Hybrid jointed lure

Abstract

To possess both merits of a hard lure and merits of a soft lure at the same time and to resolve demerits of both of them.SOLUTION: A lure body 2 composed of a hard material and having prescribed buoyancy is divided into many via a joint 6. Outside lure body component members 2A to 2D composing the lure body 2, nearly hollow jacket bodies 3A to 3D composed of soft materials are provided. The lure body has both properties as a hard lure and properties as a soft lure.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a jointed lure in which the lure body is divided into multiple parts via connecting joints, and more specifically to a hybrid jointed lure composed of a lure body made of a divided hard material and a jacket body made of a soft material provided on the outside of each lure body component. In this invention, the term "hybrid" means that the jointed lure has a structure in which a hard material and a soft material are combined. [Background technology]

[0002] Fishing lures include hard lures, generally called plugs, which are made of hard synthetic resins, and soft lures, which are made of soft synthetic resins.

[0003] Furthermore, the hard lures are broadly divided into top lures, which are hollow and float on the water surface, and sinking lures, which have a weight inside and sink. There are also known lures that have a tongue-shaped lip attached to the head of the lure body, which allows them to gradually sink below the water surface when retrieved with a reel.

[0004] Furthermore, among the hard lures mentioned above, so-called jointed lures, in which the lure body is divided into a plurality of parts via joints, are known. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 10-66478 [Patent Document 2] Patent Publication No. 2021-185841 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] Among the various lures mentioned above, hard lures generally have the characteristic of being able to produce sharp movements that respond sensitively to rod actions such as jerking and twitching, and that these changes in behavior easily induce so-called reaction bites from fish. However, because hard lures are made of hard materials such as hard synthetic resins, when a fish bites the lure, it does not have the soft feel of live bait, so the fish that bites tend to immediately let go of the lure, which has the disadvantage of a short hooking window for hooking the fish with the hook attached to the lure. Furthermore, in the case of hard lures, the surface of the lure body, which is usually made of hard synthetic resin or the like, is painted or printed to resemble the body of the fish that will be used as live bait, but when a fish bites the lure, the surface of the lure is scratched by the fish's teeth, which tends to reduce the subsequent catch.

[0007] On the other hand, soft lures made of soft materials such as soft synthetic resins are less likely to induce a so-called reaction bite because they are less able to move sharply in response to rod action than hard lures, but when a fish bites a soft lure, the lure itself is soft and the fish bites hard, so the hooking timing for hooking the fish with the hook attached to the lure is longer than with hard lures. Also, soft lures made of soft synthetic resins have the disadvantage that when a fish bites, part of the lure is easily broken off or the lure shape is easily destroyed.

[0008] In summary, both hard and soft lures have their own advantages and disadvantages.

[0009] There is also known a fishing lure that is made up of a continuous metal core portion that has a line eye to which a leader or line is connected and a hook eye to which a hook is connected, a hard resin skeleton portion that is integrated with the core portion by insert molding, and a foam covering portion that is integrally formed around the skeleton portion; however, such a lure basically falls under the category of hard lures, and is therefore a lure that belongs to the prior art that has both the advantages and disadvantages of hard lures as described above.

[0010] Furthermore, as the jointed lure, there is also known a jointed lure which has a hollow front body and a rear body connected to the front body via a joint (connecting ring), and which is equipped with a front inlet and a rear inlet at the bottom of the front body, an upper outlet at the top of the front body, and a rear outlet at the rear end of the front body, and which is configured so that when the lure hits water, water flows into the front body from the front inlet and the rear inlet, and air in the front body is discharged from the upper outlet and the rear outlet.However, as this lure also falls into the hard lure category as a whole, it is a lure belonging to the prior art which has both the advantages and disadvantages of hard lures as mentioned above.

[0011] An object of the present invention is to provide a hybrid jointed lure that combines the advantages of the hard lures and the soft lures described above, while eliminating the disadvantages of both. [Means for solving the problem]

[0012] The present invention as set forth in claim 1 is a lure body made of a hard material and having a predetermined buoyancy, which is divided into a plurality of parts via joints, and a substantially hollow jacket body made of a soft material is provided on the outside of each of the lure body constituent parts that make up the lure body. The jacket body has a substantially cylindrical peripheral wall portion surrounding the side peripheral surface of the lure body constituent member and a closing portion closing the head side opening of the peripheral wall portion, and the inner surface of the closing portion and the inner surface of the peripheral wall portion abut against the outer surface of the lure body constituent member without any gaps. It is a hybrid jointed lure.

