IP Library › Granted Patent US 10,064,399
Granted Patent B2
US 10,064,399 · App. 14/421,893 · Granted Sep 4, 2018

Lure

Inventor: Steven Lance Steer (Golden Valley, AU)
Assignee: CRANKA PTY LTD
A01K85/00A01K85/02
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Patent No.
US 10,064,399
App. No.
14/421,893
Granted
Sep 4, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lure having the appearance of a sea creature and comprising: a non-buoyant member; and at least one buoyant member connected or connectable to the non-buoyant member so as to float above the non-buoyant member below a water surface.

Claims (23)

1. A lure having the appearance of a sea creature and comprising:

a non-buoyant member; and

at least one buoyant member having the appearance of a limb of the sea creature, wherein the buoyant member is connected or connectable to the non-buoyant member by a flexible connector located between the buoyant and non-buoyant members, wherein the flexible connector is configured to space the buoyant member away from the non-buoyant member so that the entire buoyant member moves independently relative to the non-buoyant member to thereby be able to float above the non-buoyant member when the non-buoyant member rests on a seabed below a water surface.

2. The lure according to claim 1 , wherein the buoyant member has at least one buoyant characteristic.

3. The lure according to claim 2 , wherein the buoyant characteristic is that the buoyant member is formed from a material that is less dense than the non-buoyant member.

4. The lure according to claim 1 , wherein the buoyant member and non-buoyant member are formed from different materials.

5. The lure according to claim 1 , wherein the buoyant member and non-buoyant member are formed from the same material.

6. The lure according to claim 1 , wherein the buoyant member and non-buoyant member are formed from or materials of different densities.

7. The lure according to claim 1 , wherein the buoyant member is at least partially formed from one or more of a soft plastics material, foam, a hard plastics material and rubber.

8. The lure according to claim 1 , wherein the buoyant member is formed from a soft plastic.

9. The lure according to claim 1 , wherein the non-buoyant member is formed from a hard plastic.

10. The lure according to claim 1 , further comprising a fishhook attached or attachable to the lure.

11. The lure according to claim 1 , further comprising a weight.

12. The lure according to claim 1 , wherein the non-buoyant member is sufficiently heavy so that it will sit on or just above a seabed in use.

13. The lure according to claim 1 , wherein the buoyant member can be disconnected from the non-buoyant member.

14. The lure according to claim 1 , wherein the flexible connector is a pair of interconnecting loops, one of the pair of loops being provided on the buoyant member and the other of the pair of loops being provided on the non-buoyant member.

15. The lure according to claim 1 , which is shaped so as to have the appearance of a crab.

16. The lure according to claim 1 , wherein the buoyant member is formed from a material having a density that enables water moving about the lure to cause visible movement in the buoyant member.

17. The lure according to claim 1 , wherein the non-buoyant member has the appearance of a body of the sea creature.

18. The lure according to claim 10 , wherein the fishhook is, in use, supported above the non-buoyant member by being attached to the buoyant member.

19. A lure having the appearance of a sea creature and comprising:

a non-buoyant member; and

at least one buoyant member having the appearance of a limb of the sea creature, wherein the buoyant member is connected or connectable to the non-buoyant member by a flexible connector located between the buoyant and non-buoyant members, wherein the flexible connector is configured to space the buoyant member away from the non-buoyant member, wherein the flexible connector is configured to have a loop connection so that the entire buoyant member moves independently relative to the non-buoyant member to thereby be able to float above the non-buoyant member when the non-buoyant member rests on a seabed below a water surface.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2015
From: STEER, STEVEN LANCE
To: CRANKA PTY LTD
Reel/Frame 035757/0063 →
Priority Claims (1)
AU 2012903565 · Aug 17, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150230441A1 · Aug 20, 2015
Cited By (2)
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