Cam reel attachment
AssigneeNottingham-Spirk Design Associates, Inc.
InventorsWilliam Rabbitt, Lindsey Tufts, JR., Robert Soreo
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Abstract
A grip assembly configured for fixing a reel to a fishing rod includes a front seat grip non-movably fixable to a fishing rod, a gear rack on the front seat grip, a sliding grip movably fixable to the fishing rod and configured to slide in an axial direction of the fishing rod so as to selectively engage the front seat grip, a lever pivotally connected to the sliding grip, and at least one tooth provided on the lever. When the lever is actuated from an open position to a locked position, the at least one tooth engages the gear rack and the lever pulls the sliding grip toward the front seat grip on the fishing rod.
Claims20
A grip assembly configured for fixing a fishing reel to a fishing rod, the grip assembly comprising:
- a front seat grip non-movably fixable to a fishing rod;
- a gear rack on the front seat grip;
- a sliding grip movably fixable to the fishing rod and configured to slide in an axial direction of the fishing rod so as to selectively engage the front seat grip;
- a lever pivotally connected to the sliding grip;
- and
- at least one tooth provided on the lever,
- wherein when the lever is actuated from an open position to a locked position, the at least one tooth engages the gear rack and the lever pulls the sliding grip toward the front seat grip on the fishing rod.
A grip assembly configured for fixing a reel to a fishing rod, the grip assembly comprising:
- a front seat grip non-movably fixable to a fishing rod;
- a sliding grip movably fixable the fishing rod and configured to slide in an axial direction of the fishing rod so as to selectively engage the front seat grip;
- a lever pivotally connected to the sliding grip;
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- a pad disposed on the front seat grip and formed from a material that is relatively flexible as compared to the lever;
- wherein when the lever is actuated from an open position to a locked position, the lever pivots into an interference position with the pad so as to deform the pad around the lever, and pulls the sliding grip toward the front seat grip on the fishing rod.
A method of fixing a reel to a fishing rod with a grip assembly, the method comprising:
- non-movably fixing a front seat grip onto a fishing rod;
- movably fixing a sliding grip onto the fishing rod such that the sliding grip is configured to slide in an axial direction of the fishing rod so as to selectively engage the front seat grip;
- and
- actuating a lever pivotally connected to the sliding grip from an open position to a locked position such that the lever engages the front seat grip and pulls the sliding grip toward the front seat grip on the fishing rod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.