U.S. patent application number 10/634006 was filed with the patent office on 2004-02-12 for fishing rod holder.
Invention is credited to Thompson, David.
Application Number | 20040025404 10/634006 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 28456506 |
Filed Date | 2004-02-12 |
United States Patent
Application |
20040025404 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Thompson, David |
February 12, 2004 |
Fishing rod holder
Abstract
The fishing rod holder is adapted to hold fly rods in flush
mounts. The rod holder has a first pipe section formed with an
insertion opening. An inner diameter of the first pipe section
enables an insertion of a fishing rod handle through the insertion
opening and into the first pipe section. A second pipe section is
rigidly connected to the first pipe section and projects away from
the first pipe section distally of the insertion opening. A slot is
formed in the first pipe section extending in the insertion
direction away from the insertion opening.
Inventors: |
Thompson, David; (Hollywood,
FL) |
Correspondence
Address: |
LERNER AND GREENBERG, P.A.
POST OFFICE BOX 2480
HOLLYWOOD
FL
33022-2480
US
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Family ID: |
28456506 |
Appl. No.: |
10/634006 |
Filed: |
August 4, 2003 |
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10634006 |
Aug 4, 2003 |
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09226711 |
Jan 7, 1999 |
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6626409 |
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09226711 |
Jan 7, 1999 |
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29074619 |
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29074619 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
43/21.2 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A01K 97/10 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
43/21.2 |
International
Class: |
A01K 097/10 |
Claims
I claim:
1. A fly fishing rod holder for holding a fly fishing rod having a
handle and a bracket attaching a fly reel at the handle, the fly
fishing rod holder comprising: a first pipe section having an
insertion opening, a connection area opposite said insertion
opening, a longitudinal axis, and an inner diameter accommodating
therein the fly fishing rod handle through said insertion opening
and into said first pipe section along an insertion direction; a
second pipe section connected at said connection area of said first
pipe section and projecting away from said first pipe section along
said longitudinal axis of said first pipe section; and said first
pipe section having a slot beginning at said insertion opening and
extending in the insertion direction along said first pipe
section.
2. The fly fishing rod holder according to claim 1, wherein said
first and second pipe sections are two separate pieces removably
connected to one another.
3. The fly fishing rod holder according to claim 1, wherein said
second pipe section has an outer pipe section and an inner pipe
section connected to one another.
4. The fly fishing rod holder according to claim 3, wherein said
outer pipe section and said inner pipe section are connected to one
another with adhesive.
5. The fly fishing rod holder according to claim 1, wherein said
first and second pipe sections are integrally formed in one
piece.
6. The fly fishing rod holder according to claim 1, wherein said
first and second pipe sections are glued to one another.
7. The fly fishing rod holder according to claim 1, wherein said
slot is substantially rectangular and widens adjacent said
insertion opening.
8. The fly fishing rod holder according to claim 1, wherein said
slot has a width adapted to a width of a bracket attaching the fly
reel to the fly fishing rod so as to enable an insertion of the
bracket beyond said insertion opening and to a given insertion
depth into said first pipe section for removably securing the fly
fishing rod within the fly fishing rod holder.
9. The fly fishing rod holder according to claim 1, wherein said
slot is an L-shaped slot having a longitudinal component extending
longitudinally from said insertion opening and a transverse
component extending transversely away from said longitudinal
component in a circumferential direction.
10. The fly fishing rod holder according to claim 1, wherein said
second pipe section has an outer diameter enabling an insertion
thereof into a flush mount fishing rod holder.
11. The fly fishing rod holder according to claim 11, wherein said
second pipe section has a plurality of notches formed therein for
engaging into an alignment pin in the flush mount fishing rod
holder.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No.
09/226,711, filed Jan. 7, 1999, which was a continuation of my
design application Ser. No. 29/074,619, which was a divisional of
application Ser. No. 29/055,624, now U. S. Pat. No.
