Fishing rod with strike-signalling means

Claim 2

A fishing rod with strike-signalling means comprising a rod having a handgrip at one end on which a reel is adapted to be supported for passage of a fishing line therefrom through longitudinally spaced-apart line guides on said rod; electrical conductor means in said rod operatively connected to battery means contained within said handgrip and extending to the tip of said rod; a flashlight bulb and switch unit on the tip of said rod having electrical contact with said conductor means so that closing of the switch therein lights said bulb; said switch comprising a fixed contact and a movable spriNg contact which constitutes a line guide at the tip of said rod and which is laterally flexed to make contact with said fixed contact to close said switch thus to light said bulb when a fish strikes at, or is hooked on, a lure adapted to be secured to the fishing line passing through said line guides; said rod and handgrip having an electrical plug-socket connection with each other.

Claim 3

The fishing rod of claim 1 wherein said electrical plug-socket connection between said rod and handgrip aligns the line guides of said rod with a reel adapted to be mounted on said handgrip.

Claim 4

A fishing rod with strike-signalling means comprising a rod having a handgrip at one end on which a reel is adapted to be supported for passage of a fishing line therefrom through longitudinally spaced-apart line guides on said rod; electrical conductor means in said rod operatively connected to battery means contained within said handgrip and extending to the tip of said rod; a flashlight bulb and switch unit on the tip of said rod having electrical contact with said conductor means so that closing of the switch therein lights said bulb; said switch comprising a fixed contact and a movable spring contact which constitutes a line guide at the tip of said rod and which is laterally flexed to make contact with said fixed contact to close said switch thus to light said bulb when a fish strikes at, or is hooked on, a lure adapted to be secured to the fishing line passing through said line guide; said unit and rod and said rod and handgrip having alignment means respectively to align the line guide of said unit with the line guides of said rod and to align the line guides of said rod with a reel adapted to be mounted on said handgrip.

Claim 5

A fishing rod with strike-signalling means comprising a rod having a handgrip at one end on which a reel is adapted to be supported for passage of a fishing line therefrom through longitudinally spaced-apart line guides on said rod; electrical conductor means in said rod operatively connected to battery means contained within said handgrip and extending to the tip of said rod; a flashlight bulb and switch unit on the tip of said rod having electrical contact with said conductor means so that closing of the switch therein lights said bulb; said switch comprising a fixed contact and a movable spring contact which constitutes a line guide at the tip of said rod and which is laterally flexed to make contact with said fixed contact to close said switch thus to light said bulb when a fish strikes at, or is hooked on, a lure adapted to be secured to the fishing line passing through said line guide; said unit and rod and said rod and handgrip having alignment means respectively to align the line guide of said unit with the line guides of said rod and to align the line guides of said rod with a reel adapted to be mounted on said handgrip.

Claim 6

The fishing rod of claim 3 wherein each of said alignment means comprises an electrical plug-socket connection to electrically interconnect said conductor means respectively with said battery means and said bulb and switch unit.

Claim 7

A fishing rod with strike-signalling means comprising a rod having a handgrip at one end on which a reel is adapted to be supported for passage of a fishing line therefrom through longitudinally spaced-apart line guides on said rod; electrical conductor means in said rod operatively connected to battery means contained within said handgrip and extending to the tip of said rod; a flashlight bulb and switch unit on the tip of said rod having electrical contact with said conductor means so that closing of the switch therein lights said bulb; said switch comprising a fixed contact and a movable spring contact which constitutes a line guide at the tip of said rod and which is laterally flexed to make contact with said fixed contact to close said switch thus to light said bulb when a fish strikes at, or is hooked on, a lure adapted to be secured to the fishing line passing through said line guides; said unit having a lateral upward projection providing a socket in which said bulb is mounted and a passage through said lateral projection for passage of the fishing line to the line guide of said movable spring contact.

Claim 8

A fishing rod with strike-signalling means comprising a rod having a handgrip at one end on which a reel is adapted to be supported for passage of a fishing line therefrom through longitudinally spaced-apart line guides on said rod; electrical conductor means in said rod operatively connected to battery means contained within said handgrip and extending to the tip of said rod; a flashlight bulb and switch unit on the tip of said rod having electrical contact with said conductor means so that closing of the switch therein lights said bulb; said switch comprising a fixed contact and a movable spring contact which constitutes a line guide at the tip of said rod and which is laterally flexed to make contact with said fixed contact to close said switch thus to light said bulb when a fish strikes at, or is hooked on, a lure adapted to be secured to the fishing line passing through said line guides; said unit having a lateral upward projection providing a socket in which said bulb is mounted and a passage through said lateral projection for passage of the fishing line to the line guide of said movable spring contact.