# US 2019/0166815 A1 · Fishing rod butt and reel seat assembly > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0166815 A1 - Document ID: US20190166815A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/830,066 - Filed: 2017-12-04 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2017-12-04 - Assignees: Winthrop Tackle - Applicants: Winthrop Tackle - Inventors: Frederick J. Malcarne - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190166815A1 ## CPC - A01K 87/02: Connecting devices for parts of the rods - A01K 87/06: Devices for fixing reels on rods - A01K 87/08: Handgrips - F16B 39/22: in which the locking takes place during screwing down or tightening (F16B39/01 takes precedence) - F16B 7/182: {for coaxial connections of two rods or tubes} - F16B 39/12: by means of locknuts - A01K: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS - F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D) ## Abstract A fishing rod butt and reel seat assembly for use with a fishing reel and a rod blank. The fishing rod butt and reel seat assembly generally includes a cylindrical shaped rod having a first open end, a second open end, and a main length extending between the first and second open ends. The main length includes a handle section and a real seat section, wherein the handle section has a first outer diameter and the reel seat section has a second outer diameter, wherein the first outer diameter is greater than the second outer diameter thereby forming a shoulder at a transition between the handle section and reel seat section. The handle section includes a plurality of grooves longitudinally extending and equally spaced about a circumference of at least a portion of the handle section. The reel seat section includes retaining means for securing a fishing reel therein. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A fishing butt and reel seat assembly designed for use with a fishing reel and a fishing rod blank, the fishing butt and reel seat assembly comprising: a rigid, one piece cylindrical shaped rod having a first open end, a second open end, and a main length extending between the first and second open ends, the main length including a handle section and a real seat section, wherein the handle section includes a plurality of grooves longitudinally extending and equally spaced about a circumference of at least a portion of the handle section. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The fishing butt and reel seat assembly of claim 1, wherein the plurality of grooves longitudinally extend about the circumference of the handle section in its entirety. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The fishing butt and reel seat assembly of claim 1, wherein each one of the plurality of grooves have a hemispherical cross-section. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The fishing butt and reel seat assembly of claim 1, wherein the plurality of grooves have a width from apex to apex in a range from about ⅛th of an inch to about ¾th of an inch. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The fishing butt and reel seat assembly of claim 1, wherein the plurality of grooves range from 4 to 12 grooves about the circumference of the handle section. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The fishing butt and reel seat assembly of claim 1, wherein the first open end is configured to receive a gimbal, the gimbal including a terminal end having a notched shape configured to engage a gimbal nock when in use; a cylindrical sleeve extending from the terminal end including a raised tab thereon and having a diameter effective to slidably fit within the first open end, wherein the handle section include includes a notch at the first open end for receiving the tab when the cylindrical sleeve is inserted into the first open end. ### Claim 7 A fishing butt and reel seat assembly designed for use with a fishing reel and a fishing rod blank, the fishing butt and reel seat assembly comprising: a rigid, one piece cylindrical shaped rod having a first end, a second end, and a main length extending between the first and second ends, the main length including a handle section and a real seat section, wherein the handle section has a first outer diameter and the reel seat section has a second outer diameter, wherein the first outer diameter is greater than the second outer diameter thereby forming a shoulder at a transition between the handle section and reel seat section, wherein the real seat section comprises: a non-threaded portion extending from the shoulder and an externally threaded portion extending from the non-threaded portion to the second end, wherein the non-threaded portion includes a planar region extending from the shoulder and having raised edges relative to a radial curvature of the non-threaded portion, and wherein the second end is configured to receive a fishing rod blank; a first annular hood including an outwardly facing slot configured to slideably engage the planar region and fixedly and non-rotatably position the first annular hood on the non-threaded portion, and an inwardly facing slot configured to receive a first leg of a fishing reel, wherein the first annular hood abuts the shoulder during use; a second annular hood including an inwardly facing slot configured to receive a second leg of the fishing reel; and at least one locking nut threaded onto the externally threaded portion and configured to effect snug engagement of the first and second annular hoods against the first and second legs of the fishing reel when assembled, wherein the fishing reel is fixedly and non-rotatably positioned on the one piece cylindrical shaped rod. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The fishing butt and reel seat assembly of claim 7, wherein the one piece cylindrical shaped rod, the first and second annular hoods, and the at least one locking nuts comprise stainless steel, aluminum, and combinations thereof. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The fishing butt and reel seat assembly of claim 7, further comprising a gimbal attached to the first open end. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The fishing butt and reel seat assembly of claim 9, wherein the gimbal comprises a cylindrical sleeve that is press fit into the second end. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The fishing butt and reel seat assembly of claim 9, wherein the gimbal comprises a cylindrical sleeve that is inserted and adhesively secured in the second end. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7, 11) The fishing butt and reel seat assembly of claim 11, wherein the cylindrical sleeve includes one or more grooves in a channel so as to increase a surface area. The fishing butt and reel seat assembly of claim 7, wherein the handle section includes a plurality of grooves longitudinally extending and equally spaced about a circumference of at least a portion of the handle section. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The fishing butt and reel seat assembly of claim 13, wherein the plurality of grooves range from 4 to 12 grooves about the circumference of the handle section. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The fishing butt and reel seat assembly of claim 13, wherein each one of the plurality of grooves have a hemispherical cross-section. ### Claim 16 (depends on 7) The fishing butt and reel seat assembly of claim 7, wherein the first end is configured to receive a gimbal, the gimbal including a terminal end having a notched shape configured to engage a gimbal nock when in use; a cylindrical sleeve extending from the terminal end including a raised tab thereon, wherein the first end includes a notch for receiving the tab when the cylindrical sleeve is inserted into an opening in the first end so as to fixedly position the gimbal within the first end. ### Claim 17 A fishing butt and reel seat assembly designed for use with a fishing reel and a fishing rod blank, the fishing butt and reel seat assembly comprising: a rigid, one piece cylindrical shaped rod having a first end, a second end, and a main length extending between the first and second ends, the main length including a handle section and a real seat section, wherein the handle section has a first outer diameter and the reel seat section has a second outer diameter, wherein the first outer diameter is greater than the second outer diameter thereby forming a shoulder at a transition between the handle section and reel seat section, wherein the handle section comprises a plurality of grooves longitudinally extending and equally spaced about a circumference of at least a portion of the handle section; and wherein the real seat section comprises: a non-threaded portion extending from the shoulder and an externally threaded portion extending from the non-threaded portion to the second end, wherein the non-threaded portion includes a planar region extending from the shoulder and having raised edges relative to a radial curvature of the non-threaded portion, and wherein the second end is configured to receive a fishing rod blank; a first annular hood including an outwardly facing slot configured to slideably engage the planar region and fixedly position the first annular hood on the non-threaded portion, and an inwardly facing slot configured to receive a first leg of a fishing reel, wherein the first annular hood abuts the shoulder during use; a second annular hood including an inwardly facing slot configured to receive a second leg of the fishing reel; and at least one locking nut threaded onto the externally threaded portion and configured to effect snug engagement of the first and second annular hoods against the first and second legs of the fishing reel when assembled, wherein the fishing reel is fixedly and non-rotatably positioned on the one piece cylindrical shaped rod.