JP7549878B2 - Bait - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an artificial bait that is used by attaching a separate bait.

Patent Document 1 discloses an egi (artificial bait) having a body, a flat portion provided on the upper surface of the body along the front-to-rear direction and on which a live fish as live bait is attached, and a head cover provided on the front end portion of the flat portion and on the front upper surface of the body.
The artificial bait described in Patent Document 1 is used by placing the live bait on the flat portion while inserting the head of the live bait into the head cover, and then wrapping a string-like member such as a rubber band, wire, or fishing line around the body containing the live bait.

JP 2013-165684 A

However, as in Patent Document 1, winding a string-like member around a live bait is troublesome, and there is a problem that it is difficult to wind the string-like member with an appropriate strength. Specifically, if the string-like member is wound too tightly around the live bait, the live bait may be cut or cut in half by the string-like member, and all or part of the live bait may fall off during use. On the other hand, if the string-like member is wound too loosely around the live bait, the live bait may fall off the body during use. In order to prevent such problems, it is necessary to wind the string-like member around the live bait with an appropriate strength, but it is difficult to determine the strength, and this is especially difficult for beginners.
Generally, live baits used in fishing are frozen, and are attached to an artificial lure in a semi-thawed state. The artificial lure with the live bait is placed in water, during which the live bait is completely thawed. When the live bait is completely thawed, its volume decreases, and the live bait easily falls off the artificial lure. For this reason, the state of the live bait after thawing must be predicted when winding the string-like member, and thus, conventional artificial lures require skill to attach the live bait.

The objective of the present invention is to provide an artificial bait that allows separate bait to be attached relatively easily and that is unlikely to fall off during use.

The artificial bait of the present invention comprises a body, a bait attachment area which is a portion of the outer surface of the body where separate bait is attached, and a holding means for holding the bait in the bait attachment area, the holding means having at least two hooking protrusions spaced apart in the front-to-rear direction of the body and at least two hooking protrusions on both sides in the width direction of the body, and a pressing member which covers the bait attachment area and presses the bait against the bait attachment area by hooking onto the hooking protrusions on both sides in the width direction , the pressing member having a frame portion and a plurality of bridging portions connected to the frame portion and having openings inside the frame portion, the pressing member being formed from an elastic material which can be stretched and contracted and is detachable from the body .

In a preferred artificial lure of the present invention, the pressing member is flat when removed from the body .
In a preferred artificial bait of the present invention, a hole having an inner circumference smaller than the outer circumference of the head of the hooking projection is formed on one widthwise side of the frame portion, into which the hooking projection is fitted, and an opening larger than the outer circumference of the head of the hooking projection is formed on the opposite widthwise side of the frame portion .
In a preferred artificial bait of the present invention, a sharp protrusion for engaging with the bait is provided on a part of the bait attachment area.

The artificial bait of the present invention allows separate bait to be easily attached to the bait attachment area by hanging the retaining member on the hook protrusion. The bait held by the retaining member will not fall off while the artificial bait is in use.

FIG. Exploded plan view of the bait. Side view of the lure body. FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line VV in FIG. 3 . FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. 2 . 11 is a perspective view showing a process of attaching the pressing member to the body. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an artificial bait with the bait attached to the body using a pressing member. FIG. FIG. 11 is a plan view of a pressing member according to a modified example. FIG. 11 is a plan view of a pressing member according to a modified example. FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a body having a hook projection according to a modified example. FIG. 11 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a body according to a modified example.

In this specification, "forward" refers to the direction in which the lure moves when the line tied to the lure is pulled underwater, and "rearward" refers to the opposite side to the forward, and the direction connecting the forward and rear is called the "front-rear direction." In this specification, "upper" refers to the side perpendicular to the front-rear direction and closer to the water surface based on the lure when in use (underwater), and "lower" refers to the opposite side to upper, i.e., the side closer to the bottom of the water based on the lure when in use, and the direction connecting the upper and lower is called the "vertical direction." In this specification, "width direction" refers to the direction perpendicular to the vertical direction and the front-rear direction.

