Patent ID: 6711847
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A protective plastic shell for a barbed fishing lure comprisinga semi-tubularly configured body comprising laterally opposing first and second ridges disposed to extend substantially along the entirety of its longitudinal aspect and enclosed longitudinally disposed ends; an enclamping lid comprising first and second laterally opposing edges, wherein the first edge is disposed by hinged connection to the semi-tubularly configured body's first ridge; open longitudinally disposed ends; an enclamping lip disposed upon and substantially along the entirety of the lid's second edge; a pop-shut compression node longitudinally disposed upon the lid's exterior proximate its second edge; and one or more pop-open compression nodes otherwise so disposed but distal the lid's second edge; the semi-tubularly configured body further comprising an encompassing notch disposed at each end thereof, such that upon forming an enclosure by reason of mutual enclampment of the lid and semi-tubularly configured body along an enclampment sector, a caddying tunnel is longitudinally disposed proximate the lid wherein the protective shell may be axially connected to a fishing rod; and longitudinally opposing notch shoulders disposed upwards along the sides of each encompassing notch; the disposition, configuration and composition of the lid and semi-tubularly configured body being such that upon an operator's depression of the pop-shut node, the lid's second edge is flexed inward to co-engage the second ridge of the semi-tubularly configured body and upon the operator's depression of a pop-open node, is flexed outward to effect release thereof.