Office Action 1: Non-Final Rejection (2025-07-08)
Rejection types: 112 - Written Description/Enablement

CLAIMS:
CLAIMS
1\. A post socket comprising: a housing; a compressible sleeve within the housing, the sleeve arranged to receive at least a portion of a post therein, wherein the sleeve comprises a grip section, the grip section being adjustably moveable between a first grip position in which the sleeve has a first internal width and a second grip position in which the sleeve has a second internal width, the second internal width being less than the first internal width; a lever arm rotatably attached to the housing at a first pivot point, the lever arm configured to rotate in a working plane, the working plane extending radially from the compressible sleeve’s longitudinal axis, and parallel to the compressible sleeve’s longitudinal axis; and an actuator configured to rotate the lever arm around the first pivot point; wherein the grip section is rotatably attached to the lever arm at a second pivot point, the lever arm arranged to move the grip section, from the first grip position to the second grip position, to grip and thus retain at least a portion of a post within the sleeve.
2\. The post socket of claim 1, wherein the actuator comprises a projection extending from the housing, and an operator moveable relative to the projection, wherein the operator is movable in a first direction to rotate the lever arm around the first pivot point from a retracted position to an engaged position.
3\. The post socket of claim 2, wherein, when the lever arm is in the retracted position the grip section is in the first grip position, and when the lever arm is in the engaged position the grip section is in the second grip position.
4\. The post socket of claim 1, comprising a stop either extending from the lever arm towards the grip section, or extending from the grip section towards the lever arm, wherein, in use, with the stop being in contact with the lever arm and the grip section, further rotation of the grip section relative to the lever arm around the second pivot point is prevented with the grip section in contact with a post inserted within the compressible sleeve.
5\. The post socket of claim 4, wherein the stop is extendable and/or retractable relative to the grip section and/or lever arm.
6\. The post socket of claim 4, wherein the stop is extendable through an aperture within the lever arm.
7\. The post socket of claim 1, wherein the grip section is rotatable around the second pivot point such that, in use when a post is received within the compressible sleeve, the angle between the grip section’s longitudinal axis and the post’s longitudinal axis remains constant during movement of the grip section from the first grip position to the second grip position.
8\. The post socket of claim 1, wherein the grip section comprises a concave surface, and two grip section sides extending away from the concave surface in a direction parallel to the working plane.
9\. The post socket of claim 1, wherein the lever arm comprises a planar face perpendicular to the working plane, and two lever arm sides extending away from the planar face in a direction parallel to the working plane.
10\. The post socket of claim 8, wherein the two grip section sides overlap the two lever arm sides.
11\. The post socket of claim 10, wherein the rotational axis of the second pivot point extends through the two grip section sides and the two lever arm sides.
12\. The post socket of claim 1, wherein the actuator comprises a locking mechanism configured to prevent actuation of the actuator when the locking mechanism is in a locked state.
13\. The post socket of claim 12, wherein the locking mechanism comprises a plate arranged concentrically around the perimeter of the nut, the plate being securable to the housing such that in use, rotation of the plate and the nut around the rotational axis of the nut is prevented.
14\. The post socket of claim 12, wherein the locking mechanism comprising a U-shape sheath, a flange extending perpendicularly from a side of the U-shape sheath, a ring extending from the housing, and a C-lock, wherein, in use, the sheath is configured to cover the actuator, and the C-lock is arrangeable adjacent to the flange and configured to engage with the ring such that removal of the sheath from the housing is prevented.
15\. The post socket of claim 1, wherein the compressible sleeve comprises a cradle stationary relative to the housing, the cradle having a concave face opposed to the grip section.
16\. The post socket of claim 15, wherein the cradle is a section of the housing.
17\. The post socket of claim 1, wherein the post socket comprises a support bracket, the support bracket comprising a support plate, and a post section extending perpendicularly from the support plate, wherein, in use, the post section of the bracket is arranged to be securable within the compressible sleeve of the post socket.
