Abstract:
A fishing line knot maker that is functional, easy to use, compact, light-weight, inexpensive to manufacture and durable. A one piece construction that fits easily and comfortably in ones palm. Ties multiple types of knots that eliminates the need for additional knot making tools. Capable of making knots from lightweight fishing line to heavy weight leader line.

Description:
RELATED APPLICATIONS 
       [0001]    The present application is related to U.S. Pat. No. 5,971,447, issued Oct. 26, 1999, for FISHERMAN&#39;S KNOT TYING DEVICE, by William F Steck, III, included by reference herein. 
         [0002]    The present application is related to U.S. Pat. No. 4,403,797, issued Sep. 13, 1983, for FISHING LINE KNOT TYING TOOL, by Ewing Ragland, Jr., included by reference herein. 
         [0003]    The present application is related to U.S. Pat. No. 3,837,691, issued Sep. 24, 1974, for KNOT TYING APPARATUS, by Smythe R, included by reference herein. 
         [0004]    The present application is related to U.S. Pat. No. 3,106,417, issued Oct. 8, 1963, for KNOT TYING DEVICE, by Clow Donald J, included by reference herein. 
         [0005]    The present application is related to U.S. Pat. No. 2,926,036, issued Feb. 23, 1960, for FISHERMAN&#39;S KNOT TYING TOOL, by Wimberley Herbert G, included by reference herein. 
     
    
     FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
       [0006]    The present invention relates to fishing line rigging and, more particularly, to making quality fishing knot tying easy. 
       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0007]    Fishing has been enjoyed by many as a relaxing pastime and also for many as a business opportunity. There are many different kinds of fishing along with many different types of fishing equipment such as rods, reels, lures, lines etc. One common need with most types of fishing is the ability to tie a quick and easy but strong fishing knot. Also one needs to be able to tie multiple types of knots to meet the requirement of the specific application. To do this one needs a tool that can accommodate all types and sizes of fishing line. This tool needs to be light weight and small enough to fit easily in any pocket and also fit comfort in the palm of one&#39;s hand. This tool needs to be simple to operate, light weight and inexpensive. All of the above advantages and more are taught by this invention 
         [0008]    Other more specific objectives and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the consideration of the following specification and accompanying drawings, wherein: 
         [0009]    Consequently, other known knot tying tools have been devised to ease related problems. 
         [0010]    Initially, fishing knots were hand tied. Consequently inventors have developed many different designed tools to help one tie fisherman knots. Such tools can be found in on line stores, bait stores and many other sportsman headquarter type outlet stores and are described, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,971,447-4,403,797-3,837,691-3,106,417 and 2,926,056. 
         [0011]    Prior art knot tying tools come in all shapes and sizes. Some tools are complicated to use, some tools are more bulky, some tools have line size restrictions, some tools are limited to what knot types they will tie, some tools are more prone to hook stabbing&#39;s experienced by user, some tools are more expensive to manufacture and some are awkward to hold and use. 
         [0012]    None are known, however, to provide in one package an easy to use, durable design, light weight design, compact size, ergonomic shape, ability to handle lightweight fishing line to heavyweight leader lines, ability to tie various knot types for different fishing applications, provides safe and secure protected hook placement, a sleek and inexpensive to manufacture design that is taught by this invention. 
         [0013]    It would be advantageous to provide a fishing line knot maker that facilitates tying the fisherman nail knot. 
         [0014]    It would also be advantageous to provide a fishing line knot maker that facilitates tying the fisherman shank knot. 
         [0015]    It would also be advantageous to provide a fishing line knot maker that facilitates splicing two lines together. 
         [0016]    It would also be advantageous to provide a fishing line knot maker that facilitates tying a leader line to the end of a fly rod fishing line. 
         [0017]    It would also be advantageous to provide a fishing line knot maker that is easy to operate. 
         [0018]    It would also be advantageous to provide a fishing line knot maker that is durable. 
         [0019]    It would also be advantageous to provide a fishing line knot maker that is lightweight. 
         [0020]    It would also be advantageous to provide a fishing line knot maker that is sleek and compact. 
         [0021]    It would also be advantageous to provide a fishing line knot maker that ergonomically shaped. 
