FISHING LURES

• US 3,631,625 A
• Filed: 10/03/1969
• Issued: 01/04/1972
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/1969
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Charles S. Castner
• Original Assignee: Charles S. Castner
• Inventors: Castner, Charles S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Koren, Samuel
• Assistant Examiner(s): Leach, Daniel J.
• Application Number:
  US04/863,602
• Time in Patent Office: 823 Days
• Field of Search: 43/42.33 350/157,158,159 40/13A
• US Class Current: 43/42.33
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 85/16 with other than flat, or substantially flat, undulating bodies, e.g. plugs

Abstract

A fishing lure is provided having a body of clear cast plastic or clear, flexible and resilient latex surrounding a central birefringent film having crossed polarizing films on the opposite sides thereof. The lure may be in the shape of a minnow, frog or similar natural object or in the form of a spinner.

Claims

1. A fishing lure comprising a clear transparent solid body sealingly enclosing side by side a birefringent film and a polarizing film therein.

2. A fishing lure as claimed in claim 1 wherein the said birefringent film has crossed polarizing films on each side thereof extending lengthwise of the body.

3. A fishing lure as claimed in claim 1 in the form of a minnow wherein the said birefringent film has crossed polarizing films on each side thereof extending lengthwise of the body, centrally thereof.

4. A fishing lure as claimed in claim 3 wherein each of the polarizing films is made up of separate pieces of polarizing film side by side at different angles of polarization.

5. A fishing lure as claimed in claim 3 wherein each of the polarizing films has parts with random orientation of polarizing angles.

6. A fishing lure as claimed in claim 1 in the form of a spinner wherein the said birefringent film has crossed polarizing films on each side thereof extending lengthwise of the body, centrally thereof.