Fishing rod holder

Abstract

The fishing rod holder is configured for ease of access to any of a series of rods stored in the device while still providing compact storage for the rods. A support strut extends from a permanently mounted base, with spaced apart rod holding plates installed on the strut. A connecting tube secures the two plates together rotationally about the strut. Each plate includes a series of rod holding passages therethrough, with the passages of one plate having peripheral slots for the lateral insertion of the rods. The slotted passages have resilient slotted discs placed therein to grip the rods placed therein. The device may be rotated to position any of the rods as desired for ease of removal, or to position an open pair of passages for the placement of a rod therein. The rotary plate and strut assembly may be removed from the base for secure storage when necessary.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention

[0002] The present invention relates generally to racks, brackets and other devices for holding elongate articles. More specifically, the present invention is a fishing rod holder for rotatably supporting a plurality of fishing rods on or in a boat, garage, or other structure and that can be mounted to support the rods in either a horizontal or a vertical configuration.

[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art

[0004] Innumerable holders have been developed over the years for holding fishing rods and other elongate articles. Such holders are typically. permanently installed and are non-removable, although the articles held therein are of course removable. Such conventional holders are also generally configured to hold a series of elongate articles in a linear array, i.e., with all of the articles secured in a single plane. A conventional rack for pool cues is an example of such a linear holder. While this provides easy acce...

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