FR2843278A1 - Fishing rod stand comprises bar, on which stirrups are mounted to support rod, bar being pivoted on tripod with spiked feet and stirrup at one end of bar having spiked foot, allowing it to be fixed in ground - Google Patents

Abstract

The fishing rod stand comprises a bar (2), on which two stirrups (23, 28) are mounted which support the rod. The bar is attached by a pivot (5, 21) to a tripod (3) with spiked feet (32). The stirrup (28) at one end of the bar has a spiked foot (40a), allowing it to be fixed in the ground.

Description

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  SUPPORT FOR FISHING ROD WITH GROUND ANCHORING MEANS

  The present invention relates to a support for a fishing rod 5 equipped with means for anchoring to the ground, making it possible in particular to obtain a

  better stability of the support on the ground.

  The fishing rod supports are used by fishermen in different fishing techniques, and in particular for so-called "landed" casting fishing, which consists of sending the end of the fishing line 10 provided with a bait , place the fishing rod on a suitable support placed on the ground while waiting for a touch, and quickly bring the line back to shore in the event of a touch, using the fishing rod reel. Fishing rod holders can also be used with fishing rods

single without reel.

  A known type of fishing rod support comprises a main carrier tube or profile, the two ends of which are equipped with carrying means, which carrying means extend perpendicular to the main carrier tube or profile, and are provided with resting means of the type U-shaped fork or equivalent which can support at least one fishing rod 20 along a load-bearing axis. The main tube or profile is stably supported on the ground, substantially at its center, by tripod-type support means. Generally, the same support is designed to simultaneously support several fishing rods placed parallel to each other.

others on the support.

  A disadvantage of the aforementioned supports is the lack of stability in the event of significant traction exerted on the line of the fishing rod, during a touch. This drawback is accentuated when the fishing rod is of considerable length, due to the increase in the overhang of the fishing rod.

fishing relative to the support.

  To limit the above-mentioned drawback, a solution may consist in increasing the stability of the fishing rod support by increasing the weight of the support and / or by increasing the ground clearance of the support means (tripod). This solution is however not satisfactory because it is detrimental to the portability of the support and / or to its size. The main objective of the invention is to propose a solution which makes it possible to improve the ground stability of a support of the aforementioned type, but which

  does not have the disadvantages of the above solution.

  This objective is achieved by a support for a fishing rod which is known in that it comprises first support means comprising a main longitudinal axis and designed to support at least one fishing rod along a support axis, and second support means allowing

  to support said first carrier means relative to the ground.

  Characteristically according to the invention, the support comprises third anchoring means which are distinct from the second support means, which make it possible to connect said first support means to the ground, and which are designed to be fixed to the ground and to form a ground anchor

  which is transverse to the main longitudinal axis.

  Another object of the invention is to provide a support for 20 fishing rods which allows both an adjustment of the inclination of the fishing rod, and in particular which makes it possible to practice a resting fishing with the rod facing upwards. or downward, while exhibiting improved ground stability. This objective is achieved by a support for fishing rod 25 having the aforementioned characteristics combined with a pivoting mounting of the first carrying means with respect to the second means

  support so as to allow the inclination of the bearing axis to be adjusted.

