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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:
Dec. 06, 1994
Filed:
Sep. 08, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven W Vogts, Mankato, MN (US);
Mark S Klammer, Mankato, MN (US);
Assignee:
Johnson Fishing, Inc., Mankato, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
43 181 ;
Abstract
A fishing rod having a handle section, a tip and a counter-balance assembly is provided. The tip is attached to one end of the handle section and the counter-balance assembly is coupled to the other end of the handle section. The torque applied to the handle section of the fishing rod by the tip of the rod is offset by a an equal and opposite torque applied to the handle section by the counter-balance assembly, consequently locating the balance point of the fishing rod in the handle section of the fishing rod.