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Fishing rod holder

  • US 5,975,479 A
  • Filed: 11/23/1998
  • Issued: 11/02/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/23/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A fishing rod holder comprising:

  • a. a generally U-shaped framework having an outboard arm and an inboard arm, said arms including lower ends extending upwardly from a base and terminating in upper ends;

    b. a bracket for clamping said base to the gunwale of a fishing boat with said framework oriented so that said outboard arm faces outwardly and said inboard arm faces inwardly;

    c. a lever pivotally mounted on said outboard arm for rocking movement in a vertical plane, said lever extending from an outboard upper end above said upper end of said outboard arm to an inboard lower end located within a vertical slot in said inboard arm, the portion of said lever between said outboard upper end and the pivot weighing less than the portion of said lever between the pivot and said inboard lower end so that in unloaded condition of said holder, said lower inboard end of said lever is located at the bottom of said slot;

    d. an upwardly opening U-shaped cradle mounted on said upper end of said inboard arm to support the butt end portion of a fishing rod;

    e. an upwardly opening yoke mounted on said outboard upper end of said lever to support the reel portion of the fishing rod, the weight of said reel portion of the rod substantially exceeding the inboard portion of said lever so that when the fishing rod is installed in the rod holder, said inboard lower end of said lever is urged from a bottom position in said slot to an elevated position; and

    ,f. latch means on said inboard arm in interfering relation with said inboard lower end of said lever for respectively covering and uncovering the upward opening of said cradle in dependence upon the upward movement of said inboard lower end of said lever and the downward movement of said inboard lower end of said lever.

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