Patent ID: 6269584
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A fishing rod holder mountable on a fishing vessel comprising:a support for supporting a fishing rod holder above the deck of a vessel;a fishing rod holder adjustably attached to said support, said fishing rod holder having a length with a hollow interior cavity extending along the length of the holder,a side fishing rod receiving opening in the holder extending along the length of the hollow interior cavity,said fishing rod holder having a front end with a front end opening, said side fishing rod receiving opening extending to said fishing rod holder front end opening to permit the receiving of an insertable fishing rod handle within the hollow interior of the holder, said holder front end opening extending from the outside surface of the holder into the hollow interior of the holder and becoming narrower as the opening extends into the holder;means within the hollow interior of the holder for locking an inserted fishing rod handle in place within the holder, said means including a movable cradle having a concaved fishing rod engaging surface and a fishing rod handle bearing surface in the front end opening of the holder;said bearing surface in the front end opening of the holder having a surface formed with a non skid outer surface extending around the front end opening; andsaid cradle being movable vertically within the hollow interior of the holder, said cradle being movable from a lowered to an elevated position through an opening formed in a floor surface in the hollow interior of the holder by a plurality of rods.