Fishing lure holders and methods
OwnerTerry Borchardtinventor
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Abstract
This invention includes infinitely adjustable methods and fishing tackle using connected first and second or connected upper and lower strips of flexible material which have a portion of the strips fashioned as a closure such as with releasable interlocking hook and loop or pad closure material or other releasable fasteners and which are provided with a means for adhering the upper and lower strips to an object convenient to an angler such as by the use of an adhesive strip so that an angler can quickly capture and quickly release a number of fishing lures having many different shapes and sizes which have been prearranged by he angler for rapid use.
Claims20
A fishing lure holder for temporarily supporting a fishing lure on a surface from which the lure can be quickly removed;
- said fishing lure holder comprising:
- a first strip of flexible material having opposed first and second surfaces, an adhesive on said first surface, a second strip of flexible material, means permanently securing a portion of said second strip adjacent its center to the second surface of said first strip adjacent its center, unattached portions of said second strip located on opposite sides of its secured portion being movable toward and away from said second surface of said first strip, each of the movable unattached portions of said second strip being movable away from said first strip by a distance sufficient to enable insertion of a fishing lure between such unattached portion and said first strip on the opposite sides of said secured portion of said second strip, mating releasable fasteners on said first and second strips for temporarily connecting said second surface of said first strip and said unattached portions of said second strip in such a manner that fishing lures encompassed between said first and second strips on opposite sides of the permanently secured portions are temporarily supported there between on any surface to which said adhesive bonds said first strip.
A combination comprising a fishing lure, a fishing lure supporting surface, and a releasable fishing lure holder temporarily attaching the fishing lure to said supporting surface, said combination comprising:
- said releasable fishing lure holder comprising a first strip of flexible material having an adhesive on one side thereof, a second strip of flexible material, means attaching said second strip to an opposite side of said first strip, a portion of said second strip being unattached to said first strip and being movable toward and away from said first strip, mating releasable fasteners on said first and second strips for temporarily connecting said unattached portion of said second strip to said opposite side of said first strip;
- said supporting surface having a face with an unobstructed area larger than said one side of said first strip, said adhesive bonding said one side of said first strip to said unobstructed area;
- said unattached portion of said second strip being separated from said opposite side of said first strip so as to define a space there between in which said fishing lure is held, said fishing lure being in contact with both said first and second strips, and said mating releasable fasteners being engaged so as to bind said fishing lure therebetween and to temporarily hold said fishing lure on said supporting surface until the fasteners are released.
A method of temporarily attaching an artificial fishing lure to a surface from which said lure can be quickly removed, said method comprising the following steps:
- affixing adhesive to one side of a first strip of flexible material;
- attaching a portion of a second strip of flexible material to an opposite side of said first strip in such a manner that an unattached portion of said second strip is movable with respect to said first strip;
- using said adhesive to adhere said one side of said first strip to said surface;
- moving said unattached portion of said second strip away from said opposite side of said first strip to provide a space larger than said lure;
- inserting said lure into said space;
- capturing said lure in said space by moving said unattached portion of said second strip Into contact with said lure so as to bind said lure against said opposite side of said first strip;
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- temporarily affixing said unattached portion of said second strip to said opposite side of said first strip so as to hold said lure on said surface.
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