[Bait]
1 and 2, the artificial bait 1 of the present invention has a body 2 having a bait attachment area 2A for attaching separate bait (not shown), and a holding means for attaching the separate bait to the body 2. The separate bait refers to a separate bait other than the artificial bait of the present invention. Hereinafter, the separate bait may be simply referred to as "bait". The bait may be a living bait (live bait), a dead but unprocessed bait, a processed bait, etc.
The holding means includes a plurality of hook projections 3 provided on the body 2 and a pressing member 5 for attaching the bait to the body 2 .
1 and 2 show the artificial bait 1 with the pressing member 5 completely removed from the body 2.

3 to 5 are views showing only the body 2 of the artificial bait 1. FIG.
1 to 5, the body 2 has a main body portion 21, a fishing line connecting portion 22, a weight portion 23, and a fishing hook 24.
The main body 21 is the main part of the body 2, and constitutes the outer shape of the artificial bait 1. The shape of the main body 21 is appropriately set according to the type of target fish (fish and fish-like objects that are the subject of fishing. Target fish is a general term for underwater objects that are the subject of fishing, including squid and octopus). For example, the shape of the main body 21 may resemble a small fish, an insect, or a crustacean. The main body 21 (body 2) in the illustrated example is intended for use with squid (cuttlefish) as the target fish, and is formed in a shape that imitates the outer shape of a shrimp. Since squids like shrimp, an artificial bait 1 that imitates the outer shape of a shrimp is suitable for squid fishing.
The material for forming the main body 21 is not particularly limited, and any material having a mechanical strength sufficient to withstand the bite of the target fish on the artificial bait 1 is used. Examples of such materials include resin, wood, and metal, and resin is preferably used. In particular, ABS resin is preferably used because it is easy to mold.
The main body 21 may be formed to be hollow or solid. In the illustrated example, the main body 21 is formed to be hollow. In addition, a fabric 211 is attached to the periphery of the main body 21.
The main body 21 is formed with a recess 212 into which an end of a hook projection 3, which will be described later, is fitted.

A portion of the outer surface of the main body 21 (body 2) is defined as a bait attachment area 2A for attaching bait.
The bait attachment area 2A may be provided on one or the opposite side in the width direction of the main body portion 21 (body 2), or above or below the main body portion 21 (body 2).
In the illustrated example, a portion of the upper surface of the main body 21 (body 2) is used as a bait attachment area 2A.
The bait attachment area 2A may be generally generally flat or generally curved. In order to facilitate placement of bait, it is preferable that the bait attachment area 2A has a generally flat surface as shown in the example.
More preferably, a pointed protrusion 25 that engages with the bait is provided in a part of the bait attachment area 2A. The pointed protrusion 25 prevents the bait from slipping by engaging with the bait attached to the bait attachment area 2A. The pointed protrusion 25 is, for example, a pointed point-like protrusion, and is provided at least in one place in the bait attachment area 2A. In the illustrated example, two pointed protrusions 25 (first and second pointed protrusions 25, 25) are provided. The first pointed protrusion 25 is provided in the approximate center of the width direction of the bait attachment area 2A, and the second pointed protrusion 25 is provided at a distance from the first pointed protrusion 25 in the front-rear direction.

The fishing line connecting portion 22 is provided, for example, on the front side of the main body portion 21. The fishing line connecting portion 22 is a portion for tying a fishing line (such as a fishing line leader) and is made of, for example, a ring-shaped metal.
The weight portion 23 is a weight for sinking the artificial bait 1 to an appropriate depth in water. Examples of materials for forming the weight portion 23 include metals such as lead, copper, brass, tungsten, and iron.
The fishhook 24 is provided, for example, at the rear of the main body 21. In the illustrated example, an umbrella-shaped fishhook 24 is fixed to the rear of the main body 21. Instead of such a fixed fishhook 24, a fishhook connector may be provided at an appropriate location on the main body 21, and a hook-shaped fishhook (such as a treble hook) may be attached to the fishhook connector (not shown). Furthermore, the position at which the fishhook 24 is provided is not limited to the rear of the main body 21, and the position can be changed as appropriate depending on the target fish.