         [0022]    It would also be advantageous to provide a fishing line knot maker that works with light weight fishing line to heavy weight leader line. 
         [0023]    It would also be advantageous to provide a fishing line knot maker that provides safe hook placement while knot tying that keeps sharp end away from fisherman. 
         [0024]    It would also be advantageous to provide a fishing line knot maker that is inexpensive to manufacture. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0025]    In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a fishing line knot maker that is functional, easy to use, compact, light-weight, inexpensive to manufacture and durable. A one piece construction that fits easily and comfortably in ones palm or any pocket. Ties multiple types of knots that eliminates the need for additional knot making tools. Capable of making knots from lightweight fishing line to heavy weight leader line. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0026]    A complete understanding of the present invention may be obtained by reference to the accompanying drawing, when considered in conjunction with the subsequent, detailed description, in which: 
           [0027]      FIG. 1  is a left detail view of a fishing knot maker tool; 
           [0028]      FIG. 2  is a top plan view of a fishing knot maker tool; 
           [0029]      FIG. 3  is a left section view of a fishing knot maker tool; 
           [0030]      FIG. 4  is a right detail view of a fishing knot maker tool; 
           [0031]      FIG. 5  is a front detail view of a fishing knot maker tool; 
           [0032]      FIG. 6  is a right perspective view of a fishing knot maker tool; 
           [0033]      FIG. 7  is a right perspective view of a fishing knot maker tool with fishing line tying a fisherman&#39;s nail knot; and 
           [0034]      FIG. 8  is a right perspective view of a completed fisherman&#39;s nail knot. 
       
    
    
       [0035]    For purposes of clarity and brevity, like elements and components will bear the same designations and numbering throughout the Figures. 
       DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
       [0036]      FIG. 1  is a left detail view of the fishing knot maker tool in accordance with the invention. The tapered body  10  is cone shaped to comfortably fit in either hand and also this shape aids during knot tying and is rigid and light weight. The one piece construction makes it ideal for plastic injection molding but one could also use metal, wood or other suitable material. All features that make up this tool (hook groove  12 , thumb plate  14 , nose fork  16 , body hollow  18 , line groove  20 ,) are incorporated in this one piece design. 
         [0037]      FIG. 2  shows a top plan view of the fishing knot maker tool in accordance with the invention. The tapered body  10  is cone shaped to comfortably fit in either hand and also this shape aids during knot tying and is rigid and light weight. The hook groove  12  is a feature of the tapered body  10  and is positioned to line up and secure hook or lure properly during knot tying. The thumb plate  14  is a feature of the tapered body  10  and is position to enable the thumb to hold the fishing line  22  or fishing hook  26  in place when tying a knot. The nose fork  16  is a feature of the tapered body  10  and is positioned to line up fishing line  22  and also it enables one to wrap the tag line around the tapered body  10  when tying a knot. The line groove  20  is a feature of the tapered body  10  and is positioned to feed the fishing tag line under the coiled line to complete the knot tying. Once the fishing tag line is fed under the coiled line one just pulls the fishing line  22  and the fishing line tag  24  which pulls the coiled line off the tapered body  10  and completes the knot tying. Also the line groove  20  is used when tying a leader line to a fly line. 
         [0038]      FIG. 3  is a left section view of the fishing knot maker tool. The tapered body  10  is cone shaped to comfortably fit in either hand and also this shape aids during knot tying and is rigid and light weight. The hook groove  12  is a feature of the tapered body  10  and is positioned to line up and secure hook or lure properly during knot tying. The nose fork  16  is a feature of the tapered body  10  and is positioned to line up fishing line  22  and also it enables one to wrap the tag line around the tapered body  10  during knot tying. The body hollow  18  allows space for hook tip to return inside taper body to aid in knot tying and also protect the user from the point of the hook. The body hollow  18  also removes excess weight from knot maker tool. 
         [0039]      FIG. 4  is a right detail view of the fishing knot maker tool. The tapered body  10  is cone shaped to comfortably fit in either hand and also this shape aids during knot tying and is rigid and light weight. The hook groove  12  is a feature of the tapered body  10  and is positioned to line up and secure hook or lure properly during knot tying. The line groove  20  is a feature of the tapered body  10  and is positioned to feed the fishing tag line under the coiled line to complete the knot tying. Once the fishing tag line is fed under the coiled line one just pulls the fishing line  22  and the fishing line tag  24  which pulls the coiled line off the tapered body  10  and completes the knot tying. Also the line groove  20  is used when tying a leader line to a fly line. 
