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US 6,266,913 B1Granted
Intra-line fishing rod with fishing line guide members
AssigneeDaiwa Seiko, Inc.
InventorsMasaru Akiba, Shuichi Kimura, Kouichi Ito, Tomoyoshi Tsurufuji
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Abstract
The present disclosure concerns an intra-line fishing rod with at least one fishing line guide member inserted therein. According to the present invention, maintenance of fishing line guide members is facilitated. Support members S1,S2,S3,S4 are mounted inside a rod pipe while respectively supporting fishing line guide members G1,G2,G3,G4 which allow a fishing line to slide smoothly therethrough. The support members and fishing line guide members are positioned and removably mounted inside the rod pipe.
Claims15
An intra-line fishing rod comprising a rod pipe having a longitudinal axis and an interior tubular surface surrounding the longitudinal axis, the fishing rod comprising:
- at least one fishing line guide member retained within the interior tubular surface;
- at least one support member retained within the interior tubular surface and extending along the longitudinal axis, said at least one support member positioning and retaining said at least one fishing line guide member with respect to the rod pipe;
- and,
- means for securing said at least one fishing line guide member and said at least one support member along the longitudinal axis with respect to the rod pipe;
- and
- at least one holding member respectively secured to each of said at least one fishing line guide members, said at least one holding member is contiguously positioned at an axially end of said at least one support member;
- wherein said at least one fishing line guide member and said at least one support member are routinely removable from the rod pipe upon disengaging said means for securing with respect to the rod pipe.
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An intra-line fishing rod comprising a rod pipe having a longitudinal axis and an interior tubular surface surrounding the longitudinal axis, the fishing rod comprising:
- at least one fishing line guide member retained within the interior tubular surface;
- at least one support member retained within the interior tubular surface and extending along the longitudinal axis, said at least one support member positioning and retaining said at least one fishing line guide member with respect to the rod pipe;
- and,
- means for securing said at least one fishing line guide member and said at least one support member along the longitudinal axis with respect to the rod pipe;
- wherein said at least one fishing line guide member and said at least one support member are routinely removable from the rod pipe upon disengaging said means for securing with respect to the rod pipe, and said at least one support member is radially expanded so as to be retained within the interior tubular surface, said at least one support member is radially contracted by contact with the interior tubular surface.
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An intra-line fishing rod comprising a rod pipe having a longitudinal axis and an interior tubular surface surrounding the longitudinal axis, the fishing rod comprising:
- at least one fishing line guide member retained within the interior tubular surface;
- at least one support member retained within the interior tubular surface and extending along the longitudinal axis, said at least one support member positioning and retaining said at least one fishing line guide member with respect to the rod pipe;
- and,
- means for securing said at least one fishing line guide member and said at least one support member along the longitudinal axis with respect to the rod pipe;
- and
- means for maintaining two said at least one support members axially contiguous with one another;
- wherein said at least one fishing line guide member and said at least one support member are routinely removable from the rod pipe upon disengaging said means for securing with respect to the rod pipe, and said means for maintaining permits said two at least one support members to relatively rotate with respect to one another about the longitudinal axis.
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An intra-line fishing rod comprising a rod pipe having a longitudinal axis and an interior tubular surface surrounding the longitudinal axis, the fishing rod comprising:
- at least one fishing line guide member retained within the interior tubular surface;
- at least one support member retained within the interior tubular surface and extending along the longitudinal axis, said at least one support member positioning and retaining said at least one fishing line guide member with respect to the rod pipe;
- and,
- means for securing said at least one fishing line guide member and said at least one support member along the longitudinal axis with respect to the rod pipe;
- wherein said at least one fishing line guide member and said at least one support member are routinely removable from the rod pipe upon disengaging said means for securing with respect to the rod pipe, and said at least one support member includes an internal peripheral surface which extends substantially parallel to the interior tubular surface, and at least one longitudinally extending opening revealing said internal peripheral surface.
