Patent Application
20200008414
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The disclosure and prior art relates to fishing kits and more particularly pertains to a new fishing kit enabling impromptu fishing.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a strap and a fishing rod. A first and a second coupler, which are complementary, are coupled to a first and a second end of the strap, respectively. The strap is configured to loopedly position around a waist of a user, positioning the second coupler to couple to the first coupler. A pouch, which is water-impermeable, is coupled to the strap. An aperture that is positioned in a top of the pouch is configured to allow access to the pouch. A closure that is coupled to the pouch proximate to the aperture is positioned to selectively sealably close the aperture. A reel fitted with a line is coupled to the fishing rod, which comprises a plurality of sections that are selectively interconnectable so that the fishing rod is collapsible to stow in the pouch, positioning the user for impromptu fishing.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
As best illustrated in
A strap buckle 24 is positioned on the strap 12 proximate to the second coupler 18, as shown in
A pad 26 is coupled to the strap 12, as shown in
A pouch 28 is coupled to the strap 12, as shown in
An aperture 32 is positioned in a top 34 of the pouch 28. The aperture 32 is configured to allow access to the interior space 30. The aperture 32 comprises a slit 36 that extends between opposing ends 38 of the pouch 28. The slit 36 also extends from the top 34 along each of the opposing ends 38 toward a bottom 40 of the pouch 28.
A closure 42 is coupled to the pouch 28 proximate to the aperture 32. The closure 42 is positioned to selectively and sealably close the aperture 32. The closure 42 comprises a zipper 44 that is positioned to sealably close the slit 36.
The kit 10 also comprises a fishing rod 46 and a reel 50. The fishing rod 46 comprises a plurality of sections 48. The sections 48 are selectively interconnectable so that the fishing rod 46 is collapsible to stow in the pouch 28. The plurality of sections 48 is nested so that the fishing rod 46 is selectively extensible, as shown in
The kit 10 also comprises container 54 that is sized to stow in the pouch 28 along with the fishing rod 46 and the reel 50. The container 54 is configured to stow gear for fishing, such as lures and bait. With the fishing rod 46, the reel 50, and the gear stowed in the pouch 28, as shown in
The container 54 comprises a box 56, as shown in
A first connector 62 is coupled to the box 56. A second connector 64 is coupled to the lid 60. The second connector 64 is complementary to the first connector 62. The second connector 64 is positioned to selectively couple to the first connector 62 to removably couple the lid 60 to the box 56 to close the upper end 58 of the box 56. The second connector 64 and the first connector 62 comprise a snap closure 66, as shown in
Each of a plurality of rings 68 is hingedly coupled to an outer face 70 of the strap 12. Each ring 68 is configured to retain a respective article of the user, such as a fish stringer, a rod holder, and a cutting pliers. The rings 68 are substantially D-shaped. The plurality of rings 68 comprises two rings 68 that are positioned between the pouch 28 and the first end 16 of the strap 12.
A strip 72 is coupled to and extends from the outer face 70 of the strap 12. A first fastener 74 is coupled to the strip 72 distal from the strap 12. A second fastener 76 is coupled to the outer face 70 to the strap 12. The second fastener 76 is complementary to the first fastener 74. The strip 72 is configured to loopedly position around an item of the user, such as a rod holder and a paddle, positioning the second fastener 76 to couple to the first fastener 74 to removably couple the item to the strap 12. The second fastener 76 and the first fastener 74 comprise a hook and loop fastener 78, as shown in
In use, the fishing rod 46, the reel 50, and the container 54 containing the gear are stowed in the interior space 30 of the pouch 28 and the slit 36 is sealably closed with the zipper 44. The side-release buckle 22 then is used to couple the strap 12 together around the waist of the user. The user then undertakes his or her desired water-related activity. In the event the user elects to fish, the fishing rod 46, the reel 50, and the gear are readily available for use.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
