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US 5,625,973 AGranted
Fishing rod holder
AssigneeIndiana Mills & Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorJames T. Anthony
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Abstract
A fishing rod holder for a boat. A plurality of spring biased spools are fixedly mounted to the boat and have retractable belts which may be pulled outwardly. The distal ends of the belts have headed members which are releasably lockable into cavities provided on the boat and spaced apart from the spools. Fishing rods may be secured to the boat by extending the belts from the spools across the fishing rods to the cavities.
Claims11
A holder for mounting a fishing rod comprising:
- a wall;
- a first spool mounted to said wall and having a first web with a first proximal end mounted thereto and a first distal end extendable in a first direction outwardly from said first spool;
- first spring means connected to said first spool operable to normally urge said first spool to rotate in one direction locating said first distal end in a retracted position but yieldable to allow said first spool to rotate in an opposite direction when said first distal end is pulled outwardly from said first spool, said first spool free to rotate at all times to move said first web in said one direction and said opposite direction;
- a second spool mounted to said wall and having a second web with a second proximal end motored thereto and a second distal end extendable outwardly in a second direction from said second spool;
- second spring means connected to said second spool operable to normally urge said second spool to rotate in said one direction locating said second distal end in a retracted position but yieldable to allow second spool to rotate in said opposite direction when said second distal end is pulled outwardly from said second spool, said second spool free to rotate at all times to move said second web in said one direction and said opposite direction;
- a first handle mounted to said first distal end;
- a second handle mounted to said second distal end;
- first interlocking means having a first portion spaced apart a first space from said first spool and located on said wall and further having a second portion located on said first handle being releasably interlockable with said first portion, said first interlocking means being operable to releasably lock said first handle to said wall once said first web is pulled over a fishing rod located in said first space with said first portion locked to said second portion:
- and,
- second interlocking means having a third portion spaced apart a second space from said second spool and located on said wall and further having a fourth portion located on said second handle being releasably interlockable with said third portion, said second interlocking means being operable to releasably lock said second handle to said wall once said second web is pulled over said fishing rod located in said second space with said third portion locked to said fourth portion.
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A holder for mounting a fishing rod to a support comprising;
- a plurality of belt spools rotatably mountable to a support;
- a plurality of springs connected to said spools and operable to rewind said spools but yieldable to allow said spools to unwind;
- a plurality of belts having proximal ends fixedly mounted to said spools and distal ends which may be pulled outwardly as said belts are unwound on said spools, said spools alignable along one side of a path to allow said belts to be pulled outwardly across said path against and atop a fishing rod located in said path;
- a plurality of first locking portions alignable with said spools and mountable to said support along a side opposite of said one side of said path:
- and,
- a plurality of second locking portions mounted to said distal ends of said belts being releasably lockable with said first locking portions to hold said belts against said fishing rod and within said path and wherein:
- said second locking portions, include rigid members mounted to said distal ends of said belts, said rigid members and said first locking means include combinations of mating headed fasteners and sockets with said headed fasteners extendable lockingly into said sockets to hold said belts in place across said path but removable from said sockets to allow said belts to be rewound on said spools,
- said second locking portions include flexible webs fastened thereto;
- said rigid members include a top slot and a bottom slot with said distal ends of said belts extending through said top slots and said flexible webs extending through said bottom slots.
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A holder for mounting a fishing rod comprising:
- a wall;
- a first spool mounted to said wall and having a first web with a first proximal end mounted thereto and a first distal end extendable in a first direction outwardly from said first spool;
- first spring means connected to said first spool operable to normally urge said first spool to rotate in one direction locating said first distal end in a retracted position but yieldable to allow said first spool to rotate in an opposite direction when said first distal end is pulled outwardly from said first spool, said first spool rotatable to move said first web in said one direction and said opposite direction;
- a first handle mounted to said first distal end;
- and,
- first interlocking means having a first portion spaced apart a first space from said first spool and located on said wall and further having a second portion located on said first handle being releasably interlockable with said first portion, said first interlocking means being operable to releasably lock said first handle to said wall once said first web is pulled over a fishing rod located in said first space with said first portion locked to said second portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.