US2089744A

US2089744A - Casting device

Info

Publication number: US2089744A
Application number: US96510A
Authority: US
Inventors: Charles F Golden
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1936-08-17
Filing date: 1936-08-17
Publication date: 1937-08-10
Anticipated expiration: 1954-08-10

Description

GOLDEN CASTING DEVICE Filed Aug. 17, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet l Aug. 10, 1937. c. F. GOLDEN CASTING DEVICE Filed Aug. 17, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 3mm ChanlesE'olden Patented 10, 1937 2&89344 UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE mucfirzmi rxgz i 99,510

12 Claims.

fishermen in making casts, one or the objects being to provide a device of this character which can be operated somewhat like a gun, means being provided 'under the control of the user. whereby the lure or other object being cast, can

be propelled to points at diflerent distances-away. the length of the cast being also controlled by the user.

A further object is to provide a device of this character having means tor taking up the line quickly and easily and holding it in .such posi tion as to permit the cast to be made without hindrance.

A further object is to provide a casting device which is simple and compact in construction, light and efficient.

A further object is to provide a casting device with which any kind or bait, whether live or artificial can be used, the construction being such that, should live bait be used, it would not be injured by the casting operation.

A still further object is to provide a casting device utilizing a reel which does not rotate while the cast is being made.

Another object is to provide a casting device which does not subject a line to any tension whether the cast be for long or short distances.

Another object is to provide a casting device which serves to house or conceal the bait prior to the casting operation so that injury to the user is avoided.

Another object is to provide a casting device which enables the angler to occupy a prone position and at the same time cast accurately, it being unnecessary to use any arm motion, this advantage being particularly desirable because it enables the angler to cast baits under low hanging limbs.

A still further object is to provide a reel designed to carry only a single thickness of line when wound thereon, thereby enabling the line to dry quickly when on the reel.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds,

' the invention consists of certain novel details-of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings spring being free from tension.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the complete device, a portion of the line being shown extended away from the device after the bait has been cast.

Figure 2 is a plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical longitudinal section through the casting gun.

Figure 4 is a plan view of the structure shown iii-Figure. 3, the reel being removed and its support and adjacent parts being in section.

Figure 5 is a horizontal section through the barrel portion of the gun.

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 5 but showing the spring fully retracted and held, said Figure 7 is a section on line 'l--1, Figure 3.

Figure 8 is a section on line 88, Figure 3.

Figure 9 is a section on line 9-8, Figure 4.

Figure 10 is a section on line I 0-10, Figure 4.

Figure 11 is a transverse section showing, in detail, the nut used for coupling the reel to and uncoupling it from its operating mechanism.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference I designates a barrel of any suitable. length closed at the back end, as shown at 2 while a flared sleeve 3 is carried by the other end and is formed at the front with a flared slot 4 merg- 1 ing backwardly into a longitudinal slot 5 formed in the top of the forward portion of the barrel.

Another sleeve 6 is secured on the barrel adjacent to the back end or the slot 5 and has a handle 1 extending downwardly therefrom. Between this handle and the bottom portion of the barrel is a chamber 8 containing a spring 9 which is interposed between the lower arms [0 of opposed latches iulcrumed within the chamber. These latches have heads H at their upper ends which extend into opposed portions-of the barrel l and sleeve 6 so as to project normally toward each other part way across the bore in the barrel.

A slide I 3 is mounted in the chamber 8 and has forwardly diverging fingers l4 extending between the respective arms IO and the adjacent side walls of chamber 8. This has been shown clearly in Figures 7 and 8.

A trigger I5 is fulcrumed in the upper portion of handle I and has its upper end extended into the housing or chamber 8 where it is joined by a link "5 to the back portion of slide l3. A spring I1 is mounted loosely on this link and bears forwardly against a wall of chamber 8 as shown in Figure 3. Thus it will be seen that when the lower end of trigger I5 is pulled backwardly toward the handle 1, the upper end thereof will pull through link I6 upon the slide I3 and move the slide forwardly against the action of spring I1. This forward action'of the slide will cause its fingers I4 to wedge between the lower arms I8 5 of the latches II and swing said arms I8 toward each other against the action of spring 9. Con sequently the heads |2 wi1l be withdrawn from positions within the bore of barrel When the trigger is released, however, spring I1 will return 10 all of the parts to their normal positions shown in Figures 3, 7 and 8.

A coiled spring I8 is slidably mounted in barrel I and its forward end is provided with a head I9. The rear end of. the spring is connected to a piston 28 provided at one end of a rod 2| which is slidable in the closed end 2 of the barrel. To the rear or outer end of this rod is attached a shoulder block 22. These parts are so positioned that when the slide I3 is pressed forwardly and '20 the heads I2 areretracted, the rod 2| and piston 28 can be pulled backwardly, drawing the spring I8 therewith until head I9 is back of the heads i2. Thereafter the trigger can be released and the heads I2 will move toward each other into the its back end in which is journalled a spindle 25 carrying a reel 26 which extends forwardly from the ear 24. This reel is cylindrical and the only part projecting from its periphery is an annular flange 21 at the back end thereof.

