CA1208017A - Plastic fishing spoon type lure - Google Patents
Plastic fishing spoon type lureInfo
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- CA1208017A CA1208017A CA000440967A CA440967A CA1208017A CA 1208017 A CA1208017 A CA 1208017A CA 000440967 A CA000440967 A CA 000440967A CA 440967 A CA440967 A CA 440967A CA 1208017 A CA1208017 A CA 1208017A
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
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Abstract
"PLASTIC FISHING SPOON TYPE LURE"
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A spoon type lure is made of plastic and is pre-ferably transparent and colored. The lure is lightweight, non-corrosive, rustproof and requires no paint which may chip or peel. If scratched, it can readily be buffed back to its original state. Being transparent or translucent, it will reflect light both from and through it in all di-rections during use. Although the surface is normally smooth giving a prism effect, it can, if desired, be im-pressed with a plurality of depressions giving a much greater reflective and refractive characteristic which under good light conditions will give a sparkling effect.
The lure can be used for trolling, casting or jigging and due to the high reflective and refractive characteristics, can be more effective in deep or dark waters. In one em-bodiment, a bait type object such as an artificial minnow may be embedded into the transparent plastic.
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A spoon type lure is made of plastic and is pre-ferably transparent and colored. The lure is lightweight, non-corrosive, rustproof and requires no paint which may chip or peel. If scratched, it can readily be buffed back to its original state. Being transparent or translucent, it will reflect light both from and through it in all di-rections during use. Although the surface is normally smooth giving a prism effect, it can, if desired, be im-pressed with a plurality of depressions giving a much greater reflective and refractive characteristic which under good light conditions will give a sparkling effect.
The lure can be used for trolling, casting or jigging and due to the high reflective and refractive characteristics, can be more effective in deep or dark waters. In one em-bodiment, a bait type object such as an artificial minnow may be embedded into the transparent plastic.
Description
~Z~8~'7 "PLASTIC FISHING SPOON TYPE LURE"
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to new and useEul improve-ments in fishing lures, particularly fishing lures of the spoon type.
Heretofore, such spoons have been made from metal and, when highly polished, give a good reflective effect during use.
However, they are often colored or painted and the paint readily becomes dull and, when used under ad-verse conditions such as in areas with rocks, stones and the like, may chip or peel thus reducing the effectiveness of the lure.
Furthermore, metal spoons are relatively heavy and are difficu]t to use in shallow waters as they tend to engage the bottom readily unless retrieved at a rate which - is often too fast for effective fishing practices.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present lure overcomes these disadvantages not only by providing a lure which is lightweight thus en-abling it to be used in shallow waters effectively, but also because it is translucent or transparent thus giving not only a reflective action but also a refractive action as light can pass through the lure and, due to the curva-tures of the surfaces thereof, be reflected in many paths thus giving a much more positive effect during use.
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In accordance with the invention there is pro-vided a fishing lure for trolling, casting or jigging comprising a spoon of substantially transparent plastic, said spoon when viewed in plan having a convexedly cur-ved front portion, a convexedly curved rear profile por-tion smaller in dimensions than the front profile por-tion and side edges joining the ends of the front and rear profile portions, the upper surface of said spoon, when viewed in side elevation, being convexedly curved, means to attach a hook element to the front profile por-tion and means to attach the end of a fishline assembly to the rear profile portion whereby the lure is prevented from rotating relative to the end of the fishline.
Another advantage of the lure, particularly when moulded from plastic material, is that articles such as flies, minnows or the like can be embedded there-in to act as additional luring attractants to fish.
Also such articles or other articles such as tied fish-ing flies, coins and the like may be used enabling the lure to be used as a novelty item.
A still further advantage of the invention is that it is easily impressed upon the surface with a plu-rality of substantially circular depressions thus in-creasing the reflective and refractive surface area of the lure, a characteristic which is not possible with a metal lure.
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A still further advantage of the invention is to provide a lure which can be colored in any color or tone desired without the application of paint inasmuch as the lure is readily formed from the desired colored plas-tic.
Another advantage of the invention is to pro-vide a lure which is not only transparent or translucent, but being made of plastic, is non-corrosive and rustproof and if scratched in normal use, can readily be buffed back to the original state.
Still another advantage of the invention is to provide a device of the character herewithin described which is simple in construction, economical in manufacture and otherwise well suited to the purpose for which it is designed.
With the foregoing in view, and other advantages as will become apparent to those skilled in the art to which this invention relates as this specification pro-ceeds, the invention is herein described by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, which in-cludes a description of the preferred typical embodiment of the principles of the present invention, in which:
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is an ~mderside plan view of the pre-ferred embodiment of the lure.