[0013] Examples of hard materials that make up the lure body include hard synthetic resins such as ABS resin (acrylonitrile, butadiene, styrene copolymer), polycarbonate, polyvinyl chloride, polyacetal, polystyrene, etc. The hard material may also be a foam material or one that uses a filler containing hollow beads.

[0014] Examples of the soft material that constitutes the jacket include silicone rubber, various elastomers, soft vinyl chloride, etc. The soft material may be a foam of the above-mentioned materials.

[0015] The present invention as set forth in claim 2 relates to the hybrid jointed lure as set forth in claim 1, wherein a jacket body is fitted over the lure body.

[0016] Claim 3 The present invention as described above is as follows: or claim 2 The hybrid jointed lure described above is characterized in that the lure body is hollow. Since the hollow lure body ensures buoyancy, the lure body can also be made of metal.

[0017] The present invention as set forth in claim 4 is or claim 2 The hybrid jointed lure described is characterized in that the lure body is made of a foam material.

[0018] The lure body has a predetermined buoyancy, and examples of the foam material include hard foamed polyurethane and various synthetic resins (resins) containing hollow beads.

[0019] The present invention as set forth in claim 5 is or claim 2The hybrid jointed lure described above is characterized in that a weight member is disposed within the lure body. The weight member is used to adjust the buoyancy of the hybrid jointed lure, and by increasing the weight of the weight member, the sinking ability of the hybrid jointed lure is increased.

[0020] The weight member may be, for example, a lead sphere.

[0021] The present invention as set forth in claim 6 is or claim 2 The described hybrid jointed lure has a lure body made of a hard synthetic resin and a jacket made of a soft synthetic resin.

[0022] A hard synthetic resin is a synthetic resin whose final polymer compound has hard properties, while a soft synthetic resin is a synthetic resin whose final polymer compound has soft properties, and these are broad concepts that include rubber and elastomers. [Effects of the Invention]

[0023] The hybrid jointed lure of the present invention is a hybrid jointed lure in which a lure body made of a hard material and having a predetermined buoyancy is divided into multiple pieces via joints, and a substantially hollow jacket body made of a soft material is attached to the outside of each lure body component that makes up the lure body. Because the lure body itself has buoyancy, sufficient buoyancy is ensured during use, and the lure behaves in a manner that responds sensitively to rod actions such as jerking and twitching. Furthermore, because the hybrid jointed lure of the present invention is constructed with a jacket body made of a soft material on the outside, when a fish bites, it feels soft like live bait, and the fish's teeth can fully bite into it, resulting in an advantage of a longer hooking window for the hook to hook the fish. In other words, the hybrid jointed lure of the present invention has the exceptional effect of combining the advantages of both hard and soft lures.

[0024] Furthermore, since the hybrid jointed lure of the present invention has a lure body divided into multiple parts via joints, it is easy to obtain a darting action in which the lure body swings widely from side to side as it charges forward with the action of the rod, thereby mimicking the behavior of a natural bait.

[0025] Furthermore, according to the hybrid joint lure of the present invention, in which the jacket body is fitted over the lure body constituent member, each jacket body and each lure body constituent member can be molded and manufactured separately, and then each jacket body can be simply fitted over the corresponding lure body constituent member, which has the advantage that the lure of the present invention can be obtained easily and inexpensively.

[0026] Furthermore, with the hybrid jointed lure according to the present invention, even if the outer jacket body is damaged by a fish biting, the jacket body can be peeled off and a new jacket body can be attached to the lure body, which has the practical advantage of effectively preventing a decrease in catches due to replacement of the jacket body.

[0027] Furthermore, according to the hybrid jointed lure of the present invention in which the head side of the jacket body is closed and the tail side of the jacket body is open, when the hybrid jointed lure of the present invention is retrieved with a reel, the head side of the jacket body is mainly subjected to water pressure, which improves the ease with which the jacket body can be attached to the lure body.

[0028] According to the hybrid jointed lure of the present invention, which has a hollow lure body, the buoyancy of the lure body can be easily ensured, and when the lure body is provided with multiple compartments, the buoyancy balance from the head to the tail of the lure body can be easily set.

