Improvements in Fishing Reels.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Nov., 1897-Accepted, 26th Nov.,
1898
Improvements in Fishing Reels.
We, FRANCES IDA MARTIN, Lady, of No. 8, John Street, WILLIAM MOKENDREE
JENNE, Manufacturer, of No. 18, John Street, and BANJANIN B. VAN DEUSEN,
Manufacturer, of No. 14, Second Street, HERMAN W. MARTIN, of No. 8, John Street,
Manufacturer, all residing at Illion, in the County of Herkimer, State of New York,
United States of America, 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 :-
Our invention is an improvement in fishing reels; and the objects we have in view
are to provide an improved style of brake which secures a light friction pressure
coming in contact with the line spool, to permit the line to be easily drawn from the
line spool without releasing the brake lever; to provide means for easily releasing
the spring detent from the ratchet of the spring drum in order to permit the drum
turning freely in a backward direction for the purpose of having the line run freely
from the spool, thereby making a perfect bait-casting reel; in a novel connection
between the end of the line spool arbor or post and the main spring which is so held
that it cannot bear forcibly against the bushing of the centre plate or housing of the
reel; in the arrangement of parts which prevents the line from catching or becoming
entangled between the real and pole or from being drawn under the reel; in a
reinforcement for the drun which strengthens the saine and affords a convenient
means for the attachment of the main spring; in an improved connection for the
outer end of the main spring to the main-spring drum, which connection permits of
the main spring drawing in a coil to the centre when wound up and obviates
breaking of the end of the main spring where it is attached to the drum and prevents
the main spring from being uncoupled from the drum; to simplify the construction
of the gearing appliances between the stationary housing and the revolving line
spool and enable a multiplying gearing to be employed in connection with a revolving
line-spool shaft or arbor, the latter of which furnishes the means for the operation
of an indicator mechanism to enable the angler to advise himself of the length of the
line paid out from the line-spool; to provide an improved guide to direct a line
properly and insure its regular uniform winding on the line spool, which guide lies
compactly within the reel housing and is out of the way of the angler in
manipulating the reel and rod; to provide a brake which retards, arrests and controls
the line-spool, said brake having two jaws to clutch opposite faces of one head of the
line spool, one of said jaws having a friction shoe which when worn may be easily
replaced; to provide an improved indicator nechanism for operation in connection
with the rotating line spool or arbor, which indicator mechanism is carried by a
movable plate that is held under tension to press the indicator device into operative
relation to the said shaft or arbor, but which plate may be easily moved, by the
angler, away from the shaft or arbor; the indicator mechanism serving to
automatically show to the angler the length of the fishing line which has been
paid out from the line spool, which information is often of material aid to the
angler.

page_text: The accompanying drawings illustrate an improved fishing reel embodying our
improvements, in which,
Figure 1 is an elovation showing the reel applied to a fishing pole, the view looking
at the edge of the reel.
Figure 2 is an elevation looking at the side of the reel containing the main-spring
drum.
Figure 3 is an axial sectional view taken through the reel in the direction of the
line spool shaft or arbor, the plane of the section being indicated by the dotted
line 3-3 of Figure 2.
Figure 4 is a detail perspective view of the new form of spring brake showing the
curved auxiliary spring and the plate-like shoe which is adapted to ride upon the
periphery of the line spool in a manner to avoid wear on the bearings of the centre
post, or spindle, or the arbor of the line spool.
Figures 5 and 6 are detail views, respectively, of the spring detent for the ratchet
of the main spring drum, and the slidable release bar which adapted to throw the
spring detent from engagement with the ratchet of the main-spring drum.
Figure 7 is a detail view of the boss on the arbor or post of the line spool, to which
boss the inner end of the main-spring is fastened.
Figures 8 and 9 are views in elevation and transverse section, respectively, of the
main-spring drum.
Figure 10 is a detail view showing the compensating link and a portion of the main
spring, whereby the spring may be connected to the rotatable druin without liability
of the spring breaking or becoming uncoupled.
Figure 11 is an elevation looking at the side of the reel which is to be applied next
to the fishing pole, showing the line indicator mechanism.
Figure 12 is an edge view, in elevation, of the reel.