Figure 2 is a side elevation o~ Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a cross sectional view along the line 3-3 of Figure 1.
Figure 4 is a cross sectional view along the line 4-4 oE Figure 1.
Figure 5 is a top plan view of the lure showing an alternative treatment for the outer surface.
Figure 6 is a fragmentary sectional view of Figure 5.
Figure 7 is a longitudinal cross sectional view of an alternative embodiment of the lure.
In the drawings like characters of reference in-dicate corresponding parts in the different figures.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Proceeding therefore to describe the invention in detail, reference to the drawings will show that the lure is formed in what is conventionally known as a "spoon"
configuration and, in the preferred embodiment, is dished upon the underside as is usual.
However, the spoon type lure collectively desig-nated 10 is formed from transparent or translucent plas-tic rather than metal and certain advantages accrue from the use of this material which are not present with con-ventional metal spoons.
The lure, when viewed in plan, includes the con-vexedly curved front profile portion 10A and a convexedly curved rear profile portion 11 of smaller dimensions than ;~L2~ L'7 the front portion lOA and with the ends oE the front and rear portions being joined by side edges 12 which may be slightly curved or planar, depending upon design parameters.
As mentioned previously, the lure is formed from synthetic plastic material and is hollow upon the underside 13 thereof being convexedly curved when viewed in longi-tudinal cross section as shown in Figure 4 and convexedly curved also when shown in transverse cross section as illustrated in Figure 3.
The compound curved effect of the configuration, in conjunction with the transparent or translucent plastic, gives totally different reflective and refractive charac-teristics to the lure, when in use in water, not present or possible with a metal spoon which by its very nature is of course opaque.
If desired, the under surface may be impressed by a plurality of relatively closely spaced substantially circular depressions 14 as shown in Figures 5 and 6 which markedly increase the reflective and refractive surface area thus increasing the light transmission and reflection and, under certain circumstances, giving a sparkling effect when used in shallow waters, particularly in sun-light. The depressions are substantially circular in that they are localized as opposed to elongate, but could be polygonal to resemble scales.
Although the lure can be manufactured in clear ~08C~'7 transparent plastic, it is preferable that it be colored and this is particularly suitable for lures made of plas-tic as the material itself can be colored prior to the form-ing of the lures either by injection moulding, vacuum form-ing, casting li~luid plastic into moulds or the like.
An aperture or drilling 15 is formed through the front portion on the longitudinal axis of the lure through which a conventional hook element 16 may be secured in the usual way and a further drilling 17 is provided adjacent the rear portion ll also on the longitudinal axis, to which a fishing line assembly may be attached. This is identified by reference character 18 in Figure 2.
In order to prevent the spoon from spinning in the water, it is coupled to the end of the line 18 by one or more rings 22 with the hook 16 attached separately to the other end of the spoon. This is in contrast to the conventional spinner arrangement where the line, which may be the fishing line or an additional wire, passes through the lure to form an axis around which the lure is free to spin. In this invention the lure is free from any wire or other connection passing through the lure from one hole 17 to the other hole 15 and the only connection is provided by the body of the lure.
Although the desired embodiment is in the form of a dished or shell type spoon configuration, neverthe-less an alternative embodiment may be manufactured, and lZ~8~
usuable either as a lure or as a novelty item. This is shown in Figure 7 in which the spoon is moulded with a substantial thickness whereupon an object such as an arti-ficial minnow 20 or the like may be embedded between the upper curved surface 21 and the lower curved surface 19, during the casting operation required for the formation of this type of lure.
This forms a solid moulded or cast body in which the object is fully embedded in the casting material leav-ing no hollow spaces within the body.
Since various modifications can be made in myinvention as hereinabove described, and many apparently widely different embodiments of same made within the spirit and scope of the claims without departing from such spirit and scope, it is intended that all matter contained in the accompanying specification shall be interpreted as illus-trative only and not in a limiting sense.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to new and useEul improve-ments in fishing lures, particularly fishing lures of the spoon type.
Heretofore, such spoons have been made from metal and, when highly polished, give a good reflective effect during use.
However, they are often colored or painted and the paint readily becomes dull and, when used under ad-verse conditions such as in areas with rocks, stones and the like, may chip or peel thus reducing the effectiveness of the lure.
Furthermore, metal spoons are relatively heavy and are difficu]t to use in shallow waters as they tend to engage the bottom readily unless retrieved at a rate which - is often too fast for effective fishing practices.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present lure overcomes these disadvantages not only by providing a lure which is lightweight thus en-abling it to be used in shallow waters effectively, but also because it is translucent or transparent thus giving not only a reflective action but also a refractive action as light can pass through the lure and, due to the curva-tures of the surfaces thereof, be reflected in many paths thus giving a much more positive effect during use.
