Lure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12543717-B2
Application number	US-202217745167-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 16, 2022
Priority date	Jun 1, 2021
Publication date	Feb 10, 2026
Grant date	Feb 10, 2026

Abstract

A lure for fishing includes a hollow body including a first body having a first bonding surface and a second body having a second bonding surface bonded to the first bonding surface, a wire having an eye to which a line or a hook is configured to be connected, and integrally incorporated into the body, and a buffer member between the body and the wire. The wire is sandwiched between the first body and the second body with the buffer member interposed therebetween such that the eye is exposed to outside of the body, and is configured to move relative to the buffer member. The buffer member is in contact with both the first body and the second body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A lure for fishing, comprising:
a hollow body including a first body having a first bonding surface and a second body having a second bonding surface bonded to the first bonding surface, the body extending in a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction, the body having a length in the longitudinal direction which is longer than a width of the body in the lateral direction; a wire having an eye to which a line or a hook is configured to be connected, and being integrally incorporated into the body; and an independent buffer member between the body and the wire, the wire being sandwiched between the first body and the second body with the buffer member interposed therebetween such that the eye is exposed to outside of the body, and is configured to move relative to the buffer member, and the buffer member in contact with both the first body and the second body, the buffer member having a first buffer portion and a second buffer portion facing each other across the wire, the wire arranged between the first buffer portion and the second buffer portion, and configured to bend at least in a vertical direction relative to the buffer member within a space between the first buffer portion and the second buffer portion, and the buffer member being an independent structural element formed from a material that is softer than a material of the body.

2 . The lure according to claim 1 , wherein
the buffer member has a connecting portion connecting the first buffer portion and the second buffer portion, and the wire is disposed in the space surrounded by the first buffer portion, the second buffer portion, and the connecting portion.

3 . The lure according to claim 1 , wherein
the body includes at least one external communication hole surrounding at least a portion of the buffer member and exposing the eye to the outside from an interior of the body, a first contacted surface facing the first buffer portion and a second contacted surface facing the second buffer portion are disposed on an inner surface of the at least one external communication hole, a first contact surface contacts the first contacted surface and is formed on an outer surface of the first buffer portion, and a second contact surface contacts the second contacted surface and is formed on an outer surface of the second buffer portion.

4 . The lure 1 according to claim 1 , wherein
the body has a head portion, an abdominal portion, and a tail portion, and
the buffer member is disposed in the tail portion.

5 . The lure according to claim 4 , wherein
the wire is sandwiched between the first body and the second body such that the wire is disposed from the head portion to the tail portion via the abdominal portion.

6 . The lure according to claim 1 , wherein
the buffer member is fixed to the body.

7 . The lure according to claim 1 , wherein
a swinging part is disposed inside the body and is movably attached to the body and has a reflector configured to reflect light from the outside, and the body is configured such that light reflected from the reflector is capable of being seen from the outside.

8 . The lure according to claim 7 , wherein
the swinging part is attached to the body via an elastic member and is configured to vibrate with respect to the body.

9 . The lure according to claim 1 , further including
a weight portion disposed inside the body and being movable relative to the body, and a biasing member configured to elastically deform as the weight portion moves and to bias the weight portion by elastic restoring deformation, and the weight portion is configured to move so as to elastically deform the biasing member at least at a time of casting.

10 . The lure according to claim 1 , wherein the wire is configured to bend in the lateral direction relative to the buffer member within the space between the first buffer portion and the second buffer portion.

Assignees

• Shimano Kk

Inventors

• Kawasaki Tatsurou

Classifications

• A01K85/16 Primary

  with other than flat, or substantially flat, undulating bodies, e.g. plugs · CPC title

• A01K85/1847 Primary

  Hollow bodies · CPC title

• A01K85/1837

  weighted · CPC title

• A01K85/1867

  characterised by the line attachments · CPC title

• A01K85/1851 Primary

  with hook and line connections extending through or along the body · CPC title