Improved Fishing Reel or Winch.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of 'Application, 1st Nov., '1893
'Complete Specification Left, 9th May, 1894-Accepted, 9th June, 1894
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Improved Fishing Reel or Winch.
1, JAMES WILLIAM YOUNG The Lamb and Flag Hotel Unicorn Hill. Redditch
in the County of Worcester Fishing Reel Maker do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows :-
This invention relates to improvements in the construction of fishing reels or
winches and its object is to construct a reel that can be readily changed from n
casting-reel to an ordinary reel or vice versa and also to provide a ready means of
regulating the check action of reels. It is as follows:-The spindle of the reel
revolves upon two fine points and one of the points being the end of a screw that
passes through one of the outside reel-plates, the said screw can be used to adjust
the play of the reel. Between the head of this screw and the plate through which
it passes, is a round, dome shaped disc of steel, with slits cut in it from the edge
towards the centre, to act as a spring to keep the screw always tight. On, and
near the opposite end of the spindle, between the inner and centre plates is a metal
disc with one or more slots cut in it. The spindle revolves quite independently
of the handle-plate but the connection between them is established by means of a
lever between the centre and handle-plates, having on its under-side a stud which
passes through the centre-plate into one of the slots in the disc already described.
The handle-spindle of the reel passes through the handle-plate and has on the inside a
cam which touches the end of the lever while on the outside it has a milled rim. A
balf-turn of the handle-spindle by means of this milled rim, causes the 'cam to
press down the lever and the stud on the lever entering the slot in the disc, the
connection between the bandle-spindle and the reel-spindle is established. A half
turn in the opposite direction; releases the lever and by means of a spring the stud is
'thrown back out of the slot and the connection is broken. On the opposite side of
the reel to the handle is a stud, which, when pressed in, acts as a break on the reel.
The adjustable check is constructed as follows:-The check is of the usual ratchet
wheel and pin pattern but the check-spring is constructed so that pressure can be
brought to bear on any part of the pin or thrown off altogether, by sliding the
spring up or down. The springs on either side of the check-pin, working quite
independently of each other, a strong check-in one direction and a weak one in the
other or both strong or both weak can be put on at the option of the user.
adjusting of these springs is made by means of two studs protruding through and
aliding in one of the sides of the reel.
Dated this First day of November 1893.
The
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Fishing Reel or Winch.
I, James William Young The Lamb and Flag Hotel, Unicorn Hill, Redditch
in the County of Worcester, Fishing Reel 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 improvements in the construction of fishing reels of the
pattern usually known as casting reels, reels. in which the spindle can revolve

page_text: without the handle, as required when throwing the line out and the handle can be
connected again, when it is required to wind the line in. This change is made by means
of the reel handle as follows:-A milled rim is fixed on to the handle-spindle, between
the horn or ivory handle and the plate of the reel. The handle-spindle passing through
the reel-plate has a metal disk fixed on the end about three eighths of an inch in
diameter, sec A., Fig. 1, which shows the inner side of this reel plate which will herein-
after be called the " "handle-plate." Near the circumference of this disk is a pivot B.
carrying a steel bar C. the action of which is limited by a pin at D. and guided by
two pins E. E. fixed in the handle-plate nearer to its centre. Upon this bar a
movement of the ivory or horn part of the handle has of itself no effect but by
turning the milled rim on the handle-spindle, a part-eccentric motion is given to
the bar C. which lowers the nose F of this through an aperture at F in the hollow
cylindrical spring axle W (described later on) to within the teeth of the wheel G
or withdraws it upon the milled rim being turned back; and this arrangement,
the object of which will be explained later on, I prefer to the cam and lever
arrangement, described in my Provisional Specification, for producing the same
effect.
now proceed to describe the parts, construction and appliances in connection
with a fishing reel or winch perfected in accordance with my invention.
The revolving part which carries the line and is itself called the "reel," is shown
in section, in Fig. 2. This, instead of an axle, has a spindle H provided with
cone-shaped hollows I and K at its respective ends. This spindle is placed in the
centre of what I call the "drum" L, L. of the reel, to which it is fixed on the
left-hand side only, the right hand side of the drum being left open. On the left
extremity of the spindle is a ratchet-wheel M. while on the right is a cog wheel G
to receive the action of the metal bar C Fig. 1 above described.
