Fishing lure

Claim 2

A fishing lure comprising: an enlarged lure body having a rearwardly extending trailer engaging post with an enlarged head portion at the rear end thereof, a fixed hook extending from the extremity of said post; a solid trailer of soft pliable material, a portion of one end of said trailer is threaded onto said hook and over said post; a resilient ring concentrically overlying a portion of said one end of said trailer, said ring being of less pliable material than said trailer and having an inside diameter relative to the outside diameter of the post such that soft pliable material of said one end of said trailer is compressed between the ring and the body to effect a gripping action on the post and being elastically deformable to permit said ring to be forced over said head for holding said trailer in engagement with said lure body.

Claim 3

The lure of claim 1 wherein said ring is bonded to said trailer and wherein said head portion includes means to resist rotation of said trailer.

Claim 4

The lure of claim 2 wherein the shank of said hook is coaxially joined to the extremity of said head.

Claim 5

The lure of claim 2 wherein said means comprise a plurality of axially directed grooves formed in the surface of said head portion.

Claim 6

A fishing lure comprising: a substantially rigid body portion and a trailer member, said body having a rearwardly extending trailer engaging post carrying diametrically enlarged shoulder means, a hook rigidly extending from the extremity of said post; said trailer member comprising a solid molded soft pliable trailer with the forward end threaded over said hook and said post; and an annular member of resilient material having less pliability than said molded soft trailer, said annular member being disposed adjacent the forward end of said soft plastic trailer and being bonded thereto, said annular member having an inside diameter smaller sized relative to the post to securely grip the trailer in engagemEnt with the body and being elastically deformable to permit said annular member to be forced over said shoulder means to be concentrically disposed about said post.

Claim 7

A fishing lure comprising: a substantially rigid body portion and a trailer member, said body having a rearwardly extending trailer engaging post carrying diametrically enlarged shoulder means, a hook rigidly extending from the extremity of said post; said trailer member comprising a solid molded soft pliable trailer with the forward end threaded over said hook and said post; and an annular member of resilient material having less pliability than said molded soft trailer, said annular member being disposed adjacent the forward end of said soft plastic trailer and being bonded thereto, said annular member having an inside diameter smaller sized relative to the post to securely grip the trailer in engagemEnt with the body and being elastically deformable to permit said annular member to be forced over said shoulder means to be concentrically disposed about said post.

Claim 8

The fishing lure of claim 5 wherein said shoulder means has means associated therewith to resist rotation of said trailer member.

Claim 9

A fishing lure comprising: a body having a relatively small diameter post portion extending through a predetermined length to a relatively large diameter shoulder portion, a fixed hook extending from the extremity of said post; a trailer member comprising a solid body of relatively soft plastic material and being cylindrical in shape at least adjacent one end thereof; and a ring comprising a body of relatively tough plastic material encircling and securely bonded to the cylindrical end of the trailer member; said cylindrical end of the trailer member being threaded over the shoulder to position the ring in alignment with the post so that the relatively soft plastic material of the trailer member is compressed between the ring and the post and is expanded by the shoulder in the region behind the post to securely affix the trailer member to the body of the lure.

Claim 10

A fishing lure comprising: a body having a relatively small diameter post portion extending through a predetermined length to a relatively large diameter shoulder portion, a fixed hook extending from the extremity of said post; a trailer member comprising a solid body of relatively soft plastic material and being cylindrical in shape at least adjacent one end thereof; and a ring comprising a body of relatively tough plastic material encircling and securely bonded to the cylindrical end of the trailer member; said cylindrical end of the trailer member being threaded over the shoulder to position the ring in alignment with the post so that the relatively soft plastic material of the trailer member is compressed between the ring and the post and is expanded by the shoulder in the region behind the post to securely affix the trailer member to the body of the lure.

Claim 11

The lure according to claim 7 wherein the shoulder portion of the body further comprises means for preventing rotation of the trailer member relative to the body.

Claim 12

The lure according to claim 7 wherein the ring has an axial length which is less than the predetermined length of the post portion of the body.

