US 12,329,139 B2
Fishhook holder
Kunimitsu Aoki, Gifu (JP)
Assigned to GEECRACK USA INC.
Filed by GEECRACK USA INC., Corinth, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/877,078.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-129523 (JP), filed on Aug. 6, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0042002 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. A01K 83/06 (2006.01); A01K 85/00 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 83/064 (2022.02) [A01K 83/06 (2013.01); A01K 85/1811 (2022.02); A01K 85/1831 (2022.02)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fishhook holder configured to hold a fishhook against a soft lure and made of a resin material, the fishhook holder comprising:
a base comprising a surface configured to contact an outer surface of the soft lure; and
a tapered shaft that protrudes from the base in a direction perpendicular to the surface and is configured to extend through the soft lure, wherein
the shaft includes:
a basal end coupled to the base;
a distal end located opposite the basal end in an axial direction of the shaft;
an insertion hole located between the basal end and the distal end and configured such that the fishhook extends through the insertion hole when the fishhook holder holds the fishhook; and
a mark located between the insertion hole and the distal end, the mark indicating a reference position in a case where a portion of the shaft including the distal end is cut off from the shaft,
the insertion hole and the mark are located on an axis of the shaft, and
a length of a portion of the shaft between the base and the insertion hole is greater than a length of a portion of the shaft between the insertion hole and the mark.