Improvements in Fishing Baskets, Cases, and Books.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Feb., 1891-Accepted, 13th June, 1891
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fishing Baskets, Cases, and Books.
WILLIAM HARDY & JOHN JAMES HARDY trading as Hardy Brothers Fishing
Rod Makers of Alnwick in the County of Northumberland 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 ordinary fishing baskets whereby
the lid is made to open away from the angler instead of (as now used) towards the
angler the combination of a tackle case or book, with improved leaves, with the
basket lid; the improvement of attaching a net for fish or game to the basket;
the method of adjusting straps; the attaching of a lid to the bottom of the basket;
& the adjustable waterproof tray which can be used as a seat for the angler.
Fig. 1. shows a front elevation of the basket closed & in the same position as
when carried on the angler's back, A shows the lid, which is kept down by an
eye & wooden pin, E is an aperture through which is put the fish into the basket,
13 the body of the basket to which is attached a net C which, when not in use, is
drawn by the two top straps hard up against the basket, & is very convenient for
placing game or a large fish into; at the bottom can be seen the two straps &
buckles which hold Fig. 4 to the bottom of the basket, when not in use, & also act
as fastenings for the bottom lid F on Fig. 3.
Fig. 2. shows side view & elevation of the basket just opened by the angler,
supposing it to be on his back, & he requiring something out of the basket or the
tackle case or book D, which when the lid A is thrown back is immediately in front
of him.
Fig. 3. is an end view of basket with the portable waterproof tray Fig. 4 taken
out, both top & bottom lids being open, here can be seen the lid A showing the
tackle book D with improved half cut holes H which act as springs & keep, as
shown, the gut of hooks fast, on the other leaf is two pockets containing gut casts.
The bottom lid F is for convenience in washing basket & taking fish out.
The tray Fig. 4 is used as a seat at will.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion & in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
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1st. The improved method of fastening the whole or part of a fishing basket lid
to the basket whereby it is opened away from, instead of to the angler substantially
as & for the purposes hereinbefore described & illustrated on the accompanying
drawing.
2nd. The improvement in combining a tackle case or book with basket lid, & the
method of cutting holes in parchment, substantially as & for the purposes herein-
before described & illustrated on the accompanying drawing.
3rd. The improvement of affixing a net & of having a lid on the bottom of the
basket substantially as & for the purposes hereinbefore described & illustrated on
the accompanying drawing.
4th. The arrangement of having an adjustable tray for a partition, or waterproof
seat as required substantially as & for the purposes hereinbefore described &
illustrated on the accompanying drawing.
Dated this Twelfth day of February 1891.
WILLIAM HARDY.
JOHN JAMES HARDY.