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A gimbal cover is fabricated having a hollowed body with an opening at a gimbal receiving end enabling slideable insertion of a gimbal butt end into the cover. A butt end is integrated into the cover at an opposite end, providing support and protection for a bottom surface of the gimbal, while also reducing the risk of the gimbal damaging another object. At least one pair of cover slot is formed through the cover butt end, extending into the cover body towards opening. The slots terminate at a slot end. The slots are sized and shape to follow a slot and ...
A gimbal cover is fabricated having a hollowed body with an opening at a gimbal receiving end enabling slideable insertion of a gimbal butt end into the cover. A butt end is integrated into the cover at an opposite end, providing support and protection for a bottom surface of the gimbal, while also reducing the risk of the gimbal damaging another object. At least one pair of cover slot is formed through the cover butt end, extending into the cover body towards opening. The slots terminate at a slot end. The slots are sized and shape to follow a slot and end of the gimbal butt end. A cover extension segment is created between two adjacent cover slots. A cover extension base protection segment is formed in the cover butt end, wherein the base protection segment extends inward from a base end of the gimbal cover extension segment.
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1. A gimbal cover adapted for covering a gimbal located at a butt end of a shaft, the gimbal cover comprising: a gimbal cover body comprising a hollowed interior formed within a tubular sidewall terminating at a gimbal cover butt end;a gimbal cover receptacle base protection segment formed as a cantilevered flat member, extending radially inward from said gimbal cover butt end of said tubular sidewall, said gimbal cover receptacle base protection segment having an interior surface adapted to contact and cover the gimbal at the butt end of the shaft;at le...
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A gimbal cover adapted for covering a gimbal located at a butt end of a shaft, the gimbal cover comprising: a gimbal cover body comprising a hollowed interior formed within a tubular sidewall terminating at a gimbal cover butt end;a gimbal cover receptacle base protection segment formed as a cantilevered flat member, extending radially inward from said gimbal cover butt end of said tubular sidewall, said gimbal cover receptacle base protection segment having an interior surface adapted to contact and cover the gimbal at the butt end of the shaft;at least one pair of gimbal slots is provided through said gimbal cover butt end and extending through and along said sidewall, where a first gimbal slot of said at least one pair of gimbal slots is located opposite a second gimbal slot of said at least one pair of gimbal slots, said at least one pair of gimbal slots comprising a base slot extending radially across the gimbal cover butt end which connects the first and second gimbal slots so as to allow communication therebetween, each of said first and second gimbal slots extending upwards away from the gimbal cover butt end and the base slot along the sidewall of the gimbal cover body, each of the first and second gimbal slots terminating at gimbal cover slot ends, each of the first and second gimbal slots defined by side edges whose lengths extend along the sidewall;at least one gimbal cover extension segment having a first end adjacent one of the gimbal cover slot ends and a second end at the gimbal cover butt end, the at least one gimbal cover extension segment having one side which is defined by one of the side edges of one of the first and second gimbal slots, and the gimbal base protection segment extending radially inward from the second end of the at least one gimbal cover extension segment;wherein said hollowed interior is accessible through a gimbal receiving end of said tubular sidewall which is opposite the gimbal cover butt end;wherein said hollowed interior has a circumference sized and shaped to mate with the gimbal of the shaft, andsaid at least one pair of gimbal slots are sized and shaped to outline a respective pair of slots of said gimbal, thus retaining a shape of said gimbal to receive a gimbal supporting pin. 2. A gimbal cover as recited in claim 1, wherein said gimbal cover receptacle base protection segment extends radially inward from said gimbal cover butt end of said tubular sidewall to at least partially cover and protect the butt end of said gimbal. 3. A gimbal cover as recited in claim 1, wherein the side edges of each of said first and second gimbal slots comprise two parallel edges extending from said gimbal cover butt end toward said gimbal receiving end of said tubular sidewall, terminating at the respective gimbal cover slot end. 4. A gimbal cover as recited in claim 1, wherein the side edges of each of said at least one pair of gimbal slots comprise two converging edges extending from said gimbal cover butt end toward said gimbal receiving end of said tubular sidewall, terminating at the respective gimbal cover slot end, wherein a first gimbal span of each of said first and second gimbal slots proximate said gimbal cover butt end is wider than a second gimbal span of each of said first and second gimbal slots proximate said respective gimbal cover slot end. 5. A gimbal cover as recited in claim 1, said at least one pair of gimbal slots further comprising two pairs of gimbal slots, one pair of said two pairs of gimbal slots being located along an axis that is perpendicular to an axis of a second pair of said two pairs of gimbal slots. 6. A gimbal cover as recited in claim 1, the cover being sized and shaped to mate with and subsequently assembled onto one of: a. a gimbal of a fishing rod,b. a gimbal of a dock power cable retainer,c. a gimbal of a rod holder assembly, andd. a gimbal of a tripod rod holder assembly. 7. A gimbal cover as recited in claim 1, the cover being fabricated of at least one protective material, said at least one protective material being selected from a group consisting of: a. plastic,b. nylon,c. natural rubber,d. synthetic rubber,e. acetal,f. acetal polyoxymethylene resin,g. Polyvinylchloride (PVC), andh. a composite material comprising a woven base embedded within a resin. 8. A gimbal cover adapted for covering a gimbal located at a butt end of a shaft, the gimbal cover comprising: a gimbal cover body comprising a cylindrically shaped hollowed interior formed within a tubular sidewall terminating at a gimbal cover butt end;a gimbal cover receptacle base protection segment formed as a cantilevered flat member, extending radially inward from said gimbal cover butt end of said tubular sidewall, said gimbal cover receptacle base protection segment having an interior surface adapted to contact and cover the gimbal at the butt end of the shaft;at least one pair of gimbal slots is provided through said gimbal cover butt end and extending through and along said sidewall, where a first gimbal slot of said at least one pair of gimbal slots is located opposite a second gimbal slot of said at least one pair of gimbal slots, said at least one pair of gimbal slots comprising a base slot extending radially across the gimbal cover butt end which connects the first and second gimbal slots so as to allow communication therebetween, each of said first and second gimbal slots extending upwards away from the gimbal cover butt end and the base slot along the sidewall of the gimbal cover body, each of the first and second gimbal slots terminating at gimbal cover slot ends, each of the first and second gimbal slots defined by side edges whose lengths extend along the sidewall;at least one gimbal cover extension segment having a first end adjacent one of the gimbal cover slot ends and a second end at the gimbal cover butt end, the at least one gimbal cover extension segment having one side which is defined by one of the side edges of one of the first and second gimbal slots, and the gimbal base protection segment extending radially inward from the second end of the at least one gimbal cover extension segment;wherein said hollowed interior is accessible through a gimbal receiving end of said tubular sidewall which is opposite the gimbal cover butt end,wherein said hollowed interior has a circumference sized and shaped to mate with the gimbal of the shaft, and said at least one pair of gimbal slots are sized and shaped to outline a respective pair of slots of said gimbal, thus retaining the size and shape of said gimbal to receive a gimbal supporting pin. 9. A gimbal cover as recited in claim 8, wherein said gimbal cover receptacle base protection segment extends radially inward from said gimbal cover butt end of said tubular sidewall to at least partially cover and protect a butt end of said gimbal. 10. A gimbal cover as recited in claim 8, wherein the side edges of each of said first and second gimbal slots comprise two parallel edges extending from said gimbal cover butt end toward said gimbal receiving end of said tubular sidewall, terminating at the respective gimbal cover slot end. 11. A gimbal cover as recited in claim 8, wherein the side edges of each of said at least one pair of gimbal slots comprise two converging edges extending from said gimbal cover butt end toward said gimbal receiving end of said tubular sidewall, terminating at the respective gimbal cover slot end, wherein a first gimbal span of each of said first and second gimbal slots proximate said gimbal cover butt end is wider than a second gimbal span of each of said first and second gimbal slots proximate said respective gimbal cover slot end. 12. A gimbal cover as recited in claim 8, said at least one pair of gimbal slots further comprising two pairs of gimbal slots, one pair of said two pairs of gimbal slots being located along an axis that is perpendicular to an axis of a second pair of said two pairs of gimbal slots. 