Abstract:
A fish hook that can be easily fastened to a line or string without looking at the hook, primarily for the visually impaired.

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
       [0001]    This invention relates to a fishing hook that allows the blind or visually impaired to easily place bait on. 
       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0002]    The prior art fish hooks are not accommodating for the visually impaired. There is a need for a fish hook that can be easily fastened to a line for someone who is visually impaired, or blind. 
         [0003]    Multiple embodiments of the system are disclosed herein. It will be understood that other objects and purposes of the invention, and variations thereof, will be apparent upon reading the following specification and inspecting the accompanying drawings. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0004]    One aspect of the current invention is fish hook for the visually impaired, comprising a hook portion, a leg extending away from said hook portion, said leg extending to a loop, said loop extending to a substantially straight arm, said arm terminating at an end portion, and a distance from said end portion to said leg of about 1/32 of an inch. 
         [0005]    These and other features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following drawings, description and claims. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0006]      FIG. 1  is a pictorial view of one embodiment of the present invention; 
           [0007]      FIG. 2  is a pictorial view of one embodiment of the present invention; and 
           [0008]      FIG. 3  is a pictorial view of one embodiment of the present invention. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     REFERENCE NUMERALS 
       [0009]      10  fish hook for the visually impaired 
         [0010]      20  hook portion 
         [0011]      30  leg 
         [0012]      40  loop 
         [0013]      50  arm 
         [0014]      60  shortest distance between arm and leg 
         [0015]      70  diameter of loop 
         [0016]      80  end portion of the arm 
         [0017]      90  hook-leg distance 
         [0018]      100  length of leg 
         [0019]      110  center of loop 
         [0020]      120  linear axis of leg 
         [0021]    The following detailed description is of the best currently contemplated modes of carrying out the invention. The description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, but is made merely for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention, since the scope of the invention is best defined by the appended claims. 
         [0022]    Certain terminology will be used in the following description for convenience and reference only, and will not be limiting. For example, the words “upwardly,” “downwardly,” “rightwardly,” and “leftwardly” will refer to directions in the drawings to which reference is made. The words “inwardly” and “outwardly” will refer to directions toward and away from, respectively, the geometric center of the system and designated parts. Said terminology will include the words specifically mentioned, derivatives, and similar words. Also, “connected to,” “secured to,” or similar language includes the definitions “indirectly connected to,” “directly connected to,” “indirectly secured to,” and “directly secured to.” 
         [0023]    The directional terms, east, west, north, and south are for descriptive purposes, and any configuration may be rotated or realigned. 
         [0024]    It should be understood, of course, that the foregoing relates to exemplary embodiments of the invention and that modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims. 
         [0025]      FIG. 1  illustrates one embodiment of the present invention  10 , referred to as a fish hook for the visually impaired,  10 . The hook  10  has a hook portion  20  that is curved, a leg portion  30  that is substantially straight and may extend from the hook  20  to a loop  40 . An arm  50  may extend from the loop  40 . In one embodiment the loop  40  may have a loop diameter  70  of about 1/16 of an inch. In one embodiment there may be an arm-leg distance  60  of about 1/32 of an inch, which may represent the shortest distance between the end portion of the arm  80  and the leg  30 . 
         [0026]    As seen in  FIG. 1 , the distance from the end of the hook  20  and the leg  30  may be about ¼ of an inch. This may be referred to as the hook-leg distance  90 . 
         [0027]    As seen in  FIG. 2 , the leg  30  and hook  20  may form a j-shape. The leg  30  extends away from the hook  20  to a loop  40 . In one embodiment the loop may have a center  110  that may be disposed along the linear axis of the leg  120 . 
         [0028]    As seen in  FIG. 3  the distance from the end portion of the arm  80  and the leg  30  may be about 1/32 of an inch, which is referred to as the arm-leg distance  60 . In one embodiment the length of the leg  100  may be about 1 inch.