Fishing lure eye assembly

Claim 2

An eye assembly for a fishing lure having a lure body with an eye mounting surface, said eye assembly comprising: a separate iris structure having a central circular hole extending therethrough, an exterior surface, and a lure body engaging rear surface for fixedly positioning the iris structure on the eye mounting surface of said lure body; and a pupil structure having at least a portion thereof associated with the exterior surface of said iris structure, said pupil structure comprising a generally convex cap portion having a generally cylindrical circular stem portion integral with said cap portion and extending therefrom, said cap portion having a diameter substantially greater than the diameter of said iris hole and said stem portion having a diameter substantially equal to said iris hole diameter, said mounting surface having a central circular hole therein, said hole having a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of said cylindrical stem portion of said pupil structure, said pupil stem portion extending through said hole in said iris and matingly interfitting with said hole in said mounting surface, the iris structure being retained on said mounting surface in concentric alignment with said pupil structure by said cap portion of said pupil structure.

Claim 3

An eye assembly for a fishing lure having a lure body with an eye mounting surface, said eye assembly comprising: a separate iris structure having a central circular hole extending therethrough, an exterior surface, and a lure body engaging rear surface for fixedly positioning the iris structure on the eye mounting surface of said lure body; and a pupil structure having at least a portion thereof associated with the exterior surface of said iris structure, said pupil structure comprising a generally convex cap portion having a circular tubular stem portion integral therewith and extending therefrom, the cap portion having a diameter substantially greater than the diameter of said iris hole, the tubular portion having an inner diameter and an outer diameter, said outer diameter of said tubular portion being substantially equal to said iris hole diameter, said mounting surface having a central circular cylindrical structure extending therefrom and integral therewith, said cylindrical segment having a diameter substantially equal to said inner diameter of said pupil structure stem portion, the pupil stem portion operable to penetrate said iris hole and to matingly engage said cylindrical structure extending from said mounting surface, the iris thereby being secured in concentric alignment with said pupil structure on said mounting surface by said cap portion of said pupil structure.

Claim 4

An eye assembly for a fishing lure having a lure body with an eye mounting surface, said eye assembly comprising: a separate iris structure having a central circular hole extending therethrough, an exterior surface, and a lure body engaging rear surface for fixedly positioning the iris structure on the eye mounting surface of said lure body; and a pupil structure having at least a portion thereof associated with the exterior surface of said iris structure, said pupil structure comprising a generally convex cap portion having a circular tubular stem portion integral therewith and extending therefrom, the cap portion having a diameter substantially greater than the diameter of said iris hole, the tubular portion having an inner diameter and an outer diameter, said outer diameter of said tubular portion being substantially equal to said iris hole diameter, said mounting surface having a central circular cylindrical structure extending therefrom and integral therewith, said cylindrical segment having a diameter substantially equal to said inner diameter of said pupil structure stem portion, the pupil stem portion operable to penetrate said iris hole and to matingly engage said cylindrical structure extending from said mounting surface, the iris thereby being secured in concentric alignment with said pupil structure on said mounting surface by said cap portion of said pupil structure.

Claim 5

An eye assembly for a fishing lure having a lure body with an eye mounting surface, said eye assembly comprising: a separate iris structure having a central circular hole extending therethrough, a convex exterior surface, and a lure body engaging rear surface for fixedly securing the iris structure on the eye mounting surface of said lure body; and a pupil structure integrally formed with said lure body and having a cylindrical stem with a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of said hole through said iris structure; whereby said stem is adapted to engageably penetrate said hole in said iris to thereby fix said iris in concentric alignment with said pupil on the lure body.

Claim 6

An eye assembly for a fishing lure having a lure body with an eye mounting surface, said eye assembly comprising: a separate iris structure having a central circular hole extending therethrough, a convex exterior surface, and a lure body engaging rear surface for fixedly securing the iris structure on the eye mounting surface of said lure body; and a pupil structure integrally formed with said lure body and having a cylindrical stem with a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of said hole through said iris structure; whereby said stem is adapted to engageably penetrate said hole in said iris to thereby fix said iris in concentric alignment with said pupil on the lure body.