Class 43/36 - Expanding

Subclass of Class 43 - Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying
Definition: Spring-actuated trap-hooks comprising two or more hooks
No. of patents: 39
Last issue date: 09/20/2011

Number	Title	Issue Date
8020337	Automatically setting fishing hook assembly The automatically setting fishing hook assembly includes two hooks pivotally secured to a common shaft with their bends oriented opposite one another. The shanks of the hooks are offset from the shaft by short arms that pivot on the shaft. A coil spring is installed...	09/20/2011
7908787	Artificial fishing lure with mechanical hook assembly An artificial fishing lure includes a base assembly, a spring-biased hook assembly, a movable hook-setting post, a fixed retention member, and a pivoted actuation lever. The base assembly has spaced apart leading and trailing ends. The hook assembly is carried by th...	03/22/2011
7370450	Fishing hook A fishing hook is disclosed comprising an elongate body defining a front end and a rear end to which a fishing line can be secured and at least one elongate arm terminating in a barb. The at least one elongate arm is fitted to the elongate body so as to be movable b...	05/13/2008
7353633	Spring augmented fishhook A spring augmented fishhook comprising a hook member with an eye on a first end of an elongate leg portion and a hook on a second end of the leg portion, a coil spring having a diameter smaller than the eye and forming a spring channel longitudinal through its cente...	04/08/2008
7322147	Fishing device A fishing device includes a casing and a main spring positioned therein. A trigger spring is also positioned in the housing and a plate is interconnected to adjacent ends of the two springs. The device includes a primary latch operatively coupled to the casing and m...	01/29/2008
7254916	Lure A lure has a body (10) provided with a recess (12), forming a decoy and defining a longitudinal axis (AA′), a connecting member (26) inserted into the body (10) via an inner end thereof, and attachable to a line (30) at the other...	08/14/2007
7216456	Flasher for fishing A flasher for fishing is disclosed. The flasher is an elongated item with its width greater than thickness and with openings at its two opposite ends for the line used in fishing. The flasher is adapted drawable with the line fastened to the opening at the first end...	05/15/2007
6941695	Fishing lure assembly having concealed retractable hooks A fishing lure assembly (10) includes a first hook (26A), a bias (30) that urges the first hook (26A) in a first direction, and a latch (32). The fishing lure assembly (10) can also include an oppositely configured second ho...	09/13/2005
6711848	Fishing lure having a retractable hook A fishing lure for allowing selective deployment of a fish hook. The fish hook is pivotally mounted to the body of the lure. The hook is allowed to pivot between a retracted configuration wherein it is substantially housed within a hook recess formed in the body and...	03/30/2004
6574908	Fishing lure with spring loaded hooks A fishing lure (10) includes a housing (14) in which a pair of fishing hooks (12) are enclosed. One end of each hook is secured to a spring (50) loaded plunger (40) held in a hook retracted position by a trigger (70). The trigger is activated when a fish ...	06/10/2003
6497068	Automatic fishhook A fishhook includes a one-piece monolithic body having two legs that have barbs on the ends thereof and are biased so the barbs move in a common plane while retaining a common orientation with respect to each other. A notch portion on one of two legs abut...	12/24/2002
6493983	Fishing device The present invention is an improvement in spring tensioned double hook fishing devices, generally comprising a spoon having a spring tensioned double hook slidably mounted onto a longitudinal slot extending through the spoon. The double hook is comprised...	12/17/2002
5946846	Spring loaded fishing apparatus A spring loaded fishing apparatus formed from an elongated resilient wire. The wire is sharpened at both ends and formed into a W-shaped member having a center portion forming an eyelet for attaching a fishing line. The W-shaped member is inserted into a ...	09/07/1999
5890314	Self-setting hook configuration for weedless fishing lures A novel hook assembly forms two hooks at the end of a single elastic length of wire which spreads the hooks elastically apart in a fish hooking posture. This hook forms the active mechanism of a weedless, self setting fishing lure, where the hooks are com...	04/06/1999
5809685	Fish actuated hooking device A fish hooking device including a hollow body having an elongated slot along one side and an eyelet opening in one end, a transverse pin axle in the body, a hook rotatable on the axle between a first retracted position in the body and a second extended po...	09/22/1998
5640796	Active hook fishing lure A fishing lure including a lure body (1) having an internal bore (12) therein, a plurality of slots (6) extending radially in said lure body between the outer surface thereof and said bore, a plurality of fish hooks (3) having inner forward ends 20 pivota...	06/24/1997
5564216	Fishing lure hook assembly and method A spring loaded fishing lure (10) includes a fishhook assembly comprised of a plurality of fishhooks (A) having resilient legs (13a) converging in a single juncture at ends opposite respective barbed ends. The juncture together with adjacent portions (13b...	10/15/1996
5491925	Bait insert apparatus A device (10) for catching fish is disclosed in its most preferred form including first and second housing halves (14) of identical construction which are secured together. Troughs (26,28) are formed in the abutment surface (22) of each of the housing hal...	02/20/1996
5175954	Fish capturing device A fish capturing device or lure is disclosed which permits capturing a fish without damaging the mouth of the fish. A plurality of grooves are formed in the body of a lure 1 in the longitudinal direction thereof, and an expanding member 2 is contained in ...	01/05/1993
