Fishing rod and a manufacturing method therefor
First Claim
1. A fishing rod comprising a handle having a reel mounting portion and a grip, a rod body, and a tubular fitting portion joining said rod body with said handle, said tubular fitting portion having a tapered portion at which said rod body is connected with said tubular fitting portion and a fitting portion which is in continuation of said tapered portion and is fitted onto said reel mounting portion of said handle, said fitting portion having a cutout portion at least a portion of its length exposing therethrough said reel mounting portion of said handle to the exterior.
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Abstract
A fishing rod is provided which is formed of a handle having a fishing reel mounting portion, a grip, and a rod body tapered toward its tip. The larger diameter side of the rod body includes a tubular fitting portion having a tapered portion increasing gradually in diameter at a rate of change larger than that of the rod body. The tubular fitting portion is fitted onto the outer periphery of the handle and is coupled integrally therewith. A manufacturing method is also provided for forming the rod body integrally with the tubular fitting portion.
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- 1. A fishing rod comprising a handle having a reel mounting portion and a grip, a rod body, and a tubular fitting portion joining said rod body with said handle, said tubular fitting portion having a tapered portion at which said rod body is connected with said tubular fitting portion and a fitting portion which is in continuation of said tapered portion and is fitted onto said reel mounting portion of said handle, said fitting portion having a cutout portion at least a portion of its length exposing therethrough said reel mounting portion of said handle to the exterior.
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10. A manufacturing method for forming a fishing rod including a handle having a reel mounting portion and a grip, a rod body and a tubular fitting portion joining said rod body with said handle and including a tapered portion at which said tubular fitting portion is connected with said rod body and a fitting portion in continuation of said tapered portion and fitted onto said reel mounting portion, said method comprising:
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(a) winding a first prepreg of a high strength fibre sheet permeated with synthetic resin around a first tapered mandrel and then baking said wound prepreg sheet under pressure to preform a hollow rod body; (b) providing a fitting member on a second mandrel, said second mandrel being for molding said tubular fitting portion of said rod body, providing said fitting member with an outer peripheral surface to be fitted into an inner surface of an end of said rod body and a locking means at said outer peripheral surface; (c) fitting said outer peripheral surface of said fitting member into said end of said rod body to be not-rotatable relative thereto; and (d) winding a second prepreg of high strength fibre sheet permeated with synthetic resin around said second mandrel to overlap an end portion of said second pregreg with an outer peripheral surface at said end of said rod body and baking said wound second prepreg under pressure to couple said tubular fitting portion integrally with said rod body.
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