         [0040]      FIG. 5  is a front detail view of the fishing knot maker tool. The tapered body  10  is cone shaped to comfortably fit in either hand and also this shape aids during knot tying and is rigid and light weight. The thumb plate  14  is a feature of the tapered body  10  and is position to enable the thumb to hold the fishing line  22  or fishing hook  26  in place when tying a knot. The line groove  20  is a feature of the tapered body  10  and is positioned to feed the fishing tag line under the coiled line to complete the knot tying. Once the fishing tag line is fed under the coiled line one just pulls the fishing line  22  and the fishing line tag  24  which pulls the coiled line off the tapered body  10  and completes the knot tying. Also the line groove  20  is used when tying a leader line to a fly line. 
         [0041]      FIG. 6  is a right perspective view of the fishing knot maker. The tapered body  10  is cone shaped to comfortably fit in either hand and also this shape aids during knot tying and is rigid and light weight. The hook groove  12  is a feature of the tapered body  10  and is positioned to line up and secure hook or lure properly during knot tying. The thumb plate  14  is a feature of the tapered body  10  and is position to enable the thumb to hold the fishing line  22  or fishing hook  26  in place when tying a knot. The nose fork  16  is a feature of the tapered body  10  and is positioned to line up fishing line  22  and also it enables one to wrap the tag line around the tapered body  10  when tying a knot. The line groove  20  is a feature of the tapered body  10  and is positioned to feed the fishing tag line under the coiled line to complete the knot tying. Once the fishing tag line is fed under the coiled line one just pulls the fishing line  22  and the fishing line tag  24  which pulls the coiled line off the tapered body  10  and completes the knot tying. Also the line groove  20  is used when tying a leader line to a fly line. 
         [0042]      FIG. 7  is a right perspective view of the fishing knot maker tool with fishing line  22  tying a fisherman&#39;s nail knot. The tapered body  10  is cone shaped to comfortably fit in either hand and also this shape aids during knot tying and is rigid and light weight. The hook groove  12  is a feature of the tapered body  10  and is positioned to line up and secure hook or lure properly during knot tying. The thumb plate  14  is a feature of the tapered body  10  and is position to enable the thumb to hold the fishing line  22  or fishing hook  26  in place when tying a knot. The nose fork  16  is a feature of the tapered body  10  and is positioned to line up fishing line  22  and also it enables one to wrap the tag line around the tapered body  10  when tying a knot. The line groove  20  is a feature of the tapered body  10  and is positioned to feed the fishing tag line under the coiled line to complete the knot tying. Once the fishing tag line is fed under the coiled line one just pulls the fishing line  22  and the fishing line tag  24  which pulls the coiled line off the tapered body  10  and completes the knot tying. Also the line groove  20  is used when tying a leader line to a fly line. The fishing hook  26  is secured in the hook groove  12 . The fishing line  22  is threaded through the fishing hook  26  and the fishing line  22  end is pulled straight across the thumb plate  14  and down through the nose fork  16  and out the end. The fishing line tag  24  end is pulled straight across the thumb plate  14  then  90  degrees down the nose fork  16  then coiled  4  times around the tapered body  10  then fed under the coils through the line groove  20  and out the front beside the fishing line  22 . Grip both fishing line  22  and fishing line tag  24  and pull forward which will pull the coils off the tapered body  10  and snug up to complete the fisherman nail knot. 
         [0043]      FIG. 8  is a right perspective view of a completed fisherman&#39;s nail knot. The completed fisherman knot which consists of fishing line  22 , trimmed fishing line tag  24  and fishing hook  26 . 
         [0044]    Since other modifications and changes varied to fit particular operating requirements and environments will be apparent to those skilled in the art, the invention is not considered limited to the example chosen for purposes of disclosure, and covers all changes and modifications which do not constitute departures from the true spirit and scope of this invention. 
         [0045]    Having thus described the invention, what is desired to be protected by Letters Patent is presented in the subsequently appended claims.