Improvements in Landing Nets for Fishing Purposes.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Dec., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 10th Aug., 1891--Accepted, 12th Sept., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Landing Nets for Fishing Purposes.
STANLEY YEATMAN CLARK 7 St. Laurence Villas Canterbury in the County
of Kent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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The novelty of this invention consists of a wood or other suitable materials
landing ring and handle fitted with a spring and safety locking apparatus and a
sling, which can only be attached or detached at the will of the user; the locking
apparatus being of such a simple nature as to be instantaneous and effective.
In the accompanying drawing
Fig. 1 represents the article. The spring E being depressed by the thumb, the
safety locking ferrule C is pushed up till the stud F enters the slot D' of the
locking ferrule. The locking ferrule C is then turned until the stud F reaches
the end of the slot at D³. The ferrule B serves the double purpose of attaching
the ring G to the handle A and also holding the spring E in position.
The handle A is leaded at the end R to give proper balance.
The handle A, having a scale of inches on it, is also used to measure fish.
Fig. 2 shows side view of same with the sling P attached.
Fig. 3 shows the arrangement of the sling P by which the metal carrier J is
attached to the strap or belt by means of the swivel fastenings K.
Dated this 30th day of December 1890.
STANLEY Y. CLARK.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Landing Nets for Fishing Purposes.
I, STANLEY YEATMAN CLARK, of 7 St. Laurence Villas, Canterbury, in the
County of Kent, 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 :-
My invention relates to landing nets and comprises an improved spring hook and.
means for locking the same to prevent the net from becoming inadvertently
detached from the carrier attached to a sling or shoulder strap, which apparatus
can be readily operated by one hand when it is desired to use the landing net. It
also comprises improvements in connection with the sling, whereby the net may be
carried with greater ease than before, and, although perfectly secured to the
carrier, be disconnected for use almost instantaneously.
In the accompanying drawings
Figure I is an elevation of a portion of a landing net handle having my improved
hook and locking apparatus applied thereto, and
Figure 2 is a view of the same in a position at right angles to that shown in
Figure 1 and partly in section on the line x, x.
Figure 3 is a view illustrating my improvements in the sling, and
Figure 4 shows the net as carried by the sling.
Figure 5 shows the net after it has been removed from the sling.
a indicates the handle of the landing net and the spring hook, the latter being
secured to the handle by means of a collar c as shown most clearly in Figure 2.
d is a stud secured to the free end of the spring hook b and e is a ferrule adapted to
rotate and slide upon a sleeve connected to the handle and having a slot g
designed to engage with the stud d, the said slot having at one end an opening h,
and at the other end a recess i. When the said hook 6 is locked, the stud d is
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page_text: located in the recess of the slot g. In order to unlock the hook, the ferrule e i<
first raised to bring the stud d opposite to the slot g and the ferrule e is then turned
in the direction of the arrow, Figure 1, to bring the opening opposite to the said
stud d, so as to allow the ferrule to be drawn away from the hook, for instance, as
indicated by the dotted lines in Figure 1. When the ferrule is thus drawn away,
the spring hook bopens to the position indicated by dotted lines in Figure 2. jis
a collar formed upon the sleeve and serving to prevent the ferrule e from dropping
off the handle.
The great advantage of this arrangement of spring hook and locking apparatus is,
that when locked nothing can undo it until voluntarily released, and that when the
handle of the net is held under the left arm, the hook can be released practically
instantaneously by the use of the left hand only, leaving the right hand free for
handling the fishing rod.
k indicates the strap or belt of the sling for carrying the net, and 1 is a metal
carrier which is connected to links m, m, at the two ends of the said strap or belt
by means of swivels n, n, and to which the spring hook is adapted to be connected
as shown most clearly in Figure 4. The advantages of this construction of swivelled
carrier are,
that it always takes a proper position when the landing net is connected
to it, and that when disconnecting the net from the carrier no sticking or hitch of
any kind can possibly occur.
The end of the landing net handle is weighted as at o, to ensure that the said net,
when carried by the sling, shall be as evenly balanced at the two ends as possible,
and so keep the net in its proper place at the back of the user, and thus tend to
prevent the discomfort which is known to arise when carrying the net in the
ordinary manner.
The said weight also serves for killing fish.
It will be noticed by reference to Figure 5, that a scale of inches is marked
upon the handle for the purpose of measuring fish.
Although I have described my invention as applied to landing nets only, it is to
be understood that my improved spring hook and carrier are equally applicable for
gaffs and for carrying other articles.
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 :-
(1) The combination with the handle of a landing net of a spring hook adapted
to be locked by means of a ferrule substantially in the manner described.
(2) A landing net provided with a supporting hook and with locking mechanism
constructed substantially in the manner hereinbefore described and illustrated in
the accompanying drawings.
(3) The combination with a landing net weighted at the end and provided with
a spring hook as described of a carrying sling or strap having a swivelled carrier
constructed substantially as described.
Dated the 10th day of August 1891.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.