US 6,668,482 B1Granted

Fish lure with fluid attractant dispenser

AssigneeLouisiana Bucks Unlimited, L.L.C.

InventorsMarshall V. Ruffin, Mabry M. McFarlin

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Abstract

Lures for fish or other sea life having a single dose fluid attractant dispenser associated therewith which includes a generally cylindrical flexible container, preferably constructed of plastic material, and a breakable ampule, preferably constructed of glass, containing a quantity of fluid attractant positioned within the container. One end of the container is provided with a porous plug forming a wick for the fluid attractant when the breakable ampule within the container is broken by squeezing and deforming the container sufficiently to break the ampule. The fishing lure includes a body of any configuration normally used in fishing lures and a structure enabling the dispenser to be supported by the lure. In some embodiments, the fish lure body includes a cavity extending longitudinally into the body from a rearward end thereof to enable insertion of the dispenser. In other embodiments, the dispenser is attached externally of the lure.

A lure for fish or other water life, when placed in a body of water, said lure comprising a body having an elongated cavity, said cavity having an open outward end and a single dose attractant dispenser supported in said cavity, said dispenser including a flexible elongated container having an open end and supported in said cavity, said cavity telescopically receiving and retaining said container, said container extending substantially throughout the length of said cavity with said open end of the container adjacent said outward open end of said cavity, a porous wick forming a closure plug for said open end of said container, said wick being positioned adjacent the open outward end of said cavity for contact with water when the lure is placed in a body of water, an ampule encased in said container, a quantity of flowable, liquid fish attractant in said ampule, said ampule being breakable and discharging said attractant into the interior of the container when the flexible container is squeezed to break the ampule for discharging attractant into the container and in contact with said wick, said wick enabling slow passage of attractant therethrough into the body of water in which the lure has been placed in a direction generally opposite to the direction of movement of said lure when moved through water;

said container being constructed of flexible plastic material, said container being sized to be retained in said cavity by frictional engagement therewith to enable removal and replacement of said container, said cavity including a closed end remote from said open outward end, said container including a closed end remote from said open end thereof, said open end of said container being positioned adjacent said open end of said cavity when said container having said ampule therein is inserted into said cavity thereby positioning said porous wick in said open end of the container adjacent said open end of said cavity, said ampule being constructed of glass and having a periphery spaced from an interior surface of said container to protect the ampule from breakage during handling of said container, when inserting the container into said cavity and retaining all of said breakable ampule within said container when the ampule is broken.

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