US 6,269,584 B1Granted

Fishing rod holder

OwnerDavid Peaschekinventor

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Abstract

A fishing rod holder mountable to a fishing vessel. The holder is supported above the vessel's deck by a conventional adjustable ball joint mount. The holder has a hollow interior cavity with an opening extending along one side and to a communicating front end opening in the holder. Oppositely directed concave surfaces in the front end opening and in an internal movable cradle act to lock an inserted fishing rod in place within the holder as tension is applied to a taut fishing line. The cradle may be positioned and fixed in a depressed or elevated position within the holder. Two side push buttons are used to operate locking mechanisms employed to lock the movable cradle in position. A external side lever fixed to an internal rod is used to move an attached cradle support rod in a pivotal motion. Additional features include a non skid surface around the fishing rod holder surface forming the front end opening to insure the inserted fishing rod will not move when its line is tensioned by a caught fish. When properly inserted into the holder, the fishing rod may be locked in place relative to the vessel to which attached thus, freeing the use of the hands of the user for other operations.

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Dependent claims

A fishing rod holder mountable on a fishing vessel comprising:

a support for supporting a fishing rod holder above the deck of a vessel;
a fishing rod holder adjustably attached to said support, said fishing rod holder having a length with a hollow interior cavity extending along the length of the holder,
a side fishing rod receiving opening in the holder extending along the length of the hollow interior cavity,
said fishing rod holder having a front end with a front end opening, said side fishing rod receiving opening extending to said fishing rod holder front end opening to permit the receiving of an insertable fishing rod handle within the hollow interior of the holder, said holder front end opening extending from the outside surface of the holder into the hollow interior of the holder and becoming narrower as the opening extends into the holder;
means within the hollow interior of the holder for locking an inserted fishing rod handle in place within the holder, said means including a movable cradle having a concaved fishing rod engaging surface and a fishing rod handle bearing surface in the front end opening of the holder;
said bearing surface in the front end opening of the holder having a surface formed with a non skid outer surface extending around the front end opening;
and
said cradle being movable vertically within the hollow interior of the holder, said cradle being movable from a lowered to an elevated position through an opening formed in a floor surface in the hollow interior of the holder by a plurality of rods.

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