Combination fishing pole holder and cleat
AssigneeR & D Shed, L.L.C.
InventorBernd Czipri
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Abstract
A combination fishing pole holder and cleat has a bezel portion for affixing to a surface. The bezel portion has a first hole for accepting an object and a shaped indentation to accept and fit a cleat portion. The bezel portion has a pair of studs, each having a cavity formed there within. The cleat portion is shaped to fit within the shaped indentation and has a second hole, also for accepting the object. A pair of legs extends from the cleat portion and through respective studs. Each of the legs is terminated by a device/end that is wider than the cavity of the studs. A tubular portion extends from a side of the bezel and is aligned with both the first hole and the second hole for insertion of the object. The cleat portion moves between a retracted position and an extended position.
Claims20
A combination fishing pole holder and cleat comprising:
- a bezel portion for affixing to a surface, a first side of the bezel portion having a shaped indentation;
- a pair of studs extending from a second side of the bezel portion, the second side opposing the first side, each of the studs having a cavity formed there within;
- a cleat portion, the cleat portion having a pair of legs, each of the legs extending from the cleat portion and through the cavities in respective studs;
- whereas the cleat portion is shaped to fit within the shaped indentation, and whereas a hole is formed in both the cleat portion and the bezel portion, the hole is for supporting an object therein;
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- wherein the cleat portion moves between a retracted position in which the cleat portion is contained within the shaped indentation and an extended position in which the legs extend out of each respective cavity and the cleat portion remains distal from the bezel portion for affixing lines to the cleat portion.
A method of securing a boat to a dock, the boat having a combination fishing pole holder and cleat, the method comprising:
- extending a cleat portion of the combination fishing pole holder and cleat such that the cleat portion extends outwardly from a shaped indentation of a bezel portion, the cleat portion having a pair of legs, each of the legs extending from the cleat portion and into cavities in respective studs of the bezel portion;
- the bezel portion affixed to a surface of the boat;
- tying a first end of a line onto the cleat portion, a second end of the line secured to the dock.
A combination fishing pole holder and cleat comprising:
- a bezel portion for affixing to a surface;
- a pair of studs extending from a first side of the bezel portion, each of the studs having a cavity formed there within;
- a shaped indentation formed on a second side of the bezel portion, the second side opposing the first side;
- a cleat portion sized and shaped to fit within a shaped indentation of the bezel portion, the cleat portion having a pair of legs, each of the legs extending from the cleat portion and into the cavities of respective studs;
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- a hole passing substantially central through the shaped indentation and the cleat portion;
- wherein the cleat portion moves between a retracted position in which the cleat portion is substantially within the shaped indentation and an extended position in which the cleat portion rests extended away from the bezel portion for tying a line thereto.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.