JP3723778B2 - Lure - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a lure, and more particularly to an improved rattling lure that generates sound from a body.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A lure is used as a fake bait when fishing fish, but there are various types of lures. The body is hollow and a plurality of metal balls are placed inside it. Lures that roll and collide with each other to produce sound are also well known. Such a lure that generates sound is particularly called a “latling lure”, and a ball that can be put into the hollow portion of the body is called a “rattle ball”.
[0003]
The currently known rattling lure has a plurality of metal balls placed in the hollow part of the body without any restriction within the restricted space in the hollow part, in other words, each of them can be freely moved. Yes. As a result, when the body moves, the rattle balls in the hollow portion freely move, and as a result, the rattle balls collide with each other or the rattle balls and the body collide with each other to generate sound.
[0004]
For example, when a rattle ball hits the lure in the water, the fish shows interest in the sound and approaches the lure. Then, the lure body is mistaken for bait and the hook attached to the biting body is swallowed, and the hook is caught on the mouth of the fish.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional rattling lure as described above, a plurality of metal balls are freely movably accommodated in the hollow portion of the body, and the metal balls rolling exclusively on the inner wall of the body emit sound by collision with each other. Therefore, the sound quality is not transparent (clear sound) and the tone is limited.
[0006]
In particular, the reason why the sound quality is not transparent is that after the metal balls collide with each other and generate sound, the metal balls usually remain in contact with each other, or the metal balls are in contact with the inner wall of the body. This is because the metal ball, which is a factor that generates sound, does not continue to vibrate because it often remains in contact. Of course, some fish have a strong interest in such sounds, so a lure with such a structure is also necessary.
[0007]
However, because some fish are more interested in clearer sound quality or other timbres than the sound emitted from the conventional rattling lure described above, the development of lures targeting such fish was expected. .
[0008]
In view of the conventional circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a lure capable of producing a sound with a clearer sound quality and other tones than the sound emitted from the conventional rattling lure described above. is there.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention relates to a lure and is configured as follows to solve the above-described technical problem. That is, according to the present invention, in a lure including at least one rattle ball that generates sound in a hollow portion formed in a body, the rattle ball is supported in a floating state in the hollow portion of the body, and the rattle ball is caused by shaking of the body. Is caused to collide with the inner wall surface of the hollow portion to generate sound or to generate sound from the rattle ball itself. In such a configuration, the shape of the rattle ball is not particularly limited, and various shapes such as a circular or elliptical sphere or a thick circular disk can be used.
[0010]
Further, the means for supporting the rattle ball in a floating state in the hollow portion is constituted by a support member that supports the body so as to be swingable. In this case, a coil spring can be used as the support member, one end of the coil spring is connected to the inner wall of the hollow portion, and the rattle ball is attached to the other end of the coil spring.
[0011]
As an example of arrangement of the coil spring in the hollow portion, when the body is located in the water, it is hung mainly from the portion located on the upper surface, that is, on the water surface side in a normal posture considering the mounting position of the line, or On the contrary, it is conceivable to start up from a portion located mainly on the lower side, that is, on the water bottom side, or to be arranged so as to protrude from the inner wall side surface of the hollow portion.
[0012]
Furthermore, the support member can be composed of a rigid rod-like body suspended from the inner wall of the hollow portion of the body. In this case, one end of this rod-like body may be attached to the inner wall of the hollow portion so as to be swingable. At this time, the rattle ball is attached to the other end of the rod-shaped body. As a means for attaching the rigid rod-like body to the inner wall of the hollow portion of the body so as to be swingable, a method of connecting the ring attached to the inner wall of the hollow portion and the ring formed at one end of the rod-like body so that they can freely move each other. Is mentioned.
[0013]
In this case, when connecting the ring provided on the inner wall of the hollow part and the ring formed at one end of the rod-like body, a small ring may be connected and interposed so as to be freely movable with respect to each other. Moreover, as a supporting member, the flexible linear member suspended from the hollow part inner wall of the body can be used. Examples of the flexible linear member include a string, but the material is not a problem as long as it is flexible.
[0014]
Furthermore, as a mode in which the rattle ball is suspended by the linear member, the rattle ball is attached to an intermediate portion of the linear member, and each end of the linear member is connected to a portion where the position of the inner wall of the hollow portion is different. can do. That is, a typical example is a mode in which a rattle ball is suspended in a hollow portion by a coil spring loosely stretched in a V shape. At this time, the V-shaped opening angle is not a problem.
[0015]
Moreover, a support member can be comprised by two linear members, and the end of each linear member can also be attached and supported to a rattle ball. In this case, both of the two linear members can be constituted by a flexible string or a coil spring, or one can be constituted by a flexible string and the other can be constituted by a coil spring.
[0016]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the lure of the present invention will be described in more detail with respect to the embodiment shown in the drawings. 1 and 2 show a lure 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The lure 10 basically includes a body 11 made of plastic, aluminum or the like.