A gear 28 is secured to the spindle 25 between the reel 26 and ear 24 and is in constant mesh with an intermediate gear 29. This latter gear is in constant mesh with another gear 38 secured to a screw 3| journalled at one end in the ear 24 and at the other end in a bracket 32 on plate 23.

A gear 33 on screw 3| is adapted to receive motion from another gear 34 on the shaft 35 of a crank 36.. Y

A guide rail 31 is secured along one side of plate 23 and parallel with screw 3|. A rewind block 38 is slidable along the screw and rail 31 and carries a feed element in the form of a short lever 39 pivotally connected at one end to the block as shown at 40 and adapted, when in lowermost position, to engage the thread on the screw so as to cause block 38 to feed longitudinally when the screw is rotated. However by lifting this feed element 39 .by means of a projecting finger 4|, it can be disengaged from the screw '3I so as to allow the block 38 to slide freely in either direction along the screw.

A roller 42 is mounted on end upon the block 38 and is provided, at its lower end with an annular flange 43. A suitable thrust bearing, such as a small boss 44 or the like is provided on block 38 for the lower end of roller 42.

A resilient rod 45 is secured within the lower portion of sleeve 3 where it can be held by a pin 46 seated within a slot 41. By turning the rod in onedirection and thrusting backwardly thereon,

the pin 46 will withdraw backwardly from slot 41 so that the rod thus can be pushed rearwardly to a position beneath the barrel and allow the entire device to be contained within a comparatively short area.

The forward end of the flexible rod 45 has a yoke 48 made up of upwardly diverging curved arms.

75 A guide loop 49 is mounted on the forward end of the barrel and extends upwardly therefrom where it bridges the slot 5.

A line 68 is fastened at one end to back end of the reel 26 while the lure,'bait or other object to be cast'and which has been indicated at 5| is attached to the other end of the line. This object, hereinafter referred to as bait is of such size as to freely enter the barrel When it is desired to wind theline on the reel 26, the feeding element or finger piece 39 is lifted out of engagement with screw 3| and block 38 is then moved backwardly so as to bring the roller 42 close to the car 24. The line is then looped partly around the roller 42 and crank 36 is rotated. This will result in the transmission of power to the reel 26 and to the screw 3 |-with the result that, as the reel rotates in a counterclockwise direction as in Figure 10, the roller 42 will be fed gradually toward the forward end of the reel at such speed as 'to insure the smooth winding of the line around the reel until the bait 5| has been brought back past yoke 48 and through loop 49 into the barrel and against head I9 as shown in Figure 6. At this time the line will be in slot 5, extending therethrough from the bait to the reel. Following the completionof the reeling in of the line, the feed element or finger piece 39 is lifted out of engagement with the screw 3| and block 38 is pulled back into its extreme rearward position adjacent to ear 24. then ready for use.

When casting the line, the user places the block 22 against his shoulder and then grasps handle 1 with one hand and pulls rearwardly upon it. This causes the barrel to move rearwardly relative to rod 2| and piston 28 and as the The apparatus is head I 9 is engaged by the heads I2, this backward movement of the barrel I will result in placing spring |8 under compression against piston 28. After the proper compression of the spring has been obtained to cast the bait the desired distance, the user, with his other or the same hand, pulls back on trigger I5. This causes withdrawal of the heads |2 from in front of head l9 as heretofore explained and as soon as the heads I2 are thus withdrawn the spring I8 is released and will expand forwardly in the barrel, at the same time ejecting the bait 5| so that it will be shot outwardly from the forward end of the barrel and across the yoke 48. During this movement of the bait the line will pull off of the reel 26 without rotating it and thus will in no way hinder the movement of the bait during its propulsion through the air. As the line will rest in the yoke after the casting operation, the rod 45 will flex in-the same manner as an ordinary flexible fishing rod when subjected to strain. When it is desired to reel in the line the user loops it partly around the roller 42 and then operates the feed as heretofore explained.

Attention is called to the fact that the distance of the cast can be regulated by the amount of compression to which the spring I8 is subjected when the barrel is pulled backwardly relative to the shoulder block 22.

What is claimed is: I

1. A casting device including a thrust receiving element, a compression spring bearing thereagainst, a bait receiving barrel slidable on said spring and element, spring engaging means extending into the barrel for thrusting against the spring during said sliding movement of the barrel to compress the spring, and means for disengaging said spring engaging means to release thecompressed spring for expansion in the barrel.

