Patent ID: 11950584
Assignee: nan
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. A fishing rod comprising:
a rod blank;
a handle section associated with the rod blank;
a fishing rod holder removably attachable to a proximal portion of the handle section, the fishing rod holder including:
a tubular member adapted to allow insertion and removal of a proximal end portion of the rod blank therein and therefrom, wherein the tubular member includes:
a first threaded end portion, the first threaded end portion including a first open end and a second open end opposite the first open end; and
a second threaded end portion; and

a spike having a threaded portion, the spike having a stored configuration and a deployed configuration, wherein the threaded portion of the spike is engaged with the first open end of the first threaded end portion when in the stored configuration, and wherein the threaded portion of the spike is engaged with the second open end of the first threaded end portion when in the deployed configuration; and

a connection mechanism configured to detachably affix the fishing rod holder to the proximal portion of the handle section, wherein when the fishing rod holder is detachably affixed to the proximal portion of the handle section by the connection mechanism, at least a portion of the spike is disposed in the proximal end portion of the rod blank when the spike is in the stored configuration.