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  REPORT 
  OF 
  COMMISSIONER 
  OF 
  FTSTI 
  AND 
  FISHERIES. 
  [28] 
  

  

  CLAIM. 
  

  

  " 
  In 
  a 
  spoon-hook, 
  the 
  rotating 
  spoon-shaped 
  shield 
  fastened 
  at 
  the 
  

   center 
  of 
  its 
  inner 
  concave 
  side 
  to 
  the 
  outer 
  ends 
  of 
  coiled 
  springs 
  

   fastened 
  to 
  the 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  rotary 
  sleeve, 
  as 
  and 
  for 
  the 
  purpose 
  shown 
  

   and 
  set 
  forth." 
  

  

  No. 
  289508. 
  

  

  (Arteraas 
  Lord 
  Dawson, 
  Elk 
  Point, 
  Dak., 
  assignor 
  one-half 
  to 
  Charles 
  Howard 
  Free- 
  

   man, 
  of 
  same 
  plac« 
  ; 
  patented 
  December 
  4, 
  1883 
  ; 
  fish-hook. 
  Sec 
  Plates 
  XXXIII 
  and 
  

   XXXIV.) 
  

  

  The 
  hooks 
  are 
  detachably 
  secured 
  in 
  place 
  within 
  grooves 
  in 
  the 
  

   shaft, 
  and 
  a 
  spoon 
  of 
  peculiar 
  construction 
  may 
  be 
  used, 
  in 
  connection 
  

   with 
  the 
  hook 
  device, 
  for 
  trolling. 
  The 
  shaft 
  has 
  an 
  enlargement 
  at 
  its 
  

   lower 
  end 
  which 
  is 
  provided 
  with 
  longitudinal 
  grooves 
  at 
  its 
  sides, 
  

   which 
  open 
  into 
  cross-grooves 
  provided 
  at 
  its 
  top. 
  The 
  shanks 
  of 
  the 
  

   hooks 
  are 
  laid 
  into 
  the 
  longitudinal 
  grooves, 
  with 
  their 
  upper 
  ends 
  pro- 
  

   jecting 
  sufficiently 
  beyond 
  the 
  enlargement 
  of 
  the 
  shaft, 
  the 
  points 
  of 
  

   the 
  hooks 
  being 
  turned 
  outward, 
  and 
  the 
  projecting 
  ends 
  of 
  the 
  shank 
  

   are 
  then 
  bent 
  down 
  into 
  the 
  cross-grooves, 
  forming 
  a 
  catch 
  securely 
  to 
  

   hold 
  the 
  hook 
  against 
  a 
  downward 
  pull. 
  A 
  thimble, 
  fitting 
  the 
  enlarge- 
  

   ment, 
  is 
  then 
  pushed 
  down 
  upon 
  the 
  same, 
  and 
  is 
  held 
  in 
  place 
  firmly 
  

   by 
  a 
  screw-nut, 
  the 
  shaft 
  being 
  threaded 
  just 
  above 
  the 
  enlargement 
  

   for 
  the 
  purpose. 
  At 
  the 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  shank 
  there 
  is 
  an 
  eye 
  for 
  the 
  attach- 
  

   ment 
  of 
  the 
  line. 
  The 
  hook 
  may 
  be 
  used 
  thus, 
  but 
  for 
  trolling 
  a 
  spoon 
  

   or 
  spoon-bait 
  is 
  attached. 
  To 
  permit 
  the 
  ready 
  attachment 
  or 
  detach- 
  

   ment 
  of 
  the 
  spoon, 
  the 
  shaft 
  is 
  provided 
  between 
  its 
  enlargement 
  and 
  

   the 
  eye 
  with 
  an 
  annular 
  projection 
  or 
  collar, 
  and 
  the 
  spoon 
  has 
  a 
  spring 
  

   wire 
  loop, 
  which 
  is 
  passed 
  over 
  the 
  shaft 
  between 
  the 
  collar 
  and 
  the 
  

   eye, 
  then 
  with 
  its 
  legs 
  along 
  lateral 
  grooves 
  or 
  recesses 
  in 
  a 
  projection 
  

   at 
  the 
  upper 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  spoon, 
  and 
  downward 
  from 
  its 
  concave 
  face, 
  

   and 
  then 
  has 
  its 
  bent 
  ends 
  sprang 
  into 
  holes 
  in 
  the 
  spoon. 
  Below 
  these 
  

   holes 
  is 
  the 
  attachment 
  of 
  a 
  spring 
  which 
  extends 
  toward 
  the 
  lower 
  end 
  

   of 
  the 
  spoon 
  on 
  the 
  concave 
  side, 
  has 
  its 
  end 
  bent 
  upward, 
  projecting 
  

   through 
  a 
  hole 
  in 
  the 
  spoon, 
  and 
  bears 
  against 
  a 
  hinged 
  fin 
  on 
  the 
  con- 
  

   vex 
  surface 
  of 
  the 
  spoon. 
  The 
  fin 
  causes 
  the 
  spoon 
  to 
  revolve 
  in 
  the 
  

   shaft 
  of 
  the 
  hook 
  as 
  it 
  is 
  drawn 
  through 
  the 
  water, 
  and 
  while 
  the 
  spring 
  

   holds 
  it 
  out 
  in 
  proper 
  extension 
  it 
  permits 
  the 
  hinged 
  fin 
  to 
  be 
  pressed 
  

   against 
  the 
  body 
  of 
  the 
  spoon 
  when 
  desirable, 
  as 
  in 
  withdrawing 
  the 
  

   spoon 
  from 
  the 
  mouth 
  of 
  a 
  fish. 
  For 
  trolling, 
  feathers 
  may 
  be 
  secured 
  

   upon 
  the 
  thimble. 
  

  

  CLAIMS. 
  

  

  " 
  1. 
  In 
  combination 
  with 
  the 
  shall 
  A, 
  provided 
  with 
  grooves, 
  and 
  

   with 
  the 
  screw-threads 
  s, 
  fish-hooks 
  B, 
  fitting 
  within 
  the 
  said 
  grooves. 
  

  

  