Patent ID: 6295755
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A device supporting the arm of a fisherman using a spinning-type fishing rod having a cylindrical rod handle comprising:cradle means for supporting the upper forearm of the fisherman, said cradle means includes an elongated arced cradle member having a bottom portion and a pair of cradle side arms extending upwardly from said bottom portion;cradle angle means for rotating said cradle member to a selected angle relative to said rod handle and removably locking said cradle member at said selected angle;handle support means, for holding a selected area of the rod handle in alignment with said cradle means, being positioned below said cradle means, and including an elongated handle support member defining a generally cylindrical compartment having a compartment axis, said rod handle having a rod axis and a maximum diameter, said cylindrical compartment having a compartment diameter greater than the rod handle maximum diameter, the rod handle being positioned in said compartment with said rod handle axis and said compartment axis being in parallel alignment;post means for connecting said cradle means and said handle support means:post adjusting means for moving said post means between said cradle member and said handle support means to a selected length and removably locking said post means at said selected length;clamping means for removably gripping said rod handle to said handle support means; andsaid post adjusting means includes a post member positioned between said cradle member and said handle support member and wherein said cradle angle means includes a cradle flange extending downwardly from said cradle bottom portion in a plane lateral to and spaced from said compartment axis; said cradle flange having a plurality of cradle radial teeth extending and facing inwardly relative to said compartment axis in a circular configuration, and wherein said cradle angle means further includes said post member and a post flange having a plurality of post radial teeth extending in a circular configuration directly facing said cradle radial teeth, and an axial bolt extending transversely through said cradle flange and through said post flange; said cradle flange and said post flange being rotatable around said axial bolt, said cradle flange with said cradle radial teeth and said post member with said post radial teeth being movable transversely relative one to the other between a locked mode wherein said cradle radial teeth and said post radial teeth are intermeshed and an unlocked mode wherein said first and second radial teeth are spaced from one another, and wherein in said unlocked mode, said cradle and said handle support member are rotatable about said axial bolt to a selected angled relationship between said cradle and the handle support member, and wherein in said locked mode said cradle is non-rotatable about said axial bolt relative to said handle support member.