Material application to fishing lures possessing temperature sensitive chromaticity vicissitude creating a color changing fishing lure or rubber bait
First Claim
1. A fishing lure comprising:
- a body;
a base layer on the body including non-thermochromatic ink;
a first ink layer provided over at least a portion of the base layer, the first ink layer comprising a first thermochromatic ink, wherein the first thermochromatic ink is provided in a gradient pattern, wherein the first thermochromatic ink changes in opacity as the first thermochromatic ink traverses the body, and wherein the first thermochromatic ink is provided on a portion of the body and a remainder of the body is covered with the non-thermochromatic ink; and
one or more markings on the body comprising another non-thermochromatic ink;
wherein the first thermochromatic ink is transparent when the first thermochromatic ink is at a first temperature, and the first thermochromatic ink reveals a second ink layer at the first temperature.
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Abstract
A process where materials are applied to a plastic fishing lure surface, producing a lure that possesses chromatic vicissitude as a result of water temperature fluctuations. A non-thermochromatic base layer of one or more colors is applied to the plastic fishing lure. This layer acts as the visual appearance of the fishing lure in the absence of temperature fluctuations. Clear extender is then used as an additive to the thermochromatic ink. This addition to the ink then allows the ink to be sprayed onto the surface of the lure. This ink-extender amalgam can be applied in multiple layers however the bottom layer must have the least amount of hue saturation. Each layer thereafter would increase in hue saturation. Multiple hue combinations can be utilized. Once the desired number of thermochromatic layers has been applied, an ultra-clear super high gloss lacquer finish is sprayed on to the exterior of all layers.
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20 Claims
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1. A fishing lure comprising:
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a body; a base layer on the body including non-thermochromatic ink; a first ink layer provided over at least a portion of the base layer, the first ink layer comprising a first thermochromatic ink, wherein the first thermochromatic ink is provided in a gradient pattern, wherein the first thermochromatic ink changes in opacity as the first thermochromatic ink traverses the body, and wherein the first thermochromatic ink is provided on a portion of the body and a remainder of the body is covered with the non-thermochromatic ink; and one or more markings on the body comprising another non-thermochromatic ink; wherein the first thermochromatic ink is transparent when the first thermochromatic ink is at a first temperature, and the first thermochromatic ink reveals a second ink layer at the first temperature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A fishing lure comprising:
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a body; a base layer coating the body, the base layer comprising a non-thermochromatic ink of a first color; a plurality of thermochromatic ink layers provided on the base layer, each of the plurality of thermochromatic ink layers being of a different color than the base layer; at least one of the plurality of thermochromatic ink layers provided in a gradient pattern, the gradient pattern comprising a change in opacity along the body and wherein a first thermochromatic ink layer extends over a portion of the body such that only a portion of the first thermochromatic ink layer provides a color changing effect in response to a temperature change of the body; and one or more markings in another non-thermochromatic ink. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A fishing lure device comprising:
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at least one hook; a body attached to the at least one hook; a base layer coating at least a portion of the body, the base layer comprising a first color non-thermochromatic ink; a plurality of thermochromatic ink layers provided on at least a portion of the base layer, wherein each of the plurality of thermochromatic ink layers are a different color than the first color; at least one of the plurality of thermochromatic ink layers provided in a gradient pattern on the base layer, the gradient pattern changing in opacity along the body and wherein a first thermochromatic ink layer extends over a portion of the body such that only a portion of the first thermochromatic ink layer provides a color changing effect in response to a temperature change of the first thermochromatic ink layer; and one or more of eyes, mouth lines, gill lines, fin markings and scale markings in another non-thermochromatic ink.
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