Patent ID: 7143791

Claim:
A fishing tackle leader winding tool for winding a wire having a first part and a second part and an intermediate part so that the wire first part is wound about the second part and the intermediate part forms a loop, said tool comprising: a tool body having a longitudinal axis and first and second axially opposed ends through which said axis extends, and a first end surface on said first axially opposed end and a second end surface on said second axially opposed end and an external side surface laterally spaced from said tool body longitudinal axis and abutting said first and second end surfaces, said external side surface comprising at least one tool body external side surface; said first axially opposed end having a slot extending therethrough and opening through said first end surface and through said external side surface and thus dividing said first opposed end into two cheeks, said slot having a base surface extending between said cheeks and defining the inner end of said first axially opposed end, said base surface being angularly positioned relative to said tool body longitudinal axis, each of said cheeks having an inward side surface formed by said slot and an outward side surface formed be a part of said tool body side surface means; and at least one hole extending through said cheeks with said at least one hole having a hole axis which is located laterally of said tool body longitudinal axis and is skew at about 90° thereto, said hole axis being spaced between said first end surface and said slot base surface.