# US 2014/0150329 A1 · Fishing Lure

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- Number: US 2014/0150329 A1
- Document ID: US20140150329A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/935,804
- Filed: 2013-07-05
- Published: 2014-06-05
- Earliest claimed: 2012-11-30
- Inventors: David Waldroup
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140150329A1

## CPC

- A01K 85/14: with flat, or substantially flat, undulating bodies, e.g. spoons
- A01K 85/00: Artificial bait for fishing
- A01K: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS

## Abstract

A fishing lure is disclosed comprising a lure body comprising a concave surface, and first and second slots defined in the lure body, wherein the first slot and the second slot are configured so that, when a fishing hook is placed through both of them, the fishing hook will be held in a position with the barb extending from the lure body. In certain embodiments the lure can be decorated with decals and provided with a variety of optional features.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A fishing lure comprising:
a lure body comprising a concave surface;
a first slot defined in the lure body;
a second slot defined in the lure body, wherein the first slot and the second slot are configured so that, when a fishing hook is placed through both of them, the fishing hook will be held in a position with the barb extending from the lure body.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The fishing lure of claim 1 wherein the lure body is a generally elliptical shape.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The fishing lure of claim 1 further comprising a hole defined near an end of the lure body, the hole configured so that a fishing hook can be attached to the lure body by affixing a attachment device through the hold and a fishing hook.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The fishing lure of claim 1 further comprising serrations defined in at least a portion of an edge of the lure body.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The fishing lure of claim 1 further comprising a fishing hook, wherein the fishing hook is positioned so that it extends through the first slot and the second slot.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The fishing lure of claim 5 further comprising a trailing hook attached to the fishing hook.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The fishing lure of claim 6 further comprising a retaining ring, positioned on the fishing hook and configured to hinder the trailing hook from detaching from the fishing hook.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The fishing lure of claim 1 further comprising a decal affixed to a surface of the lure body.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The fishing lure of claim 8 wherein the decal is configured to resemble a bait fish.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The fishing lure of claim 8 wherein the decal is removable.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The fishing lure of claim 1 further comprising a buzz blade attached to the lure body.

### Claim 12 (depends on 5)

The fishing lure of claim 5 wherein the fishing hook is decorated with a skirt.

### Claim 13 (depends on 6)

The fishing lure of claim 6 wherein the trailing hook is at least partially covered by an artificial bait.

### Claim 14

A fishing lure assembly comprising:
a spinner blade attachment assembly comprising a wire, a fishing-line engagement bend defined in the wire, a lure-body segment of the wire extending from the fishing-line engagement bend with a lure body loop defined in the lure-body segment, and a spinner blade segment of the wire also extending from the fishing-line engagement bend;
one or more spinner blades attached to the spinner blade segment; and
a lure body attached to the lure-body segment, the lure body comprising a spoon-shaped plate with a hole defined near an edge, a forward slot and a rearward slot, wherein the forward slot and rearward slot are configured to receive a fishing hook and to maintain the fishing hook within a certain range of orientation with respect to the spoon-shaped plate.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The fishing lure of claim 14 wherein a fishing hook placed through the forward slot and the rearward is held at an orientation between 80 and 100 degrees with respect to a line tangent the spoon-shaped plate at a location between the forward slot and the rearward slot.

### Claim 16 (depends on 14)

The fishing lure of claim 14 wherein the lure body is generally elliptical.

### Claim 17 (depends on 14)

The fishing lure of claim 14 further comprising a decal affixed to a surface of the lure body.