Decorated pipe for fishing rod and method for making same

• US 5,090,149 A
• Filed: 05/25/1990
• Issued: 02/25/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 07/04/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Young Muk Kim
• Original Assignee: Young Muk Kim
• Inventors: Muk Kim, Young
• Primary Examiner(s): Seidel, Richard K.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mah, Chuck Y.
• Application Number:
  US07/528,601
• Time in Patent Office: 641 Days
• Field of Search: 43/18.1, 156/193, 156/195, 156/172, 156/215, 156/280, 29/460, 493/297, 493/298, 493/299, 493/273, 493/300, 493/301, 2/246, 8/445
• US Class Current: 43/18.10R
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 87/00 Fishing rods

Abstract

A pipe for a fishing rod comprising a pipe having an outer surface, and a flexible rectangular wrapper positioned about the outer surface of the pipe with a predetermined design thereon and covered with a transparent preservative coating; and a method for making same.

Claims

1. A pipe for a fishing rod comprising a tubular rod having an inner surface and an outer surface, and a flexible rectangular wrapper positioned about the outer surface of the pipe with a predetermined design thereon and covered with a transparent preservative coating, wherein the wrapper comprises woven fibers with a predetermined design thereon.

2. The pipe of claim 1, wherein the predetermined design is dyed on the woven fiber wrapper.

3. The pipe of claim 2, wherein said woven fiber wrapper comprises nylon, polyester, carbon or fiberglass, or a combination thereof.

4. The pipe of claim 1, wherein said wrapper is wound around the outer surface in such a manner that opposite longitudinal edges of the wrapper abut along a single longitudinal axis of the pipe.

5. The pipe of claim 1, wherein said wrapper is wound around the outer surface in a spiral fashion so that the opposite ends of the wrapper abut.

6. The pipe of claim 1, wherein said wrapper is wound around the outer surface in such a manner that opposite longitudinal edges of the wrapper abut along a single longitudinal axis of the pipe.

7. The pipe of claim 1, wherein said wrapper is wound around the outer surface in a spiral fashion so that the opposite longitudinal edges of the wrapper abut.

8. The pipe of claim 1, wherein the wrapper is affixed to the outer surface of the pipe.

9. The pipe of claim 1, wherein said wrapper covers the entire outer surface of the rod.

10. The pipe of claim 1, wherein the transparent preservative coating comprises paint, varnish, lacquer, shellac or polyurethane.

11. A pipe for a fishing rod comprising a cylindrical rod having an outer surface, and a woven fiber rectangular wrapper having various designs dye-treated upon it and wherein the woven fiber is wound around the outer surface of the pipe and covered with transparent paint.

12. A method of applying a design to a pipe for a fishing rod having a flexible rectangular wrapper positioned about the outer surface of the pipe with a predetermined design thereon and covered with a transparent preservative coating which comprises:

a) obtaining a flexible substantially rectangular wrapper having predetermined designs thereon said wrapper formed from woven fibers;

b) obtaining a pipe for the fishing rod;

c) applying said wrapper to the outer surface of the pipe;

d) affixing said wrapper thereon; and

e) covering the pipe with a liquid transparent preservative coating.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein said wrapper covers the entire outer surface of the rod.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising applying said predetermined designs to the wrapper with a dye.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising dyeing the wrapper before applying it to the pipe.

16. The method of claim 12, further comprising winding the wrapper around the outer surface in such a manner that opposite longitudinal edges of the wrapper abut along a longitudinal axis of the pipe.

17. The method of claim 12, further comprising winding the wrapper around the outer surface in a spiral fashion and trimming the ends.

18. The method of claim 12, further comprising applying a transparent preservative coating chosen from the group consisting of paint, varnish, lacquer, shellac and polyurethane.

19. A pipe for a fishing rod made by the process of claim 12.