Fishing rod holder with automatic hook setter

Claim 2

A fishing pole holder and hook setter comprising a vertical support post for insertion in the ground, a tubular sleeve holder for the reception of the butt end of a fishing pole, said holder pivoted to the top of the vertical support post to rotate from a horizontal position to a vertical position, a horizontal linear support rod attached to the top of the vertical post and extending in a direction opposite to said sleeve holder's horizontal position, spring means extending between the free end of the sleeve holder and the support system, a U-shaped support mounted at the free end of the horizontal support rod for the reception of the intermediate portion of the fishing pole and line, a trigger mechanism mounted on said U-shaped support having a positive hook means to engage the fishing line, a brace connecting said vertical support post and said horizontal support rod, the spring means to bias the sleeve holder comprising a main spring connected between the free end of the sleeve holder and the lower post section of the vertical post, and a second lighter spring is connected between the brace and the free end of the sleeve which second spring may be used alone or in conjunction with said main spring.

Claim 3

The device as in claim 1 wherein said brace member includes a series of spaced eye members mounted therein for the reception of one end of said lighter spring.

Claim 4

The device of claim 1 wherein the U-shaped member has an extension on one leg section bent to lie parallel to the horizontal rod, a first sleeve rotatable on said extension, a pole suppression rod mounted on said first sleeve, a second rotatable sleeve vertically mounted on the other leg of the U-shaped member, a pole release rod fixed to said second sleeve and carrying at one end the aforesaid line engaging hook means.

Claim 5

The device of claim 3 wherein the first sleeve is slidable on said extension.

Claim 6

A fishing pole holder and hook setter comprising a vertical support post for insertion in the ground, a tubular sleeve holder for the reception of the butt end of a fishing pole, said holder pivoted to the top of the vertical support post to rotate from a horizontal position to a vertical position, a horizontal linear support rod attached to the top of the vertical post and extending in a direction opposite to said sleeve holder's horizontal position, spring means extending between the free end of the sleeve holder and the support system, a U-shaped support mounted at the free end of the horizontal support rod for the reception of the intermediate portion of the fishing pole and line, a trigger mechanism mounted on said U-shaped support having a positive hook means to engage the fishing line, a brace connecting said vertical support post and said horizontal support rod, the fishing pole holder is collapsible and storable in a tackle box, the vertical support post comprises two separate post sections, and a sleeve for holding the sections together in the vertical extended position of the post, the upper post section having a bearing member to which both the tubuler sleeve holder and the horizontal support rod are pivotally mounted to collapse parallel with the upper post section, and the brace and the spring means are detachably connected at each of their respective ends.

Claim 7

A fishing pole holder and hook setter comprising a vertical support post for insertion in the ground, a tubular sleeve holder for the reception of the butt end of a fishing pole, said holder pivoted to the top of the vertical support post to rotate from a horizontal position to a vertical position, a horizontal linear support rod attached to the top of the vertical post and extending in a direction opposite to said sleeve holder's horizontal position, spring means extending between the free end of the sleeve holder and the support system, a U-shaped support mounted at the free end of the horizontal support rod for the reception of the intermediate portion of the fishing pole and line, a trigger mechanism mounted on said U-shaped support having a positive hook means to engage the fishing line, a brace connecting said vertical support post and said horizontal support rod, the fishing pole holder is collapsible and storable in a tackle box, the vertical support post comprises two separate post sections, and a sleeve for holding the sections together in the vertical extended position of the post, the upper post section having a bearing member to which both the tubuler sleeve holder and the horizontal support rod are pivotally mounted to collapse parallel with the upper post section, and the brace and the spring means are detachably connected at each of their respective ends.