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Locking tweezers for tying fly-fishing hooks

  • US 5,884,954 A
  • Filed: 06/04/1997
  • Issued: 03/23/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/04/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Tweezers for tying hackle on fly-fishing hooks comprising:

  • a pair of flexible legs, each leg having a proximal end, a distal end and a longitudinal axis between said ends, each leg further having an outwardly directed surface and an inwardly directed surface, said legs fixedly joined at said proximal ends forming a proximal joint, said joint having an outwardly facing surface;

    gripping portions mounted on said outwardly directed surface of said legs and positioned on said distal end of said legs;

    an arcuate camming configuration on the outwardly directed surface of said legs and intermediate the ends thereof;

    a locking slide embracing said legs to slidably engage over said arcuate camming configuration so that when moved from a proximal position to a distal position, said locking slide flexes said legs together and forces said gripping portions together; and

    a cylindrical rod member secured to said outwardly facing surface of said proximal joint, said rod member projecting perpendicular from said longitudinal axis.

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