Simulated fish skin and fishing lure
OwnerJames A. Honseinventor
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Abstract
A simulated fish skin impervious to the elements having the flexibility, shape, reflective quality, iridescence and other general features of the particular fish species desired prepared by sandwiching a thin, shiny material with an embossed surface between layers of a clear, flexible plastic joined together at the periphery of the fish skin representation. The structure can be made more lifelike by coloring in the appropriate areas with India inks or other suitable dye material.
Claims7
A simulated fish skin lure comprising:
- (a) a forward portion and a rear portion having at least two outer layers and two inner layers of flexible plastic material bonded to each other and having representations of eyes, fins and spots thereon and
- (b) a flexible thin embossed iridescent material positioned between said outer and inner layers having scale simulating facets for reflecting light thereon, wherein the forward portion is joined to present only one outer and inner surface, and the rear portion is made up of two separate portions.
A simulated fish skin lure comprising in combination a molded plastic structure in the shape of a simulated fish head and a flexible skirt portion in the shape of a portion of the body and the tail of a fish, said skirt portion being attached to the periphery of said simulated fish head, said skirt portion made up of outer and inner layers of plastic material bonded to each other with a flexible embossed iridescent material positioned between said outer and inner layers, said iridescent material having scale simulating facets for reflecting light thereon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.