Figure 13 is a transverse vertical section on the plane indicated by the dotted
line 13 13 of Figuro 12 showing the transmitting multiplying gearing between the
spring controlled rotating arbor or shaft and the revolving line spool, also a part of
the brake mechanism.
Figure 14 is a sectional view on a plane at right angles to Figure 13, on the dotted
line 14 14 of Figure 13.
Figure 15 is an enlarged detail view of the two jaws of the brake.
Figure 16 is a view of the brake controlling lever.
Figure 17 is a detail view of the idle line guide.
Figure 18 is a detail perspective view of the carrier plate and line indicator thereon,
also showing the keeper guide for said carrier plate.
Figures 19 and 20 are views in side elevation and cross section of an improved type
of line spool.
Figure 21 is a detail of the rotary arbors with orank arm and compound gear.
Figure 22 is a modified forin of the line guide.
Like letters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the figures of the
drawings, referring to which,-
A is the line spool, 13 is the main spring, C the rotatable drum which encloses the
main spring, D is an annular clamp to confine the rotatable drum on one side of the
reel, and E is the reel-casing or housing.
The line spool A has the bushing F, the pinion G, and the friction clutch H, and
through the pinion and the bushing passes the centre post, arbor or spindle J,
one end of the post or spindle J being extended through the disk e' of the reel
casing E for the attachment of the main spring B thereto. Said extended end of
the spindle or post is externally screw threaded, as at j, and on it is screwed an
internally threaded boss J' which is securely held in position by means of the check-
screw which is screwed into a threaded hole tapped in the boss at right angles to
the axis thereof, said screw having its point arranged to bear upon the threaded endj
of the post or spindle. This construction prevents the boss from screwing down
against the bushing of the plate e' of the reel casing or housing, and it provides a

page_text: simple means for the secure attachment of the inner end of the main spring B to
the spindle or arbor of the line spool.
Referring now to Figures to 10 inclusive, the brake lever carries a spring of
peculiar form, to which spring is attached a brake plate or shoe that rides upon the
periphery, and not on the face, of the line spool, the brake lever being controlled by
a spring separate from or independent of the spring that carries the brake plate or
shoe, the brake being furthermore, controlled by an adjustable stop device which
regulates the pressure or braking power of the lever and the spring thereof.
"The brake lever is indicated at N in the drawings, and it is applied to the plate e
of the reel casing or housing E in the following manner, that is to say, a slot or
opening n is produced in the plate e, the brake-lever N is fulcrumned at n¹ on the
disk in a way to have the short arm of said lever lie over the slot, and a primary
pressure spring N¹ is secured within the reel casing or the plate e thereof in a manner
to press against the short arm of the brake lever. Said spring N¹ tends to throw the
brake lever to a position where the long arm thereof lies over the reel, but the
Lendency of the brake to move over the recl is limited by means of the adjustable
stop 0.
In the preferred embodiment of this stop, it consists of a screw threaded
shank P and the enlarged head P₁, the latter having two or more apertures or
sockets p into which may be fitted a pin or other device for turning the shank P.
The flanged rim of the plate or disk e is provided with a threaded opening plat a
point opposite to the brake lever, and in this opening is screwed the threaded
shank P of the adjustable stop which is so arranged that the head P¹ lies between
the flanged rim of the plate E and the brake lever, whereby the head P₁ is made to
lie in the path of the brake lever and to limit the play of the brake lever in the
direction in which it is pressed or held by the spring N¹. It will be seen that the
stop may be adjusted to hold the long arm of the brake lever further from the
plate and thus throw the short arm of the brake lever inwardly, to increase
the pressure of the spring on the brake lever; or said stop may be adjusted in the
reverse direction to lessen the spring pressure on the brake lever. The plate shoe Q
of the brake consists of a substantially flat plate which is fitted or arranged
transversely across the line spool so that its end portions will bear or press against
the peripheral edges of the line spool, and this plate is struck up at its middle
portion to form the lugs g.
The function of the spring N', which is attached to the plate e of the reel housing,
is to press the brake-lever N to a position where the plate shoe Q will bear against
the edge of the line-spool to hold the latter against rotation under the tension of the
main spring. The stop is to limit the movement of the brake lever and the plate
shoe which is carried by the brake-lever toward the line-spool, and this limitation
in the play of the brake lever and plate-shoe serves to regulate the pressure of said
plate-shoe on the line spool.
