# US 9,516,870 B2 · Fishing lure having an inertially-activated pivotable hook system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,516,870 B2 - Document ID: US9516870B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/945,105 - Filed: 2015-11-18 - Published: 2016-03-17 - Granted: 2016-12-13 - Earliest claimed: 2010-03-26 - Applicants: Larry Goosey - Inventors: Larry Goosey - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9516870B2 ## CPC - A01K 85/01: with light emission, sound emission, scent dispersal or the like - A01K 85/02: with means for concealing or protecting hooks, e.g. to prevent entanglement with weeds - A01K 85/12: comprising a body rotating around its longitudinal axis, e.g. devons - A01K 85/16: with other than flat, or substantially flat, undulating bodies, e.g. plugs - A01K 85/18: in two or more pieces - A01K 99/00: Methods or apparatus for fishing not provided for in groups A01K69/00 - A01K97/00 - A01K: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS ## Abstract A fishing lure having an inertially-activated pivotable hook system having a pivotable hook assembly. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The fishing lure of claim 1, wherein when in the un-deployed position the pivotable hook assembly is positioned such that the at least one hook is recessed within the lure. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The fishing lure of claim 1, wherein when in the deployed position the pivotable hook assembly is positioned such that the at least one hook is exposed outside the lure. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The fishing lure of claim 1, 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. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) A method of using the fishing lure of claim 1, the method comprising: pulling a line attached to the fishing lure to provide an inertial force to the pivotable hook assembly to move the pivotable hook assembly from an un-deployed position, in which a hook of the pivotable hook assembly is recessed within the fishing lure, to a deployed position, in which the hook of the pivotable hook assembly is exposed outside the fishing lure. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The fishing lure of claim 1, wherein the pivotable hook assembly comprises a plurality of hooks. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The fishing lure of claim 6, wherein the plurality of hooks comprises two hooks in a hook-behind-hook arrangement, the hook-behind-hook arrangement comprising a frontward hook and a rearward hook, and when the pivotable hook assembly is in a deployed position, the rearward hook is above the frontward hook. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The fishing lure of claim 1, wherein the pivotable hook assembly further comprises a connection portion arranged between the pivot and the pendulum mass, and connecting the pivot to the pendulum mass. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The fishing lure of claim 8, wherein the connection portion is structured and arranged to provide range of motion and/or balance to the pivotable hook system. ### Claim 10 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. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The fishing lure of claim 10, wherein the pivotable hook assembly comprises a plurality of hooks. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The fishing lure of claim 11, wherein the plurality of hooks comprises two hooks in a hook-behind-hook arrangement. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The fishing lure of claim 12, wherein the two hooks in a hook-behind-hook arrangement comprise a frontward hook and a rearward hook, and when the pivotable hook assembly is in a deployed position, the rearward hook is above the frontward hook. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The fishing lure of claim 10, wherein the pivotable hook assembly further comprises a connection portion arranged between the pivot and the pendulum mass, and connecting the pivot to the pendulum mass. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The fishing lure of claim 14, wherein the connection portion is structured and arranged to provide range of motion and/or balance to the pivotable hook system. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The fishing lure of claim 10, wherein the pivotable hook system further comprises a stop pin structured and arranged within the cavity. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The fishing lure of claim 16, wherein the stop pin is structured and arranged to restrain a pivoting motion of the pivotable hook assembly upon reaching a fully deployed position. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The fishing lure of claim 16, wherein the pendulum mass includes a depression structured and arranged to accommodate the stop pin therein upon the pivotable hook assembly reaching a fully deployed position. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The fishing lure of claim 16, wherein the stop pin is a stationary stop pin. ### Claim 20 (depends on 10) The fishing lure of claim 10, wherein the pendulum mass is structured and arranged to maintain the pivotable hook assembly in the un-deployed position until a sufficient inertial force is received by the pivotable hook assembly. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The fishing lure of claim 20, 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. ### Claim 22 (depends on 10) A method of using the fishing lure of claim 10, the method comprising: pulling a line attached to the fishing lure to provide an inertial force to the pivotable hook assembly to move the pivotable hook assembly from an un-deployed position, in which a hook of the pivotable hook assembly is recessed within the fishing lure, to a deployed position, in which the hook of the pivotable hook assembly is exposed outside the fishing lure.