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US 11,672,240 B2Granted
Floats attachable to fishing lure
OwnerDouglas M. Reedinventor
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to fishing lures, and more particularly, to attachable floats for artificial fishing lures. In one embodiment, a float comprises a buoyant body having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and an outer wall connecting the first and second ends. The float comprises a keeper extending from the body. The keeper is configured to attach the body to a polymeric artificial lure.
Claims14
A hookless float attachable to an artificial lure, comprising:
- a hookless buoyant body, the buoyant body having a solid exterior without holes, comprising:
- a first end having a solid surface;
- a second end opposite the first end;
- and
- an outer wall connecting the first and second ends;
- and
- a keeper having a pilot pin extending axially through a corkscrew, the corkscrew and pilot pin extending outward from the solid surface of the first end of the buoyant body, the keeper is configured to screw into a polymeric artificial lure to directly attach the buoyant body to the polymeric artificial lure independent of a hook and/or line, wherein the float is configured to suspend the artificial lure completely within a water column without being acted upon by external forces.
4 more elements
A hookless float configured to be coupled to an artificial lure, comprising:
- a hookless buoyant body enclosing a hollow cavity, the buoyant body having a solid exterior without holes;
- and
- a keeper having a pilot pin extending axially through a corkscrew, the corkscrew and pilot pin extending outward from a solid end of the solid exterior, the keeper configured to screw into the artificial lure to directly secure the buoyant body to the artificial lure independent of a hook and/or line, wherein the float is configured to suspend the artificial lure completely within a water column without being acted upon by external forces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.