Improvements in Fishing Rods and Reels.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 9th June, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 9th Mar., 1895-Accepted, 27th Apr., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fishing Rods and Reels.
I GEORGE LAMB SCOTT of 18 Nelson Street, Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester,
in the County of Lancaster, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
My said invention has reference to certain improvements in the construction of
fishing rods and reels. Fishing reels as usually constructed consist merely of a
barrel carried between two side shrouds and turned by means of a handle for
winding-on purposes. Attempts have been made to speed up the barrel so as to
decrease the labour and time consumed in reeling up, but such attempts have
never resulted in a practically successful arrangement.
According to my invention I place a small toothed pinion upon the end of the
barrel axis which extends through the side shroud. I also centre an internally
toothed spur wheel upon the reel shroud the said internal teeth gearing with the
pinion on the barrel axis. The internal spur wheel is boxed in or shrouded on the
outer side, and is made as large as is conveniently possible or desirable,
the periphery of the internal spur wheel by preference not extending beyond the
circumference of the reel shroud, so as to give a neater appearance, although this
is not essential. The spur wheel carries a handle by which it is turned and the
rotation of the spur wheel imparts a greatly increased speed. to the pinion and
barrel. The internal spur wheel is the best form for economizing space and
securing the largest pitch line diameter of spur wheel within the narrowest limits,
and these are important questions to be considered in such reels. In some cases
the internal spur wheel might be carried in line with the centre of the barrel and
connected by an intermediate wheel or by intermediate wheels with the central
pinion of the barrel..
Also instead of toothed gearing, frictional driving surfaces might be used.
I might place a ratchet toothed or notched pinion on the revolving axis of the
internal spur wheel with a spring pawl. This ratchet would keep the barrel from
turning too easily and would act as an alarm to attract the attention of the fisherman
if the rod were laid down and a fish took the bait.
The line as it is wound on the barrel is guided by a to and fro spooling or laying
motion which might consist of a right and left threaded rod or rods extending
between the shrouds; or any other suitable laying appliance might be used. To
prevent the reel from accidentally coming off the butt of the rod as sometimes
happens under present arrangements I sink a spring catch in the butt which snaps
up behind and prevents the accidental slipping back of the ordinary sliding ring
which secures the reel to the butt.
In the same manner to render the joints between the different lengths of the
rod more secure I introduce a snap spring into the ends which slip into the ferrules
of the different parts, the said ferrules having slots which the springs occupy and
so hold the parts firmly together, until released by pressing down the spring and
withdrawing the length. By this means accidental loss of the reel or accidental
coming apart of the lengths composing the rod is prevented.
Dated the 8th day of June 1904
E. K. DUTTON & Co.,
5, John Dalton Street, Manchester, Agents.

page_text: Improvements in Fishing Rods and Reels.
I GEORGE LAMB SCOTT of 18 Nelson Street, Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester,
in the County of Lancaster, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement and accompanying drawings:-
My said invention has reference to certain improvements in the construction of
fishing rods and reels. Fishing reels as usually constructed consist merely of a
barrel carried between two side shrouds and turned by means of a handle for
winding-on purposes.
Attempts have been made to speed up the barrel so as to decrease the labour
and time consumed in reeling up, but such attempts have never resulted in a
practically successful arrangement.
My invention will be most easily understood by a reference to the annexed sheet
of drawings in which
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my improved reel.
Fig. 2 is a cross section of the reel at right angles to Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 illustrates my improved mode of jointing together the different lengths
of the rod.
Fig. 4 illustrates a mode of spooling the line upon the barrel as it is being
wound on.
Fig. 5 is a diagram of a modified method of driving.
I place a small toothed pinion a upon the end of the barrel axis 6 which extends
through the side shrouds c c. I also centre an internally toothed spur wheel d
upon the reel shroud c by means of the pivot e the said internal teeth of the
wheel d gearing with the pinion a on the barrel axis. The internal spur wheel d
is boxed in or shrouded on the outer side, and is made as large as is conveniently
possible or desirable, the periphery of the internal spur wheel by preference not
extending beyond the circumference of the reel shroud c so as to give a neater
appearance, although this is not essential. The spur wheel d carries a handle d
by which it is turned and the rotation of the spur wheel d imparts a greatly
increased speed to the pinion a and barrel b¹.
