Improvements in Artificial Bait.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Nov., 1895-Accepted, 14th Dec., 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Artificial Bait.
THOMAS MORGAN of 45 James Street, Bute Docks, Cardiff, in the County of
Glamorgan, Coal Inspector, 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 an improved form of making artificial bait of a more
natural shape and appearance, and that will prove more effective in its operation
and to do so, I make the bait as follows :-
A disc of metal is partially cut in two places & the parts thus cut is twisted &
bent into the form of the blades of a screw propeller, for the purpose of making the
bait revolve, two holes being punched through near the centre. Through these
holes I pass a wire to & fro which is bent to form the skeleton of the bait and for
attaching the swivels & fish-hooks thereto, the whole arrangement then being put
into a mould, and metal or other material is poured therein, the finished casting
taking the desired form required, preferably in the form of a fish, the fans or
blades also the wire are thus formed in the solid body of the artificial bait, and
cannot be easily bent and broken off, as is the case with those at present in use.
To the wire at the head of the bait, I attach a swivel to which is attached the
ordinary line, and to the wire at the tail of the bait I attach another swivel to
which are attached one or more fish-hooks. I also attach to the wire near the
gills, or any other part of the bait, one or more swivels with fish-hooks, as may be
found necessary.
After the whole arrangement is complete, it is covered with gutta-percha or
other soft elastic material, as may be found suitable, so that the outside of the bait
shall be soft and yielding to the bite of the fish.
Referring to the accompanying drawings, the letters of reference being the same
throughout.
Fig. 1. is an elevation of the artificial bait complete, and Fig. 2 is a section of
the same.
A is the metal disc shown in position bent & twisted to the required shape.
B. B. are the holes in the disc A, through which the wire C passes. D is the
metal casting which holds the disc A & wire C, firmly in the body of the bait.
E is a swivel attached to the head of the bait, to which the ordinary line is fastened
and F is a swivel attached to the wire at the tail of the bait to which are secured
fish-hooks. G is another swivel with fish-hooks attached to the wire near the gills
or any
other part as may be found necessary.
His the gutta-percha or other soft elastic material, with which the whole of the
bait is covered.
Fig. 3, is an elevation of the disc A showing more clearly the holes B. B, for
the wire to pass through, also the manner of cutting the disc at I. I., before it is
bent & twisted into the required shape.
Fig. 4. shows another way of forming the loops for the attachment of the
swivels & for holding the disc in position, by twisting the wire E, which I
prefer to adopt in preference to that shown in Fig. 2, the wire at J passing through
the disc.

page_text: 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 manufacture of an artificial bait with circular propeller blades & the
wire, cast into the solid body of the bait, as herein set forth.
2. The application of swivel arrangements to every attachment of the bait, as
herein set forth.
3. The covering of the casting with gutta-percha´or other soft elastic material,
as herein set forth.
Dated this 7th day of November 1895.
THOMAS MORGAN.