Claim 13

The lure according to claim 7 wherein the shank of said hook extends coaxially from the post and through the trailer member and including a barb located outside of the trailer member.

Claim 14

For use with a fishing lure body having a post with an enlarged head, said post and head being adapted to receive a trailer member attached concentrically thereover, a trailer member comprising: a soft pliable trailer of vinyl material; and a resilient ring bonded to said trailer and concentrically disposed adjacent an end thereof, said ring being of a less pliable material than the material of construction of said plastic trailer, said ring is bonded to said trailer by supporting said ring in the mold throughout the molding process whereby the material adheres to surface areas of said ring as said molten plastic material hardens.

Claim 15

For use with a fishing lure body having a post with an enlarged head, said post and head being adapted to receive a trailer member attached concentrically thereover, a trailer member comprising: a soft pliable trailer of vinyl material; and a resilient ring bonded to said trailer and concentrically disposed adjacent an end thereof, said ring being of a less pliable material than the material of construction of said plastic trailer, said ring is bonded to said trailer by supporting said ring in the mold throughout the molding process whereby the material adheres to surface areas of said ring as said molten plastic material hardens.

Claim 16

The lure of claim 11 wherein the ring has an axial length which is less than the length of said post.

Claim 17

A trailer member for use with a fishing lure body having a post with an enlarged head, said post and head being adapted to receive a trailer member attached concentrically thereover, the trailer member has a soft pliable plastic trailer, a resilient ring bonded to said trailer and concentrically disposed adjacent an end thereof, said ring being of a less pliable material than the material for of of said plastic trailer; the improvement which comprises said plastic trailer is a molded vinyl material and said ring is bonded thereto by supporting said ring in the mold throughout the molding process whereby the material adheres to surface areas of said ring as said molten plastic material hardens.

Claim 18

A trailer member for use with a fishing lure body having a post with an enlarged head, said post and head being adapted to receive a trailer member attached concentrically thereover, the trailer member has a soft pliable plastic trailer, a resilient ring bonded to said trailer and concentrically disposed adjacent an end thereof, said ring being of a less pliable material than the material for of of said plastic trailer; the improvement which comprises said plastic trailer is a molded vinyl material and said ring is bonded thereto by supporting said ring in the mold throughout the molding process whereby the material adheres to surface areas of said ring as said molten plastic material hardens.

Claim 19

The lure of claim 13 wherein the ring has an axial length which is less than the length of said post.

Claim 20

A fishing lure comprising in combination: a fishing lure body having a post with an enlarged head; and a trailer member concentrically attached over said post and head, said trailer comprising a soft pliable trailer of vinyl material, and a resilient ring bonded to said trailer and concentrically disposed adjacent an end thereof, said ring being of a less pliable material than the material of construction of said plastic trailer, said ring is bonded thereto by supporting said ring in the mold throughout the molding process whereby the material adheres to surface areas of said ring as said molten plastic material hardens.

Claim 21

A fishing lure comprising in combination: a fishing lure body having a post with an enlarged head; and a trailer member concentrically attached over said post and head, said trailer comprising a soft pliable trailer of vinyl material, and a resilient ring bonded to said trailer and concentrically disposed adjacent an end thereof, said ring being of a less pliable material than the material of construction of said plastic trailer, said ring is bonded thereto by supporting said ring in the mold throughout the molding process whereby the material adheres to surface areas of said ring as said molten plastic material hardens.

Claim 22

The lure of claim 15 wherein said head includes means to resist rotation of said tRailer.

Claim 23

The lure of claim 15 further comprising hook means having a shank which extends rearwardly from the head end of said post.

Claim 24

The lure of claim 17 wherein the shank of said hook means is coaxially joined to the extremity of said head.

Claim 25

The lure of claim 16 wherein said means to resist rotation comprises a plurality of axially directed grooves formed in the surface of said head.

Claim 26

The lure of claim 15 wherein the ring has an axial length which is less than the length of said post.