"
Said plate shoe Q is carried by the spring R which in turn is attached to the brake
lever so as to move therewith. This spring is bent at one end to form
the arm, rand at its other end it is curved into the foot, the general shape
of the spring being such that it may be termed a goose neck" spring. This
spring is connected to the brake lever, at a point near where the arm 1 branches
therefrom, by a screw or other fastening, so that the arm will press against the
brake lever, and the curved foot is shaped to form the lugs, 8, between which the
lug g of the plate shoe is fitted, the parts being pivotally attached by the pins s¹.
The auxiliary spring R secures a light pressore and frictional contact on the line
spool, which admits of the line being withdrawn from the line spool without releasing
or pressing against the lever. This auxiliary spring R is not of sufficient strength,
nor is it applied in a manner to hold the brake lever in place, hence the main
spring N is made stiff and strong enough to resist any slight touch on the brake
lever and prevent it from releasing the line spool at a time when it is not desired to
draw the line. The friction plate shoe having peripheral contact with the line spool
has adjustable or yielding qualities so that no cramp or undue pressure is brought on
the line spool to wear the bearings on the arbor or spindle J. Another advantage of

page_text: the spring R having the peculiar form shown and arranged to pass over the plate e
of the reel casing to attach the spring to the brake lever, is that the spring serves ns
a guard to prevent the line, when slack, from drawing underneath the plate, 6,
whereby the line is prevented from being caught and entangled around the
saddle plate when the finger is pressing against the brake lever in manipulating the
reel.
The drum C has the lateral flange c, on the inner edge of which is produced the
ratchet teeth c. In our improved reel, we make this drum of aluminium for lightness
and durability, but as the drum is made of quite thin metal we provide the reinforce-
ment C, of brass, steel or other strong metal. This reinforcement C₁, is of angular
shape in cross section, and of annular form, so that it is adapted to fit within the
drum and bear against the inner edge thereof. The offstanding flange of the annular
reinforcement has ratchet teeth o which register with the teeth c¹ of the drum C,
and the part of the reinforcement within the drum is formed with the ears c
and with the struck up lip c; said ears serving as the means for the attachment
of the rivets or pins which fasten the drum and reinforcement together, and the
lip forming a convenient and strong mode of attaching the drum and spring B to
each other.
We have provided an improved means for connecting the outer end of the main
spring to the rotatable drum C. When the outer end of the main spring is attached
directly to the drum, the spring is liable to be broken or become detached at the
place where it is attached to the drum on the release of the line spool to coil the line
thereon, but the compensating link connection shown by Figure 10 of the drawing
obviates the objections. The outer end of the main spring is provided with an oblong
slot a, the greatest diameter of which is in the direction of the strip or length of
metal which is coiled spirally to produce the spring. The link B' is provided between
the slotted end a of the spring and hooked shaped lip c³ of the drum so as to form a
compensating connection which permits the spring to contract radially when it is put
under tension by rotating the drum in the proper direction and which link is so con-
nected to the drum and to the spring that the latter will not be broken or become
uncoupled when it is released and is suddenly expanded. The end of the link B¹
which connects to the slotted end a of the spring C is provided with a stud or pin b¹
having a head which stands across the length of the link B, the length of
the bead 6 being greater than the width of the slot a. In the opposite end of the
link B is formed a key hole slot 6, the straight portion of which is between the
large portion or eye and the end of the link, as shown by Figure 10. The link B¹ is
attached to the end a of the spring by turning the link at right angles to the spring
and passing the head 6" of the stud 6 through the slot a, after which the link is
turned into line with the spring so that the head 6 lies across the slot a, whereby
the link cannot be detached from the spring without turning the link around, which
adjustment is not possible when the device is in use owing to the narrow form of the
drum and the length of the link. At the same time, the link and spring are loosely
attached together by the headed stud fitting in the slot and the spring and link have
a limited lateral movement which permits the spring to be wound up tightly without
liability of breaking or disconnecting the outer end of the spring. The line B' is
attached to the drum by passing the lip through the eye or enlarged end of the
slot and allowing the tension of the spring to draw the link endwise so as to pull
the link to a position where the lip lies in the straight portion of the slot. In use,
the spring normally tends to draw on the link and holds it in a position where the
lip lies in the straight portion of the slot, and the link B¹ is thus prevented from
being detached from the lip of the drum.
