US 12,342,806 B2
Fishing rod retaining mechanism
Michael Charles South, Council Bluffs, IA (US); and Richard Gordon Batt, Crescent, IA (US)
Assigned to RodKnee, LLC, West Des Moines, IA (US)
Filed by RodKnee, LLC, West Des Moines, IA (US)
Filed on Mar. 28, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/619,357.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/519,680, filed on Aug. 15, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2025/0057137 A1, Feb. 20, 2025
Int. Cl. A01K 97/10 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 97/10 (2013.01) 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fishing rod retaining mechanism for supporting a fishing rod, the fishing rod having first and second rod sections and a fishing line spanning the first and second rod sections, the fishing rod retaining mechanism comprising:
a rod retaining section for engaging and supporting the first and second rod sections in a spaced orientation, wherein the rod retaining section comprises a pair of adjacent conical-shaped pockets that each support and frictionally engage one of the first and second rod sections, wherein each of the conical-shaped pockets comprise an enlarged opening and a tapered interior wall, further comprising an end cap for partially covering the enlarged openings of the conical-shaped pockets; and
a line tensioning guide for supporting and tensioning the fishing line between the first and second rod sections.