  Preferably, in a non-exhaustive and non-limiting manner of the invention, the support for fishing rod has one and / or the other of the following particular characteristics: - the anchoring axis to the ground of the third means anchoring forms with the main longitudinal axis an angle (A) which is substantially 90; - The anchoring means are pivotally mounted relative to the carrying means, so as to allow adjustment of the angle (A) between the anchoring axis to the ground of the third anchoring means and the main longitudinal axis ; - the third anchoring means are designed to be planted in the ground; - the main longitudinal axis, the bearing axis, and the anchoring axis are substantially coplanar; - The third anchoring means are fixed or designed to be fixed at the rear end of the first carrier means; the third anchoring means are rigid and allow the first carrier means to be rigidly connected to the ground; - The third anchoring means comprise an anchoring element, one end of which is designed to be fixed to the ground, and preferably to be planted in the ground; the height (H) of anchoring to the ground of the first carrying means is adjustable, the anchoring means being for example slidably mounted relative to the first carrying means; - The first support means comprise a tube whose axis is transverse, and preferably substantially perpendicular to the main longitudinal axis; the anchoring means comprise an anchoring element, one end of which is designed to be fixed to the ground, and preferably to be planted in the ground, and which is slidably mounted in said tube; the support comprises means for locking in translation of said anchoring element relative to the tube; The anchoring element comprises, at its end which is opposite to the first end designed to be fixed to the ground, a piece of the type

  U-shaped fork or equivalent intended to receive the fishing rod.

  Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will appear more

  Clearly below on reading the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment of a support according to the invention, which detailed description is given by way of non-exhaustive example and not

  limitation of the invention, and with reference to the drawings in which: - Figure 1 shows a support of the invention partially disassembled, and

  - Figure 2 shows the support of Figure 1 which is assembled and on which is placed a fishing rod.

  There is shown in Figure 1 a preferred embodiment of a support 1 of the invention, which is designed to receive a single fishing rod, it being specified that the invention can also be applied to supports designed to receive several fishing rods in parallel. This support i comprises: - first carrying means 2 having a main longitudinal axis 2a, and designed to support a fishing rod along a carrying axis 2'a, the main longitudinal axis 2a and the carrying axis 2'a defining a support plane (P), - second support means 3 making it possible to support said first support means at a distance from the ground, - third means 4 distinct from second support means 3,

  and allowing the first carrying means 2 to be anchored to the ground.

  First support means 2 More particularly, in the example illustrated, the first support means 2 comprise: - a main tube 20, the longitudinal central axis of which corresponds to the aforementioned main longitudinal axis 2a, in the center of which a shaped plate 21 is fixed of U, the two side walls facing 21a of said plate 21 being pierced with two through holes 21b in the extension of one another (in FIG. 1, only one of the through holes 21b is visible, the other through hole being hidden), - a bent rod 22, which is intended to be slidably mounted in the main tube 20, by being inserted into said tube at the front end 20a of said tube 20, and which is preferably removable by relative to the tube 20, - a U-shaped fork 23 which is mounted on the upper end 22a of the rod 22, and preferably removably, 10 for example by being screwed on the rod 22, - a part 24 in gener form ale de Y, which is integral with the fork 23 and which is pivotally mounted on this fork 23 along the axis 23a, said piece 24 being intended to serve as a front rest for a portion of the fishing rod and having a notch 24a allow the free passage of the fishing line, a rod 25 which is designed to be slidably mounted in the main tube 20, by being introduced into said tube at the rear end 20b of said tube 20, and which is preferably removable relative to the tube 20, said rod 25 comprising at its end 25a a hollow tube 20 26, which is oriented substantially perpendicular to the axis of the rod, and thereby to the main longitudinal axis 2a, - a rod 27 which is slidably mounted in the tube 26, and at the upper end 27a of which is mounted a U-shaped fork 28, which is preferably removable, for example by being screwed, and which is intended to serve as a rear rest for a fishing rod portion, quick clamping means 29a, 29b, 29c, mounted respectively on the front end 20a of the main tube 20, on the rear end 20b of the main tube 20, and on the upper end of the tube 26 , so as to allow manual locking / unblocking in rapid translation respectively of the rod 22 relative to the tube 20 (clamping means 29a), of the rod 25 relative to the tube 20 (clamping means 29b) and of the rod 27 relative to the tube 26 (clamping means 29c); locking / unlocking in translation is achieved by actuating a rotary tightening tongue L. Second support means 3 In the particular example illustrated, the second support means

  are in the form of a removable metal tripod whose height 10 of each leg is individually adjustable.

