Patent Application
20210092944
This invention relates to fishing rod holders. More particularly, it relates to fishing rod holders with bait station.
Currently a person going fishing has to store a number of items, including a folding chair, hooks, rods, rod holders, and flashlights or head lamps. The fisherman would have to carry all of this gear to and from the fishing site, as well as set the gear up on the site once they have reached the site.
Existing rod holders require the holders to be driven into the solid earth, resulting in rods being placed too far from the water and resulting in missed bites. These holders are also non-adjustable and cannot be placed in locations without soil present. Existing rod holders are further subject to missed catches on windy days when it is difficult to tell when a catch is on the line.
Further, the bait needs to be prepared for fishing. There is no current prior art that combines a bait preparing area and a fishing rod holder for a person desiring to fish. This problem and others are addressed by this application.
The phrases “in one embodiment,” “in various embodiments,” “in some embodiments,” and the like are used repeatedly. Such phrases do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment. The terms “comprising,” “having,” and “including” are synonymous, unless the context dictates otherwise. Such terms do not generally signify a closed list.
“Above,” “adhesive,” “affixing,” “any,” “around,” “both,” “bottom,” “by,” “comprising,” “consistent,” “customized,” “enclosing,” “friction,” “in,” “labeled,” “lower,” “magnetic,” “marked,” “new,” “nominal,” “not,” “of,” “other,” “outside,” “outwardly,” “particular,” “permanently,” “preventing,” “raised,” “respectively,” “reversibly,” “round,” “square,” “substantial,” “supporting,” “surrounded,” “surrounding,” “threaded,” “to,” “top,” “using,” “wherein,” “with,” or other such descriptors herein are used in their normal yes-or-no sense, not as terms of degree, unless context dictates otherwise.
Reference is now made in detail to the description of the embodiments as illustrated in the drawings. While embodiments are described in connection with the drawings and related descriptions, there is no intent to limit the scope to the embodiments disclosed herein. On the contrary, the intent is to cover all alternatives, modifications and equivalents. In alternate embodiments, additional devices, or combinations of illustrated devices, may be added to, or combined, without limiting the scope to the embodiments disclosed herein.
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Preferably, the height of the fishing rod station 100 is thirty (30) inches, twenty (20) inches in length, and twenty (20) inches in length. The shape is preferably square, but may be any shape one of ordinary skill may desire. The shape being preferably of the size of twenty (20) inches in length, twenty (20) inches in width, and twelve (12) inches in depth. The fishing rod station 100 further preferably has a thirty (30) inch top on the front of the fishing rod station 100.
The fishing rod station 100 has a front side 120, a middle portion 140, and a rear portion 160.
The front portion 120 of the fishing rod station 100 is useful for having up to three fishing rods rest on a front table 122. The front table 122 has at least three lamps 114, the lamps 114 allow for a soft light to be emitted and others to know where the fishing rod station 100 is located at night. The lamps 114 are preferably light emitting diode lamps, but may be any type and kind of lamp such as LCD, cathode, etc.
The front table 122 has a first leg 123 and a second leg 124. The first leg 123 is couple to a first side 125 of the front table 122 and the second leg is coupled to a second side 126 of the front table 122. The first leg 122 and the second leg 124 are coupled to a front base 127.
The front table 122 further has a back lamp 127 coupled to the front table 122. The back lamp 128 provide a light for the rear portion 160 of the fishing rod station 100.
The rear portion 160 of the fishing rod station 100 is useful to provide a resting place for the butts of the fishing rods. The rear portion 160 of the fishing rod station 160 is of a lower height than the front portion 120 of the fishing rod station 100 and is closer to the angler.
The rear portion 160 has a rear table 162. The rear table 162 has a first side 163 and a left side 164. The rear portion 160 further has a first leg 165 and a second leg 166. The first leg 165 is coupled to the first side 163 of the rear table 162. The second leg 166 is coupled to the second side 164.
