Device for attachment to a fishing rod for securing a fishing line with attached sinker
FIG. 1 is a front and top perspective view of a device for attachment to a fishing rod for securing a fishing line with attached sinker, showing my new design;
FIG. 2 is a front view thereof, the unshown opposite rear view being of identical appearance;
FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a side view taken from the right of FIG. 2;
FIG. 6 is a side view taken from the left of FIG. 2; and,
FIG. 7 is a rear and top perspective view thereof shown in functional relationship with a fishing rod and associated fishing line with attached sinker illustrated in phantom outline, neither being a part of this invention.
Claims
The ornamental design for a device for attachment to a fishing rod for securing a fishing line with attached sinker, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 21, 2002
Date of Patent: Nov 5, 2002
Inventor: Douglas N. Lankey (Midlothian, VA)
Primary Examiner: Catherine R. Oliver
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Norman B. Rainer
Application Number: 29/157,519
