Improvements in Spinning Tackle for Fishing Purposes.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd J.n., 1889
Complete Specification Left. 21st Oct. 1389-Accented. 23rd Nov. 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Spinning Tackle for Fishing Purposes.
LOFTUS LOWNDES, 1 Boleyn Road Dalston Lonlon E. Engineer, GEORGE RIVERS
LOWNDES, Waynflete, Durdham Down, Clifton, Bristol do hereby declare the nature
of our invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN SPINNING TACKLE FOR FISHING PURPOSES, to
be as follows:-
To prevent the twisting of the fishing line we attach one or more blades or paddles
to the line above the swivel and near the spinner or bait.
These blades or paddles preferably form part of the centre piece of an ordinary
swivel, or may be made loose and attached when necessary, their resistance to rotation
in the water preventing any twisting of the line.
To increase their effect they may he made of lead or other heavy material.
Dated this Twentieth day of January 1889.
LOFTUS LOWNDES.
GEORGE RIVERS LOWNDES.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Spinning Tackle for Fishing Purposes.
LOFTUS LOWNDES 60 Elfort Road Drayton Park London N. GEORGE RIVERS
LOWNDES Sturminster Newton Dorset 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 an improved appliance for preventing the twisting of
fishing lines, in which one or more paddles or vanes are attached to the line or
bait. These paddles or vanes are made either of thin sheet metal, glass, or other
material, in which case rotation is provented merely by the surface of the vanes
exposed to the water; or they are made of some heavy material such as lead, in
which case their own weight or combination of weight and surface provents rotation
or they may be made of some light material as cork.
In order that this invention may be the better understood wo have annexed to this
specification a sheet of drawings, to the figures and letters of reference on which we
now refer.
Fig. I shows an ordinary swivel A, with vanes B attached to or forming part of
the boly of the swivel these vanes may be either flat or curved, the line leading to the
bait being attached to either end of the swivel.
Fig. I represents a combination of vane & swivel the vane B being made of some
heavy material as lead, cast on to or otherwise fixed to un arm, attached to or forming
part of the body of the swivel.
Fig. 1 shows a weighted vane B for attaching to the line, consisting of a piece of
lead cast on to a wire or frame suitable for securing to the line.
Fig. IV shows the vanes B attached to a split tube A through which the line
passes, this tube is tapered off at the ends and made to grip the line by means of the
Ferrules slipped on from either end.
Fig. 5 shows the vanos B attached to a spoon bait; the hook A shows the com-
bination of vanes & hooks; this hook which is either double or treble in form,
has thin rubber or other suitable material stretched across the bow from the barb
to the shank, thus forming vanes on the hook.
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page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed; we hereby state, that we
do not limit ourselves to the precise combinations shewn in the figures for the
better illustration of the description given, nt we declare that what we claim is-
1. The combination of vanes, weighed or otherwise to be used in combination or
conjunction with spinning baits substantially as described and illustrated by the
accompanying drawings.
II. The combination of a swivel and vane or vanes weighted or otherwise-Figs.
I & II.
III. The vane weighted or otherwise for attaching to any part of the line-Figs.
III & IV.
LOFTUS LOWNDES.
G. R. LOWNDES.