Improvements in Fishing Reels or Winches.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 20th July, 1899-Accepted, 26th Aug., 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fishing Reels or Winches.
I, GEORGE PETER TATE, of 131, London Road, Ipswich, in the County of
Suffolk, no occupation, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to improvements in fishing reels or winches, and has
for its object to provide a reel or winch, principally intended for salmon and
similar fishing, which reel or winch is geared up in such a manner that the line
can be more rapidly wound in than heretofore, and with less revolutions of the
handle, while at the same time the winding mechanism in such reel or winch
can be instantaneously thrown out of gear when it is desired to make a cast or
when a fish is hooked and it is necessary to let same have plenty of line without
being checked. A further object of the invention consists in providing a brake
mechanism whereby the free running of the reel or winch can be checked when
desired, such as when a large or game fish is being played, such checking
mechanism being in the form of a brake whereby the checking pressure can be
regulated at will to suit requirements.
And in order that this my said invention may be the more readily understood
and carried into practical effect, reference is hereby made to the accompanying
sheet of illustrative drawings, wherein: -
Fig. 1, is a side elevational view of the revolving barrel, shewn removed from
the stationary reel plate.
Fig. 2, a similar view of the stationary reel plate and attachments, with
parts removed therefrom.
Fig. 3, is a similar view of the complete reel or winch, with certain parts
removed therefrom, in order to more clearly shew the interior mechanism.
Fig. 4, is a side elevational view of the complete reel or winch.
Fig. 5, is a front elevational view, partly in section. Figs. 6, 7, 8, and 9, being
views of details of the reel or winch.
Referring to the drawings, wherein like letters of reference indicate corre-
sponding parts throughout the several figures, a represents the barrel of the reel
or winch, which is of ordinary construction and revolves on the fixed spindle of
the back plate b in the ordinary manner.
Upon one end of the revolving barrel a, a toothed-wheel c is fixed, such wheel
having a central opening which coincides with the bushed opening a¹ in the
barrel. A second toothed wheel d¹ rigidly mounted upon one end of a spindle d,
is adapted to engage with the first toothed wheel c, the said wheel d¹ being
capable of a lateral movement (as will be hereinafter more fully referred to) for
the purpose of throwing same out of gear with the first wheel. The said second
toothed wheel is of larger size and provided with more teeth than the toothed
wheel c, for "gearing-up" purposes. The stationary back plate b is provided
with a rectangular slot through which projects the free end of the spindle d
carrying the second toothed wheel d, a sleeve e enclosing the greater part of

page_text: such spindle. Upon the lower end of the said sleeve e a slide block e' is provided.
such slide block being capable of a sliding movement in a slot f¹ in a plate f
held to the outer side of the cheek 6 by means of rivets for their equivalent.
Upon the upper end of this plate ƒ a bifurcated face plate f is fixed by means of
screws ft.
The projecting end of the spindle dis screw-threaded and has revolvably
secured upon same a handle g for revolving the barrel of reel or winch.
To a pin upon the lower end of the slide block el a substantially rectangular
plate is pivoted, the free end of such plate having a right-angled slot in
j represents a second face-plate which is designed to fit upon the lower part
of the plate f
same.
The said plate has a lengthwise recess 1 in its under side, at the upper end
thereof, in which slides the slotted rectangular plate i, while the said under side
is also provided with a concavity in which rotatably fits a disc having a
convex upper surface.
Upon the under flat side of the disc ka pin is provided, such pin being
to one side of the axis of the said disc.
A pivot upon the disc passes through a pivotal opening in the concavity ³,
such pivot having the handle e fixed to its other end for rotating purposes. Upon
the under side of the flanged portion f³ of the attachment plate f, a sleeve m
is provided within which sleeve a brake rod or plunger n is located carrying
at its upper end a brake shoe n¹ having a yielding contact surface, and which shoe
is adapted to bear upon the periphery of the barrel a of the reel or winch when
pressure is brought to bear upon the thumb-piece n² at the lower end of the said
brake rod or plunger n. A coil or other spring is located within the sleeve m
for the purpose of returning the brake rod or plunger n to its normal position
when the pressure is removed from the thumb-piece n³.
In operation, and when a cast is being made, or it is otherwise required that
the barrel a should have a free revolution, the handle el is given a half-turn
toward the right, which causes the pin k upon the under side of the disc k to
slide the pivoted plate i in an upward direction, and thereby throw the toothed
wheel dout of engagement with the toothed wheel e upon the boss of the
barrel a.
When it is desired to wind in the line upon the barrel of the reel
or winch, the handle e is given a half-turn in the reverse direction to that
previously mentioned, which causes the pivoted plate i to travel downward and
again bring the toothed wheel into engagement with the toothed wheel c,
whereupon the barrel a can be rotated by the handle g in the required manner.
When a large or game fish is hooked and being played, pressure is put upon
the periphery of the barrel a by means of the brake in the manner hereinbefore
referred to, in order to check the running out of the line, such brake taking the
place of, and performing the same functions as, the checking means at present
employed, with the additional advantage that the pressure upon such drum can
be regulated at will.
.If desirable, a coil spring (not shewn) may be interposed between the plate j
and the plate f, for the purpose of holding the pivoted sliding plate in its
engaging position with the pin upon the under side of the disc k.
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:
1. The improvements in fishing reels or winches, consisting in a toothed wheel
upon the revolving barrel gearing with a second larger toothed wheel rigidly
mounted on a spindle loosely mounted in a sleeve carrying a slide block at one
end and a handle at the other end and projecting through a slot in the stationary
back-plate of the reel or winch, said slide block having a sliding movement in
a slotted plate fixed upon the said back-plate, and a rectangular plate having a

page_text: slot at right angles to its greater sides in one of its ends and pivoted to the said
slide block at the other, with which slot a pin rigidly fixed to the under side
of a disc pivoted to a face-plate, engages, and by means of which the said toothed
wheels are thrown in and out of gear; and a brake device which acts upon the
periphery of the revolving barrel for the purpose of checking the revolution of
same, substantially as described and illustrated.
2. In improvements in fishing reels or winches, the toothed wheel rigidly
mounted upon the revolving barrel «, in combination with a second toothed
wheel drigidly mounted upon one end of a spindle passing through a slot bl
in the stationary back-plate 6 of the reel, and loosely mounted in a sleeve e carry-
ing at its lower end a slide block e which slides in a slot f¹ in a plate f fixed
to the said back plate b, the free end of the spindle carrying a detachable
handle g; and a rectangular plate i, having a slot in its free end pivoted to
the said side block, said slot engaging a fixed pin upon a disc having a
pivotal movement in a recess in a face plate j, said disc having a handle e¹
projecting above the said face plate, for turning said disc so as to cause the
said plate f to slide backward or forward in order to place the toothed wheel din
or out of engagement respectively with the toothed wheel c, all arranged, combined
and operating, substantially as hereinbefore described, and as illustrated by the
drawings.
3. In improvements in fishing reels or winches, the brake mechanism for
checking the revolution of the barrel, consisting in a sleeve upon the flanged
end of the attachment plate, in which sleeve is slidingly disposed a brake rod or
plunger having at one end a thumb-piece and carrying at its other end a brake
shoe having a yielding contact surface, which is brought to bear upon the
periphery of the revolving barrel by means of pressure put upon the said thumb-
piece, and a spring disposed within said sleeve in order to return the brake rod
or plunger to its normal position directly the pressure is removed from the said
thumb-piece, substantially as described and shewn.
Total 1 001 day of I….1…. 1900
HUGHES & YOUNG,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.