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~12~8q3~
In accordance with the invention there is pro-vided a fishing lure for trolling, casting or jigging comprising a spoon of substantially transparent plastic, said spoon when viewed in plan having a convexedly cur-ved front portion, a convexedly curved rear profile por-tion smaller in dimensions than the front profile por-tion and side edges joining the ends of the front and rear profile portions, the upper surface of said spoon, when viewed in side elevation, being convexedly curved, means to attach a hook element to the front profile por-tion and means to attach the end of a fishline assembly to the rear profile portion whereby the lure is prevented from rotating relative to the end of the fishline.
Another advantage of the lure, particularly when moulded from plastic material, is that articles such as flies, minnows or the like can be embedded there-in to act as additional luring attractants to fish.
Also such articles or other articles such as tied fish-ing flies, coins and the like may be used enabling the lure to be used as a novelty item.
A still further advantage of the invention is that it is easily impressed upon the surface with a plu-rality of substantially circular depressions thus in-creasing the reflective and refractive surface area of the lure, a characteristic which is not possible with a metal lure.
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A still further advantage of the invention is to provide a lure which can be colored in any color or tone desired without the application of paint inasmuch as the lure is readily formed from the desired colored plas-tic.
Another advantage of the invention is to pro-vide a lure which is not only transparent or translucent, but being made of plastic, is non-corrosive and rustproof and if scratched in normal use, can readily be buffed back to the original state.
Still another advantage of the invention is to provide a device of the character herewithin described which is simple in construction, economical in manufacture and otherwise well suited to the purpose for which it is designed.
With the foregoing in view, and other advantages as will become apparent to those skilled in the art to which this invention relates as this specification pro-ceeds, the invention is herein described by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, which in-cludes a description of the preferred typical embodiment of the principles of the present invention, in which:
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is an ~mderside plan view of the pre-ferred embodiment of the lure.
Figure 2 is a side elevation o~ Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a cross sectional view along the line 3-3 of Figure 1.
Figure 4 is a cross sectional view along the line 4-4 oE Figure 1.
Figure 5 is a top plan view of the lure showing an alternative treatment for the outer surface.
Figure 6 is a fragmentary sectional view of Figure 5.
Figure 7 is a longitudinal cross sectional view of an alternative embodiment of the lure.
In the drawings like characters of reference in-dicate corresponding parts in the different figures.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Proceeding therefore to describe the invention in detail, reference to the drawings will show that the lure is formed in what is conventionally known as a "spoon"
configuration and, in the preferred embodiment, is dished upon the underside as is usual.
However, the spoon type lure collectively desig-nated 10 is formed from transparent or translucent plas-tic rather than metal and certain advantages accrue from the use of this material which are not present with con-ventional metal spoons.
The lure, when viewed in plan, includes the con-vexedly curved front profile portion 10A and a convexedly curved rear profile portion 11 of smaller dimensions than ;~L2~ L'7 the front portion lOA and with the ends oE the front and rear portions being joined by side edges 12 which may be slightly curved or planar, depending upon design parameters.
As mentioned previously, the lure is formed from synthetic plastic material and is hollow upon the underside 13 thereof being convexedly curved when viewed in longi-tudinal cross section as shown in Figure 4 and convexedly curved also when shown in transverse cross section as illustrated in Figure 3.
The compound curved effect of the configuration, in conjunction with the transparent or translucent plastic, gives totally different reflective and refractive charac-teristics to the lure, when in use in water, not present or possible with a metal spoon which by its very nature is of course opaque.
If desired, the under surface may be impressed by a plurality of relatively closely spaced substantially circular depressions 14 as shown in Figures 5 and 6 which markedly increase the reflective and refractive surface area thus increasing the light transmission and reflection and, under certain circumstances, giving a sparkling effect when used in shallow waters, particularly in sun-light. The depressions are substantially circular in that they are localized as opposed to elongate, but could be polygonal to resemble scales.
Although the lure can be manufactured in clear ~08C~'7 transparent plastic, it is preferable that it be colored and this is particularly suitable for lures made of plas-tic as the material itself can be colored prior to the form-ing of the lures either by injection moulding, vacuum form-ing, casting li~luid plastic into moulds or the like.
An aperture or drilling 15 is formed through the front portion on the longitudinal axis of the lure through which a conventional hook element 16 may be secured in the usual way and a further drilling 17 is provided adjacent the rear portion ll also on the longitudinal axis, to which a fishing line assembly may be attached. This is identified by reference character 18 in Figure 2.
