Patent ID: 6591541
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A fishing tackle holder for attachment to a surface on a boat, comprising:an elongated channel piece having a U-shaped cavity with lipped edges extending upwardly, said channel being adapted to be mounted on a boat; said elongated channel piece including grooves in the U-shaped cavity; a mounting bracket for securing fishing tackle, said mounting bracket having a substantially diamond-shaped base portion with rounded corners; said mounting bracket including at least one fastening mechanism to fasten the base portion of the mounting bracket within the grooves of the U-shaped cavity of the elongated channel piece, thereby alleviating slippage of the fastening mechanism within the channel piece; said base portion being adapted for slidably mounting and rotating within the channel cavity, and further wherein the at least one fastening mechanism is used to secure the mounting bracket in position within the grooves of the channel, such that the fishing tackle secured thereto may be rotated and secured substantially horizontally in a plane parallel to the channel piece with an infinitely adjustable sweep angle of up to 70Â° so that numerous fishing poles may be utilized on the same boat without tangling the lines; said mounting bracket also having a U-shaped portion secured to the top of the base portion; a concentric adjuster having adjustment apertures around its circumference to be received within the U-shaped portion of the mounting bracket, said adjuster being pivotally mounted within the mounting bracket such that the angle of inclination can be set; a barrel sleeve attached to and extending from the concentric adjuster, said barrel sleeve adapted for receiving a fishing rod, said barrel sleeve being hollow and adapted to hold fishing tackle therein while fishing; and a lock-down for securing the concentric adjuster to a predetermined angle of inclination, said lock-down having an extension which projects into the concentric adjuster to hold the barrel sleeve in place, which consequently holds the fishing tackle, at a predetermined angle of inclination with respect to plane of the channel piece, whereby the fishing tackle holder may be adjustably rotated and secured horizontally in a plane parallel to the channel piece within a 70Â° arc due to the substantially diamond-shaped base portion so that the fishing tackle may be most advantageously placed both vertically and horizontally.