Self-gripping, self-balancing fishing rod holder

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1993-01-08

1994-03-22

Bradley, Paula A.

Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying

Fishing

Rod

248515, 248214, 2482316, A01K 9710

Patent

active

052953211

ABSTRACT:
An adjustable, self-gripping and self-balancing fishing rod holder comprises a mounting block adapted to be secured to the gunwale rail of a fishing boat or the like and a cooperating receiver swiveled to the block that holds the rod. The preferably wire receiver holds the handle or grip portion of a fishing rod in such a manner that its grip is increased on the fishing rod when a fish strikes. The resilient, generally rectangular mounting block comprises a rail receptive bore forward of the block's center. Two bolts secure the halves of the block together, frictionally capturing the rail therebetween. The receiver is constructed of a single continuous piece of wire forming a forward cradle, an integral notch, and a central base interconnecting the cradle to the notch. The cradle and notch are offset. A bracket spanning the base pivotally secures the receiver to the block. The bore and the pivot bolt are offset from the center of the block in opposite directions. The pivot bolt is offset approximately twice as far as the bore. By turning the receiver angularly relative to the mounting block, one may distribute the vector forces exerted upon the holder along the length of the rail. In response to a vigorous strike, tipping is resisted by the structural offsets, and the rod is more firmly gripped by the holder.

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"RODPOD", LesDavis, Inc. 1984, p. 24.

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