CA2118733C - Knot made of a loop of flexible material - Google Patents

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CA2118733C
CA2118733C CA 2118733 CA2118733A CA2118733C CA 2118733 C CA2118733 C CA 2118733C CA 2118733 CA2118733 CA 2118733 CA 2118733 A CA2118733 A CA 2118733A CA 2118733 C CA2118733 C CA 2118733C
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01KANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K75/00Accessories for fishing nets; Details of fishing nets, e.g. structure
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01KANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
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A fishing net is suspended from a corkline. A monofilament line is formed into three loops which are clamped together. The first of these three loops forms a knot around the corkline and the other two loops weave through the fishing net to hold it in place. The first loop is wound around the corkline in one angular direction for about one turn. It then crosses the portion of the first loop that is below the corkline. It then again passes around the corkline but in an angular direction opposite said one direction. Afterward, a limited portion of the loop that was rapped around the corkline is free. The other loops are then passed through this free limited portion and the knot is tightened.

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KNOT MADE OF A LOOP OF
FLEXIBLE MATERIAL
FIELD OF THE INVENTION:
This invention relates to devices and methods for supporting a fishing net from a horizontal support and more particularly to improvement in knots for same.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION:
United Sates patent No. 4,763,432 to BARCLAY, granted August 16, 1988, teaches that a hanging cord is threaded through the top selvage of the net or web of the fishnet assembly and is secured at regularly spaced locations to separate anchor blocks which in turn are secured to the fishnet corkline.
Moreover, United States patent No. 4,805,334 granted February 21, 1989 to BARCLAY, in Figure 21, illustrates a system for holding a net from a corkline wherein loops of cord extending from blocks 8L and 8R weave through the net to hold the net in place. The blocks 8L and 8R must be made special and without them the fisherman cannot use the system.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION:
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for hanging a fishing net from a corkline.
The invention utilizes a plurality of holding devices that are suspended from the corkline. Each holding device has three loops projecting from a sleeve. One loop projects upwardly from the sleeve and is used to hang the sleeve from the corkline. The other two loops project downwardly from the sleeve and may weave through each other and the net to hold the net in place.
The novelty in the present invention resides in an improved knot for encircling the corkline. The loop that projects upwardly, as aforesaid, includes this knot to hold the loops in their proper positions relative to the corkline. With this special knot, the knot will not slip or slide along the corkline. To further secure the knot to the corkline a bonding agent may be used.
2~.~~733 To form the knot the loop that projects upwardly is first wrapped around the corkline in a first angular direction. 'The Frst angular direction may be clockwise as viewed from one end of the corkline. The portion of the loop that has passed around the corkline is now moved across a portion of the loop below the corkline. The next step is to again wrap the loop around the corkline but this time the loop passes around the corkline in a second direction that is opposite to said first direction, that is counterclockwise as viewed from said one end. A free end portion of the loop that was passed around the corkline remains, and projects away from the corkline. This forms a knot which is tightened so as to secure the knot to the corkline.
BRIEF DESCRIPTIO1V OF THE DRAWIIoTGS:
Embodiments of this invention will now be described by way of example in association with the accompanying drawings in which:
Figure 1 is a side view of a fishing net held from a corkline;
Figure 2 is a side view of the crimped device;
Figure 3 is a is a side view of the holding device;
Figure 4 is a front view of the cylindrical metal piece which, when crimped, comprises the crimped device;
Figure 5 is a is a side view of the cylinder of Figure 4, the loops being included;
Figure 6 illustrates the first step in tying a knot, in the loop, around the corkline;
Figure 7 illustrates the second step in tying a knot, in the loop, around the corkline;
Figure 8 illustrates the third step in tying a knot, in the loop, around the corkline;
Figure 9 illustrates the fourth step in tying a knot, in the loop, around the corkline;
Figure 10 illustrates the fifth step in tying a knot, in the loop, around the corkline; and Figure I 1 illustrates the final step in tying a knot, in the loop, around the corkline.

