Patent ID: 6779295
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A fish hook comprising a wire having a first end adapted for attachment with a line, a second end having a point directed in the general direction of said first end, and an intermediary portion including a shank extending away said first end and a lower portion; said lower portion extending transversely from said shank to said point, said lower portion comprising an offset portion set off from said lower portion by a first distance, said offset portion being substantially straight and positioned closer to an axis of said point than an axis of said shank, said offset portion being arranged substantially parallel to said lower portion, wherein said offset portion is spaced from said point, and formed by a first portion extending from said lower portion at a first substantially right angle, a second portion extending from said first portion at a second substantially right angle, said second portion extending substantially perpendicularly to said point, and a third portion extending from said second portion at a third substantially right angle, said third portion extending to said lower portion and rejoining said lower portion at a fourth substantially right angle.