Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
043420090 | Interchangeable body parts | 23 |
20080209793 | Artificial bait - An artificial bait for fishing with a flexible appendage ( | 09-04-2008 |
20080295384 | Fishing lure - A fishing lure comprising a body having a hollow cavity and adapted to be connected to a fishing line, the body having a transparent portion at least partially exposing the cavity, the body having an opening into the cavity and an insert receivable through the opening and having at least a portion extending into the cavity, the insert comprising a spine and a flexible outer structure of a colored material attached to the spine. | 12-04-2008 |
20090090039 | Quick connect-disconnect fish hook coupling system - A quick-connect-disconnect fish hook coupling system is provided. The system uses a fish hook having a solid ball-shaped head and a hollow-bodied coupler that releasably retains the ball-shaped head of the hook. The hook can swing freely while retained. | 04-09-2009 |
20090126256 | MODULAR FISHING LURE SYSTEM - The present invention is directed to a modular fishing lure system having components which allow a user to create customizable fishing lures with greater flexibility and creativity while also being modifiable in the fishing environment in a manner that the user can alter the lure as needed while the user is fishing. The fishing lure system can include a propeller which provides desired action and movement of both the lure and the water surrounding the lure to entice fish to attack the fishing lure. The fishing lure system can include color components, which are provided to allow the user to select different colors and patterns in the body of the fishing lure. A secondary lure is provided in connection with the primary lure which trails behind the primary lure. A hook is attached to the lure in a manner such that when a fish strikes the hook, the hook is released from the body of the fishing lure while still being held by the primary line or a leader which is attached to the primary line which can reduce damage or accidental release of the fish as the fish is being reeled into the fisherman. | 05-21-2009 |
20100218413 | Replaceable tail for fishing lure - Apparatus for a tail releasably attachable to a fishhook. A tail includes an attractor and a connector. The attractor has features that are attractive to fish, including an appearance of prey. The attractor, in one embodiment, includes a tubular member. The tubular member variously includes iridescent material and is configured to receive and hold captive accessories, such as rattles and scented pads. The attractor, in other embodiments, includes sheets, streamers, simulated worms, and/or other devices that are attractive to fish. The connector includes a plug that is attached to the attractor. The plug is a material that allows the point of a fishhook to penetrate the plug. The plug is sufficiently resilient that, after being penetrated by the point, the plug grips the fishhook shank with sufficient force that the plug is retained on the fishhook. | 09-02-2010 |
20110056113 | Vibrating fishing lure - Disclosed herein is a fishing lure comprising a body including a front end, a rear end and a belly portion disposed between the front end and the rear end; wherein the belly portion includes at least a part that has a lateral dimension greater than a lateral dimension of another part of the body longitudinally offset from the part of the belly portion and another part of the body transversely offset from the part of the belly portion. | 03-10-2011 |
20110232156 | Convertible fishing lure assembly - A convertible fishing lure assembly includes a lure body having at least one body section and a channel extending longitudinally therethrough and terminating in oppositely disposed open ends. A securing member is removably disposable within the channel and is dimensioned and disposed to include opposite ends being disposed through the open ends of the channel for connection to fishing tackle components disposed exteriorly of the body section. Both the channel and the securing member have corresponding cross sectional configurations to restrict rotation of the securing member within the channel. The lure body may include a plurality of body sections each having a channel extending therethrough with a securing member removably disposed therein, wherein the body sections are movably interconnected to one another through interconnection of corresponding ends of the different securing members. | 09-29-2011 |
20120000111 | Interchangeable fishing lure - An interchangeable fishing lure having a sinkable head portion attached to a fishing line at its top, an integral bolt extending downward from the bottom of the head portion and threaded into the top of a separate tail portion, with the bottom of the tail portion having a fish hook attached thereon. The bottom of the head portion and the top of the tail portion having matching flat surfaces which are fully engaged when the head portion and the tail portion are fully screwed together on the bolt which engagement prevents the head and the tail portions from accidentally loosening or separating, but it permits the fisherman to easily unscrew the tail portion and interchange it with a different tail portion to suit different species of fish and varying fishing conditions without having to also remove and reattach a different head portion head to the fishing line. | 01-05-2012 |
20120079757 | Fishing lure head cover - A head cover for a jig fishing lure or combination jig and rotating member fishing lure is disclosed which can prevent a fish from directly contacting the hard jig head of the fishing lure. The head cover can be permanently attached to the fishing lure or it can be a separate removable member. The head cover can combine a soft membrane along with one or more fish-attracting elements. The head cover can also include a flat surface to orient the jig fishing lure at a different angle when resting on the bottom underwater surface. | 04-05-2012 |
20120167447 | Blade Bait Lure With Barbed Tail - 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. | 07-05-2012 |