2I~.~~33 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS:
Reference will now be made to Figures 1 to 11, to describe the present invention in detail. The nature of the present invention is such that words may be used interchangeably to define the characteristics of identical components. For instance, the words "suspending" and "supporting" may be used interchangeably in some instances. Further, such words should be broadly construed in accordance with their settled and well known meaning.
The invention employs a conventional corkline 10 from which net 17 hangs. The net is a web, the upper part of which is the conventional selvage 16. For the purpose of this description and the claims, the selvage 16 is considered to be part of the "net".
The net 17 hangs from the corkline by a series of holding devices 11 as shown in more detail in Figure 3, where there is shown a crimped cylinder 12 having one loop 13 extending in one direction away from crimped cylinder 12; and first and second loops 14 and 15, respectively, extending away from crimped cylinder 12 in another direction.
The function of the loop 13 is to hold the crimped cylinder 12 below the corkline 10.
As shown in Figure 1, the loop 13 is tied around corkline 10 to hold the crimped cylinder 12 in place.
Figure 1 shows the corkline 10 with three holding devices such as 11. All three holding devices 11, 11a, and llb are identical; which means that loops 13, 13a, and 13b are identical;
that loops 14, 14a, and 14b are identical and that loops 15, 15a, and 15b are identical.
To illustrate how the holding device 11 is connected to the net 16, 17 it is noted that loop 14 is passed through the free end of loop 1 Sa of holding device 11 a.
The loop 15 is then passed through loop 14 and then through several openings in the net 16, 17 and is ultimately held in place by loop 14b.
To secure the loops 13, 13a, and 13b in place, a bonding agent 18 (Figures 1, 7) is applied to the loops 13, 13a, and 13b and to the corkline 10. The preferred bonding agent is a hot glue applied with a brush while at 400°F. Suitable glue known as Super Bond is sold by Riddling Co. of Texas, United States.
While only three holding devices 11 have been shown, it is understood that the usual fishing net would require a great many holding devices spaced along the corkline 10 and the net 16, 17.
~~~.8'~33 The loops 13, 14, and 15 are composed of a mono-filament line, such as that known as Hi-Seas Mono Filament, sold by Hi-Seas Industries, Inc., 325 Spring Street, New York, N.Y. 10013. This single filament (mono-filament) line has a diameter of 1.8 millimetres and will rupture when placed under 20 pounds in tension. A single filament plastic line is S preferred for the loops 13, 14, and 1 S, but the exact make and type described above is not required. That type, however, has "memory" which is very helpful when the holding devices are reused as they tend to correctly position themselves with very little effort on the part of the fisherman who is installing the net.
The crimped cylinder 12 may be made from a metallic cylinder 20 (Figure 4).
After the loops 13, 14, and 15 have been added to the cylinder, the ends 22 and 23 of the cylinder are crimped as shown in Figure 5. This secures the loops 13, 14, and 15 to the crimped cylinder 12. The central portion 21 of the crimped cylinder 12 (Figure 5) is not crimped and maintains its original shape.
A modified form of crimped cylinder is shown in Figure 2. To make this form of crimped cylinder the cylinder 2G of Figure 4 has the mono-filament loops 13, 14, and 15 inserted in it. It is then crimped to a shape that has an elliptical cross-section wherein the two ends 32 and 33 are smaller than the centre 31; see Figure 3.
Figures 8 to I 1 of the previously referenced co-pending application Serial No. 886,234 show apparatus for forming the loops and performing the crimping step in the field.
The novelty in the present case resides in the knot that is formed in loop 13, that extends around the corkline 10; and in the method of tying that knot.
Figures 6 to 11 show how the loop 13 of Figure 3 is tied into a knot around the corkline 10.
For the purposes of simplifying this description, it is noted that the portion of the loop 13 that extends above the corkline 10 of Figure 6 bears reference number 13x and the portion below the corkline 10 is 13y.
Positioning the loop 13 adjacent the corkline 10 as shown, for example, in Figure 6, is the first step in forming the knot around the corkline 10.
The second step in forming the knot is shown in Figure 7 and comprises wrapping portion 13x of the loop 13 around the corkline 10.
