US 12,382,938 B2
Scent bullet fishing tackle scent and bait release system
Michael Akopov, Richland, WA (US); and Faith Akopov, Richland, WA (US)
Assigned to Tri Cities Tackle, LLC, Richland, WA (US)
Filed by Michael Akopov, Richland, WA (US); and Faith Akopov, Richland, WA (US)
Filed on Apr. 5, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/627,872.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/494,345, filed on Apr. 5, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0334918 A1, Oct. 10, 2024
Int. Cl. A01K 85/01 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 85/018 (2022.02) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A terminal fishing tackle apparatus comprising:
a hollow upper section comprising a chamber for holding scented attractant material, the upper section further comprising an enclosed end and an open end, one or more apertures located at the enclosed end, and a male connection assembly located at the open end;
the male connection assembly comprising an extension portion, one or more ribs extending outwardly from an outer surface of the extension portion, and a transition shelf connecting the extension portion to the remainder of the upper section;
a hollow lower section comprising a chamber for holding scented attractant material, the lower section comprising an enclosed bottom and an open end, one or more apertures located at the enclosed bottom, and a female connection assembly located at the open end;
the female connection assembly comprising an inner surface sized and oriented to snugly receive the extension portion of the male connection assembly, one or more trenches sized and oriented to snugly receive the one or more ribs of the male connection assembly when the extension portion is inserted within the female connection assembly, and a connection surface forming a leading edge of the open end of the lower section, the connection surface abutting the transition shelf of the male connection assembly when fully inserted into the female connection assembly;
the lower section further comprising one or more slots extending from the leading edge of the open end of the lower portion substantially lengthwise toward the enclosed end to facilitate the expansion of the female connection assembly to receive the male connection assembly when the upper section and lower section are press-fit together and to facilitate the disconnection of the male connection assembly from the female connection assembly when the upper and lower sections are pulled in opposite directions;
the one or more apertures at the enclosed end of the upper portion and the one or more apertures at the enclosed bottom of the lower portion creating a lengthwise bore extending from end to end of the terminal fishing tackle apparatus through which a line may be threaded to allow the terminal fishing tackle apparatus to move freely there-along; and
the chamber of the upper portion and the chamber of the lower portion being accessible when the upper and lower portions are disconnected and being substantially enclosed when the upper and lower portions are connected.