Multi-functional fishing lure accessory
OwnerGregory D. Rhoteninventor
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Abstract
A fishing lure device includes a baffle plate fabricated of sheet stock of uniform thickness and having a generally rectangular perimeter with vertical and horizontal axes. The plate has curvature with respect to both axes and is further characterized in having concave and convex surfaces. At least one pair of mounting apertures is centered on either axis. When attached to a wire loop of a standard fishing line connector, the plate oscillates in a horizontal path when pulled through the water. When allowed to descend in the water, the plate pivots to a position where the concave surface is upwardly directed, thereby slowing the rate of descent.
Claims9
A fishing lure device comprised of a baffle plate fabricated from sheet stock of uniform thickness, said baffle plate having:
- a) a generally rectangular perimeter including upper and lower edges and opposed parallel side edges,
- b) a horizontal axis that bisects said side edges, and a vertical axis that bisects said upper and lower edges,
- c) a bilaterally curved contour having curvature with respect to both axes and defining a concave front surface and convex rear surface, said surfaces being highly reflective of light, and
- d) a pair of mounting apertures centered on both axes.
A fishing lure device comprised of a baffle plate fabricated from sheet stock of uniform thickness, said baffle plate having:
- a) a generally rectangular perimeter including upper and lower edges and opposed parallel side edges,
- b) a horizontal axis that bisects said side edges, and a vertical axis that bisects said upper and lower edges, said axes intersecting,
- c) a bilaterally curved contour having curvature with respect to both axes and defining a concave front surface and convex rear surface, and
- d) at least one pair of mounting apertures centered on each axis and disposed in equally spaced relationship with respect to the site of intersection of said axes.
A fishing lure device comprised of a baffle plate fabricated from sheet stock of uniform thickness, said baffle plate having:
- a) a generally rectangular perimeter including upper and lower edges and opposed parallel side edges, said edges intersecting at corners disposed in coplanar relationship,
- b) a horizontal axis that bisects said side edges, and a vertical axis that bisects said upper and lower edges,
- c) a bilaterally curved contour having curvature with respect to both axes and defining a concave front surface and convex rear surface, and
- d) at least one pair of mounting apertures centered on either axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.