Handling: hand and hoist-line implements – Article carrier gripped and carried by hand – Convertible to – or useable as – different device or different...
Reexamination Certificate
2000-09-19
2001-07-31
Cherry, Johnny D. (Department: 3652)
Handling: hand and hoist-line implements
Article carrier gripped and carried by hand
Convertible to, or useable as, different device or different...
C043S021200, C211S070800, C224S922000, C294S159000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06267425
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1) Field of the Invention
This invention relates to carriers for rod shaped members such as fishing rods and more particularly to such a carrier having provisions for grasping and carrying the same and also including an arrangement for securing the same to a surface for storage purposes.
2) Description of the Prior Art
Rod carrying devices are well known in the art. These encompass devices such as shown in U.S. Pat. No. 6,047,491, which includes a pair of spaced end members 18 and 20 with aligned openings therein for receiving a plurality of fishing rods, and also having a handle 28 for grasping and thereby carrying the device to transport the rods therein. A bottom 12 carries the end members 18 and 20 and supports the carrier on the floor for storage purposes.
This device has short comings in that, when stored on the floor, the device is still in the way and can be stepped upon. Also, when on a boat, the rods stored on the deck of the boat take up a great deal of deck space and are certainly exposed to being stepped upon by an occupant, particularly in rough weather when the occupant may be thrown about and/or the rod holder moved about the deck.
It is an object of this invention to provide a rod carrier for securely and safely carrying rods that includes means for securing the same for safe and out of the way storage. Another object is to provide such a device wherein more than one securing means can be used with the carrying portion so that the latter portion can be secured in a plurality of locations, such as on a vessel, in a truck, and in the users home.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention includes a pair of spaced end members interconnected by an elongated portion, with the latter having a graspable handle intermediate the ends thereof. The end members each have a plurality of circumferentially spaced, axially extending openings therein, with each opening in one end member being axially aligned with an opening in the other end member to provide pairs of aligned openings. One opening of each pair of openings is elongated and extends to the periphery of the member it is in, so that it is actually a slot. To place a pole in a pair of openings, it is easy to insert one end of the pole, such as the handle, into the plain opening and then place the opposed end of the rod into the aligned slotted opening. Releasable securing means are provided to hold the rods in the slots. The graspable handle is axially elongated and dimensioned to fit into a slot in a mounting member, and the latter is proved with surface securing means to secure the back face thereof to a rigid surface, such as, a wall, the hull of a boat, the wall, ceiling or floor of a vehicle, or the like, which securing means can be, for example, two sided adhesive mounting tape or hook and loop tape. A cross pin is then place through aligned laterally extending openings in the mounting member which are in registration with the opening in the handle to secure the handle in the mounting means. The cross pin can be easily removed to allow an individual to grasp the handle and then transport the holder with the rods therein.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2854147 (1958-09-01), Derr
patent: 4014466 (1977-03-01), Wess et al.
patent: 4696122 (1987-09-01), Van Der Zyl
patent: 5137319 (1992-08-01), Sauder
patent: 5450688 (1995-09-01), Hall
patent: 5803519 (1998-09-01), Daigle
patent: 6047491 (2000-04-01), De Busk
Cherry Johnny D.
Shall Harold D.
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