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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2006
Filed:
May. 08, 2002
Michael A. Lybarger, Broken Arrow, OK (US);
Robert D. Sherwood, Tulsa, OK (US);
Micah Jones, Tulsa, OK (US);
Hyunkyu Kim, Broken Arrow, OK (US);
Michael A. Lybarger, Broken Arrow, OK (US);
Robert D. Sherwood, Tulsa, OK (US);
Micah Jones, Tulsa, OK (US);
Hyunkyu Kim, Broken Arrow, OK (US);
W.C. Bradley/Zebco Holdings, Inc., Tulsa, OK (US);
Abstract
A battery-powered lighted fishing rod including: a handle having a forward end; a shaft extending from the forward end of the handle; an electroluminescent lamp secured the shaft; and a power source for supplying electrical power to the electroluminescent lamp. In one embodiment, the handle includes a housing which houses a battery and a DC-to-AC inverter for converting the relatively low battery voltage to a relative high AC voltage suitable for driving the electroluminescent lamp and a cover. The cover mates with the housing to form a gripping surface on the handle.