US 11,745,667 B2
Fishing equipment carrier
Mark Viklund, Seymour, CT (US); Edmund Farmer, Seymour, CT (US); Andrew Reed, Trumbull, CT (US); James Sener, Glastonbury, CT (US); and Garrett Fink, Glastonbury, CT (US)
Assigned to Thule, Inc., Seymour, CT (US)
Filed by Thule, Inc., Seymour, CT (US)
Filed on Apr. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/223,927.
Prior Publication US 2022/0314894 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. A01K 97/10 (2006.01); B60R 9/08 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 9/08 (2013.01) [A01K 97/10 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fishing equipment securement device for securing fishing equipment to a vehicle, the fishing equipment securement device comprising:
a clamp comprising:
a base;
a first clamping portion comprising a rotation member, wherein the first clamping portion is pivotally coupled to the base via a pivot and pivotable between a closed position and an open position, and wherein the pivot is disposed in the base; and
a biasing member configured to bias the first clamping portion toward the closed position.