ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,279,604, issued on April 22.
"Device for connecting a lure to fishing line" was invented by Todd Michael Cook (Painted Post, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for connecting a lure to a fishing line, the device includes a main shaft having a line attachment end and a lure holding end. A line holding element is provided at the line attachment end and a lure holding loop is provided at the lure holding end. The device further includes various other components to improve lure retention without impairing lure movement. These other components include one or more from the group of a retaining loop, three or more resistance points, a ...