Nets, Walking Sticks, and other such like Articles.
Year: 1886

page_text: Nets, Walking Sticks, and other such like Articles.
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I ARTHUR GREAME BARTLEET sole member of the firm of R. Harrison Bartleet
and Co Metropolitan Works Redditch in the County of Worcester Manufacturers
do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 has for its object improvements in fishing rods which are
applicable to other articles such for instance as a landing handle or walking
stick or other similar articles likely to be near or in use during the operation of
fishing.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practical effect I have appended hereunto a sheet of drawings showing the
application of the invention to the handle of a fishing rod and from which it will
be very easy to apply the same to other articles and it will also be evident that
the mode of carrying out the principle on the article shown or other articles may
be greatly varied without departure therefrom.
Figure 1. is an elevation of a fishing rod showing my invention at its side or in
side elevation.
Figure 2. is an elevation of the rod at a different part of its circumference as
will be hereafter explained.
Figure 3. is an elevation of the rod at the same position as Figure 2 but with
the parts closed up.
It is customary in fishing to return to the water certain fish under a given size
and it is therefore necessary for a fisherman if throughly equiped to carry with
him a measure. Now by my invention the fisherman is able without moving
away from his position and with his rod only to both measure and weigh his fi-b.
Referring now to the drawings A is the handle of a fishing rod as in ordinary use
closed up as seen in Figure 3. but in Figure 2 the circular sliding cover or ferrule B
has been turned round its travel being limited by the stop and slot C thus opening
out the recess E in which is deposited the spring balance or other weight measure K
and this balance being hung upon the pivot pin M when the handle is turned round
into the position shown by Figure 1. the balance hangs as illustrated in this figure
and the fish may be suspended upon the hook F without difficulty while the part a¹

page_text: of the handle is pressed against the body for support or otherwise held in any con-
venient manner. The index tells the weight of the fish. Now for the purpose
of measuring the fish for length I index the rod as shown at S the zero point being
the ring or ferrule T which forms a convenient rest so that zero may be felt and
the eye merely requires to look at one part nearer the thin end of the rod for the
length and thus fishing may be continued during this time. The measure may be
of any desired length and at any position upon the rod and the balance or weigher
may be fixed in various parts and positions such for instance as to draw out of the
end of the rod handle.
It will also be evident that either, the measure or balance may be fitted separately
either upon rods, landing handles, walking sticks or other similar articles or
together in any or each case. The measuring scale may be on a separate strip
of wood let into the handle or upon a plate of metal which would improve the
appearance.
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:
The improvements in fishing rods applicable also to landing nets, walking sticks
and other such like articles of the means of measuring and weighing fish or other
matters combined with and a part of the said article substantially as herein set
forth.