18\. The post socket of claim 1, wherein a duct is attachable to the housing such that an opening of the duct is arranged concentrically with the longitudinal axis of the compressible sleeve.
19\. A method of installing a post, the method comprising the steps of: providing the post socket of claim 1, with the grip section configured to be in the first grip position; inserting a post within the compressible sleeve; operating the actuator to rotate the lever arm around the first pivot point such that the grip section moves to the second grip position, thereby reducing the width of the compressible sleeve, and securing the post within the post socket.
20\. A system for securing a post, the system comprising: a post; and a post socket comprising: a housing; a compressible sleeve within the housing, the sleeve arranged to receive at least a portion of the post therein, wherein the sleeve comprises a grip section, the grip section being adjustably moveable between a first grip position in which the sleeve has a first internal width and a second grip position in which the sleeve has a second internal width, the second internal width being less than the first internal width; a lever arm rotatably attached to the housing at a first pivot point, the lever arm configured to rotate in a working plane, the working plane extending radially from the compressible sleeve’s longitudinal axis, and parallel to the compressible sleeve’s longitudinal axis; and an actuator configured to rotate the lever arm around the first pivot point; wherein the grip section is rotatably attached to the lever arm at a second pivot point, the lever arm arranged to move the grip section, from the first grip position to the second grip position, to grip and thus retain at least a portion of the post within the sleeve.

OFFICE ACTION:
DETAILED ACTION
Notice of Pre-AIA  or AIA  Status
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Status of the Application
Claims 1-20 are pending and have been examined in this application. This communication is the first action on the merits. As of the date of this application, the Information Disclosure Statement(s) (IDS) filed on 06/27/2024 has/have been taken into account.
Priority
Receipt is acknowledged of certified copies of papers required by 37 CFR 1.55.
Drawings
The drawings are objected to under 37 CFR 1.83(a).  The drawings must show every feature of the invention specified in the claims.  Therefore, the locking mechanism detailed in claim 14 must be shown or the feature(s) canceled from the claim(s).  No new matter should be entered.
Corrected drawing sheets in compliance with 37 CFR 1.121(d) are required in reply to the Office action to avoid abandonment of the application. Any amended replacement drawing sheet should include all of the figures appearing on the immediate prior version of the sheet, even if only one figure is being amended. The figure or figure number of an amended drawing should not be labeled as “amended.” If a drawing figure is to be canceled, the appropriate figure must be removed from the replacement sheet, and where necessary, the remaining figures must be renumbered and appropriate changes made to the brief description of the several views of the drawings for consistency. Additional replacement sheets may be necessary to show the renumbering of the remaining figures. Each drawing sheet submitted after the filing date of an application must be labeled in the top margin as either “Replacement Sheet” or “New Sheet” pursuant to 37 CFR 1.121(d). If the changes are not accepted by the examiner, the applicant will be notified and informed of any required corrective action in the next Office action. The objection to the drawings will not be held in abeyance.
Claim Objections
Claim 7 is objected to because of the following informalities: Claim 7 recites “the angle between”. This should read “an angle between” (emphasis added).  Appropriate correction is required.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112(b):
(b)  CONCLUSION.—The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor regards as the invention.
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), second paragraph:
The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the applicant regards as his invention.
Claims 1-20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor (or for applications subject to pre-AIA  35 U.S.C. 112, the applicant), regards as the invention.
Claims 1 and 20 each recite “the working plane extending radially from the compressible sleeve’s longitudinal axis, and parallel to the compressible sleeve’s longitudinal axis”. – It is unclear how a plane extending radially from a longitudinal axis can also be parallel to said axis as the recited origin point of the plane is the axis. In other words, the imaginary plane will intersect the longitudinal axis and therefore cannot be parallel to it.
Claim 10 recites the limitation the two lever arm sides in lines 1-2.  There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Claim 11 recites the limitation the two lever arm sides in line 2.  There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Claim 13 recites the limitation the nut in line 2.  There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Claims 2-9, 12, and 14-20 are rejected based on their dependency.
