Fishing – trapping – and vermin destroying – Fishing – Releasing devices
Reexamination Certificate
2000-03-21
2001-10-23
Cherry, Johnny D (Department: 3652)
Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying
Fishing
Releasing devices
C294S019200, C294S066100
Reexamination Certificate
active
06305119
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to fishing lure retrievers for urging lures from snagged conditions.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A frequent problem when fishing is the tendency of fishing lures to entangle obstructions within the water, including submerged tree branches, surface brush, rocks, debris and the like. In many instances the lure is lost because either the fishing line snaps when attempting to disengage the lure from the obstruction or the fisherman concludes that the lure cannot be retrieved and resorts to cutting the line.
Over the years, various attempts have been made to address this recurring problem. Prior art devices have proven largely ineffective in conveniently retrieving a satisfactory percentage of the snagged lures. Most of the fishing lure retrievers on the market today provide a mechanism for attaching to the fishing line of a snagged lure, where the line serves to guide the device to the snagged lure. These attaching mechanisms, however, are often cumbersome to operate and/or are susceptible to breaking the fishing line during use. Other devices are simply ineffective in extricating the fish hooks from the obstruction or require precise manipulation in conditions of poor or zero visibility. In this regard, some retrievers only serve to disentangle the lure if the retriever approaches the lure from a particular angle and direction under circumstances in which the operator may not be able to visually determine the proper angle and direction. Moreover, many retrievers have a tendency to themselves become entangled with the fishing line.
To date, the industry has failed to afford an economical and reliable means of retrieving entangled fishing lures. Thus, it would be desirable to have a device which may be quickly and easily used to retrieve a high percentage of lures from their snagged condition.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, a general object of the present invention is to provide a fishing lure retriever which overcomes the deficiencies of the prior art.
A more specific object of the present invention is to provide a fishing lure retriever that easily attaches to a fishing line.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a fishing lure retriever which is not susceptible to damaging or entangling the fishing line during use.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a fishing lure retriever that is effective in disentangling a lure from a variety of obstructions and approach angles.
Yet a further object of the present invention is to provide a fishing lure retriever that is of simple and economical construction.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A fishing lure retriever is provided that effectively disentangles a lure from a variety of obstructions and approach angles. Specifically, the retriever utilizes a main body with a resiliently pivoting ring member to selectively encircle the fishing line of a snagged lure. Once the ring member is encircling the line, the retriever is caused to track along the line using an elongated pole until the ring member contacts the fishing lure, whereupon further advancement of the retriever towards the fishing lure causes the ring member to rotate and urge the lure out of its snagged condition. This configuration and method of operation has been found to be effective in conveniently removing a high percentage of snagged lures.
These and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become more readily apparent upon reading the following detailed description of exemplified embodiments and upon reference to the accompanying drawings herein.
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Cherry Johnny D
Leydig , Voit & Mayer, Ltd.
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