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US 11,317,612 B2Granted
Fishing capture lure
AssigneeOlson IP Technologies, Inc.
InventorsRichard Carl Olson, Erik Olson
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Abstract
In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, a fishing lure is provided that includes a body having an opening to receive a fish and at least one hook connected to the body. The body includes capture portions having a spaced apart, open configuration that permits fish to be positioned in the opening of the body and a closer, closed configuration wherein the capture portions capture the fish in the opening of the body.
Claims17
A fishing lure comprising:
- a body having an opening to receive a fish;
- the body including an assembly of a first capture body, a second capture body, and at least one pivot member, wherein the at least one pivot member pivotally connects the first and second capture bodies;
- the first and second capture bodies each having at least one capture portion;
- the first and second capture bodies pivotal between an open configuration wherein the capture portions are spaced apart and permit the fish to be positioned in the opening of the body and a closed configuration wherein the capture portions are closer together and capture the fish in the opening of the body;
- a biasing member urging the first and second capture bodies toward the closed configuration;
- a first hook of the first capture body and a second hook of the second capture body, the first and second hooks having a first distance apart with the first and second capture bodies in the closed configuration and a second distance apart less than the first distance with the first and second capture bodies in the open configuration;
- an arm extending from the body, the arm having a proximal portion and a distal portion relative to the body, the distal portion being adjustably connected to the proximal portion;
- a bit extending from the distal portion to be positioned in a mouth of a fish captured in the opening of the body, a location of the bit relative to the opening being adjustable by adjusting the distal portion relative to the proximal portion such that the bit has at least a first position and a second position, the first position being closer to the opening than the second position.
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A fishing lure comprising:
- a body comprising an assembly of a first capture body, a second capture body, and a connector, wherein the first and second capture bodies are pivotally connected to the connector and pivotal about a pivot axis between closed and open configurations;
- at least one hook connected to the body;
- a pair of harness portions of the first and second capture bodies;
- the connector extending forward of the harness portions;
- a fishing line connecting portion of the connector;
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- the connector engaging at least one of the first capture body and the second capture body when transferring a fishing line load from the connector to the at least one of the first and second capture bodies;
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- the connector having a single piece structure including a first pivot pin extending from the connector along the pivot axis in a first direction and a first confronting surface surrounding at least a portion of the first pivot pin, a second pivot pin extending from the connector along the pivot axis in a second direction, and a second confronting surface surrounding at least a portion of the second pivot pin;
- the first capture body having a third confronting surface facing the first confronting surface of the connector;
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- the second capture body having a fourth confronting surface facing the second confronting surface of the connector.
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A method of preparing a fishing lure, the method comprising:
- urging together first and second fish hooks of first and second capture bodies of the fishing lure against a bias of a biasing member of the fishing lure to pivot the first and second capture bodies from a closed configuration wherein the first and second capture bodies have capture portions that are closer together to an open configuration wherein the capture portions are farther apart;
- positioning a fish between the capture portions of the fishing capture lure with the first and second capture bodies in the open configuration;
- releasing the first and second fish hooks to permit the biasing member of the fishing lure to urge the first and second capture bodies toward the closed configuration wherein the capture portions resist release of the fish from the fishing capture lure;
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- positioning a bit extending from a distal portion of an arm extending from the first and second capture bodies, the distal portion of the arm being adjustably connected to the proximal portion, the bit having at least a first position and a second position, the first position being closer to the first and second capture bodies than the second position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.