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US3848353A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Rattle sounder for fishing lures

Assignee: JOHNSON FISHING Inc A CORP OF DELAWARE
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Filing: 1973-07-05
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Granted: 1974-11-19
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Expires: 1993-07-05
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Abstract

Abstract A hollow shell of bullet shaped external contour has an integral cylindrical tube extending therethrough. The torus shaped interior of the shell has plural small spherical shot loosely disposed therein to rattle when shaken. The shell can be mounted alternatively around a wire of a safety pin type of lure and hook assembly; or around a leader above a hook. It may also be mounted around a rubber band stretched between the eye of a lure assembly and the barb of the hook on the assembly. A small plate has one hole for connection to the rubber band and another hole for engagement with the hook barb in the latter instance. A modification places nut-like hexagonal slugs in a cavity in a plastic housing with an axial hole through the housing to pass a line or lure wire through the housing and slugs.

Inventors

  • 👤 B Mcclellan

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 07:26
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K85/00; A01K85/01

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 92 words
A rattle lure attachment for fishing lures comprising a hollow body having a cylindrical interior cavity closed at each end, and defining aligned central holes at each end coaxial with said cavity, and a plurality of flat metal slugs of polygonal outlines positioned loosely in said cavity to strike against the surface thereof when the body is moved, said slugs having central bores larger than the holes in said body and being sized to surround the axis of said cavity when the peripheries of the slugs engage the periphery of the cavity.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 92 words
A rattle lure attachment for fishing lures comprising a hollow body having a cylindrical interior cavity closed at each end, and defining aligned central holes at each end coaxial with said cavity, and a plurality of flat metal slugs of polygonal outlines positioned loosely in said cavity to strike against the surface thereof when the body is moved, said slugs having central bores larger than the holes in said body and being sized to surround the axis of said cavity when the peripheries of the slugs engage the periphery of the cavity.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 35 words
A rattle lure as defined in claim 1 in which said body includes a first end part with said cavity formed in one end, and an end wall secured over the end of said cavity.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1977-11-18 1978-05-20 1978-11-19 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1981-11-18 1982-05-20 1982-11-19 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1985-11-18 1986-05-20 1986-11-19 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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