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US 2009/0288330 A1Published application
Artificial fishing lure with mechanical hook assembly
OwnerJames N. Finleyinventor
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Abstract
An artificial fishing lure incorporates a spring-biased hook assembly adapted for sudden movement from a loaded condition to a released condition. A hook-setting member temporarily retains the hook assembly in the loaded condition. A compression trigger is adapted for tripping the hook-setting member upon application of an inwardly directed force: When tripped, the hook assembly releases for sudden movement from the loaded condition to the released condition.
Claims20
An artificial fishing lure, comprising:
- a spring-biased hook assembly adapted for sudden movement from a loaded condition to a released condition;
- a hook-setting base for temporarily retaining said hook assembly in the loaded condition;
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- a pliant, outwardly-flexed compression trigger adapted for straightening upon application of an inwardly directed force, such that when straightened said trigger pushes said hook-setting base away from said hook assembly, thereby releasing said hook assembly for sudden movement from the loaded condition to the released condition.
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An artificial fishing lure, comprising:
- a spring-biased hook assembly adapted for sudden movement from a loaded condition to a released condition, said hook assembly comprising at least one hook having an elongated shank and bend;
- a hook-setting ring carried on the shank of said hook adjacent the bend for temporarily retaining said hook assembly in the loaded condition;
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- a compression trigger comprising a projecting tooth adapted for engaging said hook-setting ring and moving said ring along the shank of said hook upon application of an inwardly directed force, such that sliding movement of said hook-setting ring away from the bend of said hook releases said hook assembly for sudden movement from the loaded condition to the released condition.
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An artificial fishing lure, comprising:
- a spring-biased hook assembly adapted for sudden movement from a loaded condition to a released condition, said hook assembly comprising at least one hook;
- a hook-setting member engaging said hook for temporarily retaining said hook assembly in the loaded condition;
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- a compression trigger adapted for tripping said hook-setting member upon application of an inwardly directed force, such that movement of said hook-setting member away from said hook releases said hook assembly for sudden movement from the loaded condition to the released condition.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.