Jigging lure

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a jigging lure according to the principles of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof, a left side elevational view not being shown as it is a mirror image of the right side elevational view;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof mounted to a hook;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view of a second embodiment of a jigging lure according to the principles of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a rear elevational view of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1-5 and 6-8; and,

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view of the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1-5 and 6-8.

The broken line showing of a hook is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D430641
Type: Grant
Filed: May 21, 1999
Date of Patent: Sep 5, 2000
Inventor: Stanley O. Holm (Howard Lake, MN)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Inga-Maria Hyttinen
Law Firm: Merchant & Gould P.C.
Application Number: 0/105,350
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Fish (D22/133)
International Classification: 2205;