Patent ID: 6510645
Filing Date: 2003-01-28
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A fishing rod comprising:a hollow tubular body comprising a reel seat and having first and second open end portions; a first member made of metal and provided at said first end portion of the tubular body; a second member provided at said second end portion of the tubular body; and a rod blank extending through said first member and said tubular body and terminating at a terminal portion which is disposed in said second member, said rod blank being brought into direct contact with and fixed to said first member and elastically suspended by said second member to vibrate inside said second member, an air gap being formed around said rod blank in said tubular body, said rod blank extending to said second member from said first member through said air gap without being brought into direct contact with said tubular body between said air gap and said second member so that a vibration is generated on said rod blank by a strike and transmitted along said rod blank to pass through said first member and reach said terminal portion of the rod blank, said vibration being then reflected from said terminal portion of the rod blank and transmitted along said rod blank reversely toward said first member to be amplified by a resonance, said first member receiving said vibration amplified by said resonance to sense the strike by a player's finger pressed against the first member.