GB1582730A

GB1582730A - Devices for tying a line to a fishing hook

Info

Publication number: GB1582730A
Application number: GB3058577A
Authority: GB
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1978-05-24
Filing date: 1978-05-24
Publication date: 1981-01-14

Description

(54) IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO DEVICES FOR TYING A LINE TO A FISHING HOOK (71) We, TERENCE JOSEPH WHIT TAKER, a British subject, of 3 Clayton Street, Denton, Manchester, and DENNIS PERRIN, a British subject, of 5 Bangor Road, Cheadle, Cheshire, do hereby declare the invention, for which we pray that a patent may be granted to us, and the method by which it is to be performed, to be particularly described in and by the following statement: This invention relates to devices for tying a line to a fishing hook.

According to this invention a device for tying a line to a fishing hook comprises a handpiece having means for securing the hook at one end thereof with the hook shank projecting in a lengthwise direction, and movable means having a part for holding a first loop of such line during winding of a free part of the line around the hook shank so as to attach the main part of the line to the.shank, and a part for subsequently holding a second loop formed in the free part of the line during movement of said loopholding movable means to allow said first loop to slip therefrom and over said second loop, said movable means comprising two parts spaced transversely of the hand piece and around which said first loop can be formed and, between said parts, a further part for holding said second loop.

The loop-holding means may comprise said two parts mounted upon said handpiece for collective pivotal movement in substantially parallel planes at opposite sides thereof.

The movable means may be formed from a single wire journalled transversely of the hand piece and whose free ends are bent towards the hand piece and form said further part and are shaped so as to permit said line to pass between them.

Said further part may enter a recess in the hand piece to locate the second loop.

The invention may be performed in various ways and one specific embodiment will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawing which is a perspective view of one end of a device for use in tying a line to a fishing hook, and which can be used with a variety of kinds of hook for example plain, spade ended, or eyeletted.

Referring to the drawing the line-tying device has a hand-held piece 10 moulded in a suitable plastics material to a rod shape of circular cross-section, for example about 6 inches long and i inch diameter. The hand piece 10 has a transverse diametral slot 11 at one end to provide jaws 12, 13.

The slot 11 is of a width not less than the thickness of the largest hook to be used therewith, one jaw having a threaded metal insert 14 moulded into it to receive a transverse screw (not shown) passed through the other jaw and provided with a plastics knob 15 by manual rotation of which the slot can be contracted upon the operative part 16 of a hook, the jaws moving towards each other, so as to leave the shank 17 of the latter projecting lengthwise of the hand piece. The slot 11 is slightly enlarged at its inner end 18 frictionally to pivotally receive a cross-piece of a member 19 formed from a single length of stiff wire shaped to provide two straight portions 20 respectively on opposite sides of the rod 10 and curved portions 21 leading to end portions 22 which are bent towards the rod 10 and which abut each other. The member 19 can be pivoted between the full-line position shown and a position shown dotted in which the end portions 22 enter a radial hole 23 formed in jaw 13 between the insert 14 and the rod end. The curved portions 21 form an arch over the jaw 13.

In using the device, an angler first releases the clamping screw 15 to allow insertion of a hook end 16 into the slot 11 and then tightens the screw 15 so that the hook is gripped in the hand piece with its shank 17 projecting as nearly as possible coaxial therewith.

If the line is on a fishing reel on a fishing rod, as will usually be the case, the fishing rod is securely located in some manner and the reel is checked, so as to ensure a taut line.

The hand piece 10 is held in say the left hand and using the right hand the member 19 is then moved to the full-line position in which the junctions 24 between portions 20, 21 are further from the knob 15 than the top surface of the jaw 13.

Having fixed his rod and drawn off a suitable length of line through the tip ring before checking rotation of the reel, the angler points the hand piece 10 towards the tip of the fishing rod and putting slight tension on the main line 26 passes its terminal portion, using the right hand, around the two portions 21 to form a first loop 27 as shown in full line. The surplus line 28 is then subjected to a gentle sideways and forward pull in the position shown. Whilst maintaining slight tension on the line 28, the angler rotates the hand piece in a clockwise direction as shown by the arrow so that the surplus line 28 passes beneath the shank 17 and whips the main part of the line 26 against the projecting shank 17 of the hook. Such rotation of the hand piece is continued until the whippings have reached the outer end of the shank.

Still maintaining the tension on the line 28 and 26, the line 28 is placed between the ends 22 as shown at 28a and then pulled between and past them so as to lie on top of and along the handpiece as shown at 28b. The line 28b thds extends between the transversely spaced portions 20 and 21.

The member 19 is then depressed by the thumb of the hand which grips the hand piece 10 so that the ends 22 engage in the hole 23 and the thumb automatically traps the line 28 against the rod 10. The line 28b is then released from the user's other hand.

The main line 26 is then pulled away from the rod 10 to draw the loop 27 over the portions 21 and on to the shank 17 of the hook. As this happens, a second loop is formed in the surplus line 28 which loop extends around or on both ends 22, the line 28b being allowed to slide beneath the thumb during this movement. The line 26 is gently pulled tight to tighten the whippings around the shank 17. The hook is now tightly whipped except that the free end of the surplus line 28 has to be pulled through the loop 27 which is tight up to the shank 17. It is preferable for the two ends 22 to enter the hole 23 before the loop 27 passes over and is released by the member 19.

To finish the operation, the angler releases the damping nut 15 and pulling on the line 26 draws the hook from the slot.