211~~33 The third step in forming the knot is shown in Figure 8 and comprises wrapping portion 13x about half way around portion 13y.
The fourth step in forming the knot around corkline 10 is shown in Figure 9 wherein the portion 13x is again wrapped around the corkline 10.
It is noted that the wrapping operation of the fourth step goes around the corkline 10 in the opposite direction from the direction of the wrapping operation of the second step. In this regard assuming that a person was looking along the corkline from its left end, as shown in Figures 7 and 9. Under this assumption the wrapping step of Figure 7 went around the corkline 10 in a clockwise direction and the wrapping operation of Figure 9 went around the corkline 10 counterclockwise. As a result, a short loop portion 13z extending near the free end of loop 13 is free.
The fifth step in tying the knot around the corkline 10 comprises passing the loops 14 and 15 and the crimped sleeve 12 through the loop portion 13z, as shown in Figure 10.
The final step in tying the knot around corkline 10 is shown in Figure 11 and comprises pulling downwardly on the crimped sleeve 12 and/or on the loops 14 and 15 to tighten the knot around the corkline 10.
If desired, the knot may be further secured to the corkline 10 by applying the bonding agent as previously described.
With the present invention, special equipment is not needed to connect the monofilament loops 13, 14, and 15 to the corkline 10. As long as the fisherman has his net, the sleeves 12 and a supply of monofilament line, the loops 13, 14, and 15 can be formed and the loop 13 tied to the corkline 10, using simple tools. Thus, with the present invention, no hard-to-find devices are required.
Other modifications and alterations may be used in the design and manufacture of the mechanical security apparatus of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the accompanying claims.
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Claims (8)

1. Apparatus for supporting a fishing net from a horizontal support, comprising:
a loop of flexible material, that has a free end and also has first and second laps around the horizontal support, with the first lap comprising substantially at least one full 360° turn, extending in a first angular direction, and the second lap comprising substantially at least one full 360° turn, extending around the horizontal support in a second angular direction;
said loop having a first portion extending for a limited distance from said free end;
said loop having a second portion between said laps;
said loop having a third portion that is farther from said free end than said first lap;
said loop having a fourth portion that is even farther from said free end than said third portion;
said second portion of said loop crossing said fourth portion between said laps so that the second lap passes around the horizontal support in an angular direction opposite to the angular direction of said first lap;
said fourth portion passing through said first portion and forming a knot; and means for supporting a fishing net from said fourth portion.
2. The method of suspending a fishing net from a horizontal support, comprising:
providing a loop of flexible material;
wrapping said loop at least partially around said support in a first angular direction, so that a portion of the loop extends at least partially around said support;
passing a part of the loop at least partially around another part of the loop and then wrapping said loop at least partially around said support in a second angular direction which is opposite to said first direction, so that another portion of the loop extends at least partially around said support;
forming said loop into a knot around said support; and fastening a fishing net to said loop.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein one portion of said loop is passed over another portion of said loop between said first and second wrapping steps so that the second wrapping step proceeds in the opposite direction from the first named wrapping step.
4. A knot formed around an object, comprising:
a loop having a free end, said loop comprising a pair of adjacent elongated flexible elements joined together at said free end;
said loop extending around the object in a first angular direction;
a portion of said loop that has been around the object crossing another portion of the loop;
said loop further extending around said object in a second angular direction that is opposite to said first angular direction;
said loop after extending around the object in said second angular direction having a free end portion projecting away from said object; and at least a part of said loop passing through said free end portion to complete the knot.
5. A knot as defined in claim 4, wherein said object is a corkline; and a fishing net carried by said knot.
6. A knot as defined in claim 4, wherein said object is a support for a fishing net; and means for suspending a fishing net from said loop.
7. A knot as defined in claim 6, having means for holding said two flexible elements together.
8. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of forming a knot comprises:
providing the loop with a free end and with a limited length thereof that extends away from the portion of the loop that passes around the support in said first angular direction; and passing at least part of said limited length through the loop near said free end.
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