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US 4,044,492 AGranted
Fishing lure
OwnerAlexander John Ingraminventor
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Abstract
A fishing lure is split horizontally to provide an upper body portion and a lower body portion, so that the upper body portion which carries the tail portion may flex freely without the rigidifying effect of the shank of the hook mounted in the lower body portion.
Claims10
A fishing lure comprising:
- i. a simulated fish body having therein a generally horizontal slot extending longitudinally through the body towards the head of the fish and dividing the body into upper and lower body portions to allow the upper portion to flex horizontally relative to the lower portion, said lower body portion including a fishing hook receiving aperture
- ii. a flexible tail portion moulded integrally with the upper body portion,
- iii. a baffle plate positioned at the end of the tail and extending transversely of the body so that water action flexes the tail horizontally, and
- iv. means disposed close to the rear end of the longitudinal slot to keep the two body portions together.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.