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A streamer device (10) is utilized as a fishing lure and includes a collar (12) secured to the trailing end of a fishing line by a swivel union (36) and a yoke (26). The yoke (26) is preferably formed by flaccid members (28) each including a connector (32) at their leading ends for receipt on a loop (38) of the swivel union (36) and each including a head (34) at their trailing ends which can be flexed in a direction parallel to their stems (30) for insertion into apertures (22) formed in the collar (12). Ribbons (42) are removably secured to the collar (12) by openings (44) formed in the ribbons (42) slideably received on tabs (24) formed on the trailing edge (16) of the collar (12), with the ribbons (42) extending around the leading edge (14) and past the trailing edge (16) of the collar (12) for acting as streamers in the water. The ribbons (42) include indicia (45) in the most preferred form of bait such as fish. Aside from the indicia (45), the streamer device (10) is transparen...

Inventor: Holger Kilander
Primary Examiner: Darren W. Ark
Current U.S. Classification: 43/2; 43/42.24; 43/42.29; 43/42.32
International Classification: A01K 8500

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Claims

1. A streamer for removable securement to a collar having a leading edge and a trailing edge, with the collar including at least one tab extending past the trailing edge of the collar in a direction opposite to the leading edge, comprising, in combination: a flexible ribbon of an elongated length substantially greater than the distance between the leading and trailing edges of the collar, with the ribbon including an opening of a size for slideable receipt on the tab of the collar, with the opening adapted to be received on the tab of the collar with the ribbon extending around the leading edge and past the trailing edge of the collar; and indicia formed on the ribbon.

2. The streamer of claim 1 wherein the ribbon includes cuts extending partially around the indicia to form partially cut portions, with the partially cut portions being allowed to flex relative to the remaining portions of the ribbon.

3. The streamer of claim 2 wherein the ribbon is formed of material which is transparent in water so that only the indicia is visible when submerged in water.

4. The streamer of claim 3 wherein the indicia is in the form of bait for fish desired to be caught giving an impression of a school of swimming bait when the ribbon is pulled through water.

5. A fishing lure for attachment to a fishing line comprising, in combination: a collar; at least two flaccid line members each having a trailing end and a leading end, with the trailing ends of the flaccid line members being connected to the collar at spaced locations, with the leading ends of the flaccid line members being adapted for connection to the fishing line; a plurality of flexible ribbons of an elongated length secured to the collar for acting as streamers in the water as the collar is pulled through the water by the flaccid line members; and at least one fish hook positioned relative to the ribbons and for hooking in the mouth of a fish.

6. The fishing lure of claim 5 wherein the ribbons each include indicia in the form of bait for the fish desired to be caught and giving an impression of a whole school of swimming bait when the ribbons are pulled through the water.

7. The fishing lure of claim 6 wherein the ribbons each include cuts extending partially around the indicia to form partially cut portions, with the partially cut portions being allowed to flex relative to the remaining portions of the ribbons when the ribbons are pulled through the water.

8. The fishing lure of claim 5 wherein the collar has annular cross sections, with the trailing ends of the flaccid line members being at circumferentially spaced locations on the collar.

9. The fishing lure of claim 8 wherein the annular cross sections have a diametric dimension; and wherein the ribbons have a width which is substantially less than the elongated length and generally equal to the diametric dimension so that the ribbons can be crumpled up and pushed into the collar for casting but water flow through the collar unfolds the ribbons from the collar.

10. The fishing lure of claim 8 wherein the annular cross sections include a plurality of straight linear sides interconnected together, with the sides of the annular cross sections having equal lengths; wherein the plurality of ribbons are of a number equal to that of the plurality of sides of the annular cross sections of the collar; and wherein the ribbons have a width which is substantially less than the elongated length and generally equal to the lengths of the sides of the annular cross sections of the collar.

11. The fishing lure of claim 5 wherein the plurality of ribbons are removably secured to the collar.

12. The fishing lure of claim 11 wherein the collar has a leading edge and a trailing edge, with the trailing ends of the flaccid line members being connected adjacent to the leading edge of the collar, with the collar including a plurality of tabs extending past the trailing edge of the collar in a direction opposite to the leading edge; and wherein the ribbons each include an opening of a size for slideable receipt on one of the tabs of the collar, with the openings received on the tabs of the collar and the ribbons extending around the leading edge and past the trailing edge of the collar.

13. The fishing lure of claim 5 wherein the collar includes a plurality of apertures; wherein each of the flaccid line members has a diametric size; and wherein the trailing ends of each of the flaccid line members integrally terminate intermediate opposite ends of a head extending at a nonparallel direction from the flaccid line member, with the head having a length between the opposite ends substantially larger than the diametric size of the flaccid line member and having a diametric size substantially less than the length of the head between the opposite ends; wherein the heads of the flaccid line members are positionable generally parallel to the flaccid line members for insertion into the apertures of the collar and after insertion through the apertures positionable at the nonparallel direction to prevent removal of the flaccid line members from the apertures.

14. The fishing lure of claim 13 wherein the leading ends of the flaccid line members integrally terminate in connectors of a size which are unable to pass through the apertures of the collar.

15. The fishing lure of claim 14 further comprising, in combination: a swivel union including a first loop for receipt of the connectors of the flaccid line members, and a second loop for receipt of the fishing line, with the first and second loops being rotatable relative to each other.

16. The fishing lure of claim 14 wherein the fish hook includes a leader having a leading end, with the leading end being received on the first loop of the swivel union with the connectors of the flaccid line members.

17. A streamer device comprising, in combination: a collar having a leading edge and a trailing edge, with the collar including a plurality of tabs extending past the trailing edge of the collar in a direction opposite to the leading edge; a plurality of flexible ribbons of an elongated length, with the ribbons each including an opening of a size for slideable receipt on one of the tabs of the collar, with the openings adapted to be received on the tabs of the collar with the ribbons extending around the leading edge and past the trailing edge of the collar for acting as streamers; and at least one fish hook positioned relative to the ribbons and for hooking in the mouth of a fish.

18. The streamer device of claim 17 wherein the ribbons each include indicia.

19. The streamer device of claim 18 wherein the ribbons each include cuts extending partially around the indicia to form partially cut portions, with the partially cut portions being allowed to flex relative to the remaining portions of the ribbons.

20. The streamer device of claim 19 wherein the indicia is in the form of bait for fish desired to be caught giving an impression of a whole school of swimming bait when the collar is pulled through water.

21. The streamer device of claim 17 wherein the collar has annular cross sections including a plurality of straight linear sides interconnected together, with the sides of the annular cross sections of the collar having equal lengths; wherein the plurality of ribbons are of a number equal to that of the plurality of sides of the annular cross sections of the collar; and wherein the ribbons have a width which is substantially less than the elongated length and generally equal to the lengths of the sides of the annular cross sections of the collar.

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