GB2056232A

GB2056232A - Fishing rod rest

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Publication number: GB2056232A
Application number: GB7929281A
Authority: GB
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1979-08-22
Filing date: 1979-08-22
Publication date: 1981-03-18
Also published as: GB2056232B

Abstract

A fishing rod rest has a V-shaped part 16 pivoted between arms 12, 13 of a fixed part 11 having a spike 10 for supporting the rest in the ground. A slot 19 for the line is at the root of the V. The rod rests in the V and the rest allows an automatic adjustment of fishing position. In an alternative form, the part 16 is 1 DIVIDED 2 V-shaped with a vertical face which can be placed at right angles to the flow of fast water. <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION Fishing rod rests This invention relates to fishing rod rests.

Two main types of fishing rod rest are in common use. One comprises a V or U-shaped head and the other comprises a catapult-like head.

These heads are customarily mounted rigidly on one end of a ground engaging spike.

These known rests have certain disadvantages.

The former type tends to be unstable, it tends to rotate and shed the rod, it is unable to withstand the snatch of a heavy fish, and it can be difficult to establish it in the best attitude for a required fishing rod position. The latter type, whilst tending in some respects to reduce the disadvantages of the first type, still has the problem of failure to give a free run of line if a fish bites and will fail with a snatch from a heavy fish. It is also bulky, requires manual adjustment, and is cumbersome.

The fishing rod rest according to the present invention comprises a head having a fixed head part and a pivoted head part pivoted in the fixed head part, the pivoted head part providing a rest for a fishing rod so that, in use, the pivoted head accepts the rod and pivots to take up a position of stable equilibrium.

Two types of pivoted head part are proposed.

One has a simple V-shape so that the rod rests in the root of the V-shape. This is suitable for placid water fishing. The other has a half V-shape so that a substantially vertical face is presented to one side of the rod to cater for fishing in running waters or for catching heavy running fish. The fixed head part and the pivoted head part may be sprung together at trunnion pivots such as by making the fixed head part of plastics material with spigots engaging cavities in the pivoted head part or vice versa.

The invention will now be described further with reference to the accompanying drawing in which: Fig. 1 is an end view of a rest according to the invention with its ground-engaging spike horizontal; Fig. 1 A is a modified fragment of Fig. 1; Fig. 2 is a front elevational diagram of the rest with its spike vertical; and Fig. 3 is an elevation of an alternative pivoted head part for use in the rest of Fig. 1.

In Fig. 1 a ground-engaging spike 10 terminates at a fishing rod rest fixed head part 11 of U-shape having two arms 12, 13. The free ends of the arms have pivot pins as represented by screws 14. As shown in Fig. 1A, (in which the arm 1 2 is vertical) the arm includes an integral spigot 1 4a which serves in place of a screw 14. Arm 13 is similarly treated. The spigots 1 4a engage in cavities 1 spa in a pivoted head part 1 6a. With this arrangement the arms 12, 13 can be sprung outwardly to release the part 1 6a so that it can be replaced or substituted.

Reverting to Fig. 1, the screws 14 act as trunnions for a pivoted head part 1 6. Part 1 6 has cavities (not shown) which engage the trunnion screws 14 so that it can pivot in the part 11. The part 16 has two arms 17, 18 which together define a V, the base of which is continued as a slot 19. The part 1 6 also has a lower body weighting part 20 which gives it a stability in the fixed head part 11 in the sense that the V remains vertical regardiess of the orientation of spike 10. The construction described above lends itself to an all plastics fabrication which can be relatively cheap and is tarnish resistant.

Fig. 2 shows diagrammatically the spike 10 lowered to the vertical position. The pivoted head part 1 6 retains its same orientation as in Fig. 1.

In Fig. 3 a different shape of pivoted head part 26 is shown. This has similarities with Fig. 1 but the main difference exists in that the shape between its arms 27 and 28 is now half-V. A slot 29 is provided like slot 1 9. In addition, to aid its correct use, an arrow 30 and sign 31 are included.

A similar arrow and sign exist on the opposite side. This shape is intended for use when fishing on flowing water, the vertical face 32 of the half-V acting to retain a rod securely in the space between the arms. It can also act to avoid heavy fish swimming down stream from snatching the rod from its rest. The face 32 is offset (see face 33) from the centre line of the slot 29 so that, in use, a rod sits on that centre line.

In use, a fishing rod is rested in the space between arms 17, 18 (or 27, 28) with the fishing line of the rod running in the slot 1 9 (or 29). With any normal-sized rod (i.e. less than 3.5 cms in diameter) the axis of the rod, where it passes over the part 1 6 (or 26), lies below the axis of the spike 10. To this end, the dimension D (Fig. 1) from the pivot axis of part 16 (or 26) to the base of the V shape is 1.5 cms. This greatly adds to stability.

The rest allows an automatic adjustment of fishing position, the orientation of the spike 10 not being too critical. Thus a rod can be set up quickly, it performs with stability when set up, it can aid fishing in flowing water, and it can provide protection against snatch.

The parts 16, 26 typically have a thickness dimension of about 1 cms. They can be made constant thickness throughout but preferably they are of web and flange form, or other forms which are suited to plastics moulding techniques.

1. A fishing rod rest comprising a head having a fixed head part and a pivoted part pivoted in the fixed head part, the pivoted head part providing a rest for a fishing rod so that, in use, the pivoted head part accepts the rod and pivots to take up a position of stable equilibrium.

