Fishing lure
OwnerRonald M. Bassettinventor
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Abstract
A fishing lure comprising a shaft, means at one end of the shaft for affixing a line thereto, body member connected to the other end of the shaft, hook means connected to the body member, and a spinner rotatably mounted on the shaft, this spinner comprising a strip of flat material formed into a frustoconical body portion, the ends of the strip being folded over each other and disposed at an angle of about 90.degree. with respect to each other, the shaft being disposed in apertures provided in the spinner. In a preferred embodiment a tubular bearing is journaled over the shaft and has reduced ends which are disposed within and affixed to the apertures of the spinner to provide reduced friction.
Claims10
A fishing lure comprising a body member, a shaft having one end connected to said body member and the other end having means for affixing a line thereto, hook means secured to said body member and a spinner rotatably mounted on said shaft, said spinner comprising a strip of flat material of greater length than width, formed into a frustoconical body with the ends of the strip being folded over each other, and a tubular bearing member having one end affixed to the frustoconical portion of said spinner at an aperture provided therein, and having the other end affixed to both folded over ends at apertures provided in each of said ends, said shaft extending through the central opening of said tubular bearing member and through the openings of said frustoconical wall and the apertures of said folded over ends, whereby said spinner causes said lure to oscillate when drawn through the water.
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