Patent · US Expired

Fish lure

US6161325A · kind A · utility

6Cited by
10References
15Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 24, 1995
Grant dateDec 19, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 24, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01K85/14
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides an artificial, bi-parabolic fish lure made from a flat, solid strip of sheet material of a uniform thickness having three segments that smoothly transition from one to the next. A relatively long, parabolic anterior section that makes up about three-fifths of the fish lure's length. Next is a circumvoluted middle section comprising about one-fifth of the total length and causes the lure to spin through the water like a propeller when pulled behind a fishing line. A relatively short, parabolic posterior section that also makes up about one-fifth of the total length. The fish lure has a center of gravity rearward of its longitudinal center. In a preferred embodiment, the fish lure is made of shiny metal and is stippled with numerous indentations resembling scales so that the fish lure closely resembles a minnow.

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