Patent ID: 6718684
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A fishing lure, comprising:(a) a lure body having a longitudinal axis, a front end, rear end, upper surface and lower surface; (b) means for attachment of a fishing line provided at the front end of the lure body; (c) one or more fish hooks attached to the lure body; (d) one or more weights mounted along the lower surface of the lure body; (e) a releasable weight mounting means for retaining the one or more weights along the lower surface of the lure body, wherein the one or more weights are movable along the mounting means to shift a center of gravity of the lure body toward the front end or the rear end, and wherein the releasable mounting means is at least partially detachable from the lure body to release the one or more weights from the lower surface of the lure body; wherein the lower surface of the lure body is provided with an open channel inside which the one or more weights are at least partially received, the open channel having a first end and a second end and extending longitudinally between the front and rear ends of the lure body, wherein the mounting means extends longitudinally between the first and second ends of the open channel; wherein the mounting means comprises a mounting wire having first and second ends, the first end being releasably received in an aperture in the first end of the open channel, and the second end being resiliently secured to the second end of the open channel; wherein the second end of the open channel is provided with spring means which bias the mounting means toward the first end of the channel, and wherein longitudinal movement of the mounting means against the bias of the spring means by a sufficient amount releases the first end of the mounting means from the aperture in the first end of the open channel; and wherein the second end of the open channel is provided with a compartment in which the second end of the mounting member is movable by a limited amount, the compartment containing a longitudinally biased coil spring which engages the second end of the mounting means.