Vehicular Impact Signaling Device
An apparatus for the deployment of a visible plume to alert other motorists that a proximate motor vehicle has been involved in a collision.
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| 7370450 | Fishing hook A fishing hook is disclosed comprising an elongate body defining a front end and a rear end to which a fishing line can be secured and at least one elongate arm terminating in a barb. The at least one elongate arm is fitted to the elongate body so as to be movable b... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7353633 | Spring augmented fishhook A spring augmented fishhook comprising a hook member with an eye on a first end of an elongate leg portion and a hook on a second end of the leg portion, a coil spring having a diameter smaller than the eye and forming a spring channel longitudinal through its cente... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7254916 | Lure A lure has a body (10) provided with a recess (12), forming a decoy and defining a longitudinal axis (AA′), a connecting member (26) inserted into the body (10) via an inner end thereof, and attachable to a line (30) at the other... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7240453 | Bioelectric simulating fishook and lure and method of using same Fishhooks (20), artificial lures (23, 35, 65, 67 and 91) or trailer rods (120) include both an anodic segment (25, 85 and 105) and a cathodic segment (27). The anodic and cathodic segments (25, 85, 105 and 2... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7024813 | Bait holder for a fishing lure A fishing lure 10 having an improved bait holder 12 is generally disclosed in FIG. 1. As illustrated, lure 10 includes an elongate shaft 14 which, as shown, is comprised of a piece of wire, preferably stainless steel, having a thickness such that th... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6941695 | Fishing lure assembly having concealed retractable hooks A fishing lure assembly (10) includes a first hook (26A), a bias (30) that urges the first hook (26A) in a first direction, and a latch (32). The fishing lure assembly (10) can also include an oppositely configured second ho... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6923259 | Multi-lateral well with downhole gravity separation The invention provides a method for recovering hydrocarbons from a subterranean production interval while reducing the percentage of water produced. A lateral well is drilled from an existing primary well. A submersible pump is deployed to a position in the primary ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6018902 | Iridescent coating for fishing lure A multi-layered iridescent reflective coating for a fishing lure and the method for applying the coating to the surface of the lure. The coating preferably comprises a base layer, an optical stack comprising at least 3 layers of refractive material, and a... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5887377 | Fishing lure A fishing lure comprising a lure body having a connector for connecting a fishing line to the lure body and at least one hook device including a hook shank with associated attachment device and at least one hook tip shaft with associated barb equipped tip... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5577340 | Fishing hook assembly A pair of mutually confronting fish hooks are spring-coupled at the shank ends thereof to define thereof a shielding loop which circumscribes the barbed and pointed ends of the hooks. Accordingly, the coupled hooks can be drawn through submerged obstructi... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5513464 | Spring trap fishing tackle An active fishing lure that impales a fish in response to an initial fish strike. The disclosed tackle comprises an elongated, durable stainless steel or resilient plastic casing that may be externally disguised as bait. The casing houses a trigger, a com... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5022178 | Fishing rig A fishing rig for live or artificial bait has a bendable member mounted between at least two hooks, particularly treble hooks, the hooks being mounted with respect to a leader such that when one hook is set in a fish, the bendable member bends upon a pull... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4980987 | Fishing lure with self-activated hook An artificial fishing lure such as a surface plug of streamline form has a lure body with a front and rear end and mounts at least one hook for movement longitudinally by its shank in an elongated slot between a forward position relative to the front of t... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4951412 | Fish catching device The subject invention is a novel device for catching fish. This device reduces the possibility of a fish stealing bait, and it securely holds a fish once a fish has been initially hooked. Advantageously, the novel device is effective whether or not the fi... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4885862 | Gaffs, automatic gaffs, and mechanisms therefor A gaff for hooking a target such as a fish, an animal, or an object. In one embodiment the gaff has a handle, a hook, a spring mechanism connected to the hook, a tensioning device for stretching the spring, an automatic trigger actuable to release the spr... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4854070 | Sure set hook A self-setting fish hook is disclosed that is automatically set in the fish by contact with the fish, the setting of the hook requiring no action from the fisherman. The hook comprises a latch assembly that latches the fish hook into a first bent position... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4841663 | Snagless fishing lure A snagless fishing lure, wherein dual levers that engage a piston carrying a hook are pivotally connected on upper and lower sides of what may be a fish-shaped housing with the housing suitably constructed to conceal the hook when the piston is engaged wi... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4827656 | Lure plug A lure plug for fishing including a plug body made of wood or plastics and having a slot extending in a longitudinal direction of the plug body, a hook rotatably secured to the plug body between a position within the slot and a position exposed out of the... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4765084 | Fishing lure with retractable hook A fishing lure for trolling includes a pull member having a line attachment portion to which a fishing line can be attached, a body supported for pivotal movement relative to the pull member between first and second positions, the body and pull member nor... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4669215 | Fish-hook assembly The fish-hook assembly comprises an elongated frame bar to be secured at its rear end to a fishing line. A trigger arm is pivoted at its center to an intermediate section of the bar and is biased by a first tension spring in counterclockwise rotation. A f... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4638591 | Fish securing device This fish securing device has a relatively small diameter cylindrical axial assembly to which are hinged a number of fish securing arms. A spring loading mechanism contained within the axial assembly urges the hinged arms towards a closed fish securing po... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4506469 | Twin fish hook A fish hook uses two hooks mounted to shanks which are pivotably connected together by a pivot pin. The upper ends of the shanks include fork members which mate with one another and in which the pivot pin is seated. The lower ends of the shanks include ho... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4476646 | Fishing lure A fishing lure is disclosed having a V-shaped spring wire with two legs diverging rearwardly from an apex connectible to a fishing line. A trigger member and a sleeve are slidably mounted on one of the legs. A fishing hook is carried by the other of the l... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4283877 | Weedless- multi-barb fishhook A head structure is provided defining a hollow cavity opening outwardly of one side of the head and the head includes line anchor structure thereon for attaching one end of a fishing line to the head structure. A pair of oppositely facing side-by-side sel... | 08/18/1981 |
| 3952444 | Spoon lure A spoon lure with spring loaded hooks operatively connected to a plunger extending axially along the lure. The hooks are loaded by pulling or pushing the plunger in a direction away from or towards the hooks against the force of the spring and they are lo... | 04/27/1976 |