  More particularly, this tripod 3 is made up of seven elements which can be assembled or disassembled quickly without any tool - a plate 30 comprising a base 30a, a fixing support 30b which is fixed on the upper face of the base 30a and in which is formed. a through channel 30e, and three short tubes 30c which are fixed to the underside of the base 30a, which are positioned and oriented so as to form a trihedron, and which each have a through hole 30d formed in their wall, - three tubes 31 designed to be removably mounted in each of the three tubes 30c of the base 30; each tube 31 comprising an elastic lug 31 cooperating with a through hole 30d of the tube 30 in which it is threaded so as to allow blocking of the tube 31 by snap-fastening of the lug 31 in said through hole 30d, - three pegs 32 slidably mounted respectively in the tubes 31, 25 and forming the feet of adjustable height, - quick clamping means 33, of the same type as the aforementioned clamping means 29a, 29b and 29c, mounted on the lower end of the tubes 31, and allowing locking / unlocking in rapid translation

  of each stake 32 relative to the tube 31.

  The assembly of the plate 21 of the first support means 2 and of the plate 30 of the second support means 3 is carried out by means of a tightening lever 5 comprising an axis Sa whose end is threaded and a nut 6. To this end, the plate 21 is positioned astride the support 5 for fixing 30b, so that the through holes 21b of the plate 21 are aligned with the channel 30e of the support 30b. The plate 21 is fixed relative to the support 30b, passing the threaded axis 5a of the clamping handle through the through holes 21b and the channel 30e, then the nut 6 is screwed onto

the threaded axis 5a of the lever 5.

  The carrier means 2 are thus pivotally mounted on the support means 3 along the axis 5a (Figure 2) oriented substantially perpendicular to the aforementioned carrier plane (P). This pivoting allows an adjustment of the inclination of the carrier means 2 of the support in the carrier plane (P), and thereby an adjustment of the inclination of the carrier axis 2'a. Once the adjustment of the tilt has been carried out, the tightening handle 5 is forcibly tightened so as to block the carrier means 2 in rotation relative to the support means 3. In the particular example illustrated, the support means 3 allow to support relative to the ground the carrier means 2 substantially at the center 20 of the tube 20. This central position of the support means 3 is not limitative of the invention, as is the particular tripod shape of said support means. More generally, tripod 3 can be replaced by

  all means fulfilling the same function. -.

  In another variant, the carrier means 2 could also be provided sliding relative to the support means 3, with a means of rapid locking in translation of the carrier means 2 relative to the

support means 3.

  Also, in the illustrated embodiment, the feet of the support means (stakes 32) have a tip-shaped end, which optionally allows these feet to be planted in the ground so as to increase the stability of the support means 3. This characteristic , although preferential, is nevertheless not limitative of the invention, the means

  supports 3 are not necessarily plantable in the ground.

  Third anchoring means In the particular example of FIGS. 1 and 2, the anchoring means 4 are in the form of a rigid stake 40 whose lower end 40a forms a point so as to facilitate its planting in the ground, and which more particularly extends the aforementioned tube 27 in the lower part. In the illustrated embodiment the stake 40 and the tube 27 ultimately form a single and

  same element, slidably mounted in the tube 26, and able to be locked in translation relative to the tube 26 using the clamping means 29c. The sliding of the anchoring means 4 relative to the tube 26 advantageously makes it possible to adjust the height H of ground anchoring at will (FIG. 15 2).

  With reference to FIG. 2, the longitudinal central axis of the stake 40 defines an anchoring axis 4a of the ground anchoring means 4, which extends transversely to the main longitudinal axis 2a of the carrying means 2, and which more particularly in the preferred exemplary embodiment illustrated extends substantially perpendicularly, the angle A between the two axes 2a and 4a

worth approximately 90.

  Also, the anchoring axis 4a of the anchoring means 4 is located substantially in the bearing plane (P), that is to say is substantially

coplanar with axes 2a and 2'a.

