U-shape bead chain suspension for fishing lure

Claim 1

IN A FISHING DEVICE, A SPREADER COMPRISING A LENGTH OF CHAIN FORMED BY BEADS SWIVELLY CONNECTED IN SERIES BY LINKS, THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL BEADS AND THE RECEPTIVE LINKS EACH PROVIDING AN INCREMENT OF FREE BENDING UP TO A PREDETERMINED LIMIT AND A BIND AGAINST FURTHER BENDING BEYOND SAID LIMIT, A MAIN FISHING LINE ATTACHED TO THE CHAIN INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS THEREOF, THE POINT OF LINE ATTACHMENT BEING AT LEAST A FEW BEADS FROM EITHER END OF THE CHAIN, THE TOTAL OF THE INCREMENTS OF BENDING OF THE BEADS OF THE CHAIN ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE LINE ATTACHING MEANS PROVIDING AT MOST A SUBSTANTIALLY U-SHAPED BEND IN THE CHAIN IN THE REGION OF THE LINE ATTACHING MEANS AND THE BINDS BETWEEN THE LINKS AND THE BEADS PREVENTING FURTHER BENDING OF THE CHAIN IN SAID REGION, A HOOK MEMBER, AN ATTRACTOR MEMBER, AND MEANS FOR CONNECTING SAID MEMBERS TO RESPECTIVE ENDS OF THE SPREADER.