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Tackle box assembly
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1987-05-19
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Granted: 1988-12-13
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Expires: 2007-05-19
Abstract
Abstract A portable, attachable fishing tackle-box is presented which may be quickly and easily attached to the underside of a standard pedestal fishing seat. The tackle-box assembly comprises a tackle-box with a plurality of drawers and a front cover that is separable into an upper and a lower section. Brackets or other suitable attaching means are provided to secure each section to the underside of a fisherman's seat so that the sliding drawers face outwardly. The relative position of the sections remains constant with respect to the fisherman even when the seat swivels.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael Rees
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 18:44
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K97/00; A01K97/06; A47; A47C; A47C7/00; A47C7/62; A47C7/622; A47C7/626
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
163 words
A portable, attachable fishing tackle-box and mounting means, comprising: (1) a tackle-box having upper and lower sections detachably connected to each other by a latch means, each section comprising a shell with an esentially rectangular cross-section having a plurality of slidable drawers therein, a front cover which is slidably attached so as to fold underneath the bottom drawer to allow access to said drawers, and longitudinal attaching grooves on the upper back and front edges thereof; (2) a pair of attaching brackets each having a horizontal top fixedly attached to the underside of a single pedestal fisherman's swivel chair, and two perpendicular sides, each side having a longitudinal ridge projecting inwardly adapted for receipt of said longitudinal grooves in said tackle-box sections; whereby said upper and lower sections can be detached from each other and attached to the underside of a single pedestal fisherman's swivel chair so that the plurality of drawers in each section faces outwardly from each side of said chair.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
163 words
A portable, attachable fishing tackle-box and mounting means, comprising: (1) a tackle-box having upper and lower sections detachably connected to each other by a latch means, each section comprising a shell with an esentially rectangular cross-section having a plurality of slidable drawers therein, a front cover which is slidably attached so as to fold underneath the bottom drawer to allow access to said drawers, and longitudinal attaching grooves on the upper back and front edges thereof; (2) a pair of attaching brackets each having a horizontal top fixedly attached to the underside of a single pedestal fisherman's swivel chair, and two perpendicular sides, each side having a longitudinal ridge projecting inwardly adapted for receipt of said longitudinal grooves in said tackle-box sections; whereby said upper and lower sections can be detached from each other and attached to the underside of a single pedestal fisherman's swivel chair so that the plurality of drawers in each section faces outwardly from each side of said chair.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
72 words
A portable, attachable fishing tackle-box and mounting means as in claim 8, wherein each side of each attaching bracket has a plurality of bolt holes and each longitudinal ridge and groove has a plurality of corresponding holes, further comprising a plurality of spring-loaded bolts corresponding to said holes whereby when said upper and lower sections are positioned in said attaching brackets said bolts are inserted through said holes and securely fastened thereby.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
99 words
A portable, attachable fishing tackle-box and mounting means, comprising: (1) a tackle-box having upper and lower sections, connected to each other by a latch means each section having a plurality of sliding drawers therein; (2) an attaching means for each section whereby each section may be detachably mounted to opposite sides of a single pedestal fisherman's swivel chair; whereby said upper and lower sections can be detached from each other and attached to the underside of a single pedestal fisherman's swivel chair so that the plurality of drawers in each section faces outwardly from each side of said chair.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
99 words
A portable, attachable fishing tackle-box and mounting means, comprising: (1) a tackle-box having upper and lower sections, connected to each other by a latch means each section having a plurality of sliding drawers therein; (2) an attaching means for each section whereby each section may be detachably mounted to opposite sides of a single pedestal fisherman's swivel chair; whereby said upper and lower sections can be detached from each other and attached to the underside of a single pedestal fisherman's swivel chair so that the plurality of drawers in each section faces outwardly from each side of said chair.
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