Flexible Fishing Lure With Integral Hard Retainer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Plastic fishing lures frequently become displaced from jig-heads due to mechanical stress, leading to frequent replacements and reduced durability, as they tend to rip along the hook and barb when a fish bites the trailing end.
Innovation Solution
A flexible fishing lure with an integral retainer made of harder material than the flexible body, featuring retainer barbs and extensions that securely attach to the jig-head, preventing displacement even under tension, and allowing the lure to break before being dislodged.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a soft flexible plastic lure is forced over the hook and barb of a jig-head, then the lure can be easily attached, but the lure becomes displaced and ripped when pulled by a fish
Solution Approach 1:
The lure incorporates a hard retainer component made from a harder, more durable material than the flexible body material. This composite structure allows the soft body to remain flexible and easy to attach while the hard retainer provides secure retention on the jig-head, preventing displacement when pulled by a fish.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the lure body is made soft and flexible, then the lure moves naturally in water, but the lure rips and tears when tension is applied
Solution Approach 1:
The lure is divided into two distinct components: a soft flexible body that provides natural movement in water, and a hard retainer component that provides structural strength and tear resistance. This segmentation allows each part to fulfill its specific function without compromise.
Solution Approach 2:
The lure uses composite materials with the body made from soft flexible plastic and the retainer made from a harder, more durable material. This composite construction maintains the natural movement properties of the soft body while adding the strength and tear resistance of the hard retainer material.
3Strength
If the lure is made entirely of hard material, then the lure resists tearing and breaking, but the lure cannot be easily manipulated and does not move naturally
Solution Approach 1:
The lure applies local quality by making only the retainer component hard and durable, while keeping the body portion soft and flexible. This localized hardness provides the necessary strength and tear resistance where needed (at the attachment point) without compromising the overall flexibility and natural movement of the lure body.
Data Source
AI summary
A flexible plastic fishing lure has an integral retainer that is configured proximal to a front end of the fishing lure and has at least one retainer barb. The integral retainer is a harder and tougher material than the plastic used in the body of the fishing lure and is configured to seat over the jig-head barb to prevent the flexible plastic fishing lure from sliding down along the jig-head. The integral retainer has at least one retainer barb that more effectively holds the flexible plastic to the integral retainer. The integral retainer may have extension tabs that extend out radially and in some cases extend out from the flexible plastic body. The integral retainer may also have an aperture that extend along the length of the integral retainer and may be used to inject the flexible plastic into a mold.