| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 043420100 | Flexible body's housing or guarding hook | 14 |
| 20100083559 | ANTI-SNAG FISHING DEVICE - Anti-snag fishing devices suitable for attachment to a fishing hook are disclosed. The fishing hook has a hook eye, a shank, at least one curved hook section and at least one hook point. The anti-snag fishing device includes an elongated body member which when fitted to the fishing hook forms an arc which projects upwardly from at or near the hook eye, reaches its highest point above the plane of the hook point substantially parallel to the shank, then projects downwardly passing by and under the hook point, where it terminates behind the curved section of the fishing hook. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100115822 | WEEDLESS FISHING LURE DEVICE AND RELATED METHOD - A weedless fishing lure device. The device has a single piece soft bodied lure material having a first end and a second end. An air ballast formed by at least one cavity region provided within one or more portions of the single piece soft bodied lure material and extending from a vicinity of the first end of the single piece soft bodied lure material toward the second end of the single piece soft bodied lure material. The device has a lower portion of the soft bodied lure member bordering a lower portion of the cavity region and an upper portion of the single piece soft bodied lure member bordering an upper portion of the cavity region. An outer region is formed from the single piece soft bodied lure material. An opening is within the upper portion of the single piece soft bodied lure member. The device also has hook member having an eyelet and a shank, which extends from the eyelet to at least one bend section configured in an annular manner and having at least one portion extending back toward a direction of the eyelet and terminating at a point. The hook member is substantially enclosed within the outer region of the single piece soft bodied lure member. The shank is embedded within the lower portion of the single piece soft bodied lure member, and the point is substantially snag proof or weedless. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100307048 | Fishing tackle with a motion inducing member - An apparatus for attracting fish including a fin that imparts motion to the tackle when the tackle is deployed and moves relative to water. A weighted body having a cabochon shape includes a fin member that extends past the body. The fin member includes an attachment portion and a fin that has a non-planar configuration. The attachment portion is secured to a flat surface of the body. In one embodiment the fin extends forward and forms an obtuse angle relative to the attachment portion. In another embodiment the fin has two members disposed laterally on opposite sides of the body. The fins are blades that cause the body to spin or rotate when moved relative to the water. In yet another embodiment the fin extends forward and aft relative to the body, and the fin has openings for connecting lines and hooks, thereby replacing the eyelet of other embodiments. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100325936 | Lure skirt - A lure skirt which comprises a two piece central unit of a first component of a first collar and a raised male hub where the raised male hub has an orifice at its center and a second component of a second collar and a raised female hub where the raised female hub has an orifice at its center and is sized to accept the male hub. Multiple individual strands or multiple block strands are secured to either the first collar or the second collar or both the first and second collars by an adhesive. The male hub is affixed inside said female hub and multiple strands radiate out from the central unit. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20120216442 | BAIT HOLDER FOR FISHING HOOK - A bait holder adapted for securing a fishing hook to a soft plastic bait while fishing a “weedless” technique during bass fishing. The bait holder includes an attachment portion, adapted to be inserted through the eye of the fishing hook for securely attaching to the fishing hook. The bait holder further includes a first hook extending from the attachment portion and being adapted to be inserted through a portion of a soft bait for securing the soft bait to the first end of the fishing hook during use. The bait holder of the present invention allows the fisherman to pull his bait through the thickest of vegetation without the top of the plastic bait sliding down the shaft of the hook. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120311917 | ANGLING LURE - An angling lure includes a rigid head having a rear surface. A body is provided, the front end of which is configured to come into contact with the aforementioned rear face, so as to form a lure having the shape of a fishing bait. A hook is provided which includes a grommet and a tip. The lure also includes a fastener shank comprising a first end solidly connected to the head and a second free end, allowing the grommet of the hook to be threaded onto the fastener shank. In addition, between the first end and the second end of the fastener shank, the shank comprises a securing part around which the grommet of the hook is maintained and a retaining part configured to exert a compression force from the body. Moreover, the body comprises slots designed to receive the hook and the fastener shank. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20130180158 | FISHING LURE - A fishing lure including a hook and a strip of self-adhering flexible material wherein the strip is wrapped around a portion of a bait and the strip reinforces the attachment of the hook to the bait. The strip may be a self-adhering elastomeric strip. The strip may be easily and effectively applied by hand. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130205641 | Fishing lure with fin - An apparatus for attracting fish by inducing motion in the water. The tackle includes a fin that imparts motion to the tackle when the tackle is deployed and moves relative to water. A weighted body having a cabochon shape includes a fin member that extends perpendicular to a flat surface of the body. The tackle includes a fish hook oriented such that the fin is positioned between the barb and the shaft of the fish hook. In various embodiments, the hook shaft and fin are on the same side of the body or opposite sides. In other embodiments, the fin is attached to the flat surface or the ovoid surface of the body, either directly or in a channel. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130247443 | Swim Bait - An artificial fishing bait comprising a body having an anterior end, a posterior end, a dorsum, and a ventrum, with the body being defined by an anteroposterior axis within a mid-sagittal plane. The body comprises at least one surface defining a dorsal channel in the dorsum. An opening extends through the body between the dorsum and the ventrum. A hook having a hook eyelet, a shank, a bend and a tip is fastened to an eyelet and extends through the opening. In the set position, the hook tip rests in the dorsal channel, with lateral movement of the bend being limited by the sidewall of the opening. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20140230310 | FISHING LURE RESEMBLING A SHRIMP - A fishing lure having an internal cavity for containing a hook and a weight attached to the hook such that the weight is coupled to the hook closer to a throat of the hook than to a line receiving portion of the hook. The combined hook and weight resist being pulled through a shank containing region of lure. The weight may be positioned in a midsection of the lure enabling the lure to maintain a relatively level attitude in the water while being pulled through the water. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20150033612 | Swim Bait - An artificial fishing bait comprising a body having an anterior end, a posterior end, a dorsum, and a ventrum, with the body being defined by an anteroposterior axis within a mid-sagittal plane. The body comprises at least one surface defining a dorsal channel in the dorsum. An opening extends through the body between the dorsum and the ventrum. A hook having a hook eyelet, a shank, a bend and a tip is fastened to an eyelet and extends through the opening. In the set position, the hook tip rests in the dorsal channel, with lateral movement of the bend being limited by the sidewall of the opening. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150040464 | Fishing Lure Imitating a Bird - A fishing lure imitating a bird has a body having a central long axis with equal longitudinal buoyancy, a set of two simulated eyes, groups of buoyant flexible strands each joined at one end to the body simulating extended bird wings, and a hook element disposed longitudinally through the cylindrical body with a shank extending rearward in the body along the long axis, the shank exiting the body in an upward-facing lengthwise recess, then bending forward to present a hook point. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20160081317 | FISHING LURE - A fishing lure capable of sufficiently catching fish, while not getting caught in weeds or similar environments. The lure generally comprises a hook and a main body, with the hook having a barbed portion abutting the underside or belly of the main body when in a normal position and being located externally of the main body when engaging a fish. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160120160 | Switchblade soft plastic lure - Some embodiments provide a fishing lure that increases the ratio of positive hook settings by moving a hook along a hook set pathway within the mouth of a fish when a fishing line to which the hook is attached is pulled taught. The fishing lure comprises a lure body and a hook with an attached retaining bead. The retaining bead holds the hook inside the fishing lure's hook pocket until sufficient force is applied to the fishing line and hook while a counterforce is applied to the lure body. In some embodiments, the lure body is a soft plastic artificial fishing lure body. Upon setting the hook, the hook moves up out of and away from the lure body, and therefore is not obstructed by the lure body. | 05-05-2016 |
