# US 2014/0360087 A1 · Fishing lure

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- Number: US 2014/0360087 A1
- Document ID: US20140360087A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/298,259
- Filed: 2014-06-06
- Published: 2014-12-11
- Earliest claimed: 2013-06-06
- Inventors: Bradley Klose; Nancy Klose
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140360087A1

## CPC

- A01K 85/02: with means for concealing or protecting hooks, e.g. to prevent entanglement with weeds
- A01K 85/00: Artificial bait for fishing
- A01K 85/12: comprising a body rotating around its longitudinal axis, e.g. devons
- A01K: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS

## Abstract

A fishing lure has at least one hook having a shank with opposite ends. A bend is at one end of the shank and a barb is at the end of the bend opposite the shank. A body formed from a flexible material surrounds at least parts of the hook. One end of the body is in proximity to the bend of the hook. An outer surface of the body has a plurality of helically generated fins extending at least partly between the first and second ends of the body with channels being defined between the fins. The bend and the barb of the hook are inward of portions of the outer surface of the body defined by at least one of the fins.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A fishing lure, comprising:
at least one hook having a shank with opposite ends, a bend at one end of the shank and a barb at the end of the bend opposite the shank;
a leader connected to the shank and formed with a loop; and
a body formed around at least parts of the hook and the leader, the body having opposite first and second ends, the first end of the body being in proximity to the loop of the leader and the second end of the body being in proximity to the bend of the hook, the body being formed from a flexible elastomeric material and having an outer surface extending between the first and second ends of the body, the outer surface having a plurality of helically generated fins extending at least partly between the first and second ends of the body with channels being defined between the fins, the bend and the barb of the hook being inward of portions of the outer surface of the body defined by at least one of the fins.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The fishing lure of claim 1, wherein the barb and at least part of the bend of the hook are disposed in one of the channels defined in the outer surface of the body.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The fishing lure of claim 2 wherein the at least one hook comprises a plurality of hooks, the shanks of the respective hooks being connected to one another and connected to the leader.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The fishing lure of claim 3, wherein the plurality of hooks comprise three hooks.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The fishing lure of claim 4, wherein the three hooks are separated from one another by approximately 120°.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The fishing lure of claim 1, wherein the loop of the leader is external of the body.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The fishing lure of claim 1, wherein the leader is configured to permit the fishing lure to spin relative to a fishing line connected to fishing lure.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The fishing lure of claim 1, wherein the plurality of helically generated fins include an alternating array of large fins and small fins.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The fishing lure of claim 8, wherein the barb of the hook is disposed between one of the large fins and one of the small fins.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The fishing lure of claim 1, where in the bend of the hook has a concave side nested with the second end of the body.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The fishing lure of claim 1, wherein the second end of the body includes a concavity in which the hook is disposed.