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US 2022/0087241 A1Published application
Fly rod including cast sensors
AssigneeHappy Medium, LLC
InventorsCharles C. Perkins, David W. Finnegan, Daniel M. Pollmann
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Abstract
A fly rod including sensors and methods of using the same are provided, particularly where the sensors assist the user in casting or in logging data associated with fishing activities. In a described embodiment, the fly rod comprises: a handle portion that includes a butt end; a center shaft portion that extends from the handle portion; a tip portion that extends from the shaft portion and includes a tip; a first movement sensor disposed in the tip portion; and a second movement sensor spaced apart from the first sensor.
Claims20
A fly rod comprising:
- a handle portion that includes a butt end;
- a center shaft portion that extends from the handle portion;
- a tip portion that extends from the shaft portion and includes a tip;
- a first movement sensor disposed in the tip portion;
- a second movement sensor spaced apart from the first sensor;
- a digital processor disposed within the fly rod;
- wherein the processor simultaneously obtains first movement sensor data from the first sensor and second movement sensor data from the second sensor during the single cast of the fly rod.
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A system for storing fishing data comprising:
- a fly rod, wherein the fly rod comprises:
- a handle portion that includes a butt end;
- a center shaft portion that extends from the handle portion;
- a tip portion that extends from the shaft portion and includes a tip;
- a first movement sensor disposed in the tip portion;
- and
- a second movement sensor spaced apart from the first sensor;
- a mobile device, wherein the mobile device is in communication with at least one of the first movement sensor and the second movement sensor;
- and
- a wader sensor, wherein the wader sensor is disposed in a set of waders and is in communication with the mobile device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.