Improvements in Fishing Rods, Landing Net Handles, and also Alpinestocks and Whip Stocks.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Apr., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Jan., 1893-Accepted, 25th Feb., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fishing Rods, Landing Net Handles, and also
Alpinestocks and Whip Stocks.
1, GEORGE WILLIAM ELLIOTT of Meersbrook Park Road, Heeley, Sheffield,
in the County of York, Mining and Mechanical Engineer, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows :—
An improved manner of constructing or making fishing rods, landing net handles
or alpinestocks, which have hitherto been made or composed of wood, bamboo,
or bamboo having a steel or iron core. By my invention I construct or make
them wholly or partially, as may be found most advantageous, of steel or other
suitable metal, and of the requisite section and configuration, necessary hardness
and temper to ensure the greatest strength and lightness combined.
To attain this end I prefer to making the rod in two or more pieces or lengths,
having suitable sockets, or other appliance for readily joining the lengths together.
These lengths I make preferably of steel, having three or more longitudinal and
parallel webs, and which run the full or only a portion of the length of the
piece, the edges of the webs when seen in section forming a star having three
or more points according to the section used.
These rods may be made hollow or solid as found necessary or desired, and
the bottom length of the rod may be made tubular so that the other lengths
may be made to slide within it if considered requisite.
By this invention I obtain the equal elasticity required and possible, this cannot
be done where a rod is made of pieces of wood, bamboo, or both combined, and
connected by means of metallic ferrules or such like appliances.
The principle of this invention I also apply to landing net handles, alpinestocks,
and whips or their stocks, enabling the same to be made much stronger, and at
the same time much lighter and convenient than those in use at the present time.
Dated this Twenty-fifth day of April 1892.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fishing Rods, Landing Net Handles, and also
Alpinestocks and Whip Stocks.
1, GEORGE WILLIAM ELLIOTT, of Meersbrook Park Road, Heeley, Sheffield,
in the County of York, Mining and Mechanical Engineer, 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 :-
An improved manner of constructing or making fishing rods, landing net handles,
alpinestocks or whips and their stocks, and which have hitherto been made or
composed of wood, bamboo, or bamboo having a steel or iron core.
By my invention I construct or make them of (wholly or partially as may be
found most advantageous) of steel or other suitable metal, of the required.section
and configuratiou.
By refering to the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which the same letters of
reference apply to similar parts in the various figures, it will be seen that to attain
this end I prefer making the rod in two or more parts, picces or lengths A', A³ A',
Figures 1 and 2, having suitable sockets B, or any other approved appliance for
readily joining the said lengths or pieces firmly together. These lengths I make
preferably of steel having three or more longitudinal and parallel webs C, which
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page_text: run the full or only a portion of the lengths, these webs C, when seen in section
as shewn on drawing forming a star having three or more points C, according to
the section being used.
The rods may be made hollow or solid as may be found desirable and the
bottom length A³, Figure 2, may be made tubular to enable the other lengths A²,
and A³, to slide within it if considered requisite.
Figures 3 and 4 shew my invention applied to landing net handles in the
construction of which I use the star sectioned material, or a hollow tube to form
the handle, or in some cases both combined, and providing the same with suitable
attachments.
It will be seen that the part or portion of the bottom length A', which comes in
continual contact with the hand when in use I form of a larger diametre or size
than the rod proper, to give the user a firmer grip of the same. To do this I
form the enlarged part A', of the bottom length A¹, of strips of suitable
material F, inserted between the webs C, and secured by binding, ferrules, or any
other approved equivilent. If desired, a piece of tube G, can be used instead
of the material F, and either reduced at the end or ends to the required size
or otherwise secured in position.
The principle of this invention I also apply to alpinestocks, and whips of every
description.
In the latter case see Figure 5, I prefer carrying or continuing the core or
centre of section of material J, some distance into the lash or throng H, thus
avoiding the necessity of inserting cane or whalebone as done at present, the
throng or lash H, can be secured to stock K, by any simple binding or similar
arrangement. In this instance I also make the bottom end A, of a larger size
to form a suitable hand piece.
By adopting the beforementioned methods I obtain the utmost elasticity required
and possible, at the same time enabling the same to be made much lighter and
stronger than those in use at the present time.
This cannot be done where a rod is made of pieces of wood, bamboo, or both
combined, and connected by means of metallic ferrules or such like appliances.
I do not confine myself to the use of the sections shewn on drawings or to the
material to be used in the manufacture, but the illustrations will indicate or shew
the principle of my invention.
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 use of steel or other material of the sections shewn, in the manufacture
or the construction of fishing rods, alpinestocks, landing net handles, and whips, or
their stocks, as generally shewn on accompanying drawing and herein described.
2nd. The use of steel or other material of the sections shewn, or a combination
of any of the sections, or material, shewn or described in the construction of
fishing rods, alpinestocks, landing net handles or whips.
3rd. The use of steel or other material of the sections shewn, in combination with
wood, bamboo, or bamboo or wood having a steel, or iron core, in the construction
of any of the before mentioned articles.
4th. The use of any combination of any of the parts or sections herein described
or illustrated on the accompanying sheet of drawings Figures 1 to 6 inclusive.
Dated this Twent first dor of Ton 1802
G. W. ELLIOTT.