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US 5,203,104 AGranted
Nonsubmersible fishing rod and reel
OwnerAaaron A. Brauerinventor
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Abstract
A fishing rod and reel combination including means for preventing the rod and reel from submerging should it accidentally be dropped or otherwise placed in water.
Claims14
An article of manufacture comprising:
- a fishing rod having a handle at one end thereof, and
- floatation means associated with said handle to render said fishing rod nonsubmersible in water, said floatation means comprising a filler member of buoyant material in at least a portion of said handle,
- reel means having fishing line thereon provided on said fishing rod near said handle, and
- wherein said fishing rod further comprises at least one floatation collar mounted therein, said floatation collar serving as eyelet guide means for the fishing line contained on said reel means.
1 more element
An article of manufacture comprising:
- a fishing rod having a handle at one end thereof, and
- floatation means associated with said handle to render said fishing rod nonsubmersible in water, said floatation means comprising a filler member of buoyant material in at least a portion of said handle,
- reel means provided on said fishing rod near said handle, said reel means having a watertight housing,
- wherein said fishing rod further comprises at least one floatation collar;
- said floatation collar comprises a disc of buoyant material, eyelet means disposed in said disc in the vicinity of the peripheral edge thereof, and fastener means for attaching said disc to said fishing rod with the portion of said disc containing said eyelet means being located proximal to said fishing rod.
2 more elements
A floatation collar for a fishing rod comprising:
- a disc of buoyant material, said disc having a pair of opposed sides and a peripheral edge,
- a bore disposed in said disc extending from one opposed side to the other, the axis of said bore being located proximal to said peripheral edge,
- a fastener element attached to said disc peripheral edge wherein said disc adapted to be mounted on a fishing rod with said bore extending through said disc being located proximal to said fishing rod such that said bore serves as the eyelet guide means for said fishing rod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.