[0029] Furthermore, with the hybrid jointed lure of the present invention in which a weight member is disposed within the lure body, the buoyancy balance of the lure body can be adjusted and the sinking property of the hybrid jointed lure can also be controlled by the arrangement of the weight member of the lure body, etc. In other words, by placing a small amount of weight member within the lure body, the lure body can be positioned at the water surface of the field or just below it, and by placing a large amount of weight member within the lure body, the hybrid jointed lure can be made to dive to the middle or deep layers of the field.

[0030] Furthermore, according to the hybrid jointed lure of the present invention, which has a lip on the lure body component on the side of the head, the lure can be made to dive as it is retrieved by the reel, and by changing the length of the lip, the depth to which the lure can dive can be adjusted as needed. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0031] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a side view of a hybrid jointed lure according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the hybrid jointed lure of the first embodiment. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the hybrid jointed lure of the first embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a hybrid jointed lure according to a second embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0032] Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment.

[0033] In the present invention, the head, tail, back and abdomen of the lure are based on Fig. 1, and the head side refers to the left side of Fig. 1 and means the front side, and the tail side refers to the right side of Fig. 1 and means the rear side. Also, the back side refers to the upper side of Fig. 1, and the abdomen side refers to the lower side of Fig. 1. (Embodiment 1)

[0034] As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the hybrid jointed lure 1 according to this embodiment has a baitfish shape in which the entire lure body 2 is made of a hard material and has a predetermined buoyancy. The lure body 2 is divided into multiple parts via joints 6, and approximately hollow jacket bodies 3A to 3D made of a soft material are provided on the outside of each of the lure body constituent members 2A to 2D that make up the lure body 2.

[0035] In this embodiment, the lure body 2 is separated at a total of three locations between the head portion (head side portion) at the tip and the tail portion (tail side portion) at the rear end, and is divided into four portions: head side portion 2A, two middle portions 2B and 2C, and tail side portion 2D, and adjacent lure body components (2A and 2B, 2B and 2C, 2C and 2D) are connected to each other so as to be swingable horizontally by a pair of upper and lower joint members 6. Also, in this embodiment, general lead weights (not shown) may be housed inside each of head side portion 2A and middle portions 2B and 2C.

[0036] In this embodiment, of the lure body constituent members 2A to 2D that make up the lure body 2, the head portion (head side portion) 2A has a shape that gradually tapers toward the head side (front side), the two middle portions 2B and 2C have a substantially rectangular shape, and the tail side portion 2D has a shape that gradually tapers toward the tail portion (rear side), and each of the jacket bodies 3A to 3D provided on the outside of each of these lure body constituent members 2A to 2D has a substantially cylindrical peripheral wall portion 31 that surrounds the side peripheral surface of each of the lure body constituent members 2A to 2D and a closing portion 32 that closes the head side opening of the peripheral wall portion 31, and the tail side (rear side) of the jacket bodies 3A to 3D has an opening 33.

[0037] In this embodiment, a line eye 10 for fastening a line (not shown) is integrally and protrudingly formed at the tip of the lure body constituent member 2A on the head side, and a hook eye 5 for attaching a hook (not shown) is integrally and protrudingly formed at the bottom of the lure body constituent member 2A on the head side. Also, a hook eye 5 for attaching a hook (not shown) is integrally and protrudingly formed at the bottom of each of the two middle lure body constituent members 2B and 2C. Furthermore, through holes 26 are formed in the jacket bodies 2A-2C to allow the hook eye 5 and line eye 10 to protrude outward.

[0038] In this embodiment, each lure body component 2A-2D is made of a hollow hard synthetic resin having a hollow portion 7A-7D, and examples of hard synthetic resin include ABS resin and polycarbonate. Furthermore, each jacket body 3A-3D is made of a soft synthetic resin, and in this embodiment, the soft synthetic resin is a broad concept including rubber and elastomer, and examples thereof include silicone rubber.

[0039] The joint members 6 are similar to those generally available on the market, and have a base portion 6a integrally embedded within each of the lure body components 2A-2D, and ring-shaped portions 6b protruding from within each of the lure body components 2A-2D toward the adjacent lure body components 2A-2D are connected to each other, thereby connecting adjacent lure body components (2A and 2B, 2B and 2C, 2C and 2D). In this embodiment, the three joint members 6 are configured so that their sizes decrease from the head side to the tail side, but they may all be the same size.

