Bait mimicking insertable fishing lure module

• US 8,950,105 B2
• Filed: 01/06/2014
• Issued: 02/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kenneth Dale Thomas
• Original Assignee: Kenneth Dale Thomas
• Inventors: Thomas, Kenneth Dale
• Primary Examiner(s): Ark, Darren W
• Application Number:
  US14/148,495
• Publication Number:
  US 20140115944A1
• Time in Patent Office: 400 Days
• Field of Search: 43/262, 43/423.1, 43/261, 43/423, 43/171
• US Class Current: 43/26.2
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 85/01 with light emission, sound emission, scent dispersal or the like

Abstract

An electronic circuit in a fishing lure in the water is activated to broadcast a pre-recorded actual or simulated sound of a bait creature and or create lifelike bait creature motion. A switch in the lure activates a sound chip and a micro speaker, a water sensing automatic on-off switch turns the power on and off, and the battery is charged by an external charging coil. An alternate embodiment automatically activates the fishing lure device to replicate bait animals in size, shape, movement and sound.

Claims

1. A bait sound and motion producing apparatus comprising:

a flexible waterproof body encasing an electronic circuit and a set of motion components;

the electronic circuit comprises a memory chip, a timer switch, a speaker, a moisture sensing switch, and a battery;

the memory chip connected to the speaker and the timer switch, where the timer switch has a first state and a second state;

the memory chip connected to the moisture sensing switch and the battery, where the memory chip includes a bait sound stored thereon;

the moisture sensing switch connected to a set of sensing elements, where the set of sensing elements extends externally of the body;

the set of motion components comprises;

a motor connected to the battery and the moisture sensing switch, for moving the waterproof body, the motor having a rotor shaft extending therefrom, the rotor shaft having a cam extending at an angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the rotor shaft;

a housing with forward and rearward ends defining a longitudinal axis therebetween, the housing having a vertical slot at the forward end which is transverse to the longitudinal axis of the housing, the cam of the rotor shaft being positioned inside the vertical slot such that rotation of the rotor shaft results in the cam moving the housing back and forth in a lateral direction, the housing including a rod having opposed portions extending both transversely to the longitudinal axis of the housing and from upper and lower sides of the housing respectively, the opposed portions of the rod being pivotally attached to inner portions of the body; and

a paddle connected to and extending rearwardly from the rearward end of the housing;

wherein the set of motion components are completely encased and located entirely within the flexible waterproof body;

whereby the apparatus is activated when placed in water and the bait sound is broadcast and the set of motion components imparts motion to the waterproof body when the timer switch is moved from the first state to the second state.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:

an inductance pickup coil connected to the battery;

a charger including a receptacle and a mating inductance coupling coil adjacent the receptacle;

whereby the battery is recharged when the apparatus rests in the receptacle and the inductance pickup coil is adjacent the mating inductance coupling coil.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 further comprising:

a battery protection circuit operatively connected to the battery, a full wave bridge rectifier, and the moisture sensing switch and where the full wave bridge rectifier is further connected to the inductance pickup coil.

4. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the receptacle and mating inductance coupling coil of the charger further comprises a plurality of receptacles and a plurality of mating inductance coupling coils, each of the plurality of mating inductance coupling coils being adjacent a respective one of the plurality of receptacles.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the body is shaped to resemble a bait creature selected from the group consisting of a frog, a crayfish, a shad, a hatchling alligator, a cricket, a bream, a shrimp, and a mouse.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the bait sound stored on the memory chip includes a sound selected from the group consisting of a frog ribbit sound, a crayfish clicking sound, a shad rattling buzzing sound, a hatchling gator squeaking sound, a basspop cricket sound, a small fish sound, a shrimp tail snap sound, and a mouse squeaking sound.