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US 4,304,620 AGranted
Method of applying decorative windings to fishing rods
AssigneeABU Garcia, Inc.
InventorsHoward A. Ashby, Robert L. Barrie, Lester E. Wallis, Wayne L. Cummings
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Abstract
Decorative windings are applied to a fishing rod shaft utilizing a combination of a painted area to which a decal and accent thread windings are applied.
Claims8
A method for simulating a wound thread design on a fishing rod shaft which comprises the steps of:
- applying a layer of paint to an area along a portion of said rod shaft;
- applying a predetermined printed design comparable to a wound thread design over said painted area, said printed design being such as to allow partial appearance of said painted area;
- applying at least one accent winding around said rod shaft over said printed design so that said design is visible between successive turns of said winding;
- and
- thereafter, fixing said winding to said shaft.
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A method for simulating a wound thread design on a fishing rod shaft which comprises the steps of:
- applying a layer of paint to an area along a portion of said rod shaft;
- applying a predetermined printed design including a plurality of diamond shapes comparable to a wound thread design over said painted area, said printed design being such as to allow partial appearance of said painted area between at least some of said diamond shapes;
- applying at least one accent winding in crisscross fashion around said rod shaft over the parts of said painted area which appear between said diamond shapes such that at least some of said diamond shapes are framed by said accent winding;
- and
- thereafter, fixing said winding to said shaft.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.