A New or Improved Combined "Lead" and "Swivel" for Angling Purposes.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Dec., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 11th Mar., 1890-Accepted, 10th May, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Combined "Lead" and "Swivel" for Angling
Purposes.
1, PHILIP GEEN, of Davenham Lodge, Richmond, in the County of Surrey,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as follows:-
This Invention consists in combining the lead which sinks the ordinary spinning
trace with the swivels which allow the bait to revolve in such manner as to prevent
any twisting of the draw line.
To accomplish this the lead is suspended between the ends of a metal yoke, the
longitudinal part of which runs parallel with the axis of the lead but clear of the
periphery thereof. A swivel passes through each end of the yoke midway between
the longitudinal portion thereof and the axis of the lead to one of which swivels the
draw line is attached whilst the trace is attached to the other. When thrown into
the water the centre of gravity of the weight is below the axial line of the two
swivels and this neutralizes any tendency of the weight to revolve and so prevents the
revolving motion of the spinning bait from being communicated to the draw line; the
bait is also found to spin more freely.
Dated this and dow of Des
1000
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
76, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Combined "Lead" and "Swivel" for Angling
Purposes.
I PHILIP GEEN of Davenham Lodge Richmond in the County of Surrey Gentleman
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 thereof that is to say :-
This invention relates to improvements in fishing tackle and consists in combining
the lead which sinks the ordinary spinning trace with the swivels, which allow the
bait to revolve in such manner as to prevent any twisting of the draw line. To
accomplish this the lead is suspended between the ends of a metal yoke the longi-
tudinal part of which runs parallel with the axis of the lead.
A swivel passes
through each end of the yoke midway between the longitudinal portion thereof and
the axis of the lead to one of which swivels the draw line is attached, whilst the trace
is attached to the other. When in the water the centre of gravity of the weight is
below the axial line of the two swivels, thus neutralizing any tendency of the weight
to revolve, and so preventing the revolving motion of the spinning bait from being
communicated to the draw line, the bait being at the same time at liberty to spin
freely.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood I will proceed to
describe the same with reference to the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings
in which Fig. 1 shows inside elevation a combined lead and swivel according to my
invention with the axes of the swivels in a vertical position and Fig. 2 is an elevation
at right angles to Fig. 1. a represents the lead attached to the ends of a yoke b
running parallel to the axis of the lead, but clear of its edge a². Through each end
of the yoke passes a swivel e midway between the part 6' of the yoke and the axis of
the lead parallel to b'. The swivels are provided with round heads c¹ which bear
against flat surfaces formed on the ends of the yoke b thus reducing the friction to a
minimum and increasing the spin of the bait. As a live bait lead this invention
Ilace bil!

page_text: enables the bait to have greater freedom while preventing the twisting of the line
round the float.
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The advantages of this invention are, the combination of the swivels with the lead,
thus dispensing with separate swivels whereby the trace is more deceptive and
therefore more effective than those hitherto in use, whilst the arrangement is more
economical and can be instantly fitted to any trace. The friction of the swivels is
also reduced to a minimum and the centre of gravity of the lead being below the
draw line prevents the communication of any twist to the said line.
Having now described and ascertained the nature of my said invention and
explained the manner of carrying the same into practical effect I'declare that what
I claim is
In fishing tackle, the combination of the lead used for sinking the spinning trace
and of the swivels which allow the bait to revolve substantially as and for the purposes
hereinbefore described and illustrated.
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1 1000
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
76, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.