EP0615407A1

EP0615407A1 - Fishing lure

Info

Publication number: EP0615407A1
Application number: EP92924741A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Heikki Sakari Hirvonen
Original assignee: PAT FISH Ltd Oy
Current assignee: PAT FISH Ltd Oy
Priority date: 1991-12-04
Filing date: 1992-12-03
Publication date: 1994-09-21
Also published as: AU3088192A; WO1993010660A1; FI915710A; FI94311C; FI915710A0; FI94311B; CA2124961A1

Abstract

Appât comportant un corps (1), un élément mobile (2, 15) et une mouche (5) ou un hameçon. L'élément mobile, par exemple une roue à palettes (2), est monté rotatif sur le corps (1) de manière qu'il tourne lorsque l'appât se déplace dans l'eau. La mouche est fixée à l'élément mobile à une certaine distance du corps, ledit élément étant de préférence guidé et porté par la ligne (6) de l'appât. L'élément mobile anime la mouche (5) d'un mouvement de va-et-vient par l'intermédiaire d'un fil (3), de manière à créer un effet supplémentaire attirant les poissons. L'effet de guidage de la ligne (6) est réalisé, par exemple, au moyen d'une boucle (4) dans laquelle passe la ligne (6), cette boucle étant formée dans le fil (3) à proximité de la mouche (5).Bait comprising a body (1), a movable element (2, 15) and a fly (5) or a hook. The movable element, for example a paddle wheel (2), is rotatably mounted on the body (1) so that it rotates when the bait moves through the water. The fly is fixed to the mobile element at a certain distance from the body, said element being preferably guided and carried by the line (6) of the bait. The movable element animates the fly (5) with a back and forth movement via a wire (3), so as to create an additional effect attracting fish. The guiding effect of the line (6) is achieved, for example, by means of a loop (4) through which the line (6) passes, this loop being formed in the thread (3) close to the fly (5).

Description

Fishing Lure

The present invention relates to a fishing lure com¬ prising a body element, a moving element supported by a bearing to the body element and made movable when the lure is moved in relation to ambient water, and a line connected directly or via an intermediate element to the body element.

Lures of this art are well known in the prior art, as disclosed e.g. in the patents US-3,449,852 and SE-39440.

In the US patent, the moving part is a paddle wheel creating a sound effect to lure the fish. In the SE patent, the body is formed by subsequent parts supported to each other by bearings and wherein the paddle wheels cause the rotation of the body when the lure is drawn through water.

It is the object of the present invention to further develop this well-known technology and, more precisely, in such lures that are provided with flies or similar extras. The following description relates mainly to flies but any additional lure positioned within any distance from the body element of the lure would fall within the scope of the invention.

Lures according to this known art are usually made so that the fly is connected by a line to a point with a short distance from the body of the lure. The fish will hit either the lure itself of the fly, this also provided with a hook. The object of the present invention is to make this well-known combination even more appealing to the fish. As stated above, it is well-known to provide, for instance, a spoon-bait with moving parts the movements of which are created by drawing the bait through ambient water, the idea of this inventions is based on the fact that a fly is combined with this kind of moving part in such a way that the fly will move together with it. More suitably, the arrangement is made so that the fly will remain guided when connected with the line or via a stiff intermediate element in the lure.

The characteristics will become evident in the attached claim 1.

The moving element may possibly be a wheel equipped by at least one paddle whereby the flow of water has been taken care of so that the wheel will be caused to move and its circumference or the paddle is connected e.g. by a thin and stiff wire to the fly.

The guidance of the fly can be arranged so that the line will run through an eye formed in the stiff wire or in the fly itself.

The fly attachment can be arranged so that it is fitted by its eye to another eye provided in the stiff wire (thus replaceable) or it is fitted directly to that line. Further, the fly attachment can be secured with another separate wire that would simultaneously act as a fly-stopper in all of the embodiments of the invention. When this line is not used, the stopper function is performed by the intermediate element or even by a fold, a projection or other comparable element big enough not to move through the eye.

The invention together with its further characteristics and advantages are now described in more detail by examples and with reference to the attached drawings in which

Fig. 1 shows a top view of one of the embodiments of the lure according to this invention;

Fig. 2 shows a side view of the same lure in cross- section;

Fig. 3 shows a slightly modified embodiment of the same lure seen from below;

Fig. 4 shows a side view of another embodiment of this invention;

Fig. 5 shows a top view of the lure according to Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 shows a side view of another embodiment, and

Fig. 7 shows a top view of the lure according to Fig. 6.

