IMPROVEMENTS IN REEL FITTINGS FOR FISHING RODS AND IN THE SECTION FITTINGS OF RODS."
Year: 1881

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Hardy, of Alnwick, in the County of
Northumberland, for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN REEL FITTINGS
FOR FISHING RODS AND IN THE SECTION FITTINGS OF RODS."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Hardy at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 23rd April 1881.
WILLIAM HARDY, of Alnwick, in the County of Northumberland. IMPROVE-
MENTS IN REEL FITTINGS FOR FISHING RODS AND IN THE SECTION FITTINGS OF
Rods."
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My Invention consists mainly in the following mechanical arrangements for
facilitating the action of the reel of fishing rods :-:
First. Reel fittings for said fishing rods, comprising a slide guide or double slot
for the back of the reol to slide in, provided with a snap action bolt to let the reel
in or out at will.
Second. Arrangements of the rod section joints, consisting in locking the joints
by a hook arrangement wound spirally round the rod. The reel fitting above
described is fitted on the rod butt by screws or other arrangement, the box for
stud being let into the rod butt at bottom or lower end.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said William Hardy in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
22nd October 1881.
WILLIAM HARDY, of Alnwick, in the County of Northumberland. "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN REEL FITTINGS OF FISHING RODS AND IN THE SECTION FITTINGS
OF RODS."
My Invention consists in the following mechanical arrangements for rod section
joints and other purposes:-
First. Reel fittings for fishing rods, comprising a slide guide or double slot for
the back of the reel to slide, provided with a snap action bolt or spring lock
bolt, also double cap with spring to let the reel in or out at will.
Second. Arrangements of the rod section joints, consisting in locking same by a
hook on one section and spiral arrangement on the other section of rod.
Having thus far described the nature of my Invention, and incidentally inti-
mated in what manner the same may be performed, I will now proceed, by
reference to the accompanying Drawings, to further and particularly describe
and ascertain in what manner the same is to be performed or carried out in
practico.
.
Fig. 1 shows side elevation of reel fitting with reel attached.
Fig. 2, front elevation of slide guide or double slot.
Fig. 3, section of slide guide or double slot, also back of reel between the slots.
A is the slide guide or double slot fitted to the rod butt by screws or other
means. The back B of reel D slides into the slido guide A and is retained there,
the snap bolt C (let into the rod butt, as shown in Fig. 1) holding it in position,-
said snap bolt C also serving to let the reel in or out at will.
The upper part of the slide guides may have the grooves extended, and the back
of reel held in position by a piece of metal or other material running in the groove
secured by bolt or other means, so as to admit of a groove being extended for
larger sized back of reel.
Fig. 4, side elevation of modified form of reel fitting; Fig. 4ª, front elevation of
reel plate; E, snap or bolt to lock reel plate F which slides in guide G; H, spiral
spring to hold bolt E and lock or release reel plate F; Fig. 5, front elevation of
another form of reel fitting; Fig. 5a shows band to slip plate under instead of
slots; Fig. 6, section of Fig. 5, showing slots or grooves and also the snap bolt.for,
fastening reel in place; Fig. 7, section of Fig. 5, showing band carried across
instead of slots; Figs. 8 and 9 show winch fitting and reel plate respectively
provided with studs K and L to take into slots M, N.
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Figs. 10 and 11 show plan and section of fitting in which a flat spring O is
used in place of spiral spring, as hereinbefore described.
Fig. 12 shows winch fitting with cap P to hold one end of reel plate and slot Q
and raised parts R, in which works sliding cap, shown in Fig. 13, for holding the
other end of reel plate, which sliding cap is formed with raised part Sand
grooves T for running in raised parts R. Fig. 14 shows section of this arrangement
which may be used as will be obvious with spiral or other spring.
One end of the reel plate is inserted in the fixed cap P, and the sliding cap S
being drawn beyond the other end of reel plate it is fixed in place, the spring
drawing back said sliding cap and holding it securely in position; Figs. 15
and 16 show the arrangement of rod section joints hereinbefore referred to. The
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page_text: part U (Fig. 16) fits into socket of part V (Fig. 15), the hook. W taking into
spiral pieco X on part V, and being turned in same holding the parts securely in
position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed or put in practice, I
hereby declare that I claim the said Invention of "Improvements in Reel Fittings
for Fishing Rods, and in the Section Fittings of Rods," substantially as herein-
before set forth and described, and illustrated by the accompanying Drawings.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Hardy, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Twenty first day of October, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and eighty one.
Witness,
JOHN JAMES HARDY,
Fenkle Street,
Alnwick.
WILLIAM HARDY. (L.S.)