Improvements in Fish Bait and Hooks.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 24th July, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 5th Apr., 1894-Accepted, 25th May, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fish Bait and Hooks.
I, JOHAN VICTOR HUSBERG, of Sala, in the Kingdom of Sweden, Cutler, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a fish bait to be used as a trawl or drag bait, so arranged
that its hooks may be enclosed in an envelope while the bait is drawn through the
water, the envelope thus preventing the hooks from sticking in matters in the water,
as reed pond-weed, stones, etc.; but as soon as stronger pressure is exerted upon the
envelope, as for instance when a fish bites the bait, the hooks will escape from the
envelope and catch the fish.
The hook stems of the bait are springy, the ends being fixed at the fore end of the
bait in such a way that the points of the hooks, turned outwards, tend to separate
from one another. The envelope of the hooks is made in two halfs or parts having
the fore ends pivotted or joined where the hooks are fixed and are hollow or trough-
shaped, presenting when laid together, about the appearance of a small fish.
the back end they are provided with a suitable locking device preventing them
from separating.
At
In the envelope there are longitudinal openings through which the hooks may
pass out or in.
Supposing the hooks to be opened out to their full extent and supposing it is
wanted to set the bait the above named locking device is first opened and the halves
turned outwards one from another, so as to render the hooks free. These are then
brought towards each other and crossed, which can be effected owing to their being
if necessary fixed a little at the side one of another. When the hooks are in that
position a pin hook or projection on one of them rests upon the outer side of the
other hook thus preventing the hooks from separating. The hooks having been
set, the halves are again locked the adjacent edges of the halves being a little
separated. Further there is an angle piece or plate or equivalent device fixed at
the inner side of each half. When the halves are laid together, these two angle
pieces will come between the hooks forcing them side-ways from each other, so that
the pin or projection looses its support and the hooks spring outwards through the
openings in the envelope. These motions of the different parts last described will
occur, when the halves are actuated from without as when the fish bites. The
locking device at the back end of the halves is arranged so as to permit the above
motion of the halves.
The hooks of the fish bait now described can advantageously be made with the
points of the hooks pivotted on the stems in order that they may fold close to the
stems; further the points are extended beyond their pivots, and when the hooks are
springing out, these extensions will strike against the edges of the openings in the
envelope, whereby the points are turned so that the hooks when out are ready to
catch. By this means the size of the whole device may be reduced. The hooks
may evidently be actuated by springs in lieu of being springy themselves.
Dated this 24th day of July 1893.
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Of London, Nottingham, Liverpool, and Manchester,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Fish Bait and Hooks.
I, JOHAN VICTOR HUSBERG, of Sala, in the Kingdom of Sweden, Cutler, 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 :-
This invention relates to a fish bait to be used as a trawl or drag bait so arranged
that its hooks may be enclosed in an envelope while the bait is drawn through the
water, the envelope thus preventing the hooks from sticking in matters in the water
as reed pond-weed, stones etc.; but as soon as stronger pressure is exerted upon the
envelope, as for instance when a fish bites the bait, the hooks will escape from the
envelope and catch the fish.
The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings
in which Fig. 1 is a view of the fish bait partly in side elevation and partly in
section. Fig. 2 is a cross section of the same. Fig. 3 illustrates a modification.
The book stem A of the bait are springy the ends being fixed at the fore end of
the bait in such a way that the points of the hooks, turned outwards, tend to
separate one from another. The envelopes of the hooks is made in two halves or
parts B having the fore ends pivoted or joined where the hooks are fixed, and are
hollow or trough-shaped as shown, presenting, when laid together, about the
appearance of a small fish. At the back end they are provided with a suitable
locking device preventing them from separating.
In the envelope there are longitudinal openings (see Fig. 2) through which the
hooks A may pass out or in.
Supposing the hooks to be opened out to their full extent as indicated by the
dotted lines in Fig. 1 and supposing it is wanted to set the bait the above named
locking device is first opened and the halves B turned outwards one from another,
so as to render the hooks A free. These are then brought towards each other and
crossed, which can be effected owing to their being if necessary fixed a little at the
side one of another. Where the hooks are in that position a pin hook or projection D
on one of them rests upon the outer side of the other hook thus preventing the hooks
from separating. This latter will be easily understood by reference to the drawing.
The hooks having been set, the halves B are again locked the adjacent edges of the
halves being a little separated as shown in the drawing. Further there is an angle
piece plate or equivalent device E fixed at the inner side of each half B.
the halves are laid together, these two angle pieces will come between the hooks A
the position of the angle pieces being such with relation to the hooks (see Fig. 2)
that said angle pieces, when brought one towards another will force the looks side-
ways from each other, so that the pin or projection D loses its support and the
hooks spring outwards through the openings C. These motions of the different
parts last described will occur, when the halves B are actuated from without as when
the fish bites. The locking device at the back end of the halves is arranged so as
to permit the above motion of the halves.
When
The hooks of the fish bait now described can advantageously be made as
indicated in Fig. 3 with the points F of the hooks pivoted on the stems in order
that they may fold close to the stems as shown by the full lines in Fig. 3; further
the points are extended beyond their pivots and when the hooks are springing out
these extensions will strike against the edges of the openings C, whereby, the points F
are turned so that the hooks when out, are ready to catch. By this means the
size of the whole device may be reduced. The hooks may evidently be actuated by
springs in lieu of being springy themselves.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is ;-
1. Fish bait with hooks arranged in pair and having springy stems tending to
move the hooks outwards from each other one of the hooks having a projection or
pin such as D which when the hooks cross each other rests upon the outer sides of
the other hook so as to hold the hooks in their set position the hooks being released
from this position by plates such as E projecting one from each of the halves B.
forming the envelope of the hooks in which halves there are openings C for the
hooks so that when the halves B are pressed towards each other the plates E may
move the hooks laterally and release the pin D and the hooks will spring out
through the openings C substantially as described and illustrated in the accompany-
ing drawings.
2. In a fish bait such as claimed in the preceding claim the combination with the
hook stems of hooks or points pivoted thereto and extended behind their pivots so
that the points when in the set position may be folded against the stems and at the
springing out of the hooks may be turned outwards therefrom by the extensions
striking against the edges of the openings C in the halves B substantially as
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 4th day of Anril 1894
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicant.