﻿[17] 
  PATENTS 
  ISSUED 
  RELATING 
  TO 
  FISH 
  AND 
  FISHERIES. 
  991 
  

  

  of 
  the 
  rod 
  which 
  is 
  grooved 
  longitudinally 
  to 
  receive 
  it, 
  and 
  prevent 
  its 
  

   slipping 
  sidewise. 
  By 
  moving 
  this 
  spring 
  up 
  or 
  down 
  upon 
  the 
  trigger 
  

   the 
  force 
  required 
  to 
  spring 
  the 
  trap 
  may 
  be 
  adjusted 
  at 
  pleasure 
  ac- 
  

   cording 
  to 
  the 
  size 
  and 
  species 
  of 
  fish 
  which 
  it 
  is 
  desired 
  to 
  catch. 
  The 
  

   upper 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  trigger 
  is 
  hinged 
  in 
  a 
  short 
  arm 
  which 
  is 
  fastened 
  upon 
  

   and 
  projects 
  from 
  the 
  rod. 
  

  

  CLAIM. 
  

  

  "The 
  herein-described 
  fish-trap 
  or 
  hook-spring, 
  consisting 
  of 
  the 
  rod 
  

   A, 
  spring 
  0, 
  sliding 
  cross-head 
  D, 
  trigger 
  E, 
  having 
  the 
  adjustable 
  

   spring 
  F, 
  and 
  hook-line 
  B', 
  passing 
  through 
  the 
  lower 
  ends 
  of 
  rod 
  A 
  

   and 
  trigger 
  E, 
  all 
  constructed 
  and 
  combined 
  to 
  operate 
  substantially 
  as 
  

   and 
  for 
  the 
  purpose 
  shown 
  and 
  set 
  forth." 
  

  

  No. 
  272282. 
  

  

  (Charles 
  J. 
  B. 
  Gaume, 
  Brooklyn, 
  N. 
  Y. 
  ; 
  patented 
  February 
  13, 
  1883; 
  fishing-tackle. 
  

  

  See 
  Plate 
  XVI.) 
  

  

  The 
  fishing-line 
  is 
  thrown 
  out 
  into 
  the 
  water, 
  and 
  the 
  land 
  end 
  is 
  

   passed 
  over 
  the 
  pulley 
  H, 
  around 
  the 
  cleat 
  or 
  catch 
  O 
  on 
  the 
  arm 
  1ST, 
  

   and 
  is 
  received 
  on 
  the 
  cleat 
  C, 
  the 
  arm 
  L 
  having 
  been 
  previously 
  raised 
  

   and 
  the 
  inner 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  latch-lever 
  M 
  passed 
  into 
  the 
  aperture 
  a, 
  and 
  

   the 
  stud 
  b 
  passed 
  under 
  the 
  outer 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  latch-lever 
  M. 
  As 
  soon 
  

   as 
  a 
  fish 
  touches 
  the 
  hook 
  or 
  the 
  bait 
  on 
  the 
  same, 
  this 
  slight 
  tension 
  

   on 
  the 
  line 
  will 
  be 
  sufficient 
  to 
  cause 
  the 
  bell 
  at 
  the 
  upper 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  

   rod 
  of 
  F 
  to 
  ring. 
  If 
  the 
  fish 
  nibbles 
  at 
  the 
  bait, 
  the 
  tension 
  on 
  the 
  line 
  

   will 
  be 
  sufficient 
  to 
  draw 
  the 
  outer 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  arm 
  N 
  upward, 
  and 
  thus 
  

   release 
  the 
  outer 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  lever 
  M, 
  which 
  will 
  then 
  swing 
  downward 
  

   with 
  its 
  outer 
  end, 
  thereby 
  causing 
  the 
  inner 
  end 
  to 
  pass 
  out 
  of 
  the 
  ap- 
  

   erture 
  a. 
  The 
  spring 
  J 
  will 
  then 
  draw 
  the 
  arm 
  L 
  down 
  very 
  suddenly, 
  

   and 
  will 
  jerk 
  the 
  line, 
  as 
  the 
  same 
  is 
  attached 
  to 
  this 
  arm 
  L. 
  This 
  jerk 
  

   on 
  the 
  line 
  pulls 
  the 
  hook 
  into 
  the 
  fish's 
  jaw. 
  

  

  CLAIMS. 
  

  

  " 
  1. 
  In 
  a 
  fishing-tackle, 
  the 
  combination, 
  with 
  the 
  block 
  A, 
  of 
  the 
  

   slotted 
  tube 
  E, 
  the 
  spring 
  J, 
  the 
  disk 
  K, 
  the 
  arm 
  L, 
  the 
  latch-lever 
  M, 
  

   and 
  the 
  pivoted 
  arm 
  N, 
  substantially 
  as 
  herein 
  shown 
  and 
  described, 
  

   and 
  for 
  the 
  purpose 
  set 
  forth. 
  

  

  " 
  2. 
  In 
  a 
  fishing-tackle, 
  the 
  combination 
  with 
  the 
  block 
  A, 
  of 
  the 
  

   slotted 
  tube 
  E, 
  the 
  spring 
  J 
  therein, 
  the 
  disk 
  K, 
  the 
  arm 
  L, 
  the 
  latch- 
  

   lever 
  M, 
  the 
  pivoted 
  arm 
  N, 
  provided 
  with 
  a 
  lateral 
  stud, 
  &, 
  and 
  the 
  

   cleat 
  or 
  catch 
  O 
  on 
  the 
  arm 
  N, 
  substantially 
  as 
  herein 
  shown 
  and 
  de- 
  

   scribed, 
  and 
  for 
  the 
  purpose 
  set 
  forth. 
  

  

  " 
  3. 
  In 
  a 
  fishing-tackle, 
  the 
  combination, 
  with 
  the 
  block 
  A, 
  the 
  slotted 
  

   tube 
  E, 
  the 
  spring 
  J, 
  the 
  disk 
  K, 
  the 
  arm 
  L, 
  the 
  latch-lever 
  M, 
  the 
  

   pivoted 
  arm 
  K, 
  provided 
  with 
  the 
  catch 
  O, 
  the 
  rod 
  F, 
  provided 
  with 
  the 
  

   bell 
  G, 
  and 
  the 
  pulley 
  H, 
  substantially 
  as 
  and 
  for 
  the 
  purpose 
  set 
  forth." 
  

  

  