Patent ID: 7140148
Filing Date: 2006-11-28
Classification: A01K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A one piece fishing line retaining device for holding stripped fishing line when a person is fly-casting, comprising: a clip for being secured to clothing of the person; and an elongated arm for holding the fishing line and extending away from the clip; wherein the clip and arm are formed from a single piece of continuous rod having bends at locations along the rod, the rod being bent at a first location midway between its ends to form the arm with two arm members, with the arm members joined by the bend at the first location to provide an endpoint of the arm; wherein the rod is bent at locations away from the first location to form the clip, including a bend at a second location joining the arm to the clip and forming a first clip member that is generally perpendicular to the arm, and a bend at a third location away from the second location joining the first clip member to a second clip member; wherein the arm is substantially straight along the length of the arm between the first location and the second location, so that the arm, the first location, and the second location lie in the same plane; and wherein the first and second clip members are generally parallel to each other and are joined at the bend at the third location in order to define a dosed end of the dip and are spaced apart away from the bend at the third location in order to define an open end of the clip, so that the clothing may be passed between the clip members at the open end of the clip to thereby secure the clip to the clothing.