Automatic rod holder
AssigneeBurnewiin Inc.
InventorsScott Sutherland, David Carr
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Abstract
The invention is an automatic rod holder with a frame and two opposed clamping jaws pivotally connected to the frame by parallel axes of rotation such that the clamping jaws exhibit a range of motion between a closed configuration and an open configuration, wherein the closed configuration has a longitudinal opening defined by opposing concave portions of the clamping jaws configured to retain a rod.
Claims20
An automatic rod holder comprising a frame and two opposed clamping jaws pivotally connected to the frame by parallel axes of rotation such that the clamping jaws exhibit a range of motion between a closed configuration and an open configuration, and further comprising a locking mechanism that automatically engages to prevent rotation of the clamping jaws from the closed configuration to the open configuration, wherein the closed configuration has a longitudinal opening defined by opposing concave portions of the clamping jaws configured to retain a rod.
A method for holding a fishing rod comprising the steps of:
- a) providing an automatic rod holder comprising a frame and two opposed clamping jaws pivotally connected to the frame by parallel axes of rotation such that the clamping jaws exhibit a range of motion between a closed configuration and an open configuration;
- b) placing a rod between the clamping jaws, exerting a downward force on a lower portion of the clamping jaws with the rod to pivot the clamping jaws into the closed configuration to secure the rod, such that a projection extending from the rod is received by a recess of the frame of the automatic rod holder;
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- c) exerting an upward force on an upper portion of the clamping jaws with the rod to pivot the clamping jaws into the open configuration to release the rod.
An automatic rod holder comprising a frame and two opposed clamping jaws pivotally connected to the frame by parallel axes of rotation such that the clamping jaws exhibit a range of motion between a closed configuration and an open configuration, wherein the closed configuration has a longitudinal opening defined by opposing concave portions of the clamping jaws configured to retain a rod, and wherein the two opposed clamping jaws comprise over-center mechanisms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.