IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0904808
(2007-09-28)
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등록번호 |
US-7774973
(2010-09-06)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Rupnick, Attorney at Law, Charles J.
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
10 인용 특허 :
145 |
초록
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A novel fishing rod holder is based upon a foundation member mountable on a vertical, horizontal or angled surface of a boat or other structure, and includes a socket member structured for releasably retaining a fishing rod; an adjustable attitude arm member coupled between the foundation and the so
A novel fishing rod holder is based upon a foundation member mountable on a vertical, horizontal or angled surface of a boat or other structure, and includes a socket member structured for releasably retaining a fishing rod; an adjustable attitude arm member coupled between the foundation and the socket member; a relatively rotatable and releasably interlockable ball-and-socket articulation mechanism coupled between the foundation and the arm adjacent to a first end thereof; and a relatively rotatable and releasably interlockable pivot mechanism coupled between the socket member and the arm member adjacent to a second end thereof.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. A fishing rod holder, comprising: a foundation member comprising a first side and a second side; a socket member structured for releasably retaining a fishing rod, the socket member having an upper end, a butt end, and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween, the socket me
What is claimed is: 1. A fishing rod holder, comprising: a foundation member comprising a first side and a second side; a socket member structured for releasably retaining a fishing rod, the socket member having an upper end, a butt end, and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween, the socket member further comprising an opening at the upper end which extends from the upper end and into the socket member along the longitudinal axis; an arm member coupled between the foundation member and the socket member; and a releasably interlockable ball-and-socket articulation mechanism coupled between the foundation member and a first end of the arm member, whereby the arm member is further rotatable within at least a substantially continuous conical section relative to the foundation member, and wherein the ball-and-socket articulation mechanism is encompassed between the first and second sides of the foundation member with the second side of the foundation member being positioned between the first side of the foundation member and a second end of the arm member; and a relatively rotatable and releasably interlockable pivot mechanism coupled between the socket member and the second end of the arm member, the socket member being pivotable relative to the arm member in circumvolution both about a pivot axis oriented substantially transverse of the conical section and within a plane between the second end of the arm member and the first side of the foundation member, wherein at least the butt end of the socket member is fully pivotable relative to the ball-and-socket articulation mechanism, the pivot mechanism being offset relative to the ball-and-socket articulation mechanism a first distance greater than a second distance between the pivot mechanism and one of said upper end and said butt end of the socket member throughout the entire circumvolution of the socket member relative to the arm member, and wherein the second end of the arm member is laterally offset from the ball-and-socket articulation mechanism. 2. The fishing rod holder of claim 1 wherein the socket member is substantially aligned with the ball-and-socket articulation mechanism. 3. The fishing rod holder of claim 1, wherein the plane between the second end of the arm member and the first side of the foundation member further intersects the ball-and-socket articulation mechanism. 4. The fishing rod holder of claim 3 wherein the pivot mechanism further comprises a plurality of female radial sockets and mating male teeth operable between the socket member and the second end of the arm member. 5. The fishing rod holder of claim 4 wherein the socket member is further pivotable relative to the arm member in a continuous circumvolution about the pivot axis. 6. The fishing rod holder of claim 1, wherein the pivot mechanism further comprises: a stationary disk adjacent to the second end of the arm member distal from the ball-and-socket articulation mechanism; a pivot disk coupled to the socket member and substantially aligned with the stationary disk along the pivot axis; a releasably interlockable interface joint between respective opposing faces of the stationary and pivot disks; and an axial clamping mechanism operable along the pivot axis between the stationary and pivot disks. 7. The fishing rod holder of claim 6 wherein the interface joint between respective opposing faces of the stationary and pivot disk further comprises a stepwise interface joint. 8. The fishing rod holder of claim 7 wherein the stepwise interface joint further comprises mating teeth and sockets provided between the opposing faces of the stationary and pivot disks. 9. A fishing rod holder, comprising: a foundation member comprising a ball-end coupler projected from a base mounting flange and further comprising a part-spherical head portion projected from the flange, wherein the foundation member further comprises a first side and a second side encompassing the ball-end coupler; a fishing rod socket member comprising means for receiving a fishing rod, the fishing rod socket member having an upper end, a butt end, and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween, the fishing rod socket member further comprising an opening at the upper end which extends from the upper end and into the fishing rod socket member along the longitudinal axis; and an adjustable attitude arm member comprising a lengthwise arm portion and adjacent to a first end portion thereof further comprising a first cooperating means for forming a relatively rotatable ball-and-socket articulation mechanism with the part-spherical head portion of the coupler and operable about a spherical center thereof within at least a substantially continuous conical section having an apex at the spherical center of the head portion, and a second end portion thereof distal from the first end portion, wherein the second side of the foundation member is positioned between the first side of the foundation member and the second end portion of the arm member, and adjacent to the second end portion thereof the arm member further comprising means for coupling the fishing rod socket member thereto, the entire fishing rod socket member being rotatable relative to the second end portion of the arm member in a continuous circumvolution about a pivot axis that is oriented substantially transverse of a plane containing an axis of revolution of the conical section, and wherein the arm member further comprises means for offsetting the second end portion thereof laterally of the first cooperating means adjacent to the first end portion thereof, and further for aligning the fishing rod socket member substantially coplanar with a plane encompassed between the first side of the foundation member and the second end portion of the arm member; and a ball-and-socket mechanism clamping means for releasably interlocking the first cooperating means and the ball-and-socket articulation mechanism. 