Sun deck and pier rod and tool holding device

• US 5,120,016 A
• Filed: 08/13/1990
• Issued: 06/09/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 08/13/1990
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Edward Dysarz
• Original Assignee: Edward Dysarz
• Inventors: Dysarz, Edward
• Primary Examiner(s): CHIN SHUE, ALVIN C
• Application Number:
  US07/567,119
• Time in Patent Office: 666 Days
• Field of Search: 248/222.3, 248/539, 248/514, 248/534, 248/297.2, 248/222.1, 248/222.4, 248/223.1, 248/519, 43/21.2
• US Class Current: 248/539
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 97/10 Supports for rods

Abstract

A device that can be fixed to a sun deck or the deck of a dock or pier by means of a T bar extending through the spaces between the floor boards or planks of a sun deck or a dock or a pier wherein said T bar is inserted into the space and rotated ninety degrees to where the T bar catches the board or planks. A threaded plug is fixed to the shaft of the T Bar to prevent the T bar from falling out of the space between the floor boards. A T flange with an inside thread is screwed onto the threaded plug, pulling the T flange onto the bottom side of the planks, locking the T flange and T bar to the planks. A fishing rod or other item is placed into the vertical tube of the T flange and is held by gravity or other means. This sun deck or dock and pier rod and tool holding device can be used to support a chair or work tools. It can be removed in the same manner that it was set.

Claims

1. A device that holds and supports tools, fishing rods, chairs, tables, barbecue grills, lamps or other devices on a sun deck, a dock, or a pier that is made of planks with a gap between said planks comprising:

a T bar, said T bar is formed in the shape of an inverted T, said T bar further having a first end and second end wherein said first end has a cross bar;

a threaded plug, said threaded plug further has a first end and a second and wherein said first end of said threaded plug is fixed to the second end of said T bar and said threaded plug further has threads said threads extend around said threaded plug;

a anti rotation bar within said threaded plug wherein said anti rotation bar may be raised or lowered within said threaded plug;

a T flange wherein said T flange has a first end and a second end and said T flange further has a tube that extends from said flange at said first end and said tube extends to said second end of said T flange, said T flange further is hollow with inside threads that are compatible with said threads of said threaded plug;

and wherein said cross bar of said T bar is inserted into said gap between said planks until said cross bar of said T bar is rotated about ninety degrees until said cross bar of said T bar crosses said gap between said planks, and said anti rotation bar is further lowered or inserted into said gap between said planks thus preventing said threaded plug from rotating and wherein said T flange lowered over said threaded plug and said threads on said T flange are connected to said threads on said threaded plug and said T flange is further rotated, further pulling up on said threaded plug and further pulling up on said cross bar of said T bar until said cross bar of said T bar is tight against the lower side of said planks of said sun deck or pier and said T flange is tighter against the upper side of said planks of said sun deck and pier and said device is locked to the said planks of said sun deck, dock, or pier and wherein said tools, fishing rods, chairs, or other items may be placed in said tube of said T flange.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein a soft cap fitting is fixed to said second end of said T flange, said soft cap to cover said second end of said tube to prevent injuries.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein said threaded plug further has a plug turning bar fixed to said second end of said threaded plug.

4. The anti rotation bar of claim 1, wherein said anti rotation bar is lowered into said gap between said planks when said T bar is rotated about ninety degrees.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein said T flange has flange stop holes formed in said T flange.

6. The T flange of claim 5, wherein a flange stop pin is inserted into said flange stop holes formed in said T flange and said gap to further prevent said T flange from rotating.

7. The tube of claim 1, wherein said tube further has holes formed into the sides of said tube to allow a pin to be inserted into said holes said pin to extend across said tube.

8. The soft cap of claim 1, wherein said soft cap has an annulus formed in center of said soft cap, said annulus to hold handles of said fishing rods or tools.