An Improved Swivel.
Year: 1897

page_text: I, WILLIAM SMALLWOOD, of Lion Works, Redditch, County of Worcester,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates as hereinafter described to an improved swivel used preferably
for fishing tackle and has for its object to provide means whereby the swivel may be
made solely of wire instead of with stamped, pierced and drilled metal boxes thus
producing a better article at a less cost.
In carrying my invention into practice I provide two lengths of wire, of steel, brass,
or of any metal upon which I operate by a suitable tool worked in a press or
machine.
I take one length forming a loop of one end, and a coiled tubular shank of the
other thus producing one part of the swivel. I head one end of the other length
and pass it through the tubular coiled shank of the first portion of the swivel
allowing the head to seat itself on the first convolution of the coil immediately under
the loop aforesaid the said wire freely rotating in the tubular shank, on one end
of which a loop is also formed and then the wire is coiled around a portion of the first
named wire leaving sufficient clearance to allow the plain part of the second shank to
rotate in the tubular coil shank of the swivel of the headed end preventing it from
slipping out.
Thus the complete swivel is obtained.
I only think it necessary to describe our invention as applied to swivels used for
fishing tackle, but wish it to be understood that by a slight modification the same is
adapted to any kind of swivel.
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WILLIAM HENRY BARACLOUGH,
36, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicant.
An Improved Swivel.
I, WILLIAM SMALLWOOD, of the Lion Works, Redditch, in the County of Worcester,
Manufacturer, 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 :-
My invention relates to an improved swivel for fishing tackle; the objects of my
improvement is to provide means for making such swivels solely from wire. The
nature of my invention will be more clearly understood from the accompanying
drawings the same letters of reference indicating similar parts throughout. Figures 5
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page_text: and 6 show in front and side elevation a swivel made in accordance with my
invention. Figure 1 is a front elevation and Figure 2 a side elevation of the upper
portion of the swivel. Figure 3 is a front elevation and Figure 4 a side elevation of
the lower portion of the swivel. In Figures 1 and 2, A is a loop and B the coils
forming a tubular shank made from a length of wire. In making the lower part of
the swivel a length of wire is headed as D the free end passing through the tubular
coil B, the head seating itself into the convolution of the coils B and immediately
under the loop A, the shank C passing down between the coils is free to rotate
therein. The remaining portion of the wire is twisted into the loop A¹ and coils B¹
Figures 3 and 4 which operation completes the swivel as shown in Figures 5 and 6.
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. The swivel for fishing tackle herein shown and described the saine being made
from two lengths of wire comprising the loop A and coil B, the shank C and head D
terminating into the coil B₁ and the loop A¹ substantially as set forth.
2. In the swivel for fishing tackle herein shown and described whereby the shank C
is free to move or rotate within the coils B substantially as set forth.
Daten Gas 45th day of August 1898.
WILLIAM HENRY BARACLOUGH,
36, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicant.