Illuminated fishing lure
First Claim
1. A fish lure, comprisinga body,a pulse generator hermetically sealed within said body,said pulse generator including a non-magnetic tube closed at both ends, a coil of insulated, conductive wire wound on an intermediate section of said tube, and an elongated, axially polarized, permanent magnet slidably disposed in said tube,an electric lamp mounted to said body in a position to be visible from the exterior of said bodyconductive means electrically connecting said lamp across said coil, andmeans for attaching a fishing line to said body so that a longitudinal jerk of said line causes said magnet to move through said coil to generate a pulse of current which causes said lamp to emit a flash of light.
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Abstract
One or more LEDs are connected across an induction coil wound on a tube slidably carrying an axially polarized permanent magnet, the tube being closed at both ends so that axial reciprocation of the tube causes the magnet to move back and forth through the coil and energize the LEDs.
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6 Claims
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1. A fish lure, comprising
a body, a pulse generator hermetically sealed within said body, said pulse generator including a non-magnetic tube closed at both ends, a coil of insulated, conductive wire wound on an intermediate section of said tube, and an elongated, axially polarized, permanent magnet slidably disposed in said tube, an electric lamp mounted to said body in a position to be visible from the exterior of said body conductive means electrically connecting said lamp across said coil, and means for attaching a fishing line to said body so that a longitudinal jerk of said line causes said magnet to move through said coil to generate a pulse of current which causes said lamp to emit a flash of light.
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Current AssigneeRiverbank Laboratories Incorporated
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Original AssigneeRiverbank Laboratories Incorporated
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InventorsHaruch, James, Wohlert, Andrew M.
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Primary Examiner(s)Duggan, Donovan F.
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Application NumberUS05/740,425Time in Patent Office678 DaysField of Search43/17.6, 43/17.5, 43/17.1, 340/10, 340/17, 310/15, 310/25, 310/30, 315/130US Class Current43/17.6CPC Class CodesA01K 85/01 with light emission, sound ...A63H 33/26 Magnetic or electric toys e...
