Patent Publication Number: US-10757927-B2

Title: Fishing equipment storage assembly

Description:
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     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     (1) Field of the Invention 
     (2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98 
     The disclosure and prior art relates to storage devices and more particularly pertains to a new storage device for storing and transporting fishing equipment. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a first case that has a length of at least 2.0 for accommodating a length of a fishing pole for storage. A pair of rollers is provided and each of the rollers is rotatably coupled to the first case to roll along a support surface for transporting the first case. A handle is coupled to and extends partially around the first case for gripping and thusly transporting the first case. A second case is coupled to the first case to contain fishing tackle for transporting the fishing tackle with the fishing pole. A third case is removably positionable on the second case for transporting the third case. the third case has fishing tackle is contained therein for transporting the fishing tackle. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S) 
       The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a front perspective view of a fishing equipment storage assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is an exploded front perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a detail view taken from circle  3  of  FIG. 2  of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a back view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 5  thereof, a new storage device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 5 , the fishing equipment storage assembly  10  generally comprises a first case  12  that has a length of at least 2.0 for accommodating a length of a fishing pole for storage. The first case  12  has a top end  14 , a bottom end  16  and an outer wall  18  extending therebetween. The outer wall  18  has a front side  20 , a back side  22 , a first lateral side  24  and a second lateral side  26 . The first case  12  is comprised of a rigid material for protecting the fishing pole from impact damage. 
     A pair of rollers  28  is each rotatably coupled to the first case  12  to roll along a support surface  30  for transporting the first case  12 . Each of the rollers  28  is positioned on a respective one of the first  24  and second  26  lateral sides of the outer wall  18  of the first case  12 , and each of the rollers  28  is aligned with the bottom end  16  of the first case  12 . A first lid  32  is hingedly coupled to the first case  12  for closing the first case  12 . The first lid  32  is positionable in a closed position for closing the top end  14  and the first lid  32  is positionable in an open position to expose the top end  14 . A first clasp  34  is coupled to the outer wall  18  of the first case  12  and a first lock  36  is movably coupled to the first lid  32 . The first lock  36  releasably engages the first clasp  34  when the first lid  32  is closed to lock the first lid  32 . 
     A handle  38  is coupled to and extends partially around the first case  12  for gripping and thusly transporting the first case  12 . The handle  38  has a first end  40  and a second end  42 , and each of the first  40  and second  42  ends is coupled to a respective one of the first  24  and second  26  lateral sides of the outer wall  18  of the first case  12 . The handle  38  has a sequence of bends  44  thereon such that the handle  38  extends around the back side  22  of the outer wall  18  of the first case  12 . Moreover, the handle  38  is centrally positioned between the top  14  and bottom  16  ends of the first case  12 . 
     A second case  46  is coupled to the first case  12  and the second case  46  may contain fishing tackle for transporting the fishing tackle with the fishing pole. The second case  46  is comprised of a rigid material for protecting the fishing tackle from impact damage. The second case  46  has a front end  48 , a back end  50  and a top side  52 . The front end  48  is open and the back end  50  is coupled to the front side  20  of the outer wall  18  of the first case  12 . The second case  46  extends upwardly from the bottom end  16  of the first case  12  and the front end  48  is open for receiving the fishing tackle. The top side  52  has a plurality of wells  54  each extending downwardly therein and the wells  54  are aligned with a respective one of four corners of the top side  52 . The second case  46  has a height that is less than a height of the first case  12 . 
     A second lid  56  is hingedly coupled to the second case  46  for closing the second case  46 . The second lid  56  is positionable in a closed position to close the front end  48  and the second lid  56  is positionable in an open position to expose the front end  48 . A second clasp  58  is coupled to the outer wall  18  of the second case  46  and a second lock  60  is movably coupled to the second lid  56 . The second lock  60  releasably engages the second clasp  58  to lock the second lid  56 . 
     A third case  62  is removably positionable on the second case  46  for transporting the third case  62 . The third case  62  may contain fishing tackle for transporting the fishing tackle. The third case  62  has a bottom side  64  and a forward side  66 , and the forward side  66  is open. The third case  62  is comprised of a rigid material for protecting the fishing tackle from impact damage. Additionally, the third case  62  has a height that is less than a height of the second case  46 . 
     A third lid  68  is hingedly coupled to the third case  62  for closing the third case  62 . The third lid  68  is positionable in an open position to expose the forward side  66  and the third lid  68  is positionable in a closed position to close the forward side  66 . A third clasp  70  is coupled to the third case  62 , a third lock  72  is movably coupled to the third lid  68  and the third lock  72  releasably engages the third clasp  70  to lock the third lid  68 . A plurality of pegs  74  is provided and each of the pegs  74  is coupled to and extends downwardly from the bottom side  64  of the third case  62 . Each of the wells  54  in the second case  46  insertably receives a respective one of the pegs  74  when the third case  62  is positioned on the second case  46  such that the third case  62  is inhibited from sliding off of the second case  46 . 
     In use, the fishing pole is inserted into the top end  14  of the first case  12  for storage and transportation. The first lid  32  is closed and the first lock  36  is manipulated to lock the first lid  32 . The fishing tackle is positioned in the second case  46 , the second lid  56  is closed and the second lock  60  is manipulated to lock the second lid  56 . The third case  62  is positionable on the second case  46  or the third case  62  may be carried individually. The handle  38  is gripped and the first case  12  is tilted rearwardly onto the rollers  28  for transporting the first  12 , second  46  and third  62  cases. 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.