GB2250165A - Rod rest - Google Patents

Abstract

A rod rest comprises a light source by means of which the rod-receiving arms can be illuminated to enable ready location of the rest at night.

Description

DARK ROD REST THIS INVENTION RELATES TO A DARK ROD REST ROD RESTS ARE A WELL KNOWN SUPPORT FOR A FISHING ROD CONSISTING OF AT THE TOP THERE ARE TWO ARMS WHICH PROJECT FROM A BODY WHICH IN TURN IS LOCATED AT ITS BASE ON A SHAFT BY MEANS OF A THREADED BOLT. THE SHAFT BEING THE PART gEAT PENETRATES THE GROUND VERTICALLY THE ARMS WHICH PROJECT UPWARDS ARE AT OPPOSIT ANGLES GIVING A V SHAPE AFFECT, THE ROD RESTS BETWEEN AND AT THE BOTTOM OF THESE ARMS. THE BODY JOINS THE ARMS TO THE THREADED BOLT WHICH IN TURN CONNECTS TO THE SHAFT.

ROD RESTS ARE A NECESSARY PICE OF FISHING EQUIPMENT THAY ARE USED TO SUPPORT THE FISHING ROD AT THE CORRECT ATTITUDE PREVENT ING IT FALLING INTO THE WATER OR THE LINE TANGLING ON REEDS OR GRASS. WHEN NIGHT FISHING THE ROD REST BECOMES DIFFICULT TO DEFINE IN THE DARK AND IT BECOMES DIFFICULT TO LOCATE THE ROD ONTO THE REST.

ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT INVENTION THERE IS A NIGHT ROD REST CONSISTING OF A ROD REST BEING ADAPTED TO ILLUMINATE AT AND AROUND THE POINT WHERE THE ROD REST.

A SPECIEIC-EiwMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION WILL NOW BE DESCRIBED BY WAY OF EXAMPLE WITH REFERENCE TO THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS IN WHICH FIGURE 1 SHOWS FRONTAL VIEW OF COMPLETE ROD REST FIGURE 2 ILLUSTRATES THE SEPARATION OF ACCESS PLATE REFERRING TO THE DRAWING THE REST COMPRISES OF A BODY 2 WHICH INTERNALLY HOUSES LIGHT SOURCE AND OR POWER SUPPLY THE BODY 2 AT ITS BASE HAS A THREADED BOLT3 SECURELY FIXED TO SAID BODY 2 FOR CONNECTION TO A SHAFT.PROJECTING FROM BODY 2 ARE NO LESS THAN TWO ARMS 1 PRODUCING A FORM SUITABLE FOR SUPPORTING A FISHING ROD THESE ARMS BEING SECURELY FIXED TO BODY 2 .THE BODY 2 HOUSING LIGHT SOURCE AND OR POWER SUPPLY MAY HAVE ONE OR MORE ACCESS PLATES OR SIMILAR MEANS OF ENTRY INTO BODY 2 BUT HERE BY EXAMPLE AN ACCESS PLATE 4 IS FITTED WHICH ALLOWS ACCESS TO INTERNAL AREAS ACCESS PLATE 4 BEING A MEANS OF ENTRY FOR REPLACING OR RENEWING LIGHT SOURCE OR POWER SUPPLY.SAID ACCESS PLATE BEING RELEASABLE BY MEANS OF FOR EXAMPLE TONG AND GROOVED EDGES (NOT SHOWN) IN ORDER FOR THIS INVENTION TO WORK ALL OR PART OF THE ARMS 1 OF THE DARK ROD REST MUST BE ^4ADE UP OF ONE OR MORE COMPONENT S WHICH ARE MADE OF A MATERIAL OR COMBINATION OF MATERIALS WHICH ALLOWS LIGHT TO TRAVEL ALONG AND THROUGH THEAS ARMS 1 AND ILLUMINATES ITS INNER AND OR OUTER SURFACES BY THE MEANS OF ONE OR MORE ELECTRICAL OR CHEMICAL LIGHT SOURCE, THUS ALLOWING THE ARMS 1 TO GLOW WHOLLY OR PARTLY WITHIN ITS ENTIRE FORII WHETHER LIGHT SOURCE IS LOCATED AT THE BASE OF THE ARMS f OR PLACED AT ANY LOCATION OF SAID ARMS f CAUSING ALL OR PART OF ARMS 1 TO EMIT LIGHT.

THE LIGHT SOURCE FOR EXAMPLE IN FIG f IS INSTALLED WHITHIN BODY 2 AMD AT THE BASE OF ARMS 1 WHICH ALLOWS LIGHT TO TRAVEL FROM LIGHT SOURCE DIRECTLY THROHGX AND ALONG ARMS 1 CAUSING SAID ARMS 1 TO ILLUHINATE. LIGHT SOURCE IN THIS CASE (NOT SHOWN).

Claims (4)

1 A DARK ROD REST COMPRISING OF THE ARMS BEING SO DESIGNED AS TO TRANSMIT LIGHT AT PART OR ALL OF ITS SURFACES.

2 A DARK ROD REST CLAIMED IN CLAIM 1 WHEREIN BY MEANS OF A LIGHT SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL OR CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OR A COMBINATION OF EITHER MAY BE POSITIONED ON IN OR AROUND THE AREA OF THE ARMS CAUSING THE ARMS TO BECOME ILLUMINATED AND GIVE OF LIGHT.

3 A DARK ROD REST AS CLAIMED IN 1 OR 2 WHEREIN THE BODY BEING DESIGHNED TO INTERNALLY CARRY A LIGHT SOURCE AND OR POWER SUPPLY ItT TURN WHICH MAY ILLUMINATE ARMS OR BODY OR BOTH.

4 A BARK ROB REST AS CLAIMED IN CLAIM 3 WHEREIN TAB BODY BEING DESIGNED TO ACCOMODATE SOME FORM OF ACCESS TO INTERNAL LIGHT SOURCE OR POWER SUPPLY WITHIN.