Whip finishing tool

Abstract

A fly tyer's whip finishing tool comprising a one piece rigid slender element having a first substantially straight end portion with a hook formed at its free end; a substantially straight first intermediate portion having one end connected to and extending laterally from the opposite end of the first end portion; a U-shaped second intermediate portion having a pair of substantially parallel legs connected to the first intermediate portion; and a substantially straight second end portion which extends in a direction away from the first intermediate portion. The U-shaped portion defines a thread receiving socket in a plane substantially parallel to the free end hook and opening in the same direction. The second named end portion defines a handle and rotating axis for the device.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A whip finishing tool comprising: a rigid slender element having a first substantially straight free end portion with a hook formed at its free end;   a substantially straight first intermediate portion having one end connected to and extending laterally from the opposite end of said first end portion;   a second U-shaped intermediate portion having one end connected to the opposite end of said first intermediate portion and extending laterally therefrom in the direction of said first end portion; and   a manually engageable substantially straight second end portion connected to the opposite end of said second intermediate portion and extending therefrom in a direction away from said first intermediate portion.   
     
     
       2. A tool as defined in claim 1, said first intermediate portion extending away from said first end portion in a direction opposite to and in substantially the same plane as said hook. 
     
     
       3. A tool as defined in claim 2, said second intermediate portion comprising a pair of legs positioned in a substantially common plane with said hook and said first end portion and said first intermediate portion. 
     
     
       4. A tool as defined in claim 3, said legs being joined at one end in a loop portion and having their opposite ends connected to said first intermediate portion and said second end portion. 
     
     
       5. A tool as defined in claim 4, said legs being substantially parallel to each other and to said first end portion. 
     
     
       6. A tool as defined in claim 5, said loop portion being offset from said legs in the direction of said first end portion. 
     
     
       7. A tool as defined in claim 1, said first end portion and said first intermediate portion forming an included angle of less than 90° . 
     
     
       8. A tool as defined in claim 1, said second end portion extending substantially perpendicular to said second intermediate portion. 
     
     
       9. A tool as defined in claim 8, said second end portion extending in a plane substantially coincident with said first end portion and said first and second intermediate portion. 
     
     
       10. A tool as defined in claim 9, and a manually engageable sleeve surrounding and journalling for rotation said second end portion. .Iadd. 11. A tool for engaging and manipulating the thread from a thread source while manually held in one hand of the user for forming a whip finishing knot on an elongated shank of a fly fishing hook comprising: an elongated handle adapted for engagement with the other hand of the user;   means connected to and extending longitudinally from said handle and forming a pair of relatively forwardly and rearwardly disposed and rigidly mounted hooks formed for receiving and sliding retension of said thread in two points of a thread triangle having a first side extending from said thread source and distended by one of said hooks generally alongside of and projecting longitudinally from said hook shank, and a second side distended by the other of said hooks laterally of said shank and first side, and a third side connecting said hooks, whereby upon rotation of said tool around said shank said thread will form loops around said first side and said shank while thread is manually released from said source for sliding through said loops to said triangle, said hooks being offset in the same direction from the longitudinal axis of said handle and said forwardly mounted hook restraining thread movement to the rear and said rearwardly mounted hook restraining thread movement to the fore, said hooks being formed in a substantially common plane longitudinally of said handle and supported to retain a constant spacing and co-functioning with controlled manual release of said thread during rotation to control the size of said triangle..Iaddend. .Iadd. 12. A tool as defined in claim 11, said hooks having hook sides defining thread-receiving passages opening toward said axis and said sides being disposed in a common plane with said axis..Iaddend.