ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,035, issued on Nov. 11.
"Stable telescoping fishing rod protector and method for assembling same" was invented by Eric M. Bates (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A telescoping fishing rod protector includes at least a first tubular section that can be disposed inside of a second tubular section in a telescoping relationship. Each of the first and second tubular sections include an upper tube portion and a lower tube portion that couple together. The upper tube portion and the lower tube portion of the first tubular section are inserted into opposite ends of the upper tube portion of the second tubular section and ...