Patent ID: 7739827
Filing Date: 2010-06-22
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. An apparatus suitable for supporting a fishing rod and reel above a frozen surface of water having an ice fishing hole, the apparatus removably attachable to an elevated portion of a transportable support member, the apparatus comprising: an elongated arm having an inner end, an outer end, a top, a bottom and a side, with the inner end of the elongated arm removably mountable to the elevated portion of the transportable support member so that the bottom is spaced above the frozen surface of water; a holder connected adjacent to the side of the elongated arm and adjacent the outer end thereof, the holder having an elongated fishing rod support portion, a first end, a second end and a longitudinal axis, wherein the fishing rod support portion receives and substantially encircles a segment of an elongated fishing rod as the fishing rod is initially brought into substantial alignment with the longitudinal axis of the holder and then moved towards the longitudinal axis of the holder from a direction that is substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis until the fishing rod segment contacts an inner surface of the fishing rod support portion and portions of the fishing rod extend beyond the first and second ends of the fishing rod support portion; an alarm finger having a first end and a second end that define a length therebetween, with the first end fixedly attached to the elongated arm adjacent the holder, and with the second end operably biased for movement from a first position to a second position; an audible alarm device operatively connected to and movable with the alarm finger, the audible alarm device actuated by movement of the alarm finger as said alarm finger moves between the first and second positions; and a fishing line engagement member, with the fishing line engagement member having a first end and a second end that define a second length therebetween that is less than the length of the alarm finger, the fishing line engagement member fixedly connected to the alarm finger so that the fishing line engagement member is in substantial linear alignment with the alarm finger when the alarm finger is in the second position, the fishing line engagement member configured to be able to initiate movement of the alarm finger to the first position in reaction to a first pulling force on a line of a reel supported on a rod supported by the holder in response to a fish strike, the engagement member operatively associated with the alarm finger so as to be able to initiate movement of the alarm finger to the second position in reaction to a second, greater pulling force on the line, whereby the audible alarm device will sound when a fish strikes.