The lure according to Fig. 1 (vertical lure) comprises a body 1 that can be made, by any known art, of a shiny metal coloured by different methods. The hooks in the end of body 1 are not shown in the drawing.

In the body element there is a round hole where a convex plate 2 supported by a bearing is attached to. The centre axle 8 of the plate is attached to the curved part of the body element 1. The plate includes a curved paddle 12.

A stiff intermediate element 7, in this case provided with a double eye end 10, and where line 6 is attached to, is fitted to the end of body element 1. The eye of fly 5 is attached to the thin stiff wire 3 whereof the other end is supported by a bearing to the outer end 13 of paddle 12. Further, wire 3 includes an eye 4 through which line 6 runs. The line 3 further runs through the other eye of the stiff intermediate element 7.

The end of the intermediate element - with eye 10 or without it - is big enough not to pass through eye 4 in line 3 and this is why the intermediate part operates as a stopper, i.e. prevents the pull concentration to paddle 12 if a fish is pulling the fly. If so desired, the fly can futher be attached by a loose additional short wire 11 to the main line.

Now, when the lure is rised and lowered (like in winter- fishing) in water, wheel 2 will rotate either evenly or occasionally. Then line 3 will also move and fly 5 moves back and forth in the way shown by the arrows and is guided by line 6. This movement forms an additional

^•appeal for the fish having paid attention to the lure.

Fig. 3 illustrates a slightly different alternative embodiment of the same lure, especially so that the same lure is in this case used as a balance lure. Line 6 extends directly vertically and the stiff intermediate element 7 forms, together with its eye 10, a guide for wire 3. Also in this case, loop 9 formed to the stiff wire 3, big enough not to run through the loop 10, > operates as a stopper for the fly, in the way described above. In the same figure, a dashed line shows the possible position of line 6 also in the other end of the lure, whereby the fly is moving under lure 1. Otherwise, the structure and operation correspond to those described in figures l and 2.

Figures 4 and 5 show a so-called wobbler type lure operating according to this invention. Supported by a bearing, a paddle wheel 15 is attached to axle 14 in the front part of body 1 in the end 16 of which paddle wire 3 is linked to. As a continuation of line 6, the inter¬ mediate element 7 is attached to a jaw element 17 formed in the front part of the lure and at the same time formed so that the guidance of water flows activated by it makes the wheel 15 rotate continuously when the lure is drawn continuously in forward direction.

Figs. 6 and 7 show another embodiment wherein the body element 1 is formed to a S-formed spoon-bait. It in¬ cludes a similar paddle wheel as those in Figs. 4 and 5 and there is projection 18 curved in front of the wheel passageway 18 in such a way that the wheel 15 will rotate as soon as the lure is drawn through water.

Fig. 8 shows another embodiment wherein the moving part includes two flies, one in front of the lure, the other behind it. It is evident that, if desired, it is possible to join even more flies to the lure and also to use more moving parts.

In all of the embodiments described above the operating line of the fly is guided. Whenever the fly is posi¬ tioned behind the spoon-bait to be drawn it is also possible to consider that the stiff or flexible operating wire be without guidance, or only to some extent under guidance, in the body element of the lure. If, e.g., in Figs. 4 and 5 the fly were positioned behind the body element wire 3 could be guided only in the slit of the body element.

