Fishing rod holder with bite signal

Claim 1

A bite-signalling holder for a readily applicable and removable fishing rod comprising a vertically elongated bar of predetermined length and cross section having upper and lower ends, said lower end being pointed, said bar providing a standard, said upper end having a crosshead fastened intermediate its ends to the bar and providing outstanding handles, a U-shaped bracket having a bight portion fixed to a median portion of one side of said standard, said bracket providing a pair of outstanding arms, a vertically elongated cuplike socket member having median portion pivoted and cradled for limited tilting movement between said arms, said socket member having a closed bottom and being open at its top for insertable reception and retention of the handgrip of the fishing rod, a mounting and spacing fixture comprising a strap member bent upon itself between its ends and having end portions affixed to a side of the standard adjacent to and opposite the bight portion of said Ushaped bracket, a switch-equipped flashlight mounted for operation on a component median part of said strap member, and a pushbutton bite-responsive switch also mounted on said standard and having an operating button interposed between one side of the closed bottom portion of the socket member and said standard, and wiring means electrically connecting said pushbutton switch with the bite-signalling flashlight, said pushbutton switch having a mounting collar surrounding and shiftably adjustably mounted on said standard, said collar having a readily accessible setscrew which is retentively engageable with said standard.