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US 6,581,319 B2Granted
Battery powered vibrating fishing lure
OwnerDaron K. Westinventor
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Abstract
A fishing lure that emanates an intermittent sound-producing vibration for attracting fish. The lure comprises a body which simulates a living creature, where a central portion thereof includes a motor mounting an unbalanced weighted shaft to effect the vibration. Further, the motor is controlled by a programmed microprocessor to randomly operate the motor.
Claims20
A fishing lure that emanates an intermittent sound producing vibration for attracting fish in water, said fishing lure comprising:
- a.) a dynamically shaped body to simulate a living body, selected from the group consisting of fish, worms, and bugs, said dynamically shaped body consisting of a central housing portion, and first and second end portions threadedly engaging opposite ends of said housing portion;
- b.) a D.C. motor within said central housing and mounting an unbalanced weighted shaft to effect a vibration of said fishing lure;
- c.) battery means in fluid sealing relationship therewithin in electrical communication with said D.C. motor for powering said motor to effect vibration of said dynamically shaped body;
- d.) a programmed microprocessor operable to effect the intermittent operation of said D.C. motor, said programmed microprocessor comprising a timer circuit coupled to a resistance and capacitance that controls the intermittent operation;
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- e.) means for securing at least one hook to said body.
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A vibrating fishing lure, comprising:
- a lure body having a cavity;
- a hook attached to the lure body;
- a DC motor having an eccentrically weighted shaft and being mounted within the cavity of the lure body;
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- a control circuit comprising a timer circuit coupled to a resistance and capacitance that controls an output of the timer circuit, the timing circuit being disposed within the cavity of the lure body, wherein the control circuit includes a DC power source and is configured to supply intermittent DC voltage from the DC power source to the DC motor to impart intermittent vibrations to the lure body.
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A method of vibrating a fishing lure, comprising:
- providing a lure body having a cavity and a hook attached to the lure body;
- eccentrically weighting a shaft of a DC motor disposed in the lure body;
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- intermittently providing DC voltage between a DC power source disposed in the lure body and the DC motor by controlling with a resistance and a capacitance an output of a timer circuit coupled to the DC power source to intermittently impart vibrations upon the lure body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.