Patent ID: 11856933
Assignee: FINMAN HOLDINGS, LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 12:
13. A fishing tool comprising:
a main body having a nipping blade;
said main body further comprising:
a tail section:
a head section flexibly joined to said tail section;
a first jaw defined on said main body;
a second jaw defined on said head section in opposing relation with said first jaw;
a throat defined between said first jaw and said second jaw, wherein one of said first and second jaws comprises said nipping blade, said throat being accessible from an exterior of said main body to permit insertion of a nippable object into said throat for nipping thereof by relative displacement of said first and second jaws toward each other;
one or more connector formations formed on said main body, which are engagable with a fishing rod to removably store said fishing tool on the fishing rod while permitting operation of said nipping blade;
an eye provided on said main body, which is configured to support a hook without manual support to facilitate tying fishing line into a knot on the hook without having to manually support the hook; and
a support aperture provided on said main body, which is axially elongate relative to said eye so as to be configured to anchor a hook under tension by a fishing line, said support aperture having an elongate length allowing a hook end of the hook to be inserted sidewardly into said support aperture and shift axially therein under line tension.