JP2002238407A - Fishing rod - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fishing rod scarcely deteriorating characteristics of a cork material and hardly slipping off from a hand. SOLUTION: This fishing rod is provided with grip parts in a rod tube and a cork material formed in at least a surface of the grip parts and is characterized in that an antislip member composed of a material which is more difficult to slip than the cork material is provided on the surface of the cork material so as to be scattered.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fishing rod, and more particularly, to a fishing rod provided with a cork material on at least a surface of a grip portion.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Cork wood has a moderate fit, softness, moisture absorption of sweat, and an excellent constant temperature property of being hardly too cold or too hot. It is considered to be an ideal material, and has been frequently used as a surface material of a grip portion of a fishing rod.

[0003]

However, the cork material has a drawback that it is inferior to a rubber material or a relatively soft synthetic resin material in terms of an effect of preventing slipping of the hand to be gripped. In particular, since the fishing rod is often used in an environment that is easily wetted, such as on a boat, a waterside, etc., as described above, a fishing rod provided with a cork material as a surface material of the grip portion,
It becomes very slippery when it gets wet, and it is expected that it will drop into the sea or river during use.

On the other hand, it is conceivable to coat the surface of the cork material with a rubber material or the like having an excellent anti-slip effect. However, when coated with a rubber material, the characteristics of the cork material, such as fit and moisture absorption, are considered. , Thermostability etc. will be impaired.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and has as its object to provide a fishing rod which hardly impairs the properties of cork material and which does not easily slip off from the hand.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems,
The fishing rod according to the present invention is provided with a grip portion on the rod tube,
A fishing rod in which a cork material is provided on at least the surface of the grip portion, wherein a non-slip member made of a material that is less slippery than the cork material is provided on the cork material surface. It is characterized by.

[0007] In the fishing rod having such a configuration, since the anti-slip member is provided, there is little possibility that the fishing rod slips from the hand when the grip portion is gripped. In addition, since the non-slip members are provided so as to be scattered, there is almost no possibility that the excellent properties of the cork material are impaired as in the case where the entire surface is coated with a resin or the like.

In the present invention, the non-slip member is
It is made of a material that is less slippery to the hand than cork material (generally, a material that has a higher coefficient of friction to the hand than cork material). Examples of the material include styrene butadiene rubber, butadiene rubber, isoprene rubber, and natural rubber. In addition to rubbers such as rubber, a relatively soft (low elasticity) synthetic resin such as an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer can be used.

In the present invention, the anti-slip member is
What is provided so as to protrude from the surface of the cork material is preferable. By adopting such a configuration,
The portion where the anti-slip member protrudes is easily hooked on the hand gripping the grip portion, and the fishing rod becomes less slippery from the gripped hand.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The fishing rod according to the present embodiment is configured such that grip portions 2 and 3 are provided on the rod bottom side of a rod tube 1. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, a rear grip portion 3 provided at the end portion of the rod, and a front grip portion 2 provided on the rod tip side of the rear grip portion 3 via a reel sheet portion 4. It is configured with.

The front grip part 2 and the rear grip part 3
Is formed by externally fitting a cork material 7 formed in a cylindrical shape to the rod tube 1, and the cork material 7 is exposed on the surfaces of the grip portions 2 and 3. This cork material 7
The surface is polished in advance to make it smooth.

A plurality of non-slip members 10 are provided on the cork material 7 constituting the front grip portion 2 and the rear grip portion 3 so as to be scattered at a plurality of arbitrary portions.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the anti-slip member 10 is exposed on the surface side of the cork material 7 and slightly protrudes from the surface of the cork material 7.
The anti-slip member 10 is provided so as to be scattered at substantially equal intervals. The anti-slip member 10 has a lower elasticity than the cork material 7 and is very hard to slip, and is made of a material mainly composed of styrene-butadiene rubber. Further, a support member 11 made of synthetic resin, metal, or the like, which protrudes from the anti-slip member 10 and has higher rigidity than the cork material 7, is connected to the anti-slip member 10,
When the support member 11 is driven into the cork material 7, the anti-slip member 10 is maintained on the surface of the cork material 7.

The support member 11 is provided with a stopper portion 11a for preventing removal from the driven state.
Is provided.

The connection between the non-slip member 10 and the support member 11 is performed by, for example, bonding with an adhesive, heat-welding each other, or one end of the support member 11 (the side opposite to the side to be driven in). This is achieved by applying a non-slip member 10 in a molten state to the end portion).

The fishing rod of this embodiment has the following advantages because it is configured as described above. That is,
In the present embodiment, the non-slip member 10 is connected to the support member 11 driven into the cork material 7, and the support member 11 is provided with the stopper portion 11a.
The non-slip member 10 is difficult to be detached from the cork material 7.

