US3052055A

US3052055A - Booster-type casting apparatus

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Publication number: US3052055A
Application number: US110006A
Authority: US
Inventors: George W Hayward
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1961-05-15
Filing date: 1961-05-15
Publication date: 1962-09-04
Anticipated expiration: 1979-09-04

Description

Sept. 4, 1962 G. w. HAYWARD BOOSTER-TYPE CASTING APPARATUS Filed May 15, 1961 Nw @MQL ww uw vn vv INVENTOR George W Hayward ATTORNEY United States Patent O 3,052,055 BUOSTER-TYPE CASTING APPARATUS George W. Hayward, 126A Geom-ey St., Toronto, (Dntario, Canada Filed May 15, 1961, Ser. No. 110,086 7 Claims. (Cl. 43-19) This invention relates generally to line casting, and more particularly to line casting utilized in the sport ot fishing.

The distance a line can be cast when fishing is generally controlled by the weight of the sinker attached to the terminal end of a fishing line. In many instances, it is desirable to use a light Weight sinker with certain baits; however, this imposes a limitation on the casting distance for even the proficient fisherman.

A primary object of the invention is to provide apparatus including a casting line with a booster for increasing the distance the line may be cast.

Another object of the invention is to provide in line casting apparatus an enclosed reel and casting booster whereby the equipment is protected and the distance which a line may be cast is increased.

Other objects and the nature and advantages of the subject invention will become apparent from the reading of the following description of a preferred embodiment of the invention, the appended claims and accompanying drawings, in which:

In the drawings:

FIG. l is a .top plan view of the novel line casting appiaratus;

FIG. 2 is a side elevation of the apparatus of FIG. l looking in the direction of arrow A of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged section taken substantially on line 3 3 of FIG. 2, with portions being omitted for purposes of clarity;

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary View of a portion of FIG. 3 showing an alternate position assumed by the parts when a cast is being made;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary view of a portion of FIG. 2, substantially tha-t circled in phantom lines in FIG. 2, showing an alternate position of the latch means for retaining the reel in the reel housing;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken on line 6-6 of FIG. 3; and

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken on line 7-7 of FIG. 3.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the novel casting apparatus is indicated generally at lit and comprises a combined handle-and-reel receiving section 12, a reeland-line assembly 14 and a rod section 16.

The combined handle-and-reel housing section 12 includes a substantially cylindrical reel-receiving housing 18 which is generally open at opposite ends. The housing 18 includes at one end an inwardly directed, annular, orienting collar 20. Fixed on the peripheral edge 22 adjacent the other open end of the housing 18 are manually displaceable, opposed latch means indicated generally at 24.

The latch means 24 each comprises a spring-like, leaf element 26 overlying the peripheral edge 22 and is pivotally mounted thereon by a mounting screw 28. Depending from `an intermediate portion of element 26 is a suitable portion 38 engageable in a suitable recess on the end plate of the reel. The element'26 includes `an outwardly extending tab 32 which facilitates rotation of the element 26 about the screw 28.

The housing 18 includes in its upper surf-ace a transverse aperture 34 which accommodates a casters thumb therein to permit the casting reel to Ibe manually braked. Extending from one side of the housing 18 in alignment with the aperture 34 is an elongated handle 36 of any suitable construction.

3,052,055 Patented Sept. 4, 1962 ICC Diametrically opposed to the handle 36 land formed integral with the housing 18 is a tubular mounting sleeve 38 which includes a longitudinal bore 40 communicating at one end with the interior of the housing 18. The tubular sleeve 38 includes at the terminal end of the bore 48 `an undercut, threaded socket portion 42.

The rod section 16 comprises an externally tapered rod 44 having a uniformly diametered, longitudinal bore 46 from end-to-end. The rod 44 includes at the end 48 a reduced diameter, threaded, axial nipple portion 50, removably received within the threaded socket 42. The shoulder 52 formed by the nipple portion 50 will rmly seat on the end of the sleeve 38 when the rod 44 is assembled on the sleeve 38; see FIG. 3, and the

bores

40 and 46 of the sleeve and rod, respectively, are in axial alignment.

