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US 12,010,980 B2Granted
Lure
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorsTadasuke Nakamichi, Tatsurou Kawasaki
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Abstract
A lure includes a body provided with a cavity inside, an oscillating portion disposed in the cavity which is visible from outside and configured to emit light, and a connecting member made of a polymer elastomer and configured to attach the oscillating portion to the body oscillatably. The polymer elastomer is rubber or thermoplastic elastomer. The connecting member is rod-shaped and the cross-sectional shape of the connecting member is circular, oval or polygonal.
Claims17
A lure comprising:
- a body having a cavity inside;
- a bar fixed to and extending from an interior wall of the cavity into the cavity;
- an oscillating portion disposed in the cavity, the oscillating portion being visible from outside and configured to emit light and including a hole therein, larger than the bar, that receives the bar;
- and
- a connecting member that attaches the oscillating portion to the body oscillatably and is made of a polymer elastomer, a first end of the connecting member on a body side being fixedly connected to the body, and a second end of the connecting member on an oscillating portion side being fixedly connected to the oscillating portion, such that resilient deformation of the connecting member allows movement of the oscillating portion relative to the body;
- wherein contact between the bar and the hole limits motion of the oscillating portion in front-back and vertical directions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.