Truck bed fishing rod carrier system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10058085-B2
Application number	US-201615262411-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 12, 2016
Priority date	Sep 12, 2016
Publication date	Aug 28, 2018
Grant date	Aug 28, 2018

Abstract

Described herein is a fishing rod carrier. The fishing rod carrier may comprise a front holder portion. The front holder portion may comprise a foam body surrounding an opening for receiving a tip end of a fishing rod and a first connector assembly proximate to the foam body. The fishing rod carrier may comprise a rear holder portion. The rear holder portion may comprise a semi-cylindrical body for receiving a handle end of the fishing rod and a second connector assembly proximate to the semi-cylindrical body. The fishing rod carrier may comprise a first rail configured to receive one or more of the first connector and the second connector.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fishing rod carrier comprising:
a front holder portion comprising:
a foam body surrounding an opening for receiving a tip end of a fishing rod; and
a first connector proximate to the foam body;

a rear holder portion comprising:
a semi-cylindrical body for receiving a handle end of the fishing rod; and
a second connector proximate to the semi-cylindrical body; and

a first rail configured to receive one or more of the first connector and the second connector, the first rail being located within a pickup truck bed,
the front holder portion and the rear holder portion being located within the pickup truck bed below an uppermost surface of the pickup truck bed in the vertical direction, whereby a fishing rod carried by the front holder portion and the rear holder portion is located within the pickup truck bed below the uppermost surface of the pickup truck bed in the vertical direction.

2. The fishing rod carrier of claim 1 , wherein the first rail is coupled to a side wall of a pickup truck bed.

3. The fishing rod carrier of claim 2 further comprising a second rail configured to receive one or more of the first connector and the second connector, the second rail coupled to a rear wall of the pickup truck bed.

4. The fishing rod carrier of claim 3 , wherein the rear holder portion further comprises a base, the second connector coupled to the base, and wherein the semi-cylindrical body is rotatably coupled to the base.

5. The fishing rod carrier of claim 1 , wherein the semi-cylindrical body surrounds a void for receiving a reel attached to the fishing rod.

6. The fishing rod carrier of claim 1 , wherein the front holder portion further comprises at least one additional opening for receiving at least one additional tip end of at least one additional fishing rod.

7. The fishing rod carrier of claim 6 , wherein the rear holder portion further comprises at least one additional semi-cylindrical body for receiving at least one additional handle end of the at least one additional fishing rod.

8. The fishing rod carrier of claim 1 , wherein the front holder portion further comprises a strap configured to hold the fishing rod in the front holder portion.

9. The fishing rod carrier of claim 1 , wherein the rear holder portion further comprises a strap configured to hold the fishing rod in the rear holder portion.

10. The fishing rod carrier of claim 1 , wherein the front holder portion further comprises a rigid inner ring within the opening, the rigid inner ring comprising a split for insertion of the tip end of the fishing rod.

11. A fishing rod carrier comprising:
a front holder portion comprising:
a body surrounding an opening for receiving a tip end of a fishing rod, the body being made of foam or a gel type material; and
means for coupling the front holder portion to one or more rails of a pickup truck bed;

a rear holder portion comprising:
a body for receiving a handle end of the fishing rod, at least a portion of the body being semi-cylindrical; and
means for coupling the rear holder portion to one of the one or more rails,

the rear holder portion and the front holder portion being located within the pickup truck bed below an uppermost surface of the pickup truck bed in the vertical direction, whereby a fishing rod carried by the front holder portion and the rear holder portion is located within the pickup truck bed below the uppermost surface of the pickup truck bed in the vertical direction.

12. The fishing rod carrier of claim 11 further comprising means for securing the fishing rod while maintenance is performed on one or more of a reel of the fishing rod and a line of the fishing rod.

Assignees

• Toyota Eng & Mfg North America

Inventors

• Harris Ryan C
• Frederick Scott L

Classifications

• A01K97/10 Primary

  Supports for rods · CPC title

• B60R9/08

  specially adapted for sports gear (vehicles specially adapted for carrying aeroplanes, for carrying boats B60P) · CPC title