Rod holder

- Tempress Products L.L.C.
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Description

This application is related to concurrently filed, co-pending, and commonly assigned U.S. Patent Application Ser. No. 09/617,407, filed Jul. 17, 2000 entitled “Rod Holder,” the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of our new rod holder design from the front right where the mounting interface is shown for environmental purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view thereof; and

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIG. 8 is an isometric view from the front right of an alternative embodiment of our new rod holder design having a boot portion disposed at the front of the rod holder, the mounting interface is shown for environmental purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 9 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a rear elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a rod holder, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D188853 September 1960 Bell
D348717 July 12, 1994 Ader
5313734 May 24, 1994 Roberts
5446989 September 5, 1995 Stange et al.
Other references
  • Cabela's Robert Gear Lock Rod Holders and Fish-On Rod Holder, Mar. 1996, p. 88.
Patent History
Patent number: D444841
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 17, 2000
Date of Patent: Jul 10, 2001
Assignee: Tempress Products L.L.C. (Carrollton, TX)
Inventors: John A. Malmanger (Burien, WA), Mikal B. Greaves (Mountain View, CA)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Catherine R. Oliver
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
Application Number: 29/126,433
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Fishing Rod Holder (D22/147)
International Classification: 2205;