The body 2 is provided with a hook projection 3 as a holding means.
The hooking protrusions 3 are portions on which the pressing member 5 is hooked in order to attach the pressing member 5 to the body 2. At least two hooking protrusions 3 are provided spaced apart in the front-rear direction of the body 2, and at least two are provided on both sides in the width direction of the body 2, sandwiching the bait attachment area 2A. Thus, at least one pair of hooking protrusions 3 (at least four in total) are provided spaced apart in the front-rear direction and width direction, sandwiching the bait attachment area 2A. Each hooking protrusion 3 is provided on both sides in the width direction, immediately adjacent to the bait attachment area 2A.
The number of the hook projections 3 is not particularly limited as long as it is four or more, but if there are too many, the work of hooking the pressing member 5 onto them increases, so ten or less is preferable, and eight or less is more preferable.
In the illustrated example, there are six hook projections 3. Specifically, three hook projections 3 are provided at intervals in the front-rear direction on one side in the width direction of the body 2, and three hook projections 3 are provided at intervals in the front-rear direction on the opposite side in the width direction of the body 2.

Each hook projection 3 is attached to the body 2 by fitting its end into a recess 212 of the main body 21 (body 2). If necessary, the hook projection 3 can be firmly fixed to the body 2 by applying an adhesive between the end of the hook projection 3 and the recess 212.
Each hook projection 3 has a shaft portion 31 and a head portion 32 formed at the end of the shaft portion 31. The shaft portion 31 of the hook projection 3 is a portion on which the pressing member 5 is hooked, and the head portion 32 of the hook projection 3 is a portion that prevents the hooked pressing member 5 from accidentally falling off. The head portion 32 protrudes radially outward from the shaft portion 31.
The outer circumferential length 32W of the head 32 is greater than the outer circumferential length 31W of the shaft portion 31. When the head 32 is disk-shaped and the shaft portion 31 is cylindrical as in the illustrated example, the outer circumferential length 32W of the head 32 and the outer circumferential length 31W of the shaft portion 31 refer to the diameter of the head 32 and the diameter of the shaft portion 31. Although not illustrated, when the head 32 and the shaft portion 31 are not circular (disk-shaped and cylindrical), the outer circumferential length 32W of the head 32 and the outer circumferential length 31W of the shaft portion 31 refer to their respective equivalent circle diameters. When the outer circumferential length 32W of the head 32 and the outer circumferential length 31W of the shaft portion 31 are not uniform in the axial direction, the outer circumferential length 32W of the head 32 and the outer circumferential length 31W of the outer shaft portion 31 refer to their maximum values.
Each hook projection 3 protrudes laterally from the body 2 with its shaft 31 extending substantially parallel to the width direction.

Referring to Figures 1, 2 and 6, the pressing member 5 is a member for pressing the bait against the bait attachment area 2A. The pressing member 5 covers the bait attachment area 2A by hooking a portion of the member to the hooking projections 3 on both sides in the width direction, and presses down the bait placed in the bait attachment area 2A. In other words, the pressing member 5 is hung across the width of the body 2 by hooking a portion of the pressing member 5 to the hooking projections 3 on both sides in the width direction that are provided on either side of the bait attachment area 2A. The bait is held in the bait attachment area 2A by the pressing member 5 hung across the width direction of the bait attachment area 2A.

The pressing member 5 has, for example, a frame portion 51 and a plurality of bridging portions 52 that are connected to the frame portion 51 while having openings 53 inside the frame portion 51. The frame portion 51 and the bridging portions 52 may be integrally formed, or may be separate bodies that are joined by an appropriate joining means such as an adhesive. In the illustrated example, the frame portion 51 and the bridging portions 52 are integrally formed.
The material for the pressing member 5 is not particularly limited. The pressing member 5 is preferably made of an elastic body that can expand and contract, so that the pressing member 5 can be easily attached to the body 2 and can hold the bait in close contact with the bait. Examples of the elastic body include rubber (rubber includes various elastomers such as thermoplastic elastomers) and springs, but rubber is preferred because it can be easily formed into a desired shape.
The rubber is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include rubbers such as butadiene rubber (BR), isoprene rubber (IR), chloroprene (CR), natural rubber (NR), styrene butadiene rubber (SBR), acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR), butyl rubber (IIR), and silicone rubber; and elastomers such as olefin-based elastomers such as polyethylene-based elastomers, polyester-based elastomers, polyamide-based elastomers, polystyrene-based elastomers, polyvinyl chloride-based elastomers, urethane-based elastomers, acrylic-based elastomers, vinyl acetate-based elastomers, and silicone-based elastomers.

