Metal working – Means to assemble or disassemble – To apply or remove a resilient article
Reexamination Certificate
1999-11-22
2001-11-20
Bryant, David P. (Department: 3726)
Metal working
Means to assemble or disassemble
To apply or remove a resilient article
C029S813000, C029S280000, C029S270000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06317949
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to systems and methods for connecting together components to form a composite fishing lure or fishing bait.
BACKGROUND
Typically fishermen purchase various shape, sizes and configurations of fishing lures and store them in their tackle box. When fishing, they may switch from one type of lure to another hoping to find one that attracts fish. Some such lures are of the type having two or more components such as, for example, a body (which typically includes a hook secured to the body as by molding a plastic body about the hook) and a skirt or hackle. The skirt or hackle, which typically is represented by feathers or a collection of plastic or rubber segments, is attached to the body as by being molded, glued or otherwise permanently attached.
Another type of lure or bait which is used is a worm, minnow or other live bait or a plastic or synthetic copy of live bait such as a plastic worm or the like. Where worms (live or plastic) are used, the bait may come off the hook during casting, trolling, hitting a snag or as a result of strike. The loss of the bait is frustrating in that the fisherman wastes time fishing with a rig which has, unbeknownst to the fisherman, lost the bait. Furthertime is consumed in re-baiting the rig.
It would be useful to provide a device where the fisherman can create his/her own lure in the field quickly and easily by connecting components together and/or which can be used to retain bait to a hook and which can further be used to attach components such as skirts or hackles to live or synthetic bait.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
There is, therefore, set forth according to the present invention a device and method which provides for the quick, easy and simple attachment of lure components to fashion a lure and for attaching components to live or artificial baits to configure a fishing lure of a desired configuration. The device and method also provides for securing live or artificial bait to a hook so as to resist loss of the bait.
Toward this end a device is set forth for placing band on bait for connecting bait first and second components which includes a loader having a barrel with at one end a retainer to hold the first component against the end of the barrel and at the other end a smaller diameter handle. An elastic band is provided to be received over the handle and to elastically expand as it is passed such as by sliding or rolling from the handle onto the barrel. As the band is moved off of the barrel end it contracts about the bait to provide a band on the bait for holding, for example, a hook or to band together first and second lure components.
The retainer may be a barb or a clip. Further means may be provided to interchange between the type of retainer.
The method includes providing a loader having a handle and an enlarged barrel with a barrel end and a retainer at the end of the barrel for retaining the bait component and attaching the bait component to the loader at the retainer. An elastic band is rolled and pushed from the handle over the barrel and off of the barrel end, the band expanding to pass over the barrel and contracting about the bait component to define a band thereon and removing the banded component from the retainer. The band provides for retention of a second bait component or a hook to the first bait component by creating radial constriction about the lure and hook shaft.
In a further aspect, a cone may be mounted at the barrel end to expand the band of a previously banded component and locate the banded component on the barrel. The cone is removed and a second bait component is disposed at the barrel end. The band and first component are moved off of the barrel end whereupon the band contracts to couple the first and second components together.
As can be appreciated, the fisherman can assemble components to create their own lure and bait combinations by using the invention. For example, the fisherman may take feathers or lengths of rubber or silicone strings or bands, gather them in a desired configuration and band them together to fashion a skirt or hackle and thereafter attach the skirt or hackle to a lure body, live or artificial bait or hook using the same band. Further, the fisherman can band bait to the hook to further secure it thereto. Thus the fisherman can fashion his own lures or bait combinations, flies or the like.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4466166 (1984-08-01), Hogarth
patent: 19883 (1906-07-01), None
Anderson Philip J.
Anderson & Morishita
Bryant David P.
Cozart Jermie E.
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