Patent ID: 7032344
Filing Date: 2006-04-25
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A fishing lure apparatus comprising: a skirt of a thin flat resilient material having a hub through which a fishing line passes to define a direction of advancement of the lure through the water when in use, said skirt including a plurality of circumferentially spaced, resilient primary legs each defining an area and extending radially outwardly from said hub and said line generally in a common plane when the skirt is at rest, each of said primary legs presenting an outer end, said primary legs comprising circumferentially-spaced groups of secondary, substantially parallel legs, each of said secondary legs being smaller than the primary legs in a single dimension, said secondary legs comprising each group of secondary legs being disposed in side-by-side relationship to define the entire area of said corresponding primary legs, each of said groups of secondary legs presenting a corresponding primary leg and including free strips of said resilient material having inner ends joined together exclusively at said hub, said strips of each group extending from said hub in side-by-side relationship and having free ends that define said outer end of the respective primary leg, the outer ends of the primary legs defining the perimeter of the skirt whereby the primary legs exhibit first order movements and the secondary legs exhibit second order movements in response to force applied to said hub by said line when the lure is in use.