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 1-20 would be allowable if rewritten or amended to overcome the rejection(s) under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), 2nd paragraph, set forth in this Office action.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. See PTO-892 for cited references.

APPLICANT REBUTTAL: REMARKS
Claims 1-12 and 15-20 are pending in the current application, with claims 13 and 14 being cancelled by this amendment. Claims 1-20 currently stand rejected, and claims 1, 7-10, and 20 have been amended. The Examiner notes allowable subject matter in claims 1-20, and Applicant thanks the Examiner for so noting. Reconsideration and allowance of claims 1-12 and 15-20 are respectfully requested in light of the preceding amendments and following remarks.
Drawing Objections
The drawings stand objected to under 37 C.F.R. § 1.83(a) for failure to show the locking mechanism of claim 14. Office Action, 1 4. Applicant has cancelled claim 14, without prejudice, rendering the rejection moot. The drawings as amended thus depict examples of the invention with sufficient clarity under 35 U.S.C. § 113. Withdrawal of the drawing objection is respectfully requested.
Claim Objections and Rejections - 35 U.S.C.
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Claims 1-20 stand rejected for being indefinite under 35 U.S.C. § 112(b). On claim 1, the rejection finds "the working plane extending radially ... and parallel to the compressible sleeve's longitudinal axis" as unclearly require the plane and axis to intersect and this not be parallel. Office Action, 1 7. Applicant has amended claims 1
and 20 to restate the sleeve's longitudinal axis as the reference for an axis of rotation of the lever arm, instead of a plane: the lever arm can rotate "about an axis of rotation perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the compressible sleeve." This would include, for example, lever arm 29 as described in the specification paragraph [0083] rocking toward the cradle 21 forming the sleeve.
Further on claims 10, 11, and 13, the rejection finds a lack of antecedent basis
among the recited two lever arm side and nut.
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Applicant has amended claims 10 and 11 to depend from claim 9, to strictly preserve antecedent basis in referring back to "two lever arm sides" introduced in claim 9. Claim 13 has been cancelled without prejudice, rendering the rejection moot.
Because claims 1-20, when read in conjunction with the specification, inform
skilled artisans of their scope with reasonable certainty, they are definite.
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134 S.Ct. 2120, 2129 (2014). Withdrawal of the rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 112 to claims 1-20 is respectfully requested.
CONCLUSION

NEXT OFFICE ACTION: DETAILED ACTION
Notice of Pre-AIA  or AIA  Status
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT
An examiner’s amendment to the record appears below. Should the changes and/or additions be unacceptable to applicant, an amendment may be filed as provided by 37 CFR 1.312. To ensure consideration of such an amendment, it MUST be submitted no later than the payment of the issue fee.
Authorization for this examiner’s amendment was given in an interview with Ryan Alley on 10/22/2025.
The application has been amended as follows:
In The Claims:
1. 	(Currently Amended) A post socket comprising:
a housing;
a compressible sleeve within the housing, the sleeve arranged to receive at least a portion of a post therein, wherein the sleeve comprises a grip section, the grip section being adjustably moveable between a first grip position in which the sleeve has a first internal width and a second grip position in which the sleeve has a second internal width, the second internal width being less than the first internal width;
a lever arm rotatably attached to the housing at a first pivot point, the lever arm configured to rotate in a working plane, the working plane extending radially from and coplanar with the compressible sleeve’s longitudinal axis; and
an actuator configured to rotate the lever arm around the first pivot point;
wherein the grip section is rotatably attached to the lever arm at a second pivot point, the lever arm arranged to move the grip section, from the first grip position to the second grip position, to grip and thus retain at least a portion of a post within the sleeve.
