Abstract A fish lure with spring loaded hooks, wherein the lure body is provided with a longitudinal cavity extending essentially throughout the whole length of the body and a movable plunger is provided within the cavity and engaged at its front end by a compressible spring resting against the inner end of the cavity. Hooks are pivotally connected to the plunger and may be thrust out through openings in the lure body. The plunger is further provided with a locking member for holding it in the loaded position and at the outside of the lure there is arranged a resilient or spring-loaded trigging member in operational contact with the locking member for releasing the plunger. Preferably the hooks are connected at about the middle of the plunger and swingable through a slot in the plunger, the rear end of the plunger extending in the released position out over the rear end of the lure body so that the plunger may be set under spring load and the hooks withdrawn by simply pushing the plunger into the cavity.
A fish lure comprising a lure body with a longitudinal cavity therein open at a rear end of the lure body; a spring-loaded plunger slidable within said cavity and projecting in its released position out through the open rear end of the lure body cavity, the plunger being placed in its spring-loaded position by pushing the projecting plunger into the cavity; at least one hook connected to the plunger; a locking member pivotably connected at a first end to the plunger to retain the plunger in the spring-loaded position wherein said hook is withdrawn into the lure body, a second end of the locking member being engageable with stopping means in the lure body; a support slide disposed within the cavity to form a slide surface for the disengaged second end of the locking member; and trigger means on the exterior of the lure body for disengaging the locking member through an opening in the lure body and thereby releasing the plunger from the spring-loaded position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
166 words
A fish lure comprising a lure body with a longitudinal cavity therein open at a rear end of the lure body; a spring-loaded plunger slidable within said cavity and projecting in its released position out through the open rear end of the lure body cavity, the plunger being placed in its spring-loaded position by pushing the projecting plunger into the cavity; at least one hook connected to the plunger; a locking member pivotably connected at a first end to the plunger to retain the plunger in the spring-loaded position wherein said hook is withdrawn into the lure body, a second end of the locking member being engageable with stopping means in the lure body; a support slide disposed within the cavity to form a slide surface for the disengaged second end of the locking member; and trigger means on the exterior of the lure body for disengaging the locking member through an opening in the lure body and thereby releasing the plunger from the spring-loaded position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A fish lure according to claim 1, comprising two hooks pivotally connected to the plunger to be thrust out essentially in opposite directions when said locking means is released.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A fish lure according to claim 1, comprising a helical compressible spring in the inner end of said cavity in front of the plunger.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
50 words
A fish lure according to claim 1 wherein the trigger means comprises a resilient longitudinal member pivotably connected at one end to the lure body and having a projection extending into a lure body opening for contacting said second end of the locking member, said opening constituting the stopping means.