Patents by Inventor Wilfred Abbotoy

Wilfred Abbotoy 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: 4947577
    Abstract: A foldable lure container has a series of horizontally aligned removable tubes positioned in at least two tiers. These tiers can be of any suitable length and the tubes can be any suitable diameter. This lure container when in use is unfolded and opened so that one series or alignment of tubes are positioned alternatively above the other series of tubes. When the device is to be carried from one location to another, the lower level or series of tubes is folded upward so as to be in horizontal alignment with the upper level or series. Each tube has a flip-open top or cap that permits entrance or exit of the lure housed therein. The tube is removed from the tube holder, inverted, the cap opened and the lure removed. In the preferred embodiment, the bottom of the tube has a spring-loaded hinge which when opened will allow the lure to freely drop out. It also could be a non-springloaded cap that would just snap in place either externally or internally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 14, 1990
    Inventor: Wilfred Abbotoy
  • Patent number: 4813173
    Abstract: This is a fishing lure or crankbait container that has a substantially increased storage capacity. This container has the capability of storing very large as well as smaller lures. The transparent case has two compartments, an upper and a lower compartment. In each compartment is a single or double circle of transparent tubes. Each tube has an upper open end that forms the exit port for a lure. Planar caps are located on each end of the transparent container. Each cap has apertures which can be aligned with each tube for removing or inserting lures into the apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1989
    Inventor: Wilfred Abbotoy