Abstract
A protective harness for a fully-rigged fishing rod during transport and/or storage, comprised of two hollow tubes that are closed at one end and open on the other end. The tubes are connected by an elastic cord attached near the open end of each tube. One tube slides over the upper (tip) portion of the rod, and the other tube slides over the lower (handle) portion of the rod, with the elastic cord stretching between the two tubes and maintaining tension, thus creating a protective harness that adheres to the fishing rod. This easy-on easy-off protective harness may be used on a one-piece or a multiple-piece fishing rod while it is fully rigged with tackle, acting as a lure guard as well as a rod protector. The tubes may be transparent to maximize viewing of the contents. When not in use, the tubes nest inside one another for convenient storage.
Claims
1. An improved fishing rod protector and lure guard comprising; in combination: a first hollow cylindrical or tapered tube capped/closed on one end and open on the other, a place (hole, tab, clip, or the like) near the open end of the tube to attach an elastic cord, a second hollow cylindrical or tapered tube capped/closed on one end and open on the other, a place (hole, tab, clip, or the like) near the open end to attach an elastic cord, an elastic cord that attaches near the open end of each hollow tube.
2. A diameter of the second hollow tube that is different from the diameter of the first hollow tube so that the two tubes may nest one inside the other for convenient handling and storage.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0054] FIG. 1 is a pictorial representation of the invention not yet installed on a fishing rod
[0055] FIG. 2 is a pictorial representation of the invention with parts nesting together for convenient handling and storage during non-use
[0056] FIG. 3 is a variation of FIG. 1 depicting tapered shaped tubes rather than symmetrical cylindrical tubes.
[0057] FIG. 4 is a pictorial representation of the invention installed on a one-piece fishing rod while still rigged with reel, line, and lure.
[0058] FIG. 5 is a variation of FIG. 4 depicting the invention installed on a two-piece fishing rod while still rigged with reel, line, and lure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0059] FIG. 1 is a pictorial representation of the invention not yet installed on a fishing rod. This invention is comprised of a first hollow tube (1) that is closed at one end (3) and open at the other end (5), and has a place (7) near the open end (3) such as a hole, tab, clip, or the like, to attach an elastic cord (9). There is also a second hollow tube (2) that is closed at one end (4) and open at the other end (6).), and has a place (8) near the open end (4) such as a hole, tab, clip, or the like, to attach an elastic cord (9). One end of the elastic cord (9) is attached to the first tube (1) at a place (7) near the open end (5) by means of tying, clipping, gluing, or the like. The other end of the elastic cord (9) is attached to the second tube (2) at a place (8) near the open end (6) by means of tying, clipping, gluing, or the like, thus creating a protective harness able to be used on a fishing rod.
[0060] Description of FIG. 1 by Numbers: [0061] 1. First hollow tube, closed at one end, open on the other end [0062] 2. Second hollow tube, closed at one end, open on the other end [0063] 3. Closed end of first hollow tube [0064] 4. Closed end of second hollow tube [0065] 5. Open end of first hollow tube [0066] 6. Open end of second hollow tube [0067] 7. Place to attach elastic cord to first hollow tube (via hole, tab, clip, or the like) [0068] 8. Place to attach elastic cord to second hollow tube (via hole, tab, clip, or the like) [0069] 9. Elastic cord, attached to both tubes thus creating a harness
[0070] FIG. 2 is a pictorial representation of the invention with parts nested together for convenient handling and storage during non-use. The second hollow tube (2) slides conveniently inside the first hollow tube (1) with the elastic cord (3) still attached to both tubes.
[0071] Description of FIG. 2 by Numbers: [0072] 1. First hollow tube nesting outside of the second hollow tube [0073] 2. Second hollow tube nesting inside of the first hollow tube [0074] 3. Elastic cord still attached to both tubes
[0075] FIG. 3 is a variation of FIG. 1 depicting tapered shaped tubes instead of symmetrical cylindrical tubes. The first hollow tapered shape tube (1) is connected to the second hollow tapered shaped tube (2) by an elastic cord (3), thus creating a protective harness that can be used on a fishing rod.
[0076] Description of FIG. 3 by Numbers: [0077] 1. First hollow tapered tube, closed at one end, open on the other end [0078] 2. Second hollow tapered tube, closed at one end, open on the other end [0079] 3. Elastic cord, attached to both tubes thus creating a harness
[0080] FIG. 4 is a pictorial representation of the invention installed on a one-piece fishing rod (6) while still rigged with reel (7), line (8), and lure (9). The first hollow tube (1) is encasing the upper portion of the fishing rod (6) with the tip of the rod resting against the closed end of the tube. The second hollow tube (2) is encasing the lower portion of the fishing rod (6) with the butt end of the handle resting against the closed end of the tube. An elastic cord (3) which connects the two tubes (4, 5) maintains tension to hold everything together, thus creating a protective harness and lure guard that adheres to the fishing rod.
[0081] Description of FIG. 4 by Numbers: [0082] 1. First hollow tube, closed at one end, open on the other end, with the open end slid over and covering the top (tip) portion of a one-piece fishing rod while still rigged with reel, line, and lure. [0083] 2. Second hollow tube, closed at one end, open on the other end, with the open end slid over and covering the bottom (handle) portion of a one-piece fishing rod. [0084] 3. Elastic cord, attached to both tubes and maintaining slight tension to hold everything together [0085] 4. Place to attach elastic cord to first hollow tube (hole, tab, clip, or the like) [0086] 5. Place to attach elastic cord to second hollow tube (hole, tab, clip, or the like) [0087] 6. Fishing Rod [0088] 7. Fishing reel [0089] 8. Fishing line strung through all the rod guides and tip [0090] 9. Fishing lure tied to the fishing line and hooked around a rod guide
[0091] FIG. 5 is a variation of FIG. 4 depicting the invention installed on a two-piece fishing rod.
[0092] The rod is broken down into its two pieces (6, 7) and folded in half with the reel (8), line (9), and lure (10) still attached. The first hollow tube (1) is encasing the upper portion of the rod halves (6, 7)) with the ends of the rod halves resting against the closed end of the tube. The second hollow tube (2) is encasing the lower portion of the rod halves (6, 7) with the handle and rod tip resting against the closed end of the tube. An elastic cord (3) which connects the two tubes (1, 2) maintains tension to hold everything together, thus creating a protective harness and lure guard that adheres to the fishing rod.
[0093] Description of FIG. 5 by Numbers: [0094] 1. First hollow tube, closed at one end, open on the other end, with the open end slid over and covering both rod pieces of a two-piece rod while broken down in half yet still rigged with reel, line, and lure. [0095] 2. Second hollow tube, closed at one end, open on the other end, with the open end slid over and covering the bottom (handle) portion of a two-piece rod while broken down in half. [0096] 3. Elastic cord, attached to both tubes and maintaining slight tension to hold everything together [0097] 4. Place to attach elastic cord to first hollow tube (hole, tab, clip, or the like) [0098] 5. Place to attach elastic cord to second hollow tube (hole, tab, clip, or the like) [0099] 6. Bottom (handle) portion of 2-piece fishing rod [0100] 7. Top (tip) portion of 2-piece fishing rod [0101] 8. Fishing reel [0102] 9. Fishing line strung through all the rod guides and tip [0103] 10. Fishing lure tied to the fishing line and hooked around a rod guide
