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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
HENRY S-LOGLERP, OF HOUSTON, TEXAS.
IMPROVEMENT IN FISH-HOOKS.
pccilcantionl forming 1li't ,,; 1 lj i - P iteilt N-o. 10,761 , di:nied April 1 , , T .To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, HENRY SIGLER, of Hous-
ton., in the county of Harris and State of Texas,
have invented a new and useful Improvemenllt
in-theSockdolagerFish-Hook; and 1 do hereby
declare that the following is a full, clear, and
exact description o.f the same, reference being
had to the accompanying drawings, forillin
part of this specification, in which a side or
face view of the hook is represented, the black
lines showing it closed or in operation and the
red lines indicating its appearance when set
or out of operation.
This invbntion relates to certain new and
useful improvementsin sockdolager fish-hooks,
whereby they are rendered more si m pie in con-
struction, perfect and sure in their operation,
and, less dangerous to be handled while bait-
ing; and it consists in making the top por-
tion of the main ifooks elastic, and so attaching
them to the vertical guide-pieces that they will
be made to serve as springs for giving action
and forcing them together, and, with two levers
or toggle-arms, form a toggle-joint for forcing
said books apart and retaining them set for a
given time; and, in combination with the above,
employing a common bait-hook, which is at-
tached to the lower extremity of a regulating-
slide and so situated that its end will be some
distance above the ends of the spring-hooks,
and consequently the fish or animal will have
to pass his head between the spring-hooks to
reach the bait, in drawing upon which he will
instantly draw the toggle-arms out of a hori-
zontal position, and simultaneous therewith
operate the spring-hooks, which are caused to
take into the body of the fish and hold him
perfectly secure, without any chance of escape,
owing to the peculiar action of the hook, it
biting harder upon its object when the strain
is greatest.
To enable others to understand more fully
my invention, I will proceed to describe its
construction and operation.
A A represent the two spring-hooks, the
upper parts or shafts B B, of which being
made of some thin elastic metal, so as to act
like a spring and give- sufficient force and
action to the hooks to enable them to retain
the .fish or animal which may get betweenthem. These parts B 13 are secured to the top
p;c 0ion of a vertical ilat guide:ipiece, C, the
said piece C having' two brackets or guides for
the vertical sliding piece 1) to move upl and
down iii as the hooks are forced apart or
drawn together. The slidiig-liece) Dis twisted
or turned near its lower extremity so as to
form two flat broad faces for one endl of each
of the toggle-afnis E E to fit upon, these arms
being secured on the end F by the pin a, as
seen in drawing, one on each side, the twist
in the slide serving as a stop or shoulder to
prevent the toggle-arms being drawn upward
too far or out of a horizontal liue, the shoulder
or stop resting against the lower extremity of
the guide-piece C when the -toggle-arms are in
a parallel line, as shown by red lines in the
drawing. The other ends of the toggle-arms
are secured to the sides and in the center oT
the stems of the spring-hooks, they being at-
tached on opposite sides by the pins b b, upon
which they turn, these pins being in a horizon-
tal line-with the toggle-arms when the hooks
are set to the position shown in red lines in the
drawing.
G is the bait-hook attached to the lower end
of the slide D a short distance above the beard
of the spring-hooks, so that the. animal will
have to put his head between the points of
the spring-hooks to reach the bait, and con-
sequently, when le endeavors to make off with
it, he will operate the spring-hooks, and they
will securely fasten upon him and retain him,
no matter what effort he may make to escape
for it will be evident that the harder he pulls
at the middle hook the more firmly the spring-
hooks will bite upon him.
To use the hook it must be first set in the
manner shown in the drawing by red lines,
the toggle-arms in this case occupying a. hori-
zontal position, they serving to throw the
spring-hooks apart and retain them thus for a
certain time, the shoulder d serving to prevent
the toggle-arms rising too far above a hori-
zontal line. The center hook is now baited
and the whole let down into the water, and as
soon as the fish takes hold of the bait and pulls
he draws the toggle-arms out of .a "borizontal
line, and consequently the power of the spring
is,allowed to play and force the books together
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Sigler, Henry. Improvement in Fish-Hooks., patent, April 11, 1854; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth165035/m1/2/: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.