Improvements in Fishing Reels.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Jan., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 7th Oct., 1895-Accepted, 9th Nov., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fishing Reels.
We, JOHN THOMPSON, of the Firm of Redpath & Co. Kelso on Tweed, in the
County of Roxburgh, Fishing Tackle Manufacturer, and DAVID SOMERVILLE,
of 87 High Street, in the City and County of Perth, Brassfounder, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in fishing reels.
In the carrying out of our invention we mount a toothed collar upon the axle at
the side of the reel so that it is free to rotate round the axle. Over the said side
of the reel we mount the ordinary outer disc or plate towards the periphery of
which is fixed the ordinary winding handle. The said plate has a screwed hole
through its centre by means of which the plate is attached to the screwed end of
the reel spindle; the said plate is then fixed by one, two or more screws in the
ordinary way so that by rotating the disc the reel is operated in either direction.
The said toothed collar is for the purpose of producing the necessary drag. As
the drag is not required when winding in the line, we employ a device by means
of which the drag is not operated.
The said device consists in making the periphery of the toothed collar of such
a width as to allow of a groove being formed or turned it alongside the teeth.
Prior to the putting on the outside plate, we put a small disc upon the screwed
end of the reel spindle. The said disc at the inside thereof has a pawl mounted
upon it, the said pawl being formed with a V end to correspond with the V groove
of the toothed collar. The said V end is so curved or shaped that when the
outside plate is rotated in one direction, the said shaped pawl bites or jams into
the groove and rotates the toothed collar, which is under the influence of a click
or drag pawl which is kept engaged with the teeth by springs, the rotation of the
toothed ring thus producing the necessary drag.
When the disc is rotated in the other direction, the jam pawl on account of its
shape slips round the groove without actuating the toothed collar and therefore
without actuating the drag pawl.
Dd this 4th dow of January 1895
We, JOHN THOMPSON, of the Firm of Redpath and Co., Kelso on Tweed, in the
County of Roxburgh, Fishing Tackle Manufacturer, and DAVID SOMERVILLE,
of 87 High Street, in the City and County of Perth, Brassfounder, 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

page_text: In carrying out our said invention we proceed as is illustrated in the accom-
panying drawing.-
Figure 1 is side elevation, Figure 2 a section and Figure 3 a side elevation
showing details of a fishing reel.
Referring to the said drawings we mount a toothed collar A. upon the axle B.
at the side of the reel so that it is free to rotate round the axle B. Over the
said side of the reel we mount the ordinary outer disc or plate C. towards the
periphery of which is fixed the ordinary winding handle D. The said plate C.
has a screwed hole through its centre by means of which the plate C. is attached
to the screwed end of the reel spindle B. the said plate C. is then fixed by one,
two or more screws c. in the ordinary way so that by rotating the disc the reel
is operated in either direction.
The said toothed collar A. is for the purpose of producing the necessary drag.
As the drag is not required when winding in the line, we employ a device by means
of which the drag is not operated.
The said device consists in making the periphery of the toothed collar A. of
such a width as to allow of a groove E. being formed or turned in it alongside
the teeth a. of the collar A. Prior to the putting on of the outside plate, C. we
put a small disc F. upon the screwed end of the reel spindle B. The said disc F.
at the inside thereof, has a jam pawl G. mounted upon it, the said pawl G. being
formed with a V end g, to correspond with the V groove E. of the toothed
collar A. The said V end g is so curved or shaped that when the outside plate C.
is rotated in one direction that is to say, to let out the line, the said shaped
pawl G. bites or jams into the groove E. and rotates the toothed collar A, which
is under the influence of a click or drag pawl H. which is kept engaged with the
teeth of the collar A. by one or more springs J, the rotation of the toothed
collar A. thus producing the necessary drag on the reel.
When the disc or plate C. is rotated in the other direction, that is to say to
take in the line the jam pawl G. on account of its shape slips round the groove E.
without actuating the toothed collar A. and therefore without actuating the drag
pawl H, said jam pawl G. being provided with a retaining or guiding spring K.
The whole thus forms an efficient reel for fishing lines, used in connection with
rods, which on the line being run out has a certain amount of drag on it but which
on the line being wound up leaves the reel free to be easily and rapidly wound up.
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 :-
1st. The general arrangement, construction and combination of the various
parts constituting our improved fishing reel substantially as, and for the purposes
herein before described and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
2nd. In fishing reels, the combination and arrangement with the spindle or axle
of the reel, of a toothed collar having a groove around its periphery in conjunction
with a jam pawl and drag pawl having springs, substantially as hereinbefore
described and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 5th day of October 1895.
JOHNSONS,
115 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicants' Agents.