Adjustable fishing rod holder and mounting track assembly
US6974113B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K97/10
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Adjustable holder apparatus for holding a trolling fishing rod in various upright orientations on a boat-mounted track. The apparatus includes a track-mounted base plate, a pivot bracket on the base plate, and a rod holder for detachably mounting and cantilever supporting the rod upright on the holder. A locking gear is fixed to the holder and pivotally secured to the bracket by a pivot pin for supporting the holder on the base plate for pivotal motion of the fishing rod for pivotally raising and lowering the rod. The gear has a circumferentially extending row of locking teeth arrayed in the holder pivot plane. A locking handle mechanism includes a locking pin bodily movable by the mechanism into and out of locking engagement with a selected root space between any two of the locking teeth for adjustably holding said holder in selected angularly spaced positions in the pivot plane.
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