Fishing Lure and Method of Manufacturing a Fishing Lure
AssigneeContinuous Metal Technology, Inc.
InventorsTimothy G. Smith, Ivan R. Smith
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A scented article manufactured from a sintered metal powder. The metal powder may be one or more metals, one or more alloys, or any combination or mixture thereof. The scented article is of a weight sufficient to sink to a depth in the water and shaped such that, when urged through the water, the lure moves in a substantially oscillating motion. The scented article is impregnated with a scent, such as a fish attractant, that is slowly diffused in the water as the scented article is urged through the water. A method of manufacturing a scented article is also disclosed.
Claims20
A fishing lure manufactured from a sintered metal powder comprising at least one of the following:
- at least one metal, at least one alloy or any combination or mixture thereof, wherein the fishing lure has a weight sufficient to sink to a depth in water, and wherein the fishing lure comprises a body that includes a first side surface, a second side surface opposite the first side surface along a longitudinal centerline of the body, and an edge surface extending along the longitudinal length of the body and separating the first side surface and the second side surface, the body having a widened central portion extending across the longitudinal centerline of the lure adapted for causing the fishing lure to move in substantially oscillating motion when urged through water.
A method of manufacturing a scented article, comprising the steps of:
- filling a mold with metal powder;
- applying pressure to the metal powder in the mold, thereby providing a compacted form;
- sintering the compacted form under specified processing parameters, thereby forming an unscented form of the scented article;
- and
- impregnating the unscented form of the scented article with a scented fluid;
- wherein the scented article comprises a body that includes a first side surface, a second side surface opposite the first side surface along a longitudinal centerline of the body, and an edge surface extending across the longitudinal centerline of the body and separating the first side surface and the second side surface, the body having a widened central portion extending across the longitudinal centerline of the body adapted for causing the scented article to move in substantially oscillating motion when urged through water or when moved by wind.
A scented wind chime manufactured from a sintered metal powder comprising at least one of the following:
- iron, copper, nickel, chromium, tin, zinc, molybdenum, magnesium, tungsten, aluminum, brass, bronze, stainless steel, carbon steel or any combination, alloy or mixture thereof, the scented wind chime comprising a plurality of wind chime elements, each wind chime element having a body having a first side surface, a second side surface opposite the first side surface along a longitudinal length of the body, and an edge surface extending along the longitudinal centerline of the body and separating the first side surface and the second side surface, wherein at least one of the first side surface, the second side surface and the edge surface comprise at least one undulation that creates a central widened portion extending across the longitudinal centerline of the body, the at least one undulation adapted to cause the wind chime element to move in a substantially oscillating motion in the wind, and wherein each wind chime element is impregnated with a scented fluid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.