Patent ID: 9220252
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A fishing rod outrodder, comprising: a fishing rod holder comprising an expanded first portion, a tubular second portion and a narrowed third portion, wherein the narrowed third portion comprises a cross-beam configured to contact a bottom surface of a fishing rod; a rocker arm disposed on a bottom portion of the tubular second portion of the fishing rod holder, wherein the rocker arm comprises an angled front portion, a substantially flat bottom portion and a rounded rear portion, wherein the rocker arm is configured to articulate the fishing rod holder between a substantially vertical and a substantially horizontal position, wherein the substantially flat bottom portion is configured to stop the fishing rod holder from articulating when the fishing rod holder is in the substantially horizontal position, and wherein the rocker arm comprises a first through hole configured to rotatably couple the rocker arm to a support arm assembly and a second through hole configured to receive a locking pin; the support arm assembly comprising a first support arm and a second support arm, wherein the support arm assembly comprises a center channel configured to receive the rocker arm between the first support arm and the second support arm, wherein each of the first and second support arms comprises first through holes aligning with the first through hole of the rocker arm and second through holes aligning with the second through hole of the rocker arm, and wherein a bottom surface of the center channel is configured to contact the substantially flat bottom portion of the rocker arm when the fishing rod holder is in the substantially horizontal position; a shaft member projecting downward from the support arm assembly, wherein a first end of the shaft member is coupled to the support arm assembly and a second end of the shaft member comprises a locking mechanism configured to anchor the fishing rod outrodder to a cross-pin disposed in a gunwale of a boat, the locking mechanism comprising: