Universal arbor for fishing rod blanks

A universal arbor for fishing pole reel seat assemblies including a tubular component, comprising in operative combination:

• a. a generally cylindrical vessel for retaining a polymeric glue, said vessel including:
• a tubular side wall having a diameter, an exterior surface and an inner surface;
• a first end and a second end spaced from said first end, the distance between said ends defining the height of said vessel;
• said first end being open;
• and a central axis;
• b. when said vessel is oriented with said central axis vertical, said second end of said vessel is closed by a transverse generally planar bottom wall having an inner surface and an exterior surface, said transverse bottom wall having a central aperture there through for insertion of a tapered fishing rod blank and defining a cylindrical volume as said aperture is extended along said central axis, and space between said central aperture and said tubular side wall inner surface defining an annulus between an outer circumference of said aperture and said inner surface of said tubular side wall, as said annulus is extended along said central axis for the height of said vessel, defining an interior space of said vessel;
• c. a plurality of spaced, vertically upstanding centering fins connected to at least one of said inner surface of said tubular side wall and said bottom wall inner surface, at least a portion of said fins terminating proximate to said annulus;
• d. said vessel and centering fins comprising an elastomeric polymer so that said fins and bottom wall central aperture flex to accommodate a varying diameter of said tapered fishing rod blank when inserted through said central aperture of said bottom wall without substantially affecting the exterior surface diameter of said tubular side wall along its length;
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• e. said universal arbor permitting rapid, accurate mounting and proper location, on a range of fishing rod blanks having various tapers, of a reel seat assembly tube seated thereover, said universal arbor receivingly retaining in said interior space a polymeric glue to secure said reel seat assembly to said fishing rod blank, yet being impervious to water, which would otherwise result in movement of said reel seat assembly with respect to said fishing rod blank.