﻿[37] 
  PATENTS 
  ISSUED 
  RELATING 
  TO 
  FISH 
  AND 
  FISHERIES. 
  1011 
  

  

  of 
  the 
  wire. 
  The 
  wire 
  is 
  elastic, 
  and 
  so 
  the 
  shank 
  tends 
  to 
  spring- 
  away 
  

   from 
  the 
  body 
  of 
  the 
  wire 
  and 
  open 
  the 
  loop. 
  In 
  this 
  condition 
  the 
  loop 
  

   is 
  ready 
  for 
  attachment 
  or 
  detachment 
  of 
  the 
  line 
  or 
  of 
  snells 
  or 
  hooks. 
  

   To 
  close 
  a 
  loop 
  and 
  retain 
  it 
  so, 
  the 
  shank 
  is 
  pressed 
  against 
  the 
  body 
  

   and 
  an 
  annular 
  piece 
  of 
  metal 
  on 
  the 
  body 
  is 
  slid 
  over 
  it. 
  The 
  annular 
  

   piece 
  of 
  metal 
  serves 
  as 
  a 
  sinker 
  and 
  may 
  be 
  a 
  piece 
  of 
  spirally 
  eoiled 
  

   wire. 
  If 
  two 
  hooks 
  are 
  directly 
  attached, 
  their 
  points 
  may 
  be 
  kept 
  in 
  

   opposite 
  directions 
  by 
  means 
  of 
  the 
  loop. 
  

  

  CLAIMS. 
  

  

  " 
  1. 
  The 
  combination 
  of 
  the 
  rod 
  A, 
  provided 
  with 
  loops 
  (J, 
  with 
  

   sliding 
  sinkers 
  adapted 
  to 
  retain 
  the 
  loops 
  in 
  a 
  closed 
  position, 
  sub- 
  

   stantially 
  as 
  set 
  forth. 
  

  

  " 
  2. 
  The 
  combination, 
  with 
  the 
  rod 
  A, 
  of 
  spiral- 
  wire 
  sinkers 
  adapted 
  

   to 
  retain 
  the 
  loops 
  at 
  its 
  respective 
  ends 
  in 
  a 
  closed 
  position, 
  as 
  shown. 
  

  

  " 
  o. 
  The 
  combination 
  of 
  the 
  line 
  E, 
  rod 
  A, 
  sinkers 
  B, 
  cord 
  F, 
  and 
  hook 
  

   D, 
  substantially 
  as 
  shown." 
  

  

  No. 
  285075. 
  

  

  (HaleRix, 
  San 
  Francisco, 
  Cal. 
  ; 
  patented 
  September 
  18, 
  1883; 
  sinker 
  fornshing 
  tackle. 
  

  

  See 
  Plate 
  XLVI.) 
  

  

  A 
  sinker 
  for 
  use 
  in 
  connection 
  with 
  a 
  line 
  empkryed 
  for 
  fishing 
  par- 
  

   poses, 
  and 
  commonly 
  designated 
  as 
  a 
  "hand 
  line" 
  or 
  "lead-line," 
  in 
  

   contradistinction 
  to 
  such 
  lines 
  as 
  are 
  used 
  with 
  a 
  rod. 
  

  

  In 
  Ashing, 
  it 
  is 
  said, 
  with 
  an 
  ordinary 
  sinker 
  (made 
  usually 
  of 
  lead 
  cast 
  

   in 
  conical 
  form, 
  with 
  an 
  opening 
  near 
  the 
  apex 
  for 
  the 
  attachment 
  of 
  

   the 
  line) 
  great 
  inconvenience 
  lias 
  been 
  experienced, 
  owing 
  to 
  the 
  fouling 
  

   oft 
  lie 
  sinker 
  with 
  rocky 
  obstructions 
  upon 
  the 
  bottom 
  of 
  the 
  fishing 
  

   ground, 
  such 
  fouling 
  frequently 
  resulting 
  in 
  the 
  parting 
  of 
  the 
  line, 
  and 
  

   loss 
  of 
  the 
  sinker; 
  and 
  the 
  object 
  of 
  this 
  invention 
  is 
  to 
  avoid 
  these 
  

   difficulties 
  and 
  provide 
  a 
  sinker 
  which 
  may 
  be 
  easily 
  and 
  quickly 
  dis- 
  

   engaged 
  from 
  any 
  cramped 
  or 
  wedged 
  position 
  among 
  rocks 
  or 
  other 
  

   obstructions 
  upon 
  the 
  bottom 
  of 
  the 
  sea 
  or 
  fishing 
  ground. 
  

  

  To 
  this 
  end 
  the 
  sinker 
  is 
  made 
  of 
  cylindrical 
  form 
  with 
  sernispherieal 
  

   ends, 
  and 
  has 
  side 
  rods, 
  upon 
  each 
  of 
  which 
  travels 
  a 
  ring 
  to 
  which 
  the 
  

   line 
  is 
  attached. 
  The 
  rods 
  of 
  wire 
  extend 
  a 
  short 
  distance 
  from 
  the 
  

   sides 
  of 
  the 
  sinker 
  and 
  lengthwise 
  thereof 
  up 
  to 
  a 
  short 
  distance 
  from 
  

   each 
  end. 
  These 
  rods 
  form 
  travelers 
  for 
  metal 
  rings 
  which 
  slide 
  on 
  them, 
  

   and 
  to 
  the 
  rings 
  is 
  attached 
  a 
  bifurcated 
  cord 
  or 
  line. 
  Should 
  the 
  sinker 
  

   while 
  in 
  use 
  meet 
  with 
  any 
  obstruction, 
  a 
  steady 
  pull 
  upon 
  the 
  line 
  con- 
  

   verts 
  the 
  sinker 
  into 
  a 
  lever 
  of 
  the 
  second 
  class 
  (in 
  the 
  specification 
  it 
  

   is 
  said 
  to 
  be 
  of 
  the 
  third) 
  and 
  causes 
  it 
  to 
  move 
  or 
  fulcrum 
  upon 
  that 
  

   end 
  nearest 
  the 
  line, 
  and 
  as 
  the 
  strain 
  continues 
  or 
  increases 
  the 
  sinker 
  

   assumes 
  a 
  vertical 
  position 
  and 
  the 
  rings 
  slide 
  upward 
  niton 
  the 
  guide 
  

   rods, 
  throwing 
  the 
  sinker 
  over 
  and 
  releasing 
  it. 
  

  

  