Patents by Inventor Carl Schumer

Carl Schumer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6722079
    Abstract: A system for use with fishing lures that allows partial release of the lure upon becoming snagged. The lure is attached to a fishing line at a head end and by way of a line extension leader at a hook end. The line extension comprises a heavy gauge leader extending the length of the lure. A fish decoy is permanently affixed to the line at a hook end, and releasably attached at a head end. A line attachment clip provides three attachment loops, one of the loops being a resilient, releasable leg. The line attachment clip has a line loop to which the fishing line is securely attached, a leader loop to which the leader is securely attached, and a releasable leg to which the head eyelet of a lure is attached. Upon application of sufficient force, the head eyelet is released so that the lure becomes inverted, allowing is to be freed from a snag and reeled in with the hooks in the opposite orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Inventor: Carl Schumer
  • Publication number: 20020139037
    Abstract: A system for use with fishing lures that allows partial release of the lure upon becoming snagged. The lure is attached to a fishing line at a head end and by way of a line extension leader at a hook end. The line extension comprises a heavy gauge leader extending the length of the lure. A fish decoy is permanently affixed to the line at a hook end, and releasably attached at a head end. A line attachment clip provides three attachment loops, one of the loops being a resilient, releasable leg. The line attachment clip has a line loop to which the fishing line is securely attached, a leader loop to which the leader is securely attached, and a releasable leg to which the head eyelet of a lure is attached. Upon application of sufficient force, the head eyelet is released so that the lure becomes inverted, allowing is to be freed from a snag and reeled in with the hooks in the opposite orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventor: Carl Schumer