Package and article carriers – Carried by animate bearer – Including magnet
Reexamination Certificate
1998-09-22
2001-07-31
Garbe, Stephen P. (Department: 3727)
Package and article carriers
Carried by animate bearer
Including magnet
C043S054100, C224S162000, C224S200000, C224S625000, C224S922000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06267276
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND AND FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a carrier for fishing accessories; and more particularly relates to a novel and improved carrier for a fishing pouch to be worn by a fisherman and which facilitates holding of a fishing rod so as to free up both hands for placing lures, rigging the line, or carrying out other operations.
Various types of carriers have been devised for supporting or attaching a bag or pouch from a shoulder strap or waist belt. However, there is a particular need for a carrier system for a fishing pouch which employs a combination of a shoulder strap and waist belt which can be worn while fishing without interfering at all with the fishing operation whether in a standing, sitting or walking position; and further wherein the carrier system cooperates with the fishing bag or pouch to enable suspension of the rod and free the fisherman's hands for rigging the line or performing other operations. In this same connection, it is highly desirable to provide a convenient work station on the carrier to hold flies, hooks, lures, tools, weights, etc. while rigging the line.
In devising a suspension system or carrier for a fishing pouch, somewhat different considerations are involved than in other suspension or carrier systems. For example, the shoulder strap and waist belt must be adjustable to regulate distribution of the weight of the bag either from the shoulder or hips. Moreover, the shoulder strap will permit the wearer to loosen the waist strap to shift the bag from the back of the hip, its location while fishing, to the front of the hip to enable the wearer to look for contents in the bag or for rigging a line without the bag sliding down the wearer's body. When the bag is placed behind the hip position, the wearer can then flex or hunch up the shoulder slightly to raise the bag on the back of the hip while simultaneously tightening the waist belt to insure that the weight will be on the hip and not on the shoulder. In this regard, it is desirable to be able to accomplish any adjustments with one hand and leave the other hand free to hold the fishing rod.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a novel and improved carrier for fishing accessories which may be worn by a fisherman without interfering with the fishing process.
It is second object of the present invention to provide a carrier for fishing accessories which may be worn on different parts of the body, such as the hip, back, shoulder, right side, or left side of the body, to maximize the number of different situations in which this carrier for fishing accessories may be used.
It is a third object of the present invention to provide a carrier for fishing accessories which provides means for supporting and suspending a fishing rod from the carrier without the need for the fisherman to hold the fishing rod. In this way, the fisherman may use his arms and hands for other activities such as rigging the line.
In accordance with the present invention, a carrier for fishing accessories comprises these basic elements: a pouch for holding fishing accessories, carrying means connected to the pouch adapted to be suspended from different areas of a fisherman's body thereby allowing a fisherman to carry the pouch without interfering with the fishing operation, and fishing rod suspension means attached to the pouch for suspending a fishing rod from the pouch at a selected and predetermined angle.
The above and other objects of the present invention will become more readily appreciated and understood from a consideration of the following detailed description of preferred and modified forms of the present invention when taken together with the accompanying drawings.
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Garbe Stephen P.
Reilly John E.
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