Fishing rod

- Shimano, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a fishing rod, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view , with part of the rod omitted for the convenience of illustration;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is an enlarged perspective view, further broken away for the convenience of illustration.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D108721 March 1938 Morgan
D256839 September 9, 1980 Endo et al.
D258231 February 10, 1981 Airhart
D296458 June 28, 1988 Suzuki
D318899 August 6, 1991 Ohmura
4528769 July 16, 1985 Yamamoto
4646462 March 3, 1987 Ohmura
Patent History
Patent number: D338515
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 23, 1990
Date of Patent: Aug 17, 1993
Assignee: Shimano, Inc. (Osaka)
Inventor: Kenji Onishi (Osaka)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Doris V. Coles
Law Firm: Dickstein, Shapiro & Morin
Application Number: 7/484,199
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Rod (D22/142)