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US5054669A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Portable lure container

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-07-12
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Granted: 1991-10-08
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Expires: 2010-07-12
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Abstract

Abstract The lure container comprises adjustable shelves that can be configured to any size lure chamber. The units of the lure container have a glass or other transparent cover so that the appropriate lure can be predetermined before removing from the container. An important feature of this invention is the dual purpose adjustable handle which can be used both as a handle to carry the container and as an attachment which connects the lure container to the side of a boat. This dual purpose adjustable handle is made up of two complementary pieces or parts which when fitted together constitute either the handle or the boat attachment means.

Inventors

  • 👤 D. John Zimbardi
  • 👤 Wayne H. Matthies

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 14:06
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K97/00; A01K97/06; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S224/00; Y10S224/92

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim 145 words
A lure container comprising a housing, a series of vertical partitions, a plurality of horizontal partitions, an adjustable dual purpose handle means and a substantially transparent closure means, said housing containing said vertical partitions each disposed substantially parallel to each other, said vertical partitions having means therein to receive said horizontal partitions to form with said housing independent compartments thereby, said transparent closure means positioned over open portions of said compartments, said adjustable dual purpose handle means having means for the user to carry said lure container and having adjustable means for securing said container to the side of a boat or the like, said adjustable dual purpose handle means has an L-shaped structure having a horizontal face and a vertical face, said horizontal face having a handle grip and at least two elongated slots, said handle means adjustable along the elongation of said slots.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 145 words
A lure container comprising a housing, a series of vertical partitions, a plurality of horizontal partitions, an adjustable dual purpose handle means and a substantially transparent closure means, said housing containing said vertical partitions each disposed substantially parallel to each other, said vertical partitions having means therein to receive said horizontal partitions to form with said housing independent compartments thereby, said transparent closure means positioned over open portions of said compartments, said adjustable dual purpose handle means having means for the user to carry said lure container and having adjustable means for securing said container to the side of a boat or the like, said adjustable dual purpose handle means has an L-shaped structure having a horizontal face and a vertical face, said horizontal face having a handle grip and at least two elongated slots, said handle means adjustable along the elongation of said slots.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 17 words
The lure container of claim 1 wherein said transparent closure means are transparent glass or plastic doors.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 16 words
The lure container of claim 1 wherein said transparent closure means is a flexible plastic sheet.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 59 words
The lure container of claim 1 wherein said adjustable dual purpose handle means is a two-part structure each having an L-shaped configuration with a horizontal face and a vertical face, said horizontal face having tightening means extending upwardly therefrom for adjusting said adjustable dual purpose handle means when said lure container is to be attached to a boat side.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 26 words
The lure container of claim 1 wherein said housing has a plurality of apertures in said horizontal partitions from which lures may be suspended and hung.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 63 words
The lure container of claim 1 wherein said adjustable dual purpose handle means is movably attached to said housing at the top of said housing, and wherein said handle means extends as a horizontal face to at least a portion of said top of said housing and extends as a vertical face down at least a portion of a side of said housing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 25 words
The lure container of claim 1 wherein said means to receive said horizontal partitions are slots located throughout substantially the length of said vertical partitions.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 178 words
A lure container comprising a housing, a series of vertical partitions, a plurality of horizontal partitions, an adjustable dual purpose handle means and a substantially transparent closure means, said housing containing said vertical partitions each disposed substantially parallel to each other, said vertical partitions having a plurality of grooves therein to receive said horizontal partitions to form with said housing independent compartments thereby, said transparent closure means positioned over open portions of said compartments, said adjustable dual purpose handle comprising two complementary parts each having integral therewith hand grip means for the user to carry said lure container and comprising adjusting means for securing said container to the side of a boat or the like, said two complementary arts each having an L-shaped configuration with a horizontal face and a swivelling vertical face, said horizontal face of each part having a handle grip and at least one slot, said slots adapted to receive bolts therein when adjusting and locking the position of said adjustable dual purpose means and connecting said lure container to a side of a boat.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 178 words
A lure container comprising a housing, a series of vertical partitions, a plurality of horizontal partitions, an adjustable dual purpose handle means and a substantially transparent closure means, said housing containing said vertical partitions each disposed substantially parallel to each other, said vertical partitions having a plurality of grooves therein to receive said horizontal partitions to form with said housing independent compartments thereby, said transparent closure means positioned over open portions of said compartments, said adjustable dual purpose handle comprising two complementary parts each having integral therewith hand grip means for the user to carry said lure container and comprising adjusting means for securing said container to the side of a boat or the like, said two complementary arts each having an L-shaped configuration with a horizontal face and a swivelling vertical face, said horizontal face of each part having a handle grip and at least one slot, said slots adapted to receive bolts therein when adjusting and locking the position of said adjustable dual purpose means and connecting said lure container to a side of a boat.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 24 words
The lure container of claim 8 wherein said grooves to receive said horizontal partitions are located throughout substantially the length of said vertical partitions.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 69 words
The lure container of claim 8 wherein said adjustable dual purpose handle means comprises said two complementary parts each having an L-shpaed configuration with an upper or horizontal face and a side or swivelling vertical face, each of said upper and side faces being coextensive with each other, said upper face having at one end thereof slots through which the position of said dual purpose handle means are adjusted.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 51 words
The lure container of claim 8 wherein said adjusting means comprises elongated slots in each of said parts and a tightening means disposed through each of said elongated slots, the position of said adjustable dual purpose handle means being adjustable to a distance corresponding to the length of said elongated slots.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 25 words
The lure container of claim 8 whrein each of said horizontal partitions has an aperture therein from which lures or the like may be suspended.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 78 words
The lure container of claim 8 wherein said adjustable dual purpose handle means comprises said two complementary parts each having an L-shaped construction with tightening means movably connected thereto and attached to said housing at a top of said housing, and wherein said adjustable dual purpose handle means by its L-shaped construction fits at a corner of a portion of said top of said housing and extends down at least a portion of a side of said housing.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 76 words
The lure container of claim 8 wherein said adjustable dual purpose handle means comprises two parts each having an L-shaped construction with tightening means movably connected thereto and attached to said housing at a top of said housing, and wherein said adjustable dual purpose handle means by its L-shaped construction fits at a corner of a portion of said top of said housing and extends down at least a portion of a side of said housing.

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