Des.386,557.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The invention relates to a fishing rod holder. More
specifically, the invention pertains to an adapter which holds a
fly rod in a flush mount fishing rod holder.
[0004] Fishing boats are typically provided with an array of
fishing rod holders in which various rods are held at ready during
fishing trips. The rod holders typically include rod holder racks
and batteries mounted on the cockpit walls, on so-called rocket
launchers, and on radar mounts, and flush mounted holders--also
referred to as flush mounts. The flush mounts are inserts with an
open face plate attached flat on a wall of the boat and a pipe
section projecting from the face plate and into the interior of the
boat wall.
[0005] Fishing rods are held in such rod holders by inserting the
rod handle up to the reel, i.e. up to the clamp which attaches the
reel to the rod handle. Rods with longer handles and trolling rods
are inserted all the way into the pipe section until the butt of
the handle impinges on a pin at the end of the pipe section. The
insertion depth is typically in the order of 6to 12 inches.
[0006] Fly rods for fly fishing are different from spinning rods in
that fly fishing reels are attached very close to the fly rod butt.
Fly rods can therefore not be inserted into such handle-insertion
type mounts to an extent that would suffice to hold the rod
vertically or slightly inclined.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007] It is accordingly an object of the invention to provide a
fishing rod holder, which overcomes the above-mentioned
disadvantages of the heretofore-known devices and methods of this
general type and which allows fly rods to be held in conventional
fishing rod holders such as flush mounts and rod batteries.
[0008] With the foregoing and other objects in view there is
provided, in accordance with the invention, a fly fishing rod
holder for holding a fly fishing rod having a handle and a bracket
attaching a fly reel at the handle, the fly fishing rod holder
including a first pipe section having an insertion opening, a
connection area opposite the insertion opening, a longitudinal
axis, and an inner diameter accommodating therein the fly fishing
rod handle through the insertion opening and into the first pipe
section along an insertion direction, a second pipe section
connected at the connection area of the first pipe section and
projecting away from the first pipe section along the longitudinal
axis of the first pipe section, and the first pipe section having a
slot beginning at the insertion opening and extending in the
insertion direction along the first pipe section.
[0009] In accordance with another feature of the invention, the
first and second pipe sections are two separate pieces removably
connected to one another.
[0010] In accordance with a further feature of the invention, the
second pipe section has an outer pipe section and an inner pipe
section connected to one another.
[0011] In accordance with an additional feature of the invention,
the outer pipe section and the inner pipe section are connected to
one another with adhesive.
[0012] In accordance with yet a further feature of the invention,
the first and second pipe sections are integrally formed in one
piece. Alternatively, the first and second pipe sections are glued
to one another.
[0013] In accordance with yet an added feature of the invention,
the slot is substantially rectangular and widens adjacent the
insertion opening.
[0014] In accordance with yet an additional feature of the
invention, the slot is an L-shaped slot having a longitudinal
component extending longitudinally from the insertion opening and a
transverse component extending transversely away from the
longitudinal component in a circumferential direction.
[0015] In accordance with again another feature of the invention,
the second pipe section has an outer diameter enabling an insertion
thereof into a flush mount fishing rod holder.
[0016] In accordance with again a further feature of the invention,
the second pipe section has a plurality of notches formed therein
for engaging into an alignment pin in the flush mount fishing rod
holder.
[0017] In accordance with a concomitant feature of the invention,
the slot has a width adapted to a width of a bracket attaching the
fly reel to the fly fishing rod so as to enable an insertion of the
bracket beyond the insertion opening and to a given insertion depth
into the first pipe section for removably securing the fly fishing
rod within the fly fishing rod holder.
[0018] Other features which are considered as characteristic for
the invention are set forth in the appended claims.
[0019] Although the invention is illustrated and described herein
as embodied in a fishing rod holder, it is nevertheless not
intended to be limited to the details shown, since various
modifications and structural changes may be made therein without
departing from the spirit of the invention and within the scope and
range of equivalents of the claims.