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8. 	(Currently Amended) The post socket of claim 1, wherein the grip section comprises a concave surface, and two grip section sides extending away from the concave surface in a direction parallel to [[a]] the working plane
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20. 	(Currently Amended) A system for securing a post, the system comprising:
a post; and
a post socket comprising:
a housing;
a compressible sleeve within the housing, the sleeve arranged to receive at least a portion of the post therein, wherein the sleeve comprises a grip section, the grip section being adjustably moveable between a first grip position in which the sleeve has a first internal width and a second grip position in which the sleeve has a second internal width, the second internal width being less than the first internal width;
a lever arm rotatably attached to the housing at a first pivot point, the lever arm configured to rotate in a working plane, the working plane extending radially from and coplanar with the compressible sleeve’s longitudinal axis; and
an actuator configured to rotate the lever arm around the first pivot point; wherein the grip section is rotatably attached to the lever arm at a second pivot point, the lever arm arranged to move the grip section, from the first grip position to the second grip position, to grip and thus retain at least a portion of the post within the sleeve.
Reasons for Allowance
The following is an examiner’s statement of reasons for allowance:
Simmons (US 2020/0190843) discloses a post socket with a housing, compressible sleeve with a grip section, lever arm, and actuator as claimed. However, its lever arm rotates in a working plane that is not extending radially from the compressible sleeves longitudinal axis and modification to that orientation would destroy its mechanism. Friedman (US 3,604,734) discloses a sleeve with a grip section but its sleeve is not within a housing and it lacks a lever arm. For these reasons, and as no additional references have been found which read on the recited subject matter, the claims have been found to be allowable over the prior art.
Any comments considered necessary by applicant must be submitted no later than the payment of the issue fee and, to avoid processing delays, should preferably accompany the issue fee.  Such submissions should be clearly labeled “Comments on Statement of Reasons for Allowance.”
Conclusion

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Ref US3805468A: Claims:
A post foundation comprising tube means for receiving a post at its upper end, locking means positioned on the tube means for anchoring a post against movement which is received in the tube means; said locking means including clamp means coupled to the tube means, said clamp means including a wall spaced from the tube means, a locking pin having a post engaging projection and insertable in operative position between the wall of the clamp means and the tube means, said tube means including an opening to receive the postengaging portion of the locking pin, and a wedge for insertion into the clamps means and including a first surface to contact the wall and a second surface to contact the locking pin for forcing the post-engaging projection into contact with the post for anchoring in the tube means.
The post foundation of claim 1 wherein the locking pin includes a cylindrical carrier bar to lie on the locking means and permit rotational movement relative thereto during insertion of the wedge.
The post foundation of claim 1 further comprising a post inserted in the tube means, said post including a recess to receive the post-engaging projection after insertion of the wedge.
The post foundation of claim 3 wherein said recess possesses an elliptical cross section.
The post foundation of claim 1 wherein the clamp means includes a first side coupled to the tube means and projecting therefrom and a second side angularly projecting from the first side forming said wall.
The post foundation of claim 5 wherein the locking means includes a locking wing coupled to the tube means and the second side.
Ref US4059934A: Claims:
An arrangement for fastening an upstanding post in a floor board for use in indoor sports comprising: a. a hollow cylindrical support, being provided with an opening in the circumferential wall thereof for receiving a loosely fitted post, said support being defined by a ring-shaped flange at an upper end thereof and having a truncated conically shaped projection at the bottom thereof, said support being embedded in a concrete block positioned below the floorboard at a predetermined depth, b. a guide box, having a support plate therein, disposed on the outer circumferential wall of said cylindrical support for covering the opening in said cylindrical support, c. a headed screw rod being rotatably supported below the head thereof by said flange whereby said head appears above said guide box, and being rotatably supported at the lower end thereof by said support plate disposed within said guide box, d. a first wedge member, having a tapered surface at one side thereof, a screw for threadedly receiving said screw rod for upward and downward movement, said first wedge member being prevented from rotation about an axis of said screw rod by said guide box, e. a second wedge member, having a tapered surface facing said tapered surface of said first wedge member received in the opening of said circumferential wall of said support being movable in the radial direction of said support in accordance with movement of said first wedge member, f. step means provided at the top end of said second wedge member, said second wedge member being disposed to be stopped by the edge of said opening in said support when said second wedge member moves in a radial direction of said support to firmly press the outer circumferential surface of said post, said second wedge being further provided with a tapered surface in proximity to said step, and g. a hole provided through the floorboard being in vertical alignment with said screw rod, whereby as means for turning said screw rod at the driving end thereof are inserted through said hole said driving end being positionable in said head of said screw rod for rotation, said first wedge member being movable in an upward and downward direction in response to rotation of said screw rod, said second wedge member being in turn movable in radial direction of said support to securely fasten the outer circumferential surface of said port in said support.
