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7615061 Bone anchor suture-loading system, method and apparatus  
A suture-loading system, method and apparatus for loading a suture onto a bone anchor, the system comprising: a bone anchor comprising a suture leg-anchoring structure and a plurality of body holes...
7585004 Necktie knot tying tool  
A knot tying tool and support form which assists a person in tying a perfectly-formed necktie knot. The Y-shaped tool has two arms and a handle with a slot for insertion of the tail end of a...
7568738 Device for attaching a fishing line to a fly and/or a hook  
A device for attaching a fishing line to a fly or hook of the type having a hook end and an eyelet through which a fishing line can be attached, includes a securement assembly for securely holding...
7549683 Balloon tying device  
A balloon tying device is provided. The balloon tying device includes a cylindrical shaft, a slot extending across a marginal end of the cylindrical shaft with a depth of the slot extending along a...
7510220 Method and handheld device for tying a fishing knot  
A handheld device is provided for aiding in attaching a fishing line to a fishing hook having an eye. The device includes a holder having a first end and a second end. At least one of the first end...
7494162 Knot-tying device for joining fishing leaders  
A knot-tying device with a rectangular card body made of rigid, buoyant material, including a retaining means for entraining separate leader lines in crossing diagonal relation, and a swivel disc...
7419195 Knot tying tool  
A knot tying tool for tying knots in cords or lines of material including those for attaching the line to an eyelet of an object, includes a base member having first and second ends, a first post...
7334822 Bimini twist knot tying device  
A Bimini knot tying assist device having a line twister for twisting together in a pre-designed manner portions of a standing line section and a tag line section of a Bimini knot to form a twist or...
7309086 Uni-knot tying apparatus  
Disclosed is a uni-knot tying device. The device includes a stator, a hollow cylindrical rotor which is rotatably mounted on the stator, and a rotating drive operatively coupled to the rotor. The...
7261327 Fishing hook tying apparatus  
Fishing hook tying apparatus includes a housing with a shaft mounted therein for rotation about the longitudinal axis. An end of the shaft protrudes from one end of the housing to form a chuck...
7108700 Surgical repair kit and its method of use  
A suture passer comprises a longitudinally extending hollow cannula having a central passage slidingly receivable of a surgical suture; a manually graspable handle connected to the hollow cannula...
7044508 Shoelace knot assisting device  
The present invention is a device for assisting users in tying their shoelaces properly. The device will help users tie bow-type knots by securing the initial crossover knot in place while the...
7011346 Bimini twist jig  
A jig for tying Bimini twists has two fishing line sections. The first section, which extends from the second section, has clip attachments near its end for retaining the fishing line to be tied....
6983961 Necktie-knotting device and method  
An improved necktie knotting device and method. The typical embodiment of the device is comprised of a first member which can be called a collar may have first and second indentations that serve as...
6969394 Guides to prevent tangling sutures  
A suture management system useful in endoscopic surgery, particularly in arthroscopic instability and rotator cuff procedures comprises a plurality of elongated tubes, sometimes referred to herein...
6938934 Apparatus for tying knot and method thereof  
A knot tying apparatus includes a thread holding frame having a longitudinal axis. The thread holding frame includes an engaging arm having a catch end positioning aligned with the longitudinal...
6902212 Hand held balloon tier  
A balloon knot tying device that has a base with dual rods provided for stretching the leading end of an inflated balloon around to assist in tying a permanent knot. Each rod having at least two...
6872079 Bow tying learning device  
A method and device for assisting and teaching a child to tie a bow in a shoestring which includes a base member and an extended string attached to the base member with the two sides thereof...
6866673 Suture manipulating and/or cutting implement  
An implement for manipulating and cutting a knotted suture includes a body member having a handle at one end, and a knot-engageable section at the opposite end for engaging the knotted suture to be...
6817634 Knot tying device  
A device is provided for forming a knot in a fishing line or the like in order to attach a fish hook or other item of fishing tackle thereto or to join the line to another line. The device 131 ...
6779817 Tool for making decorative knot  
A tool is provided for facilitating the making of a decorative knot. The knot-making tool includes a generally flat main body, and several string engagement cutouts formed on the periphery of the...
6715804 Fisherman's knot tier  
Most of the present knot tying devices require the mechanical or manual sliding of the leader or line from some object such as a nail or tube onto a leader or line. This invention does not require...
6716224 Intracorporeal knot tier  
An instrument and method for tying two suture ends into a knot. A tubular outer member is provided with a transverse slot for capturing a length of one of the suture ends therein. A slidable inner...
6702339 Fishing hook knot tightening device  
A fishing hook knot tightening device for tying and tightening a knot between a fishing hook and a fishing line. The device has a T-shaped handle, an eyelet attached to the handle, and a blade...
6681514 Fisherman's tool  
A fisherman's tool in the form a thin elongated aluminum plate with a first L-shaped guide post, an aperture through the plate, and a second L-shaped guide post on the plate adjacent a mid-line...
