# US 8,769,862 B2 · Blade bait lure with barbed tail

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- Number: US 8,769,862 B2
- Document ID: US8769862B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/311,871
- Filed: 2011-12-06
- Published: 2012-07-05
- Granted: 2014-07-08
- Earliest claimed: 2011-01-05
- Applicants: Justin R. Blanchar
- Inventors: Justin R. Blanchar
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8769862B2

## CPC

- A01K 85/00: Artificial bait for fishing
- A01K: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS

## Abstract

The present invention relates to a blade bait fishing lure apparatus with a barbed tail for securing interchangeable soft bait components. The blade bait has a plurality of upper apertures for connecting a fishing line and a plurality of lower apertures of attaching fishing hooks. The front end of the blade bait fishing lure includes a weighted component for balancing the blade bait in water.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A blade bait apparatus comprised of:
a single blade plate having a curved front end and a barbed tail end;
wherein said curved front end includes at least one weighted component attached to said curved front end;
wherein said weighted component is a smooth curved cylindrical projection from said curved front end;
wherein said barbed tail end is comprised of a plurality of serially aligned barbed members and a piercing point;
wherein said barbed tail end forms a spiral curvature about the longitudinal axis; and
wherein said blade plate further includes at least one upper edge aperture and at least one lower edge aperture.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said blade plate is configured in an asymmetrical crescent shape with said curved front end and said barbed tail end.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said barbed tail end is comprised of at least three triangularly shaped barbs.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The apparatus of claim 3, wherein said at least three triangularly shaped barbs are joined in a point-to-base configuration.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said plurality of serially aligned barbed members are aligned along a central axis of curvature.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The apparatus of claim 5, wherein said central axis of curvature terminates in a piercing entry barb.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said curved front end of said blade plate is heavier than sad barbed tail end.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, which further includes a plurality of weighted components fixedly attached to said curved front end.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said blade plate has five upper apertures.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, which further includes a plurality of selectively attachable soft bait components.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said selectively attachable soft bait components have a deformable inner surface.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said plurality of serially aligned barbed members contact and engage the inner surface of said selectively attachable soft bait components.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said blade plate is a stamped metal plate.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said blade plate is a machined metal plate.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said plurality of serially aligned barbed members further includes a barb at the end of said tail end which is smaller than said plurality of serially aligned barbed members.

### Claim 16 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said piercing point terminates at a point along an axis parallel to the front end of said blade plate.

### Claim 17

A multi-curved blade bait system comprised of:
a thin curved component having a curve-shaped top edge, and a curved tail end to which a plurality of barbs are attached on an axis of curvature;
wherein a curved front end of said thin curved component includes at least one weighted component attached to said curved front end;
wherein said weighted component is a smooth curved cylindrical projection from said curved front end;
wherein said axis of curvature terminates in a piercing point;
wherein said curved tail end forms a spiral curvature about the longitudinal axis;
a plurality of selectively attachable soft bait components; and
at least four apertures in said thin curved component along said curve-shaped top edge.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The system of claim 17, wherein said curved front end has a convex upper edge and a concave lower edge.

### Claim 19 (depends on 17)

The system of claim 17, wherein said curved front end has a concave upper edge and a convex lower edge.