Patent · US Expired

Fishing rod holder

US5044109A · kind A · utility

31Cited by
14References
9Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 2, 1990
Grant dateSep 3, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 2, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S224/922
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fishing rod holder which is compact and easily mounted and demounted with respect to the clothing of the fisherman, particularly trousers, with or without a belt. The present invention is composed of a pressure distributing back plate, a fishing rod handle receptacle mounted to a front side of the back plate, and a clothing connection member connected with the back side of the backing plate for releasably securing the back plate to the fisherman's clothing. The preferred structure of clothing connection member is a lip which is structure to slip over the trousers or belt and trousers of the fisherman. It is preferred that the fishing rod handle receptacle be angled relative to the baking plate so that the fishing rod when mounted thereto will assume a comfortable, customary angle normally used for fishing so that the fishing pole will perform optimally.

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