Improvements in or connected with Fishing Rods.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 6th June, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 5th Mar., 1894-Accepted, 21st Apr., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Fishing Rods.
I, WILLIAM HENRY BROOKES, of Charles Street, Wrexham, in the County of
Denbigh, Engineer, 'do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of this invention is so to construct fishing rods as to render their
several parts more compact and has special reference to the reel and its connections
to secure the desired end.
It consists essentially in constructing the reel of oblong, elliptical or similar
shape and mounting the same in the butt of the rod and in attaching thereto a
suitable folding handle and forming at the extreme butt end of the rod a box or
holder for the tackle.
In carrying out the invention I prefer to forin the butt end of the rod of two
tubular rods connected together by two parallel rectangular plates. Through
these two plates I drill a hole to form the bearing for the spindle carrying the reel.
The reel which is constructed of two rectangular or elliptical flanges connected
centrally by a tube through which the spindle passes is provided lengthwise with
two other bars or connections over which the line is wound. One of the flanges of
the reel is provided with a square hole which fits a square projection or shoulder on
the spindle and is thereby operated. The spindle is passed through the plates
forming the butt after the reel is placed in position therein and the square
projection or shoulder passes into the square hole in the flange of the reel. One
extremity of the spindle is held in position by a nut or otherwise and to the other
is attached the handle. The handle is formed so as to be capable of folding close
and parallel to the butt of the rod. It is pivoted to an arm connected to the
spindle and provided with a catch to hold it when once brought into position for
use. A small bridge, roller or guide is attached to the rod above the reel over
which the line passes. The tube forming the extreme end of the butt is tapped or
screwed and provided with a cap to form a box or holder for tackle.
A stop may be provided to hold the reel when sufficient line has been unwound,
and the reel may be converted into a multiplier and check reel by adding thereto the
mechanism usually employed for this purpose.
In a modified construction of the reel two small reels may be mounted in the butt
and connected by a continuous band to receive the line.
It will be obvious that the construction of the reel described will enable the
winding in of the line to be accomplished much more rapidly in addition to which,
being carried by the butt internally, it will be completely out of the way and
capable of more easy manipulation.
Dated this 5th day of June 1902.
W. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
6, Bank Street, Manchester, Patent Agents.

page_text: The butt end of the rod is formed tubular the upper part A and the lower part B
by the two parallel flat or rectangular sides C which form the recess or chamber D
to receive the reel E. Through the two sides C a hole e is drilled to form the
bearing for the spindle of the reel E.
The reel E instead of being cylindrical as has hitherto been usual I form of
oblong or elliptical shape so as not to project out beyond the side of the rod and
still be of sufficient capacity to carry the desired quantity of line. It is constructed
of two oblong flanges Feither rectangular or elliptical connected together by two
bars over which the line is wound aud by a central tube f¹ through which the
spindle G passes and by which the reel is supported in position. One of the flanges
of the reel is provided with a square hole which fits a square projection or
shoulder on the spindle and is thereby operated. The spindle is passed through
the sides C forming the butt after the reel E is placed in position therein and the
square projection or shoulder g passes into the square hole in the flange F of the
reel. One extremity of the spindle is held in position by a nut g' or otherwise and
to the other is attached the handle H. The handle H is formed so as to be capable
of folding close and parallel to the butt of the rod. It is pivoted to an arm or
crank connected to the spindle and provided with a catch to hold it when once
brought into position for use. A small bridge, roller or guide may be attached to
the rod above the reel for the line to pass over. The tube B forming the extreme
end of the butt is tapped or screwed and provided with a cap b to form a box or
holder for tackle.
A stop K may be provided to hold the reel when sufficient line has been unwound,
and the reel may be converted into a multiplier and check reel by adding thereto
the mechanism usually employed for this purpose.
In a modified construction of the reel two small reels may be mounted in the butt
and connected by a continuous band to receive the line.
It will be obvious that the construction of the reel described will enable the
winding in of the line to be accomplished much more rapidly in addition to which,
being carried by the butt internally, it will be completely out of the way and
capable of more easy manipulation.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The combination with the butt end of a fishing rod of an oblong or elliptical
reel inserted in a chamber or recess therein substantially as described.
2. The combination with a fishing rod of a butt end of tubular construction, an
oblong or elliptical reel inserted in a recess or chamber therein, a box formed by a
screwed cap and a stop to hold the reel when required with or without a check or
multiplying mechanism substantially as described and shown.
3. A fishing rod having the several parts constructed and arranged in combination
substantially as described and shown.
Dated this 1st day of March 1894.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Manchester, Liverpool, and London, Patent Agents.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Manchester, Liverpool, and London, Patent Agents.