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Fishing rod holder

a technology for fishing rods and holders, applied in the field of fishing rod holders, can solve the problem of relatively high manufacturing cos

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-08-08
DUFTY JEFFREY LIONEL
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Benefits of technology

The invention is a fishing rod holder that is simple in construction and can hold one or multiple fishing rods. It includes a tubular rod holder with a continuous side wall, an open top, and a closed end wall. The closed end wall has a fastening shank or projection that can be engaged with a socket member, such as a mounting block or spike, for removable or permanent attachment to a vehicle or other support. The invention provides a cost-effective solution for fishing rod holders.

Problems solved by technology

Having regard to the prior art discussed above it will be appreciated that such prior art refers to fishing rod holders of complicated construction which means that manufacturing costs will be relatively expensive.

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[0015]Reference may now be made to a preferred embodiment of the invention as shown in the attached drawings wherein:

[0016]FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a rod holder of the invention and a mounting socket in the form of a mounting block attachable to a vehicle chassis, golf buggy an the like;

[0017]FIG. 2 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a rod holder of the invention using a different form of mounting socket such as a mounting spike insertable in the ground;

[0018]FIG. 3 is a front view of a vehicle chassis having multiple rod holders of the invention of the type as shown in FIG. 1;

[0019]FIG. 4 is a front view of yet another embodiment of a rod holder of the invention;

[0020]FIG. 5 is a front view of a different embodiment of a rod holder of the invention to that shown in FIG. 4;

[0021]FIG. 6 is a front view of an alternative embodiment of a rod holder of the invention to that shown in FIG. 4 or FIG. 5;

[0022]FIGS. 7, 8 and 9 refer to the embodiment show...

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Abstract

A fishing rod holder (10, 10A, 10B, 10C, 10D) having (i) at least one tubular component (9) having a continuous side wall (11), an open top (12), and bottom end wall (13) having a fastening shank or projection (14, 20, 31) extending outwardly and centrally from the bottom end wall (13); and (ii) a socket component (22, 28, 33) engageable with the shank for projections (14, 20, 31).

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention relates to a fishing rod holder useful for holding a single fishing rod or a plurality of fishing rods.BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION[0002]Fishing rod holders are extremely well known and examples of same may be located in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,366,640, 4,803,794, 4,658,534, 5,662,306, 6,318,017 and 6,898,893.[0003]In U.S. Pat. No. 4,366,640 there is described a fishing rod holder having a cross sectional shape in the form of a shallow U shape channel through which a handle of a fishing rod may be inserted into an aperture in of the side walls of the U. The central part of the channel may be mounted to a suitable support by use of a clamping assembly as well as a pair of screw threaded fasteners.[0004]U.S. Pat. No. 4,803,794 refers to a elongate tube forming a fishing rod holder mounted at an angle to horizontal and having a flange or base plate which is mounted to a support by a screw threaded rod extending through aligned apertures in the flange ...

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IPC IPC(8): A47F7/00
CPCA47F7/0021A01K97/10A47B81/005A47F7/0028
Inventor DUFTY, JEFFREY LIONEL
Owner DUFTY JEFFREY LIONEL