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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 1992
Filed:
Jun. 14, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gary Salminen, Mesa, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
43 4205 ; 43 4208 ; 43 4236 ;
Abstract
A fishing lure in which the hook and body separate when a strike occurs. A body has a slot extending therethrough with a shoulder located along the slot. The hook has an elongate shank with a projection therein which normally engages the shoulder but upon a strike allows the body and hook to separate with the body sliding up the line. In another embodiment, the lure body defines an internal slot or cavity which houses a hook frame having opposite arms which releasably engage the slot and release the body when a fish is caught. The hook frame may be a solid element or comprise opposite spring-like arms.