Connector assembly for a fishing pole
First Claim
1. A connector assembly for a fishing pole, comprising:
- a first connecting member having a locking stud;
a second connecting member having an L-shaped slot therein for axial receipt of the stud and rotated locking engagement with the stud; and
a spring interposed between the first connecting member and the second connecting member which axially urges apart the first connecting member and the second connecting member when provided in rotated locking engagement therebetween;
wherein one of the first connecting member and the second connecting member includes an abutment surface tapering in three dimensions and another of the first connecting member and the second connecting member includes a mating contact surface which mates in engagement with the tapering abutment surface to tighten engagement in three dimensions between the first connecting member and the second connecting member as the first connecting member and the second connecting member are urged apart by the spring corresponding with rotated locking engagement of the stud with the L-shaped slot.
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Abstract
A connector assembly for a fishing pole is provided with a first connecting member, a second connecting member, and a spring. The first connecting member has a locking stud. The second connecting member has an L-shaped slot therein for axial receipt of the stud and rotated locking engagement with the stud. The spring is interposed between the first connecting member and the second connecting member. The spring is configured to axially urge apart the first connecting member and the second connecting member when provided in rotated locking engagement therebetween. One of the first connecting member and the second connecting member includes a tapering surface. Another of the first connecting member and the second connecting member includes a mating contact surface configured to mate in engagement with the tapering surface to tighten engagement between the first connecting member and the second connecting member as the first connecting member and the second connecting member are urged apart by the spring.
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Citations
16 Claims
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1. A connector assembly for a fishing pole, comprising:
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a first connecting member having a locking stud; a second connecting member having an L-shaped slot therein for axial receipt of the stud and rotated locking engagement with the stud; and a spring interposed between the first connecting member and the second connecting member which axially urges apart the first connecting member and the second connecting member when provided in rotated locking engagement therebetween; wherein one of the first connecting member and the second connecting member includes an abutment surface tapering in three dimensions and another of the first connecting member and the second connecting member includes a mating contact surface which mates in engagement with the tapering abutment surface to tighten engagement in three dimensions between the first connecting member and the second connecting member as the first connecting member and the second connecting member are urged apart by the spring corresponding with rotated locking engagement of the stud with the L-shaped slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A connector assembly, comprising:
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a first connecting member having a radially outwardly extending locking stud terminating in a distal engagement surface; a second connecting member having an L-shaped slot therein configured for axial receipt of the stud and rotated locking engagement with the stud and an engagement surface tapering in three dimensions configured to engage with the distal engagement surface of the locking stud; and a spring interposed between the first connecting member and the second connecting member which axially urges apart the first connecting member and the second connecting member when provided in rotated locking engagement therebetween to engage the distal engagement surface of the locking stud with the engagement surface tapering in three dimensions while the locking stud is provided in locking engagement within the L-shaped slot. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A connector assembly for fishing rod components, comprising:
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a first connecting member having a male bayonet connector with a locking stud and a mating contact surface; a second connecting member having a complementary female bayonet connector with a receiving slot having a pair of leas that are substantially orthogonal to each other and an abutment surface tapering in three dimensions, the female bayonet connector configured to mate in rotatable and locking relation with the male bayonet connector by receiving the locking stud through the receiving slot and into engagement with the abutment surface; and a spring interposed between the male bayonet connector and the female bayonet connector which drives apart the first connecting member relative to the second connecting member and drives the mating contact surface into rigid three-dimensional engagement with the tapering abutment surface. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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