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US 9,516,870 B2Granted
Fishing lure having an inertially-activated pivotable hook system
OwnerLarry Gooseyinventor
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Abstract
A fishing lure having an inertially-activated pivotable hook system having a pivotable hook assembly.
Claims22
A fishing lure comprising:
- an inertially-activated pivotable hook system comprising a pivotable hook assembly structured and arranged to be pivotable between an un-deployed position and a deployed position, wherein the pivotable hook assembly comprises:
- a pendulum mass attached to the lure,
- a pivot around which the pendulum mass is pivotable;
- and
- at least one hook attached to the pendulum mass;
- and
- a cavity structured and arranged to accommodate the pivotable hook assembly in the un-deployed position,
- wherein the pendulum mass is structured and arranged to maintain the pivotable hook assembly in the un-deployed position by gravity acting on the pendulum mass attached to the hook until a sufficient inertial force is received by the pivotable hook assembly,
- wherein upon receiving the sufficient inertial force, the pivotable hook assembly momentarily pivots towards the deployed position to expose the at least one hook outside the lure.
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A fishing lure comprising:
- an inertially-activated pivotable hook system comprising a pivotable hook assembly structured and arranged to be pivotable between an un-deployed position and a deployed position, wherein the pivotable hook assembly comprises:
- a pendulum mass attached to the lure at a pivot around which the pendulum mass is pivotable;
- and
- at least one hook attached to the pendulum mass;
- and
- a cavity structured and arranged to accommodate the pivotable hook assembly in the un-deployed position,
- wherein when in the un-deployed position the pivotable hook assembly is positioned such that the at least one hook is recessed within the cavity, and
- when in the deployed position the pivotable hook assembly is positioned such that the at least one hook is exposed outside the cavity,
- wherein the pivotable hook assembly is structured and arranged to:
- move from the un-deployed position to the deployed position upon the pivotable hook assembly receiving a sufficient inertial force;
- and
- move from the deployed position to the un-deployed position upon a subsiding of the sufficient inertial force, and
- wherein the pivotable hook assembly is maintainable in a retracted state by gravity acting on a pendulum mass attached to the hook.
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