Claims
- 1. battery-powered lighted fishing rod comprising:
a handle having:
a forward end; an inverter housed within said handle, said inverter having an input for receiving a DC voltage and a first output suitable for driving an electroluminescent lamp; and at least one battery housed within said handle, said battery providing a DC voltage to said input; a shaft extending from ad forward end; and a first electroluminescent lamp secured to said shaft and in electrical communication with said output.
- 2. The battery-powered lighted fishing rod of claim 1 wherein said first output is one output of a plurality of outputs of said inverter, each of said outputs providing a voltage suitable for driving an electroluminescent lamp and wherein said first electroluminescent lamp is one electroluminescent lamp of a plurality of electroluminescent lamps and wherein each electroluminescent lamp is in electrical communication with one output of said plurality of outputs.
- 3. The battery-powered lighted fishing rod of claim 2 further comprising a switch in communication with said inverter such that a fisherman may select the illumination of a particular electroluminescent lamp of said plurality of electroluminescent lamps.
- 4. The battery-powered lighted rod of claim 3 wherein said switch is housed in said handle and accessible from the exterior of said handle.
- 5. The battery-powered lighted fishing rod of claim 1 wherein said handle further comprises:
a housing having said inverter housed therein; and a cover received over a portion of said housing such that said housing and said cover form a gripping surface.
- 6. A lighted rod comprising:
a handle having:
a forward end; a housing; an inverter housed in said housing, said inverter having an input for receiving a battery voltage and an output providing electrical power at a lamp voltage, said lamp voltage being higher than said battery voltage; a battery in electrical communication with said input; and a cover for covering a portion of said housing to form a gripping surface on said handle. a shaft extending from said forward end; at least one lamp for lighting the fishing rod, said lamp requiring said lamp voltage for operation.
- 7. The lighted fishing rod of claim 6 wherein said lamp is an electroluminescent lamp.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This is a continuation-in-part of prior filed, copending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/666,492, filed Sep. 18, 2000, which application is incorporated herein by reference.
Continuation in Parts (1)
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Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
09666492 |
Sep 2000 |
US |
Child |
10141502 |
May 2002 |
US |