a. a hollow cylindrical support, being provided with an opening in the circumferential wall thereof for receiving a loosely fitted post, said support being defined by a ring-shaped flange at an upper end thereof and having a truncated conically shaped projection at the bottom thereof, said support being embedded in a concrete block positioned below the floorboard at a predetermined depth,
b. a guide box, having a support plate therein, disposed on the outer circumferential wall of said cylindrical support for covering the opening in said cylindrical support,
c. a headed screw rod being rotatably supported below the head thereof by said flange whereby said head appears above said guide box, and being rotatably supported at the lower end thereof by said support plate disposed within said guide box,
d. a first wedge member, having a tapered surface at one side thereof, a screw for threadedly receiving said screw rod for upward and downward movement, said first wedge member being prevented from rotation about an axis of said screw rod by said guide box,
e. a second wedge member, having a tapered surface facing said tapered surface of said first wedge member received in the opening of said circumferential wall of said support being movable in the radial direction of said support in accordance with movement of said first wedge member,
f. step means provided at the top end of said second wedge member, said second wedge member being disposed to be stopped by the edge of said opening in said support when said second wedge member moves in a radial direction of said support to firmly press the outer circumferential surface of said post, said second wedge being further provided with a tapered surface in proximity to said step, and
g. a hole provided through the floorboard being in vertical alignment with said screw rod, whereby as means for turning said screw rod at the driving end thereof are inserted through said hole said driving end being positionable in said head of said screw rod for rotation, said first wedge member being movable in an upward and downward direction in response to rotation of said screw rod, said second wedge member being in turn movable in radial direction of said support to securely fasten the outer circumferential surface of said port in said support.
An arrangement for fastening an upstanding post in a floorboard for use in indoor sports as defined in claim 1, wherein: both said first and said second wedge members being formed of magnetic material.
An arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein one of said wedge members is made of magnetic material and the other is made of magnetizable material for providing a self-return function.
An arrangement for fastening an upstanding post in a floorboard for use in indoor sports as defined in claim 1, wherein: said second wedge member is provided with a return spring for providing a self-return function.
Ref US4430017A: Claims:
A clamp for coaxially securing a post to a tubular support, comprising: a housing having a through opening and a camming portion adjacent said opening defined by a midportion and converging planar guide surfaces; means for securing the housing to a tubular support with the through opening aligned with the axis of the support; resilient locking means in said opening having a blind recess in one end thereof and opening parallel to said housing through opening for receiving a camming means when the locking means is mounted in said opening, including a first U-shaped clamp member having a bight portion and spaced legs having end portions, a second U-shaped clamp member opposed to said first member and having a bight portion and spaced legs extending from adjacent said guide surfaces to adjacent said end portions of the first clamp member legs, the legs and bights of said first and second clamp portions cooperatively defining an included socket for receiving a post to be secured to the tubular support; said camming means being disposed within said first clamp member bight portion for urging said first clamp member against the post and the post against said second clamp member to urge the second clamp member against said midportion and compressively urge the legs thereof against the guide surfaces to cause the legs of said second clamp member to be guided thereby toward the legs of said first clamp member to securely grip the post in said socket; and means for manually operating the camming means for selectively securing and releasing the post.
