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US3315399A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Fishing lure retriever

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-11-04
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Granted: 1967-04-25
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Expires: 1984-11-04
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Couture Jean

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 21:19
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K97/00; A01K97/24

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 178 words
A FISHING LURE RETRIEVER COMPRISING: (A) A WEIGHTED BODY CAPABLE OF SINKING IN WATER AND INCLUDING A U-SHAPED PART HAVING A FIRST AND A SECOND LEG SPACED FROM ONE ANOTHER AND CONNECTED BY AN ARCUATE PIECE MERGING INTO SAID LEGS; (B) SAID PIECE FORMED WITH A THROUGHT SLOT EXTENDING CENTRALLY LONGITUDINALLY THEREOF; (C) A BELL-CRANK LEVER HAVING A PAIR OF ANGULARLY DISPOSED ARMS AND A FULCRUM AT THE APEX THEREOF MOUNTING SAID LEVER SUBSTANTIALLY CENTRALLY OF SAID PIECE AND IN SAID SLOT FOR ROTATION OF THE LEVER ABOUT AN AXIS NORMAL TO THE GENERAL PLANE OF SAID U-SHAPED PART; (D) SAID FIRST LEG HAVING A GUIDING PASSAGE THERETHROUGH; (E) A PULL-LINE EXTENDING ACROSS SAID GUIDING PASSAGE AND CONNECTED TO THE FREE END OF ONE OF SAID ARMS WHEREBY, WHEN SAID PULL-LINE IS PULLED, SAID LEVER IS ROTATED AND THE OTHER ARM OF SAID PAIR IS DRAWN NEARER THE SECOND LEG; (F) A FISHING LINE CATCHING HOOK FORMED AT THE END OF SAID OTHER ARM OF SAID PAIR IN THE SHAPE OF A NOTCH OPENING TOWARD SAID SECOND LEG.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 178 words
A FISHING LURE RETRIEVER COMPRISING: (A) A WEIGHTED BODY CAPABLE OF SINKING IN WATER AND INCLUDING A U-SHAPED PART HAVING A FIRST AND A SECOND LEG SPACED FROM ONE ANOTHER AND CONNECTED BY AN ARCUATE PIECE MERGING INTO SAID LEGS; (B) SAID PIECE FORMED WITH A THROUGHT SLOT EXTENDING CENTRALLY LONGITUDINALLY THEREOF; (C) A BELL-CRANK LEVER HAVING A PAIR OF ANGULARLY DISPOSED ARMS AND A FULCRUM AT THE APEX THEREOF MOUNTING SAID LEVER SUBSTANTIALLY CENTRALLY OF SAID PIECE AND IN SAID SLOT FOR ROTATION OF THE LEVER ABOUT AN AXIS NORMAL TO THE GENERAL PLANE OF SAID U-SHAPED PART; (D) SAID FIRST LEG HAVING A GUIDING PASSAGE THERETHROUGH; (E) A PULL-LINE EXTENDING ACROSS SAID GUIDING PASSAGE AND CONNECTED TO THE FREE END OF ONE OF SAID ARMS WHEREBY, WHEN SAID PULL-LINE IS PULLED, SAID LEVER IS ROTATED AND THE OTHER ARM OF SAID PAIR IS DRAWN NEARER THE SECOND LEG; (F) A FISHING LINE CATCHING HOOK FORMED AT THE END OF SAID OTHER ARM OF SAID PAIR IN THE SHAPE OF A NOTCH OPENING TOWARD SAID SECOND LEG.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-04-24 1970-10-24 1971-04-25 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-04-24 1974-10-24 1975-04-25 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-04-24 1978-10-24 1979-04-25 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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