6672045 Apparatus and method for splicing threadlines by knot-induced thread twist entanglement  
This invention provides an apparatus and method for splicing together two threadlines in a manufacturing process and, more specifically, to a manually assisted apparatus and method resulting in a...
6648378 Automatic knot-tying device  
An automatic knot-tying device for tying a discrete knot about a workpiece, such as a bundle of wires, has been developed. The present invention works by pulling a filament, such as the...
6634680 Stop knot key aid  
An aid and method for tying fishing knots. A substantially key-shaped aid has a flat head, a shank having a groove therein, and a notch in the shank. The groove permits the tying of a knot across...
6578787 Method and bobbin holder for manufacturing a fishing fly  
A method and bobbin holder for manufacturing a fishing fly includes a check member for elastically and frictionally engaging the line to provide tension in the line and prevent slackening or...
6550177 Hackle grabber  
The present invention is a Hackle Grabber which is a fly tying tool used to assist in the clasping and wrapping of materials, such as hackle feathers, peacock herl, tinsel strips, lead wire, and...
6488690 Suture knot sealing instruments and methods of using the same  
A hand-held instrument coagulates suture knots for enhanced security, preferably applying heat to thermoplastic materials. The instrument includes a proximal end adapted for gripping by a user, and...
6474584 Fly tying method and apparatus  
A spring-loaded bobbin for use in tying fly fishing lures has a simple frame carrying a support mechanism having a centered bearing by which an off-the-shelf spool of tying thread is rotatably...
6434878 Fish hook holder  
A fish hook holder comprises a cylindrical shape barrel having a plunger inserted therein which is resiliently biased by a spring also residing within the barrel. The holder has a catch positioned...
6435571 Neck tie tying tool  
A tool ( 10 ) is provided for creating an indentation, dimple or furrow in the portion of a necktie ( 20 ) that flows down and out of the knot ( 22 ) formed when the necktie is tied around a human...
6412833 Knot teaching, tying and developing system  
A knot teaching, tying, and developing system that provides a knot tie contiguity that combines knot tie elements in various embodiments. The knot tie contiguity can further include a knot material...
6325426 Device and method for tying inflated party balloons  
A device and method for tying a knot in the inflation end of an inflated balloon using a generally key hole shaped aperture in a rigid surface having a radius of curvature. The inflation end of the...
6322112 Knot tying methods and apparatus  
Methods and apparatus for tying knots, and in particular knots used in sport fishing. An apparatus in accordance with the present invention includes a holding member configured to allow a user to...
6276730 Knot removal device  
A knot removal device for removing knots. The knot removal device includes a plate. The plate has a facing side, a back side, a top edge, a bottom edge and a pair of side edges. A rod is elongate...
6272709 Combination fishing forceps and knot tying device  
A multipurpose fishing tool for tying knots comprises an improvement in a known fishing forceps by adding an annular groove around the nose of the forceps. The grove is of sufficient depth to...
6273479 Unit for tying a balloon and securing a ribbon to the balloon  
A unit is mounted directly on a tank of pressurized gas used to inflate a balloon and includes a supporting bracket having ribbon-accommodating holes defined through one end thereof and a support...
6227580 Mountable mechanism for tying knots in inflated balloons  
A knot-tying assembly is provided for tying overhand knots in an elastic material, such as the stem of an inflated balloon. The knot-tying assembly includes a mounting base for attaching the...
6209930 Angling accessory device  
In an end of a line passing through a hook-eye of a fishing hook with the end held adjacent a standing part of the line, apparatus for wrapping the end of the line around the standing part...
6185858 Leader attachment tool and method  
A leader attachment tool for use securing a wire leader within a fishing rig that includes a bent wire member including a handle portion, a right angle offset portion, an axis portion, a connecting...
6171317 Knot tying device and method  
A knot tying device comprises a knotting guide which carries a pair of snare cords. Each snare cord comprises a suture capture end and a pull end. The snare cords are carried within the knotting...
6146144 Rug hooking kit and method for handicapped  
A kit for making a hooked rug comprised of a backing made of a flexible yet stable material with offset, intermittent holes, a hook with a handle, embroidery needle, yarn, diagrams and written...
6143006 Apparatus and method for tying and tensioning knots  
A knot tier and method for advancing, tightening and locking a sliding knot.
6120068 Necktie knot forming apparatus and method  
An improved necktie knot forming apparatus and method. The apparatus includes a main, cylindrical body, means connected to the body for holding the necktie in position while the knot is being...
6082785 Balloon tier and method  
A balloon tying device of the invention includes a dowel having a slotted end and a hole whose axis extends transversely to the dowel in the slot. A particular feature of the invention involves a...
6026607 Apparatus for threading a hook  
An apparatus for threading a hook is provided including a housing and a hook threader wire coupled to the housing for threading a fishing line through an eyelet of a hook such that a pair of free...
5971447 Fisherman's knot tying device  
A hand held knot tying device used for tying fishermen's knots, such as nail knots, which are used to tie monofilament segments to fishing line segments. The device has a straight portion that...
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