The back plate, a section of which is given in Fig. 3, has in its centre a circular
projection N. N., but flat upon the face of it, and through, the centre of this passes
a screw-pivot O. the termination of which is conical, but slightly truncated, and,
upon this, one end of the reel-spindle revolves. By slightly screwing or unscrewing
the pivot just mentioned, the motion of the reel may be retarded or accelerated, but
to prevent any alteration of the screw-pivot from the motion of the reel, 1 place
between the head of the screw-pivot and the Hat central projection N. N. on the
back plate, a dome-shaped spring, a section of which is seen at P. P., while a front
view of it is shown under the same letters of reference in Fig. 7. Hereby it will
be seen that I gain the necessary elasticity by means of slits extending from near
the centre of the dome to its circumference.
To the back plate also are attached the stud R. and the pin Q which in
combination with the ratchet wheel M (Fig. 2) form an ordinary moveable check
action.
I next describe the front-plate Fig. 4 (section). To this is fixed a hollow
axle S somewhat widened at its junction T. T., with the back of the front plate, the
circular central opening of which is of the same diameter as the general body of the
hollow axle, so that it forms a lip in front of the wider diameter at T. T. and this
lip is shown at U. U. respectively. This hollow axle in construction is passed
within the hollow drum L. L. of the reel (see Fig. 2).
There now remains to be described the bandle-plate, a side view of which is scen
in Fig. 5. In the centre of this at V is fixed the cone-shaped pivot upon which the
right-hand extremity of the reel-spindle turns, and the handle-plate is further
provided with a hollow cylindrical spring axle W., which fits within the hollow
axle of the front plate before described. The spring part of the hollow cylindrical
axle will be better understood by referring to Fig. 6 which shows a front view of
the spring, the elasticity of which I obtain by means of two long slits X. X., and
the D-shaped, and the circular piercings. This spring is also divided at the end
nearest to the handle-plate, into three divisions of about equal width, but the
middle one is left longer to receive the action of a stud (as will be seen by referring
to Fig. 5 wherein the stud is denoted by Z.) while the two shorter divisions are

page_text: curved upwards at the end, so that when the cylindrical spring axle is inserted
within the hollow axle S (Fig. 4) these curved parts passing the lip U. U. spring
up, and are held in position in the part T. T. (Fig. 4) and by this means the two.
axles are locked together.
The mode of separating these two axles, when required, will be seen by referring
to Fig. 5. where it is evident that if the stud Z., be pressed down upon the tongue.
of the spring. Y. the two curved portions will also be lowered from their position
in the hollow axle, and the two axles can then be separated:
Now the four principal parts of the fishing-reel having been described, when they
are put together, the "reel" still has an independent revolving action either way,
until the locking arrangement (a front view of which is given in Fig. 1. and a side
under the same letters of reference in Fig. 5) is brought into play. In this last
named fig. (5); the milled rim which by a turn acts upon the bar C is denoted
by A3 and the horn or ivory handle which has only the customary action on its
own pivot by Br.
And the various principal parts are put together thus. The reel, Fig. 2, is.
placed upon the back plate, Fig. 3, and the ratchet pin may, or may not be moved
within the teeth of the ratchet wheel. The hollow axle S, Fig. 4, is then passed
into the drum L. L. of the reel, Fig. 2, and the hollow cylindrical spring axle W.
Fig. 5 is moved into the hollow axle just mentioned; the back-plate and the front--
plate are then connected by means of screw pins, and the rod-plate also is applied
to the fishing reel in the usual manner.
And by the means, arrangements, and appliances 'as above described, I construct.
a fishing reel (a perspective view of which is given, one fourth reduced, in Fig. 8.)
in which the reel has an independent revolving motion either way, until by a part-
turn of the milled rim the locking appliance connects the handle-plate with the
reel, and this acts at the will of the fisherman.
Having now particularly described, and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim. is:
1. The arrangement of a bar moved by a metal disk on the handle-spindle for
the purpose of connecting the bandle plate with the spindle of the reel, or of
disconnecting it; as herein desoribed.
2. The arrangement of the dome-shaped spring in connection with the screw
pivot in the back plate; as herein described.
3. The mode of forming a combination of axles by means of the spring in the
cylindrical spring axle of the handle plate locking within the hollow axle of the.
front plate in the manner herein described.
Dated this 8th day of May 1894.
JAMES WILLIAM YOUNG.