Fishline guide pipe

- Shimano Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a left side elevational view of a first embodiment of a fishline guide pipe showing our new design, the side opposite being a mirror image of the side shown;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof, a rear elevational view being identical to the front shown;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view of a second embodiment of a fishing rod shuttle showing our new design, the side opposite being identical to the side shown;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view thereof, a rear elevational view being identical to the front shown.

The broken line showing of a fishing rod, reel and line in FIG. 1 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
2334646 November 1943 Price
4130960 December 26, 1978 Fontenot
5299377 April 5, 1994 Akiba
5456038 October 10, 1995 Park
Patent History
Patent number: D374061
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 4, 1994
Date of Patent: Sep 24, 1996
Assignee: Shimano Inc. (Osaka)
Inventors: Seiji Myojo (Osaka), Yasunori Hosoya (Osaka), Hiroshi Hashimoto (Osaka)
Primary Examiner: Doris V. Coles
Law Firm: Jordan and Hamburg
Application Number: 0/29,362
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Rod (D22/142)