  Use of the support / figure 2 For its transport to the fishing site, the support 1 which has been described

  is completely disassembled and is for example transported in a cover.

  When the fisherman arrives at the fishing site, he assembles the various elements previously described of the support 1, this assembly being rapid

and requiring no tools.

  Once the support 1 is mounted, it adjusts the height of the feet 32 of the support as a function of the elevation of the terrain, preferably so that the base 30a of the plate 30 is substantially horizontal, which corresponds to a substantially vertical positioning of the carrier plane P. Then, the fisherman adjusts the inclination of the carrier axis 2'a of the support 1 by pivoting along the axis 5a, and by adjusting the anchoring height H by sliding the stake 40, so as to adjust the position of his fishing rod in the carrier plane P. Finally, the fisherman drives the stake 40 into the ground to a greater or lesser depth, so as to anchor the support 1 in

rear part in the ground.

  Once the support thus anchored to the ground, it places its fishing rod 7 on the support, the rod 7a of the fishing rod being placed on the front part 24 and on the rear fork 28, the wire 7b of the fishing line being passed 15 in the notch 24 of the part 24. In FIG. 2, the fishing rod is of the type comprising a reel 7c for winding / unwinding the fishing line. The support can generally be used with any known type of fishing rod, and in particular with a simple rod

with no reel.

  In FIG. 2, the inclination of the carrying axis 2 ′ a is adjusted so that the fishing rod is inclined upwards. This position is not limitative of the invention, the inclination of the carrying axis 2 ′ a can be adjusted horizontally, or conversely downwards (in particular when the bank is

  raised above the stream).

  Also in Figure 2, the support is adjusted so that the axis

  main longitudinal 2a and the supporting axis 2'a are substantially parallel.

  This is not limitative of the invention, and in many cases, depending on the terrain and the desired fishing position, the two axes 2a and 2'a

may be concurrent.

  o10 In FIG. 2, only a small portion of the fishing rod 7 is shown (rear part of the fishing rod placed on the support). In reality, the rod 7a of the fishing rod extends well beyond the support 1, and along the length of the rod 7a over a length of up to 5 several meters. Thus, the fishing rod 7 is placed on the support 1 with an overhang which is all the more important that the rod 7a is long, and tends under the effect of its weight to tip over towards the before the support 1. The risks of tilting forwards are increased in the event of a hit, when traction is exerted on the fishing line by a fish. The anchoring means 4 of the invention advantageously make it possible to reduce the risk of tilting the support 1 towards the front, and thereby increase the stability on the ground of this support 1, compared to a support comprising only a tripod 3 and not containing

anchoring means 4.

  In addition, the stability on the ground of the support being improved, it advantageously becomes possible to produce a support having a smaller footprint and / or lighter, which in particular facilitates its transport, its

  handling and installation by the fisherman.

  The invention is not limited to the preferred embodiment which has just been described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

  In particular, and in a non-exhaustive manner, the tube 20, the rods 22 and 27, and the tube 26 can be replaced by any element or set of rigid and elongate bearing elements having a longitudinal axis

main 2a.

  The anchoring axis 4a of the anchoring means 4 does not necessarily form an angle A of 90 with the main longitudinal axis 2a of the support 1, but can more generally be oriented transversely to said axis 2a, I ' essential being that axes 4a and 2a do not

are not parallel.

  Also, the anchoring means are not necessarily positioned in the extension of the rear fork 28 receiving the rod, but could be positioQnnes between the pivot axis 5a of the support and the tube 26. In particular in another embodiment, the stake 40 could be a separate element from rod 27 and be designed to be mounted on tube 20. In addition, the position relative to tube 20 of this stake 40 could be adjustable, said stake being for example mounted sliding on the

tube 20.