2. A fishing rod rest as claimed in Claim 1, in which the pivoted head part is V-shaped.

3. A fishing rod rest as claimed in Claim 1, in which the pivoted head part is T V-shaped with one side of the T V substantially vertical in use.

4. A fishing rod rest as claimed in Claim 2 or Claim 3, including a vertical slot extending from the roof of the V or the T V.

5. A fishing rod rest as claimed in any

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Claims

**WARNING** start of CLMS field may overlap end of DESC **. SPECIFICATION Fishing rod rests This invention relates to fishing rod rests. Two main types of fishing rod rest are in common use. One comprises a V or U-shaped head and the other comprises a catapult-like head. These heads are customarily mounted rigidly on one end of a ground engaging spike. These known rests have certain disadvantages. The former type tends to be unstable, it tends to rotate and shed the rod, it is unable to withstand the snatch of a heavy fish, and it can be difficult to establish it in the best attitude for a required fishing rod position. The latter type, whilst tending in some respects to reduce the disadvantages of the first type, still has the problem of failure to give a free run of line if a fish bites and will fail with a snatch from a heavy fish. It is also bulky, requires manual adjustment, and is cumbersome. The fishing rod rest according to the present invention comprises a head having a fixed head part and a pivoted head part pivoted in the fixed head part, the pivoted head part providing a rest for a fishing rod so that, in use, the pivoted head accepts the rod and pivots to take up a position of stable equilibrium. Two types of pivoted head part are proposed. One has a simple V-shape so that the rod rests in the root of the V-shape. This is suitable for placid water fishing. The other has a half V-shape so that a substantially vertical face is presented to one side of the rod to cater for fishing in running waters or for catching heavy running fish. The fixed head part and the pivoted head part may be sprung together at trunnion pivots such as by making the fixed head part of plastics material with spigots engaging cavities in the pivoted head part or vice versa. The invention will now be described further with reference to the accompanying drawing in which: Fig. 1 is an end view of a rest according to the invention with its ground-engaging spike horizontal; Fig. 1 A is a modified fragment of Fig. 1; Fig. 2 is a front elevational diagram of the rest with its spike vertical; and Fig. 3 is an elevation of an alternative pivoted head part for use in the rest of Fig. 1. In Fig. 1 a ground-engaging spike 10 terminates at a fishing rod rest fixed head part 11 of U-shape having two arms 12, 13. The free ends of the arms have pivot pins as represented by screws 14. As shown in Fig. 1A, (in which the arm 1 2 is vertical) the arm includes an integral spigot 1 4a which serves in place of a screw 14. Arm 13 is similarly treated. The spigots 1 4a engage in cavities 1 spa in a pivoted head part 1 6a. With this arrangement the arms 12, 13 can be sprung outwardly to release the part 1 6a so that it can be replaced or substituted. Reverting to Fig. 1, the screws 14 act as trunnions for a pivoted head part 1 6. Part 1 6 has cavities (not shown) which engage the trunnion screws 14 so that it can pivot in the part 11. The part 16 has two arms 17, 18 which together define a V, the base of which is continued as a slot 19. The part 1 6 also has a lower body weighting part 20 which gives it a stability in the fixed head part 11 in the sense that the V remains vertical regardiess of the orientation of spike 10. The construction described above lends itself to an all plastics fabrication which can be relatively cheap and is tarnish resistant. Fig. 2 shows diagrammatically the spike 10 lowered to the vertical position. The pivoted head part 1 6 retains its same orientation as in Fig. 1. In Fig. 3 a different shape of pivoted head part 26 is shown. This has similarities with Fig. 1 but the main difference exists in that the shape between its arms 27 and 28 is now half-V. A slot 29 is provided like slot 1 9. In addition, to aid its correct use, an arrow 30 and sign 31 are included. A similar arrow and sign exist on the opposite side. This shape is intended for use when fishing on flowing water, the vertical face 32 of the half-V acting to retain a rod securely in the space between the arms. It can also act to avoid heavy fish swimming down stream from snatching the rod from its rest. The face 32 is offset (see face 33) from the centre line of the slot 29 so that, in use, a rod sits on that centre line. In use, a fishing rod is rested in the space between arms 17, 18 (or 27, 28) with the fishing line of the rod running in the slot 1 9 (or 29). With any normal-sized rod (i.e. less than 3.5 cms in diameter) the axis of the rod, where it passes over the part 1 6 (or 26), lies below the axis of the spike 10. To this end, the dimension D (Fig. 1) from the pivot axis of part 16 (or 26) to the base of the V shape is 1.5 cms. This greatly adds to stability. The rest allows an automatic adjustment of fishing position, the orientation of the spike 10 not being too critical. Thus a rod can be set up quickly, it performs with stability when set up, it can aid fishing in flowing water, and it can provide protection against snatch. The parts 16, 26 typically have a thickness dimension of about 1 cms. They can be made constant thickness throughout but preferably they are of web and flange form, or other forms which are suited to plastics moulding techniques. CLAIMS

5. A fishing rod rest as claimed in any preceding claim, in which the pivoted head part is releasably connected to the fixed head part.

6. A fishing rod rest as claimed in any preceding claim, in which the fixed head part includes a spike member for supporting the rest in the ground.

7. A fishing rod rest as claimed in any preceding claim, in which the fixed head part and the pivoted head part can be sprung apart.

8. A fishing rod rest as claimed in Claim 7, in which the head parts are connected by spigots engaging in cavities.

9. A fishing rod rest substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, or Fig. 1 A, or Fig. 3, of the accompanying drawings.