Fishing rod holder

Claim 1

A holder comprising a receiver dimensioned to receive and support a member, a retainer, a pivotal connection between the retainer and one side of the receiver to enable the retainer to swing between an operative, member-retaining position relative to the receiver and an inoperative, open position in which the member may be lifted therefrom, a latch, a pivotal connection between said latch and said one side of the receiver to enable the latch to swing between first and second positions, the axes of said pivotal connections being vertically spaced, said latch and said retainer including interlocking portions at said one side in engagement when the latch is in its first position and the retainer is in its operative position then to prevent movement of the retainer unless and until said portions are disengaged by movement of the latch into its second position, said latch including an operating portion at said one side and in a position close to the member-receiving opening of the receiver to be moved towards the receiver to effect the second latch position, and said retainer including means exposed within the receiver in the inoperative position of the retainer for engagement by said member as it is being placed in said receiver and movable thereby to return said retainer into its operative position.