ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,036, issued on Nov. 11.
"Apparatus for restraining fishing rods" was invented by Christopher Jay Staines (Overland Park, Kan.) and Landon Jay Staines (Overland Park, Kan.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for restraining fishing rods that includes a base member and a pair of plate members. The apparatus also includes a plurality of clamps arranged for restraining a plurality of fishing poles wherein the clamps are mounted to the plate members. The apparatus includes a first ball and a second ball with a mounting member that extends outwardly from the bottom surface of the base member. A main housing member with an upper por...