Cover for fishing lures and hooks
AssigneeOutdoor Innovation LLC
InventorsMark Perretta, Paul Metcalfe, Scott Urban
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Abstract
A cover for hooks of fishing lures has a body having a first half and a second half, which are connected together by a resilient biased hinge. A plurality of teeth are formed on the first half and the second half and gaps are formed between each of the teeth. The first half and the second half each have a cavity for retaining one or more hooks of a fishing lure. The first half and the second half each have a sloped end face to facilitate removal of the hook and the fishing lure from the cover. Hooks and clips are provided for securing the cover to a fishing pole.
Claims17
A cover for fishing lures, comprising:
- a body having a first half and a second half,
- wherein said first half and said second half are connected together by a resilient biased hinge;
- a plurality of teeth are formed on said first half and said second half on an opposite side of said first half and said second half from said resilient biased hinge;
- and said teeth are configured to retain stems of treble hooks of said lures within said cover;
- wherein a gap is formed between each of said teeth;
- wherein said first half and said second half each comprises a cavity for retaining one or more of said treble hooks of said fishing lure;
- and
- said first half and said second half each comprises sloped end faces to facilitate removal and avoiding piercing of said treble hook and said fishing lure.
A cover for hooks for fishing lures, comprising:
- a body having a first half and a second half,
- a plurality of teeth are formed on said first half and said second half,
- wherein a gap is formed between each of said teeth;
- wherein said first half and second half each comprises a cavity for retaining one or more associated hooks of a fishing lure;
- wherein said first half and said second half each comprises sloped end faces to facilitate removal and avoiding piercing of said hooks and said fishing lure from the cover;
- and further comprising retaining hooks provided at opposite ends of said cover to attach said cover to a fishing pole.
A cover for a hook for a fishing lure, comprising:
- a body having a first and a second half,
- wherein said first half and said second half are connected together by a resilient biased hinge;
- a plurality of teeth are formed on said first half and said second half;
- wherein a gap is formed between each of said teeth;
- wherein said first half and said second half each comprises a cavity for retaining one or more of said hooks of said fishing lure;
- said first half and said second half each comprises sloped end faces to facilitate removal and avoiding piercing of said hooks and said fishing lure from the cover;
- a locking mechanism to secure said cover to an associated fishing pole, wherein said locking mechanism comprises elongated slots and fasteners positioned within said slots so that said fasteners slid along said slots until said fasteners contact an edge of said slots and then secure said cover to said fishing pole.
A cover for fishing lures, comprising:
- a body having a first half and a second half, connected together by a resilient biased hinge;
- a plurality of teeth are formed on said first half and said second half;
- wherein a gap is formed between each of said teeth;
- wherein said first half and said second half each comprises a cavity for retaining a treble hook of a fishing lure and ribs-internal dividers for securing said treble hooks within said cover;
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- elongated cylindrical c-shaped clips which are tapered toward a central portion of said clips from opposite ends of said clips such that an associated fishing pole is retained with said clips.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.