AU2008100586B4

AU2008100586B4 - A lure device

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Publication number: AU2008100586B4
Application number: AU2008100586A
Authority: AU
Inventors: Farshad Monshizadeh
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2008-06-25
Filing date: 2008-06-25
Publication date: 2008-11-13
Anticipated expiration: 2016-06-25
Also published as: AU2008100586A4

Description

APPLICANT: Farshad Monshizadeh

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AUSTRALIA

THE PATENTS ACT 1990 INNOVATION PATENT SPECIFICATION FOR THE INVENTION ENTITLED A LURE DEVICE The present invention will be described in the following statement: 00

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"A LURE DEVICE" The present invention relates to a lure device used for fishing.

00 Recreational fishing is an activity enjoyed by many around the world, particularly in a 00 country such as Australia where the surrounding oceans offer a wide range of fish species, some are unique to the particular geographical locations that the species are found.

In recreational fishing, means such as lures or baits are typically used to attract and catch fish. However, each of these means presents significant disadvantages. Where a lure is used, it cannot be maintained at a single spot, but has to be constantly moved about in a manner mimicking the action of live fish, yet the lure does not have the natural smell or feel of real fish.

On the other hand, where bait/bait fish is used, it can be rather messy or even dangerous. The bait is often pushed directly onto hooks by hand. A common type of hooks used is the triple gang hook. Whilst the design of this hook: may be effective in securing the fish when it bites, the design is also such that it makes putting bait on a time consuming and messy task. The length of the hooks must be measured against the length of the bait; and each individual hook must be pushed, one by one, through the bait (when the bait is frozen, the task becomes even harder). This makes the bait quite weak. Consequently, the bait may come off during casting or in water (due to 00 0 the force of the waves). The bait may also be consumed by other undesired Sorganisms. As a result, bait needs to be constantly checked, and replaced when necessary. This not only decreases the time that the bait is functioning in water, but fishing can become tedious, costly (with the constant replacement of bait) and risk IND prone (as hands may be easily injured by the hook when putting bait on).

00 00 The present invention attempts to overcome at least in part the aforementioned Sdisadvantages associated with the typical means used to catch fish in recreational fishing.

In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a lure device which comprises a soft body forming a hollow chamber for holding bait, the chamber having front and rear apertures, means for securing hook means to the chamber, a releasable lid arranged to be mounted in the front aperture of the chamber, and means for attachment of the device to a fishing line.

The lid of the lure device in accordance with the present invcntion is preferably comprised of two separate members that engage with one another to form a sealed compartment, and a passage that extends through the lid.

Preferably, a wire trace extends through the passage of the lid, one end of the wire trace allowing hook means to be secured to the chamber and another end of the wire trace allowing the lure device to be connected to a fishing line.

00 0 Further, the soft body forming the hollow chamber is preferably transparent to allow Sother fish to see through the chamber to bait contained within.

The present invention will now be described, by way of example, with reference to INO the accompanying drawings, in which: 00 Figure 1 is a side perspective view of a lure device in accordance with the present 00 invention; SFigure 2 is an exploded view of the lure device of Figure 1; and Figure 3 is a side perspective view showing the lure device of Figures 1 and 2 in use.

Referring to the Figures, there is shown a lure device 10 comprising a truncated body 12 forming the transparent walls of a chamber 14 for holding bait/bait fish. The contour of the body 12 conforms with the body shape of a fish. In particular, an upper wall 16 of the chamber 14 has a convex shape whilst a lowr wall 18 remains relatively flat (see Figures 1 and The upper wall 16 further irncorporates a slit to accommodate for any fin structures of a bait fish 15 (see Figure 3).

The chamber 14 has a front aperture 22 and, in comparison, a smaller rear aperture 24. The front aperture 22 is used not only to receive bait or bait fish, but also to receive a multi-functional lid 26.

The lid 26 is comprised of two separate but engaging members in the form of a cap 28 and an overall bell-shaped receiver 30 for receiving the cap 28. T]he receiver 30 has a 00 O portion 31 that is cylindrical in shape, with a diameter that allows the portion 31 to fit Sinside the chamber 14.

Extending from an apertured centre of the cap 28 is a pin-shaped hollow conduit 32 IDwith a length approximately double the body length of the cap 28 (see Figure 2).

00 Simultaneously, extending from an apertured centre of the receiver 30 is a 00 corresponding hollow conduit 34 with a diameter sufficiently wide to receive the pinshaped conduit 32. The length of the corresponding conduit 34 is approximately 3/4 of the body length of the receiver The cap 28 may be engaged to the receiver 30 by inserting the pin-shaped conduit 32 firmly into the corresponding conduit 34 and, subsequently, pushing an inner rim 36 of the cap 28 over an outer edge 38 of the receiver 30. Once the cap 28 and the receiver 30 are properly engaged, the combined unit forms the lid 26. This provides a sealed, water-tight compartment surrounding the conduits 32 and Simultaneously, the lid 26 allows water and, as shown in Figures 1 to 3, a wire trace, 40 to pass through the centre of the conduits 32 and 34.

As shown in this particular embodiment of the lure device 10 in accordance with the present invention, the wire trace 40, once through the conduits 32 and 34, extends approximately 1/3 of the way into the chamber 14, and downwardly towards the lower wall 18. The wire trace 40 then passes through the wall 18 to reach the outside of the body 12 of the device 10 and, almost immediately, extends back into the chamber 14. In doing so, a small section of the wire trace 14 is exposed on the 00 0 outside of the body 12. This allows a triple gang hook 42 to be secured to the body (-i S12 by attaching a ring 44 with the hook 42 attached to the exposed part of the wire

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trace IDThe wire trace 40 then extends all the way to the rear aperture 24 and is looped oo 00 0between the upper wall 16 and lower wall 18 adjacent the aperture 24. This enables 00oO two more triple gang hooks 46 and 48 to be attached to the body 12 of the device on the upper wall 16 and lower wall 18 adjacent the apertur:e 24, respectively.

