(under subclass 42.4) Lures with a weed guard element for the attached hooks constructed so the hook or hook point is guarded by being housed within or located adjacent to a slot or depression in a lure body. The hooks are either loosely or flexibly attached so they can impale the fish upon its strike.
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42.1, for hooks guarded by being housed in or closely associated with a flexible body.
42.44, for hooks pivotally attached to a lure and having motion limiting means which tend to keep the hook from becoming entangled with weeds, etc.