# US 2014/0190064 A1 · Convertible fishing lure

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- Number: US 2014/0190064 A1
- Document ID: US20140190064A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/736,874
- Filed: 2013-01-08
- Published: 2014-07-10
- Earliest claimed: 2013-01-08
- Inventors: Russell Fellbaum
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140190064A1

## CPC

- A01K 85/00: Artificial bait for fishing
- A01K 85/01: with light emission, sound emission, scent dispersal or the like
- A01K 85/16: with other than flat, or substantially flat, undulating bodies, e.g. plugs
- A01K: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS

## Abstract

A fishing lure that easily and quickly converts from one look or character to another without tools and without untying the lure from the fishing line. A generally hollow body assembly is transparent to view an insert assembly contained inside. The insert assembly is removable to be replaced with a different insert assembly. The insert assemblies are widely variable and may, for example, have different colors or graphics, be reflective or iridescent, include lights or rattles and have a wiggling tail portion.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A fishing lure comprised, of a body assembly and an insert assembly;
said body assembly has an eyelet on forward end adapted for attachment to a fishing line;
said body assembly has integrally attached at least one eyelet adapted for attachment to a fishing hook;
said body assembly is transparent;
the body assembly has a generally hollow interior;
said hollow interior is dimensioned to frictionally hold inside said insert assembly;
said insert assembly includes a predetermined decoration that is visible through the body assembly when said insert assembly is fit inside said body assembly.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A fishing lure as disclosed in claim 1 further characterized in that a bill is affixed on a nose of the body assembly.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A fishing lure as disclosed in claim 1 further characterized in that said insert assembly has any of a rattle, a light or a weight.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

A fishing lure as disclosed in claim 1 further characterized in that said insert assembly is includes a surface that has glitter, iridescence or fluorescence.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

A fishing lure as disclosed in claim 1 further characterized in that said insert assembly has a nub at a tail end that frictionally engages a corresponding divot at an interior and a tail end of said body assembly.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

A fishing lure as disclosed in claim 1 further characterized in that a magnet and a magnet attracting element are included to aid in maintaining the connection between the body assembly and the insert assembly.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

A fishing lure as disclosed in claim 1 further characterized in that a spring and a wedge element are included to aid in maintaining the connection between the body assembly and the insert assembly.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

A fishing lure as disclosed in claim 1 further characterized in that said body assembly includes a decorative element.