FISHING LURE

• US 3,763,588 A
• Filed: 09/09/1971
• Issued: 10/09/1973
• Est. Priority Date: 09/09/1971
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Robert D. Foster
• Original Assignee: Robert D. Foster
• Inventors: Foster, Robert D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kinsey, Russell R.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Leach, Daniel J.
• Application Number:
  US05/179,027
• Time in Patent Office: 761 Days
• Field of Search: 43/42.33,42,4,1 73/343R,343B,353,374,292
• US Class Current: 43/4
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 85/00 Artificial bait for fishing
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 85/16 with other than flat, or substantially flat, undulating bodies, e.g. plugs

Abstract

A fishing lure having a body portion constructed predominantly of a transparent synthetic resin material, and having embedded in the material, a capillary thermometer. A bulb portion of the thermometer is disposed adjacent a relatively thin terminal portion of the lure and the longitudinal axis of the thermometer extends along a portion of the length of the lure. The transparent plastic body of the lure has a coating material disposed over a substantial portion of the body, and arranged and configured to impart a natural bait appearance to the lure. Hook hanger eyes are attached to the synthetic resin body, and the body may be provided with a diving plane thereon.

Claims

1. A fishing lure comprising:

a temperature registering thermometer including a bulb portion and an elongated capillary tube portion;

a lure body completely enclosing and surrounding said temperature registering thermometer, said lure body being shaped to resemble a natural minnow and tapering to a relatively thin dimension adjacent one end thereof, said thermometer having said bulb portion positioned adjacent said one end of said lure body for temperature response to water through which said lure moves;

indicator means within said lure body and adjacent said capillary tube for indicating a specific preselected temperature registered by said thermometer;

indicia on said body imparting a natural fish appearance to said body without obscuring visibility of said thermometer from outside said body;

hook hangers secured to one side of said lure body; and

an eye for attachment of a fishing line secured to one end of said lure body.

2. A fishing lure as define in claim 1 wherein said lure body has a nose portion, a tail portion, an upper edge and a lower edge;

and said thermometer includes a bulb portion and an elongated capillary tube, said bulb portion being positioned in the nose portion of said body adjacent the upper edge thereof and forming a simulated fish eye in said body.

3. A fishing lure as defined in claim 2 wherein said capillary tube extends along a longitudinal central axis of said body, which axis extends between the forwardmost portion of the lure and the rearmost portion of the body.

4. A fishing lure as defined in claim 1 wherein said lure body is a transparent molded synthetic resin body and said indicia is paint applied over at least one side of said lure body.