Spring Actuated Weedless Fishing Lure
AssigneeFlyvanse, LLC
InventorJake Fletcher
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Abstract
A spring actuated weedless fishing lure increases the chances of successfully catching a fish without entangling a hook on plant material. A weedless guard system prevents the hook from catching on weeds and compresses a spring to hold the spring and hook in a retracted position. When a fish strikes, the weedless guard system is released allowing the spring to expand and push the hook in a longitudinal direction to an expanded position away from other parts of the lure. This expanded position provides a greater area for the fish's mouth to engage with the hook without interference from other parts of the lure. The expanded position also allows the hooks to embed closer to the front of a fish's mouth and reduces the risk of the fish swallowing the whole lure.
Claims20
A fishing lure, comprising:
- a decorative hollow body comprising an aperture;
- a housing disposed inside and aligned longitudinally with the decorative hollow body;
- a hook extending at least partially from the housing, the hook comprising (1) a plate disposed inside the housing, (2) a longitudinal body coupled to the plate and extending from the plate longitudinally, (3) a curved portion extending from the longitudinal body and comprising a barb disposed at a distal end of the curved portion, wherein the hook is configured to be movable between a retracted position wherein the barb of the hook is disposed within the decorative hollow body and an extended position wherein the barb of the hook extends through the aperture in the decorative hollow body and is disposed entirely outside of the decorative hollow body;
- a spring disposed inside the housing between and in contact with a forward end of the housing and the plate, the spring configured to selectively move the hook from the retracted position to the extended position in a longitudinal direction;
- a guard having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the guard is fixedly coupled to the housing, wherein the second end of the guard is releasably coupled to the hook, and wherein the guard is configured to selectively decouple from the hook and allow the spring to expand to move the hook from the retracted position to the extended position upon application of pressure to the guard.
A fishing lure comprising:
- a decorative hollow body comprising at least one aperture;
- a housing disposed inside and aligned longitudinally with the decorative hollow body;
- a hook assembly extending at least partially from the housing, the hook assembly comprising (1) a plate disposed inside the housing, (2) at least one longitudinal body coupled to the plate and extending from the plate longitudinally, (3) a first curved portion extending from the at least one longitudinal body and comprising a first barb disposed at a distal end of the first curved portion, and (4) a second curved portion extending from the at least one longitudinal body and comprising a second barb disposed at a distal end of the second curved portion, wherein the hook assembly is configured to be movable between a retracted position wherein the first barb and the second barb of the hook assembly are disposed within the decorative hollow body and an extended position wherein the first barb and the second barb of the hook assembly extend through the at least one aperture in the decorative hollow body and are disposed entirely outside of the decorative hollow body;
- a spring disposed inside the housing between and in contact with a forward end of the housing and the plate, the spring configured to selectively move the hook assembly from the retracted position to the extended position in a longitudinal direction;
- a guard having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the guard is fixedly coupled to the housing, wherein the second end of the guard is releasably coupled to the hook assembly, and wherein the guard is configured to selectively decouple from the hook assembly and allow the spring to expand to move the hook assembly from the retracted position to the extended position upon application of pressure to the guard.
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