Fishing lure

A fishing lure for attracting fish to a fishing line. The inventive device includes a body member having a front, a back, a top, a bottom, and a pair of sides. A wing member is coupled to the body member with one of the ends of the wing member outwardly extending from one of the sides of the body member and the other end of the wing member outwardly extending from the other side of the body member. The second end of an elongate front flexible member is coupled to the front of the body member while the second end of an elongate rear member is detachably attached to the back of the body member.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
1. Field of the Invention 
The present invention relates to fishing lures and more particularly 
pertains to a new fishing lure for attracting fish to a fishing line. 
2. Description of the Prior Art 
The use of fishing lures is known in the prior art. More specifically, 
fishing lures heretofore devised and utilized are known to consist 
basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, 
notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art 
which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and 
requirements. 
Known prior art fishing lures include U.S. Pat. No. 5,303,499; U.S. Pat. 
No. 4,041,636; U.S. Pat. No. Des. 274,081; U.S. Pat. No. 4,854,072; U.S. 
Pat. No. 5,177,891; and U.S. Pat. No. 4,916,845. 
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and 
requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclose a new fishing 
lure. The inventive device includes a body member having a front, a back, 
a top, a bottom, and a pair of sides. A wing member is coupled to the body 
member with one of the ends of the wing member outwardly extending from 
one of the sides of the body member and the other end of the wing member 
outwardly extending from the other side of the body member. The second end 
of an elongate front flexible member is coupled to the front of the body 
member while the second end of an elongate rear member is detachably 
attached to the back of the body member. 
In these respects, the fishing lure according to the present invention 
substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the 
prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for 
the purpose of attracting fish to a fishing line. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of 
fishing lures now present in the prior art, the present invention provides 
a new fishing lure construction wherein the same can be utilized for 
attracting fish to a fishing line. 
The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described 
subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new fishing lure apparatus 
and method which has many of the advantages of the fishing lures mentioned 
heretofore and many novel features that result in a new fishing lure which 
is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of 
the prior art fishing lures, either alone or in any combination thereof. 
To attain this, the present invention generally comprises a body member 
having a front, a back, a top, a bottom, and a pair of sides. A wing 
member is coupled to the body member with one of the ends of the wing 
member outwardly extending from one of the sides of the body member and 
the other end of the wing member outwardly extending from the other side 
of the body member. The second end of an elongate front flexible member is 
coupled to the front of the body member while the second end of an 
elongate rear member is detachably attached to the back of the body 
member. 
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features 
of the invention in order that the detailed description hereof that 
follows may be better understood, and in order that the present 
contribution of the art may be better appreciated. There are additional 
features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which 
will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention 
in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its 
application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the 
components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the 
drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being 
practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood 
that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose 
of description and should not be regarded as limiting. 
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon 
which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the 
designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the 
several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, 
that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions 
insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present 
invention. 
Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent 
and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the 
scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar 
with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a 
cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of 
the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention 
of the application, which is measured by the claims, or is it intended to 
be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way. 
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new fishing 
lure apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the fishing 
lures mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new 
fishing lure which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or 
even implied by any of the prior art fishing lures, either alone or in any 
combination thereof. 
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new fishing lure 
which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed. 
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new fishing 
lure which is of a durable and reliable construction. 
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new fishing 
lure which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both 
materials, and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low 
prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such fishing lure 
economically available to the buying public. 
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new 
fishing lure which provides in the apparatuses and methods of the prior 
art some of the advantages thereof, while simultaneously overcoming some 
of the disadvantages normally associated therewith. 
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new fishing 
lure for attracting fish to a fishing line. 
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new fishing 
lure which includes a body member having a front, a back, a top, a bottom, 
and a pair of sides. A wing member is coupled to the body member with one 
of the ends of the wing member outwardly extending from one of the sides 
of the body member and the other end of the wing member outwardly 
extending from the other side of the body member. The second end of an 
elongate front flexible member is coupled to the front of the body member 
while the second end of an elongate rear member is detachable attached to 
the back of the body member. 
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new 
fishing lure that may be used as an attractor which is positioned in front 
of the bait on a fishing line to help draw the attention of fish 
theretowards. 
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new 
fishing lure that has a quick release end to help indicate to a user that 
a fish has been caught on the fishing line. 
These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various 
features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with 
particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this 
disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating 
advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should 
be made to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there 
are illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 8 
thereof, a new fishing lure embodying the principles and concepts of the 
present invention and generally designed by the reference numeral 10 will 
be described. 
The fishing lure 10 is designed for use in combination with a fishing line 
1 having a fixed end 2 and a free end 3 for attaching a hook and bait 
thereto. As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 8, the fishing lure 10 
generally comprises a body member 12 having a front 13, a back 14, a top 
15, a bottom 16, and a pair of sides 17,18. A wing member 26 is coupled to 
the body member 12 with one of the ends of the wing member 26 outwardly 
extending from one of the sides 17,18 of the body member 12 and the other 
end of the wing member 26 outwardly extending from the other side of the 
body member 12. The second end 36 of an elongate front flexible member 34 
is coupled to the front 13 of the body member 12 while the second end 39 
of an elongate rear member 37 is detachably attached to the back 14 of the 
body member 12. 
