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US 6,718,684 B2Granted
Fishing lure with adjustable and movable weight system
OwnerBernard Yong-Setinventor
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Abstract
A fishing lure comprises a lure body having means for attachment to a fishing line at its front end, one or more fish hooks, and one or more weights mounted along the lower surface of the lure body. The weights are retained along the lower surface of the lure body by a releasable weight mounting means, preferably in the form of a resilient wire, having a fixed end and a movable end which is releasably secured to the lure body. The weights are movable along the mounting means to shift the center of gravity of the lure body toward the front end or the rear end, and release of the movable end of the mounting means from the lure body permits the addition or removal of weights, thereby permitting adjustment of the weight of the lure.
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A fishing lure, comprising:
- (a) a lure body having a longitudinal axis, a front end, rear end, upper surface and lower surface;
- (b) means for attachment of a fishing line provided at the front end of the lure body;
- (c) one or more fish hooks attached to the lure body;
- (d) one or more weights mounted along the lower surface of the lure body;
- (e) a releasable weight mounting means for retaining the one or more weights along the lower surface of the lure body,
- wherein the one or more weights are movable along the mounting means to shift a center of gravity of the lure body toward the front end or the rear end, and wherein the releasable mounting means is at least partially detachable from the lure body to release the one or more weights from the lower surface of the lure body;
- wherein the lower surface of the lure body is provided with an open channel inside which the one or more weights are at least partially received, the open channel having a first end and a second end and extending longitudinally between the front and rear ends of the lure body, wherein the mounting means extends longitudinally between the first and second ends of the open channel;
- wherein the mounting means comprises a mounting wire having first and second ends, the first end being releasably received in an aperture in the first end of the open channel, and the second end being resiliently secured to the second end of the open channel;
- wherein the second end of the open channel is provided with spring means which bias the mounting means toward the first end of the channel, and wherein longitudinal movement of the mounting means against the bias of the spring means by a sufficient amount releases the first end of the mounting means from the aperture in the first end of the open channel;
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- wherein the second end of the open channel is provided with a compartment in which the second end of the mounting member is movable by a limited amount, the compartment containing a longitudinally biased coil spring which engages the second end of the mounting means.
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A fishing lure, comprising:
- (a) a lure body having a longitudinal axis, a front end, rear end, upper surface and lower surface;
- (b) means for attachment of a fishing line provided at the front end of the lure body;
- (c) one or more fish hooks attached to the lure body;
- (d) one or more weights mounted along the lower surface of the lure body;
- (e) a releasable weight mounting means for retaining the one or more weights along the lower surface of the lure body;
- wherein the one or more weights are movable along the mounting means to shift a center of gravity of the lure body toward the front end or the rear end, and wherein the releasable mounting means is at least partially detachable from the lure body to release the one or more weights from the lower surface of the lure body;
- wherein the upper surface of the lure body is provided with hook mounting means, and wherein one of the fish hooks is a top-mounted hook having a shank attached to the hook mounting means in a manner such that the hook is movable relative to the hook mounting means and the lure body;
- wherein the upper surface of the lure body is provided with releasable hook retaining means which releasably holds the shank of the top-mounted hook in a longitudinal orientation along the upper surface of the lure body, the top-mounted hook being releasable from the hook retaining means in response to application of a force separating the top-mounted hook away from the lure body;
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- wherein the top-mounted hook has two points, and wherein the shank comprises a pair of wires, each connected to one of the points, and wherein the hook retaining means comprises a protrusion on the upper surface of the lure body which is received in a friction fit between the pair of wires comprising the shank of the top-mounted hook.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.