Patent ID: 7849630
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A fishing rod holder device, comprising: a semi-tubular barrel having a longitudinal opening between a pair of opposing longitudinal walls, each of the opposing longitudinal walls having a notch formed through an outer edge thereof; a bail structured to fit over the longitudinal opening between the pair of opposing longitudinal walls of the semi-tubular barrel; a first portion of a hinge mechanism structured adjacent to the outer edge of each one of the opposing longitudinal walls of the semi-tubular barrel; a second portion of the hinge mechanism structured adjacent to an outer edge of the bale, the second portion of the hinge mechanism being structured for cooperating with the first portion thereof on either of the opposing longitudinal walls of the semi-tubular barrel for swinging the bail over the longitudinal opening thereof; and wherein the hinge mechanism further comprises a pair of hooks spaced apart along an edge of the bail, the pair of hooks being structured to releasably engage a pair of hinge pins on the outer edge of the barrel's first longitudinal wall and spaced on either side of the wall notch thereof.