Patent ID: 6195847
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: A01K,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
The combination of a modified fishhook and a sports item to form a hat/tie clip, said hat/tie clip consisting of:a fishhook having a shaft and a barbed point, said fishhook being modified by bending said shaft and thereby forming a gripping space for gripping a flat object, and a portion of said barbed point being cut off at a point above said barb,said shaft being heat treated at a point near said barbed point and being bent upwardly at a 90.degree. angle to said shaft,a portion of said point being cut off at a point near said barb, anda miniature, die cast replica of a sports item, said sports item having a bottom with a hole formed therein, said sports item being pivotally mounted on said barbed point by inserting said barbed point within said hole formed in said bottom whereby said barb is fully inserted into said sports item and held inside by said barb.