The drum is held in place on the reel casing by fitting the inner flanged and
ratchet formed edge within the annular clamp D which is attached, by screws or in
any desired way, to the plate el; and on the outside of the clamp is fitted the spring
detent T, one end of which is fastened, by the screw t, to the clamp D.. This detent
is provided with a spur or tooth t¹ which passes through a slot or aperture in the
clamp D so as to engage with a ratchet tooth on the drum; and the free end of the

page_text: spring is turned up somewhat, as at u, and it also has a lateral or offstanding guide
lip which plays and fits in a slot 11 formed in the vertical flange of the clamp D.
With this detent T is combined means convenient for the operator's manipulation,
which serve to throw the detent out of operative relation to or engage with the
ratchet of the drum. This consists of a slidable bar or plate V fitted externally upon
the periphery of the annular clamp D, one end of the bar being bent down to form a
toe v which is adapted to make or fit below the up turned end of the detent T. This
slidable bar V has a holding stud v which passes through and plays in a slot v
formed in the clump D so as to hold the bar in slidable engagement with the
clamp; and said slidable release bar V is further provided with a projecting thumb
piece V and out of engagement with the cetent T. This construction enables the
operator to easily throw the detent out of engagement with the ratchet drum and
release the spring and drum so that the latter can turu backward freely. When the
reel is in this condition, the line can run freely off the line spool, making the reel
well adapted for use as a bait casting reel, but when the release bar is pressed back
out of engagement with the detent, the latter springs back into place and the stud
thereon engages with the ratchet of the drum, thereby making the reel an automatic
or self winding reel as soon as the drum is given a few turns to put the spring under
tension.
We have also provided the reel with a gaard K which is arranged to prevent the
line from drawing under the reel, between the latter and the pole. It will bo noted
that the spring R for the brake shoe is on one side of the reel, to prevent the line
from being entangled, and wo have arranged the guard K on the opposite side of
the reel for the same purpose. This guard consists of a bent bar or plate having
a head at one end and attached to the plate e of the reel as at ³.
This guard stands outwardly and laterally from the reel, and at its outer free end
it has a curved bearing face which is adapted to press against the butt of the fishing
pole when the reel is fastened thereto.
In the reel shown by Figures 11 to 22 of the drawing, we show a line spool arbor J
which is arranged to rotate in the reel housing or frame and on which the line spool
is fitted loosely to rotate freely thereon, one end of said shaft protruding through the
outer head of the reel housing and having an exposed end de which protrudes so
as to provide the ineans for operating the line indicator.
To the rotary shaft or arbor, at a point between the line spool and the head, and
housed within the latter, is fastened a rotary crank arm This crank arm is
rigidly attached to the shaft or arbor J to rotate therewith and it is of a length
sufficient to bring the gear He carried thereby into operative relation to the fixed
annular rack G within the plate or heade of the reel housing. This annular rack G³
is internally toothed, as shown, and it is fastened to the inner face or side of the
plate e by screws or other suitable fastening means. The free end of the crank
arın carries a crank pin f, on which is loosely fitted the compound gear H², II³
consisting of two gear wheels of different sizes rigidly attached together. The
crank arin, pin and compound gear are so arranged between the plate e and line
spool as to enable the smaller gear H to lie within the rack G³ and mesh with the
teeth thereof while the large member H2 of said compound gear meshes with the
pinion G on the clutch of the line spool. The described gearing, consisting of
the fixed annular rack, the compound gear H2, II, and the pinion G, together with
the crank arm, and pin thereof, constitute the transmitting mechanism between the
revolving arbor or shaft and the line spool whereby the power of the main spring
may be applied to the line spool for rotating the latter to coil or wind up the fishing
line; and at the same time we are enabled to employ a rotating shaft or arbor, on
which the line spool is mounted for free rotation, and said shaft furnishes the motion
or power for the operation of the line indicator.
