Protective fishing rod holder for vehicles

US 6,499,248 B2
Protective fishing rod holder for vehicles
John A. Thompson, 6301 Donaldson Rd., Grants Pass, Oreg. 97528 (US)
Assigned to Stoney Point Products, Inc., New Ulm, Minn. (US)
Filed on 03-Jul-2001, as Appl. No. Stoney Point Products, Inc., New Ulm, Minn. (US)
Int. Cl.7A01K 97/10

US 6,499,248 B2 Protective fishing rod holder for vehicles John A. Thompson, 6301 Donaldson Rd., Grants Pass, Oreg. 97528 (US) Filed on Jul. 03, 2001, as Appl. No. 9/898,961. Claims priority of provisional application 60/215823, filed on Jul. 05, 2000. Prior Publication US 2002/0002791 A1, Jan. 10, 2002 Int. Cl.7A01K 97/10 U.S. Cl. 438212;21.2 10 Claims 1. A fishing rod storage holder for protectively enclosing and storing a fishing rod when not in use, the fishing rod storage holder comprising: a) an elongated tube having an overall length sufficient to contain the full length of a fishing rod within its interior, said elongated tube having an axially extending slot configured to receive a fishing rod removably therethrough into and out of the interior of the elongated tube, and b) retainer means on the tube arranged to removably span a portion of the length of the slot for removably securing a fishing rod within the tube.