Jointed spinner bait
US5381621A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 9, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K85/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A jointed spinner bait which comprises a forward hook and lure portion and a trailing spinner portion; a removably connected rigid wire segment inserted directly ahead of and secured to said trailing spinner portion, said rigid wire segment having ends prebent into closable eye portions, the eye on one end of said segment being on one side of such wire segment while the eye on the other end thereof is on the opposite side of such wire segment, such closable eye portions being adapted to engage with and to be removable from an eye on said spinner portion and from an eye on said forward portion of such bait, said wire segment including vibration into said spinner bait as the spinner rotates. Modifications include providing an offset bend in the forward end of said wire section; adding a spiral vane along the longitudinal axis of said wire segment; and introducing a lighted spinner assembly into the jointed spinner bait.
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