In closer detail, the body member 12 has a front 13, a back 14, a top 15, a 
bottom 16, and a pair of sides 17,18. Preferably, the bottom 16 of the 
body member 12 has front and back portions 20,21 with the front portion 20 
of the bottom 16 located towards the front 13 of the body member 12 and 
the back portion 21 located towards the back 14 of the body member 12. The 
front and back portions 20,21 meet at a vertex 22 which extends away from 
the top 15 of the body member 12. The height of the body member is defined 
between the top 15 and bottom 16 of the body member 12. Preferably, the 
height of the body member 12 taken at the vertex 22 is greater than the 
height taken at a point along the front portion 20 and than the height 
taken at a point along the back portion 21. 
The body member 12 also has a length defined between the front 13 and back 
14 of the body member 12 which is preferably less than about 14 inches. 
Ideally, the length of the front portion 20 of the bottom 16 of the body 
member 12 is less than about 3 inches, while the length of the back 
portion 21 of the bottom 16 of the body member 12 is ideally less than 
about 12 inches. In the preferred embodiment, the body has a thickness 
taken between the surfaces of the body member 12 of less than about 1 
inch. 
Optionally, each of the sides 17,18 of the body member 12 has an eye member 
28,29 coupled thereto which are formed to resemble an eye. The eye members 
28,29 are preferably positioned between the wing member 26 and the front 
13 of the body member 12 on their respective side 17,18. 
The elongate wing member 26 is preferably generally rectangular and has a 
pair of opposite ends, and substantially planar front 13 and back 14 
surfaces. The length of the wing member 26 extends between the ends of the 
wing member 26. The wing member 26 is coupled to the body member 12. In 
the preferred embodiment, the wing member 26 is inserted into a slot 24 in 
the top 15 of the body member 12. The slot 24 extends through the sides 
17,18 of the body member 12. Ideally, the bottom of the slot 24 is 
extended towards the back portion 21 of the bottom 16 of the body member 
12 so that the depth of the slot 24 extends at an oblique angle with 
respect to the top 15 of the body member 12. The wing member 26 is 
inserted into the slot 24 such that one of the ends of the wing member 26 
outwardly extends from one of the sides of the body member while the other 
end of the wing member 26 outwardly extends from the other side of the 
body member. Preferably, the length of the wing member 26 is extended 
substantially perpendicular to the body member 12. 
A first block 30 is fixedly coupled to the fishing line 1. Similarly, a 
second block 31 is also fixedly coupled to the fishing line 1. The second 
block 31 is spaced apart from the first block 30 on the fishing line 1 so 
that the second block 31 is interposed between the first block 30 and the 
free end 3 of the fishing line 1. Optionally, a third block 32 is coupled 
to the fishing line 1 between the second block 31 and the free end 3 of 
the fishing line 1. 
An elongate front flexible member 34 has first and second ends 35,36 and a 
length defined therebetween. The first end 35 of the front flexible member 
34 is slidably coupled to the fishing line 1. The first end 35 of the 
front flexible member 34 is positioned between the fixed end 2 of the 
fishing line 1 and the first block 30. The second end 36 of the front 
flexible member 34 is coupled to the front 13 of the body member 12 
preferably by looping through the end 36 through a bore 25 extending 
through the sides 17,18 of the body member 12. 
The lure 10 also preferably includes an elongate rear member 37 having 
first and second ends 38,39 and a length defined therebetween. The first 
end of the rear member 37 is slidably coupled to the fishing line 1 so 
that the first end 38 of the rear member 37 is positioned between the 
second block 31 and the free end 3 of the fishing line 1, ideally between 
the second and third block 31,32. The second end 39 of the rear member 37 
is detachably attached to the back 14 of the body member 12 preferably by 
looping a flexible band (such as a rubber band) around the body member 12. 
A lure length is defined by the sum of the length of the front flexible 
member 34, the length of the body member 12, and the length of the rear 
member 37 (i.e.: the length between the first end of the front flexible 
member 34 and the first end of the rear member 37 when they are fully 
extended from the body member 12). In use, the length of the fishing line 
1 between the first block 30 and the second block 31 is preferably less 
than the lure length. 
In use, as illustrated in FIGS. 7 and 8, the fishing lure is placed in a 
body of water with the flexible members 34,37 attached to the body member. 
The first end of the rear member 37 is slidable towards the second block 
31 when the free end 3 of the fishing line 1 is pulled (for example, by a 
fish) away from the fixed end 2 of the fishing line 1 such that further 
pulling of the free end 3 of the fishing line 1 when the first end of the 
rear member 37 abuts the second block 31 detaches the second end of the 
rear member 37 from the back 14 of the body member 12. The back of the 
body member 12 is now free such that the body member 12 may rise to the 
surface of the water when the fish is pulling on the free end of the 
fishing line. 
As to a further discussion of the manner of usage and operation of the 
present invention, the same should be apparent from the above description. 
Accordingly, no further discussion relating to the manner of usage and 
operation will be provided. 
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the 
optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to 
include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of 
operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to 
one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those 
illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are 
intended to be encompassed by the present invention. 
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the 
principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and 
changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired 
to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and 
described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may 
be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.