SUBSTITUTE SHEET

Claims

Claims 1. A lure comprising a body element (1) , a moving element (2; 15), supported by a bearing to the body element, made to move when the lure is moved in relation to ambient water, and a line (6) attached directly or via an intermediate element to the body, c h a r a c - t e r i z e d by that a fly (5) , a worm-hook or any similar lure at a distance from the body element (1) , is connected by movement-transferring means, as e.g. by a stiff wire (3) to said moving element (2; 15) so that the movement of the latter element also makes the lure (5) move.2. A lure according to claim 1, c h a r a c t e r ¬ i z e by that the movement-transferring means is a steelwire (3) .3. A lure according to claim 1, c h a r a c t e r ¬ i z e d by that the movement of the fly (5) is guided along the line (6) so that the stiff wire (3) or the fly (5) itself includes a loop through which the line runs.4. A lure according to any of the clamis 1 to 3, c h a r a c t e r i z e d by that the stopping of the fly is operated by an intermediate element (7) , big enough not to pass through the loop in the stiff wire (3) or in the fly (5) .5. A lure according to claim 2, one used especially as a vertical lure, c h a r a c t e r i z e d by that there a freely projecting stiff intermediate element (7) is attached to the body element (1) and in the loop of which the stiff wire (3) connected to the fly (5) is moving. 6. A lure according to claim 5, c h a r a c t e r ¬ i z e d by that in the stiff wire (3) there is a stopper (9) big enough not to pass through the loop (10) in the line (6) or in the intermediate element (7) and preventing the pull from concentrating to the moving element (2; 15) when the fly is drawn.7. A lure according to any of the above claims, c h a ¬ r a c t e r i z e d by that the moving element (2; 15) is a wheel including at least one paddle (12) that rotates the wheel during the movement of the lure in ambient water.8. A lure according to claim 7, especially one used as a drawn bait, with a paddle wheel (15) as moving element, c h a r a c t e r i z e d by that it includes a water flow guide (17; 18) formed in the body element (1) guiding the water flow asymmetrically past the wheel (15) so that the wheel is in continuous rotation.9. A lure according to claim 7 or 8, c h a r a c t ¬ e r i z e d by that the wire (3) is attached to the point of the paddle (13; 16).10. A lure according to any of the above claims, c h a r a c t e r i z e d by that the fly (5) is attached to the line (6) by an additional line (11) allowing movements of the fly (5) .SUBSTITUTE SHEET AMENDED CLAIMS[received by the International Bureau on 3 May 1993 (03.05.93) ; original claim 2 cancelled; new claim 4 added; claims 3 and 4 amended and renumbered as claims 2 and 3; other claims unchanged (2 pages) ]

1. A lure comprising a body element (1) , a moving element (2 ; 15) supported by a bearing in the body element, an auxi¬ liary small lure (5) being connected by movement- trans fer- ring means , e.g . a stiff wire (3 ) to said moving element (2 ;

15) , characterized by the following combination:

- the auxiliary small lure (5) being a fly, a worm hook or similar disposed at a substantial distance from the body element (1) , - the moving element (2 ; 15) being provided with at least one wing or paddle element (12) causing the moving element (2 ; 15) to move when the lure is moved in relation to sur¬ rounding water, and

- a line (β) or an tension (7) thereof being attached di- rectly to a non-movable integrated part of the body element

(1) .

2. A lure according to .claim 1, characterized by that the movement of the fly (5) is guided along the line (6) so that the stiff wire (3) or the fly (5) itself includes a loop through which the line runs.

3. A lure according claim 1 or 2, characterized by that stopping of the fly is effected by an intermediate element (7) , big enough not to pass through the loop in the stiff wire (3) or in the fly (5) .

4. A lure according to claim 3, characterized in that said intermediate element (7) is constituted by an extension of said line (6) , the extension being attached to the body element (1) .

5. A lure according to claim 1, used especially as a vertical lure, characterized by that a freely projecting stiff intermediate element (7) is attached to the body element (1) and in the loop of which the stiff wire (3) connected, to the fly (5) is moving.

6. A lure according to claim 5, characterized by that in the stiff wire (3) there is a stopper (9) big enough not to pass through the loop (10) in the line (6) or in the intermediate element (7) and preventing the pull from concentrating to the moving element (2; 15) when the fly is drawn.

7. A lure according to any of the above claims, charac¬ terized by that the moving element (2; 15) is a wheel including at least one paddle (12) that rotates the wheel during the movement of the lure in ambient water.

8. A lure according to claim 7, especially one used as a drawn bait, with a paddle wheel (15) as moving element, characterized by that it includes a water flow guide (17;

18) formed in the body element (1) guiding the water flow asymmetrically past the wheel (15) so that the wheel is in continuous rotation.

9. A lure according to claim 7 or 8, characterized by that the wire (3) is attached to the point of the paddle (13; 16) .

10. A lure according to any of the above claims, charac- terized that the fly (5) is attached to the line (6) by an additional line (11) allowing movements of the fly (5) .