[0017]
The shape of the body 11 is generally manufactured to resemble the shape of a small fish. In this embodiment, as is apparent from FIGS. 1 and 2, the entire body 11 is formed at one end in the longitudinal direction of the rugby ball. It has a shape in which a half on one side is cut obliquely with respect to the longitudinal central axis 12 with respect to the longitudinal central axis 12 passing through the bisected positions of the width and the overall height.
[0018]
1 and 2 show the posture of the body 11 determined by the line when the lure 10 is suspended by the line. In such a posture, the longitudinal center axis 12 of the body 11 is positioned almost horizontally and the cut portion (hereinafter referred to as the flat portion 11a) described above faces obliquely upward.
[0019]
An eyelet 13 is attached to the flat portion 11a, and an end of a line 14 is attached to the eyelet 13 according to a standard method. 2 and 2, two eyelets 15 are provided along the longitudinal axis 12 at intervals in the lower portion of the body 11, and each of these eyelets 15. A hook 17 is connected to the first through a split ring 16.
[0020]
The inside of the body 11 is a hollow portion 18, and a rattle ball 19 that generates sound is disposed in the hollow portion 18. The rattle ball 19 has a disk shape, and the circular surface of the rattle ball 19 has a shape bulging somewhat outward. Such a rattle ball 19 can be formed of metal, synthetic resin, ceramics, or other relatively hard material.
[0021]
In that case, what is important is that the rattle ball 19 be made of a material that generates sound when it collides with the inner wall of the hollow portion 18. However, since this is also related to the material of the body 11, it is preferable to select both materials from this viewpoint. Therefore, such a rattle ball 19 is supported in a floating state in the hollow portion 18 of the body 11, and the rattle ball 19 collides with the inner wall surface of the hollow portion 18 due to the shaking of the body 11 to generate sound. ing.
[0022]
Specifically, two coil springs 20 are used as support members for supporting the rattle ball 19 in a floating state in the hollow portion 18, and one end of each of the coil springs 20 is a longitudinal center axis of the body 11. 12 is connected to a substantially symmetrical position on the circumferential surface that is substantially parallel to the center of the rattle ball 19 and intersects the center line along the circular surface.
[0023]
One end of two coil springs 20 each having one end connected to the rattle ball 19 is connected to the inner surface of the cut portion 11a. The other end of the other coil spring 20 is on the upper side of the hollow portion 18 at the end opposite to the cut portion 11a along the longitudinal central axis 12 of the body 11 (above the longitudinal central axis 12). Connected to the inner wall.
[0024]
As described above, the rattle ball 19 has two coil springs by connecting one end of each of the two coil springs 20 to the peripheral surface and connecting the other end to a different upper position of the inner wall of the hollow portion 18. 20 is suspended in the hollow part 18 by arrange | positioning in a substantially V shape.
[0025]
As a result, when the body 11 is shaken when the lure 10 is located in the water or pulled through the flow of water or the line 14, the shake is propagated as vibration to the two coil springs 20. Then, the rattle ball 19 is moved in the horizontal direction, that is, in the front and back direction of the display surface as viewed in FIG. As a result, the rattle ball 19 repeatedly collides with the opposing inner wall surface in the hollow portion 18 to generate sound.
[0026]
At that time, the rattle ball 19 is floated by the two coil springs 20, in other words, suspended, so that when it collides with the inner wall surface of the hollow portion 18, the action force of the coil spring is immediately separated, and this repetition, that is, the body The movement is like hitting the inner wall of 11. Therefore, it is possible to produce a tone different from the above-mentioned conventional lure by the same principle as that of hitting a drum or hitting a bell, and the tone quality becomes clearer.
[0027]
In addition, on the opposing wall surface portion where the rattle ball 19 moves in the front and back direction of the display surface as viewed in FIG. 1 and collides with the inner wall surface of the hollow portion 18, a protruding portion 21 (see FIG. 2) protruding inside the hollow portion 18. Is formed. By forming such a protrusion 21, a clearer sound can be generated, and at the same time, the rattle ball 19 and the inner wall surface collision expected portion of the hollow portion 18 can be changed without changing the size of the body 11. The distance can be designed easily, and as a result, even a slight movement of the rattle ball 19 can collide with the inner wall surface of the hollow portion 18.
[0028]
In the lure 10 of the above-described embodiment, the two coil springs 20 are used as a support member for supporting the rattle ball 19 in a floating state, but the rattle ball may be attached to an intermediate portion of one coil spring. It is not necessarily a coil spring and may be a flexible linear member such as a string, or such a string may be used on one side and a coil spring on the other.
[0029]
As apparent from the lure 10 of the above-described embodiment, the rattle ball 19 is suspended by two coil springs 20 as support means capable of swinging with respect to the body 11 so as to support the rattle ball 19 in a floating state in the hollow portion 18. However, as another example, the rattle ball 19 may be suspended from the upper part of the hollow portion 18 by a single coil spring 20. This example is shown in FIG. 3 as a luer 25 according to another embodiment of the present invention.
