Improvements in Artificial Fly Cases for Anglers.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Oct., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 9th July, 1895-Accepted, 9th Oct., 1895
Improvements in Artificial Fly Cases for Anglers.
JOSEPH RICHARDSON 110 Lower Kennington Lane Loudon S.E. Fishing
Tackle Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
By having a number of wire springs fastened to a piece of sheet metal or other
suitable material, I am enabled to fasten artificial flies with eyed hooks, by the eye
of the hook instead of the barb or point, as now in use.. The springs are made so as
to leave a small piece of wire projecting beyond the springs, between the bottom of
the box and the projecting pieces of wire are one or more pieces of metal or plates
to correspond with the number of projecting wires, when in use place the eye of
the hook on the projecting wire pull the wire from the slot when the artificial fly
will fall between the plates and thus held secure, the projecting wire will fall again
into its former position. To detach same by slightly pulling the artificial Ay
towards you, the wire will slip out of the slot and the fly readily taken off. The
object of this invention may also be obtained by having a number of pieces of wire,
pins or needles fastened to sheet rubber or other suitable material, with plates as
described in which case the wire springs with wire projection would be dispensed
with.
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J. RICHARDSON.
Improvements in Artincial гly
1 JOSEPH RICHARDSON 110 Lower Kennington Lane London S.E. Fishing
Tackle Maker 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 :-
This invention relates to an improved method in the manufacture of artificial fly
cases as used by anglers which consist of a number of wire springs fastened to a
metal case or box (or other suitable material or substance.
By this invention I am enabled to hold or fasten artificial flics (with eyed hooks)
by the eye of the hook, in place of that of the barb or point as hereto adopted.
The springs are made in such a manner as to leave a portion of the wire Fig. A
(used in making of the springs) projecting beyond each spring Fig. B which is
fastened inside the case or box.
In the front of the springs is fixed a metal plate Fig. C with a number of slots
or holes Fig. D to correspond with the number of springs used, the slots or holes
being of sufficient size to allow the eye of the hook to pass into. On the top of
this plate another plate Fig. E is fixed, with a corresponding number of slots, the
slots being a shade larger than the wire used in the makeing of the springs.
The projecting wires Fig. A of the springs Fig. B being of sufficient length to
protrude through and beyond the slots in the top plate Fig. E.
When in use the eye of the hook is placed on the wire protruding beyond the
slots Fig. F in the top plate Fig. E.

page_text: When the artificial fly is pulled slightly towards you out of the slot, Fig. F the
fly will slide down the wire into the larger slot or hole of the front plate Fig. D
the wire of the spring is than allowed to fall back into the slot Fig. F of the top
plate Fig. E its former position the eye of the artificial fly remaining in the slot or
hole of the front plate is thus held secure.
To detatch same pull the fly slightly towards you when the wire will slide out of
the slot and easily taken off, the slots being of equal distance apart each artificial fly
is kept seperated and free from entanglement.
The object of this invention may be obtained by haveing a number of pins, needles
or wires inserted through a piece of sheet rubber or other suitable material or
substance in place of the springs herein described.
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,
Improvements in artificial fly cases for anglers as herein described