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US 7,124,535 B2Granted
Lighted fish hooks
AssigneeTealbone, Inc.
InventorsJoseph Trembone, Scott A. Teal
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Abstract
An illuminated fish hook has a self-contained lithium polymer battery and light unit, preferably an LED, permanently attached thereto. The light unit is provided with an on/off switch. In an alternative embodiment the light unit is inserted directly, or a capsule containing the light unit is inserted, in a translucent fish lure.
Claims4
An illuminated fish hook comprising:
- (a) a hook comprising a substantially straight shaft with a curved hook at one end and a line connector at the other end, and
- (b) a self-contained light unit, rigidly attached to the shaft and comprising an elongate tubular housing having a diameter in the range of 3 to 4 mm encapsulating a battery and having an LED light source disposed at one end, said housing extending substantially parallel to said shaft between the line connector and the curved hook and entirely on the same side of the shaft as the curved hook with the light source facing toward the hook, said light source including a push-on pull-off switch, formed in part by said LED, to turn said light source on and off.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.