US 10,206,381 B2Granted

Fishing lure

AssigneeSliprig, LLC

InventorSean M. Rice

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a fishing lure including a body having a head portion and tail portion, wherein the tail portion includes an opening to receive a fishing line. The lure also includes a hook that is connected to the head portion, wherein tension applied to a fishing line thread through the opening and tied to the hook causes the body to bend and release of the tension applied to the fishing line causes the body to straighten.

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Dependent claims

A fishing lure comprising:

a body, comprising a first distal end portion and a second proximal end portion, wherein the body is moveable between an uncompressed state and a compressed state;
wherein in the uncompressed state, the body defines a first side extending from the first distal end portion to the second proximal end portion and a second side opposing the first side, the second side also extending from the first distal end portion to the second proximal end portion;
a hook comprising a shank, a retaining member secured to the shank, and a point, wherein the retaining member of the hook is positioned within the first distal end portion of the body and secures the hook to the body preventing the hook from moving relative to the body and the point of the hook is positioned outside of the body, wherein the retaining member extends across a longitudinal axis of the shank;
a fishing line extending through an opening in the second proximal end portion such that, in the uncompressed state, the fishing line passes from the first side of the body through the opening to the second side of the body, extends along the second side of the body from the opening in the second proximal end portion, and connects to the hook at the first distal end portion;
wherein the hook is positioned on the first side of the body;
wherein, when in the uncompressed state, in response to tension applied to the fishing line proximal to the opening along the first side of the body, the body moves from the uncompressed state to the compressed state;
wherein, in the uncompressed state, the point of the hook points away from the second proximal end portion in a fixed direction due to the retaining member;
and
wherein, in the compressed state, the first end portion is bent towards the second proximal end portion and the point of the hook faces toward the second proximal end portion of the body in a fixed direction due to the retaining member.

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Abstract

A fishing lure comprising:

a body, comprising a first distal end portion and a second proximal end portion, wherein the body is moveable between an uncompressed state and a compressed state;
wherein in the uncompressed state, the body defines a first side extending from the first distal end portion to the second proximal end portion and a second side opposing the first side, the second side also extending from the first distal end portion to the second proximal end portion;
a hook comprising a shank, a retaining member secured to the shank, and a point, wherein the retaining member of the hook is positioned within the first distal end portion of the body and secures the hook to the body preventing the hook from moving relative to the body and the point of the hook is positioned outside of the body, wherein the retaining member extends across a longitudinal axis of the shank;
a fishing line extending through an opening in the second proximal end portion such that, in the uncompressed state, the fishing line passes from the first side of the body through the opening to the second side of the body, extends along the second side of the body from the opening in the second proximal end portion, and connects to the hook at the first distal end portion;
wherein the hook is positioned on the first side of the body;
wherein, when in the uncompressed state, in response to tension applied to the fishing line proximal to the opening along the first side of the body, the body moves from the uncompressed state to the compressed state;
wherein, in the uncompressed state, the point of the hook points away from the second proximal end portion in a fixed direction due to the retaining member;
and
wherein, in the compressed state, the first end portion is bent towards the second proximal end portion and the point of the hook faces toward the second proximal end portion of the body in a fixed direction due to the retaining member.

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