Therefore, as shown in this particular embodiment of the present invention, the wire trace 40 is able to sequentially secure the lid 26 and the triple gang hooks 42, 46 and 48 to the body 12 of the lure device 10. On an opposite end of the wire trace adjacent the cap 28, the wire trace 40 forms a loop 50 for attaching the whole lure device 10 to other means such as a fishing line 52 (see Figure 3).

The body 12 of the device 10 in accordance with the present invention is preferably made of flexible transparent vinyl material, whilst the lid 26 is preferably made from relatively hard clear plastic.

In use, a bait fish 15 is conveniently placed inside the chamber 14 through the front aperture 22 (as shown in Figure 3) with little risk of injuring one:self. The fish 15 is pushed down/along the chamber 14 until the tail 17 of the fish 15 is through and outside the rear aperture 24 (see Figure Consequently, the aperture 24 is positioned about the narrow section of the bait fish 15 as shown in Figure 3. The relatively small rear aperture 24 (in comparison to the front aperture 22) prevents the 00 0 bait fish 15 from falling out of the chamber 14. The dorsal fin 19 of the bait fish Sprotrudes out of the slit

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¢In Subsequently, the lid 26, as a combined unit, is inserted into the chamber 14 at section ID31 of the receiver 30. The lure device 10 containing the bait fish 15 may then be 00oO attached to a main fishing line 52 through the loop 50 formed with the wire trace 00 and, subsequently, cast into water. Whilst water may travel through the conduits 32 Sand 34 of the lid 26, the design of the lid 26 allows the compartment surrounding the conduits 32 and 34, inside the lid 26, to remain sealed and water-tight.

With air inside the sealed compartment of the lid 26, the lid 26 acts as a float and keeps the lure device 10 and the bait fish 15 close to the water surface. However, with the weight of the bait fish 15 and gravitational pull, the lure device 10 containing the fish 15 is likely to sit at an angle to the surface of the water with the tail 17 of the fish 15 fully immersed in water.

With the present invention, a person fishing would have a choice on how to utilise the invention. For example, the person may choose to pull/agitate the main fishing line 52, thus the lure device 10 containing the fish 15 would travel through water in a manner resembling a live fish. Alternatively, the person may choose to cast the lure device 10 and leave it at a single spot in water, the bait fish 15 contained in the device would naturally attract a target fish.

00 O The lure device 10, together with a bait fish 15 having its tail 17 protruding out of the Srear aperture 24, is found to be particularly effective in catching fish species such as Tailor, which is abundant in Western Australia. Tailor is known to typically bite the tail of a target fish. With the present device 10, if a Tailor bites the tail 17 of the bait INO fish 15, the Tailor is likely to be caught by the two triple gang hooks 46 and 48 o00 0 adjacent the aperture 24. With the device 10 forming a protective barrier around the 00oO fish 15, the same bait fish 15 may be used repeatedly before needing replacement, CI thus saving labour and cost.

In a worst case scenario, the soft body 12 of the lure device 1(1 may be torn upon being bitten by a target fish (the catch), and the bait fish 15 may be lost in the process.

Importantly, however, the catch would not have been lost as the triple gang hooks 42, 46 and 48 have been secured by the wire trace 40 to the main fishing line 52 (provided that the fish was firmly caught on the triple gang hooks).

The present lure device 10 may also be used to contain a bait composition burlie) used for fishing. The body 12 of the device 10 and the rear aperture 24 provides a protective barrier yet a means for the gradual release of the bait composition into water to attract target fish.

The present lure device 10 may be further used on its own, simply as a lure, in the absence of a bait/bait fish 15. In this instance, without the weight of the bait/bait fish the relatively flat lower wall 18 of the body 12 enables the device 10 to travel reasonably steady along the water surface when the main fishing line 52 is being 00 O pulled. The soft texture of the body 12 of the lure device 10 would provide the (-i Spresent invention with a more natural feel more resembling a real fish) than the typical hard-textured lures used in recreational fishing.

INDWith the design of the lid 26, it may be used separately to the lure device 10, e.g. as a 00 float on its own. Alternatively, as part of the lure device 10, glow or light sticks may 00 be put inside the sealed compartment surrounding the conduits 32 and 34 inside the Slid 26 to attract fish or to allow a person fishing at night to identify the location of the device 10 in a dark environment. Further, water or different lead weights may be put inside the lid 26. In this instance, the lid 26 becomes a sinker. The weight of the lid 26 may be calibrated in accordance with the depth of the lure device 10 as desired by the person fishing.

When the device 10 containing a bait fish 15 is fully immersed in water, the transparent body 12 of the device 10 allows other fish to see through to the bait fish contained inside chamber 14 of the device The lure device 10 in accordance with the present invention may be adapted to fit any sized or shaped bait fish.

Modifications and variations as would be apparent to a skilled addressee are deemed to be within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

2. A lure device according to claim 1, wherein a wire trace extends through the passage of the lid, one end of the wire trace allowing hook means to be secured to the chamber and another end of the wire trace allowing the device to be connected to a fishing line.
3. A lure device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the lid is a float.
4. A lure device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the soft body forming the hollow chamber is transparent.