FISH LURE
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1. A fish lure comprising a flattened body comprising a thermo-formable material having a transition temperature in the range of 30°
- C. to 100°
C. wherein the material is malleable at the transition temperature and holds its shape at temperatures below the transition temperature.
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Abstract
A fishing lure is made of a heat-moldable material. A person can warm the lure and then form the lure to have a desired shape. The lure holds its shape after it has cooled. In some embodiments material of the lure body is transparent and the lure includes a sheet of graphics which can be seen when the lure body is observed.
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1. A fish lure comprising a flattened body comprising a thermo-formable material having a transition temperature in the range of 30°
- C. to 100°
C. wherein the material is malleable at the transition temperature and holds its shape at temperatures below the transition temperature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- C. to 100°
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15. A method for preparing a fish lure for use, the method comprising:
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warming a body of the fish lure to a temperature above a transition temperature at which the body of the fish lure becomes malleable; shaping the body of the fish lure by hand to have a desired configuration while the body remains above the transition temperature; and
,cooling the body of the fish lure to a temperature below the transition temperature such that the body retains the desired configuration. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for making a fish lure comprising:
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providing first and second labels having front sides bearing indicia and rear sides, the first and second labels having shapes that are mirror images of one another; forming a layer of a self-leveling curable flowable material onto each of the labels and allowing the flowable material to form a domed shape on each of the labels; allowing the layers of flowable material to cure to provide a layer of thermo-formable transparent material on each of the labels, the thermo-formable material characterized by a transition temperature in the range of 30°
C. to 100°
C. above which the thermo-formable material is malleable; and
,adhering the backs of the labels to one another.
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