The frame 51 is formed in a shape in which bands of a predetermined width are connected in a substantially frame-like shape, and the outer shape of the frame 51 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape (substantially rectangular shape) in a plan view. Specifically, the frame 51 is composed of a pair of left and right horizontal bands 511 extending along the front-rear direction of the body 2 when the pressing member 5 is attached to the body 2, and a pair of vertical bands 512 extending along the width direction of the body 2 when the pressing member 5 is attached to the body 2, and the horizontal bands 511 and the vertical bands 512 are connected to each other to form a substantially frame-like shape in a plan view. The width 51W of the frame 51 (the width of the horizontal bands 511 and the vertical bands 512) is not particularly limited, but is preferably 2 mm or more, more preferably 3 mm or more, because if it is too small, it may be too much embedded in the bait.
One widthwise side of the frame 51 is formed with holes 54 into which the hook projections 3 are fitted. That is, one horizontal band 511 of the frame 51 is formed with holes 54 into which the hook projections 3 are fitted. The holes 54 are provided corresponding to the hook projections 3 provided on one widthwise side. As in the illustrated example, when three hook projections 3 are provided at intervals on one widthwise side of the body 2, the three holes 54 are formed at the intervals in one horizontal band 511 of the frame 51.
If necessary, a hole for fitting the hook projection 3 may be formed in the horizontal band 511 on the opposite side of the frame portion 51 (opposite side in the width direction of the frame portion 51) (not shown). Since this makes it easier to attach the pressing member 5 to the body 2, it is preferable that the opposite side in the width direction of the frame portion 51 is left as the horizontal band 511 as shown in the example (without forming the hole 54 in the horizontal band 511 on the opposite side of the frame portion 51). In this case, it is preferable that the opening 53 defined by the horizontal band 511 on the opposite side of the frame portion 51 (the opening defined by the opposite horizontal band 511 is denoted by the symbol 53a in Figs. 1, 2 and 6) is sufficiently larger than the outer circumferential length 32W of the head 32 of the hook projection 3. The horizontal band 511 facing such an opening 53a can easily pass over the hook projection 3 and can be easily hooked on the hook projection 3.

The inner circumferential length 54W of the hole 54 is not particularly limited. From the viewpoint of making it difficult for the hole 54 fitted into the shaft portion 31 of the hook projection 3 to come off from the shaft portion 31, the inner circumferential length 54W of the hole 54 is preferably smaller than the outer circumferential length 32W of the head portion 32 of the hook projection 3. Since the inner circumferential length 54W of the hole 54 can be extended in the pressing member 5 made of an elastic body, the lower limit value of the inner circumferential length 54W of the hole 54 may be smaller than the outer circumferential length 31W of the shaft portion 31. However, if the inner circumferential length 54W is too small, the hole 54 must be significantly extended when fitting the hole 54 into the shaft portion 31. Considering this point, the inner circumferential length 54W of the hole 54 is preferably the same as the outer circumferential length 31W of the shaft portion 31 or slightly smaller or larger than the outer circumferential length 31W of the shaft portion 31. In addition, the inner periphery 54W of the hole 54 is the diameter of the hole 54, and when the hole 54 is not circular, the inner periphery 54W of the hole 54 refers to the equivalent diameter of a circle.
Specific examples of dimensions include an outer circumferential length 31W of the shaft portion 31: about 5 mm, an outer circumferential length 32W of the head portion 32: about 6 mm, and an inner circumferential length 54W of the hole portion 54: about 4 mm. However, the dimensions are not limited to these specific dimensions.

