Patent ID: 6289628
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A fishhook comprising:an apertured eye;an integral elongated shank having an elongated axis terminating in an integral return bend portion;a spear portion integral with the bend portion having a longitudinal axis generally parallel to the elongated as of said shank, said spear portion being rounded in cross sections;a barb, integral with said spear portion adjacent and generally parallel to said shank and facing the same said barb terminating in a sharpened point;said barb having a pre-barb section having a surface extending upwardly in a direction normal to the longitudinal axis of said spear portion, said surface being integrally formed with said spear portion at a first end and integrally formed with a rounded barb section at a second end, said rounded barb section tapering toward said sharpened point; and the rounded cross section of said spear portion intersecting said pre-barb surface at an intermediate point between said first end and said second end.