(under subclass 4) Devices adapted to be mounted on or to slide along a fishing line and functioning to engage the line or a line-attached body such as a hook, lure, or sinker for the purpose of freeing the line and/or body when held fast by a submarine obstruction.
(1) Note. The device may operate to cut or break the line itself.
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5, for fish gaffs and grapples adapted to run on or be guided by the fishing line to engage a fish caught on the line.
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114, Ships, 21.1, for devices for cutting a ship's cable when the anchor is caught or for other reason.
166, Wells,
54.5+, for devices for cutting a rope or cable in a bore hole.
