Spinner Lure Wire Segmentation for Strength and Vibration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Fishing lures face a tradeoff between structural rigidity and the ability to vibrate through water, resulting in either broken or lost lures when attempting to attract larger fish, as designs either lack strength or fail to effectively attract fish due to reduced vibration.
Innovation Solution
A fishing lure design featuring intertwined and then separated wires, with a head, hook, and multiple spinners that can freely oscillate and vibrate, providing structural integrity while allowing for increased flexibility and attraction of larger fish.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If the lure is made with a larger construction to handle larger fish, then the structural strength is improved, but the ability of the spinner to vibrate through the water deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The wire form is segmented into multiple sections with varying degrees of twist and rigidity. The proximal section has tighter twisting for strength, while distal sections have looser twisting for vibration, allowing each segment to serve its specific function in resolving the contradiction between structural strength and vibration capability.
Solution Approach 2:
Different sections of the wire form are given different local properties through varying twist rates and wire diameters. The proximal portion near the head has higher rigidity for strength, while the distal portions have lower rigidity for vibration, creating local quality variations that resolve the overall contradiction.
2Strength
If the lure is designed with a larger construction, then the ability to withstand larger fish is improved, but the spinner's vibration capability deteriorates, resulting in broken or lost lures
Solution Approach 1:
The wire form is divided into multiple sections with progressively varying twist rates, allowing the proximal sections to provide structural strength for withstanding fish while distal sections maintain vibration capability, thereby preventing lure failure without sacrificing attraction effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The wire form incorporates dynamic characteristics through varying twist rates that allow different sections to flex and vibrate at different frequencies and amplitudes, enabling the lure to adapt to both the strength requirements for large fish and the vibration requirements for fish attraction.
3Reliability
If the lure is designed to vibrate through the water, then the ability to attract fish is improved, but the structural strength deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The distal sections of the wire form are designed with lower twist rates and appropriate wire diameters to maximize vibration and fish attraction, while the proximal sections maintain higher twist rates for structural strength, creating local quality differences that resolve the contradiction between attraction and strength.
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AI summary
A fishing lure comprising at least two wires having a first end and a second end, wherein a first portion of the at least two wires are intertwined with one another, and wherein a predetermined distance from the first end a first bend is made and distal to the first bend, a second bend is made, and predetermined distance from the second bend a second portion of the at least two wires are untwined and a loop is formed at the second end of each of the at least two wires, a head molded around a portion of the first end of the at least two wires, a hook affixed to the head, and at least one spinner rotatably attached to the loop at the second end of each of the at least two wires, wherein the spinner is able to freely oscillate and vibrate.