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Combined walking aid and fishing rodCombined walking aid and fishing rod description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070204895, Combined walking aid and fishing rod. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001]This non-provisional application claims priority to the provisional application Ser. No. 60/779,256 filed on Mar. 3, 2006 and is commonly owned by the same inventor. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002]The combined walking aid and fishing rod generally relates to canes and more specifically to a cane having a functioning fishing reel and line for the fisherman still young at heart. [0003]Over the centuries, people have become lame in the feet and legs for various reasons. Injuries, diseases, and age bring about lameness in the legs for a variety of people. Injuries, from trauma and battle, damage legs enough so that an external support is required for people of all ages. Diseases weaken the bones and balance of people so much that external support is called for. And with the onset of age, legs, muscles, and related joints weaken and balance becomes compromised. People have sought various devices to steady themselves from the shoulders of others to staffs and rods. Staffs and rods have a generally elongated cylindrical form that serves as an auxiliary leg to a lame person. The staffs and rods have sufficient length so a person can grip them with a hand held high or low. Staffs and rods function as a portable pole upon which a lame person may lean. Staffs and rods, because of their length, become less practical indoors and in situations with numerous other people. Other people may see a staff or rod more as a weapon than as a support for a person. [0004]Seeking to make staffs and rods more versatile for indoor use, people developed canes. Canes have a generally cylindrical form with a handle extending perpendicular to the main part of the cane. Canes often have a curved handle and generally have a length of about waist height. Canes come in various colors, textures, shapes, and accessories but generally canes allow a person to grasp the handle at waist level with the hand at the side. The person then can lean upon the cane as it takes a person's weight during walking. The cane serves in place of a lame leg, a weak knee, or any of a host of ailments. DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART [0005]Though primarily supporting a person's weight and aiding in balance, canes have served additional functions. While some canes are solid, other canes have a hollow construction that allows for additional devices and features. Canes have been known to hold miniature weapons, both blades and firearms, food, liquids, money, prescription pills, and the like. Some constructions of cane telescope to a small, compact size for carrying and storage and then expand to normal lengths while supporting normal weights. [0006]Yet few canes serve as fishing equipment whether actual or novelty equipment. Fishing equipment comes in various forms and components. The U.S. patent to McLeod, U.S. Pat. No. 4,464,461 discloses a fishing rod with a heated handle. The handle has a chamber in the butt part of the handle opposite the tip. The chamber receives an aluminum tube that contains a heating fuel such as a dry stick. Though modifying a fishing rod, the McLeod patent lacks the reel in the present invention. [0007]The U.S. patent to Peissig, U.S. Pat. No. 5,517,786 shows another fishing rod with a heated handle. Heated handles provide comfort to the fisherman in colder waters and temperatures, and prevent ice accumulation further up the pole. This handle has an electrical heating tape wound within and powered by batteries in the handle. However, the Peissig patent lacks the reel and cane like handle of the present invention. [0008]The U.S. patent to Lucas et al., U.S. Pat. No. Des. 391,620 shows a dip net with a scale upon the handle. The handle ends in a T shape and has a spring loaded scale with markings upon the shaft of the handle. As the present invention has no net, the Lucas patent substantially differs from the present invention. [0009]And the U.S. Patent to Chestnut, U.S. Pat. No. 3,344,551 describes a fisherman's accessory shown in FIG. 3 mounted upon a stick. The stick has a general cane shape with a point for embedment in the earth. Opposite the point, the stick has a curved handle similar to a walking cane. The accessory has a bait box with a cutting board upon one side of the stick and a sleeve upon the opposite side. The sleeve receives a fishing rod handle when placed by a fisherman. As this accessory lacks a reel fixed to the stick itself and ferrules, the accessory differs from the present invention. [0010]The present invention overcomes the difficulties of the prior art. The present invention includes a reel omitted from the prior art and avoids a T shaped handle with an enclosed spring. The present invention operates so that a fisherman with a lame leg can still make a cast or two whether for fishing or for novelty. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0011]Generally, the present invention provides a cane with a foot and an opposite curved handle upon a cylindrical shaft. A reel is mounted to the shaft near the handle and ferrules are provided along the length of the cane. From the reel, fishing line is advanced through the ferrules so the user of the cane can make a cast if so desired. [0012]There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood and that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. The present invention also includes a solid shaft, a hollow shaft, a telescoping shaft, a loop for securing a hook, and counterweights within the shaft to balance the reel. Additional features of the invention will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims attached. [0013]Numerous objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon a reading of the following detailed description of the presently preferred, but nonetheless illustrative, embodiment of the present invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Before explaining the current embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting. [0014]One object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved walking aid combined with a fishing reel. [0015]Another object is to provide such a combined walking aid that serves as a working fishing rod. [0016]Another object is to provide such a combined walking aid that has a low cost of manufacturing so the consuming public can readily purchase the combined walking aid through existing retail outlets. [0017]These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty that characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be had to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there is illustrated a preferred embodiment of the invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0018]In referring to the drawings, [0019]FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of the present invention in an orientation for fishing; Continue reading about Combined walking aid and fishing rod... Full patent description for Combined walking aid and fishing rod Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Combined walking aid and fishing rod patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. 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