K, in Figures 14 and 15, designate the jaw supporting plate which is fitted
laterally against the outside face of the radial flange of the head e and secured thereto
by screws or in any other suitable way. This plate has a stein or arm that extends
beyond the flanged edge of the head, and said stem has two pairs of cars 5, ^, one

page_text: of which pairs of ears, is situated at an intermediate point of the length of the
stem and arranged to project across the radial flange of the head e but the other pair
of ears + is at the extremity of the arm and projects therefrom to the opposite side
from the ears. Two brake jaws are provided in this brake mechanism for the
purpose of gripping opposite faces of one head of the line spool, and both of these
jaws are fulcrumed on the plate K³ in a manner to move in opposite directions under
the influence of a single controlling lever. The jaws are indicated at L², L³ and the
lever at M². One jaw L² has its shank fitted between the ears and it is fulcrumed
at an intermediate point of its length by the pin or bolt, the inner working end of
the jaw being quite broad and nearly flat to form an efficient working surface to
engage with the line spool head. This jaw L is somewhat longer than the companion
jaw and its long arin is operatively connected to the brake lever, by a loose joint,
as for example, by slotting as at me Figure 11 an enlarged end of the shank and by
forming a tongue me thereon; said alot mº receiving the brake lever and the
tongue m fitting in a depression or channel m¹ in the brake lever. This loose
connection between the jaw and brake lever is sufficient, however, to make the lever
control the jaw. The other short jaw passes through a slot m¹ Fig. 14 in the off-
standing flange of the head e and the shank of said lever has its extremity pivoted,
at m, between the ears on the fixed plate K³, a pressure spring M having one
end fastened to said jaw 13 and bearing against the plate K² to normally press the
jaw 13 away from the jaw L. This short jaw La has its head formed with slots nu
two, three or more in number, and through these slots is threaded the cord n' which
is arranged to form the friction pads L that provide an efficient shoe for the brake
jaw when it grips the head of the revolving line spool. When the pad becomes worn
or inefficient the eord may be easily withdrawn from the slotted head of the jaw,
and a new cord threaded therein to provide a new friction surface. The brake lever
M is arranged laterally against the head e opposite to a slot m' therein, and closely
adjacent to the short brake jaw L³, said lever being curved or bent at m* Figure 12
80 as to overhang the line spool and permit the slotted and tongued end of the long
brake jaw to be connected therewith. The lever M³ carries a set screw as which
presses against the short jaw L³ and normally holds the latter in engagement with
the line spool and serves to regulate the tension of the spring M. This brake lever
is fulcrumed at a point intermediate of its length, on a pin or shaft m³, and against
the short arm of said lever works a leaf spring me which is held between the head A
and the reel-attaching plate. The springs mo, M control the brake lever and short
brake jaw so that the two jaws L, 13 may be pressed firmly against opposite sides of
the head of the line spool, and thus the brake is normally applied to hold the line
spool stationary even when the spool is under the tension of the main spring. To
release the brake and allow the main spring to rotate the spool in a direction to coil
or wind the line on said spool, it is only necessary for the angler to press the brake
lever in one direction, thus moving the long brake jaw 1 on its fulcrum and releasing
the screw from the jaw L³ to permit the spring M to force the jaw L and its
friction shoe away from the line spool, whereby the two jaws are freed from the
line spool on a single motion of the brake lever. The jaws are instantly and
forcibly applied against the line spool when the pressure on the brake lever is re-
moved, because the spring mo presses the lever M to force the jaw L against one
side of the spool and the screw n bears against the jaw L³, to press the latter and
shoe against the other face of the line spool.
The line guide is indicated at Ne Figures 12, 17, and 22 in the drawings, and it
consists of a segment shaped length of metal arranged to fit between the heads of
the reel housing and supported loosely in place to play or move idly and freely
across the line spool, in a direction according to the pull or strain on the fishing line.
This segmental guide is of a length to extend from one post to the other of the series
of posts which rigidly join the heads together, and said guide is provided with a
longitudinal line-slot n² and at its ends it has eyes n which fit loosely upon two
adjacent posts to support the guide N between the heads of the reel housing. This
guide is arranged concentric with the heads and is thus compactly arranged between

page_text: them so as to be wholly out of the way. The width of the guide is less than the
space between the heads, and as the guide is loosely supported on the parts, it can
play idly across the line spool in a manner to guide the line to be wound evenly on
the line spool.
