Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company

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Wayne E Erickson

William A Dille

Leon D Royer

A floating fly fishing line comprising a core member and having a substantially smooth plastic surface coating, the coating containing therein a fluorinated polymer, the polymer being capable of imparting to said plastic coating, when contained therein at a concentration of about 0.25 percent by weight, a contact angle with water in air of greater than about 60.degree., a contact angle with gasoline in air of greater than about 30.degree., and a contact angle with mineral oil in air of greater than about 15.degree..

Fly fishing line

A socket wrench includes a squares solid rod which non-rotatably interfits within the squared bore of a sleeve. The squared rod has an enlarged head in which a driver releaseably seats. Both the rod and the sleeve are provided with a solid end of squared or other shape to which the attachment end of each of a series of differently sized sockets releaseably catches; and the squared rod includes a spring-biased ball detent which releaseably locks the squared rod to the receiving sleeve in its adjusted position.

Extensible socket wrench

A fishing rod ferrule in which the male and female elements fit within the bore of the adjacent ends of the rod blank. The male element has a cylindrical end fitting within the hollow cylindrical female element and engaging spring fingers formed in the female element. The male element also has an external tapered surface to engage an internally tapered surface on the female element to provide a second point of engagement between the male and female elements, both points of engagement being readily disengageable.

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Saint Paul, MN, United States of America

Wayne E Erickson