US3888035A
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Ice fishing rod
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1974-03-18
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Granted: 1975-06-10
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Expires: 1994-03-18
Abstract
Abstract An ice fishing rod has an elongated support member pivotably connected at its midpoint to the end of the rod handle so that it may be positioned coaxially with the handle, to form an extension of it, for hand held fishing, or normally to the handle to act as a crossbar which may be placed over the top of an ice hole so that the main body of the rod projects downwardly through the hole. A resilient ring surrounding the handle may be moved over the support section to retain it in its coaxial position or may be moved downwardly to bear against and adjustably brake a reel rotatably supported in the handle. The reel handle is adjustably supported with respect to the reel axle so that it may be moved between an extending position in which the reel may be manually controlled and a retracted position wherein it reduces the size of the ice hole which must be formed to allow the reel to be disposed in the water. A flexible tip-up flag has one end of its mast supported by the end of the rod and its free end is adapted to be retained in a slide supported for longitudinal movement within the rod handle. The other end of the slide bears against a cam formed on the reel axle so a small rotation of the reel caused by a fish pulling on the line will cause the cam to move the slide, freeing the tip-up and allowing it to spring into an upright position to alert the fisherman.
Inventors
- 👤 Ralph P Totten
- 👤 Gerald F Lewis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 13:50
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K97/00; A01K97/01
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
An elongated ice fishing rod having a handle section at one end which is channel shaped in cross-section; a line guide section at the opposite end; a reel retaining section between the handle section and the line guide section; and an elongated support section having its midpoint pivotably supported to the free end of the handle section so that it may be disposed in a first position wherein it partially lies within said channel section and forms a coaxial extension of said handle or a second position wherein it projects normally relative to said handle section and is adapted to lie across a hole formed in ice so that the line guide section, the reel retaining section and the handle section project downwardly through the hole.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
An elongated ice fishing rod having a handle section at one end which is channel shaped in cross-section; a line guide section at the opposite end; a reel retaining section between the handle section and the line guide section; and an elongated support section having its midpoint pivotably supported to the free end of the handle section so that it may be disposed in a first position wherein it partially lies within said channel section and forms a coaxial extension of said handle or a second position wherein it projects normally relative to said handle section and is adapted to lie across a hole formed in ice so that the line guide section, the reel retaining section and the handle section project downwardly through the hole.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The fishing rod of claim 1 including a reel rotatably supported within said reel retaining section about an axle extending normally to the axis of the rod.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
72 words
The fishing rod of claim 2 including a resilient band supported on and surrounding said handle section and adapted to be moved along the handle section between one position wherein it retains the support section within the channel shaped handle section so that the support section extends coaxially to said handle section, and a second position wherein it bears against said reel so as to act as a brake on said reel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The rod of claim 3 including a crank member adjustably supported on the axle of the reel so that its extension from the axle may be varied.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
76 words
The rod of claim 2 including a resilient tip-up maSt having one end fixed to the rod end adjacent to its point of connection to the support section; a flag supported on said mast; and means for retaining the free end of the mast adjacent to the rod handle in a non-alarm position in such a manner that movement of the reel frees the mast end and allows the flag to move to an alarm position.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
79 words
The rod of claim 5 wherein the means for retaining the free end of the mast so that the tip-up flag is in a non-alarm position includes a cam fixed to the reel and a slide supported within said rod handle for longitudinal movement relative to the rod handle and having one end adapted to bear against said cam, and means on the opposite end of the slide for controllably retaining the free end of the resilient tip-up mast.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
49 words
The rod of claim 6 wherein the end of the slide opposite the end which bears against the cam projects from the far end of the rod handle and said means on the opposite end includes an aperture formed therein for retaining the free end of the tip-up mast.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
121 words
A fishing rod consisting of an elongated U-shaped channel section having a portion of the channel web cut away along the central section of the rod; a reel journaled between the two flanges of the channel section adjacent said cutaway web section; and an elongated support section pivotably connected at a point between its ends to an end of said rod channel whereby said support section may be moved into a first position wherein part of its section is disposed within the rod channel and the balance projects axially from the end of the rod channel, and a second position wherein it extends normally to the rod channel and acts as a support for retaining the rod in an ice hole.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
121 words
A fishing rod consisting of an elongated U-shaped channel section having a portion of the channel web cut away along the central section of the rod; a reel journaled between the two flanges of the channel section adjacent said cutaway web section; and an elongated support section pivotably connected at a point between its ends to an end of said rod channel whereby said support section may be moved into a first position wherein part of its section is disposed within the rod channel and the balance projects axially from the end of the rod channel, and a second position wherein it extends normally to the rod channel and acts as a support for retaining the rod in an ice hole.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1978-06-09 | 1978-12-09 | 1979-06-10 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1982-06-09 | 1982-12-09 | 1983-06-10 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1986-06-09 | 1986-12-09 | 1987-06-10 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |