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US3877168A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Fish lure

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1974-07-26
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Granted: 1975-04-15
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Expires: 1994-07-26
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Abstract

Abstract A fish lure formed of a light buoyant, fish-shaped body with a forwardly protruding metal bill that has its inward end molded into the body, a sound-generating device cemented to said inward end of the bill, the sound that is produced thereby being in the form of a fish-exciting rattle, the magnitude of which is heightened by resonance of the bill during casting, trolling or otherwise causing the lure to move in response to the angler''s manipulations. The strength of the lure is enhanced by embodying a line- and hook-connecting member into said body, said member having a fishline-connecting eye, and one or more hook-connecting eyes and being formed to transmit the pull on the eye to which the fishline is attached directly to the other eyes, thereby keeping the body free of destructive strains. Simulated eyes in the opposite sides of the body have encapsulated bobbing pupils to render visual realism to the lure, the same combining with the mentioned sound-generating device to obtain variable fishattracting sounds, and particularly simulating the sound made by feeding shrimp which are attractive morsels of hungry bass.

Inventors

  • 👤 Milton J Stevens

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 05:47
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K85/00; A01K85/01; A01K85/16

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 86 words
A FISH LURE COMPRISING: A BOURANT, GENERALLY SOLID POLYSTRENE BODY; SOUND PRODUCING MEANS DISPOSED WITHIN THE BODY; A RELATIVELY THIN METALLIC MEMBER HAVING ONE END AFFIXED TO THE BODY AND ITS OPPOSITE END EXTENDING FORWARDLY THEREFROM; AND TWO EYE-SIMULATING MEANS EMBEDDED, ONE ON EACH SIDE OF THE BODY, EACH OF SAID MEANS COMPRISING A TRANSPARENT DOMED ENCLOSURE, AND A LOOSE BALL ENCLOSED IN EACH RESPECTIVE ENCLOSURE AND ADAPTED TO STRIKE THE INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE DOME TO PRODUCE SOUNDS DURING FISHINGLINE CONTROLLED MOVEMENT OF THE LURE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 86 words
A FISH LURE COMPRISING: A BOURANT, GENERALLY SOLID POLYSTRENE BODY; SOUND PRODUCING MEANS DISPOSED WITHIN THE BODY; A RELATIVELY THIN METALLIC MEMBER HAVING ONE END AFFIXED TO THE BODY AND ITS OPPOSITE END EXTENDING FORWARDLY THEREFROM; AND TWO EYE-SIMULATING MEANS EMBEDDED, ONE ON EACH SIDE OF THE BODY, EACH OF SAID MEANS COMPRISING A TRANSPARENT DOMED ENCLOSURE, AND A LOOSE BALL ENCLOSED IN EACH RESPECTIVE ENCLOSURE AND ADAPTED TO STRIKE THE INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE DOME TO PRODUCE SOUNDS DURING FISHINGLINE CONTROLLED MOVEMENT OF THE LURE.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 82 words
A fish lure according to claim 1 provided with: additional sound-producing means fixedly carried by the end of the metallic member that is affixed to the body, said latter sound-producing means comprising an enclosure containing a plurality of freely movable balls that strike the interior of the mentioned container and each other during the mentioned fishing-line controlled movements of the lure; the forwardly extending portion of the metallic member vibrating and resonating in response to the sounds produced by the sound-producing means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 65 words
A fish lure according to claim 2 in which: a pull-transmitting member is encapsulated in the body and formed to have a plurality of eyes extending from various portions of the body, one of said eyes extending forwardly and adapted tO connect to a fishing line, and at least one additional eye extending from the body in another direction for attachment thereto of a fishhook.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 29 words
A fish lure according to claim 1 in which the polystyrene body is molded as a unitary porous mass of beaded expandable polystyrene containing a volatile hydrocarbon blowing agent.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 15 words
A fish lure according to claim 4 in which the blowing agent comprises pentane gas.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 19 words
A fish lure according to claim 4 in which the polystyrene body is coated with an epoxy plastic resin.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 30 words
A fish lure according to claim 2 in which the volume of sound of the first-mentioned sound-producing means is greater than the volume of sound of the second-mentioned sound-producing means.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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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) 1978-04-14 1978-10-14 1979-04-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1982-04-14 1982-10-14 1983-04-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1986-04-14 1986-10-14 1987-04-15 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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