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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 1985
Filed:
Feb. 10, 1984
George A Miller, Romney, WV (US);
Other;
Abstract
A carrier for fishing rods and tackle to be worn by a fisherman comprises a carrier plate worn adjacent the hip on one side of the fisherman and supported by a shoulder strap, a tackle box pivotally mounted on the carrier plate to be selectively pivoted between a vertically oriented position and a horizontally oriented position, a latch for latching the tackle box in its vertically oriented position, a tackle drawer slidably mounted in the tackle box through an open side thereof, a telescoping and rotatable arm assembly mounting the drawer in the tackle box whereby the drawer may be pulled out of the tackle box in its vertically oriented position and rotated to a horizontal position in front of and adjacent the waist of the fisherman, a drawer latch for selectively latching the drawer in its closed position inside of the tackle box or in its open, horizontal position, fishing rod holders mounted on the tackle box for holding fully assembled fishing rods and reels or disassembled sections of one or more fishing rods thereon, one or more of the holders being channel-shaped and having an elongated recess for receiving a fishing rod and reel and devices extending over the recess for securing the fishing rod and reel therein.