Improvements in Otter Boards for Surface Water Fishing.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Mar., 1896
Date of Application, 17th Mar., 1896
Complete Specification Lett. 17th Dec
1896-Accented 17th Mac 1807
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Otter Boards for Surface Water Fishing.
We, JAMES REID, of 11 Ferryhill Terrace, Aberdeen in the County of
Aberdeen, N.B. Ship and Boat Carpenter, and ROBERT LAING, STEPHENSON
CHISHOLM, RICHARD IRVIN, WILLIAM HORSLEY STOREY, GEORGE SCOTT
Junr. and JAMES WILLIAM SIMPSON, all Partners of the Aberdeen & Tyne Boat
Building Co. Raik Road, Aberdeen, Boat Builders do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in otter boards for surface water fishing
and has for its object to provide an unsinkable otter board which when in use will
remain in an upright position.
In carrying out our invention we attach or secure by means of iron angles
or knees an angled flat board at right angles to the vertical board. The angle of
the said flat board being arranged so as to suit the surface or water line. The flat
board may also be provided strengthening straps or bands.
Dated this 16th day of March 1896
JOHNSONS,
115 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Petitioners' Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Otter Boards for Surface Water Fishing.
We, JAMES REID of 11 Ferryhill Terrace, Aberdeen in the County of
Aberdeen, N.B. Ship and Boat Carpenter, and ROBERT LAING, STEPHENSON
CHISHOLM, RICHARD IRVIN, WILLIAM HORSLEY STOREY, GEORGE SCOTT
Junr. and JAMES WILLIAM SIMPSON, all Partners of the Aberdeen & Tyne
Boat Building Co., Raik Road, Aberdeen, Boat Builders, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to
he particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to improvements in otter boards for surface water fishing
and has for its object to provide an unsinkable otter board which when in use will
remain in an upright position.
But in order that our said invention may be more readily understood and easily
carried into effect we will proceed to describe the same with reference to the
accompanying drawings in which
Figure 1 is a perspective view and
Figure 2 an end view of our improved otter board.
Figure 3 a plan shewing the boards in position as in use.
Referring to the said drawings we attach or secure by means of iron angles or
knees a a flat board A at right angles to the upright or vertical board B. The
said flat board A is also provided with strengthening straps or ban is 6 which are

page_text: secured by screw bolts or other suitable means, passing through the board and the
angles or knees a.
The boards are then mounted with chain or wire guys C to which are attached
the towing warps D; screw shackles E being placed in any suitable position to
receive the net.
From the foregoing it will be seen that the flat board A rests upon the surface
of the water while the board B is enabled to take up a vertical position.
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 :-
In otter boards for surface water fishing, providing the top of the board B with
a flat board piece A, whereby the otter board is rendered unsinkable and whereby
the board B is enabled to remain in an upright or vertical position during use,
substantially as hereinbefore described and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 16th day of December 1896.
JOHNSONS,
115 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicants' Agents.