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An intra-line fishing rod comprising a rod pipe having a longitudinal axis and an interior tubular surface surrounding the longitudinal axis, the fishing rod comprising:
- at least one fishing line guide member retained within the interior tubular surface;
- at least one support member retained within the interior tubular surface and extending along the longitudinal axis, said at least one support member positioning and retaining said at least one fishing line guide member with respect to the rod pipe;
- and,
- means for securing said at least one fishing line guide member and said at least one support member along the longitudinal axis with respect to the rod pipe;
- wherein said at least one fishing line guide member and said at least one support member are routinely removable from the rod pipe upon disengaging said means for securing with respect to the rod pipe, said means for securing includes a holding member secured to an axial end of the rod pipe, and said holding member is threadably secured to the interior tubular surface.
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An intra-line fishing rod comprising a rod pipe having a longitudinal axis and an interior tubular surface surrounding the longitudinal axis, the fishing rod comprising:
- at least one fishing line guide member retained within the interior tubular surface;
- at least one support member retained within the interior tubular surface and extending along the longitudinal axis, said at least one support member positioning and retaining said at least one fishing line guide member with respect to the rod pipe;
- and,
- means for securing said at least one fishing line guide member and said at least one support member along the longitudinal axis with respect to the rod pipe;
- wherein said at least one fishing line guide member and said at least one support member are routinely removable from the rod pipe upon disengaging said means for securing with respect to the rod pipe, said means for securing includes a holding member secured to an axial end of the rod pipe, and said holding member includes an annular groove receiving at least one radially directed projection from said at least one support member, said holding member and said at least one support member are relatively rotatable with respect to another about the longitudinal axis.
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An intra-line fishing rod comprising a rod pipe having a longitudinal axis and an interior tubular surface surrounding the longitudinal axis, the fishing rod comprising:
- at least one fishing line guide member retained within the interior tubular surface;
- at least one support member retained within the interior tubular surface and extending along the longitudinal axis, said at least one support member positioning and retaining said at least one fishing line guide member with respect to the rod pipe;
- and,
- means for securing said at least one fishing line guide member and said at least one support member along the longitudinal axis with respect to the rod pipe;
- wherein said at least one fishing line guide member and said at least one support member are routinely removable from the rod pipe upon disengaging said means for securing with respect to the rod pipe, said at least one support member includes a plurality of longitudinally extending rods, and said at least one fishing line guide member is retained by a plurality of bends in each of said plurality of longitudinally extending rods.
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An intra-line fishing rod comprising a rod pipe having a longitudinal axis and an interior tubular surface surrounding the longitudinal axis, the fishing rod comprising:
- at least one fishing line guide member retained within the interior tubular surface;
- at least one support member retained within the interior tubular surface and extending along the longitudinal axis, said at least one support member positioning and retaining said at least one fishing line guide member with respect to the rod pipe;
- means for securing said at least one fishing line guide member and said at least one support member along the longitudinal axis with respect to the rod pipe;
- and,
- a pair of annular plates on either side of said at least one fishing line guide member;
- wherein said at least one fishing line guide member and said at least one support member are routinely removable from the rod give upon disengaging said means for securing with respect to the rod pipe, and said securing means is contained within said rod pipe when securing said at least one fishing line guide member, said means for securing includes a holding member secured to an axial end of the rod pipe, said at least one support member includes a plurality of longitudinally extending rods.
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An intra-line fishing rod comprising a rod pipe having a longitudinal axis and an interior tubular surface surrounding the longitudinal axis, the fishing rod comprising:
- at least one fishing line guide member retained within the interior tubular surface;
- at least one support member retained within the interior tubular surface and extending along the longitudinal axis, said at least one support member positioning and retaining said at least one fishing line guide member with respect to the rod pipe;
- means for securing said at least one fishing line guide member and said at least one support member along the longitudinal axis with respect to the rod pipe;
- and,
- pivot means for folding each of said plurality of longitudinally extending rods;
- wherein said at least one fishing line guide member and said at least one support member are routinely removable from the rod pipe upon disengaging said means for securing with respect to the rod pipe, and said securing means is contained within said rod pipe when securing said at least one fishing line guide member, said means for securing includes a holding member secured to an axial end of the rod pipe, said at least one support member includes a plurality of longitudinally extending rods.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.