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US 5,495,690 AGranted
Electronic firefly lure
OwnerJack Huntinventor
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Abstract
An electronic fishing lure which may be used to simulate a firefly and includes a fish attractive light source which is mounted on a shank of a hook, a battery mounting plate secured to the shank and electrically connected to one terminal of the light source, a spring clip extending above the battery mounting plate and electrically connected to a second terminal of the light source, and a removable battery force fitted between the mounting plate and the spring clip to activate the light source and imitate the visual presentation of a firefly.
Claims19
An electronic fishing lure comprising:
- a hook having a shank, an eyelet at a first end of said shank for attachment of a fishing line, and an arcuate hook section extending from a second end of said shank;
- a light source mounted to said shank and having first and second electrical terminals;
- a mounting plate mounted to said shank intermediate said eyelet and said light source and having a receiving surface facing away from said shank, said receiving surface adapted to seat a battery thereon, said mounting plate including means for electrically connecting said receiving surface to said first electrical terminal;
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- biasing means having a proximal end electrically connected to and fixed relative to said second terminal of said light source and a distal end disposed a spaced apart distance above said receiving surface for biasing said battery between said distal end and said receiving surface to prevent dislodgement thereof, said distal end being in electrical communication with said second electrical terminal so as to complete an electrical circuit path and activate said light source when said battery is engaged between said receiving surface and said distal end.
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An fishing lure for use with a removable electrical source, said lure comprising:
- a hook having a shank, an eyelet at a first end of said shank for attachment of a fishing line, and an arcuate hook section extending from a second end of said shank;
- a light source mounted to said shank and having first and second electrical terminals;
- a plurality of elongate feather-like members positioned in generally surrounding relation to said light source and projecting outwardly therebeyond to at least partially surround said hook section, said members having base end parts thereof fixedly secured relative to said light source;
- mounting means provided for mounting said light source to said shank, said mounting means comprising at least a first sleeve like material layer disposed about said light source and said shank;
- a mounting plate mounted to said shank intermediate said eyelet and said light source and having a receiving surface, said receiving surface having a recess defined by a peripheral rim and adapted to removably seat said electrical source thereon, said mounting plate including means for electrically connecting said electrical source receiving surface to said first electrical terminal of said light source;
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- biasing means having a proximal end electrically connected to and secured to said second terminal of said light source and a distal end disposed a spaced distance away from said receiving surface for engaging and holding said electrical source between said distal end and said receiving surface so as to complete an electrical circuit path and activate said light source.
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An electronic fishing lure comprising:
- a battery;
- a hook having a shank adapted to be connected to a fishing line at a first end of said shank and an arcuate hook section extending from a second end of said shank;
- an LED light source mounted to said shank;
- a plurality of feather-like members positioned in generally surrounding relation to said LED and projecting outwardly therebeyond to at least partially surround said hook section, said members having base end parts fixedly secured relative to said LED;
- a mounting plate mounted to said shank proximate said LED and adapted to seat said battery thereon;
- a battery retaining clip having a proximal end fixed relative to said mounting plate and a distal end disposed a spaced apart distance above said mounting plate, said battery disposed between said battery retaining clip and said mounting plate;
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- means defining a circuit path for activation of said LED when said battery is disposed between said battery retainer clip and said mounting plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.