Patent ID: 9241479
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: A01K

Claim Text:
1. An upside down descending hook comprising a tip, said tip being pointed, an elongated neck extending from the pointed tip to a bend, an elongated shank having a first end and an opposite second end defining a longitudinal axis of the elongated shank therebetween, the first end of the shank leading from the bend, the shank, neck and bend forming a generally U-shaped structure with the shank and neck being substantially parallel, a weight attaching ring attached to the second end of the shank, and a line retrieval ring attached to the bend, the weight attaching ring defining the bottom of the upside down descending hook, the line retrieval ring defining the top of the upside down descending hook, the tip being located along the longitudinal axis of the shank so as to be between centers of the line retrieval ring and the weight attaching ring, the line retrieval ring located between the neck and shank, the weight attaching ring and line retrieval ring being located on opposing sides of the longitudinal axis of the shank, and the neck and shank extend tangentially from an outer periphery of the line retrieval ring.