Fishing rod holder
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fishing rod holders are limited in their ability to securely transport and dispense multiple rods without damaging them, especially during vehicle travel, as they fail to prevent rods from being exposed to high-velocity air and obstacles.
Innovation Solution
A fishing rod holder assembly that rotates and tilts to lower rods to a horizontal position, using a combination of manual and motorized mechanisms to secure and dispense rods, featuring a base attached to a vehicle bed with pivoting and tilting mechanisms to prevent damage and facilitate easy retrieval.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If fishing rod holders are attached to the bed of a truck or wall to secure multiple rods, then the rods can be stored and organized, but the rods become exposed to high-velocity air and obstacles during transport, causing damage
Solution Approach 1:
The rod holder assembly incorporates a mounting mechanism that allows the entire holder to rotate and tilt dynamically. The holder can be positioned at different angles and orientations depending on whether rods need to be accessed or protected during transport, transforming a static structure into an adaptive system that responds to operational requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention adds rotational and tilting dimensions to the rod holder assembly, enabling it to move from a fixed vertical position to various angled positions. This dimensional transformation allows the rods to be lowered below the vehicle profile, eliminating exposure to harmful air currents and obstacles while maintaining accessibility when needed.
2Ease of operation
If fishing rod holders are fixed in a vertical position for easy retrieval, then rods are accessible, but they stick up above the vehicle profile and become damaged during transport
Solution Approach 1:
The rod holder assembly incorporates a mounting mechanism that allows the entire holder to rotate and tilt dynamically. The holder can be positioned at different angles and orientations depending on whether rods need to be accessed or protected during transport, transforming a static structure into an adaptive system that responds to operational requirements.
3Reliability
If fishing rod holders allow rotation and tilting for protection, then rods are protected during transport, but the mechanism becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The rod holder assembly is divided into distinct functional segments: a base mounting structure, a rotating holder body, and individual rod slots. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and simplifies the overall mechanism by breaking down the complex motion into manageable, decoupled rotational and tilting movements.
Data Source
AI summary
A fishing rod holder assembly for securing, transporting and dispensing a plurality of fishing rods is disclosed. The invention herein provides a convenient way to secure, transport and dispense fishing rods from a vehicle such as a pickup truck. The fishing rod holder rotates and tilts the fishing rods to a stowed position to prevent the fishing rods from being bounced around and becoming damaged, especially during transport. The invention lowers the fishing rods to a horizontal position during transport to prevent possible damage to the expensive fishing rods as a result of their sticking up above the profile of a pickup truck and being exposed to the high velocity air when traveling at expressway speeds or becoming entangled with low hanging vegetation or other obstacles while driving down a road. By lowering the fishing rods to a position in the bed of a truck, a cover could then be placed over the bed of a pickup truck to enhance the security of the fishing rods by keeping them out of sight and by providing protection from the elements.