ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,696,886, issued on Aug. 4.
"Fishing lure-fishing line connection system" was invented by Michael Mayer (Gunzburg, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a fishing lure-fishing line connection system for connecting a fishing line to a fishing lure, wherein at least three eyelets are provided on a weight body. A hanging weight eyelet is provided for attaching a hanging weight, a fishing lure eyelet is provided for attaching a fishing lure, in particular in the form of an artificial lure, and a fishing line eyelet is provided for attaching a fishing line. The eyelets are stationary relative to one another. The hangin...