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US 8,671,612 B1Granted
Quick release locking assemblies
AssigneeAnthony Swisher
InventorAnthony E. Swisher
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Abstract
A quick release locking assembly includes at least one lock conduit having a lock conduit interior, at least one release conduit having a release conduit interior and a lock spring having at least one spring arm communicating with the lock conduit interior of the lock conduit and the release conduit interior of the release conduit.
Claims21
A fishing lure, comprising:
- a fishing lure body adapted to generally simulate the appearance of a creature associated with a body of water;
- and
- at least one quick release locking assembly carried by said fishing lure body and having:
- at least one lock conduit having a lock conduit interior carried by said fishing lure body;
- at least one release conduit having a release conduit interior carried by said fishing lure body;
- a spring mount peg;
- and
- a flexible lock spring, the flexible lock spring comprising:
- a spring loop which extends around and is attached to the spring mount peg, wherein the flexible lock spring is held to the spring mount peg by the spring loop;
- a first spring arm and a second spring arm extending from the spring loop, wherein the first and second spring arms are spaced apart, and wherein each of the spring arms comprise:
- a lock arm segment extending through the at least one lock conduit;
- a release arm segment extending from the lock arm segments and extending through the at least one release conduit;
- a terminal arm segment terminating the release arm segment;
- and
- an eye hook including a spring notch, wherein the eye hook is inserted into the lock conduit, wherein the eye hook is held in the lock conduit by the lock arm segments of the first and second spring arms, engaged in the spring notch, wherein the eye hook is released from the lock conduit by inserting a release tool between the release arm segments thereby spreading the first and second spring arms.
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A fishing lure, comprising:
- a fishing lure body having at least one fishing hook and adapted to generally simulate the appearance of a creature associated with a body of water;
- and
- at least one quick release locking assembly carried by said fishing lure body and having:
- at least one lock conduit having a lock conduit interior carried by said fishing lure body;
- at least one release conduit having a release conduit interior carried by said fishing lure body;
- a spring mount;
- and
- a flexible lock spring, the flexible lock spring comprising:
- a spring connector which is attached to the spring mount, wherein the flexible lock spring is held to the spring mount by the spring connector;
- a spring arm extending from the spring connector, wherein the spring arm comprises:
- a lock arm segment extending through the at least one lock conduit;
- a release arm segment extending from the lock arm segments and extending through the at least one release conduit;
- a terminal arm segment terminating the release arm segment;
- and
- a locking element for fishing including a spring notch, wherein the locking element is inserted into the lock conduit, wherein the locking element is held in the lock conduit by the lock arm segment, of the spring arm, engaged in the spring notch, wherein the locking element is released from the lock conduit by inserting a release tool to engage the release arm segment thereby deflecting the spring arm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.