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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7284399 | Inmate transport restraint An inmate transport restraint which comprises a handcuff having two loops formed from two straps, each strap separately inserted into a housing, wherein each housing has a first channel and a second channel, with the strap passing through each channel, the second ch... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7252583 | Easy big game field dressing apparatus A big game dressing device has a handle portion having two ends: a first end with a grip attachment to aid gripping it with a hand, and a second end having a windpipe loop dimensioned and configured to engage around the windpipe of a big game animal to be gutted. Th... | 08/07/2007 |
| 6789509 | Lariat with low-friction honda arm socks An improved lariat comprising a honda arm sock around each honda arm adjacent the honda knot. The honda arm socks are manufactured of low-friction material. When the lariat loop closes, its tail slides against the honda arm socks. Due to the low-friction characteris... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6684562 | Snake catcher A plastic coated steel cable loop (20) is placed over the snake's head and the loop is tightened around the snake's neck. The loop (20) is on the end of a polyvinyl chloride pipe (24) which is about five feet long. The pipe has a smaller pipe (25) inside,... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6067942 | Fish lasso The present invention relates to a device for capturing an aquatic animal such as a fish. The device is particularly useful for ensnaring the tail or the body of a fish. More particularly, the invention relates to a device which places a rope around the b... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6012416 | Hog holder apparatus A hog holding apparatus is provided with a loop formed at an end of a rigid elongated tube. The tube is hollow and a rod is slidably positioned within the tube and is attached to one end of the rope that forms the loop. The other end of the rope is secure... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5979106 | Live eel fish bait device A bait loading arrangement including a yoke member in which an extensible loop is drawn tightly over the head end of a bait fish consisting of an eel that is being held in a bait container to enclose the neck of an eel to effectively provide for immobiliz... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5699748 | Line handling device for positioning and handling of mooring lines The present invention is a line handling device designed to facilitate positioning and handling of a mooring or docking line during a boat docking operation. The device employs a pair of arc-shaped spreader arms connected to an extendable pole. Each arm h... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5494240 | Vehicle recovery device for use by helicopter A recovery device for use from the cargo door of a helicopter hovering over vehicle to be recovered and including a telescoping pole with an upper end secured to the helicopter floor and a lower end defining a hoop which can be manipulated around the weap... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5282825 | Surgical ligaturing and animal restraining device A surgical ligaturing and restraining device for small animals comprises an elongated tubular body member (10) having a noose (28) at the front end (18) operable from the rear end (12) of the body. The body front end is fitted with a cap (20) with two hol... | 02/01/1994 |
| 4599074 | Man overboard retrieval device A man-overboard retrieval device comprises a rigid, tubular boom attachable at an inboard end to an anchorage on a boat and having at its other, outboard end a strap which forms a semi-rigid, self-supporting bight which can be placed around a man in the w... | 07/08/1986 |
| 3949514 | Snare A spring operated, trigger released snare for catching fish, frogs, snakes and other small animals includes a hand held pole having an intermediate barrel section, a handle section at one end and a head section at the other end. A snare wire extends throu... | 04/13/1976 |
