Line guide assembly for fishing rods

Claim 1

A line guide assembly for a fishing rod comprising, in combination, a metallic main frame of an integral single body construction, said main frame having a seat tube for receiving the fishing rod, a pair of substantially parallel arms upstanding from one edge of said tube, and an eye ring for passing a fishing line therethrough, supported by said arms with its axis parallel to the axis of said seat tube; and an elastic protective sleeve forcedly inserted into said seat tube, the axial length of said sleeve being larger than that of said seat tube; said seat tube having a plurality of axially aligned grooves in the inner periphery thereof and said sleeve having a corresponding number and shape of axially aligned projections on the outer periphery thereof, said grooves and projections thereby cooperating to prevent relative axial movement between said sleeve and said tube; said sleeve having a flange around the outer periphery and at one end thereof, said flange abutting one end of said tube; said tube having a circular lip at the inner periphery of the other end thereof to engage the outer surface of said elastic sleeve; said flange and said lip thereby preventing separation of said tube and said sleeve; said sleeve having a plurality of axially aligned indentations on the inner periphery thereof to provide a secure grip on the fishing rod.