Author: claimsbot

1. A fishing lure apparatus comprising a blade body, said blade body containing a first side and a second side, said blade body containing at least one hole, said blade body configured with a curvature, such that said blade body will vibrate as it is pulled through water, said first side of said blade body comprising a surface relief grating image effect component, such that said surface relief grating causes a three dimensional or holographic reflection to appear when the blade body is exposed to a light source, thereby better attracting fish towards the blade.
2. The fishing lure apparatus in claim 1, wherein said second side of said blade body comprises a surface relief grating image effect component.
3. The fishing lure apparatus in claim 1, wherein said first side of said blade body is finished.
4. The fishing lure apparatus in claim 3, wherein said blade body is finished by painting, powder-coating or plating said first side.
5. The fishing lure apparatus in claim 2, wherein said second side of said blade body is finished.
6. The fishing lure apparatus in claim 5, wherein said blade body is finished by painting, powder-coating or plating said second side.
7. A method of manufacturing a fishing lure blade body comprising a surface relief grating image effect component, comprising the steps of:
forming a blade body shape using a material containing a surface relief grating image effect, such that said surface relief grating causes a three dimensional or holographic reflection to appear when the fishing lure blade body is exposed to a light source, thereby better attracting fish towards the blade;
stamping at least one hole in the blade body, and
curving the blade body such that said blade body will vibrate as it is pulled through water.
8. The method of manufacturing a fishing lure blade body in claim 7, wherein said material is metal.
9. The method of manufacturing a fishing lure blade body in claim 7, wherein said material is non-metal.
10. The method of manufacturing a fishing lure blade body in claim 7, wherein said material is an alloy.
11. The method of manufacturing a fishing lure blade body in claim 7, wherein said blade body shape comprises one of the following lures: spinnerbait, buzzbait, in-line spinners, French spinners, vibrating lures, casting spoons, jigs, trolling spoons, flutter spoons, weedless spoons and ice blades.
12. The method of manufacturing a fishing lure blade body in claim 7, wherein said blade body shape comprises one of the following blade body component: Colorado, Willow, Indiana, Chopper, French, Dakota, In-Line, Doc Shelton, Muskie, Delta, Propeller, Quad Propeller, Chopper Propeller, Clacker, Jig Dancer, Plug Bill lip, Jitterbug Bib, Flap Tail, Creeper Wings and Tally Wacker Tails. The method of manufacturing a fishing lure blade body in claim 7, wherein said blade body shape comprises one of the following attractors: Dodgers, Flashers and Divers. The method of manufacturing a fishing lure blade body in claim 7, wherein said method comprises a progressive stamping die system.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A downhole tool, comprising:
a housing;
a catching arrangement mounted within the housing and comprising one or more radially moveable seat members, and being configurable from a free configuration in which the seat members permit an object to pass through the tool, to a catching configuration in which the seat members catch an object passing through the tool; and
a release member mounted within the housing and being moveable axially by the catching arrangement between a supporting position in which the release member permits the catching arrangement to be configured in its catching configuration by radially supporting the seat members in a radially inward or retracted position, towards a de-supporting position in which the release member permits the catching arrangement to be configured in a release configuration by removing the radial support to the seat members, allowing the seat members to be moved radially outwardly to permit release of a previously caught object.
2. The downhole tool according to claim 1, wherein the housing defines a release recess and the release member covers this release recess when said release member is located within its supporting position, and the release member is movable within the housing towards its de-supporting position to uncover the release recess and thus permit the seat members to be moved radially outwardly and received within the release recess to permit release of an object.
3. The downhole tool according to claim 1, wherein the release member defines a load profile, and the catching arrangement defines a load profile configured to engage a load profile on the release member to permit the catching arrangement to apply a force on the release member to move the release member towards its de-supporting position.
4. The downhole tool according to claim 1, wherein at least one seat member comprises a load profile configured to engage a load profile on the release member to permit the release member to be moved by the catching arrangement.
5. The downhole tool according to claim 1, wherein each seat member comprises a load profile, wherein when said seat members are moved radially inwardly the individual load profiles define a substantially circumferentially continuous load profile.
6. The downhole tool according to claim 1, wherein the catching arrangement is biased in a direction opposite to the direction in which the release member is moved to be positioned within its de-supporting position.
7. The downhole tool according to claim 1, wherein the housing defines a central bore and includes a fluid port, and the downhole tool further comprises a valve member mounted within the housing and being moveable from a closed position in which the fluid port is blocked to an open position in which the fluid port is opened.
8. The downhole tool according to claim 7, wherein the catching arrangement is reconfigured by movement of the valve member towards its open position.
9. The downhole tool according to claim 7, wherein the catching arrangement is configured to catch an object passing through the tool to at least partially block flow through the central bore and divert flow through the fluid port when opened.
10. The downhole tool according to claim 7, wherein the valve member is moveable from its closed position towards its open position in response to an object passing through the downhole tool in a downstream direction.
11. The downhole tool according to claim 10, wherein the catching arrangement catches the same object which causes movement of the valve member towards its open position.
12. The downhole tool according to claim 7, wherein the valve member is axially moveable by an indexing sleeve of a downhole actuator.
13. The downhole tool according to claim 12, wherein the indexing sleeve is located on an upstream side of the valve member, and functions to move the valve member in a downstream direction.
14. The downhole tool according to claim 12, wherein the indexing sleeve is operated to move linearly through the housing in a predetermined number of discrete movement steps to actuate the valve member by passage of a corresponding number of objects.
15. The downhole tool according to claim 14, wherein a final discrete movement step of the indexing sleeve initiates movement of the valve member towards its open position.
16. The downhole tool according to claim 15, wherein the catching arrangement catches an object which caused the final discrete movement step of the indexing sleeve.
17. The downhole tool according to claim 7, wherein the valve member is arranged to axially engage the catching arrangement to move the catching arrangement within the housing, wherein the valve member and catching arrangement comprise respective load profiles which are arranged to abut each other in an axial direction.
18. The downhole tool according to claim 7, comprising a lost motion arrangement between the valve member and the catching arrangement to permit the valve member to move a desired distance relative to the catching arrangement before initiating axial movement of the catching arrangement.
19. The downhole tool according to claim 7, wherein the valve member comprises an axially extending shroud which extends into the catching arrangement from one axial end thereof such that an end region of the catching arrangement sits radially outside of the valve member shroud and isolated from the central bore.
20. The downhole tool according to claim 19, wherein the shroud extends only partially through the catching arrangement.
21. The downhole tool according to 19, wherein the shroud extends into the catching arrangement at least when the catching arrangement is configured in its free configuration.
22. The downhole tool according to claim 1, wherein the downhole tool defines a first region within the housing having a first inner diameter which permits the seat members to move radially outwardly when aligned with said first region, and the catching arrangement is provided in its free configuration when the seat members are aligned with the first region.
23. The downhole tool according to claim 22, wherein the downhole tool defines a second region within the housing having a second inner diameter which permits the seat members to be radially supported when positioned radially inwardly, when aligned with said second region, and the catching arrangement is provided in its catching configuration when the seat members are aligned with the second region.
24. The downhole tool according to claim 23, wherein the catching arrangement is axially moveable within the housing to realign the seat members from the first region to the second region, and thus present the catching arrangement in its catching configuration.
25. The downhole tool according to claim 1, wherein the seat members collectively define a substantially complete annular structure when positioned radially inwardly.
26. The downhole tool according to claim 1, wherein the catching arrangement comprises a tubular portion and a plurality of collet fingers supported by the tubular portion, wherein each collet finger supports a respective seat member.
27. The downhole tool according to claim 26, wherein each collet finger is radially deformable to permit the respective seat members to be moved radially outwardly and inwardly.
28. The downhole tool according to claim 26, wherein at least one collet finger defines a tapering radial width.
29. A method for catching and releasing an object in a wellbore using a downhole tool, comprising:
configuring a catching arrangement which is located within a housing in a free configuration such that one or more radially moveable seat members of the catching arrangement permit an object to pass through the tool;
reconfiguring the catching arrangement in a catching configuration in which the seat members catch an object passing through the tool; and
axially moving a release member using the catching arrangement between a supporting position in which the release member permits the catching arrangement to be configured in its catching configuration by radially supporting the seat members in a radially inward or retracted position, towards a de-supporting position in which the release member permits the catching arrangement to be configured in a release configuration by removing the radial support to the seat members, allowing the seat members to be moved radially outwardly to permit release of the caught object.

1. A method of manufacturing a printed circuit board (PCB) having at least one conductive layer and at least one non-conductive layer and forming a first surface and a second surface, said method comprising:
disposing at least one via through the PCB to connect the surfaces wherein the at least one via includes a metallic portion having a pair of ends and defining a hole;
filling the hole of the at least one via with a solder mask to a certain level between the ends; and
coating at least a portion of one of the surfaces of the PCB with an organic solderability preservative (OSP).
2. A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the at least one via is further defined as a plurality of vias including at least one thermal transfer via for conduction of heat between the surfaces and at least one electrical via for conduction of electrical current between the surfaces.
3. A method as set forth in claim 2 wherein said step of filling the hole of the at least one via with a solder mask is further defined as filling the hole of the at least one electrical via with a solder mask to a level of about 100 percent of the height of the electrical via.
4. A method as set forth in claim 2 wherein said step of filling the hole of the at least one via with a solder mask is further defined as filling the hole of the at least one thermal transfer via with a solder mask to a level between 45 and 95 percent of the height of the thermal transfer via.
5. A method as set forth in claim 4 wherein the level is about 70 percent of the height of the thermal transfer via.
6. A method as set forth in claim 2 wherein said step of filling the hole of the at least one via with a solder mask is further defined as filling the hole of the at least one electrical via with a solder mask to a level of about 100 percent of the height of the electrical via and filling the hole of the at least one thermal transfer via with a solder mask to a level between 45 and 95 percent of the height of the thermal transfer via.
7. A method as set forth in claim 2 further comprising the step of placing a thermal transfer material in thermal communication with the at least one thermal transfer via for transferring heat from the thermal transfer via.
8. A method as set forth in claim 2 further comprising the step of placing a heat sink in thermal communication with the at least one thermal transfer via for transferring heat from the thermal transfer via.
9. A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein said step of coating at least a portion of one the surfaces of the PCB with the OSP is performed in response to said the filling of the hole of the at least one via.
10. A method of manufacturing a printed circuit board (PCB) having a pair of conductive layers and at least one non-conductive layer sandwiched between said conductive layers and wherein said conductive layers define a first surface and a second surface, said method comprising:
disposing at least one electrical via defining a pair of ends and a hole extending between said ends through the layers to electrically connect the conductive layers;
completely filling the hole of the electrical via with a solder mask;
disposing at least one thermal transfer via defining a pair of ends and a hole extending between said ends through the layers to connect the surfaces; and
partially filling the hole of the thermal transfer via with a solder mask.
11. A method as set forth in claim 10 further comprising the step of coating at least a portion of one of the surfaces of the PCB with an organic solderability preservative (OSP).