The already whipped hook will then travel away from the hand piece until anchored by the loop in the line 28 formed around the ends 22 and by further pulling on the line 26 draws the extreme end of the surplus line 28 beneath the thumb and through the now tight loop 27 so completing the operation.

The surplus line 28 then extends away from the hook and can be cut off.

It will be appreciated that in effect the angler has first formed two successive loops in the line and then drawn free the end of the second loop after passing the latter around the standing part of the line, and through the first loop.

The method of operation of the tier has been described hereinbefore on the assumption that the hand piece is held in the left hand, and that an exactly similar procedure is followed when tying a hook on to a short cast, in which case the standing part of the line may be kept taut by anchoring the spool of line under a suitably heavy object.

Provided the fishing rod is securely located, in some manner, and the reel checked so as to ensure a taut line, an angler using the device hereinafter described is enabled, after a little practice, to tie on the smallest size of hook, in a secure manner, and without necessarily watching the operation.

The ends 22 need not be central between portions 21.

WHAT WE CLAIM IS: - 1. A device for tying a line to a fishing hook comprising a handpiece having means for securing the hook at one end thereof with the hook shank projecting in a lengthwise direction, and movable means having a part for holding a first loop of such line during winding of a free part of the line around the hook shank so as to attach the main part of the line to the shank, and a part for subsequently holding a second loop formed in the free part of the line during movement of said loopholding movable means to allow said first loop to slip therefrom and over said second loop, said movable means comprising two parts spaced transversely of the hand piece and around which said first loop can be formed and, between said parts, a further part for holding said second loop.

2. A device as claimed in claim 1, in which said loop-holding means comprises said two parts mounted upon said hand.

piece for collective pivotal movement in substantially parallel planes at opposite sides thereof.

3. A device as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, in which the movable means is formed from a single wire journalled transversely of the hand piece and whose free ends are bent towards the hand piece and form said further part and are shaped so as to permit said line to pass between ihem.

4. A device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, in which said further part enters a recess in the hand piece to

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Claims

**WARNING** start of CLMS field may overlap end of DESC **. hand and using the right hand the member 19 is then moved to the full-line position in which the junctions 24 between portions 20, 21 are further from the knob 15 than the top surface of the jaw 13. Having fixed his rod and drawn off a suitable length of line through the tip ring before checking rotation of the reel, the angler points the hand piece 10 towards the tip of the fishing rod and putting slight tension on the main line 26 passes its terminal portion, using the right hand, around the two portions 21 to form a first loop 27 as shown in full line. The surplus line 28 is then subjected to a gentle sideways and forward pull in the position shown. Whilst maintaining slight tension on the line 28, the angler rotates the hand piece in a clockwise direction as shown by the arrow so that the surplus line 28 passes beneath the shank 17 and whips the main part of the line 26 against the projecting shank 17 of the hook. Such rotation of the hand piece is continued until the whippings have reached the outer end of the shank. Still maintaining the tension on the line 28 and 26, the line 28 is placed between the ends 22 as shown at 28a and then pulled between and past them so as to lie on top of and along the handpiece as shown at 28b. The line 28b thds extends between the transversely spaced portions 20 and 21. The member 19 is then depressed by the thumb of the hand which grips the hand piece 10 so that the ends 22 engage in the hole 23 and the thumb automatically traps the line 28 against the rod 10. The line 28b is then released from the user's other hand. The main line 26 is then pulled away from the rod 10 to draw the loop 27 over the portions 21 and on to the shank 17 of the hook. As this happens, a second loop is formed in the surplus line 28 which loop extends around or on both ends 22, the line 28b being allowed to slide beneath the thumb during this movement. The line 26 is gently pulled tight to tighten the whippings around the shank 17. The hook is now tightly whipped except that the free end of the surplus line 28 has to be pulled through the loop 27 which is tight up to the shank 17. It is preferable for the two ends 22 to enter the hole 23 before the loop 27 passes over and is released by the member 19. To finish the operation, the angler releases the damping nut 15 and pulling on the line 26 draws the hook from the slot. The already whipped hook will then travel away from the hand piece until anchored by the loop in the line 28 formed around the ends 22 and by further pulling on the line 26 draws the extreme end of the surplus line 28 beneath the thumb and through the now tight loop 27 so completing the operation. The surplus line 28 then extends away from the hook and can be cut off. It will be appreciated that in effect the angler has first formed two successive loops in the line and then drawn free the end of the second loop after passing the latter around the standing part of the line, and through the first loop. The method of operation of the tier has been described hereinbefore on the assumption that the hand piece is held in the left hand, and that an exactly similar procedure is followed when tying a hook on to a short cast, in which case the standing part of the line may be kept taut by anchoring the spool of line under a suitably heavy object. Provided the fishing rod is securely located, in some manner, and the reel checked so as to ensure a taut line, an angler using the device hereinafter described is enabled, after a little practice, to tie on the smallest size of hook, in a secure manner, and without necessarily watching the operation. The ends 22 need not be central between portions 21. WHAT WE CLAIM IS: -

1. A device for tying a line to a fishing hook comprising a handpiece having means for securing the hook at one end thereof with the hook shank projecting in a lengthwise direction, and movable means having a part for holding a first loop of such line during winding of a free part of the line around the hook shank so as to attach the main part of the line to the shank, and a part for subsequently holding a second loop formed in the free part of the line during movement of said loopholding movable means to allow said first loop to slip therefrom and over said second loop, said movable means comprising two parts spaced transversely of the hand piece and around which said first loop can be formed and, between said parts, a further part for holding said second loop.

locate the second loop.

5. A device for tying a line to a fishing hook substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as shown in the accompanying drawings.