Appeal No. 2003-1981 Page 7
Application No. 09/715,684
as metal or the like, and have radially directed flanges 57 on each end thereof,
with the flanges 57 lying parallel to each other. A screw fastener 59, such as a
screw with a wing nut on the head thereof, extends through one of the flanges
and is threaded into a threaded aperture in the other of the flanges so that as the
screw is tightened, the flanges will be drawn together. To adjust the spacing
between the walls 42,44, a pair of adjusting screws 60 and 62 pass freely
through apertures 61 in the side wall 42 and have the distal end portions 64,66
threaded into threaded apertures 65 in the side wall 44. An actuating knob 68 is
formed on each adjusting screw 60 and 62 and has a knurled peripheral surface
facing radially outward therefrom to facilitate turning the adjusting screws to
move the wall 44 farther from or closer to the wall 42 as desired.
Attached to the facing surfaces of the side walls 42 and 44 are resilient
pads 70,72, respectively, which abut each other along a parting line 74 in the
midportion of the space between the walls 42 and 44. The pad 70 is secured to
the facing surface 76 of the side wall 42 with pad 72 secured to the facing
surface 78 of the side wall 44. The pads 70 and 72 may be formed of any one of
a large number of resilient sponge-like material, such as polyurethane foam or
the like. The adjusting screws 60 and 62 are manipulated to compression load
the pads 70,72 to a degree desired by the fisherman.
The teachings of Maeda
Maeda's invention relates to a fishing rod which makes it possible to sensitively
detect a delicate strike using the reel, and which is convenient for storage,
transportation and easiness for practical use, and which is particularly suitable for
fishing on board a ship. Figures 3-4 depict one exemplary fishing rod comprising a grip
handle 2 provided with a reel pedestal fixing device 1 on the upper side thereof. A reel
6' is mounted on the reel pedestal fixing device 1 on the upper side of the grip handle 2.
A fishing-line-guiding ring 5' is inclined to the side of the grip handle 2 with respect to
the direction at right angles to the lengthwise direction of the fishing rod. Five
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