Fishing rod and reel holder
OwnerJohn Gattuso, Ken Garstkainventors
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Abstract
A fishing rod and reel holder having a body which includes a cylinder having openings at both ends of the cylinder for receiving rod handles. A J-shaped slot in the cylinder accepts a reel mount. An elastic tensile member, such as a shock cord, biases the reel mount against the tip of the curl of the J, thereby securing the rod and reel within the cylinder. A recess, approximately coaxial with the cylinder, and distal from the cylinder, supports the rod's shaft towards the front of the holder. Suction cups mount the body securely to a surface, such as a car top.
Claims9
A fishing rod and reel holder, said reel mounted to the rod by a reel mount, said holder comprising:
- a body;
- said body comprising means for receiving the rod, said receiver means comprising:
- a cylinder having two ends;
- said cylinder having openings at both ends of the cylinder;
- means for securing the rod and reel in the cylinder, said securing means comprising:
- means for accepting the reel mount, said accepting means comprising a J-shaped slot defined in the cylinder, said J-shaped slot having edges defining a stem, a bottom, a curl, and a tip of the curl;
- said J-shaped slot communicating with one of the openings;
- said J-shaped slot further serving as means for sliding the reel mount from the communicated opening along the stem, across the bottom, up the curl, and against the tip;
- elastic tensile means for biasing the reel mount against the tip and thereby securing the rod and reel within the cylinder;
- said body comprising means for further supporting the rod, said support means comprising a recess approximately coaxial with the cylinder, and distal from the cylinder;
- means for mounting said body securely to a surface.
A fishing rod and reel holder, said reel mounted to the rod by a reel mount, said holder comprising:
- a body;
- said body comprising means for receiving the rod, said receiver means comprising:
- a cylinder having two ends;
- said cylinder having openings at both ends of the cylinder;
- means for securing the rod and reel in the cylinder, said securing means comprising:
- means for accepting the reel mount, said accepting means comprising a J-shaped slot in the cylinder, said J-shaped slot comprising a stem, a bottom, a curl, and a tip of the curl;
- said J-shaped slot communicating with one of the openings;
- said J-shaped slot further serving as means for sliding the reel mount from the communicated opening along the stem, across the bottom, up the curl, and against the tip;
- elastic tensile means for biasing the reel mount against the tip and thereby securing the rod and reel within the cylinder;
- said body comprising means for further supporting the rod, said support means comprising a recess approximately coaxial with the cylinder, and distal from the cylinder;
- in which the body comprises a plurality of receiver means and support means;
- in which the body has side edges and said body further comprises means for being hand-held, said hand hold means comprising a pair of hand holes located between the receiver means and support means and sufficiently near the side edges for the edges at the holes to be comfortable hand grips;
- an indentation communicating between the hand holes as means for locating a roof tie down;
- the roof tie down passing through the hand holes and across and within the indentation;
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- means for mounting said body securely to a surface, in which the surface mounting means comprises four light diffusing suction cups secured to the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.