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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 1989
Filed:
Oct. 05, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
John E Brackett, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Larry J Dahlberg, Brainerd, MN (US);
Assignee:
Fishing Designs, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
43 23 ; 43 181 ;
Abstract
A fishing rod and handle assembly with a laterally offset foregrip and/or butt grip provided on the handle to enhance palming grip comfort and mechanical advantage in resisting leveraged upward rod forces acting on the handle. An inclined surface on the palming side of the foregrip, butt grip, or both, permits firmer gripping of the handle and reel in a palming grip position. The reel may also be laterally offset with respect to its rod attachment foot and with respect to the rod to further improve palming grip comfort and control.