Line guide for a fishing rod

- Daiwa Seiko, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a top, rear and right side of the perspective view of a line guide for a fishing rod showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top, rear and right side of the perspective view of the other embodiment showing our new design;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 12 is a right side elevational view thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
4334379 June 15, 1982 Nelli
5159776 November 3, 1992 Horton et al.
5283973 February 8, 1994 Oyama
5417007 May 23, 1995 Stotesbury et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
54-25318 June 1979 JPX
Other references
  • Catalog "New Tacle News '92 No.8" issued on Sep., 1992 By Kabushiki Kai Shimano, * Shimano Inneer Guide system. Catalog "'94 Fuji Tackle" issued on Jan. 25, 1994 by Fuji Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, * No. I--Guide (BISG).
Patent History
Patent number: D368296
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 4, 1995
Date of Patent: Mar 26, 1996
Assignee: Daiwa Seiko, Inc. (Higashikurume)
Inventors: Shinya Takizawa (Musashino), Shuichi Kimura (Higashikurume), Masaru Akiba (Higashikurume)
Primary Examiner: Doris V. Coles
Law Firm: Cushman Darby & Cushman
Application Number: 0/33,067
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Line Guide (D22/143)