Improvements in and relating to Fishing Rods.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Oct., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Feb., 1897-Accepted, 27th Mar., 1897
PROVISIONAL SP
TION.
Improvements in and relating to Fishing Rods.
I, ALFRED CARTER, of 137 St. John Street Road, London, Fishing Rod and Tackle
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
In accordance with my present invention I employ, for the centre of the rod, a
longitudinal hollow core piece of any suitable metal-preferably steel. This tubular
metal core piece is then surrounded and encased with either wood, cane, bamboo,
papier-mâche, or any other desired and suitable external covering.
By the adoption of a hollow metallic core, I am enabled to ensure a maximum of
strength and flexibility combined with a minimum of weight. Said central hollow
metallic core may either assume the form of a parallel sided tube, or, it may be
tapered. It may also either be in one length, or be built up or constructed, in
sections: in the latter case, in order to make up a complete longitudinal hollow
taper core, I employ a series of parallel sided sections or lengths which are introduced
successively, the section of lesser diameter, to that of greater diameter,-and
secured, one to the other, by brazing, rivetting &c. The completed central metallic
core then assuming the formation of an extended telescope. This latter method of
construction I can also apply advantageously for the manufacture of hollow fishing
rods made entirely of metal.
this dow of October 1806
ALFRED CARTER.
Improvements in and relating to Fishing Rods.
I, ALFRED CARTER of 137 St. John's Street Road, London, E.C. Fishing Tackle
Manufacturer, 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 :-
In accordance with my invention, I employ, for the centre of a fishing rod, a
longitudinal hollow core piece of any suitable metal-preferably steel. This tubular
metal core piece is then surrounded and encased with either wood, cane, bamboo,
papier-mâché or any other desired and suitable external covering. By the adoption
of a hollow metallic core, I am enabled to ensure a maximum of strength and
flexibility combined with a minimum of weight.
The central hollow metal core aforesaid, may either assume the form of a parallel
sided tube, or, it may be tapered. It may also either be in one length, or be built up
or constructed in sections. In the latter case, in order to make up a complete
longitudinal hollow metal taper core, I employ a series of parallel sided sections or
lengths, which are introduced successively, the section of lesser diameter, into
the one of greater diameter, and secured one to the other by brazing, rivetting &c. ;-
The completed central metallic core will then assume the form of an extended

page_text: telescope. This latter method of construction I can also apply advantageously in the
manufacture of hollow fishing rods made entirely of metal.
In the accompanying sheet of drawings illustrative of my said invention,
Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of a portion of one of my improved fishing
rods, shewing the central hollow core built up of a series of parallel sided
sections or lengths of metal tubes; and, Figure 2 is a cross section taken on the
line x, x, of Figure 1. Figure 3 is a modification in which the metal tubes gradually
taper towards the outer end or tip of the rod.
In these several views A represents the metal tubes, which, as shewn in Figure 1,
are here, parallel sided, the said tubes being introduced one into another, for
which purpose, they gradually diminish in diameter towards the outer end of the
rod, and, are secured together by brazing, rivetting, or such like means. B is the
outer covering or casing surrounding the metal tubes, and which covering, as
hereinbefore stated, may be of cane, or of wood, papier mâché or other suitable
material.
The tubes aforesaid, forming the hollow metal core, instead of being parallel
sided, may taper, as shewn in the modification Figure 3, which, in other respects
is constructed in a similar manner to that shewn in Figure 1. Or, instead of
forming the core of a series of separate tube sections or lengths, I may form it of
a continuous length of tubing gradually tapering towards the outer end.
Having now particularly discribed 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,
In fishing rods the employment of a hollow metallic core as herein described,
and by means whereof, I am enabled to combine a maximum of strength and
flexibility with a minimum of weight.