In order to prevent the spoon from spinning in the water, it is coupled to the end of the line 18 by one or more rings 22 with the hook 16 attached separately to the other end of the spoon. This is in contrast to the conventional spinner arrangement where the line, which may be the fishing line or an additional wire, passes through the lure to form an axis around which the lure is free to spin. In this invention the lure is free from any wire or other connection passing through the lure from one hole 17 to the other hole 15 and the only connection is provided by the body of the lure.
Although the desired embodiment is in the form of a dished or shell type spoon configuration, neverthe-less an alternative embodiment may be manufactured, and lZ~8~
usuable either as a lure or as a novelty item. This is shown in Figure 7 in which the spoon is moulded with a substantial thickness whereupon an object such as an arti-ficial minnow 20 or the like may be embedded between the upper curved surface 21 and the lower curved surface 19, during the casting operation required for the formation of this type of lure.
This forms a solid moulded or cast body in which the object is fully embedded in the casting material leav-ing no hollow spaces within the body.
Since various modifications can be made in myinvention as hereinabove described, and many apparently widely different embodiments of same made within the spirit and scope of the claims without departing from such spirit and scope, it is intended that all matter contained in the accompanying specification shall be interpreted as illus-trative only and not in a limiting sense.
Claims
CLAIMS:
(1) A fishing lure for trolling, casting or jigging comprising a spoon of substantially transparent plastic, said spoon when viewed in plan having a convexed-ly curved front profile portion, a convexedly curved rear profile portion smaller in dimensions than the front pro-file portion and side edges joining the ends of the front and rear profile portions, the upper surface of said spoon, when viewed in side elevation, being convexedly curved, the upper surface of said spoon when viewed in front ele-vation, being convexedly curved, means to attach a hook element to the front profile portion and means to attach the end of a fishline assembly to the rear profile portion whereby the lure is prevented from rotating relative to the end of the fishline.
(2) The lure according to Claim 1 in which the outer curved surface of said lure is impressed with a plurality of substantially circular depressions to increase the light reflective and refractive area of said outer surface.
(3) The lure according to Claim 1 or 2 in which the underside of said lure is concavedly dished in both side and front elevations.
(4) The lure according to Claim 1 formed of a solid moulded plastic body having embedded therein an opaque object.
(5) The lure according to Claim 4 in which said object is a bait type object to enhance the attrac-tant qualities of the lure.
(6) The lure according to Claim 1 including a first hole including at least one ring passing there-through for attachment to the end of the fishline and a second hole including at least one ring therethrough for attachment to a hook, the only connection between the first hole and the second hole being provided by the body of the lure thus preventing rotation of the lure relative to the end of the fishline.
(1) A fishing lure for trolling, casting or jigging comprising a spoon of substantially transparent plastic, said spoon when viewed in plan having a convexed-ly curved front profile portion, a convexedly curved rear profile portion smaller in dimensions than the front pro-file portion and side edges joining the ends of the front and rear profile portions, the upper surface of said spoon, when viewed in side elevation, being convexedly curved, the upper surface of said spoon when viewed in front ele-vation, being convexedly curved, means to attach a hook element to the front profile portion and means to attach the end of a fishline assembly to the rear profile portion whereby the lure is prevented from rotating relative to the end of the fishline.
(2) The lure according to Claim 1 in which the outer curved surface of said lure is impressed with a plurality of substantially circular depressions to increase the light reflective and refractive area of said outer surface.
(3) The lure according to Claim 1 or 2 in which the underside of said lure is concavedly dished in both side and front elevations.
(4) The lure according to Claim 1 formed of a solid moulded plastic body having embedded therein an opaque object.
(5) The lure according to Claim 4 in which said object is a bait type object to enhance the attrac-tant qualities of the lure.
(6) The lure according to Claim 1 including a first hole including at least one ring passing there-through for attachment to the end of the fishline and a second hole including at least one ring therethrough for attachment to a hook, the only connection between the first hole and the second hole being provided by the body of the lure thus preventing rotation of the lure relative to the end of the fishline.
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| CA000440967A CA1208017A (en) | 1983-11-10 | 1983-11-10 | Plastic fishing spoon type lure |
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| CA000440967A CA1208017A (en) | 1983-11-10 | 1983-11-10 | Plastic fishing spoon type lure |
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Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| CN112118735A (en) * | 2018-05-17 | 2020-12-22 | 株式会社Duel | Bait for angling |
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| CN112118735A (en) * | 2018-05-17 | 2020-12-22 | 株式会社Duel | Bait for angling |
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