Spring actuated weedless fishing lure
AssigneeFlyvanse, LLC
InventorJake Fletcher
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Abstract
A spring actuated weedless fishing lure increases the chances of successfully catching a fish without entangling a hook on plant material. A weedless guard system prevents the hook from catching on weeds and compresses a spring to hold the spring and hook in a retracted position. When a fish strikes, the weedless guard system is released allowing the spring to expand and push the hook in a longitudinal direction to an expanded position away from other parts of the lure. This expanded position provides a greater area for the fish's mouth to engage with the hook without interference from other parts of the lure. The expanded position also allows the hooks to embed closer to the front of a fish's mouth and reduces the risk of the fish swallowing the whole lure.
Claims20
A fishing lure comprising:
- a decorative hollow body comprising an aperture;
- a housing disposed inside the decorative hollow body, the housing having a first end, a second end, a substantially cylindrical sidewall disposed between the first end and the second end, and a longitudinal axis;
- a hook extending outwardly of the second end of the housing and configured to at least partially pass through the aperture when in an extended position, the hook comprising (1) a longitudinal body substantially aligned with the longitudinal axis and having a first end and a second end, (2) a plate disposed inside the housing and connected substantially perpendicularly to the first end of the longitudinal body, (3) a curved portion having a proximal end connected to the second end of the longitudinal body and a distal end, and (4) a barb disposed at the distal end of the curved portion, and wherein the hook is configured to be movable between a retracted position wherein the hook is disposed entirely within the decorative hollow body and the extended position wherein at least the barb is entirely outside the decorative hollow body;
- a guard having a first end and a second end, the first end of the guard directly connected to the first end of the housing and the second end of the guard configured to be releasably connectable to the hook to releasably hold the hook in the retracted position until the guard is actuated to release the hook, wherein the guard is disposed entirely inside the decorative hollow body and no part of the guard is directly connected to the decorative hollow body;
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- a spring disposed inside the housing between and in contact with the first end of the housing and the plate, the spring configured to move the hook from the retracted position to the extended position in a direction along or parallel to the longitudinal axis when the guard is actuated;
- wherein the guard is actuated to release the hook from the retracted position upon application of pressure in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of movement of the hook;
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- wherein the housing is sealed between the first end of the housing and the plate so that the fishing lure is configured to float at or near a surface of water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.