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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 11, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
James B Lepage, Manchester, VT (US);
Thomas C Rosenbauer, East Arlington, VT (US);
Assignee:
The Orvis Company, Inc., Manchester, VT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
43 4316 ;
Abstract
A fishhook having improved catch-and-release characteristics is described. The fishhook does not have a conventional barb but rather has two depressions with sharp leading edges in the wire of the hook.