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Cord organizer for telescoping outriggersRelated Patent Categories: Supports: Racks, Special Article, Article Includes Elongated PortionCord organizer for telescoping outriggers description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070181514, Cord organizer for telescoping outriggers. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
PRIORITY CLAIM [0001] This application claims benefit of an provisional patent application titled "Cord Organizer For Telescoping Outriggers" filed by the inventor on 08 Feb. 2005 via express mail # EV 627723627 US and having a Ser. No. ______. [0002] This invention relates generally to marine hardware and, more specifically, to a rope (or line, or cord) organizer device adapted to engage a structure provided by a marine vessel. BACKGROUND [0003] A popular fishing method uses outrigger poles attached to a boat deck or other support structure to extend fishing lines, ropes or cords outward from the sidewalls of a boat. Outriggers enable placement of bait in the wake of a trolling boat. Outriggers increase the number of lines trolled, since multiple cords can be used on each outrigger. [0004] The typical outrigger pole selectively telescopes from a first, shortened length to a second, extended length. Accordingly, multiple nesting segments are slideably coupled to fit within one another. The tubular segments extend so that the end of a first segment interlocks with a corresponding, adjacent end of a second segment. Commonly, the outer diameter of the tubular segments ranges from about one-inch to about one and three-quarters of an inch. Individual eyelets attach to the sidewall of each tubular, nesting outrigger segment and adapt to receive a rope-cord or multiple rope-cords. [0005] Commonly, outrigger poles can extend outwards of about 12 to about 30-feet or longer and the plurality of cords or lines extend this length. A problem arises when the outrigger pole is collapsed: the approximately 30-feet length of cords, no longer supported by the outrigger, piles up on the deck of the boat in a rat's nest of disorder. This often results in tangled lines, creates a safety hazard to the fisherman, damages the cords, and otherwise creates an unsightly mess of lines. [0006] One attempt to solve this problem, U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2004/0181992, provides a dual spring system for automatically recoiling this excess line when the outrigger pole retracts. The spring loaded line recoil device of this reference, however, has some shortcomings. First, a complicated system of dual, balanced spring assemblies that automatically recoil requires that the line be attached to the device in some manner. Second, this cumbersome mechanism requires several components to attach to the boat. This device, further, requires several components that are costly to produce. [0007] Therefore, there remains a need for a simple, cost-effective, and elegant device that alleviates excess cord when a telescoping outrigger is retracted. Such a device should be simple to use and economical to produce. [0008] Further such a device should readily adapt to varying diameters of telescoping outrigger poles. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0009] The present invention includes a marine-grade quality hardware device for organizing ropes, lines, or cords and it is adapted to couple to a structure provided by a vessel or a pier. In one embodiment, the present invention includes an organizer comprising: a support means having at first end and an oppositely spaced second end; the first end having a first cord-suspending means and a first coupling means; and the second end having a second cord-suspending means and a second coupling means. [0010] In addition, the organizer includes support means comprising an elongated bar-piece member; and the first support means comprises a first hook element fixably coupled to the support member. Further, the organizer includes a second support means that comprises a second hook element fixably coupled to the support member. [0011] The organizer includes a first coupling means that comprises a first spring-clip member. And, a second coupling means that comprises a second spring-clip member. [0012] Additionally, the organizer further comprises a coating means for creating a barrier to protect the organizer from a marine environment. [0013] The organizer includes a first coupling means that comprises a first spring-clip adapted to engage an outrigger pole and the second coupling means that comprises a second spring-clip adapted to releasably and selectively engage the outrigger pole. [0014] The organizer includes a first support means that comprises a marine-grade hook element adapted to receive a cord and a second support means that comprises a marine-grade hook element adapted to receive the cord. [0015] In a second embodiment, an organizer for a cord for a telescoping comprises: an elongated bar-piece member having a first end and an oppositely spaced second end. The first end further comprises a first hook element adapted to receive the cord and a first spring-clip member adapted to releasably and selectively couple to the telescoping outrigger pole; and the second end further comprises a second hook element and a second spring-clip member. [0016] The organizer further comprises a moisture-resistant barrier coating means for encapsulating the elongated bar-piece member, the first hook element, the first spring-clip member, the second hook element, and the second spring-clip member. [0017] A third embodiment of the present invention includes a cord organizer for coupling to a support structure, the organizer comprising a central bar-piece member having a first end and a second end; at least one support means for supporting a segment of cord; and a first coupling means disposed on the first end and a second coupling means disposed on the second end wherein each respective coupling means adapts to couple the organizer to the support structure. [0018] The organizer further comprises a second support means adapted to cooperate with the first support means to retain a plurality of segments of the cord. [0019] The organizer further comprises an external coating means for encapsulating the bar-piece member, the at least one support means, the first coupling means, and the second coupling means whereby the coating means provides corrosion resistance to the organizer due to marine environmental conditions. [0020] The organizer includes at least one support means that comprises a hook element and the first coupling means comprises a spring-clip member. [0021] The organizer includes a first and second support means that comprise a first and second spring-clip member, respectively, adapted to releasably couple to the support structure. Continue reading about Cord organizer for telescoping outriggers... 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