[0030]
In the lure 25 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the length of the coil spring 20 is set such that the rattle ball 19 is positioned substantially at the center of the hollow portion 18. Such a structure can not only obtain the same effect as the lure 10 of the above-described embodiment, but also the rattle ball 19 easily moves in all directions according to the shaking of the body 11 in the lure 25 of this embodiment. be able to.
[0031]
Therefore, if projections 26 projecting from the inner wall surface are provided at least on the left and right sides and the lower side as seen in FIG. 3 near the periphery of the rattle ball 19, the body 11 can cope with shaking in all directions. The effect that sound can be generated can be obtained. In the lure 25 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the same reference numerals are given to the same or corresponding components as the luer 10 of the embodiment shown in FIGS. Omitted.
[0032]
As a modification of the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, a flexible linear member (not shown) such as a string may be used instead of the coil spring 20. Further, as a modification of the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, a rigid rod-like body 28 as shown in FIG. 4 may be used in place of the coil spring 20, and in that case, it is attached to the upper part of the inner wall of the hollow portion 18. The ring 27 and the ring 28a formed at one end of the rod-like body 28 are connected to each other through a small ring 29 so that they can move freely.
[0033]
In addition, the ring 27 provided on the inner wall upper portion of the hollow portion 18 and the ring 28a formed at one end of the rod-shaped body 28 may be directly connected. In the case of such a structure, the rattle ball 19 hardly moves in the vertical direction as seen in FIG. 3, but collides with the inner wall surface including the protrusion in the hollow portion 18 by movement in the other direction. be able to.
[0034]
Further, as a modification of the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the coil spring 20 is not hung from the upper part in the hollow part 18 of the body 11, for example, is installed so as to rise from the lower part, and the rattle ball 19 is placed at the upper end. The coil spring 20 may be attached so as to protrude from the left and right inner wall surfaces of the body 11 in the horizontal direction, and the rattle ball 19 may be attached to and supported by the tip of the coil spring 20.
[0035]
In each of the above-described embodiments and modifications, the rattle ball 19 is a solid ball. However, the present invention is not limited to such a rattle ball. It may be something like a so-called “bell”, which is cracked by a cut formed in a specific manner.
[0036]
When such a rattle ball is used, even if the rattle ball does not collide with the inner wall surface of the hollow part of the body, only the vibration from the coil spring is propagated and itself generates sound, and the rattle ball is supported in a floating state. The sound is very clear and crisp.
[0037]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the lure of the present invention, the rattle ball is supported in a floating state in the hollow portion of the body, and the rattle ball is caused to collide with the inner wall surface of the hollow portion by the shaking of the body so as to generate sound. Therefore, it is possible to produce a timbre different from the sound emitted from the conventional rattling lure, and the sound quality becomes clearer. As a result, it can be adapted to another target fish. In addition, even when the rattle ball does not collide with the inner wall surface of the hollow part of the body, the vibration from the support member that supports the body so as to be able to swing is only propagated to generate sound itself, and the rattle ball is in a floating state. The sound is very clear and clear because it is supported.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view showing a lure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a cross-sectional view showing the lure shown in FIG. 1 cut along line 2-2. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a front view similar to FIG. 1 showing a partially cutaway lure according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a front view partially showing a mounting structure to a body when a rigid rod-like body is used as a support member in a lure according to still another embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Luer | lure 11 of one Embodiment Body 11a Flat part 12 Body longitudinal direction center axis 13 Eyelet 14 for line connection Lines 15 and 16 Eyelet 17 for hook connection Hook 18 Hollow part 19 Rattle ball 20 Coil spring 21 Projection part 25, etc. Luer 26 according to the embodiment Projection 27 Ring 28 Rigid rod 28a Ring 29 Ring

Claims (6)

In a lure comprising at least one rattle ball that generates sound in a hollow portion formed inside the body,
The rattle ball is supported in a floating state in the hollow portion of the body, and the rattle ball collides with the inner wall surface of the hollow portion due to the shaking of the body to generate sound, or sound from the rattle ball itself. A lure characterized in that the means for generating and supporting the rattle ball in a floating state in the hollow portion is composed of a support member that supports the body so as to be swingable . The lure according to claim 1 , wherein the support member is a coil spring, one end of the coil spring is connected to an inner wall of the hollow portion, and the rattle ball is attached to the other end of the coil spring. The support member is a rigid rod-like body suspended from the inner wall of the hollow portion of the body, one end of the rod-like body is swingably attached to the inner wall of the hollow portion, and the rattle ball is the other end of the rod-like body lure according to claim 1 which is attached to. The lure according to claim 1 , wherein the support member is a flexible linear member that is suspended from the inner wall of the hollow portion of the body. The lure according to claim 1 , wherein the rattle ball is attached to an intermediate portion of the linear member, and each end portion of the linear member is connected to a portion having a different position on the inner wall of the hollow portion. The support member is composed of two linear members, one end of each linear member is attached to the rattle ball, and both the linear members are composed of flexible strings or coil springs, or one of them The lure according to claim 5 , wherein the lure is constituted by the flexible string and the other is constituted by the coil spring.

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