Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Jan., 1887.
Complete Left, 21st Feb., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 1st July, 1887
WILLIAM HARDY and JOHN JAMES HARDY both of Alnwick in the County of
Northumberland trading in partnership as Hardy Brothers, Fishing Rod Makers &c.
We do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention consists in the mechanical arrangements for lengthening or shortening
fishing rods at will.
First. The lower part of the rod is made to slide in the handle, so that the rod may
be altered in length, either by drawing out or pushing in by the action of a screw or
plain slide.
Second. A grip to hold the sliding part fast, when required, at any given place,
which consists of a tapered socket, fitted with tapered strips inside, which close around
the rod, and are acted on by the tapered socket, being screwed against them.
Dated this 24th day of January 1887.
WILLIAM HARDY.
JOHN JAMES HARDY.

page_text: WILLIAM HARDY and JOHN JAMES HARDY both of Alnwick in the County of
Northumberland, trading in partnership as Hardy Brothers, Fishing Rod Makers &c.,
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:
Our invention consists in the mechanical arrangements for lengthening or shortening
fishing rods at will.
First. The lower part of the rod is made to slide in the handle, so that the rod may
be altered in length either by drawing out or pushing in by the action of a screw or
plain slide.
Second. A grip to hold the sliding part fast when required at any given place,
which consists of a tapered socket fitted with tapered strips inside which close around
the rod and are acted on by the tapered socket being screwed against them.
Fig. 1. is side elevation of rod handle. A is the tapered socket for holding sliding
part C, (in Fig. 2,) and is worked by a screw. B is the grasp for hand. D. D. sliding
and fixed taper wedge shaped sockets or rings, for holding the reel in position.
Fig. 2. section of fig. 1. showing slide C, which may be either round, oval, square
or any other shape. u. section of fitting strips, which are acted on by the tapered
socket A. being screwed against them, and compressing them on the slide C, and thus
holding it in position.
Fig. 3. side elevation of sliding part C, which is received into the handle and held
in position by the tapered socket A. being screwed against the fitting strips a.
(Fig. 6.)
Fig. 4. cross section of handle, showing hole or space which may be either round,
oval square or any other shape, and which is intended to receive sliding part C.
Fig. 5. shows front elevation of tapered socket A. also fitting strips a.
Fig. 6. elevation of tapered fitting strips a.
Fig. 7. section of part of handle of rod and slide C. showing how slide C. may be
held by a set screw b.
Fig. 8. side elevation of top of handle, showing part of tapered strips a. also set
screw b.

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Fig. 9. section of rod handle showing how slide C, may be acted on by a screw e,
worked from end F through nut E. and forcing slide C out of handle, to lengthen rod.
Fig. 10. section of part of handle showing reel in position, held by the sliding and
fixed tapered sockets D. D.
Fig. 11. side elevation of fig. 10.
Fig. 12. section of an India Rubber washer or other like material, which may be
used in place of tapered strips a. and forms a grip, by being compressed, by screwing
the tapered socket against the slide C.
Fig. 13. side elevation of fig. 12.
Fig. 14. section of socket A, also India Rubber washer or other like material,
compressed as a grip by screw socket A.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we claim is.
1. A. mechanical arrangement for lengthening or shortening fishing rods at will.
2. The lower part of the rod is made to slide in the handle, so that the rod may be
altered in length, either by drawing out or pushing in, by the action of a screw or
plain slide.
3. Grip to hold the sliding parts fast when required at any given place, which
consists of a tapered socket, fitted with tapered strips inside, which close around the
rod and are acted on by a tapered socket being screwed against them.
WILLIAM HARDY.
JOHN JAMES HARDY.