It frequently occurs that the angler desires to know the length of the line that is
paid out from the reel, but fishing reels have not heretofore been equipped with
ineans to indicate the length of the line that has been uncoiled from the reel, so that
the angler has been compelled to guess merely as to the amount of line he has in
service. We provide a simple novel form of line indicator adapted for service in
connection with the revolving shaft or arbor of the line spool and arranged to be
drawn into and out of service very easily and quickly. To this end, we provide a
carrier O* Figure 11 on the outside of the head of the reel, and on this carrier
plate is mounted the line indicator arranged to be operatively connected frictionally
with the protruding end of the rotary line spool shaft. This carrier plate is adapted
to closely embrace the head e and it is fitted in a keeper o' which is fastened to the
head so that the carrier plate inay slide easily on the head a and within the keeper o³.
One form of the indicator is a rotary disk P2 and a fixed hand or pointer P³ attached
to a pin pt which is fixed in the carrier plate O' and passes loosely through the
disk P to serve as a centre therefor. The exposed face of this rotary disk is
inscribed with one, two or more concentric circles which are subdivided by indicator
marks and numerals to denote the length of line in feet or yards. The indicator
mechanism is mounted on the carrier plate to have the edge of the disk P¹ project
therefrom into operative relation to the protruding end of the revolving shaft or
arbor, and the periphery of said disk P is held in frictional engagement with the
revolving shaft by a pressure spring Q which is fastened inside of the head o and has
one end thereof formed with a lug q that passes through a slot q3 in the head e,
said lug being connected to the carrier plate 03 so as to force the latter and the
indicator disk normally toward the exposed end of the line spool shaft. It is evident
that the rotary shaft will rotate the indicator disk P which engages frictionally
therewith, and thus the pointer will indicate the length of the line that has been
paid out; but when it is desired to free the indicator from the revolving shaft, it is
only necessary for the angler to press on the thumb or finger piece R which is
fastened to the carrier plate, thus moving the carrier plate against the tension of the
spring Q to withdraw the indicator disk from engagement with the revolving line
spool shaft.
It is thought that the operation of our improvements will be readily understood
from the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawings.
We have illustrated a cheap and simple form of the line spool in Figures 19 and 20
of the drawings. One of the disks D is a plain flat piece of metal with a flange edge
and a circular row of perforations near its centre, and the other disk D' is a flat piece
also having a flanged edge and a circular row of perforations, said last named disk D'
provided with a circular cavity Ds which is formed therein and with a circular series
of indentations D which form the seats for the clutch. The two disks are joined
together by a circular row of pius Do which are made separate from the disks and
which have their ends fitted in the rows of perforations in the disks and swaged or
headed down to rigidly couple the disks and form a hub on which the line may be
coiled or wound.
In connection with the slotted guide N which plays loosely on the reel housing or
frame in a direction across the face of the line spool, we employ an eye-formned
button N which is fitted loosely in the slot n of the guide N and is adapted to
move longitudinally on said slotted guide N2. This embodiment of our invention is
illustrated by Figure 22 of the drawing. It is evident that this eye-formel button
is capable of a compound or universal movement relative to the line spool because it
moves with the guide N in a direction across the face of the line spool,
around the line spool within
to
move
the limits
it is free
of the
slot. n in the guide N2, and it is so slotted in the guide N that it can
turn or rotate freely therein, whereby the line which passes through the eye of the

page_text: button is held from chafing and wearing and is guided to wind the line properly on
the spool. The button is of disk like forin, of a suitable hard smooth material, and
through it is formed an eye or perforation, with rounded or beveled ends. In the
edge of the button is formed an annular groove that receives the edges of the
guide N to enable the button to fit loosely in the guide so as to turn freely
therein.
