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US 2006/0037230 A2Published application
Fishing lures having elastomeric portions
AssigneeMann's Bait Company
InventorsF. Oelerich, L. Deal, M. McPherson
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Abstract
Abstract of the Disclosure The present invention provides a fishing lure comprising an elastomeric portion having at least first and second regions. Each region has a durometer hardness on the Shore A scale. At least a portion of the first region is characterized by comparatively high operational stress relative to the second region. The hardness of the first region exceeds the hardness of the second region to thereby selectively improve the strength, toughness and fatigue resistance of the first region.
Claims29
A fishing lure, comprising:
- an elastomeric portion, said elastomeric portion comprising first and second regions and an interface therebetween, each of said first and second regions having a hardness on the Shore A scale, wherein the hardness of said first region exceeds the hardness of said second region.
A fishing lure, comprising:
- an elastomeric portion, said elastomeric portion comprising first and second regions and an interface therebetween, each of said first and second regions having a hardness on the Shore A scale, the hardness of said first region exceeding the hardness of said second region, said first region having a hardness on the Shore A scale of approximately 2 to 15, said second region having a hardness on the Shore A scale of approximately 1 to 8, and wherein said first and second regions are at least partially joined by a chemical bond at said interface.
A method of forming a fishing lure, comprising:
- joining a first elastomeric region to a second elastomeric region so as to define an interface, wherein the first and second elastomeric regions each have a hardness on the Shore A scale and the hardness of the first elastomeric region exceeds the hardness of the second elastomeric region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.