The rear portion 160 may further have a bait cutting station (not shown) (see
The middle portion 140 of the fishing rod station 100 couples the front portion 120 of the fishing rod station 100 to the rear portion 160 of the fishing rod station 100. The middle portion 140 has a first upper arm 142, a second upper arm 143, first base arm 144, a second base arm 145 and a storage compartment 146.
The first upper arm 142 of the middle portion 140 of the fishing rod station 100 is coupled to the first leg 165 of the rear portion 160 of the fishing rod station 100 and to the first leg 123 of the front portion 120 of the fishing rod station 100. The second upper arm 143 of the middle portion 140 of the fishing rod station 100 is coupled to the second leg 166 of the rear portion 160 of the fishing rod station and to the second leg 124 of the front portion 120 of the fishing rod station 100.
The first base arm 144 of the middle portion 140 of the fishing rod station 100 is coupled to the first leg 165 of the rear portion 160 of the fishing rod station 100 and to the first leg 123 of the front portion 120 of the fishing rod station 100. The second base arm 145 of the middle portion 140 of the fishing rod station 100 is coupled to the second leg 166 of the rear portion 160 of the fishing rod station and to the second leg 124 of the front portion 120 of the fishing rod station 100.
The storage compartment 146 is useful for storing tools and other items a fisherman would need during a fishing trip. The tools and other items may include, but not limited to, knives, pliers, phone, tools, tackle, etc. The storage compartment has a first side 147, a second side 148 and a table 149. The tools and other items would be placed on the table for safe keeping.
The table 149 has a first side 150 and a second side 151. The first side 150 of the table 149 of storage compartment 146 is coupled to the first base arm 144. The second side 150 of the table 149 of the storage compartment 146 is coupled to the second base arm 145 of the middle portion 140 of the fishing rod station 100.
The first base arm 144 of the middle portion 140 of the fishing rod station 100 may further have one or more legs (Not shown) (See
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The fishing rod station 100 is also shown with the rear portion 160 folded at the coupling of the first base arm 144 of the middle portion 140 and the first leg 165 of the rear portion 160 of the fishing rod station 100 and at the coupling of the second base arm 145 of the middle portion 140 of the fishing rod station 100 and the second leg 166 of the rear portion 160 of the fishing rod station 100.
The middle portion 140 of the fishing rod station 100 is not visible in the
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The compartment table 147 is useful for storing items 520 such as a fishing lure and knife 510. The items are stored in a safe area where only access is when someone reaches into the viewable area of the compartment table 147 to place or remove the items. In addition, the cup holder 167 is coupled to the first side 163 of the rear table 162 of the rear portion 160 of the fishing rod station 100. The cup holder 167 has a bottle 510 stored. The bottle 520 may be replaced with any type of item such as a can, a cup, a glass, etc. Further, coupled to the table is a bait station 170. The bait station 170 is useful when cutting bait to be put onto a hook of a fishing pole.
The fishing rod station 100 further has one or more legs 151. The legs 151 may be made of any material such as iron, aluminum, wood, plastic, etc. The legs 151 are adjustable in that the height of the legs 151 may be shortened or lengthened depending on the terrain or the desire of the angler. The legs 151 are generally placed on each of the four corners of the fishing rod station 100.
In the numbered clauses below, specific combinations of aspects and embodiments are articulated in a shorthand form such that (1) according to respective embodiments, for each instance in which a “component” or other such identifiers appear to be introduced (with “a” or “an,” e.g.) more than once in a given chain of clauses, such designations may either identify the same entity or distinct entities; and (2) what might be called “dependent” clauses below may or may not incorporate, in respective embodiments, the features of “independent” clauses to which they refer or other features described above.
Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the foregoing specific exemplary processes and/or devices and/or technologies are representative of more general processes and/or devices and/or technologies taught elsewhere herein, such as in the claims filed herewith and/or elsewhere in the present application.
The features described with respect to one embodiment may be applied to other embodiments or combined with or interchanged with the features of other embodiments, as appropriate, without departing from the scope of the present invention.
Other embodiments of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the invention being indicated by the following claims.
