Improvements in Landing Nets.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Mar., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 9th Dec., 1891-Accepted, 23rd Jan., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Landing Nets.
DUGALD MORRISON Fishing Tackle Manufacturer 10 Edgcumbe Street Stone-
house Plymouth in the County of Devon do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to joints and locking device applicable to the handles of
landing nets, which are made to fold for convenience of carriage. For this purpose
I employ a long cheek and pin joint over which it is free to slide. The action of
the joint is as follows. On unfolding the handle and holding it in an inclined
position with the net towards the ground, the ferrule slides over the check joint
and effectually locks the same, and the landing net can then be used in the ordinary
way.
Dated this 17th day of Moh 1901
DUGALD MORRISON.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Landing Nets.
DUGALD MORRISON of 10 Edgcumbe Street, Stonehouse in the County of
Devon, Fishing Tackle Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention relates to improvements in landing nets and relates particularly to
joints and locking device applicable thereto By means of my invention the net may
be folded for convenience of carriage or opened out quickly and securely locked
while using landing fish etc.
The accompanying illustrations will readily explain the nature of my invention
and its construction.
Fig. 1. shews a side view in elevation of joint and locking device as opened out
for use.
Fig. 2. shews a side view in elevation of the joint or locking device folded up
for carriage.
Fig. 3. shews a front view in elevation of the joint or locking device open.
The lettering in the different figures refer to the same parts. A forms or con-
stitutes the body or holder of the folding joint and is constructed of brass or
suitable material and contains at one extremity a screw G which screws into the
ferrule of the landing net handle not shewn in the drawings at its other extremity
is cut or otherwise formed a slot or deep rectangular groove its depth being shewn
by the dotted lines in Fig. 1. and Fig. 2. into this groove or slot is easily fitted the
flat portion E of the net ring carrier B, constructed of brass or suitable material
and which freely folds or swings on the pin F when required to fold up or open
out. The body of the net ring carrier B between the flattened part as shewn at E
and the milled head is constructed preferably of a circular shape and is of the
same diameter as the body or holder A. Over this is fitted and free to slide
easily is the long ferrule D. constructed of brass or suitable material and is of
sufficient length to overlap sufficiently the joints formed by A and B when the
locking joint and device is opened out for use. C. is the net ring and only a
portion is shewn broken for economising space. This ring is screwed into the
milled head portion of the net ring carrier B. the net ring C as shewn in the
drawings need not necessarily be kept or used in this position but may be used at
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page_text: right angles to the plane of the drawing or otherwise. It will now be clearly seen
from the drawings that when the folding joint and locking device is screwed or
otherwise fitted on to the handle of the landing net the same may be carried con-
veniently in a vertical position by the side of the sportsman or fisherman and the
net ring will also hang in a like position by the users side. On suddenly requiring
the use of the landing net by tilting the handle on to a downward sloping position
the net ring carrier B and net ring C is thrown outwards into a straight line
with the handle and body or holder A. and at the same time the loose sliding
ferrule D slides forward and completely locks the joint and does so completely as
long as the landing net handle is kept in a downward position.
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
1. A combination folding joint and sliding ferrule locking device constructed of
brass or suitable material substantially as herein described.
Dated this 7th day of December 1891.
DUGALD MORRISON.