  The anchoring means are not necessarily formed by a stake, the end of which ends in the shape of a point, but may more generally consist of any element or assembly of elements which is preferably rigid and capable of being rigidly fixed to the first load-bearing means, and which can be fixed to the ground. In particular, the stake 40 could be replaced by a base, the base of which cannot be pushed in but can simply be placed on the ground, in combination with means for anchoring the base of this base to the ground, for example under the form of anchor rods able to pass through the base of the base and to be

sunk into the ground.

  Finally, the support i which has been described can advantageously be modified by providing a pivoting mounting of the anchoring means 4 (stake 40) relative to the carrying means 2 (main tube 20), along an axis of rotation transverse to the carrying plane. (P), so as to allow adjustment of the angle (A) between the anchoring axis 4a to the ground of the third anchoring means 4 and the main longitudinal axis (2a). This modification makes it possible to adapt as best as possible the orientation of the anchoring axis 4a so as to optimize the stability

support 1.

Claims (14)

  1. Support (1) for a fishing rod of the type comprising first carrying means (2) comprising a main longitudinal axis (2a) and 5 designed to support at least one fishing rod along a carrying axis (2'a), and second support means (3) for supporting said first support means (2) with respect to the ground, characterized in that it comprises third anchoring means (4) which are distinct from the second support means (3), which allow 10 to connect said first support means (2) to the ground, and which are designed to be fixed to the ground and to form an anchor pin (4a) to the   soil which is transverse to the main longitudinal axis (2a).   2. Support according to claim 1 characterized in that the anchoring axis   (4a) to the ground of the third anchoring means (4) forms with the main longitudinal axis (2a) an angle (A) which is substantially 90.   3. Support according to claim I1 or 2 characterized in that the   anchoring means (4) are pivotally mounted relative to the carrying means (2), so as to allow adjustment of the angle (A) between the anchoring axis (4a) to the ground of the third anchoring means (4) and 20 the main longitudinal axis (2a).   4. Support according to one of claims 1 to 3 characterized in that the   third anchoring means (4) are designed to be planted in floor.   5. Support according to one of claims 1 to 4 characterized in that the main longitudinal axis (2a), the bearing axis (2'a), and the anchoring axis (4a) are substantially coplanar.   6. Support according to one of claims 1 to 5 characterized in that the   first support means (2) are pivotally mounted with respect to the second support means (3) so as to allow the adjustment of   the inclination of the carrier axis (2'a).   7. Support according to one of claims 1 to 6 characterized in that the   third anchoring means (4) are fixed or designed to be fixed at the rear end (25a) of the first carrying means (2).   8. Support according to one of claims 1 to 7 characterized in that the   third anchoring means (4) are rigid and make it possible to connect   the first carrying means (2) rigidly on the ground.   9. Support according to claim 8 characterized in that the third anchoring means (4) comprise an anchoring element (40) one end of which is designed to be fixed to the ground, and preferably for be planted in the ground.   10. Support according to claim 9 characterized in that the element   Anchor (40) is a stake, one end (40a) of which forms a point.   11. Support according to one of claims 1 to 10 characterized in that the   height (H) for anchoring the first support means (2) to the ground is adjustable. 12. Support according to claim 11 characterized in that the anchoring means (4) are slidably mounted relative to the first support means (2) so as to allow height adjustment. (H) ground anchor.   13. Support according to claim 12 characterized in that the first support means (2) comprise a tube (26) whose axis is transverse, and preferably substantially perpendicular to the main longitudinal axis (2a), in that the anchoring means (4) comprise an anchoring element (40), one end of which is designed to be fixed to the ground, and preferably to be planted in the ground, and which is slidably mounted in said tube (26), and in that the support comprises means for locking in translation (29c) of said element anchor (40) relative to the tube.   14. Support according to claim 9 or 13 characterized in that the anchoring element (40) comprises, at its end (27a) which is opposite the first end (40a) designed to be fixed to the ground, a part ( 28) U-shaped fork intended to receive the fishing rod.