Although the fishing rod of the present embodiment is configured as described above, the fishing rod of the present invention is not limited to the above-described configuration, and the design can be changed as appropriate. That is, in the above embodiment, the support member 11 is driven into an arbitrary portion on the surface of the cork material 7, but the natural holes 5 on the surface of the cork material 7 are scattered.
(A hole formed in a cork in a natural environment) is also within the range intended by the present invention. In such a case, the support member 11 can be easily driven in, the manufacture is relatively easy, and the natural holes 5 are reduced or eliminated on the surface, so that the appearance is also good.

In the present embodiment, the anti-slip member 10 is provided so as to protrude from the surface of the cork material 7. In the present invention, for example, as shown in FIG. The case where the anti-slip member 10 is provided so as to be substantially flush with the surface (when the anti-slip member 10 is exposed to the surface in the flush state) may be adopted. In such a case, the non-slip member 1
Since the gripper portions 2 and 3 can be gripped without discomfort because the protrusions 0 do not protrude, the hand can directly contact the anti-slip member 10 while gripping the grip portions 2 and 3. As compared with the case where no is provided, there is an advantage that the slip between the grip portions 2 and 3 and the hand is prevented, and the possibility that the gripped fishing rod slides down is reduced. In such a case, the non-slip member 10 is
Those made of a material having higher rigidity are preferable. With this configuration, the cork material 7 is compressed when the grip portions 2 and 3 are strongly grasped, such as when struggling with a fish,
Since the anti-slip member 10 protrudes, the anti-slip effect can be further improved when necessary, and the grip portions 2 and 3 can be normally gripped without discomfort.

As a method of providing the anti-slip member 10 substantially flush with the surface of the cork material 7, for example, the anti-slip member 1
After embedding 0, the non-slip member 10 is simultaneously formed with the cork material 7.
Can be employed to make the surface of the cork material 7 and the non-slip member 10 substantially flush with each other.

In this embodiment, the cork material 7
Although the support member 11 having higher rigidity is provided, the present invention may be applied to a case where the support member 11 is formed of the same material and integrally formed. When the support member 11 is soft and it is difficult to drive the cork material 7 into the cork material 7, for example, as shown in FIGS. Alternatively, the supporting member 11 may be inserted into the hole.

In addition to the holes provided in advance and natural holes,
The non-slip member 10 may be embedded so that the surface is exposed by various methods. As a method of embedding the non-slip member 10 into the hole (including the natural hole 5), an adhesive is poured into the hole in advance, and then the non-slip member 10 crushed into small pieces is compressed to form the inside of the hole. The rubber in the unvulcanized and molten state is poured into the hole in advance, and after pouring, the rubber in the hole is vulcanized and cured, and the rubber in the powder is mixed with the adhesive. Alternatively, a method of pouring the adhesive into the holes and curing the adhesive may be employed.

The anti-slip member 10 may be preliminarily mixed with an antibacterial agent or an insect repellent, and may contain the antibacterial agent or the insect repellent.

Examples of the antibacterial agent used herein include those having silver ions carried on a silica-alumina carrier and those having silver ions carried on a zeolite carrier (for example, trade name "Bakutekira", manufactured by Kanebo Co., Ltd.). ) Or silver ions supported on a ziliconium carrier (trade name “NOVALON”, manufactured by Toagosei Co., Ltd.) and inorganic antibacterial agents such as zinc-based inorganic antibacterial agents. Further, instead of inorganic antibacterial agents, for example, wasabi extract, Moso bamboo extract, natural product antibacterial agents such as chitosan, organic compound antibacterial agents such as organic nitrogen sulfur halide compounds, and food additives such as paraoxybenzoate esters. An antibacterial agent such as a substance-based antibacterial agent can also be used. or,
Insect repellents such as camphor and naphthalene can also be used.

As described above, since the anti-slip member 10 contains an antibacterial agent or an insect repellent, there is an advantage that the cork material 7 can be kept clean.

Further, in the present embodiment, the grip portions 2 and 3 are formed by externally fitting the cylindrical cork material 7 to the rod tube 1.
Need only be provided at least on the surface, for example,
A case in which a cylindrical synthetic resin material is externally fitted to the rod tube 1 and a sheet-like cork material 7 is adhered to the surface of the synthetic resin material to constitute the grip portions 2 and 3. Are also within the intended scope of the present invention.

[0027]

As described above, the fishing rod according to the present invention has the following features.
This has the effect that the characteristics of the cork material are hardly impaired and it is difficult for the cork material to slide down from the hand holding the grip portion.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view showing a fishing rod according to one embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... rod pipe, 2 ... front grip part (grip part), 3 ...
Rear grip part (grip part), 7 ... cork material, 10 ...
Non-slip member

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A fishing rod comprising a rod tube (1) provided with grip portions (2, 3), and a cork material (7) provided on at least a surface of the grip portions (2, 3), A fishing rod characterized by being provided with anti-slip members (10) made of a material that is less slippery than the cork material (7) on the surface of the cork material (7). 2. The fishing rod according to claim 1, wherein the non-slip member is provided so as to protrude from a surface of the cork material.