Modular fishing lure

• US 20060032109A1
• Filed: 08/13/2004
• Published: 02/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/13/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: John Anthony Chiodo
• Original Assignee: John Anthony Chiodo
• Inventors: Chiodo, John Anthony
• Application Number:
  US10/917,946
• Publication Number:
  US 20060032109A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 43/42.90
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 85/16 with other than flat, or substantially flat, undulating bodies, e.g. plugs

Abstract

The need for having multiple fishing lures, each with a separate visual characteristic such as pattern, color or colors, is reduced by providing a fishing lure with a selectively removable insert to permit another insert having a different visual characteristic to be substituted. An inner body is disposed within an outer body to form an insert chamber to receive a selectively removable insert. The color, colors or pattern of a fishing lure may be changed by substituting one insert with another. Additionally, the lure may also permit a skirts may be selectively removable to

Claims

1. A fishing lure, comprising:

a substantially transparent outer body having an annular sleeve portion extending from a base portion;

an inner body, slidably disposed within said outer body cooperating to form a face on a distal surface of the lure, said inner body having exterior walls that substantially conform to inner walls of said outer body, to form at least one insert cavity having an opening in said face and extending longitudinally between said inner body and outer body for receiving at least one insert; and

at least one insert having a visual characteristic, said insert disposed within said insert cavity, said insert being selectively removable to permit said insert to be changed to another insert having a different visual characteristic, whereby the appearance of said fishing lure may be changed.

2. The fishing lure of claim 1, further comprising a longitudinally disposed positioning feature for rotationally aligning said outer body and said inner body.

3. The fishing lure of claim 1, wherein said inner body has a cavity therein to permit a fishing line to pass therethrough.

4. The fishing lure of claim 1, further comprising an annular projection extending from said outer body, said projection disposed adjacent to said base portion of said outer body to retain a skirt, whereby said skirt is selectively removable to permit the skirt to be changed.

5. The fishing lure of claim 1, further comprising a least one scallop formed within said sleeve portion of said outer body, said scallop disposed at a distal end of said outer body from said base portion to provide access to said insert cavity through an exterior wall of said outer body to permit selective replacement of said insert.

6. The fishing lure of claim 1, whereby the visual characteristic of said insert is selected from the group consisting of one color, multiple colors, and a pattern.

7. A fishing lure kit to form a selectively changeable fishing lure, comprising:

at least one substantially transparent outer body having an annular sleeve portion extending from a base portion;

at least one an inner body, slidably disposed within said outer body cooperating to form a face on a distal surface of the lure, said inner body having exterior walls that substantially conform to inner walls of said outer body, to form at least one insert cavity having an opening in said face and extending longitudinally between said inner body and outer body for receiving at least one insert; and

a plurality of inserts having a variety of visual characteristics, said inserts capable of being disposed within said insert cavity, said inserts being selectively removable to permit one of the plurality of said inserts to be interchanged for another one of the plurality of said inserts having a different visual characteristic, whereby the appearance of said fishing lure may be changed.

8. The fishing lure kit of claim 7, further comprising a longitudinally disposed positioning feature for rotationally aligning said outer body and said inner body.

9. The fishing lure kit of claim 7, wherein said inner body has a cavity therein to permit a fishing line to pass therethrough.

10. The fishing lure kit of claim 7, further comprising a plurality of skirts, each of said skirts having a different visual characteristic;

and an annular projection extending from said outer body, said projection disposed adjacent to said base portion of said outer body to permit one of said plurality of skirts to be retained, whereby one of said plurality of said skirts may be interchanged for another one of the plurality of said skirts having a different visual characteristic.

11. The fishing lure kit of claim 7, further comprising a least one scallop formed within said sleeve portion of said outer body, said scallop disposed at a distal end of said outer body from said base portion to provide access to said insert cavity through an exterior wall of said outer body to permit selective replacement of said insert.

12. The fishing lure kit of claim 7, whereby the visual characteristic of the plurality of said inserts is selected from the group consisting of one color, multiple colors, and a pattern.