Dec. 6, 1949 M. S. DUNKELBERGER 2,490,583 COMPOSITE FISHHOOK Filed March 4, 1944

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE *2,490,583 COMPOSITE FISHOOK Milton S. Dunkelberger, Dayton, Ohio, assignor to Thea corporation American of Display Ohio Company, Dayton, Ohio, Application March 14, 1944-serial No.526,401 8 Claims. (Cl. 43-27) 2 This invention relates to a fish-hook assembly closed in my United States: Letters Patent No. and more particularly to a composite fishhook 2,334,613 issued November 16, 1943, for Fish-hook. that may be disassembled for storage. Each fish-hook is provided with a barb 14. The An object of this invention is to provide a com hooksportion 2 is preferably deflected from the posite fish-hook assembly that is produced from plane of the original stamping, so that the fish few parts, easily manufactured and assembled hook assembly has a spiral-like twist to the hooks. So as to produce a fish-hook assembly that is The upper-end of the hook is provided with a sturdy, dependable and efficient and that may neck; portion 6 terminating in a head 7 in be disassembled and put into a small kit snugly cluding a pair of lugs or ears of 8 and 20. The holding the parts, so as to be adapted for emer stems-or-shanks 0a of the hooks extend in Sub gency use. - - m stantially parallel-relation to each other and in Another object of this invention is to provide the same general direction. Three- of these hooks a fish-hook assembly that may be used as a fish -0 are used in forming the hook assembly. hook, as a grapple hook, as an anchor and may ...The hooks O-ace mounted upon the Support be used for numerous other purposes. 5 30 including three arms; each of which terminates Another object of this invention is to provide inia notch 32 receiving the neck (-6. of the hook. a demountable gaff hook adapted to be attached Three slots 34, radially, disposed with respect: to to a rod or pole. - ...... theinotches:32, provide-seats for the lugs 8. The Gther objects and advantages reside in the support s.30 is provided with a threaded sleeve construction of parts, the combination thereof 20 36, having a spun retaining flange:38. - and the mode of operation, as will become more. A retaining plate or capping member 40, pro apparent from the following description. vided with downwardly projecting flange por In the drawings, Figure 1 is a cross sectional tions 42, is used-in retaining the hooks in proper view of a portion of a gaff or fish-hook, taken relation with respect to the support-30. This re substantially on the line - I of Figure 2. 26 taining member 40 has a plurality of marginal Figure 2 is a top plan view looking down upon notches 44, one for each hook, and a plurality of the fish-hook or gaffshown in Figure 1. . slots 46, the slots being radially disposed with Figure 3 is: a perspective view of one of the respect to the notches 44, there being-one slot for hooks. eachinotch. The center of the retaining mem iFigure: 4 is a longitudinal cross sectional view 30 ber 40 is provided with an aperture48. The re of a tubular retainer member. duced end 37 of the sleeve 36 projects through Figure 5 is-a-top plan view of a retaining plate the aperture 48 and is provided with a retaining or capping member. flange 39. This retainingfange 39 holds mem :Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view-ef a retain ber 40 on the sleeve. Member 40 is mounted for ing plate or capping member, taken substantially 35 sliding movement on the reduced portion 37 of on the line 6- 6 of Figure 5. the sleeve'36. Members 30 and 36 have a rela Figure 7 is a cross' sectional view taken sub ive movement with respect to member 40, so as stantially on the line 7-7 of Figure 8, so as to : "an adjustable support for the hooks. show the Supporting member. Hook holding means includes a screw-eye 50 Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view of the sup 40 threadedly engaging a tubular sleeve or nut 52 port, taken substantially on the line-8-8 of Fig having an enlarged flange or skirt portion 54. ure it. The flange or skirt portion 54 is arranged in Figure 9 shows the parts positioned in a kit or spaced relation from the threaded portion of the container that may be used as an emergency screw-eye'50, so as to provide an annular cavity kit. 45 56. - - Figure 10 discloses the continuation of the fish The hooks are inserted between members 30 rod or gaff rod used as a threaded member. and 40 with the projections 8 and 20 projecting The fish-hook assembly disclosed herein may into the slots 34 and 46 respectively. The neck be used in an emergency: kit carried by aviators, portion of the hook is positioned in the notches by sailors, by fishermen and others. 