As the speeding up of the barrel necessarily implies the application of greater
power to the handle d' especially when the reel is nearly full I provide means for
increasing the leverage of the handle when desired. To effect this I slot the
arm d where the pivot e passes through the arm and also where a stud p projecting
from the wheel d passes through. The handle arm therefore slides on these two
supports and between the snugs p' p' and can be drawn out or pushed in so as to
increase or decrease the leverage at will. The flanges of the barrel are recessed
into the shrouds as shown at Fig. 2.
The internal spur wheel is the best form for economizing space and securing
the largest pitch line diameter of spur wheel within the narrowest limits, and
these are important questions to be considered in such reels.
In some cases the internal spur wheel might be carried in line with the centre
of the barrel and connected by an intermediate wheel or by intermediate wheels
with the central pinion of the barrel as shown by the diagram Fig. 5 but I do not
consider this so convenient as the method more particularly described.
Instead of toothed gearing, frictional driving surfaces might be used. I place
a ratchet toothed or notched pinion on the revolving axis 6 of the barrel 6' and
fix a spring pawl fin gear therewith. This ratchet and pawl would keep the
barrel from turning too easily and would act as an alarm to attract the attention
of the fisherman if the rod were laid down and a fish took the bait. The ratchet
and spring are housed under the cover o. By means of a sliding pin g the spring
pawl can if desired be moved clear of the ratchet wheel f.

page_text: The line as it is wound on the barrel &¹ may be guided by a to and fro spooling
or laying motion which might consist of a right and left threaded rod or rods
extending between the shrouds; or any other suitable laying appliance might be
used. For example as shown at Fig. 4 I might fix a jawed bracket h upon the
rod i and well in front of the reel. This jawed bracket carries a stud k cut with
a right and left shunting thread and supporting a similarly threaded vee pulley j
or a loose pulley j with a shunting stud similar to that used in a Horsfall grinder.
The line on its way to the reel is wrapped once or twice round this pulley so as
to revolve it, and the pulley in revolving traverses to and fro on the stud so as to
lay or spool the line in successive layers upon the barrel. This spooling appliance
may be used or not according to the wish of the fisherman.
To prevent the reel from accidentally coming off the butt of the rod i as
sometimes happens under present arrangements I sink a spring catch in the butt
which suaps up behind and prevents the accidental slipping back of the ordinary
sliding ring m which secures the reel to the butt.
In the same manner and as illustrated in Fig. 3 to render the joints between the
different lengths of the rod more secure I introduce a similar snap spring or spring
catch into the ends i which slip into the ferrules n of the different parts, the said
ferrules having slots which the springs occupy and so hold the parts firmly together,
util released by pressing down the spring and withdrawing the length. By this
means accidental loss of the reel or accidental coming apart of the lengths
composing the rod is prevented. The line is preferably led between the stays r l
which being close together confine the line on its way to the barrel and prevent it
from ballooning.
A noteworthy feature of my improved reel and one that differentiates it from
reels at present made is that the ratchet and spring pawl are at the outside of the
reel and can be got at and repaired without pulling the sides or shrouds apart. In
the same manner the gearing on the other side of the reel is also to the outside and
is similarly easily accessible.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is.
1. The improved means for increasing the speed of the winding on barrel of a
fishing reel, the said means consisting of an internally toothed boxing in wheel
such as d gearing with a pinion on the barrel axis or with one of a train of wheels
communicating with the barrel axis substantially as described and shown.
2. Placing the ratchet wheel and spring pawl of a fishing reel and also the
gearing and internally toothed wheel d on the outside of the reel substantially as
hereinbefore described and as illustrated.
3. The handle d' with sliding arm capable of being lengthened or shortened
according to requirements in combination with the internally toothed wheel d for
the purposes and substantially as described and shown.
4. The arrangement for spooling the fishing line in regular layers upon the
barrel consisting of a pulley carried upon a right and left shunting screw or stud
and moving to and fro in obedience to the driving influence of the line as it is
wound on, substantially as described and as shown in Fig. 4.
5. The spring catch for locking in position the movable ring which keeps the
reel upon the butt of the fishing rod for locking the different sections of the rod
together substantially as described and shown.
6. The general arrangement construction and combination of parts comprising
iny improved fishing reel substantially as described and as shown in the drawings.
Dated the 8th day of March 1995
E. K. DUTTON & Co.,
5, John Dalton Street, Manchester, Agents.