The bridging portion 52 is disposed inside the frame portion 51, and an end of the bridging portion 52 is connected to the inner end of the frame portion 51. For example, the bridging portion 52 is made of a strip of a predetermined width. The width 52W of the bridging portion 52 is not particularly limited, but if it is too small, there is a risk that it will be too deeply embedded in the bait, so it is preferably 2 mm or more, and more preferably 3 mm or more.
A plurality of bridging portions 52 are connected to each other inside the frame portion 51 while having openings 53. In other words, the plurality of bridging portions 52 are connected to each other inside the frame portion 51, either independently or in a state where they are connected to each other in parts. The openings 53 refer to open portions formed between adjacent bridging portions 52 and/or between the bridging portions 52 and the frame portion 51.
The multiple bridge portions 52 have openings 53 inside the frame portion 51 and are connected to the horizontal bands 511 and vertical bands 512 of the frame portion 51, so that the multiple bridge portions 52 form a virtual mesh shape inside the frame portion 51. The term "virtually mesh shape" includes not only regular mesh shapes but also irregular mesh shapes. An example of an irregular mesh shape is a mesh shape in which the openings 53 have different shapes, sizes, and arrangements and the bridge portions 52 have different widths, as shown in the figure.

The pressing member 5 made of rubber can be formed, for example, by a rubber molding, a punching process (including a cut-out process) of a sheet, etc. Since it can be easily formed, it is preferable to use a punched product of a rubber sheet as the pressing member 5.
The thickness 5W of the pressing member 5 is not particularly limited, and is, for example, 0.1 mm to 1.5 mm, and preferably 0.15 mm to 0.8 mm.

[Use of artificial bait]
The artificial bait 1 of the present invention is used, for example, as follows.
7, the multiple hook projections 3 on one widthwise side of the body 2 are fitted into the multiple holes 54 (corresponding holes 54) of the pressing member 5. By fitting the holes 54 to the shafts 31 of the hook projections 3, the horizontal band 511 on one side of the pressing member 5 will not come off the body 2 even if the pressing member 5 is released.
Next, the bait 9 is placed on the bait attachment area 2A of the body 2. As described above, the bait 9 may be a live bait (live bait), a dead but unprocessed bait, or a processed bait. Examples of live bait include small shrimp and small sardines. Examples of dead but unprocessed bait include silver-stripe round herring, sand eel, sardines, loach, krill, clams, and fish fillets that are stored frozen or refrigerated. Examples of processed bait include so-called artificial bait and so-called worms (soft resin formed into the shape of a fish, etc.). In the illustrated example, a frozen silver-stripe round herring (bait 9) is partially thawed and placed on the bait attachment area 2A (the bait 9 is shown by a two-dot chain line).
Since the bait attachment area 2A is provided with a pointed protrusion 25, the placed bait 9 is positioned by the pointed protrusion 25.
Finally, the opposite side in the width direction (opposite horizontal band 511) of the frame portion 51 of the pressing member 5 is pinched with the fingertips and hooked on the hook projection 3 on the opposite side in the width direction. When three or more hook projections 3 are provided at intervals in the front-rear direction of the body 2, the pressing member 5 can be hooked on the hook projection 3 other than the front-most and rear-most hook projections (the middle hook projection 3 in the illustrated example). Thereafter, the opposite side in the width direction (opposite horizontal band 511) of the frame portion 51 of the pressing member 5 is hooked on the front-most and rear-most hook projections 3, so that the pressing member 5 can be attached to the body 2 as shown in Figures 8 and 9. The opposite side in the width direction of the frame portion 51 of the pressing member 5 is first hooked on the hook projection 3 other than the front-most and rear-most hook projections 3, and then hooked on the front-most and rear-most hook projections 3, so that the pressing member 5 can be neatly attached without being distorted.
In addition, the opposite side of the frame portion 51 of the pressing member 5 is a horizontal band 511 (without a hole), so that it can be easily hooked onto the hooking projection 3.