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A cargo securing system for restraining cargo in a vehicle cargo area having a cargo bed, said vehicle cargo area having a perimeter located above said cargo bed and lying in a substantially horizontal plane, said cargo securing system comprising:
a chain assembly having a plurality of attached links, said chain assembly configured to be disposed in said substantially horizontal plane above the vehicle cargo bed of said vehicle cargo area, said chain assembly further configured to extend around substantially the entire said perimeter of said vehicle cargo area;
at least four anchoring devices;
wherein said at least four anchoring devices includes a plurality of brackets;
each bracket of said plurality of brackets comprising:
a flat central portion with a top, a bottom and a pair of parallel side edges;
a flat first side portion having at least one retaining hole therethrough, said first side portion extending at an angle from one of said parallel side edges; and
a flat second side portion having at least one retaining hole therethrough, said second side portion extending at an angle from the other of said parallel side edges;

a plurality of detachable links;
wherein said at least four anchoring devices are attached to said chain assembly by said detachable links;
wherein said at least four anchoring devices are adapted to secure said chain assembly onto a surface of a vehicle with said chain assembly disposed in said substantially horizontal plane and said chain assembly extending around substantially the entire perimeter of said vehicle cargo area;
at least one flexible restrainer configured to wrap around said cargo and secure said cargo to said vehicle cargo area;
wherein said plurality of attached links of said chain assembly provide multiple attachment points for said at least one restrainer to be fastened thereon for restraining cargo; and
said at least one flexible restrainer being attached to said plurality of attached links of said chain assembly at two or more of said attachment points.
2. The cargo securing system according to claim 1, wherein the surface of the vehicle is a sidewall.
3. The cargo securing system according to claim 1, further comprising:
a plurality of telescoping units;
each telescoping unit having a telescoping shaft and a telescoping rod;
wherein said telescoping rod is inserted within and extends vertically from said telescoping shaft;

means attaching said telescoping shafts of said telescoping units to said plurality of brackets, with each of said plurality of telescoping units attached to one of said plurality of brackets; and
wherein there is an additional chain assembly attached at the tops of said telescoping units.
4. The cargo securing system according to claim 3, wherein said means attaching said telescoping shafts of said telescoping units to said plurality of brackets comprise bolts.
5. The cargo securing system according to claim 3, wherein said means attaching said telescoping shafts of said telescoping units to said plurality of brackets comprise welding.
6. The cargo securing system according to claim 3, further comprising a plurality of fasteners, said fasteners attaching said additional chain assembly to the tops of said telescoping units.
7. The cargo securing system according to claim 3, wherein said additional chain assembly comprises a single chain structure attached to said tops of said telescoping units, and descending downwardly to be attached at the bottoms of said telescoping units.