Improvements in Spinning Baits.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Nov., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 1st Mar., 1890-Accepted, 26th Apr., 1890
PROVISIONAL
SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Spinning Baits.
JAMES STURROCK, Dundee Advertiser, Bank Street, Dundee, N.B. Cashier, and,
GEORGE DUNCAN MACDOUGALD, 82 High Street, Dundee N.B. Chemist, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of our invention is to minimise the tendency to twisting in a fishing line
which is experienced especially with such a form of bait as the artificial or phantom
minnow.
The usual method of lessening the tendency to twist is to use a number of common
swivels in the line, which method while it does not in the majority of cases prevent
the twisting, possesses the disadvantage of breaking the uniformity and continuity
of the line.
We effect our object without a break in the line by placing a special anti-friction
apparatus close to, or upon the bait; or if a hollow bait is used such as a phantom
minnow, by placing the apparatus altogether within the body or head of the
minnow.
The anti-friction apparatus consists of rollers, discs or balls, which act against a
plain or grooved surface or surfaces. The rollers, discs or balls may be arranged to
act similarly to foller or ball bearings where the rollers, discs, or balls are under
compression; or each roller, disc, or ball may run upon an axle of its own.
In certain arrangements a safety catch and spring is added to prevent damage to
the apparatus when violently pulled.
Dated this Second day of November 1889
JAMES STURROCK.
G. D. MACDOUGALD.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Spinning Baits.
Wo, JAMES STURROCK, Dundee Advertiser Office and GRORGE DUNCAN MACDOU-
GALD, Public Analyst, both of Dundee in the County of Forfar, North Britain, 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 which relates to improvements in the spinning of artificial baits has
for its object the facilitating of the rapid spinning of the bait and to minimize the
tendency to twisting in a fishing line, when attached to an artificial bait such as a
phantom minnow.
The usual method of spinning the artificial bait is to attach a number of common
swivels in a line, which from a variety of causes often do not work smoothly and
break the continuity of the line, besides which the working of theso swivels on a gut
or other line in smooth water frighten the fish.
We not only obviate the necessity of a swivel line but we increase the spinning
power of the bait by mounting an antifriction apparatus close to or upon the bait;
or if a hollow bait is used such as a phantom minnow, we place the antifriction
apparatus within the head or body of the minnow.
The antifriction apparatus consists of rollers, discs or balls which act against a plain
or grooved surface or surfaces. The rollers, discs or balls may be arranged to act
similarly to roller or ball bearings where the rollers, discs or balls are under com-
pression; or each roller disc or ball may run upon an axle of its own..
In order that our said Invention may be properly understood and easily carried into

page_text: effect we will proceed to describe it reference being made to the accompanying
drawings which are drawn upon an enlarged scale.
Figure 1 is a sectional elevation and Figure 2 a plan of our antifriction apparatus
as applied within the head of a phantom minnow.
Figure 3 is a sectional elevation of a modification of the same.
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Referring to Figures 1 and 2, we mount our antifriction apparatus inside the head
of the minnow as shewn. The said antifriction apparatus consisting in providing a
number of balls B, which works inside a small cylinder b, mounted to the head
body of the minnow, and which is provided with a disc or piston 61, the said balls B,
working between the inside surfaces (which may be either plane as shewn or grooved)
of the cylinder b, and disc b, after the same manner as ordinary compressed ball
bearings. The disc 61, is provided with a stem b², which passes through a hole formed
in the cylinder b', and may if desired be attached at 63, to the one end of an ordinary
swivel C, the other end of which passes through the nose ring c, and is attached to
the end of the line D, or the said stem 6, may be caused to pass straight out through
the nose ring c, and be itself attached to the end of the line D.
Referring to Figure 3, the antifriction apparatus here shewn is a modification of
the foregoing in which we mount a number of rollers or dises E, in lieu of the
balls B, the said rollers or discs E, being each mounted on an axle e, which is formed
on or fixed to or provided at the end of the stem 2, which is formed as a square,
oblong, hexagon, or other convenient shape according to number of rollers or discs
used, the other parts (which are similarly lettered) and action being as hereinbefore
described with reference to figures 1 and 2.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is,
First. In spinning baits the employment of antifriction apparatus close to or upon
or within the bait for the purpose of facilitating the spinning of the bait, lessening
the tendency of the line to twist and obviating the use of swivels on the line or trace
substantially as hereinbefore described and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
Second. In antifriction apparatus for spinning baits the general arrangement and
construction and mode of mounting the balls B, or the mechanical equivalent of the
same, such as the rollers E, substantially as and for the purposes herein before described
and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 28th day of February 1890
JOHNSONS,
115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicants' Agents.