Fishing – trapping – and vermin destroying – Fishing – Artificial bait
Reexamination Certificate
1999-10-05
2001-04-10
Rowan, Kurt (Department: 3643)
Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying
Fishing
Artificial bait
C043S042310, C043S042390, C043S042090, C043S042150, C043S042260
Reexamination Certificate
active
06212818
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the field of fishing lures, and more particularly to a novel two-part soft bait or bodied lure having the rearmost part composed of soft, pliable and flexible material wherein a flexible part attached to a rigid part is provided with cutouts attached to a rigid part in the soft part permitting flexing representing a swimming fish as the lure is drawn through the water.
2. Brief Description of the Prior Art
In the past, it has been the conventional practice to use a variety of fishing lures to attract fish in an attempt to catch fish. One such lure is disclosed in U.S. Design Pat. No. 369,200 and is called a hard bait lure since the two parts of the lure are composed of hard and rigid materials. The two parts are joined together by an eyelet and hook arrangement so that the rearmost part of the lure will pivot on the hook and eye arrangement to represent a swimming fish. The extreme end of the rearmost part terminates in a flexible fin but the fin does not pivot. Because the fin does not pivot and because the two parts are of a rigid construction and material, simulated swimming of a fish is not realistic. Also, such conventional hard bait lures may include flexible components representing fins but these flexible components do not pivot with respect to the body of the fish and do not simulate accurately the flexing movement of a fish.
Therefore, problems and difficulties have been encountered with hard bait fish lures that stem from the fact that the swimming of a fish is not accurately experienced during a fishing procedure and the lure does not appear to be realistic to fish intended to be caught. Furthermore, such hard bait lures require extensive labor intensive operations since the lures are generally composed of wood and require the fitting of the two rigid parts together by a hinge mechanism.
Prior attempts have been made to produce soft bait such as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,815,978 which has proven to be successful. However, the lure is silent without sound attracting capability and does not prevent weed catching or clogging about the hook. Additionally, placement of the weight or sinker is important since the placement of the line anchor and the relative fore and aft weight of the lure must be considered.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, the above problems and difficulties are avoided by the present invention which provides a novel soft bait fish lure having an elongated body composed of two parts of which the head part is composed of a rigid and hard material while the rearmost part representing the tail of the lure is composed of a soft and flexible material. The two parts are joined together by an adhesive means so as to provide an integral lure. The rearmost body or tail part of soft material includes cutouts on each side to reduce the thickness so that an integral hinge is formed permitting the tail fin to flex and move simulating swimming motion as the lure is drawn through the water. Also, flexible legs or claws are integrally formed with the hard foremost body or head portion so that they are integral therewith and further represent a visual representation of an actual fish. The midsection of the lure includes means for attachment for a fishing line and a hook with a weed guard is included. Guide means are included for aligning the head part with the tail part during attachment and securement and the parts of the lure are readily storable in a box or container with adhesive in a tube or can so that attachment of the two parts can be made while the fisherman is at a fishing site.
Sound attraction is produced by a rattle device installed in the hard part complementing the over-all lure ability. A weight is strategically placed in the hard part to stabilize the lure.
Therefore, it is among the primary objects of the present invention to provide a novel soft bait fishing lure which looks and feels similar to an actual fish, such as a squid, shrimp or the like.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a soft bait fishing lure which will appear to swim while submerged while emitting a sound as an added attraction to gaining the attention of a fish intended to be captured.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a novel soft bait fish lure which has a hard and rigid head part and a soft and flexible rearmost body or tail part attached to the head part and wherein the most flexible part includes cutouts defining an integral hinge so that the tail of the lure will flex and is pliable enough to distort while being drawn through the water to represent a swimming fish, such as a squid, shrimp or other type of crawfish.
Yet a further object of the present invention is to provide a novel fishing lure which is composed of a rearmost body portion of soft and pliable material having an integral hinge while the head part of the lure is composed of a rigid material containing a weighted member and means for connecting line and hooks thereto with a weed guard.
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Marrs Roger A.
Rowan Kurt
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