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US 12,369,574 B2Granted
Floats attachable to fishing lure
OwnerDouglas M. Reedinventor
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Abstract
Fishing lures, and more particularly, attachable floats for artificial fishing lures that include 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 includes 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 elongated buoyant body having a positive buoyancy and comprising:
- a first end;
- a second end;
- an outer wall connecting the first and second ends;
- and
- a centerline extending between the first and second ends in a direction in which the hookless elongated buoyant body is elongated;
- a corkscrew extending outward from the first end of the hookless elongated buoyant body, the corkscrew configured to screw into a polymeric artificial lure to attach the hookless elongated buoyant body to the polymeric artificial lure in such that the first end of the hookless elongated buoyant body abuts the artificial lure, wherein the hookless float is configured to completely suspend the artificial lure within a water column without being acted upon by external forces.
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A float configured to be coupled to an artificial lure, the float consisting essentially of:
- a hookless elongated buoyant body having a positive buoyancy, the hookless elongated buoyant body elongated between first and second ends defining a major axis;
- and
- a keeper extending on the major axis from the hookless elongated buoyant body, the keeper configured to attach the hookless elongated buoyant body directly to a polymeric artificial lure, wherein the float is configured to completely suspend the artificial lure within a water column without being acted upon by external forces.
A bait assembly, comprising:
- an artificial lure;
- and
- a hookless elongated buoyant body having a positive buoyancy and comprising:
- a first end;
- a second end;
- an outer wall connecting the first and second ends;
- and
- a centerline extending between the first and second ends in a direction in which the hookless elongated buoyant body is elongated;
- a corkscrew extending outward from the first end of the hookless elongated buoyant body, the corkscrew screwed into the artificial lure and attaching the hookless elongated buoyant body to the artificial lure in such that the first end of the hookless elongated buoyant body abuts the artificial lure, wherein the hookless float is configured to completely suspend the artificial lure within a water column without being acted upon by external forces.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.