Rod storage apparatus

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Description

FIG. 1 is a bottom isometric view of an ornamental design for a rod storage apparatus configured to store utility rods, for example, fishing rods, where the rod storage apparatus is attachable to a ceiling;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof, showing the rod storage apparatus attached to a ceiling;

FIG. 7 is a left side view thereof, showing the rod storage apparatus opened at one end using a pulley system;

FIG. 8 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a bottom perspective view thereof, showing the rod storage apparatus opened at one end using the pulley system; and,

FIG. 10 is a bottom perspective view thereof, showing fishing rods stored in the rod storage apparatus.

The broken line showing of the ceiling and wooden planks in FIGS. 6-8, and the fishing rods in FIG. 10 is for the purpose of illustrating environment and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

Referenced Cited
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4582203 April 15, 1986 Davis
4881674 November 21, 1989 Medianik
5871070 February 16, 1999 Contreras
6910592 June 28, 2005 Lindenmeyer
D538088 March 13, 2007 Ruff
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Patent History
Patent number: D728261
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 1, 2013
Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
Inventor: Eric Steven Hicks (New Castle, DE)
Primary Examiner: Brian N Vinson
Application Number: 29/459,489
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D6/552