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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 1981
Filed:
Jun. 15, 1979
Brian F Smith, Sidney, BC, CA;
Other;
Abstract
An artificial bait of the type of a hollow, transparent body having a front, blunt portion, wherein the front or head portion of the bait is of a color distinct from that of the rest of the bait. The main body color of the bait is provided by a sheet-like insert in the body extending from the rear end to a point spaced from the end wall of the head portion. The front end wall is preferably concave and is provided with a paint layer, preferably applied to the exterior. Since both the front wall and the rest of the body is moulded from a transparent plastics material, the color of the paint applied to the front wall is also displayed at the side wall of the body. Accordingly, the color of the front portion, preferably red, is visible not only in front view but also at virtually any angle of viewing of the bait, except the exact rear view. The combination of an insert that is shorter then the entire length of the interior of the bait facilitaties the assembly of the bait, while application of the paint only in a concave, blunt front wall further reduces the manufacturing cost. The concave shape of the front surface of the head portion of the bait protects the exterior paint layer from extreme wear.