20120304524 | LURE - The invention relates to fishing, in particular, artificial baits, namely, the oscillating lures, and can be used by amateur fishermen while fishing. The lure comprises the elongated body with a weight, an opening for attaching a fishing line and at least one hook. The front, lower or tail portion of the body is provided with a plate holder having a ring at the end, said ring passing with a gap through two openings which are divided by a crosspiece and are arranged in the middle part of the plate on the vertical or horizontal axis at equal proximity to the center of symmetry thereof. The lateral portions of the plate are symmetrically convex (curved) relative to the vertical axis. The plate is fastened in an articulated manner to the ring and can be inclined in different planes from a central position perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the lure, with the convex (curved) lateral portions of the plate being pointed forward in the direction of the lure movement. The result is a lure that works very effectively and carries out its function at a minimal execution rate, with a wide range of oscillations, namely, from aggressively vibrating oscillations with a high frequency and low amplitude to the oscillations working more gently and at a low frequency with an increase in the oscillation amplitude and without tangling the fishing line around the hook, and which would have ability of providing effective oscillations under condition of changing direction and speed of movement. | 12-06-2012 |
20130205643 | Customizable fishing lure system and accompanying apparatus - A customized fishing lure system having a lip and a body. The lip being adapted to provide resistance when said fishing lure is moved within water. The body having a keyway adapted to receive, engage and lock the lip. The lip being adapted to releasably engage with the body without the need of another structural element or hand-tool. The lip further having a stem portion and a protrusion portion being adapted to releasably engage within the keyway. The lip is not capable of being releasably disengaged from the body by merely apply a longitudinal tensile force to the lip. The lip is releasably engaged within the keyway by applying a rotational force no greater than 360 degrees. | 08-15-2013 |
20130247444 | Collared Fishing Lure with Pivotable Hook - A collared fishing lure having a pivotable hook. The fishing lure can include a head, a stem extending from the head, the stem having a collar disposed at a distal end thereof, the diameter of the collar being greater than the diameter of the stem, a coupling, disposed at the distal end of the stem, for removably attaching a hook thereto, the coupling adapted to allow the hook to pivot with respect to the stem. | 09-26-2013 |
20130318857 | Artificial Bait Device - An artificial bait device for fishing that allows a user to attach a plastic or soft artificial bait is disclosed. The artificial bait device comprises a snake-shaped jig head and a hook that does not become easily snagged and can maintain a consistent depth. The artificial bait device further comprises a lip that allows the device to maintain different depths depending on a design of the lip. | 12-05-2013 |
20140190064 | CONVERTIBLE FISHING LURE - A fishing lure that easily and quickly converts from one look or character to another without tools and without untying the lure from the fishing line. A generally hollow body assembly is transparent to view an insert assembly contained inside. The insert assembly is removable to be replaced with a different insert assembly. The insert assemblies are widely variable and may, for example, have different colors or graphics, be reflective or iridescent, include lights or rattles and have a wiggling tail portion. | 07-10-2014 |
20140237889 | FISHING LURE WITH MECHANISM FOR FISH HOOK REPLACEMENT - A fishing lure consists of a body portion having a line tying means on the body portion and means on the body portion for replaceable attachment of one or more hooks. In one embodiment a wire extends through the body portion of the lure and has a line tying section and a twist section. The line tying section is at one end portion of the wire. At least a portion of the line tying section, to which a fishing line is replaceably attached either directly or indirectly, protrudes from the lure. A twist section is at another end portion of the wire opposite to the one end portion with the line tying section. At least a portion of the twist section, to which a fish hook is replaceably attached, protrudes from the lure. | 08-28-2014 |
20140283434 | FISH ATTRACTING FLASHER DEVICE - A fish attracting flasher having a body, and at least one simulant. The body having at least one deflector for deflecting water, a fore coupler for connecting with a fishing line, an aft coupler for connecting with a fishing line leader, and at least one simulant connector for connecting with at least one simulant or a fishing line leader. As the body is drawn through water, the fish attracting flasher simulates at least one predatory fish pursuing at least one bait fish. | 09-25-2014 |
20140311011 | AUGER FISHING LURE - An artificial fishing lure utilizes gyratory motion of a rotating auger of the lure to provide novel water dynamics while the lure is being pulled through the water in order to entice a fish to strike at the lure. The lure includes a shaft, a head on one end of the shaft, a tail on another end of the shaft, and the auger situated freely on the shaft between the head and the tail for rotation on and about the longitudinal axis of the shaft. The auger has one or more configured external blades along its length. The blade(s) provide a means that rotates the auger through water resistance as the lure is pulled through the water to thereby create novel and enhanced water dynamics. | 10-23-2014 |
20150033613 | Customizable Jointed Fishing Lure - A customizable fishing lure includes multiple lure sections which are releasably interconnected by a series of non-swiveling joints, about which the lure sections are free to revolve, but do not axially rotate. The joints maintain a series of gaps between adjoining lure sections, so that the pivoting movement of each lure section produces an overall life-like undulating motion of the lure. Each lure section can be readily detached at the pivoting joints, thereby disconnecting it from the lure and enabling its replacement by a substitute lure section. | 02-05-2015 |
20150089858 | CONVERTIBLE FISHING LURE ASSEMBLY - A convertible fishing lure assembly includes a lure body having at least one body section and a channel extending longitudinally therethrough and terminating in oppositely disposed open ends. A securing member, and in at least some embodiments a sleeve, is removably disposable within the channel. The securing member is dimensioned and disposed to include opposite ends being simultaneously disposed through the open ends of the channel for connection to fishing tackle components disposed exteriorly of the body section. Both the channel and the securing member have corresponding cross-sectional configurations to restrict rotation of the securing member within the channel. The lure body may include a plurality of body sections each having a channel extending therethrough with a securing member removably disposed therein, wherein the body sections are movably interconnected to one another through interconnection of corresponding ends of the different securing members. | 04-02-2015 |
20160165864 | FISHING LURE RETAINER | 06-16-2016 |
20160165866 | Customizable Fishing Lure | 06-16-2016 |
20170231207 | FISHING ACCESSORY FOR LURES | 08-17-2017 |