Improvements in Fishing Rods and Reels.
Year: 1892

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fishing Rods and Reels.
I, HERBERT JOHN ALLISON, of 52 Chancery Lane, London, in the County
of Middlesex, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
(which has been communicated to me from abroad by John Miles Finch,
of Hornellsville, New York, United States of America, Attorney and Counsellor
at Law), 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 to a fishing rod in which the spool that winds the line is
driven by spring mechanism inside the butt of the rod. The invention consists of
two or more spiral springs and connecting mechanism, combined, arranged and
operating as hereinafter more fully described.
In the drawings,—
Fig. 1 is a central, vertical section of the butt of a fishing rod showing my
improvement applied thereto;
Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an elevation of the upper end of the spindle, the
loose disk resting thereon, and a portion of the two spiral springs;
Fig. 3 is a plan view of the two springs and a cross section of the spindle;
A indicates the butt of the fishing rod, which is hollow, and is adapted to receive
the first joint of the rod. B is the winding spool on the outside of the rod and C is
the line attached thereto, and passing through the brake or clamp D.
E is a spindle resting in fixed bearings a a at top and bottom. This spindle is
provided at the lower end with a bevel gear b, which engages with a bevel pinion c.
On the shaft d of the pinion is a spur gearf that engages with a spur pinion g.
On the shaft of this pinion is another spur gear that engages with another
pinion k, and the shaft of this pinion extends through the butt and carries the
spool B. By this means the motions of the spool are multiplied. If desired to
still increase the motion a greater number of gears may be arranged in the same
manner.
G and H are two spiral springs by which motion is imparted to the spindle.
They are of considerable length, as shown, and surround the spindle, one spring
being located inside the other. At the bottom the loose end 1, of the outer spring G,
is attached to the fixed bearing a, while the corresponding loose end of the inner
spring H is attached to a hub m, that is pinned to and turns with the spindle. At
the top the two loose ends, n and p of the springs, are attached to the opposite sides
of a-disk r, that turns freely on the spindle. These two springs have the effect of
a single spring of the length of the two, while they are shortened by the doubling,
so that the butt is not of unusual length. A greater number of the springs might
be used, but are unnecessary, as two springs of the length shown will wind 150 feet
of line.
To attach the line the spool is turned till the springs are wound up. This
turning action winds up the inner spring by its connection with the hub m, and the
inner spring winds up the outer one by the connection of the two springs with the
loose disk r. The resistance to the winding is produced by the attachment of
the lower end of the outer spring to the fixed bearing a.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is,―
1st. In a fishing rod, the combination, with the spindle that operates the gearing,
of a set of spiral springs located oue within another surrounding the spindle, the
Jowar ends connected respectively with the butt and the spindle, and the upper ends

page_text: with a device that turns freely on the spindle, as shown and described and for the
purpose specified.
2nd. In a fishing rod, the combination of the spindle E, the springs GH,
connected at the bottom respectively with the butt and the spindle, the disk T
turning loosely on the spindle, the ends of the springs being connected therewith,
a gear wheel on the lower end of the spindle, and gearing connecting said gear
wheel with the shaft of the winding spool, as herein shown and described.
Dated this 15th day of February 1892.
ALLISON BROS.,
Agents for the Applicant.