One bead of the line spool has a radial offstanding flange and at its centre it bas
an axial bushing through which passes the end of the line-spool shaft. The two
heads or plates of the line spool are joined rigidly logether by short posts. One
bead or plate of the line spool is provided with a central cavity or depression and in
this depression is fitted the spider-like clutch H and the gear pinion which is mounted
rigidly on the clutch at the centre thereof. This clutch has radial elastic arms, the
free extremities of which are bent or shaped to fit in an annular row of seats or de-
pressions which are produced in the outer face of the seat in the line-spool head or
plate. This clutch engages with the seats in the cavity of the line spool with a
yielding or spring tension sufficient to hold the bushing and pinion in engagement
with one head of the line-spool, but this engagement is not sufficient to hold the
pinion and bushing in event of a considerable pull on the line-spool, whereby the line
spool can be rotated in one direction by a pull ou the line without rotating the pinion,
the train of gears, or the spring arbor.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be perforined, we declare that what
we claim is :-
1. In a fishing reel, the combination with a line spool, a casing or frame, and n
spring-brake lever, of a brake-shoe arranged to ride upon the periphery of the line
spool, and a convection between said brake shoe and the brake-lever whereby the
brake-shoe is carried by the brake-lever and is movable in a plane toward or from
the periphery of the line spool, as and for the purposes described.
2. In a fishing rool, the combination with a casing or frame, a line spool, and a
brake lever, of a brake-shoe arranged to press against the line-spool, and a spring
carried by the brake-lever and connected to the brake-shoe, as and for the purposes
described.
3. In a fishing reel, the combination with a frame or casing and a line spool, of a
spring brake-lever, a brake-shce arranged to have peripheral contact with the line
spool, and a spring connection between the brake-shoe and the brake-lever, as and for
the purposes described.
4. In a fishing reel, the combination with a casing or frame and a line spool, of a
spring brake-lever, a brake-shoe to ride against the line-spool, and a spring which
connects with the brake-sboe and brake-lever and which is arranged to fit over the
reel casing and serve as a guard to prevent the line from becoming entangled with the
reel, substantially as and for the purposes described.
5. In a fishing reel, the combination with a casing or frame, and a line spool, of
the spring pressed brake-lever fulcrumed in the frame or casing, a transverse brake-
shoe fitted to press against the peripheral edge of the line spool, and a spring R
which is attached to the brake-lever and pivotally connected to the brake-shoe, as
and for the purposes described.
6. In a fishing reel, the combination with a casing or frame, a main-spring drum
having a projection engaging with said ratchet of the spring-drum, of a release
device mounted externally on the casing or frame adjacent to the detent and movably
held in position for adjustment into or out of engagement with said detent, as and
for the purposes described.
7. In a fishing reel, the combination with a ratchet spring-dran, a clamp therefor,
and a detent to engage with the ratchet of the spring-drum, of a release spring bar
slidable connected to said clamp and having means for moving the same into and
out of engagement with said detent, as and for the purposes described.
8. In a fishing reel, the combination with a reel casing and a line spool, of an

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end, a threaded boss screwed on the end of said arbor and held in place by a check
device, and a spring connected to said boss, as set forth.
9. In a fishing reel, a spring-drum provided with a ratchet and the angular
reinforcement band fitted in and secured to the flange of said druin, said reinforcement
provided with a lip for attachment thereto of the main spring, substantially as
described.
10. In a fishing reel, the combination with a main spring, and a rotatable drum
therefor, of a link connected to the outer end of said main spring and to the drum
so as to compensate for contraction or expansion of the spring without breaking the
connection between said spring drum, as and for the purposes described.
11. In a fishing reel, the combination with a main spring having a slot, a, at its
outer end, and a drum provided with a lip or stud, of the link having a key-hole slot
for the reception of the lip or stud and carrying a headed stud or pin which fits in
the slot of the spring, substantially as and for the purposes described.
12. In combination with a frame or housing, and a line-spool, the brake-lever
fulcrumned on said housing, a primary spring bearing against said brake-lever, an
adjustable stop device for said brake-lever, and a yieldable shoe carried by the brake-
lever.
13. In a fishing reel, the combination with a reel housing, and a main spring, of a
revolving line-spool shaft or arbor journaled in said housing and operatively connected
with said innin spring, a line-spool mounted loosely ou said revolving arbor or shaft,
and multiplying gearing and clutch mechanism intermediate between the revolving
shaft or arbor and the line-spool loosely mounted thereon, substantially as and for
the purposes described.
14. In a fishing reel, the combination with a reel housing and a main spring, of a
revolving arbor or shaft, a line-spool mounted loosely on said shaft or arbor, a fixed
gear or rack in the reel housing, and a rotary crank attached to the arbor or shaft
and carrying gears which mesh with fixed gear or rack and with a gear on the line-
spool, as and for the purposes described.