a housing having a through opening and a camming portion adjacent said opening defined by a midportion and converging planar guide surfaces;
means for securing the housing to a tubular support with the through opening aligned with the axis of the support;
resilient locking means in said opening having a blind recess in one end thereof and opening parallel to said housing through opening for receiving a camming means when the locking means is mounted in said opening, including a first U-shaped clamp member having a bight portion and spaced legs having end portions, a second U-shaped clamp member opposed to said first member and having a bight portion and spaced legs extending from adjacent said guide surfaces to adjacent said end portions of the first clamp member legs, the legs and bights of said first and second clamp portions cooperatively defining an included socket for receiving a post to be secured to the tubular support;
said camming means being disposed within said first clamp member bight portion for urging said first clamp member against the post and the post against said second clamp member to urge the second clamp member against said midportion and compressively urge the legs thereof against the guide surfaces to cause the legs of said second clamp member to be guided thereby toward the legs of said first clamp member to securely grip the post in said socket; and
means for manually operating the camming means for selectively securing and releasing the post.
The post clamp of claim 1 wherein said camming means comprises a cylindrical element, and means for eccentrically journaling the cylindrical element in said housing to move the element selectively toward and from said housing midportion.
The post clamp of claim 1 wherein said camming means comprises a cylindrical element, means for eccentrically journaling the cylindrical element in said housing to move the element selectively toward and from said housing midportion, and a force transfer wall member slidingly engaged by said cylindrical element intermediate said cylindrical element and said first clamp member for urging the post and second clamp member toward said housing midportion and guide surfaces as a result of force transferral to said wall member by said camming means.
The post clamp of claim 1 wherein said housing defines a stop surface between said guide surfaces extending transversely to the longitudinal extent of said legs for urging the leg portions of said second clamp member along said guide surfaces.
The post clamp of claim 1 wherein said housing midportion defines a stop surface between said guide surfaces extending transversely to the longitudinal extent of said legs for urging the leg portions of said second clamp member along said guide surfaces, and a relief recess at the juncture of said stop surface with each of said guide surfaces.
The post clamp of claim 1 wherein said housing midportion defines a stop surface between said guide surfaces extending transversely to the longitudinal extent of said legs for urging the leg portions of said second clamp member along said guide surfaces, and a relief recess at the outwardly spaced ends of the guide surfaces remote from said stop surface.
The post clamp of claim 1 wherein said camming means includes a force transfer plate within said bight portion of the first clamp member extending perpendicularly to the longitudinal extent of said legs.
The post clamp of claim 1 wherein said means for securing the housing to the tubular support comprises an extension of the housing defining a cylindrical opening for coaxially receiving an end of the tubular support, said cylindrical opening being coaxially aligned with said socket for receiving the end of the post coaxially telescopically within said cylindrical opening and the end of the tubular support therein.
The post clamp of claim 1 wherein said camming means comprises a cylindrical element, and means for eccentrically journaling the cylindrical element in said housing to move the element selectively toward and from said guide surfaces, said means for operating the camming means comprising an integral extension of a portion of said means for journaling said cylindrical element, said cylindrical element, journaling means, and operating means comprising a one-piece device.
The post clamp of claim 1 wherein said camming means comprises a cylindrical element, and means for eccentrically journaling the cylindrical element in said housing to move the element selectively toward and from said guide surfaces, said journaling means comprising bushings mounted in said housing and coaxial shafts extending longitudinally from opposite ends of the cylindrical element and journaled in said bushings.
The post clamp of claim 1 wherein said camming means comprises a cylindrical element, and means for eccentrically journaling the cylindrical element in said housing to move the element selectively toward and from said guide surfaces, said journaling means comprising bushings mounted in said housing and coaxial shafts extending longitudinally from opposite ends of the cylindrical element and journaled in said bushings, said housing defining portions of increased wall thickness mounting said bushings therein.
The post clamp of claim 1 wherein said camming means comprises a cylindrical element, and means for eccentrically journaling the cylindrical element in said housing to move the element selectively toward and from said guide surfaces, said journaling means comprising shoulder means for retaining said cylindrical element against axial movement.
