US 9,282,730 B2 · Illuminated fishing lure

Abstract

The present invention relates to fishing lures equipped with one or more light sources interacting and/or interfacing with one or more light transmission mediums. The light transmission medium acts to illuminate one or more areas proximate to the fishing lure to provide a natural luminance or iridescence. The light transmission medium can be made from a flexible translucent hot melt thermoplastic material extruded into a polymer lens and can be located on an outer surface of a body of the fishing lure or inside the body of the fishing lure. The light transmission medium can also be provided in the form of a soft flexible component made from Plastisol or other similar translucent materials. The light source can be embedded in or located proximate to the light transmission medium to amplify, intensify, and/or disperse light along the light transmission medium to provide a natural looking luminescence to the fishing lure.

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Dependent claims

A fishing lure comprising:

an elongate body defining a longitudinal direction;
an elongate light transmission medium extending internally through the body, wherein the length of the light transmission medium is in contact with and extends along the longitudinal direction of the body, the light transmission medium comprising at least one translucent polymer lens;
a light source comprising a light-emitting diode and a light-emitting diode lens, the light source being optically coupled with and located adjacent to or embedded within an end of the light transmission medium so that light emitted from the light source is dispersed along the light transmission medium and illuminates the body of the fishing lure;
a power source electrically coupled with the light source;
and
a wire member extending through the body along the longitudinal direction of the body, wherein the wire member defines at least one loop external to the body configured to allow a hook to be attached.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

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