Patent ID: 7051471

Claim:
A tackle box rod carrier comprising: a rectangularly shaped case defining a left side and a right side, said left and right sides of said case each defining an interior compartment with a plurality of dividers therein which define a plurality of cells for storing and maintaining fishing tackle, each of the left and right sides of said case having a top surface, a bottom surface, and an outer side surface which extends perpendicularly between the top and bottom surfaces; a hinge joined to the bottom surfaces of said left and said right sides to allow said sides to pivotally separate in an open position and close in a closed position; a plurality of aligned pairs of hangers, said hangers positioned exteriorly on said outer side surfaces of said left and right sides of said case and extending perpendicularly from the outer side surfaces of said left and right sides of said case, said hangers for mounting fishing rods therein, each of said hangers comprises a pair of opposing rollers for engaging said fishing rods; a handle, said handle comprising a left side and a right side, said handle mounted on the exterior of said case, said handle left side being U-shaped and extending from the top surface of said left side of said case, said handle right side being U-shaped and extending from the top surface of said right side of said case, said handle left side opposing said handle right side when said case is in the closed position for carrying purposes; first and second compartment covers, said first cover pivotally attached inside said case, the first cover positionable over the interior compartment defined by the left side of said case so as to maintain fishing tackle therein by enclosing the compartment, the second cover pivotally attached inside said case, the second cover positionable over the interior compartment defined by the right side of said case so as to maintain fishing tackle therein by enclosing the compartment; and wherein the left and right sides of the case and the handle left and right sides meet along a plane which extends parallel to the outer side surfaces in the closed position.