A New Form of Case or Receptacle for Containing Hooks-to-Gut, Flies, or Similar Articles of Fishing Tackle.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Nov., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 26th Apr., 1899-Accepted, 27th May, 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New Form of Case or Receptacle for Containing Hooks-to-Gut,
Flies, or Similar Articles of Fishing Tackle.
EDGAR WARNER, Fishing Tackle Manufacturer, Hewell Works, Redditch, in the
County of Worcester, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
:--
A case or receptacle consisting of a number, seven for choice, of sheets of parch-
ment, cloth, paper or other suitable material, of varying sizes, glued, sewn or other-
wise fixed together at the edges forming a series of pockets for the safe keeping
and prevention of entanglement of hooks-on-gut, flies, casts & other forms of
fishing tackle.
A New Form of Case or Receptacle for Containing Hooks-to-Gut,
Flies, or Similar Articles of Fishing Tackle.
I, EDGAR WARNER, of the Firm of J. Warner and Sons of the Hewall Works,
Redditch, in the County of Worcester. Manufacturers, 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 relates as hereinafter described to an improved case or receptacle
for containing hooks to gut flies or similar articles of fishing tackle and has for its
object to provide a means of keeping the hooks, gut and the like safe and pre-
venting entanglement when carried in the pocket.
In carrying my invention into effect I provide a case or receptacle consisting of
sheets of parchment, paper, cloth or other suitable material of varying sizes
glued sewn or otherwise fixed together at the edge forming a series of pockets into
which the hooks gut, flies, casts and other forms of fishing tackle are placed. In
order that my invention may be more clearly understood I will describe it by
reference to the accompanying drawings of which:-
Fig. 1 shows my improved case in front elevation Fig. 2 being a cross section
through the same. Figs. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 are modification of my invention.
The strips A in Fig. 1 are of the shape shown and are glued sewn or otherwise
fixed together along the margin edge B. When the hook or the like is required a
sheet is pulled off from the top as shown by the bent part, C. Fig. 2 is a cross
section of Fig. 1 showing the different pockets. Fig. 3 shows one long strip which

page_text: is perforated as shown at D and folded into the form as shown at Fig. 4, the margin
edge being glued or otherwise fixed. Fig. 5 is a cross section through Fig. 4.
Fig. 6 shows a similar strip likewise perforated but folded and glued as shown
at F Fig. 7.
In Fig. SI take an oblong piece of material perforated as shown by the dotted
lines which is first folded crosswise and then into the form shown at Fig. 9. No
fixing of the parts AB is here necessary the leaf being torn off as required across
the perforation.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is;-
1) The improved case or receptacle for containing hooks to gut, flies or similar
articles of fishing tackle substantially as herein described and illustrated.
2) The improved case or receptacle made from strips of parchment or the like
glued or otherwise fixed together constituting the pockets substantially as de-
scribed and for the purpose set forth.
3) The improved case or receptacle made from a sheet of parchment or the like
perforated folded and glued or otherwise fixed, to form pockets substantially as
described and illustrated and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 10th day of April 1899.
WILLIAM HENRY BARACLOUGH,
36, Temple Street, Birmingham,
Agent for the Applicant.