13. A gimbal cover as recited in claim 8, the cover being sized and shaped to mate with and subsequently assembled onto one of: a. a gimbal of a fishing rod,b. a gimbal of a dock power cable retainer,c. a gimbal of a rod holder assembly, andd. a gimbal of a tripod rod holder assembly. 14. A gimbal cover as recited in claim 8, the cover being fabricated of at least one protective material, said at least one protective material being selected from a group consisting of: a. plastic,b. nylon,c. natural rubber,d. synthetic rubber,e. acetal,f. acetal polyoxymethylene resin,g. Polyvinylchloride (PVC), andh. a composite material comprising a woven base embedded within a resin. 15. A gimbal cover adapted for covering a gimbal located at a butt end of a shaft, the gimbal cover comprising: a gimbal cover body comprising a generally cylindrically shaped exterior surface and a cylindrically shaped hollowed interior formed within a tubular sidewall terminating at a gimbal cover butt end;a gimbal cover receptacle base protection segment formed as a cantilevered flat member, extending radially inward from said gimbal cover butt end of said tubular sidewall, said gimbal cover receptacle base protection segment having an interior surface adapted to contact and cover the gimbal at the butt end of the shaft;at least one pair of gimbal slots is provided through said gimbal cover butt end and extending through and along said sidewall, where a first gimbal slot of said at least one pair of gimbal slots is located opposite a second gimbal slot of said at least one pair of gimbal slots, said at least one pair of gimbal slots comprising a base slot extending radially across the gimbal cover butt end which connects the first and second gimbal slots so as to allow communication therebetween, each of said first and second gimbal slots extending upwards away from the gimbal cover butt end and the base slot along the sidewall of the gimbal cover body, each of the first and second gimbal slots terminating at gimbal cover slot ends, each of the first and second gimbal slots defined by side edges whose lengths extend along the sidewall;at least one gimbal cover extension segment having a first end adjacent one of the gimbal cover slot ends and a second end at the gimbal cover butt end, the at least one gimbal cover extension segment having one side which is defined by one of the side edges of one of the first and second gimbal slots, and the gimbal base protection segment extending radially inward from the second end of the at least one gimbal cover extension segment;wherein said hollowed interior is accessible through a gimbal receiving end of said tubular sidewall which is opposite the gimbal cover butt end,wherein said hollowed interior has a circumference sized and shaped to mate with the gimbal of the shaft, and said at least one pair of gimbal slots are sized and shaped to outline a respective pair of slots of said gimbal, thus retaining a shape of said gimbal to receive a gimbal supporting pin. 16. A gimbal cover as recited in claim 15, wherein said gimbal cover receptacle base protection segment extends radially inward from said gimbal cover butt end of said tubular sidewall to at least partially cover and protect the butt end of said gimbal. 17. A gimbal cover as recited in claim 15, wherein the side edges of each of said first and second gimbal slots comprise two parallel edges extending from said gimbal cover butt end toward said gimbal receiving end of said tubular sidewall, terminating at the respective gimbal cover slot end. 18. A gimbal cover as recited in claim 15, wherein the side edges of each of said at least one pair of gimbal slots comprise two converging edges extending from said gimbal cover butt end toward said gimbal receiving end of said tubular sidewall, terminating at the respective gimbal cover slot end, wherein a first gimbal span of each of said first and second gimbal slots proximate said gimbal cover butt end is wider than a second gimbal span of each of said first and second gimbal slots proximate said respective gimbal cover slot end. 19. A gimbal cover as recited in claim 15, said at least one pair of gimbal slots further comprising two pairs of gimbal slots, one pair of said two pairs of gimbal slots being located along an axis that is perpendicular to an axis of a second pair of said two pairs of gimbal slots. 20. A gimbal cover as recited in claim 15, the cover being sized and shaped to mate with and subsequently assembled onto one of: a. a gimbal of a fishing rod,b. a gimbal of a dock power cable retainer,c. a gimbal of a rod holder assembly, andd. a gimbal of a tripod rod holder assembly.