5035076	Fishing hook assembly In a fishing hook assembly of the type in which, in a first set condition, limbs of the assembly presenting hooks are restrained by a latch member which when actuated by a fish striking the assembly permits the limbs to move under the influence of resilie...	07/30/1991
4947574	Spring loaded fish hook assembly A spring-loaded, double acting fish hook assembly having a single strand of spring wire bent to provide two legs extending from the bend to respective terminal ends. A pair of essentially conventional, banked fish hooks are fixedly attached to the termina...	08/14/1990
4934092	Spring loaded hook and bait holder A spring loaded bait holder includes two detachable J-shaped fish hooks clamped together by a biasing device. After attachment of the apparatus to a fishing line, a portion of bait may be inserted and retained between the hooks. The biasing device presses...	06/19/1990
4928421	Fishhook device and method of making same A fishhook device includes a standard fishhook having a barb, bend, shank and eye. At least one piece of wire can be attached at one end of the shank of the fishhook, preferably substantially adjacent to the eye. The wire is biased by at least one biasing...	05/29/1990
4774784	Spring loaded fishing tackle The present discovery provides an improved spring loaded fishing hook. In one embodied form, the hook comprises two hook arms which have a shaft portion, a barbed portion and a bend portion. The hook arms are rotatably attached to one another at the end o...	10/04/1988
4760665	Fishhook shields A fishhook shield is designed to cover a hook while a fishing line is being retrieved. A helical spring moves the shield away from the hook when fishing line retrieval ceases. A second embodiment involves a shield shaped like a lure, and a plurality of ho...	08/02/1988
4726142	Spring loaded fish hook assembly A spring-loaded, double-acting fish hook having a pair of oppositely directed barbed hooks at the ends of a pair of legs of a spring member. The spring is disclosed as of the safety pin type, bent in a loop at its midpoint and having a catch on one leg en...	02/23/1988
4616439	Automatic fish hook A fish hook having two hooks which are movably secured together to move in a scissors like fashion, a spring portion that can forcibly seperate the point and barb parts of the two hooks, and a trigger safety adaptation is disclosed. The two hooks are brou...	10/14/1986
4524537	Barbless fishhook A barbless fishhook is made of two pieces of bent wire together with a leader joining looped ends of the wire in a tong-like action to engage the fish's mouth and to be removable therefrom without tearing the mouth....	06/25/1985
4446647	Spring loaded fish hook A self-setting fish hook assembly includes an arm biasing spring to spread to hooks placed on first and second extending arms. A latch spring is mounted on one of the extending arms to hold the two extending arms together until a fish bites on both of the...	05/08/1984
4403437	Torsionally loaded treble hook with pivotable weed guard A torsionally loaded treble hook is disclosed characterized by the fact that the torsion is provided by a torsion member in the form of a wire which is disposed adjacent to and substantially parallel to the shanks of the hooks. The shank of the hooks and ...	09/13/1983
4387528	Self setting fish hook means Self setting fish hook assembly. A spring has first and second extending arms, the spring being arranged to force the arms apart. First and second barbed hooks are mounted on the first and second arms. A latch spring is mounted on the first arm, the latch...	06/14/1983
4237643	Fishing lure An artificial fishing lure which may be fished within aquatic weeds without the lure hooks tangling themselves in the weeds is disclosed. The lure features a lure body having a hollow portion into which an automatically actuated hooking mechanism is house...	12/09/1980
4186509	Expandable fish lure An expandable fish lure adapted to be coupled to a fishing line includes a pair of substantially flat sides having a fish lure appearance in order to attract fish. The lure is formed of a unitary, U-shaped member for biasing said side members apart, each ...	02/05/1980
4177596	Appendage for a fishhook An appendage for a fishhook, with the fishhook having a shank and the shank having a bight at one end and an eye at its other end. The appendage includes an anchor member which is attached to the shank near the eye. At least one torsion member (and typica...	12/11/1979
4104820	Fish hooks A fish hook comprises at least two arms, each having at one end or being adapted to receive at one end laterally extending spikes adapted to receive bait. The arms are adapted to be biased towards each other to a position in which the spiked ends are in c...	08/08/1978
4079538	Fishhook assembly The assembly has a body with a tubular chamber containing an anchoring element in the form of a spring wire having a looped central portion and a pair of diverging arms, each of which has an apex portion snugly resting against the wall of the chamber. Two...	03/21/1978
3986289	Expandable fish hook An expandable fish hook. A plurality of fish hooks have top ends fastened together with means slidably mounted to and encircling the shanks of the fish hooks. The fish hooks are biased apart and are movable together when the means is positioned adjacent t...	10/19/1976
3975856	Releasable fishing hook A releasable fishing hook includes first and second integrally connected shank members which terminate in hook portions, the shank members being held in a closed position by a geniculated locking segment on each shank member which frictionally interlock b...	08/24/1976
3952444	Spoon lure A spoon lure with spring loaded hooks operatively connected to a plunger extending axially along the lure. The hooks are loaded by pulling or pushing the plunger in a direction away from or towards the hooks against the force of the spring and they are lo...	04/27/1976

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