Improvements in Winches or Reels for Fishing-rods.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Sept., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Nov., 1893--Accepted, 9th Dec., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Winches or Reels for Fishing-rods.
We, ARMY AND NAVY CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, LIMITED, Manufacturers,
and OLIVER SCHOFIELD RUDDOCK, Manager of Manufactory, both of 105
Victoria Street, in the City of Westminster, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in winches or reels for fishing-rods.
The object of our said invention is to construct improved winches or reels not
liable to become unworkable by reason of rough usage such as a winch or reel is
frequently subjected to. Winches or reels of the usual construction give trouble,
for instance, if the handle receives a severe blow, for such treatment usually results
in the bending of the disc to which the handle is secured, so that the said disc will
not turn freely. Or it may easily happen that the stationary ring by which the said
disc is encircled is accidentally forced inward so as to bear against the edge of the
disc, and prevent or hinder the rotation thereof.
According to this invention we construct improved winches or reels in which the
ring which encircles the said disc is of a much stronger cross-section than usual and
further, is provided with a circular rabbet into which the said disc is countersunk.
The disc, being in close proximity, at its edge, to the rabbet, cannot be deformed
by any unintentional or accidental blow upon its face, and being countersunk, its
edge cannot be struck. The strength of the improved cross-section of ring
employed is sufficient to obviate the risk of accidental bending or breaking thereof,
so that it cannot be caused to bear against the edge of the disc, unless of course it is
wilfully damaged.
Dated this 92nd day of Santambor 1902
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, Loudon, W.C., Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Winches or Reels for Fishing-rods.
We, ARMY AND NAVY CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, LIMITED, Manufacturers,
and OLIVER SCHOFIELD RUDDOCK, Manager of Manufactory, both of 105
Victoria Street, in the City of Westminster, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to improvements in winches or reels for fishing rods and
has for its object to construct improved winches or reels which are not liable to
become unworkable by reason of rough usage.
According to this invention we make the ring which encircles the disc to which
the handle of the winch is attached, of a much stronger cross-section and we provide
the same with an internal fillet forming a circular rabbet. The disc lies in the
circular rabbet the outer face thereof being approximately flush with the top of the
encircling ring.
The accompanying drawing shews elevations partly sectional of two winches
constructed in accordance with this invention. A is the reel proper on which the
line is to be wound; B is the frame of the winch which supports the reel proper
and by which it is secured in position on the rod; C is the handle of the winch
fixed to the disc D. The said disc D is attached to the reel A in the ordinary
manner.

page_text: The ring B which forms part of or is attached to the frame B and which
surrounds the disc D is provided with a fillet B' so as to form a circular rabbet B³
which receives the disc D. The face of the disc is approximately flush with top of
the ring B and the edge of the same is thereby prevented from being struck. The
disc moreover cannot be deformed by any unintentional or accidental blow upon its
face or upon the handle of the winch owing to the support afforded by the fillet B².
The ring B is sufficiently strong in cross-section to obviate the risk of accidental
bending or breaking thereof so that it cannot be caused to bear against the edge
of the disc D and render the winch stiff in working unless of course it is wilfully
damaged.
We very often arrange that the ring B' shall form the extreme edge of the frame
of the winch as shewn in Figure 2 of the drawing. The bars B' which maintain
the two sides of the said frame at the proper distance apart can then be screwed
into said ring as shewn at B5 Figure 2 instead of being secured by screws from the
outside as shewn in Figure 1. This method of construction adds to the neat
appearance of the winch and is quite as strong as the construction shewn in
Figure 1 owing to the thickness of the ring B' which allows room for the screw
threads.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
A winch or reel constructed as described with reference to either of the figures
of the accompanying drawing for the purpose specified.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicants.