Fishing pole holder/carrier for use with a vehicle

Abstract

A fishing pole holder/carrier apparatus for attachment to a vehicle, the apparatus including, in a first embodiment, a main support tube configured, at a first end, for being received within a trailer hitch receptacle. A second member is pivotally attached at one end to the other end of the main support member, and pivotable to a prescribed angular orientation. A cross-member is pivotally coupled at the center thereof to the other end of the second member. Secured to the cross-member are a plurality of tubes configured for receiving the handles of the fishing poles therein. The parts are arranged so that the cross-member may be pivoted between a first position aligned with the second member to a second position transverse to the second member, and the second member may be pivoted to overly the main support member whereby the holder folds to a compact unit for storage. In a second embodiment, the second member is secured to the first member, with the cross-member bolted to the second member. The attachment end of the support member is configured for coupling to an adapter, which may be attached to the bumper or to the side door of a vehicle.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.