50 32 and 44. After the hooks have been placed in Referring to the drawings, the fish-hook as position, which is made possible by the sliding sembly includes three hooks to made from a arrangement of member 40 on the sleeve 36, the sheet metal stamping. This stamping ?o is made retaining means, including the screw-eye 50, is with a chisel-shaped-point t2 that may be made by the same process-as the fish-hook points dis-iss thescrewed screw-eye into position, threadedly as shown engaging in Figurethe sleeve 1, with 36 2,490,583 3 4. and the flange or skirt 54 pressing against mem through which the tubular sleeve projects, said ber 40, so as to clamp the hooks between men other member being movably mounted upon the bers 30 and is to hold the hooks in a rigid, fixed tubular sleeve, a screw threaded rod projecting relation with respect to each other and with re into the tubular sleeve, and a nut threadedly en spect to the supporting means. The reduced end gaging said rod, Said nut including means pro of the tubular sleeve 36 projects into the cavity jecting on the outside of the tubular sleeve to 56, So that ample clearance is provided to clamp engage said other member to clamp the heads of the hooks in position. The line is tied or other the fish-hooks between said members. . wise secured to the eye of the screw-eye 50. In 4. A fish-hook assembly including a plurality of stead of a screw-eye being used, any suitable 0. fish-hooks each provided with an enlarged head threaded raember may be used to hold the parts opposite the bill of the hook, a supporting member together. The threaded member 60 may be a having seats into which the heads are adapted continuation of a fish rod or a gaff rod as clearly to be positioned, a capping member having Seats shown in Figure 10. engaging the heads of the fish-hooks, a tubular When the hook assembly is not in use, it may s sleeve fixedly attached to one of said members, be disassembled and placed in a box 70, as shown the other of said members having an aperture in Figure 9, requiring a small space, so that the through which the tubular sleeve projects, said kit may be carried in the west pocket, in a pack tubular sleeve having internal threads, a Screw or in any other suitable place. Whenever it is threaded rod threadedly engaging the tubular desired to use the hook assembly, the parts may 20 sleeve, and a nut threadedly engaging Said rod, be assembled as described above. said nut including a flanged portion providing a The hook assembly, in addition to being used cavity for the end of the tubular sleeve so that as a gaff, may be used in catching turtles and gar as the nut is tightened against said other member fish; it may be used as an emergency hook, So the heads of the fish-hooks are clamped between as to be available when grappling for bodies in Said members. the water, or it may be used as an anchor hook 5. A fish-hook assembly including a plurality of and for aller OlS Other purp0SeS. fish-hooks each provided with an enlarged head Although the preferred embodiments of the opposite the bill of the hook, a supporting member device have been described, it will be understood having seats into which the heads are adapted that within the purview of this invention various 30 to be positioned, a capping member having seats changes may be made in the form, details, pro engaging the heads of the fish-hooks, said mem portion and arrangement of parts, the combina bers being provided with coaxially disposed aper tion thereof and mode of Operation, which gen tures, a tubular sleeve projecting into one of the erally stated consist in a device capable of carry apertures and provided with an upset portion for ing out the objects set forth, as disclosed and holding the tubular sleeve in fixed relation with defined in the appended claims. said One member, said tubular sleeve projecting Having thus described my invention, I claim: through the aperture in the other member, which 1. A fish-hook assembly including a plurality other member has a sliding movement upon the of fish-hooks, each provided with a neck portion tubular sleeve, the end of the tubular sleeve oppo terminating in an upper lug and a lower lug, a site the fixed end being flared so as to form a Supporting member having a plurality of arms flange holding Said other member upon the tubu one for each hook, said arms being provided with lar sleeve, and means for clamping said other slots in which the lower lugs are seated, a retain member slidably mounted upon the tubular sleeve ing member arranged in parallel relation with against the heads of the fish-hooks so as to hold respect to the supporting member, said retaining 45 the fish-hooks in fixed spaced relation relative member having slots for receiving the upper lugs to each other. of the hooks and means for securing the retain 