Patent ID: 8424235
Filing Date: 2013-04-23
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for recharging a glow-in-the-dark fishing lure, the apparatus comprising: a wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, with the inner surface defining a lure receiving cavity with a bottom and a top portion, wherein the top portion includes an inwardly extending annulus that defines an upwardly facing external opening, with the lure receiving cavity having a cross-sectional dimension and with the external opening comprising a generally cylindrically-shaped throat with a vertically oriented longitudinal axis, opposed, open ends and a cross-sectional dimension, wherein the cross-sectional dimension of the throat is smaller than the cross-sectional dimension of the cavity, and wherein the cross-sectional dimension of the throat is large enough to freely permit passage of the fishing lure therethrough as the fishing lure is positioned into and removed from said lure receiving cavity, and wherein the bottom includes a weep hole with a cross-sectional dimension, wherein the cross-sectional dimension of the weep hole is smaller than the cross-sectional dimension of the throat, and wherein the weep hole allows liquid to freely drain from the bottom of the cavity and completely out of the apparatus; and at least one light source located adjacent the cavity and positioned so as to be able to illuminate the interior of the cavity and the fishing lure positioned therein.