Fishing pole holder for automotive vehicles

This fishing pole holder is designed to be quickly and easily attached to the roof of automobiles or trucks. Primarily, it consists of a plastic rack, which includes springs and eyes to hold fishing poles safely and securely, without damage to the poles or the car. It also includes a strap for fastening the device to the car, and the windows of the car may be closed on the strap without rain or snow coming into the car.

This invention relates to roof top carrying devices for automotive 
vehicles, and more particularly, to a fishing pole holder for automotive 
vehicles. 
The principal object of this invention is to provide a fishing pole holder 
for automotive vehicles, which will be easily attached to, and removed 
from, the tops of cars, trucks, and the like. 
Another object of this invention is to provide a fishing pole holder for 
automotive vehicles, which will fit all vehicles, and it will include a 
belt that will be received through the windows, while enabling the windows 
to be closed during inclement or cold weather. 
Another object of this invention is to provide a fishing pole holder for 
automotive vehicles, which will have its belt member placed over the top 
of the vehicle and through the doors over the top rear of the front seat, 
where the buckle may fasten it together. 
A further object of this invention is to provide a fishing pole holder for 
automotive vehicles, which, in the event the vehicle is a four-door model, 
the belt may be brought through the rear doors and buckle together in 
front of the passengers in the rear seat. 
Other objects are to provide a fishing pole holder for automotive vehicles, 
which is simple in design, inexpensive to manufacture, rugged in 
construction, easy to use, and efficient in operation.

According to this invention, a fishing pole holder 10 is shown to include 
an elongated bar 11 of square cross-sectional configuration, preferably 
fabricated of a suitable rigid plastic material. A strip of suitable 
padding 13 is adhered, in a suitable manner, to the bottom side of bar 11, 
so as to protect the top 14 of the vehicle 15. A belt 16 includes a buckle 
17, which is fastened thereto by a pair of suitable fasteners 17a, so as 
to receive adjustably the end 18. Belt 16 is fabricated of a suitable thin 
webbed material, so as to be received over the tops of oppositely opposed 
windows 19 of vehicle 15, when they are fully closed, as is illustrated in 
FIG. 1 of the drawing. A plurality of suitable cords or wires 20 are 
fixedly secured, at one end, to suitable fasteners 21 at the center sides 
of bar 11, and to the ends of the cross bars 12 by similar fasteners 21, 
so as to provide maximum strength for holder 10, and the bars 12 also 
serve to stabilize holder 10 laterally on the top 14 of vehicle 15. A pair 
of dowel posts 22 are fixedly secured in the top portions of both of the 
cross bars 12, so as to retain a fishing pole or poles 23 within their 
confines, both front and rear of holder 10. A coil spring 24, having a 
hook 25 on each end, releasably engages with a pair of eyes 26, which are 
fixedly secured in the tops of cross bars 12. The springs 24 serve to hold 
the fishing poles 23 stationary on top of holder 10, when vehicle 15 is in 
transport. 
In use, holder 10 is placed on the top 14 of vehicle 15, with the padding 
material 13 on the bottom side, engaging with the top 14. The belt 16 is 
then passed through the windows 19 of vehicle 15, and the end 18 is 
received in buckle 17, and adjustably secured, to render holder 10 
stationary. The pole or poles 23, then positioned between the dowel posts 
22 and the springs 24, are then engaged by their hooks 25, to the eyes 26 
which will keep them in place until it is desired to remove poles 23. 
While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it is 
understood that such changes will be within the spirit and scope of the 
present invention, as is defined by the appended claims.