Patent ID: 9474263
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: A01K,B29L,B62B,F16M,Y02P,Y10S,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A fishing rod holder that removably attaches to a container, the container including a wall having first and second opposing sides, the wall terminating at a rim which at least partially defines an opening to the container, said fishing rod holder comprising: (a) a frame having a bottom edge and containing a pair of elongated slots open at the bottom edge, the pair of slots defining an engagement tab therebetween and a pair of counter tabs spaced apart by the engagement tab and the pair of slots, the engagement tab being a substantially resilient member that flexes in response to a force applied between the bottom edge of said frame and the rim of the container, the flex of the engagement tab allowing said frame to slidably engage the wall of the container along the pair of slots until said frame becomes removably attached to the container in a fixed position, in which the engagement tab is biased against the first side of the wall and the pair of counter tabs is biased against the second side of the wall; and (b) a support connected to said frame and configured to support a fishing rod when said frame is removably attached to the container in the fixed position, said support including first and second support arms cantilevered from said frame in spaced-apart relation, each of the support arms containing a substantially open rest point, positioned a distance away from said frame, for receiving and supporting a portion of the fishing rod, the first support arm being positioned on said frame a first distance from the bottom edge of said frame and the second support arm being positioned on said frame a second distance from the bottom edge of said frame, the first distance being greater than the second distance, such that the fishing rod is supported at an angle by the first and the second arms when said frame is removably attached to the container in the fixed position.