Patent ID: 9345237
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: A01K

Claim Text:
1. A fishing lure having two quick-disconnect segments: a forebody segment, and a tail segment, said segments having dorsal, ventral and lateral sides, said two quick-disconnect segments lure consisting essentially of two co-operating artificial structures which in use mimick the form and lifelike swimming action of a living bait fish, comprising in a straightened orientation: a) a first, rigid forebody segment having a front end and a back end, and a length, along a longitudinal axis between said lateral sides, from front to back greater than a transverse width defined between said lateral sides, said forebody segment defining the front of the lure; b) a second, tail segment having a front end and a back end, and a length, along a longitudinal backbone axis between said lateral sides, from front to back greater than a transverse width defined between said lateral sides: c) said tail segment consists essentially of a solid, flexible supple body polymeric material in which said membrane is embedded, said membrane providing re-enforcement to said supple body polymeric material, and said vertical orientation of said membrane permitting lifelike action during fishing; d) said segments of said lure not being formed as, or functioning as, a bait bag; e) said tail segment and said forebody segment quick-disconnect assembly consists essentially of a cooperating engaging and locking assembly having a first, terminal element and a second, receiver element to removably connect said tail segment to said forebody segment, one of each said quick-disconnect assembly elements being formed as part of respective different ones of said forebody and tail segments, and said quick-disconnect element of said tail segment is fixedly connected to the membrane adjacent its first end, so that when said tail segment is disconnected from said forebody segment, both said elements remain fixedly connected to their said respective segments; and f) both said quick-disconnect elements may be quickly reconnected without disassembly from their respective segments, so that when said tail segment is connected to said forebody segment, the back end of said forebody segment is in contact with the front end of said tail segment with substantially no gap between said connected segments of said lure.