Quick-disconnect soft bait fishing lure

摘要

A fishing lure. The lure has a tail segment which is coupled to a forebody segment. The tail segment can quickly attach and detach from the forebody segment. A flexible reinforcing membrane with an open cell structure runs along the backbone axis of the tail segment. The tail segment is made of a soft body material such as a lure plastisol. The flexible reinforcing membrane acts as a bridge securing the plastisol to a terminal at the forward portion of the tail segment which interoperates as either the male or female section of the couple with the forebody male or female segment section.

主权项

1. A fishing lure having two quick-disconnect segments: a forebody segment, and a tail segment, said segments having dorsal, ventral and lateral sides, said two quick-disconnect segments lure consisting essentially of two co-operating artificial structures which in use mimick the form and lifelike swimming action of a living bait fish, comprising in a straightened orientation:
a) a first, rigid forebody segment having a front end and a back end, and a length, along a longitudinal axis between said lateral sides, from front to back greater than a transverse width defined between said lateral sides, said forebody segment defining the front of the lure; b) a second, tail segment having a front end and a back end, and a length, along a longitudinal backbone axis between said lateral sides, from front to back greater than a transverse width defined between said lateral sides:
i) said second tail segment is removably connected to said first forebody segment by a quick-disconnect assembly;ii) said second tail segment includes a planar flexible membrane having a first end and a second end; andiii) said planar membrane is oriented in a substantially vertical plane intersecting said longitudinal backbone axis of said tail segment; c) said tail segment consists essentially of a solid, flexible supple body polymeric material in which said membrane is embedded, said membrane providing re-enforcement to said supple body polymeric material, and said vertical orientation of said membrane permitting lifelike action during fishing; d) said segments of said lure not being formed as, or functioning as, a bait bag; e) said tail segment and said forebody segment quick-disconnect assembly consists essentially of a cooperating engaging and locking assembly having a first, terminal element and a second, receiver element to removably connect said tail segment to said forebody segment, one of each said quick-disconnect assembly elements being formed as part of respective different ones of said forebody and tail segments, and said quick-disconnect element of said tail segment is fixedly connected to the membrane adjacent its first end, so that when said tail segment is disconnected from said forebody segment, both said elements remain fixedly connected to their said respective segments; and f) both said quick-disconnect elements may be quickly reconnected without disassembly from their respective segments, so that when said tail segment is connected to said forebody segment, the back end of said forebody segment is in contact with the front end of said tail segment with substantially no gap between said connected segments of said lure.