US PATENT SUBCLASS 43 / 43.6-- .~.~.~.~ Hook closing

US PATENT SUBCLASS 43 / 43.6
.~.~.~.~ Hook closing

Current as of: June, 1999
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43 /	HD	FISHING, TRAPPING, AND VERMIN DESTROYING

4	DF	FISHING {25}
43.1	DF	.~ Line-attached bodies, hooks and rigs {12}
43.16	DF	.~.~ Hooks {5}
43.2	DF	.~.~.~ Guards, e.g., weedless hooks {2}
43.6		.~.~.~.~ Hook closing

DEFINITION

Classification: 43/43.6

(under subclass 43.2) Fishing hooks which are guarded against the snagging of weeds, etc., by a single wire or similar element extending from adjacent the shank of the hook to substantially cover or close the point of the hook.

(1) Note. Some of these guards serve also to retain the bait on the hook.

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42.43, for hook closing guards combined with artificial baits.

44.2+, especially subclass 44.8 for means closing the hook to retain bait thereon but not so placed as to make the hook a "weedless" type. See (1) Note.