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US 5,330,282 AGranted
Fishing lure
OwnerNicholas A. Rodgersinventor
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Abstract
A fishing lure contains a light source which is turned on by the OFF to ON transition of a switch. Timing means will turn the light off at the end of an interval following the OFF to ON transition. Preferably a sensor only allows the light being turned on by an OFF to ON transition when the lure is submerged in water.
Claims4
Fishing lure comprising:
- a lure body,
- at least one light source mounted on said body and designed, in conjunction with said body, to be visible, exteriorly of said body, when illuminated,
- a power source for energizing said light source, breaking a connection between said power source and said at least one light source,
- said circuit including a switch responsive to motion of said lure to alternate between OFF and ON states,
- said circuit being responsive to a transition of said switch from OFF to ON state to establish said connection between said power source and said light source,
- wherein said circuit includes timing means adapted when said body is in water to time a predetermined period after said transition and, responsive to the expiration of said period for breaking said connection.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.