US 11,785,927 B2
Hollow lure with a weight housing space and a spring
Takuro Yamane, Osaka (JP); and Tatsurou Kawasaki, Osaka (JP)
Assigned to Shimano Inc., Osaka (JP)
Filed by Shimano Inc., Osaka (JP)
Filed on Apr. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/246,475.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-102238 (JP), filed on Jun. 12, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0386043 A1, Dec. 16, 2021
Int. Cl. A01K 85/16 (2006.01); A01K 85/01 (2006.01); A01K 85/00 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 85/1837 (2022.02) [A01K 85/017 (2022.02); A01K 85/16 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lure comprising:
a body that is hollow and having a head in a front portion and a tail in a rear portion thereof;
a weight inside of the body so as to be movable in a front-rear direction, the weight having a housing space defined within an interior of the weight;
a guide member in the body and configured to guide movement of the weight in the front-rear direction; and
an elastic member in the body and configured to generate an energizing force to move the weight in a forward direction, the elastic member configured to enter the housing space and in a first uncompressed or partially compressed state having a first length that is longer than a length of the housing space, and in a second partially or fully compressed state, the elastic member has a second length that is substantially the same as the length of the housing space, and
the weight configured to be movable backward against the energizing force of the elastic member.