Ref US4528768A: Claims:
An adjustable fishing rod holder comprising: mounting bracket means adapted for attachment to a structural member and providing rigid projecting mounting surfaces, a tubular body member open at both ends, the upper end adapted for receiving and accepting various lengths and configurations of fishing rod handles, said body member having an elongated slot longitudinally disposed in one side thereof, body bracket means fixed to said tubular body member and positioned transverse to the longitudinal axis thereof, said body bracket means terminating on the side thereof carrying said longitudinal slot in a lever mounting means positioned adjacent to and on opposite sides of said longitudinal slot, said body bracket means terminating on the opposite side of said tubular body member in a projecting mounting means adapted for pivotally mating with and engaging said mounting bracket means, attachment means for pivotally mounting said body bracket projecting mounting means and said mounting bracket means for permitting said tubular body member limited arcuate movement with respect to said mounting bracket means and for permitting locking engagement therebetween in any selected position within the limited arcuate traverse, a tongue member having a generally semi-circular cross-sectional configuration and dimensioned to mate with the interior arcuate curve of said tubular body member, one end of said tongue member having a narrowed width dimension and attached to the inner surface of said tubular body member adjacent to the lower open end for positioning said tongue member in a generally mating relationship with the inner surface of said body member and closing said slot disposed therein, said tongue member further having a slight longitudinal outward curvature for biasing the unattached end of said tongue member snugly against the inner surface of said body member, a generally wedge-shaped lever block cooperating with said lever mounting means for providing limited rotational movement therebetween, the wider dimension of said block oriented toward said upper open end of said tubular member, the lower surface of said block substantially covering said tubular member slot, a mounting pin disposed transversely through said lever block and cooperating with said lever mounting means for permitting limited rotational movement of said lever block with respect to said lever mounting means from a first position where said lever block bottom surface substantially covers said slot and is in contact with said tubular member outer surface to a second position where said lever block is disposed angularly with respect to said tubular member and substantially exposes said slot, a threaded rod having a handle on one end and a camming head on the other end and threadably disposed through said lever block for projecting said camming head through said tubular member slot into contact with said tongue member, said threaded rod being adjustably positionable into and out of said tubular body slot for permitting said camming head to engage and depress said tongue member into the interior of said tubular member when said lever block is rotated to said first position for causing said tongue member to snugly engage the handle of a rod inserted into said tubular member upper open end, and said camming head of said threaded rod being rotatably pivoted out of contact with said tongue member through said tubular member slot when said lever block is rotated to said second position for causing said tongue member to return to contact with the interior surface of said tubular member for releasing said rod handle and permitting removal thereof from said tubular member.
mounting bracket means adapted for attachment to a structural member and providing rigid projecting mounting surfaces,
a tubular body member open at both ends, the upper end adapted for receiving and accepting various lengths and configurations of fishing rod handles, said body member having an elongated slot longitudinally disposed in one side thereof,
body bracket means fixed to said tubular body member and positioned transverse to the longitudinal axis thereof, said body bracket means terminating on the side thereof carrying said longitudinal slot in a lever mounting means positioned adjacent to and on opposite sides of said longitudinal slot, said body bracket means terminating on the opposite side of said tubular body member in a projecting mounting means adapted for pivotally mating with and engaging said mounting bracket means,
attachment means for pivotally mounting said body bracket projecting mounting means and said mounting bracket means for permitting said tubular body member limited arcuate movement with respect to said mounting bracket means and for permitting locking engagement therebetween in any selected position within the limited arcuate traverse,
a tongue member having a generally semi-circular cross-sectional configuration and dimensioned to mate with the interior arcuate curve of said tubular body member, one end of said tongue member having a narrowed width dimension and attached to the inner surface of said tubular body member adjacent to the lower open end for positioning said tongue member in a generally mating relationship with the inner surface of said body member and closing said slot disposed therein, said tongue member further having a slight longitudinal outward curvature for biasing the unattached end of said tongue member snugly against the inner surface of said body member,
a generally wedge-shaped lever block cooperating with said lever mounting means for providing limited rotational movement therebetween, the wider dimension of said block oriented toward said upper open
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