Fishing – trapping – and vermin destroying – Fishing – Rod
Reexamination Certificate
1999-10-25
2001-10-02
Rowan, Kurt (Department: 3643)
Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying
Fishing
Rod
C043S021200
Reexamination Certificate
active
06295755
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to fishing rods and in particular to spinning-type fishing rods.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
A spinning-type fishing rod has a long, flexible rod that creates unusual stresses on the arm of the fisherman when a fish has struck the bait and the fisherman must both fight the strength of the struggling fish and eventually struggle to reel in the fish. The arm of the fisherman is aligned at an unnatural angle during the time of maximum leverage when the rod is being pulled upwardly during a strike and likewise during the time the fisherman is reeling in the fish. Stresses are typically concentrated on the forearm of the fisherman and in particular in the wrist area of the forearm. It is apparent that as the forearm of the fisherman becomes aligned with the handle of the rod, the wrist area becomes bent at an angle relative to the rest of the forearm as pressure grows during strike activity and the fishing rod is being pulled upwardly so that unusual stress is concentrated at the sharply bent wrist, which restricts blood circulation at the wrist.
Prior art that has attempted to overcome the problem of forearm and wrist stress while fishing with a spinning rod includes patents that have the object of supporting the forearm of a fisherman holding a long fishing rod. U.S. Pat. No. 4,014,129 issued to Capra on Mar. 29, 1977, provides a fishing rod stabilizing handle which directly replaces the conventional posterior rod handle of the spinning rod or which is configured as an attachment for engagement to the conventional posterior handle. The rod stabilizing handle of is a broad upwardly directed elongate surface projecting from one side of the handle for alignment with and direct engagement of a substantial length of the underside of the forearm portion of the fisherman. U.S. Pat. No. 5,390,438, issued to Warren, Jr. on Feb. 23, 1995, describes an arm support for stabilizing a fishing rod on the arm of a fisherman and for removing at least some of the playing pressure of a fish or heavy lures from the fisherman's wrist while the fisherman is playing the fish on a fishing line extending from a reel mounted on the fishing rod, which arm support includes an elongated straight portion which protrudes rearwardly from fixed or removable attachment to the handle of the fish rod and a generally C-shaped curved portion including multiple, short, straight rod segments connected together and shaped to fit beneath the forearm of the fisherman. One end of the curved portion is positioned under the fisherman's wrist and the other end is located under the forearm so that the curved portion exerts pressure upwardly against the fisherman's wrist and forearm. U.S. Pat. No. 5,313,735 issued to Latouch on May 24, 1994 discloses a weight bearing extension that includes a long flange portion and a coupling portion connected to a fishing rod handle. Splines run on the outside of a shaft that cooperates with splines on the inside surface of a cylindrical hole in the extension make possible the rotation of the extension. Rotation can be prevented. U.S. Pat. No. 3,372,510 issued to Arsenault on Mar. 12, 1968, discloses a hand grip and an arm support disposed in the axial direction of a fishing rod and connected to the rod handle.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a device for supporting the arm of a fisherman using a spinning-type fishing rod that is adjustable to accommodate and support the forearms of fishermen of various sizes.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a device for supporting the forearm of various sizes of fisherman that is adjustable in two dimensions and that is further capable of clamping various sizes of fishing rod handles to the device.
In accordance with this object and other objects that will become apparent in the course of this disclosure, there is provided a device supporting the arm of a fisherman using a spinning-type fishing rod having a cylindrical rod handle comprising an adjustable rotatable arm cradle supporting the upper forearm of the fisherman, a partially cylindrical elongated handle support member defining a partially cylindrical compartment that holds a selected area of the fishing rod handle in alignment with the arm cradle, an adjustable post connecting the arm cradle means with the handle, and an adjustable clamp for removably gripping the rod handle to the handle support. The arm cradle is rotatable to a selected angle relative to the rod handle and is removably lockable at the selected angle. The connecting post can be lengthened or shortened to a selected position and removably locked at that position. The clamp that presses the fishing rod handle against the top of the holding compartment of the handle support member is adjustable by means of a vertical screw that raises or lowers the clamp.
The present invention will be better understood and the objects and important features, other than those specifically set forth above, will become apparent when consideration is given to the following details and description, which when taken in conjunction with the annexed drawings, describes, illustrates, and shows preferred embodiments or modifications of the present invention and what is presently considered and believed to be the best mode of practice in the principles thereof.
Other embodiments or modifications may be suggested to those having the benefit of the teachings therein, and such other embodiments or modifications are intended to be reserved especially as they fall within the scope and spirit of the subjoined claims.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1266367 (1918-05-01), Wilson
patent: 2146350 (1939-02-01), Roberts
patent: 2158104 (1939-05-01), Bowen
patent: 2244408 (1941-06-01), Thompson
patent: 3367056 (1968-02-01), Johnson
patent: 3372510 (1968-03-01), Arsenault
patent: 4190977 (1980-03-01), Casper
patent: 5007612 (1991-04-01), Manfre
Lackenbach Siegel Marzullo Aronson & Greenspan P.C.
Rowan Kurt
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