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Fish lure

US8966810B2 · kind B2 · utility

5Cited by
14References
13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 4, 2011
Grant dateMar 3, 2015
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 5, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01K85/00
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Fish lure includes a flexible body having a forward body having maximum width and weight tapering to an aft body having reduced width and height; and a swimming tail portion flexibly connected to the aft body, wherein the swimming tail is flared, wherein the tail increases in width and height toward a tail tip as compared with the aft body portion, and a central channel groove generally parallel to a long axis of the lure, the long axis being normal to both width and height of the lure, the channel groove extending to the tail tip and maintaining a smaller width dimension as compared to adjacent flared portions of the tail, wherein water flow across the tail is guided through the channel groove and across the flared portions of the tail to provide vertically-balanced water flow across the tail and to produce a uniform horizontal swimming movement of the tail.

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