Appeal No. 2001-0112
Application No. 08/486,494
invention is that reinforcing fibers are included in the
protrusive portions of the inner surface of the fishing rod.” To
this end, independent claim 1 calls for a pass-through fishing
rod
having an inner circumferential surface, wherein
notched surface portions and protrusive surface
portions are formed in said inner circumferential
surface of said rod body, and wherein said reinforcing
fibers are disposed in said protrusive surface portions
in the circumferential direction.
Independent claim 6 is directed to a pass-through fishing
rod comprising a rod body having first and second layers,
said rod [body] having an inner circumferential
surface, wherein said first layer comprises a narrow
prepreg tape containing reinforcing fibers set in the
circumferential direction, said tape being placed along
the circumferential direction . . . and wherein said
second layer comprises prepreg tape made from
reinforcing fibers and resin . . . wherein differences
in level between said first layer and said second layer
form notched surface portions and protrusive surface
portions on the inner circumferential surface of the
fishing rod.
Independent claim 17 sets forth a pass-through fishing rod
comprising a rod body
having an inner circumferential surface wherein a
plurality of notched surface portions and protrusive
surface portions are formed, wherein said rod body
comprises a thermoplastic or thermosetting resin and
reinforcing fibers, and wherein said reinforcing
fibers are oriented in the circumferential direction
within said protrusive surface portions.
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