An Improved Fishing Reel.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Jan., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 17th Aug., 1893-Accepted, 23rd Sept., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Fishing Reel.
HATTON HARRISON LEIGH 130 Milnrow Road Rochdale Lancashiro
Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this invention to bo as follows :—
An improvement in the rool whereby the barrel is enabled to revolve when line
is being run out without imparting motion to the handle.
The reel consists of a frame to which is fixed a hollow stud; at the back of
hollow in stud is left a small shoulder; upon this stud revolves barrel for containing
line.
The barrel is recessed on the face to receive a disc which carries the handle. In
this recoss are fitted one or more catches. On the periphery is cut a groove for
receiving a pin; said pin is fixed to a spring, and is for the purpose of retaining
barrel in position. The said spring also acts as check or brake and for this
purpose is actuated by a tension screw attached to upper part of frame.
The handle for winding is attached to a seperate recessed disc; to said disc is
fixed a spindle which passes through the hollow part of aforementioned stud in
which it revolves. The said spindle is made for about three parts of its length of a
diameter to fit in the hollow of stud, the remaining portion being turned down to
receive a coiled spring, one end of said spring presses against the shoulder in
end of hollow stud, the other end of spring resting against shoulder on spindle.
To the inner side of disc are fixed one or more catches which on pressing disc
inwards by means of the handle engage in catches on barrel, thus locking disc and
barrel together for the purpose of winding in line. On releasing handle the coiled
spring on spindle of disc causes the catches to disengage, and thus allows the barrel
to revolve while the disc remains stationary.
The disc is held in position by means of a pin or nut screwed on end of
spindle.
Dated this 28th day of January 1893.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Fishing Reel.
I, HATTON HARrison Leigh, of 130 Milnrow Road, Rochdale, in the County
of Lancaster, Gentloman, 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 the reals attached to fishing rods for drawing in and
letting out the line and is designed to enable the barrel of the reel to revolve when
line is being run off without rotating or imparting motion to the handle or whilst
the handle is maintained stationary.
It consists essentially in the combination with the barrel of the reel of a loosu
disc or its equivalent to carry the handle provided with one or mora catches held
out of contact with the barrel by a spring which on the disc being pressed inwards
engages with corresponding catches on the flange of the barrel so that when the
handle is rotated in one direction the barrel is rotated with it but on the barrel
being rotated by the running out of line the handle remains stationary.
It will be fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1. Front elevation.

page_text: Fig. 3. End elevation with loose disc removed.
Fig. 4. End elevation of loose disc.
The reel is constructed with a frame A for attaching it to the rod Band a
hollow stud a is provided thereon upon which the barrel C for coutaining the
line rotates.
One side or face of the barrel C is recessed to receive a loose disc D to which
the handle E is attached and to this face I affix one, two or more small catches c
to engage with corresponding catches d on the inner side of the loose disc D.
The loose disc D which carries the handle E for winding or rotating the barrel
is provided with a spindle F which passes through the hollow centre of the strid a
.and rotates therein. The hollow stud a at one end is constructed with a shoulder a¹
and the spindle F is made for the greater part of its length of a diameter to fit the
centre of the stud a the remaining portion being turned down to receive a coiled
spring and to pass through the contracted orifice at the end of the stud a. One
end of the spring presses against the shoulder a' formed inside the stud a and tho
other against the shoulder on the spindle F.
To the inner side of the loose disc D are fixed one or more catches & which
engage with the catches c on the face of the barrel C. The disc is held in position
by means of a nut G or a pin on the end of the spindle F.
Attached to the frame A is a small spring or check H provided with a piu h
which fits into a groove out in the periphery of one of the flanges of the barrel
for the purpose of retaining the barrel in position. It also acts as a brake
and the pressure is adjusted by the tension screw I attached to the upper part
of the frame A.
When the reel is operated to wind up the line the loose disc D which carrios the
handle is pressed inwards towards the. barrel C against the spring until the
catches d engage with the catches c thus locking the disc aud barrel together so
that the barrel C turns with the handle E and disc D. On releasing the handle E
the spring on the spindle F forces the disc away from the barrel and causes the
catches c and d to disengage allowing the barrel C to rotate while the handle and
diso remain stationary. Thus when the line is being run out after a fish is hooked
the barrel only rotates and all liability of the handle catching in anything aud
damaging or breaking the line is obviated.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I'
claim is :-
1. A real for fishing rods constructed with a loose disc to carry the handle
engaging with catches on the barrel when pressed towards it whereby the barrel
can rotate freely without the handle being turned substantially as described.
2. In a reel for fishing rods the combination with the frame A carrying a hollow
stud a and the barrel C provided with catches o on one side or face of a loose
disc D to which the handle E is attached, the catch d on the face of the diso
which engages with the catches c'the spindle F which supports the diso and rotates
in the hollow stud a and the spring which forces the disc away from the barrel
substantially as described.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
6, Bank Street, Manchester, Patent Agents.