Company
    Inventor: D. Thomas Eggler
  • Float retriever
    Patent number: D357727
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1995
    Assignee: Nourse Angling Limited
    Inventor: Robert Nourse
  • Line drop tool
    Patent number: D358864
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1995
    Inventor: John R. Couper
  • Knot tightener for fish hook line
    Patent number: D361368
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1995
    Inventor: Gerald Y. Sugai
  • Fish handler
    Patent number: D362047
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1995
    Assignee: Ohio Electronics Machinery, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert L. Miskimins
  • Fish-mouth-gripping tool
    Patent number: D362293
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1995
    Inventor: Rudolph V. Formaggioni
  • Fish hook extractor
    Patent number: D362898
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1995
    Inventor: David Krupp
  • Knife handle with gut hook
    Patent number: D365134
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1995
    Inventor: Stanley R. Manasco
  • Fly fishing tool
    Patent number: D366925
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1996
    Inventor: John R. Couper
  • Squirrel skinner
    Patent number: D369202
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1996
    Inventor: George Jackson
  • Fish hook extractor
    Patent number: D369646
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1996
    Inventor: Danny T. Richards
  • Combined fish line knot remover tool and sheath
    Patent number: D375997
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1996
    Inventor: Raymond P. Tipp
  • Fish hook remover
    Patent number: D377080
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Inventor: Ed E. Johnston
  • Fish hook extractor
    Patent number: D379842
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Inventor: Danny Richards
  • Fish hook remover
    Patent number: D381063
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1997
    Inventor: Melvin Miller
  • Fishhook remover
    Patent number: D382628
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1997
    Inventor: Raymond L. Swindle
  • Tool for untangling backlashed fishing line
    Patent number: D385009
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1997
    Inventors: Douglas G. Adams, Thomas W. Hopkins
  • Fishhook remover
    Patent number: D387846
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Inventor: John Alan Brain
  • Fish hook remover
    Patent number: D397406
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1998
    Inventor: Rupert N. Koblegard
  • Fishing line drop tool
    Patent number: D404112
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Inventor: Myron L. Schmidt
  • Combined fish hook remover and tape measure
    Patent number: D407461
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Inventor: William R. Creel
  • Lobster gauge
    Patent number: D415817
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Inventor: Donald G. Erlandson
  • Lobster gauge
    Patent number: D417630
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Inventor: Donald G. Erlandson
  • Lobster gauge
    Patent number: D417631
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Inventor: Donald G. Erlandson
  • Eel securing device
    Patent number: D425172
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Inventor: Ronald R. Hall
  • Fish handler
    Patent number: D435083
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Inventor: John H. Miller