Hand grip for fishing rod handle
OwnerDonald R. Wightmaninventor
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Abstract
A removable hand grip for use on a fishing rod handle of the type having two axial shiftable rings for mounting a spinning or similar fishing reel having a T-shaped mounting bracket. The hand grip has a generally U-shaped cross-section and a tapering upper surface along the longitudinal axis thereof with a transverse convex exterior surface. In the preferred embodiment, the hand grip is removably secured to the fishing rod handle on the reel mounting portion of the handle opposite the reel mounting bracket. Alternatively, the hand grip may be formed integrally with the fishing rod handle.
Claims8
A removable hand grip in combination with a fishing rod handle of the type having means for mounting a reel having a T-shaped mounting bracket, said hand grip consisting essentially of:
- a body member having a generally U-shaped cross-section and a single downwardly inclined upper surface along the longitudinal axis of said body member from the front of the handle towards the back and said upper surface being transversely convex;
- and means for securing said body member to said fishing rod handle opposite said reel such that said hand grip provides an inclined upper gripping surface on said fishing rod handle.
A hand grip in combination with a fishing rod handle consisting essentially of:
- a body member adapted for mounting on a fishing rod handle and having an upper single inclined surface inclining downwardly from the front of the fishing rod handle to the back thereof, whereby the wrist of a user is maintained generally at a neutral rest position during the normal use of the fishing rod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.