US Patent Issued on May 19 for "Fishing lure with bait compartment and method of use" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,628,804, issued on May 19.

"Fishing lure with bait compartment and method of use" was invented by Emmanuel Carlos (Ramona, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fishing lure can have a bait compartment and a slidable lid. The slidable lid can be moved back and forth in a single dimension between an open position and a closed position when a user applies force to the lid in the single dimension. A ball detent can hold the lid in the closed position, and the ball detent can be overcome to open the lid through the application of force in the single dimension."

The patent was filed on Jan. 23, 2025, under Application No. 19/035,730.

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