2. A casting device including a compression spring, a barrel slidable thereon, means extending from one end of the barrel and adapted to be held against movement to receive thrust from the spring, and means carried by the barrel and under the control of the user for detachably engaging the other end of the spring to compress it against said held means during the sliding movement of the barrel.

3. A casting device including a piston, means controlled by the user for holding it against movement, a compression spring bearing against the piston, a bait receiving barrel slidable on the spring and piston, means carried by the barrel for compressing the spring against the piston during said sliding movement, and means under the control of the user for releasing the compressed spring for expansion in the barrel.

4. A casting device including a piston, a compression spring bearing thereagainst, a baitreceiving barrel slidable on the spring and piston, means extending from the piston and beyond the barrel for holding the piston against movement with the barrel, means carried by the barrel for engaging the spring and compressing it against the piston during the sliding movement of the barrel, a trigger, and means operated by the trigger for releasing the spring from its engaging means for expansion within the barrel.

5. A casting device including a piston, a compression spring bearing thereagainst, a bait receiving barrel slidable on the spring and piston, a handle on the barrel, means extending from the piston and beyond the barrel for holding the piston against movement with the barrel: means carried by the barrel for engaging the spring and compressing it against the piston during the sliding movement of the barrel, a trigger extending from the handle, and means operated by the trigger for releasing the spring from its engagin means for expansion within the barrel.

6. A casting device including a bait receiving barrel, trigger controlled means for expelling the bait from the barrel, a reel on the barrel for attachment to one end of a line carrying the bait, the axis of rotation of the reel being substantially parallel with the barrel, and means for winding the line from the back end of the reel toward the front end thereof, the front end of the reel being free to allow stripping of the convolutions of the line successively from the reel while stationary during the expulsion of the bait.

7. A casting device including a bait receiving barrel, a normally stationary reel on the barrel, means for rotating it about an axis substantially parallel with the barrel, means cooperating with the barrel for wrapping a line about the reel commencing at the back end of the reel and toward the front end thereof, and means for expelling from the barrel a bait attached to the line thereby to strip the convolutions of the line successively, from the reel while stationary.

8. A casting device including a bait receiving barrel, a normally stationary reel carried by the barrel and mounted for rotation about an axis substantially parallel with the barrel. said reel being supported at its rear end and having an unsupported front end, a feeding device slidable along lines parallel with the reel, means for simultaneously rotating the reel and moving the feeding device forwardly to wind 9. line about the reel from the rear end thereof toward the forward end, and means under the control of the aoea'ree user, for expelling from the barrel, bait attached to the line, thereby to unwrap the convolutions of the line successively from the reel commencing at the forward end of the reel.

9. A casting device including a bait receiving barrel, a flexible rod extending therefrom, a guiding yoke mounted on the rod, a reel carried by the barrel, means under the control of the operator for winding a line about the reel from one end toward the other, said reel having one end free and unsupported, and means under the control of the operator for expelling the bait from the barrel and over and past the yoke, thereby to strip the convolutions of the line successively from the unsupported end of the reel without rotating the reel.

10. A casting device including a bait receiving barrel, a reel mounted thereon and extending longitudinally thereof, said reel being supported at its rear end and having its front end unsupported, a feeding element adjacent to and movable along a line parallel with the reel, means for simultaneously sliding said element and rotating the reel thereby to wind a line about the reel in convolutions extending successively from the back end toward the front end of the reel, means for disengaging the feeding means from its operating means for movement out of the path of the line, and means under the control of the operator for expelling the bait from the barrel thereby to unwrap the convolutions of the line successively from the reel and oif of the unsupported front end thereof.

11. A casting device including a bait receiving barrel, a reel mounted thereon and extending longitudinally thereof, said reel being supported at its rear end and having its front end unsupported, a feeding element adjacent to and movable along a line parallel with the reel, means for simultaneously sliding said element and rotating the reel thereby to wind a line about the reel in convolutions extending successively from the back end toward the front end of the reel, means for disengaging the feeding means from its operating means for movement out of the path of the line, and means under the control of the operator for expelling the bait from the barrel thereby to unwrap the convolutions of the line successively from the reel and off of the unsupported front end thereof, a resilient rod extending from the barrel, and a yoke on the rod for receiving the line during the expulsion of the bait to which the line is connected.

12. A casting device including a barrel having a longitudinal slot, said barrel constituting means for receiving bait and said slot constituting means for receiving a line connected to the bait; a reel mounted on the barrel for rotation about an axis parallel with the barrel, means for supporting the reel at its rear end, the front end of the reel being unsupported, said line being attached to the reel adjacent to its rear end, means for rotating the reel to wind the line thereon forwardly toward the front end thereof, means operated by the rotation of the reel for feeding the line onto the reel in successive convolutions,

said feeding means being releasable from its 9pcrating means for movement to position out of