Fishing rod case
US5425194A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | May 12, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S224/922
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fishing rod case formed from an elongated, cylindrical tube with opposed open ends is divided into longitudinal segments, by a continuous hinge and a cut offset therefrom. The cut has a tongue and a groove extending fully along opposing edges thereof for mating when the tube is closed about the hinge. Straps mounted on an exterior surface of the tube hold the tube in this closed condition. When so mated, the tongue and groove cannot disengage even if pressure is placed on the tube surface. Resiliently compressible retainers are arranged in spaced apart opposing pairs within the tube. Each of the retainers is contoured to fit snugly in its respective tube segment. An upper portion of the retainer extends beyond the diametric dividing plane. Each retainer has several slits therein longitudinally aligned with the tube and with corresponding ones of the slits in corresponding ones of the pairs of segments. The slits extend from the upper portion of the retainer toward the base portion to axes somewhat symmetrically disposed within the tube. A segment of the upper portions of each of the retainers proximate the hinge is reduced so that the slits are distorted away from the hinge when …
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