Slotted hollow handle-butt section for a fishing rod

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a slotted hollow handle-butt section for a fishing rod showing my new design, wherein a rod and reel arrangement is shown in broken lines for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view thereof, except that the rod and reel arrangement is removed from the view, and that a lure is shown in broken lines for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view thereof except from a changed vantage point relative to FIG. 2, and except that the lure is removed from the view and portions of a grip material are shown in broken lines for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 4 is a plan view thereof taken from the top of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view thereof taken from the right side of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a plan view thereof taken from the bottom of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a side elevational view thereof taken from the left side of FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is a rear elevational view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D407792
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 10, 1998
Date of Patent: Apr 6, 1999
Inventor: Steve O. Crooker (Oakland, AR)
Primary Examiner: Doris V. Coles
Attorney: Jonathan A. Bay
Application Number: 0/83,476
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Rod (D22/142)
International Classification: 2205;