6. A fish-hook assembly including a plurality of ing member and the supporting member in fixed fish-hooks each provided with an enlarged head spaced relation to thereby interlock the hooks. opposite the bill of the hook, a supporting member 2. Afish-hook assembly including a plurality of 50 having Seats into which the heads are adapted to fish-hooks each provided with an enlarged head be positioned, a capping member having seats opposite the bill of the hook, a supporting member engaging the heads of the fish-hooks, said mem having seats into which the heads are adapted to bers being provided with coaxially disposed aper be positioned, a capping member having Seats tures, a tubular sleeve projecting into one of the engaging the heads of the fish-hooks, a tubular 55 apertures and provided with an upset portion for member for interconnecting the supporting men holding the tubular sleeve in fixed relation with ber and the capping member, said tubular mem said. One member, said tubular sleeve projecting ber permitting adjustment of the capping member through the aperture in the other member, which with respect to the supporting member, Said tubul other member has a sliding movement upon the lar member being provided with internal threads, tubular sleeve, the end of the tubular sleeve oppo a screw threaded rod threadedly engaging the site the fixed end being flared so as to form a tubular member, and a screw threaded nut flange holding said other member upon the tubu threadedly engaging said rod, said Screw threaded lar sleeve, said tubular sleeve being provided with nut terminating in a flared skirt portion engag internal threads, a threaded member threadedly ing the capping member so as to clamp the heads 35 engaging Said tubular sleeve, and means sup of the fish-hooks between the capping member ported upon said threaded member for engaging and the Supporting member. the slidable member to clamp the heads of the 3. A fish-hook assembly including a plurality of fish-hooks between the members. fish-hooks each provided with an enlarged head 7. A fish-hook assembly including a plurality of opposite the bill of the hook, a supporting member 70 fish-hooks each provided with an enlarged head having seats into which the heads are adapted opposite the bill of the hook, a supporting member to be positioned, a capping member having seats having seats into which the heads are adapted engaging the heads of the fish-hooks, a tubular to be positioned, a capping member having seats sleeve fixedly attached to one of said members, engaging the heads of the fish-hooks, said mem-. the other of said members having an aperture 75 bers being provided with coaxially disposed aper 2,490,588 5 tures, a tubular sleeve projecting into one of the porting means and the second supporting means apertures and provided with an upset portion for so as to hold the fish-hooks in fixed spaced rela holding the tubular sleeve in fixed relation. With tion with respect to each other. said one member, said tubular sleeve projecting MILTON S. OUNKELBERGER, through the aperture in the other member, which other member has a sliding movement upon the REFERENCES CITED tubular sleeve, the end of the tubular sleeve oppo site the fixed end being flared so as to form a The following references are of record in the flange holding said other member upon the file of this patent: tubular sleeve, said tubular sleeve being provided 10 UNITED STATES PATENTS with threads, and means threadedly engaging Number Name Date the tubular sleeve and contacting the slidably 88,346 Trafton et al. ------Mar. 30, 1869 mounted member so as to clamp the fish-hooks 117,719 Arnold ------Aug. 8, 1871 between said members when the means is tight 289,508 Dawson ------Dec. 4, 1883 ened to thereby hold the fish-hooks in fixed spaced 5 401,823 Diebel ------Apr. 23, 1889 relation relative to each other. 605,758 Snyder ------June 14, 1898 8. A fish-hook assembly including a plurality of 1,234,291 Conrad ------July 24, 1917 fish-hooks, each of said fish-hooks being provided 1,264,658 King ------Apr. 30, 1918 with a shank portion, all the shank portions ex 1352,979 TiaWrence ------Sept. 14, 1920 tending in the same general direction and Sub 20 stantially parallel to each other, each of said 2,145,992 Parker ------Feb. 7, 1939 fish-hooks being provided with a pair of lugs, 2,334,613 Dunkelberger et al. - Nov. 16, 1943 a Supporting means having a plurality of slots FOREIGN PATENTS one for a lug of each fish-hook, a second Support Number Country Date ing means having a plurality of slots one for each 5 87,247 Germany ------of 1896 of the other lugs of the fish-hooks, and means for 544,852 Germany ------Feb. 24, 1932 clamping the fish-hooks between the first Sup 588,300 France ------Jan. 29, 1925