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US 4,926,579 AGranted
Snag-proof safety fishing lure
OwnerMiguel A. Jimenezinventor
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Abstract
A snag-proof safety fishing lure includes a J-shaped hook having a barb at a curved end and an eyelet at the other end. A shield is pivotally connected to a shank of the hook below the eyelet to cover the lure when it is not submerged. When the hook sinks, submersion of the shield is limited to effectively lift the shield from the sinking barb. When the lure is lifted from the water, the weight of the shield causes it to be lowered onto the barb, effectively covering it to prevent snagging.
Claims18
A snag-proof fishing lure comprising in combination:
- (a) a J-shaped hook having a barb at a curved end thereof and a first eyelet at a shank end thereof;
- (b) a shield having a recess in a lower surface thereof to cover the barb when the lure is not submerged;
- (c) means positioned below the first eyelet for pivotally connecting the shield to a shank of the hook;
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- (d) floatation means associated with the shield as the hook sinks in water to effectively lift the shield to expose the barb.
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A snag-proof fishing lure comprising in combination:
- (a) a J-shaped hook having a barb at a curved end thereof and an eyelet at another end thereof;
- (b) shield means for covering the barb when the lure is not submerged;
- (c) means positioned below the eyelet for pivotally connecting the shield means to a shank of the hook;
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- (d) floatation means associated with the shield means as the hook sinks in water to effectively lift the shield from the barb.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.