An Improvement in the Manner of Fixing Reels upon Fishing Rods.
Year: 1885

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in the Manner of Fixing Reels upon
Fishing Rods.
I, THOMAS CLIFFORD HUGHES of Prospect Works Grove Street, Redditch in the
county of Worcester, Fishing Tackle Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature
of my invention for AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE MANNER OF FIXING REELS UPON
FISHING RODS to be as follows:-
First I cut in the fishing rod a groove as shown at A in fig. 1. somewhat deeper
than the groove usually cut, say one eighth of an inch deep and of about four
inches in length. In this groove and at about the distance of two inches apart
I bore two holes a. a. about three quarters of an inch deep and of about half an
inch in diameter, and in each of these holes I place a spiral spring as shown at b. b.
in partial section fig. 2. Next I fix over the end of the groove nearest the butt c.
the immoveable ring B projecting about one quarter of an inch over the groove,
then I take a plate of metal of the form shown in fig. 3 and placing the concave
side of it upon the tops of the spiral springs b. b. (fig. 2) I insert one end of it
under the ring B which holds it somewhat loosely in position until I slip over it
the moveable slide-ring C. Next I fix the ring D, called the stop-ring, over the
other end of the groove so as to project over it about one eighth of an inch, and
this ring being immoveable the metal plate cannot fall out. To fix the Reel upon
the Fishing Rod I first slip the slide-ring C up to the stop-ring D. Then I take
the reel shown in fig. 4 and place the end of the reel plate d in the lower end
of the groove under the ring B and pressing the reel firmly down, slip the slide-
ring C. over the end of the reel plate marked e. This action combined with the
upward pressure of the two spiral springs holds the reel firmly and securely in
position. To unfix the reel I move the slide-ring C. up to the stop-ring D. when
the reel becomes loose and is easily taken off.
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page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
For an Improvement in the Manner of Fixing Reels upon
Fishing Rods.
I, THOMAS CLIFFORD HUGHES, of Prospect Works, Grove Street, Redditch, in
the County of Worcester, Fishing Tackle Manufacturer do hereby declare the
nature of my invention for AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE MANNER OF FIXING REELS
UPON FISHING RODS and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
First I cut in the fishing rod a groove as shown at A. in figure 1, in the drawings
filed with my provisional Specification, somewhat deeper than the groove usually
cut, say one eighth of an inch deep and of about four inches in length. In this
groove and at about the distance of two inches apart I bore two holes a a, about
three quarters of an inch deep and about half an inch in diameter, and in each of
these holes I place a spiral spring, as shown at b. b. in partial section figure 2.
Next I fix over the end of the groove nearest the butt c, the immoveable ring B
projecting about one quarter of an inch over the groove. Then I take a plate of
metal of the form in figure 3. and placing the concave side of it upon the tops
of the spiral springs b. b. figure 2, I insert one end of it under the ring B, which
holds it somewhat loosely in position until I slip over it the moveable slide ring C.
Next I fix the ring D, called the stop ring, over the other end of the groove so as
to project over it about one eighth of an inch, and this ring being immoveable the
metal plate cannot fall out. To fix the reel upon the fishing rod I first slip the
slide ring C. up to the stop ring D. Then I take the reel, shown in figure 4, and
place the end of the reel plate d in the lower end of the groove under the ring B.
and pressing the reel firmly down, slip the slide ring C. over the end of the reel
plate marked e. This action combined with the upward pressure of the two spiral
springs holds the reel firmly and securely in position. To unfix the reel, I move
the slide-ring C. up to the stop ring D, when the reel becomes loose and is easily
taken off.
Or, in place of using two spiral springs as described above, I use by preference
one spring only, made of sheet steel, about three inches long and one quarter of an
inch wide, and curved like a bow, so that when laid in the groove (shown at A in
figure 1.) the two ends of the spring shall press upwards upon the metal plate
(figure 3) and have the same effect as that of the two spiral springs.
And an advantage in using this form of spring is that it can, if desired, be
applied to the reel plate, e. d. figure 4, instead of to the fishing rod, the action and
effect being the same, but gained by a downward pressure of the ends of the spring
upon the bottom of the groove A, figure 1. instead of an upward one upon the metal
plate, figure 3. In this case the metal plate just mentioned can be dispensed with,
and also the spiral springs and the holes for them since the ends of the curved
spring will act directly upon the groove A, figure 1, but the two fixed rings B. D.
will remain, and the moveable ring C in the same figure will also, and have the
same action and effect as before described.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that
what I claim is
1st The manner of fixing the reel upon the fishing rod by means of the upward
pressure of two spiral, or other springs, or by that of a single curved spring, all
having the same effect when in combination with the moveable and immoveable
rings.
2ndly The application of the same principle, but applying the spring, or springs,
to the reel plate instead of to the rod, these acting by downward pressure in
combination with the moveable and immoveable rings, but producing the same
effect.
Doted this twolfth dow of Cantamba- 100=
THOMAS CLIFFORD HUGHES.