Elastomer-Covered Fishing Lure With Interchangeable Components
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fishing lures suffer from chipping paint, detached eyes, spinning during trolling, inability to interchange hair, and lack of attachable components, leading to an unnatural appearance and limited adaptability.
Innovation Solution
A fishing lure with a central body connected to an elastomer cover, featuring different hardness portions for secure snap fits, interchangeable hair, and a keel-weighted design to prevent spinning, along with removable tails and bait stabilizers for natural appearance and adaptability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If paint is applied to the lead central body, then the lure has color and appearance, but the paint chips and eyes detach
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies an elastomeric coating or wrap over the lead central body instead of traditional paint. This flexible elastomeric layer provides color and appearance while being durable and resistant to chipping, directly resolving the contradiction between appearance and paint durability.
2Device complexity
If hair is tied directly to the central body, then the lure is simple in construction, but the hair cannot be replaced or interchanged
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the hair component from the central body by providing a removable hair holder or attachment mechanism. This allows the hair to be separated into an independent replaceable component while maintaining simple construction through standardized attachment points, resolving the contradiction between construction simplicity and hair interchangeability.
3Ease of operation
If the central body has a large opening in the back, then bait can be inserted easily, but the bait spins behind the central body during trolling
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a bait holder or stabilizing structure as an intermediary component between the central body opening and the bait. This intermediary element secures the bait in place while allowing easy insertion, preventing spinning during trolling while maintaining ease of bait insertion.
4Device complexity
If the tail is solid without hollow or snap fit features, then the tail structure is simple, but the tail cannot be easily removed and replaced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the tail structure dynamic by providing removable and interchangeable tail components with snap fit or hollow features. This allows the tail to be easily attached and detached while maintaining simple overall structure through standardized connection points, resolving the contradiction between tail structure simplicity and tail interchangeability.
5Device complexity
If the lure components are fixed and non-interchangeable, then the lure construction is simple, but the lure cannot be adapted to different weather conditions, seasons, and times of day
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing the lure with multiple interchangeable components (tails, hair, elastomeric coatings) that can be changed to suit different conditions. This multi-functional design allows a single lure base to serve multiple purposes across different weather conditions, seasons, and times of day while maintaining relatively simple construction through standardized attachment mechanisms.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances lure performance by allowing color changes, prevents spinning, and enables easy component replacement, providing a natural appearance and improved adaptability to different fishing conditions.
Implementation Method 1
The elastomeric portion of the preferred fishing lure is constructed from two different hardness elastomers for secure connection to the central body and for life-like performance of the elastomeric portion during use.
Data Source
AI summary
A fishing lure includes a central body and an elastomer cover that covers fully or partially the central body. Eyes are molded in the elastomer cover and a stabilizer is mounted to a rear of the central body. A hair collar and hair are removably mounted between the stabilizer and the elastomer cover.