15. In a fishing reel the combination with a reel housing and a main spring, of
the revolving shaft or arbor, a line spool mounted loosely thereon, internal gear or
rack fixed in the reel housing, a clutch connected with the line spool and carrying a
gear pinion, a crank arm attached to the shaft or arbor to rotate therewith, and a
compound gear which meshes with the fixed internal gear and with the olutch pinion,
respectively, as and for the purposes described.
16. The combination with a reel housing and a rotatable line-spool, of brako
mechanism comprising a pair of oppositely movable jaws hung to embrace opposite
faces of said line spool and a single controlling lever arranged in operative relation to
both jaws of said brake device, as and for the purposes described.
17. The combination with a reel housing and a line-spool, of a pair of brake jaws
fulcrumed to move in opposite directions simultaneouly and arranged to embrace
opposite faces of said line-spool, and a spring controlled brake-lever, one of said jaws
being impelled in one direction by a spring and moved in the opposite direction by
said brake-lever, and the other jaw being connected with said brake-lever to move
therewith, as and for the purposes described.
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18. The combination with a reel housing and a line-spool, of a brake-supporting
device attached to said housing, a spring-controlled brake jaw pivoted to said
supporting device, a brake-lever fulcrumned on the housing and arranged to act on
the spring jaw against the tension of its spring, and another brake jaw also pivoted on
the supporting device and operatively connected with the brake-lover, substantially as
described.
19. The combination with a reel housing and a line-spool, of a supporting plate, a
brake jaw pivoted to said plate and carrying a spring which normally impels it upon
the line-spool another brake jaw hung at a point intermediate of its length on said
plate and having a slotted end, and a spring pressed brake-lever fitted in the slotted
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page_text: end of one brake jaw and carrying a projection to bear upon the other jaw, as
and for the purposes described.
20. In a fishing reel, a brake-lever having a perforated or slotted working face and
a friction pad formed by threading a fibrous material through said slotted or
perforated face of the jaw, as described.
21. In a fishing reel, the combination with a reel housing and a line spool, of an
idle line guide, segmental in form, which is loosely supported between the heads of
the reel housing and provided with a slot or eye for the passage of the line there
through, substantially as described.
22. In a fishing reel, the combination with disk like heads coupled by transverse
posts to form a reel housing, and a line-spool, of a segmontal guide fitted loosely on
said posts and arranged concentric with and between, the disk-like heads to play
idly on said plate, for the purposes described, substantially as set forth.
23. The combination with a reel housing and a line-spool, of a revolving arbor or
shaft on which the line spool is mounted, and a line-indicator mechanisin mounted
on said housing and arranged in operative relation to the revolving arbor or shaft to
be driven thereby, as and for the purposes described.
24. The combination with a reel housing and a line-spool, of a revolving line-
spool shaft or arbor, a inovable carrier on said reel housing, and a line indicator
device mounted ou said carrier and arranged to have frictional engagement with
said revolving shaft or arbor, substantially as described.
25. In a fishing reel, the combination with a reel housing and a line spool, of a
revolving shaft or arbor on which a line-spool is mounted, a slidable spring controlled
carrier fitted to said reel housing, and an indicator mechanism mounted on said
carrier and pressed or held thereby into operative contact with said revolving shaft
or arbor, substantially as described.
26. The combination of a revolving arbor or shaft, a fixed keeper or slide-way, a
carrier plate fitted in said keeper or slide-way, a spring acting on said carrier plate
or normally impel it toward said shaft or arbor, and an indicator mechanism mounted
on the carrier plate, as and for the purposes described.
27. In a fishing reel, the improved line-spool herein shown and described com-
prising the parallel disks provided with the rows of coincident perforations and a
row of pins which are fitted in the perforations and are headed against the disks,
whereby the pins join the disks together and form the hub for the line, as set
forth.
28. The combination with a reel housing and a line-spool, of a line guide movable
across the face of the line-spool, and a button carried by said guide and movable
longitudinally thereon, substantially as described.
29. The combination with a reel housing and a line-spool, of a slotted line-guide
fitted loosely on said housing, and an eye-formed button mounted loosely in said
slotted line-guide, as and for the purposes described.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicants.