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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert D. Sherwood, Tulsa, OK (US);
Michael A. Lybarger, Broken Arrow, OK (US);
Micah Jones, Tulsa, OK (US);
Assignee:
W.C. Bradley/Zebco Holdings, Inc., Columbus, GA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 7/502 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 7/502 ;
Abstract
A battery powered lighted fishing rod comprising: a handle having a forward end; a shaft extending from the forward end of the handle; an electroluminescent lamp secured to the shaft; and a power source for supplying electrical power to the electroluminescent lamp. In one embodiment, the power source includes a battery and a DC-to-AC converter for converting the relatively low battery voltage to a relative high AC voltage suitable for driving the electroluminescent lamp.