Patent ID: 6634680
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A method for tying a knot comprising the steps of:providing a flat head; providing a shank fixedly coupled to said flat head; wherein said shank has a first end proximate said flat head, a second end, and an upward-opening groove along a length thereof, so as to impart a substantially U-shape to said shank when viewed from said second end; providing a notch on an upper surface of said shank, formed into a wall surrounding said groove; wherein said notch is angled in a direction from said second end to said flat head so that said notch is deeper proximate said flat head than proximate said second end; providing a length of one of a fishing line and a fly line dimensioned to be inserted into said groove; providing one of a knot string and a leader dimensioned to be hooked into said notch and wherein said one of a knot string and a leader has a first end and a second end; holding said flat head; inserting said one of a fishing line and said fly line into said groove; grasping said first end of said one of a knot string and a leader; extending said second end of said one of a knot string and a leader across said shank, hooking said one of a knot string and a leader into said notch, and wrapping said one of a knot string and a leader around said shank a plurality of times so that said second end of said one of a knot string and a leader passes over a portion of said one of a knot string and a leader that has been extending across said shank; holding said one of a fishing line and a fly line and said one of a knot string and a leader in place in said groove and said notch; inserting said second end of said one of a knot string and a leader into said groove and under wrapped portions of said one of a knot string and a leader; pulling said second end of said one of a knot string and a leader until said wrapped portions of said one of a knot string and a leader are slightly tightened; separating said knot tying aid from said one of a knot string and a leader and said one of a fishing line and a fly line; and pulling on said first end and said second end of said one of a knot string and a leader.