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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 1994
Filed:
Oct. 19, 1992
Yoshiro Yamato, Sakai, JP;
Shimano Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A fishing rod has a seat base including a fixed hood formed integral therewith for engaging a forward leg of a fishing reel, and a movable hood mounted in the seat base to be movable axially thereof for engaging a rearward leg of the fishing reel. The seat base defines an opening edge of a space for accommodating the movable hood. This opening edge is inclined, in side view, with respect to an axis of the fishing rod. A rotatable adjusting element is mounted on the seat base for adjusting position of the movable hood axially of the fishing rod. A slide contact element is disposed at an end of the rotatable adjusting element remote from the movable hood for limiting movement of the rotatable adjusting element axially of the fishing rod 2. A fishing rod as claimed in claim 1, wherein said seat base includes a rotatable adjusting element relatively rotatably mounted thereon for adjusting position of said movable hood axially of the fishing rod.