10. The fishing rod holder of claim 9 wherein the plane encompassed between the first side of the foundation member and the second end portion of the arm member further comprises a plane containing the spherical center of the part-spherical head portion of the coupler. 11. The fishing rod holder of claim 9 wherein: the fishing rod socket member further comprises a pivot member; the means for coupling the fishing rod socket member further comprises second cooperating means for forming a relatively rotatable pivot mechanism with the pivot member of the fishing rod socket member, wherein the pivot mechanism is further operable in a continuous circumvolution about the pivot axis; and an axial pivot mechanism clamping means for releasably interlocking the pivot mechanism between the fishing rod socket member and the second end of the arm. 12. The fishing rod holder of claim 11 wherein the pivot mechanism further comprises means for forming a relatively rotatable and releasably interlockable interface joint between the pivot member of the fishing rod socket member and the second cooperating means of the arm member. 13. The fishing rod holder of claim 12 wherein the means for forming a releasably interlockable interface joint between the pivot member of the fishing rod socket member and the second cooperating means of the arm member further comprises means for forming a stepwise interlockable interface joint. 14. The fishing rod holder of claim 13 wherein the means for offsetting the second end portion of the arm member further comprises means for offsetting the second cooperating means adjacent to the second end portion of the arm member laterally of the first cooperating means adjacent to the first end portion of the arm member, and the means for aligning the fishing rod socket member substantially coplanar with the plane encompassed between the first side of the foundation member and the second end portion of the arm member further comprising means for aligning a pivot plane containing the continuous planar circumvolution of the fishing rod socket member about the pivot axis substantially coplanar with the plane containing the spherical center of the part-spherical head portion of the coupler. 15. The fishing rod holder of claim 13 wherein: the ball-and-socket mechanism clamping means further comprises an operating handle means for releasably interlocking the first cooperating means and the ball-and-socket articulation mechanism; the stepwise interlockable interface joint of the pivot mechanism further comprises a plurality of interlockable female radial sockets and mating male teeth operable in stepwise fashion between the pivot member of the fishing rod socket member and the second cooperating means of the arm member; the axial pivot mechanism clamping means further comprises an operating handle means for releasably interlocking the interlockable female radial sockets and mating male teeth of the pivot mechanism; and the axial pivot mechanism clamping means further comprises an operating handle means for releasably interlocking the interlockable female radial sockets and mating male teeth of the pivot mechanism; and the operating handle means for releasably interlocking the first cooperating means and the ball-and-socket articulation mechanism and the operating handle means for releasably interlocking the pivot mechanism are further located on substantially opposite sides of the arm member. 16. A fishing rod holder, comprising: a foundation member comprising a ball-end coupler projected from a base mounting flange and further comprising a part-spherical head portion; an adjustable attitude arm member comprising a lengthwise arm portion forming a split arm assembly adjacent to a first proximate end portion thereof and forming a pair of operatively opposing first and second sockets structured to cooperate with the part-spherical head portion of the coupler for forming a ball-and-socket articulation mechanism therewith and being relatively rotatable within at least a continuous conical section having an apex located at a geometric spherical center of the part-spherical head portion of the ball-end coupler of the foundation member, a stationary interlocking element adjacent to a second distal end portion thereof and defining a pivot axis, and wherein the arm member further comprises a lateral offset between the split arm assembly and a joint interface surface of the stationary interlocking element; a transverse clamping mechanism structured for releasably interlocking the first and second sockets with the ball-end coupler of the foundation member; a fishing rod socket member structured for releasably receiving a fishing rod, the fishing rod socket member comprising an upper end, a butt end, and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween, the fishing rod socket member further comprising an opening at the upper end which extends from the upper end and into the fishing rod socket member along the longitudinal axis, and the fishing rod socket member further comprising a pivoting interlocking element coupled for pivoting in a continuous circumvolution about the pivot axis relative to the stationary interlocking element of the arm member within a pivot plane oriented perpendicular to the pivot axis, the pivoting interlocking element further being structured for cooperating with the stationary interlocking element for forming a relatively rotatable interface joint therebetween, and the lateral offset being substantially equivalent to approximately one half of a thickness of the fishing rod socket member; and an axial clamping mechanism coupled for releasably compressing the respective opposing stationary and pivoting interlocking elements along the pivot axis for releasably interlocking the relatively rotatable interface joint therebetween. 17. The fishing rod holder of claim 16 wherein the transverse clamping mechanism further comprises an operating handle; the axial clamping mechanism further comprises an operating handle; and the operating handle of the transverse clamping mechanism and the operating handle of the axial clamping mechanism are further located on substantially opposite sides of the arm member. 18. The fishing rod holder of claim 16 wherein the pivot plane includes the apex of the conical section. 19. The fishing rod holder of claim 18 wherein the pivot plane is further substantially coincident with an axis of revolution of the conical section. 20. The fishing rod holder of claim 16 wherein: the split arm assembly further comprises a pair of substantially rigid arm sections split along a plane substantially bisecting the part-spherical head portion of the coupler; the transverse clamping mechanism being operable along an axis oriented substantially transverse of the plane substantially bisecting the part-spherical head portion of the coupler along which the pair of arm sections are split; and the pivot axis being oriented substantially parallel with the axis along which the transverse clamping mechanism is operable and the axial clamping mechanism being operable there along. 21. The fishing rod holder of claim 20 wherein the interface joint between respective stationary and pivoting interlocking elements further comprises a stepwise interface joint. 22. The fishing rod holder of claim 21 wherein the stationary and pivoting interlocking elements further comprises mating teeth and socket elements forming the stepwise interface joint therebetween.
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