[0020] The construction of the invention, however, together with
additional objects and advantages thereof will be best understood
from the following description of the specific embodiment when read
in connection with the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
[0021] FIG. 1 is an elevational view of a prior art fly rod and
reel combination;
[0022] FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the novel fishing rod
holder;
[0023] FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;
[0024] FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;
[0025] FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;
[0026] FIG. 6 is a top-plan view of the holder;
[0027] FIG. 7 is a bottom-plan view thereof; and
[0028] FIG. 8 is a partial side elevation of the rod holder
according to the invention inserted into a flush mount.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0029] Referring now to the figures of the drawing in detail and
first, particularly, to the prior art FIG. 1 thereof, there is seen
a fly rod 1 with a cork handle 2. A reel 4 is attached between the
handle 2 and a butt 3. The attachment of the reel 4 is by way of a
conventional bracket 5 which is wedge-clamped between two bracket
clamps 6 and 7. The bracket clamp 7 is biased towards the front of
the rod with a nut 8 which meshes on a thread 9.
[0030] A maximum insertion depth D with regard to a prior art rod
holder is defined from a rear of the bracket 5 to the butt 3. In
other words, the fly rod can only be inserted into the rod holder
up to the bracket 5. The insertion depth D is not sufficient to
securely hold the fly rod in the rod holder, specifically in an
inclined holder (usually inclined by about 30.degree. from the
vertical).
[0031] The problem is alleviated with the rod holder according to
the invention. With reference to FIGS. 2-5, the novel rod holder
10, which may also be referred to as a rod holder adapter, is
formed with a slot 11 at its insertion end that allows the bracket
5 to pass into a pipe section 12 that acts as the holder pipe for
the rod. The pipe section 12--in its function--corresponds to the
pipe section that is attached to the face place of a flush mount
and that projects into the interior of the boat. In terms of a
rocket-launcher type rod holder, the pipe section 12 corresponds to
the main body of the holder.
[0032] The pipe section 12 of the novel rod holder 10 is rigidly
attached to (or integrally formed with) a second pipe section 13,
also referred to as an extender pipe 13. The extender pipe 13 is
adapted to be inserted into the conventional rod holder. In that
regard, the extender pipe 13 has an outer diameter OD that
corresponds substantially to the outer diameter of a regular
spinner rod handle or a trolling rod that can be inserted into a
flush mount rod holder. The extender pipe.13 is formed with four
alignment notches or slots 14 into which a pin 15 at the bottom of
the flush mount rod holder can engage. The notches 14 allow an
angular alignment of the rod holder 10 in the flush mount.
[0033] The slot 11 may be in the shape of an "L", with a
longitudinal slot component and a transverse component 11a. The
transverse slot component 11a allows the rod 1 (i.e., the bracket
5) to be locked in the rod holder 10.
[0034] With reference to FIGS. 6 and 7, the inner diameter ID of
the pipe section 12 corresponds to the outer diameter OD of the
extender pipe 13. The allows efficient manufacture and assembly of
the two pipe sections 12 and 13, in particular when the rod holder
10 is formed of PVC. The two pipe sections 12 and 13 may thereby be
glued together with so-called PVC cement. In the alternative, the
rod holder 10 may also be integrally formed in one molded
piece.
[0035] With reference to FIG. 4, a spacing from the end of the slot
11 to an insertion line 16 should be at least as great as the
(maximum insertion) depth D of the fly rod 1. The insertion line 16
indicates the upper end of the extender pipe 13 after insertion
into the pipe 12.
[0036] With reference to FIG. 8, the rod holder 10 is inserted into
flush mount 17. The flush mount 17 includes a mounting plate 18 and
an insertion pipe 19 that is attached to the mounting plate 18 at a
given angle. The mounting plate 18 is attached to a flat board 20
of a boat wall and the pipe section 19 projects into the interior
of the wall. Such flush mounts may also be provided on vertical
walls.
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