ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,274,252, issued on April 15.
"Ice fishing reel support and covering system" was invented by Scott Patrick Meyers (Wanamingo, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ice fishing reel support and covering system includes a sleeve having a perimeter wall including an upper edge and a lower edge. The sleeve is positionable in and forms a liner for the ice fishing hole. A reel mount is attached to and positioned in the sleeve. The reel mount is configured receives a fishing reel. The reel mount is adjustable to a first position wherein the reel mount and the fishing reel are each positioned below a plane of the upper edge and within an interio...