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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2000
Eugene G. Martin, Denver, PA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A big game fishing chair provides a rocking action to enhance the rod movement while fighting big game fish. The rocking action is controlled by the legs of the operator, which lessens fatigue. The rocking mechanism includes a casting that is supported on the rotational mount of a standard pedestal. The chair is supported on the casting by two pairs of front and rear pivot links that are angled toward one another to provide the desired pivotal action for the chair relative to the pedestal which is fixed to the boat deck. The rocking action supplied by the rocking mechanism, between a full rearward position and a full forward position, provides arcuate movement to the fishing rod with requiring any traditional movement supplied to the fishing rod through the pivotal movement of the rod holder. A locking mechanism is operable to fix the rocker mechanism in a non-pivoting configuration to prevent the rocking mechanism from being operable, thus disabling the rocking action while the chair is not in use.