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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
ELBERT D. WILLIAMS, OF COLORADO, TEXAS.
FISHING-REEL.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 580,025, dated April 6, 1897.
Application filed December 3, 1895. Serial No. 570,899. (No model,)To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, ELBERTD. WILLIAMS,
a citizen of the United States, residing at Col-
orado, in the county of Mitchell and State of
5 Texas, have invented certain new and useful
Improvements in Fishing-Reels, of which the
following is a specification.
My invention relates to fishing-reels; and
the object thereof is to improve the operation
mo of the same, as will be hereinafter described,
and particularly specified in the claims.
The invention is illustrated in the accom-
panying drawings, in which-
Figure 1 is a side elevation of the reel con-
r5 nected to a section of a fishing-rod with the
end cap and crank removed. Fig. 2 is an end
elevation of the same, the rodnot beingshown.
Fig. 3 is a side elevation showing the parts in
operative position. Figs. 4 and 5 are side and
20 end elevations, respectively, of a modifica-
tion. Fig. 6 is a detail view.
Similarletters refer to similar parts through-
out the several views.
A represents a reciprocating lever hung to
25 a part of the frame. The end cap, which is
shown only by dotted lines, I construe to be a
part of the frame, B being an arm connection
of lever.
C is a connection between arm B and recip-
30 rocating rack-bar D, whose teeth engage the
ratchet-teeth of the wheel E when the mech-
anism is in use.
F shows an auxiliary gear mounted on an
auxiliary shaft and engaging with pinion G,
35 which is attached to shaft S.
IH is an arm hung on pivot K. This arm is
weighted and has a light end or projection
which, through the gravity of the weighted
part of the arm, presses against the rack-bar,
o0 and thereby holds it in engagement with the
ratchet-wheel teeth when the rack-bar is be-
low the ratchet-wheel, and its gravity tends
to draw it out of engagement with the ratchet-
wheel teeth.
45 L is a plate forming, with the guides J, a
guideway for the rack-bar D and a seat for
the pivoted weighted arm II. Mi shows a stop
to limit the movement of the weighted arm IT.
S is a rotative shaft mounted in the casing
50 or frame.
R represents handhold of fishpole.
T is a sliding pawl journaled at Z to fit
loosely over the pin Q, which slides it. Thispin is a connection of a sliding knob, (shown
on outside of cap by clotted lines O.) 55
U shows pawl-spring secured to outside
plate, and Y shows pins secured to plate and
turned over at the outer end to form guide
for pawl. These pins also form a stop for the
pawl when working in connection with pin Q. 60o
The dotted lines at each end of pawl show its
position when not in use.
The operation of my mechanism is as fol-
lows: The lever A is pressed toward the hand-
hold of fishpole, drawing its connections B 65
and C with it and drawing the toothed rack-
bar D into engagement with the teeth of the
ratchet-wheel E, thereby revolving it and its
connecting rotary mechanism. When the le-
ver A is released, the retracting-spring P, 70
pushing on lever A, will, through its connec-
tions, push the rack-bar D back over the slant-
ing teeth of ratchet-wheel, the teeth of rack-
bar and ratchet-wheel being out of engage-
ment, the pawl T preventing any loss of mo- 75-
tion gained.
The operation is a reciprocating motion
and may be repeated rapidly or at intervals,
as desired. Toward the end of the retracting
stroke the outer end of the rack-bar stops 80
against the outside cap ora stop may be used,
and the end at connection is pushed out of
its course and back against the outside guide-
way J, whereit is entirely clear of the ratchet-
wheel, and it remains in this position until 85
the lever A is pressed again, when its own
gravity will bring its teeth in contact with
the ratchet-wheel teeth if it is above the
ratchet-wheel, and if it is below the ratchet-
wheel the light end or projection of the piv- 90
oted arm H through its gravity in its weighted
part will then raise the rack-barinto engage-
ment with the teeth of the ratchet-wheel.
It will be seen that this mechanism in no
way interferes with the crank-handle and ro- 95
tary mechanism in common use and they can
both be used on the same reel to give a va-
riety of work and convenience or my mech-
anism can be used alone, if desired.
It is obvious that this mechanism can be io
used on a single-acting reel by placing the
ratchet-wheel on the rotative shaft S,as shown
in Fig. 4, instead of on an auxiliary wheel.
It is also obvious that a reel with this mech-
anism can be attached to a fishpole in various io5
positions, for instance, either above or below
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Williams, Elbert D. Fishing-Reel., patent, April 6, 1897; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth174566/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.