AN IMPROVED FISHING ROD HOLDER
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
I SAMUEL SKERRITT of 181 Devonshire Street Sheffield in the County of
Yorkshire Iron Worker do hereby declare the nature of my invention for AN
IMPROVED FISHING ROD HOLDER, to be as follows:-
My Invention consists of an iron stake to drive in ground with a ratchet on the
top side theare is also a cross barr which is bent to receive the rod with ratchet to.
fit the above which works on riviet with spiral spring attached and when fitted
together it works on side of stake the stake is in two parts the top part turns
round on the bottom part of stake horizontally.

page_text: I SAMUEL SKERRITT of 181 Devonshire Street Sheffield in the County of
York, Ironworker do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for AN
IMPROVED FISHING ROD HOLDER, and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following.
statement:
My Invention consists of an Iron stake constructed in two parts, the lower part
of which is pointed to facilitate its being forced or driven into the ground.
The upper part of the stake is bored out and fitted on to the turned end of the
lower part of the stake on which it is free to turn, the upper part being retained
to the lower part, by a set screw, the point of which is screwed through the upper
part into a recess turned in the end of the lower part.
At or near the top of the upper part is fixed by a Stud, Bolt, or Pin, one half of
a face Ratchet.
On to this Stud, Bolt, or Pin, a holder or rest for carrying the handle of the
Fishing Rod is also fitted, to which holder or rest is also attached the other half of
the face ratchet corresponding to that last named.
The holder or rest with its portion of the ratchet is kept in gear with the portion
on the Stake, by the action of a spiral spring placed between the side of the holder
or rest; and the end or nut of the Stud, Bolt, or Pin already referred to. The
holder or rest is curved or bent or otherwise formed into a socket, so as to carry
the handle end of a fishing rod, and can be adjusted when it is required to raise
the line end of the rod by the simple movement of the handle in a downward
direction.
If it should be required' to lower the line end of the rod, the holder or rest with
the rod can easily be drawn back so as to bring the ratchets out of gear until the
rod has been adjusted to the desired angle when the ratchets will again be forced
into gear, by the action of the spiral spring.
My Improved holder may be fitted with or without a screw clamp, by which it
may be attached to the side of a Boat, or other object, or it may be made with a
socket, to fit the lower part of the stake, which socket may have a Hook, Loop, or
Bracket, by which it may be hung or affixed to the side of a Boat, or other object,
either with or without Bolts, Screws or other equivalent Fastening.
The essential feature of my Invention will be better understood on reference to
the accompanying sheet of Drawings in which
Fig 1. Is a side elevation of the Improved fishing rod holder.
Fig. 2. Is an end or front elevation of the same Figs 3 & 4 represent a section
through the joint.
The same letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.
A. Is the bottom part of the stake which is forced or driven into the ground.
B. Is the upper part of the stake which is made to turn on the lower part.

page_text: E. Is the Spiral Spring.
F. Is the Stud, Bolt, or Pin.
G. Is the recess bored in the upper part of the stake.
H. Is the turned end of the lower part of the stake on which G is free to turn.
J. Is a set screw by which the upper part of the stake is retained to the lower
part, and,
K. Is the recess turned in the end of the lower part of the stake into which the
point of the set screw is turned.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed what I claim is
(1) Constructing the metal stake of the Improved fishing rod holder in two
parts, the upper part of which is made so as to turn freely on the lower part.
(2) The application of a ratchet or ratchets, with a spring for adjusting the
angle of that portion of the appliance called the holder or rest.
(3) The construction of an Improved Fishing Rod Holder with the appliances
referred to in claims N° 1 & 2 substantially as described and illustrated by the
accompanying Drawings.