Vehicle fishing rod holder
AssigneeHinterland, LLC
InventorChristopher R. Sutton
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Abstract
A vehicle fishing rod holder with a rod holder body that is couplable to the bed of a truck in a locked configuration utilizing one or more mounting brackets. The rod holder body define a holding channel for a fishing rod and a discontinuous slot for receiving a rod reel post of the fishing rod. A locking bar is coupled to the rod holder body and is operably configured to selectively translate longitudinally to lock the rod and reel into place by being positioned over the rod reel post. The rod holder body is also vertically adjustable using a clamping member and rotationally adjustable or pivoted using one or more arms.
Claims18
A vehicle fishing rod holder comprising:
- a rod holder body having a sidewall with an upper end, a bottom end opposing the upper end defining an upper aperture, a body length separating the upper and bottom ends, an inner surface defining a holding channel spanning from the upper aperture toward the bottom end, an outer surface opposing the inner surface, and defining a discontinuous slot extending from the upper end and terminating along the body length;
- a locking bar coupled to the rod holder body and operably configured to selectively translate longitudinally along a rod locking path having a locked position with a portion of the locking bar positioned proximally adjacent to the discontinuous slot defined by the sidewall and having longitudinally restricted movement and a removed position with the portion of the locking bar not positioned proximally adjacent to the discontinuous slot defined by the sidewall;
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- a holder clamping member directly, translatably, and selectively removably coupled to the rod holder body and selectively rotatably coupled to a free end surface operably configured for selectively locked retention to a truck bed.
A vehicle fishing rod holder comprising:
- a free end surface operably configured for selectively locked retention to a truck bed;
- a rod holder body having a sidewall with an upper end, a bottom end opposing the upper end defining an upper aperture, a body length separating the upper and bottom ends, an inner surface defining a holding channel spanning from the upper aperture toward the bottom end, an outer surface opposing the inner surface, and defining a discontinuous slot extending from the upper end and terminating along the body length, the rod holder body selectively rotatably coupled and lockable with respect to the mouthing bracket;
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- a locking bar coupled to the rod holder body and operably configured to selectively translate longitudinally along a rod locking path having a locked position with a portion of the locking bar positioned proximally adjacent to the discontinuous slot defined by the sidewall and having longitudinally restricted movement and a removed position providing continuous access to the discontinuous slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.