An Adjustable Safety Friction Reel for Fisning Purposes.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Aug., 1886.
Complete Left, 3rd Feb., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 22nd Mar., 1887.
An Adjustable Safety Friction Reel for Fisning Purposes.
I, JOSEPH GEORGE BURNE, Hotel Keeper, of the Wellington Hotel, High Street,
Portsmouth, in the County of Hants, do hereby declare the nature of my invention
for AN ADJUSTABLE SAFETY FRICTION REEL FOR FISHING PURPOSES to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in, and applicable to the construction of
Reels for winding fishing lines and is intended to prevent the breaking of the line on
account of the sudden strain caused by the violent plunging of hooked fish, or from
other causes, and is represented in the drawings hereto annexed.
Fig. 1. Sectional Elevation. A A is the barrel of the Reel. B B. Space in same
to contain the fishing line. C is a hollow spindle upon which the barrel Â A revolves
and has a serrated flange at one end C. D is a solid spindle upon which the hollow
spindle C revolves, and which is fixed to the metal strap E attached to the wood shell F.
Gis a small screw which prevents the hollow spindle C working off the solid spindle D.
H is a fly nut with a milled edge which is screwed on the end of the hollow spindle C.
I is an India Rubber washer which serves as a spring, and which is compressed by the
action of the fly nut H. K is a metal friction plate fixed to the wood disc L. M M two
handles for turning the disc L. N a metal plate affixed to the metal-strap E for
attaching the Reel to a Rod. O is a metal spring fixed to the metal block. P which
slides up and down in the slot Q. R is a metal pawl free to work on the screw S, and
is held in its place when in gear by the spring O. T is a small knob fixed to the
block P by which the spring O is moved up and down. U is a metal washer which
receives the friction of the turning of the dise L. V. V. V. are brass bushes flanged
and affixed to the wood barrel A A and disc L. W a metal washer to take the friction
of the turning of the barrel A. A. Fig. 2. Plan at dotted line 1 showing check action
in gear, with the check fully applied. Fig. 3. Plan at dotted line 1 as before but
showing check action thrown out of gear. Fig. 4 Plan at dotted line 2 showing back
of shell F and metal strap E. Fig. 5 Plan of barrel A. A. Fig. 6. Plan of washer U
showing also section of end of hollow spindle C. The end of the hollow spindle C is
shown with a small flat place on the side, and a corresponding flat is shown in the

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hole of the washer U. This flat prevents the revolving of the washer U so that the
fly nut H may not be carried round by the turning of the disc L. Fig. 7. Plan of
wood disc L showing brass bush V and the two handles M. M. The friction plate K
is shown by dotted lines.
The action of the Reel is as follows:-The nut H is screwed up until sufficient
pressure is put upon the India Rubber washer I to grip the barrel A between it and
the metal face K of the disc L, so that by turning the disc L the barrel A is carried
round with it. Any excessive strain coming upon the line will cause the barrel A to
overcome the frictional resistance between the metal ring K and the barrel A which
will then revolve in the opposite direction allowing the line to run out although the
winding of the disc be continued. Figs. 2, 3 & 4 showing check for preventing the
line running out too freely when so required, say in the event of a fish running the line
out in the temporary absence of the user. C, Figs. 1, 2 & 3 is the flange of the
hollow spindle C. This flange is serrated on the edge so as to catch the point of the
pawl R as shewn in Fig. 2. The pawl R being held in its place by the spring O acts
as a check or brake on the serrated flange C thus preventing the barrel A A revolving
too freely. By sliding the spring O up or down by means of the knob T the amount
of check or brake can be adjusted to suit the requirements of the user. By sliding it
completely down the check is thrown out of gear entirely as shewn in Fig. 3.
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page_text: I, JOSEPH GEORGE BURNE, Hotel Keeper of the Wellington Hotel, High Street,
Portsmouth, in the County of Hants, do hereby declare the nature of my invention
for AN ADJUSTABLE SAFETY REEL FOR FISHING PURPOSES, 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 and applicable to the construction of reels
for winding fishing lines, and for other purposes, and is intended to prevent the
breaking of the line on account of a sudden strain upon it, such as might be caused
by the violent plunging of a hooked fish, and is represented in the drawings hereto
annexed. Fig. 1. Sectional Elevation. A. A. is the barrel. B. B. space in same
to contain the line. C is a hollow spindle upon which the barrel A A revolves and has
a serrated flange C₁ at one end D is a solid spindle upon which the hollow spindle C
revolves, and is fixed to the metal strap E E. FF is a wood shell which carries the
metal strap E E. G is a small screw which prevents the hollow spindle C working off
the solid spindle D. H is a fly nut with a milled edge which is screwed on the end of
the hollow spindle C. I is an India Rubber washer which serves as a spring and is
compressed by the fly nut H. K is a metal friction plate fixed to the wood disc L L.
M. M. two handles for turning the wood disc L L. N a metal plate fixed to the
strap E for attaching the reel to a fishing rod. O is a metal spring fixed to the metal
block P which slides up and down, in the slot Q. R is a metal paul free to work on
the screw S and is held in its place by the spring O. T is a small knob fixed in the
block P by which the spring O is moved up and down. U is a metal washer which
receives the friction of the turning of the disc L L. V. V. V. Three brass bushes -
flanged and inserted in the wood barrel A A and wood disc L L. W a plain metal
washer to protect the India Rubber washer I from the friction of the barrel A A and
wood disc L L.
Fig. 2. Plan at line 1 showing check action in gear and out of gear. Fig. 3. Elevation
of barrel A A. Fig. 4. Plan of wood disc L L showing handles. Fig. 5. Plan of
metal washer U and section of end of hollow spindle C showing a flat place in the end
and a corresponding flat in the bore of the washer, this prevents the disc L L carrying
the fly nut H round with it.-The action of the reel is as follows.-The fly nut H.is
screwed up until the reel A A is gripped sufficiently between, the disc L L and the
India Rubber washer I to carry it round by the frictional resistance set up by the
pressure of the friction plate K against the flanged bush V. The tension should
not exceed the strength of the line used, so that in case of a sudden strain on the line
whilst being wound in the drum A will immediately revolve in the contrary direction,
and allow the line to run out again, notwithstanding that the turning of the disc be
continued. When the reel is not required to revolve too freely the check or brake O

page_text: is applied by means of the knob T, and can be adjusted as described to suit the
requirements of the user.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is,--
1st. The method of turning the barrel by frictional resistance, and of adjusting
the same by means of the set screw and India Rubber spring,-thereby reducing the
possibility of breaking the line to a minimum, as shewn and described.
.
2nd. The method of adjusting the check or brake by means of a sliding spring and
paul working in a serrated flange, as shewn and described.