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Granted Patent B2
US 9,504,238 · App. 14/487,406 · Granted Nov 29, 2016

Fishing lure

Inventor: Scott D. Stecher (Marblehead, OH)
A01K85/14A01K85/01
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Patent No.
US 9,504,238
App. No.
14/487,406
Granted
Nov 29, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

This disclosure provides a fishing lure including an elongated body and bill, wherein the lure body includes a concave portion. According to an exemplary embodiment, the bill extends away from a head portion of the body at a downward angle and the concave portion smoothly transitions to a top surface of the bill.

Claims (22)

1. A fishing lure comprising:

an elongated lure body including a head portion, a tail portion, a topside, an underside and a first longitudinal axis defined from an end of the tail portion to an end of the head portion; and

a bill extending away from the head portion at a downward angle relative to the first longitudinal axis of the lure body and the bill substantially aligned along a second longitudinal axis offset from the first longitudinal axis at the downward angle, the bill including a top surface, a bottom surface, a front end and a rear end,

wherein the lure body includes an open-ended solid concave scoop portion providing a contoured external surface on the topside of the lure body substantially aligned with the bill along the second longitudinal axis associated with the bill alignment.

2. The fishing lure according to claim 1 , wherein the lure body includes substantially flat sides.

3. The fishing lure according to claim 1 , wherein the lure body includes the concave scoop portion on the topside which smoothly transitions to the bill.

4. The fishing lure according to claim 1 , wherein the fishing lure includes one or more eyelets.

5. The fishing lure according to claim 1 , wherein the topside and underside are curved and taper towards an end of the tail portion.

6. The fishing lure according to claim 1 , wherein the concave scoop portion smoothly transitions from the rear end of the bill to a flat area of the topside of the elongated body.

7. The fishing lure according to claim 1 , wherein the bill and concave scoop portion are adapted to provide a diving depth associated with the fishing lure.

8. The fishing lure according to claim 1 , wherein the concave scoop portion, in part, configures the fishing lure to dive and stabilizes a side-to-side action of the fishing lure.

9. The fishing lure according to claim 1 , wherein the elongated lure body tapers from a relatively wider width near the head portion to a relatively narrower width near the tail portion.

10. The fishing lure according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a front eyelet for attaching a line and one or more hook eyelets for attaching one or more respective hooks.

11. The fishing lure according to claim 1 , wherein a length of the lure body is greater in length than a length of the bill.

12. The fishing lure according to claim 1 , wherein the downward angle is greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees.

13. The fishing lure according to claim 1 , wherein the fishing lure includes one or more of plastic, wood, composite material, metal, and lead.

14. The fishing lure according to claim 1 , wherein a total length of the fishing lure is greater than 2 inches and less than 9 inches.

15. A fishing lure comprising:

an elongated lure body including a head portion, a tail portion, a topside, an underside portion including a belly portion, a first lateral side and a second lateral side, wherein a longitudinal axis is defined from an end of the tail portion to an end of the head portion; and

a bill extending away from the head portion at a downward angle relative to the first longitudinal axis of the lure body and the bill substantially aligned along a second longitudinal axis offset from the first longitudinal axis at the downward angle, the bill including a top surface, a bottom surface, a front end, and a rear end,

wherein the lure body includes an open-ended solid concave scoop portion providing a contoured external surface on the topside of the lure body substantially aligned with the bill along the second longitudinal axis wherein the concave portion smoothly transitions to the bill, and the topside and underside are curved and taper towards an end of the tail portion.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 16, 2022
From: HARD AND SOFT FISHING, INC.
To: RMB IMPORTING, LLC
Reel/Frame 062121/0056 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 14, 2022
From: STECHER, SCOTT
To: HARD & SOFT FISHING, LLC
Reel/Frame 062088/0019 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61878249 · Sep 16, 2013
Related Publication 20150075058A1 · Mar 19, 2015