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  REPORT 
  OF 
  COMMISSIONER 
  OF 
  FISH 
  AND 
  FISHERIES. 
  [52] 
  

  

  throw 
  the 
  gear-wheel 
  into 
  mesh 
  with 
  the 
  reel-pinion 
  to 
  cause 
  the 
  rapid 
  

   winding 
  up 
  of 
  the 
  line 
  on 
  the 
  reel 
  when 
  the 
  shaft 
  is 
  turned. 
  By 
  shift- 
  

   ing 
  the 
  shaft 
  and 
  its 
  gear-wheel 
  laterally 
  against 
  the 
  tension 
  of 
  the 
  

   spring, 
  the 
  gear-wheel 
  is 
  thrown 
  out 
  of 
  gear 
  with 
  the 
  pinion, 
  so 
  that 
  the 
  

   reel 
  can 
  then 
  turn 
  independently 
  of 
  the 
  winding-up 
  mechanism, 
  when- 
  

   ever 
  it 
  is 
  desired 
  to 
  throw 
  out 
  the 
  line. 
  The 
  casing 
  is 
  further 
  provided 
  

   with 
  a 
  semicircular 
  portion, 
  //, 
  that 
  is 
  secured 
  by 
  a 
  transverse 
  pin 
  or 
  

   key, 
  g', 
  to 
  the 
  lower 
  socket 
  of 
  the 
  stock 
  C, 
  by 
  means 
  of 
  which 
  the 
  casing 
  

   is 
  rigidly 
  attached 
  to 
  the 
  stock 
  without 
  exerting 
  any 
  strain 
  upon 
  the 
  

   reel-spindle 
  and 
  shaft. 
  When 
  it 
  is 
  desired 
  to 
  separate 
  the 
  parts 
  of 
  the 
  

   fishing 
  rod 
  after 
  use, 
  in 
  order 
  to 
  bring 
  them 
  into 
  a 
  smaller 
  compass, 
  the 
  

   casing 
  is 
  detached 
  from 
  the 
  stock 
  by 
  unscrewing 
  the 
  screw-buttons 
  b 
  

   and 
  c 
  and 
  releasing 
  the 
  pin 
  <j. 
  The 
  reel 
  is 
  then 
  taken 
  out 
  of 
  the 
  recess 
  

   a 
  of 
  the 
  stock 
  and 
  the 
  rod-sections 
  removed 
  from 
  the 
  sockets 
  of 
  the 
  

   stock. 
  

  

  CLAIMS. 
  

  

  "1. 
  The 
  combination 
  of 
  a 
  supporting 
  stock 
  having 
  end 
  sockets 
  for 
  

   the 
  pole-section 
  and 
  a 
  central 
  recess, 
  a 
  reel-spindle 
  passing 
  through 
  said 
  

   recess, 
  and 
  provided 
  with 
  a 
  button 
  at 
  one 
  end 
  and 
  a 
  pinion 
  at 
  the 
  other, 
  

   a 
  reel 
  fixed 
  to 
  said 
  spindle 
  within 
  said 
  recess, 
  a 
  crank-shaft 
  passing 
  

   through 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  sockets 
  of 
  said 
  stock, 
  and 
  provided 
  with 
  a 
  button 
  

   at 
  one 
  end 
  and 
  a 
  crank 
  at 
  the 
  opposite 
  end, 
  and 
  a 
  gear-wheel 
  fixed 
  to 
  

   said 
  crank-shaft, 
  the 
  latter 
  being 
  adapted 
  to 
  slide 
  in 
  its 
  bearings 
  to 
  

   bring 
  the 
  gear-wheel 
  into 
  or 
  or 
  out 
  of 
  gear 
  with 
  the 
  pinion 
  aforesaid, 
  

   the 
  said 
  parts 
  being 
  readily 
  detachable 
  for 
  packing 
  the 
  pole, 
  substan- 
  

   tially 
  as 
  described. 
  

  

  "2. 
  The 
  combination 
  of 
  a 
  metallic 
  stock, 
  C, 
  having 
  sockets 
  C 
  for 
  the 
  

   rod-sections, 
  a 
  reel, 
  A, 
  supported 
  in 
  a 
  recess 
  of 
  the 
  stock, 
  a 
  reel-spindle, 
  

   B, 
  having 
  pinion 
  b', 
  a 
  crank-shaft, 
  D, 
  supported 
  loosely 
  in 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  

   sockets, 
  a 
  gear-wheel, 
  r/, 
  keyed 
  to 
  the 
  crank-shaft 
  D, 
  and 
  a 
  spring,/, 
  

   pressing 
  upon 
  said 
  gear-wheel 
  d, 
  so 
  as 
  to 
  throw 
  it 
  into 
  or 
  out 
  of 
  mesh 
  

   with 
  the 
  pinion 
  b' 
  by 
  the 
  laterally-shifting 
  motion 
  of 
  the 
  crank-shaft 
  D, 
  

   substantially 
  as 
  and 
  lor 
  the 
  purpose 
  set 
  forth. 
  

  

  "3. 
  The 
  combination 
  of 
  a 
  recessed 
  supporting-stock, 
  0, 
  forming 
  part 
  

   of 
  the 
  fishing-rod, 
  a 
  reel, 
  A, 
  a 
  reel-spindle, 
  B, 
  supported 
  in 
  bearings 
  of 
  

   the 
  stock 
  C, 
  pinion 
  b', 
  gear 
  wheel 
  d, 
  crank-shaft 
  D 
  D', 
  spring/, 
  and 
  cas- 
  

   ing 
  E, 
  provided 
  with 
  means 
  to 
  attach 
  it 
  to 
  the 
  stock 
  C, 
  substantially 
  as 
  

   set 
  forth." 
  

  

  No. 
  283496. 
  

  

  (Anton 
  Lang, 
  Brooklyn, 
  N. 
  Y. 
  ; 
  patented 
  August 
  21, 
  1883; 
  fishing-reel. 
  See 
  Plate 
  

  

  LXIII.) 
  

  

  An 
  improvement 
  in 
  fishing-reels 
  by 
  which 
  considerable 
  speed 
  can 
  be 
  

   imparted 
  to 
  the 
  spindle 
  when 
  the 
  line 
  is 
  wound 
  up, 
  while 
  in 
  throwing 
  

  

  