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US4653216A
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Tube for fishing rod
Assignee: Globeride Inc
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Filing: 1985-04-09
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Granted: 1987-03-31
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Expires: 2005-04-09
Abstract
Abstract A fishing rod comprising a tube formed of a high strength fiber sheet fabricated from the class consisting of glass fibers, carbon fibers, and amide fibers; the sheet being impregnated with a synthetic resin. A reinforcement layer of high strength fibers is disposed about the rod; the layer comprising a plurality of parallel spaced bundles extending substantially from one end to the other end of the rod in a twill configuration.
Inventors
- 👤 Koi Inoue
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 21:37
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K87/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 43
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
A tube for a fishing rod comprising: a hollow tubular member formed of a high-strength fiber sheet impregnated with a synthetic resin; and a reinforcement belt having a plurality of parallel spaced bundles of high-strength fibers, each of said bundles being constituted by 100 to 10,000 pieces of high-strength fibers of a fiber diameter ranging between 6 and 15 μ, and reinforcement belt being disposed about said tubular member substantially from one end to the other end thereof in a twill configuration and being integrally set on said tubular member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
90 words
A tube for a fishing rod comprising: a hollow tubular member formed of a high-strength fiber sheet impregnated with a synthetic resin; and a reinforcement belt having a plurality of parallel spaced bundles of high-strength fibers, each of said bundles being constituted by 100 to 10,000 pieces of high-strength fibers of a fiber diameter ranging between 6 and 15 μ, and reinforcement belt being disposed about said tubular member substantially from one end to the other end thereof in a twill configuration and being integrally set on said tubular member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 1 wherein said reinforcement belt is spirally disposed at a pitch which is not less than the width of said belt.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 1 wherein said bundles of high-strength fibers have different strengths.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 3 wherein said reinforcement belt is spirally disposed at a pitch which is not less than the width of said belt.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 1 wherein said high-strength fibers are made of glass fibers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 1 wherein said high-strength fibers are made of carbon fibers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 1 wherein said high-strength fibers are made of amide fibers.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 1 wherein the distance between adjacent high-strength fiber bundles is 1 to 10 mm.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 1 wherein said reinforcement belt has 2 to 5 bundles.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 1 wherein the high-strength fiber bundles constituting said reinforcement belt have different widths.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 1 wherein said high-strength fiber bundles constituting said reinforcement belt have different diameters of high-strength fibers.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 1 wherein said high-strength fiber bundles are made of the same kind of high-strength bundles but have different quantities of high-strength fibers.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
100 words
A tube for a fishing rod comprising: a hollow tubular member formed of a high-strength fiber sheet impregnated with a synthetic resin; and at least a pair of reinforcement belts each made of a plurality of parallel spaced bundles of high-strength fibers spirally disposed and integrally set on said tubular member substantially from one end to the other end thereof in a cross twill configuration, such that the points of intersections of said belts as viewed in the longitudinal direction of said tubular member are arranged on a line extending in parallel with the axis of said hollow tubular member.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
100 words
A tube for a fishing rod comprising: a hollow tubular member formed of a high-strength fiber sheet impregnated with a synthetic resin; and at least a pair of reinforcement belts each made of a plurality of parallel spaced bundles of high-strength fibers spirally disposed and integrally set on said tubular member substantially from one end to the other end thereof in a cross twill configuration, such that the points of intersections of said belts as viewed in the longitudinal direction of said tubular member are arranged on a line extending in parallel with the axis of said hollow tubular member.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 13 wherein the distance between adjacent high-strength fiber bundles is 1 to 10 mm.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 13 wherein each said reinforcement belt has 2 to 5 bundles.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
23 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 13 wherein the high-strength fiber bundles constituting each said reinforcement belt have different widths.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
26 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 13 wherein said high-strength fiber bundles constituting each said reinforcement belt have different diameters of high-strength fibers.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
31 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 13 wherein said high-strength fiber bundles are made of the same kind of high-strength bundles but have different quantities of high-strength fibers.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
19 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 13 wherein said bundles of high-strength fibers have different strengths.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
35 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 13 wherein each of said bundles is constituted by 100 to 10,000 pieces of high-strength fibers of a fiber diameter ranging between 6 and 15 μ.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
33 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 20 wherein each of said reinforcement belts is spirally disposed at a pitch which is not less than the width of the respective belt.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
19 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 20 wherein said bundles of high-strenght fibers have different strengths.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
19 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 20 wherein said high-strenght fibers are made of glass fibers.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
19 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 20 wherein said high-strength fibers are made of carbon fibers.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
19 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 20 wherein said high-strength fibers are made of amide fibers.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
21 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 20 wherein the distance between adjacent high-strength fiber bundles it 1-10 mm.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
33 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 26 wherein each of said reinforcement belts is spirally disposed at a pitch which is not less than the width of the respective belt.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
20 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 27 wherein each said reinforcement belt has 2 to 5 bundles.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
23 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 28 wherein the high-strength fiber bundles constituting each said reinforcement belt have different widths.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
20 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 20 wherein each said reinforcement belt has 2 to 5 bundles.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
23 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 20 wherein the high-strength fiber bundles constituting each said reinforcement belt have different widths.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
26 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 20 wherein said high-strength fiber bundles constituting each said reinforcement belt have different diameters of high-strength fibers.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
43 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 32 wherein each said reinforcement belt is spirally disposed at a pitch which is not less than the width of said belt, the distance between adjacent high-strength fiber bundles being 1 to 10 mm.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
31 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 20 wherein said high-strength fiber bundles are made of the same kind of high-strength bundles but have different quantities of high-strength fibers.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
43 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 34 wherein each said reinforcement belt is spirally disposed at a pitch which is not less than the width of said belt, the distance between adjacent high-strength fiber bundles being 1 to 10 mm.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
51 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 20 wherein said bundles of high-strength fibers having different strengths, the distance between adjacent high-strength fiber bundles being 1 to 10 mm, each of said reinforcement belts being spirally disposed at a pitch not less than the width of the respective belt.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
32 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 20, the distance between adjacent high-strength fiber bundles being 1 to 10 mm, and each said reinforcement belt having 2 to 5 bundles.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
34 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 20, the distance between adjacent high-strength fiber bundles being 1 to 10 mm, the high-strength fiber bundles constituting each said reinforcement belt having different widths.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
38 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 20 wherein the high-strength fiber bundles constituting each said reinfocement belt having different diameters of high-strength fibers, the distance between adjacent high-strength fiber bundles being 1 to 10 mm.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
44 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 20 wherein the distance betweeen adjacent high-strength fiber bundles is 1 to 10 mm, and said high-strength fiber bundles are made of the same kind of high-strength bundles but have different quantities of high-strength fibers.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
31 words
A tube for a fishing rod according to claim 20 wherein said bundles of high-strength fibers have different strengths, and the distance between high-strength fiber bundles is 1 to 10 mm.
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