of Trees or Bottoms of Rivers, Lakes or Pools.
Year: 1885

page_text: of Trees or Bottoms of Rivers, Lakes, or Pools.
I CHARLES KEMPSTER Junior of Kiuton House in the parish of Great Ness in
the County of Salop of no occupation do hereby declare the nature of my invention
for RELEASING FISHING TACKLE FROM THE BOUGHS OF TREES OR BOTTOMS OF
RIVERS, LAKES OR POOLS to be as follows:-
It is an instrument made principally of steel whereof the one part (marked A) is
flat, the end of the flat part (B) concave with an extended arm (C) rounded and
terminating in a blunt point. This side of the blade is rounded, except between
the places marked D and E where the edge is sharp terminating in another blunt
point (F) The angle F. G. H has sharp cutting sides for detatching Boughs or
twigs and opposite H is bored a hole through which is passed.a string-The
handle (H to 1) is concave on the inner and convex on the outer side. On the
convex side are cut diagonal lines whereby the string when tied to a rod is held in
position and to the concave side is fitted a thickness of Caoutchouc, Cotton or
Linen, Glue and varnish.

page_text: of Trees or Bottoms of Rivers, Lakes, or Pools.
I CHARLES KEMPSTER Jr of Kinton House Nesscliffe, Shrewsbury, of no
occupation do hereby declare the nature of any invention for RELEASING FISHING
TACKLE FROM THE BOUGHS OF TREES OR BOTTOMS OF RIVERS, LAKES OR POOLS
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
It is an instrument made principally of steel or other hard metal, whereof the
one part (the blade A) is flat, the upper end of which (B) is concave with an
extended arm (C) rounded and terminating in a blunt point. The side of the
blade below the arm. (C) is blunt (except between the points marked D and E,
where the edge is sharp,) and terminates in another blunt point (F). The angle
(F. G. H.) has sharp cutting edges for detatching small boughs, twigs, or weeds,
and opposite H. is bored a hole, through which is passed a string. The handle H
to I is concave on the one side and convex on the other. On the convex side are
cut digonal seams whereby when attached to a rod, by means of the said string, the
instrument is held in position, and to the concave side is fitted a coating of
caoutchouc, cotton, wood, hemp or varnish, so that the instrument when fastened
to a fishing rod, shall not scratch or otherwise injure the varnish on the said rod.
In the end of the handle (I) is cut a small notch for the purpose of releasing hooks
from the mouths or throats of fish.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1. That by means of the concave end (B) Fishing hooks can be loosened from
submerged piles or other obstructions under water with an ease and certainty
which has hitherto been impossible.
2. That by means of the extended arm (C) if a hook be caught on the upper'
side of a bough, above and out of reach of the fisherman, it can be lifted off
and so recovered.
3. That by means of the cutting edge (D to E) the fishing line, if inextricably
fastened, may be severed as near the end as the rod will reach, so that as little of
the line may be lost as possible.
4. That by means of the handle (H. I.) the instrument may be fastened to the end
of a fishing or other rod in a manner which makes it steadier, handier and better
for reaching and cutting off boughs, twigs or weeds and for otherwise releasing
fishing hooks than has been attained by any method hitherto.
Dated this 2nd day of Santambou 100K
CHARLES KEMPSTER.