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US 2001/0023550 A1Published application
Fishing lure with sound attraction
AssigneePop-A-Long L L C
InventorsRichard S. Mathews JR., Robert G. Link
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Abstract
A fishing lure is disclosed having a body with two sections that move relative to one another. An aft section is connected via a shaft to a fore section and is slidable toward and away from the aft section along the shaft as the lure is pulled through the water. A contact post mounted on a rear end of the fore section or a fore end of the rear section impacts the other section as the lure is pulled through the water producing a clicking or popping sound which attracts fish.
Claims29
A noise making fishing lure, which comprises:
- (a) a body having a longitudinal axis generally corresponding to a direction of travel of the fishing lure, said body including:
- (1) a fore section including fore section front and back ends, a fore section bore extending generally parallel to or coaxial with said axis between and open at said fore section front and back ends;
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- (2) an aft section including aft section front and back ends;
- (b) a shaft with a fore end and an aft end, said aft end fixedly mounted to said body aft section, said shaft extending generally parallel to or coaxial with said axis from said aft section front end;
- (c) said fore section slidably mounted on said shaft with said fore section bore longitudinally slidably receiving said shaft;
- (d) a first contact post fixedly attached to one of said aft section front end or said fore section back end, said first contact post being adjacent said shaft and oriented generally parallel to said shaft, said first contact post for impacting the other of said aft section front end or said fore section back end to create a sound;
- (e) said shaft fore end having a line attachment for attaching a line to said lure;
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- (f) a hook attachment for attaching a hook to said body.
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A noise-making fishing lure, which comprises:
- (a) a body having a longitudinal axis generally corresponding to a direction-of-travel of the fishing lure, said body including:
- (1) a fore section including fore section front and back ends, a fore section bore extending generally parallel to or coaxial with said axis between and open at said fore section front and back ends, and a fore section contact on said fore section back end, said fore section including first and second fore section halves joined along a generally longitudinal seam;
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- (2) an aft section including aft section front and back ends and an aft section contact on said aft section front end, said aft section including first and second aft section halves joined along a generally longitudinal seam;
- (b) a shaft with a fore end and an aft end, said aft end fixedly mounted to said body aft section, said shaft extending generally parallel to or coaxial with said axis from said aft section front end;
- (c) said fore section slidably mounted on said shaft with said fore section bore longitudinally slidably receiving said shaft;
- (d) said shaft fore end having a line attachment for attaching a line to said lure;
- (e) said aft section contact for impacting said fore section contact to produce a noise in response to a force applied to the line as said lure is pulled through a body of water;
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- (f) a hook attachment for attaching a hook to said body.
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A noise making fishing lure, which comprises:
- (a) a body having a longitudinal axis generally corresponding to a direction of travel of the fishing lure, said body including:
- (1) a fore section including fore section front and back ends, a fore section bore extending generally parallel to or coaxial with said axis between and open at said fore section front and back ends;
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- (2) an aft section including aft section front and back ends;
- (b) a shaft with a fore end and an aft end, said aft end fixedly mounted to said body aft section, said shaft extending generally parallel to or coaxial with said axis from said aft section front end;
- (c) said fore section slidably mounted on said shaft with said fore section bore longitudinally slidably receiving said shaft;
- (d) a bill connected to said fore section proximate said fore section front end and extending forwardly and downwardly from said fore section, said bill for causing said lure to dive as said lure is pulled through a body of water;
- (e) a first contact post fixedly attached to said aft section front end, said first contact post for impacting said fore section back end to create a sound;
- (f) a second contact post fixedly attached to said fore section back end, said second contact post for impacting said aft section front end to create a sound and for engaging said first contact post to prevent said fore section from rotating about said shaft relative to said aft section;
- (g) said shaft fore end having a line attachment for attaching a line to said lure;
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- (h) a hook attachment for attaching a hook to said body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.