[0040] The manufacturing method of the lure body 2 described above is the same as that of existing lure bodies, and the left and right halves (not shown) of each of the lure body constituent members 2A to 2D are injection molded in advance, and when the halves are bonded together, the pair of front and rear weight members, the line eye 10, and the hook eye 5 are sandwiched between them.

[0041] As mentioned above, the jacket bodies 3A to 3D are provided on the outside of the corresponding lure body constituent members 2A to 2D, respectively. In this embodiment, as mentioned above, each of the jacket bodies 3A to 3D has a shape in which the head side (front side) of the lure 1 is closed 32 and the tail side (rear side) is opened 33.

[0042] In this embodiment, the jacket bodies 3A to 3D are configured to be fitted over the front of the corresponding lure body constituent members 2A to 2D, but the present invention is not limited to this. There are also cases where the lure body constituent members 2A to 2D are set in a mold, and a soft synthetic resin material or rubber / elastomer material that constitutes the jacket bodies 3A to 3D is injected from an injection port of the mold, thereby forming these soft material layers (jackets) integrally with the outside of the lure body constituent members 2A to 2D.

[0043] Furthermore, of the lure body components 2A to 2D, the head side portion 2A is shaped to resemble a fish's head, and the outer surfaces of the head side portion 2A, the two middle portions 2B and 2C, and the tail portion 2D are painted or printed in various ways (none of which are shown) to resemble a live fish, and a prosthetic eye member 20 resembling a fish's eye is attached to the head side portion 2A.

[0044] Further, a through hole 11 for inserting the joint 6 is formed in each of the closed portions 32 of the jacket bodies 3B to 3D.

[0045] In the figure, reference numeral 4 denotes a tail member fixed to the tail lure body component 2D with a pin P1. The tail member 4 is made up of a base 4c and a fin 4a, with the fin 4a being divided into upper and lower sections 4A and 4B. The plate-like section 4d of the base 4c is fitted into a recess 25 at the rear end of the tail lure body component 2D, and pin P1 is inserted into a hole (not shown) in the plate-like section 4d of the base 4c, thereby fixing the tail member 4 to the tail lure body component 2D. This structure is similar to commercially available lures of this type. (Embodiment 2)

[0046] As shown in Figure 4, in hybrid jointed lure 21 according to this embodiment, lure body constituent members 22A-22D that make up its lure body 22 are solid rather than hollow as in the previously described embodiment 1, and each of lure body constituent members 22A-22D is made of a composite material in which hollow beads 13 are mixed as a filler into resin (synthetic resin) 12 that is a matrix. Also, each of lure body constituent members 22A-22D may be made of a foam material having many bubbles therein, such as urethane foam, instead of the composite material in which hollow beads 13 are mixed as a filler into resin (synthetic resin) 12 that is a matrix.

[0047] Other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment, so the same reference numerals are used and the description will be omitted. [Industrial Applicability]

[0048] The hybrid jointed lure of the present invention can be expected to be widely used in the field of sport fishing because it can provide both the sharp behavior of a hard lure and the feel of a soft lure when a fish bites. [Explanation of symbols]

[0049] 1·21·31 Hybrid Jointed Lure 2·22 Lure body 2A~2D, 22A~22D Lure body components 3A~3D, 23A~23D jacket body 5 Line Eye 10 Hook Eye

Claims

1. A hybrid jointed lure in which a lure body made of a hard material and having a predetermined buoyancy is divided into multiple pieces via joints, and a generally hollow jacket body made of a soft material is provided on the outside of each lure body component that makes up the lure body, and the jacket body has a generally cylindrical peripheral wall portion that surrounds the side peripheral surface of each of the lure body components, and a closing portion that closes the head-side opening of the peripheral wall portion, and the inner surface of the closing portion and the inner surface of the peripheral wall portion abut against the outer surface of each of the lure body components with no gaps.

2. 2. The hybrid jointed lure according to claim 1, wherein the jacket body is fitted over the lure body component.

3. 3. The hybrid jointed lure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein each lure body component is hollow.

4. 3. The hybrid jointed lure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the lure body constituent members are made of a foam material.

5. 3. The hybrid jointed lure according to claim 1, wherein a weight member is disposed within the lure body constituent member.

6. 3. The hybrid jointed lure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein each lure body component is made of a hard synthetic resin, and the jacket body is made of a soft synthetic resin.

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