8 and 9, the bait 9 placed on the bait attachment area 2A of the body 2 is covered with the holding member 5. In other words, the bait 9 is sandwiched between the bait attachment area 2A and the holding member 5, and since the holding member 5 is made of an elastic material, it is sufficiently held. Therefore, even when the artificial bait 1 with the bait 9 attached is dropped into water for use, the bait 9 will not fall off the body 2. The holding member 5 has an opening 53 through which the bait 9 is exposed, making the bait 9 appealing to the target fish.
In the artificial bait 1 of the present invention, a separate bait 9 can be easily attached to the bait attachment area 2A. In particular, when the pressing member 5 is made of an elastic material, the pressing member 5 can be easily attached and the bait 9 can be securely held in the bait attachment area 2A by the pressing member 5 after attachment.

[Modification]
Next, modified examples of the present invention will be described. In this description, the configurations and effects that are different from the above-described embodiment will mainly be described. For similar configurations, the terms or symbols may be used as they are, and the description of the configuration may be omitted.
10 and 11 show various modified examples of the pressing member 5. In FIG.
The pressing member 5 may have an opening 53 as shown in Fig. 10(a). The pressing member 5 may have a bridging portion 52 extending in the width direction and the front-rear direction of the body 2 connected to the inside of the frame portion 51 as shown in Figs. 10(b) and (c). The pressing member 5 may have only the bridging portion 52 extending in the width direction of the body 2 connected to the inside of the frame portion 51 as shown in Figs. 11(a) and (b). The pressing member 5 may have a frame portion 51 and a bridging portion 52 formed by forming a plurality of openings 53 having a substantially circular shape in a plan view in the surface of a sheet material such as a rubber sheet as shown in Fig. 11(c).
11(d), the pressing member 5 may have a frame portion 51 and a regular mesh-like net 521 (one embodiment of the bridging portion 52) connected to the inside of the frame portion 51. This net may be made of an elastic material such as a rubber cord, or may be made of a non-elastic cord-like material such as a braided cord or a monofilament.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the head 32 of the hook projection 3 protrudes radially outward around the entire axis of the shaft portion 31, but for example, as shown in Figure 12, the head 32 of the hook projection 3 may protrude from a portion of the axis of the shaft portion 31.
The hook projection 3 in FIG. 12 has a shaft portion 31 in the shape of a square prism, and a head portion 32 protruding downward from the end of the shaft portion 31 .

In addition, in the above embodiment, the hook projection 3 is attached to the body 2 by forming a recess 212 in the main body 21 (body 2) and fitting the shaft 31 of the hook projection 3 into this recess 212, but this is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 13, a protrusion 213 may be formed in the main body 21 (body 2) and the shaft 31 of the hook projection 3 may be attached to this protrusion 213. In this case, a recess 313 into which the protrusion 213 is fitted is formed inside the shaft 31 of the hook projection 3.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 Artificial bait 2 Body 2A Bait attachment area 25 Pointed protrusion 3 Hanging projection 31 Shaft of hanging projection 32 Head of hanging projection 5 Pressing member 51 Frame of pressing member 52 Bridge of pressing member 53 Opening of pressing member 9 Separate bait

Claims (4)

The fishing lure has a body, a bait attachment area on an outer surface of the body for attaching separate bait, and a holding means for holding the bait in the bait attachment area;
The holding means has at least two hooking projections spaced apart in the front-rear direction of the body and at least two hooking projections on both sides in the width direction of the body sandwiching the bait attachment area, and a pressing member that covers the bait attachment area and presses the bait against the bait attachment area by hooking onto the hooking projections on both sides in the width direction,
The pressing member has a frame portion and a plurality of bridging portions connected to the frame portion while having an opening inside the frame portion, and is formed from an expandable elastic body and is detachable from the body, thereby forming an artificial bait . The artificial bait according to claim 1, wherein the pressing member is flat when removed from the body . 3. The artificial bait according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a hole having an inner circumference smaller than the outer circumference of the head of the hooking projection and into which the hooking projection is fitted is formed on one widthwise side of the frame portion, and an opening larger than the outer circumference of the head of the hooking projection is formed on the opposite widthwise side of the frame portion . The artificial bait according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a pointed protrusion that engages with the bait is provided in a portion of the bait attachment area.

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