Fishing Rod Strengthened With Metal
OwnerDavid Golden Ahninventor
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Abstract
A fishing rod is strengthened with a metal reinforcement chosen from a metal coating deposited on a formed rod section and a metal wire in a substantially non-crossing arrangement, or a combination of these. In a base section of the rod, wire is wrapped in a single spiral direction so that the wire substantially does not cross itself. In a tip section, wire is arranged to follow the elongated section in a long spiral or substantially linear path, again not substantially crossing itself. The absence of crossing wires allows improved sensitivity and casting accuracy in the rod and eliminates the potential for crossing wires to separate when the rod flexes.
Claims16
A fishing rod, comprising:
- a longitudinally elongated first rod section formed of pre-preg material configured into a rod shape;
- a first metal component applied to the pre-preg material of said first rod section, chosen from the group consisting of a metal coating applied by a deposition process after said pre-preg material has been configured into the rod shape of the first rod segment, a metal wire arranged in a substantially non-crossing arrangement, or any combination thereof;
- wherein said first metal component extends substantially continuously over the length of the first rod section.
The fishing rod of claim 8, wherein:
- said first rod section is a base section of the fishing rod, juxtaposed to a rod handle;
- and
- said second rod section is a tip section of the fishing rod and is of relatively narrower transverse dimension than said base section.
The method of forming a fishing rod, comprising:
- first, forming a mat of pre-preg material into a longitudinally elongated rod structure;
- second, applying a metal component to the formed rod structure by a method chosen from the group consisting of (1) applying a metal coating by a deposition process after the rod structure has been formed, (2) applying a metal wire to the length of the formed rod structure in a substantially non-crossing arrangement;
- or (3) any combination thereof;
- wherein, the second step applies the metal component substantially continuously over the length of the rod structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.