Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 18th May, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 18th Oct., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 14th Dec., 18
I, JOSEPH SIDDELL of 10 Salem Avenue, Sunderland, in the County of Durham,
Fish Salesman do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an improved method of constructing fish hooks, to facilitate
the attachment of the line thereto. I form the upper end of the shank of the hook in
the form of a tube, or barrell, open at both ends.
The line is attached by passing it through the tube and then knotting the end, and
to remove the hook it is only necessary to cut off the knot.
The tube may be formed by flattening the end of the shank, and then bending such
flattened portion round a mandrel to form a tube, or the tube may be formed
separately and then affixed by brazing, or other suitable means to the shank of the
hook. Instead of using one long tube, I may form upon, or affix to the shank of the
hook, two short tubes or rings, and in the case of hooks intended for conger eels and
other heavy strong fish, I prefer to place the inner tube or ring low down on the
shank, so that the pull of the line may be below the level of the barb of the hook. As
a further modification, 1 may form the tube by twisting the end of the shank round
a mandrel several times to form a helix, and such helix may be enamelled red
to imitate in color and appearance a rock worin, while the remainder of the hook may
be nickel-plated.
Dat th: 10th
1000
AMBROSE MYALL,
21, Cockspur Street, London, S.W.,
Agent to the Applicant.

page_text: I, JOSEPH SIDDELL, of 10 Salem Avenue, Sunderland, in the County of Durham,
Fish Salesman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:-
My invention relates to an improved method of constructing fish-hooks to facilitate
the attachment of the line thereto. I form the upper end of the shank of the hook in
the form of a tube or barrel, open at both ends.
The line is attached by passing it through the tube and then knotting the end, and
to remove the hook it is only necessary to cut off the knot.
The tube may be formed by flattening the end of the shank, and then bending such
flattened portion round a mandrel to form a tube, or the tube may be formed
separately and then affixed by brazing or other suitable means to the shank of
the hook. Instead of using one long tube, I may form upon, or affix to the
shank of the hook, two short tubes or rings; and in the case of hooks intended
for conger eels, and other heavy strong fish, I prefer to place the inner tube, or
ring, low down on the shank, so that the pull of the line may be below the
level of the barb of the hook. As a further modification, I may form the tube. by
twisting the end of the shank round a mandrel several times to form a helix, and such
helix may be enamelled red to imitate in colour and appearance a rock worm, while
the remainder of the hook may be nickel plated.
In some cases I bend the shank of the hook inwards just beneath the tubular part to
which the line is attached, in such a manner that the line practically forms a
continuation of the main body of the shank in the same straight line.
The accompanying drawings illustrate various modes of putting my invention into
practice.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation; Fig. 2 is a section, and Fig. 3 a back elevation of
a hook, having a tube A formed on the upper end of the shank B, by flattening the
upper end of the said shank and bending it round a mandrel. The line, or snood C is
secured to the hook by simply passing it through the tube A and knotting the end at D.
Both ends of the tube A are tapered as clearly shewn in Fig. 2: The taper in the
bottom being for the purpose of housing the knot, and the taper in the top is to
prevent the line cutting or chafing on the edge of the tube. The tube A may be
formed separately and brazed on to the shank B if desired.
Fig. 4. is a section of a hook similarly constructed, but having the shank B bent
forward, so that the snood C is in a direct line with the shank B, with the great
attendant advantage of securing a direct pull upon the hooked fish, and preventing the
hook and shank twisting about at different angles when the line is being hauled in.
Fig. 5 is a section of a hook with a straight shank B, but having the tube B
so arranged that the snood C is in line, with the shank-In this caase a hole E is
formed, partly in the side and partly in the end of the tube, for the knot D.
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page_text: Fig. 6, is an elevation and Fig. 7, a section of a hook, having the upper end of the
shank bent round a mandrel several times to form a helix A, which serves the same
purpose as a solid tube; Fig. 8 is an elevation of a similar hook, but having the
shank B bent as in Fig. 4 for a similar purpose.
Fig. 9, is an elevation of a hook having a helix formed in two parts A and A¹,
having an opening or space F between. The use of this opening being that
if the snood should get jammed, it can be cut through at F and instantly reloased. A
lashing can also be employed at to further secure the snood, if desired.
Fig. 10, is an elevation of a hook having a tube A at the top of the shank and
a second tube H lower down near the bend, and Fig. 11, is a similar hook with helices
instead of tubes In these cases the actual pull of the line on the hook comes below
the point of the barb, which gives increased strength in the case of hooks for specially
large and heavy fish.
In hooks constructed as shewn and described no tying, twinings, lashings, or other
fastenings are required.
They are instantly attached to the snood, as before described, and as instantly
removed. If required they can at any time be drawn further up on the snood, which
can be reknotted and the waste cut off.
My invention is more especially intended to apply to hooks of large size, for
sea-fishing, for strong and heavy fish.
I am aware that it has heretofore been proposed to attach snoods or lines to fish.
hooks, by passing the said snood or line through an eye, tube or helix, on the end of
the hook shank and then knotting it, and I therefore lay no broad claim to such
method of attachment per se, but
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare what I
claim is :-
1. In a fish hook provided with a tube or barrel A, the construction of the said
tube with ends tapered internally, substantially as and for the purposes herein set
forth with reference to Figs. 1. 2 and 3 of the accompanying drawings.
2. In a fish hook provided with a tube or barrel A, the peculiar bent form of
shank B substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth with reference
to Fig. 4, of the accompanying drawings.
3. A fish hook, provided with a tube or barrel A, arranged in line with the shank B,
substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth with reference to Fig. 5 of the
accompanying drawings.
4. In a fish hook provided with a helix A, the peculiar bent form of shank B,
substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth with reference to Fig. 8 of the
accompanying drawings.
5. The construction of a fish hook with two helices A A¹, arranged substantially
as and for the purposes herein set forth, with reference to Fig. 9 of the accompanying
drawings.
A fish hook provided with two tubes A, H, or two helices arranged substantially
as and for the purposes herein set forth with reference to Figs. 10 & 11 of the
accompanying drawings.