Improvements in Securing Spliced Joints in Fishing Rods and the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Securing Spliced Joints in Fishing Rods and the
like.
I, WILLIAM STEEL, Fishing Rod and Tackle Maker, of 17 Market Street,
Brechin, in the County of Forfar, do hereby declare the nature of this Invention
to be as follows:-
This Invention has for its object to provide improved means for securing spliced
joints in fishing rods and the like.
To that end I lock together the spliced parts of the joint by forming a longi-
tudinal rib or feather upon the tapered face of one part of the joint and a corres-
ponding groove in the tapered face of the other part. The joint may then be
secured by whipping in the ordinary way, but by preference a ferrule or part of
a ferrule is fitted on the rod to receive the extreme tapered end of each part of the
joint, the ends being sprung into the ferrules and the joint parts telescoped together
to bring the feather into engagement with the locking groove. A lapping of twine
may be added when desired. In separating the parts of the spliced joint a thin
wedge is pushed in between the tapered faces in proximity to the locking groove
and feather so as to take them out of engagement and the spliced parts of the rod
are then drawn apart.
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WALLACE FAIRWEATHER,
Of the Firm of Cruikshank & Fairweather, Chartered Patent Agents,
62 Saint Vincent Street, Glasgow, Agent for the Applicant..
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Securing Spliced Joints in Fishing Rods and the
like.
I, WILLIAM STEEL, Fishing Rod and Tackle Maker, of 17 Market Street,
Brechin, in the County of Forfar, 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 has for its object to provide improved means for securing spliced
joints in fishing rods and the like.
The Invention is illustrated by the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 of which
is a plan of one part of the joint, and Figure 2 a plan of the other part. Figure 3
is a longitudinal section shewing the joint in its normal position, Figure 4 a
longitudinal elevation shewing the joint in a position to be separated and Figure 5
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page_text: is a view of the wedge piece used for separating the part of the joint. Figure 6 is
a longitudinal elevation shewing a modified form of joint.
In carrying out the Invention as represented at Figures 1 to 5, I lock together
the spliced parts A and B of the joint of the rod by forming a longitudinal rib
or feather a upon the tapered face of the part A of the joint and a corresponding
groove b in the tapered face of the other part B. The joint may then be secured by
whipping in the ordinary way, but by preference a ferrule or part of a ferrule C
is fitted on each part A and 13 of the rod as shewn at Figures 1 to 4 to receive
the extreme tapered end of each part of the joint, the ends being first sprung into
the ferrules C and the joint parts telescoped together to bring the feather a into
engagement with the locking groove b. A lapping of twine may be added when
desired. In separating the parts of the spliced joint a thin wedge D such as shewn
in detail at Fig. 5 is pushed in between the tapered faces A and B in proximity
to the locking groove band feather a as shewn at Figure 4, so as to take them out
of engagement and the spliced parts A and B of the rod are then drawn apart.
In the modification shewn at Figure 6 the feather on the part A of the rod is
formed transversely of the rod the locking groove on the part B being correspond-
ingly formed.
When the ferrules C are movable upon the portions of the splice the wedge
piece D may be dispensed with.
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 improved means for locking together the spliced parts of joints for fishing
rods and the like and consisting in forming a rib or feather upon the tapered face
of one part and a corresponding groove in the other part, the parts being secured
by whipping or by ferrules or both substantially as described.
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WALLACE FAIRWEATHER,
Of the Firm of Cruikshank & Fairweather, Chartered Patent Agents,
62 Saint Vincent Street, Glasgow, Agent for the Applicant.