T he rod 44 is exteriorly threaded at 54 at its terminal end and receives thereon the internally threaded socket portion 56 of a hardened, metal abutment sleeve 58 which extends axially yfrom the rod 44. The sleeve 58 includes a shoulder portion '60 seated on the end of the rod 44; see FIGS. 3 and 4, and includes a bore 62 com.- municating axially with the bore 46 of the rod 44. The sleeve bore 62 includes an inwardly converging shoulder portion 64 extending from the recess 54 or terminal end of the bore 46 of the rod 44, `and continues in an outwardly diverging portion 66.

The reel-and-line assembly 114 comprises a reel indicated generally at 68. The reel 68 includes side plates '76 and 72 which are respectively Aengaged by the collar 2d and the latch means 24 of the housing 18 for removably mounting the reel 68 in the housing 18. The plate 72 has journaled thereon an operating handle and a line spool 74 is journaled between the

plates

70 and 72. The reel 68 includes a reversely threaded guide screw 76 upon which is mounted a traversing line guide '78. The line guide 78 will traverse the span ot the spool within the housing 18 as is conventional.

Fixed at one end to the spool 74 is a casting line 80 which will be convoluted on the spool 74 by the line guide 78. The line 80 is threaded through the

axial bores

4d, 46 and 62 and has secured to the terminal end a conventional leader including ya hook 82 and casting sin-ker 84.

Loosely threaded on the line 80 and movable axially within the

bores

40 and 46 is an elongated cylindrical booster weight element 86 which will be guided in its longitudinal movement by the

bores

40 and 46. The forward end 88 of the booster weight element 86 is substantially normal to the longitudinal laxis of the element 86 to form -an orienting abutment face portion.

Fixed by a lock screw 90 on an intermediate portion of the line 80; `see FIGS. 3 and 7, is an abutment element 92 having a maximum diameter suiiicient to readily pass through the converging bore portion 64 of the sleeve 58. The element 92 includes a rear abutment face 94 normal to the longitudinal axis thereof and which will ybe juxtaposed on the orienting face portion 88 of the booster weight element 86.

The mass of the booster weight element is much greater than that of the abutment element 92 and sinker 84 combined. Further, the diameter of the booster weight element 86 is such that it Will not pass through the conerging bore portion 64.

Assembling the Apparatus The reel 68 is mounted in the housing 18 and the line 86 is drawn through the sleeve bore 40. The booster weight 86 is threaded on the line 80 and the abutment element 92 is fixed on the line 80 by screw 90. The rod 44 receives the booster weight 86 and the rod is mounted aoeaoea on the sleeve 38. The sleeve 58 remains on the terminal end of rod y44- and the line is then rigged with suitable sinkers, hooks, etc.

Operation When casting either overhead or side arm, the booster weight will beinitially positioned adjacent the sleeve 38; see FIG. 3. AS a cast is made, the booster weight is urged forwardly lat a greater rate of speed than that which the sinker 84 and minimal weight of abutment element 92 will cause the line to move. This causes the booster weight 86 to engage the abutment element 92 and provide an increased rate of travel to the line 80. The booster weight is guided in its path of movement by the bores 4t), 46 and engaged

faces

88 and 94 of the booster weight 86 and abutment element 92 will orient the element 92 in its axial travel.

The booster Weigh-t 86 will engage converging abutment shoulder '64 of sleeve 58, however, the element 92 will pass therethrough. Thus, the line Si) will be given tan increased or boosted rate of travel during a cast. When the sinker 84 strikes the water, for example, the spool '74 can be manually bralked through aperture 34 in the housing 18.

The housing 18 will protect the reel 68 and conventional guide eyes and the like are eliminated. The ap paratus can be readily dismantled, `assembled and stored.

`It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention and therefore the invention is not limited to what is shown in the drawings and described in the specification but only as indicated in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

l. A manually-operable, line-casting assembly comprising rod means, reel-mounting means on said rod means, reel means on said reel-mounting means, said rod means comprising a tubular rod extending from said reel-mounting means yand including a longitudinal bore opening into opposite ends thereof, said rod including an abutment portion projecting into said longitudinal bore adjacent the terminal end of said rod, said reel means including a reel having a tfishing linewound thereon, said iishing line being threaded through said longitudinal bore of said rod, a weight on said line exteriorly of said rod, an abutment element Xed to said line in said rod bore and projectable therefrom past said abutment portion and 'a booster-weight element of greater mass than said abutment element and threaded on said line and having `free movement therealong, said booster-weight element being disposed within said rod bore between said reel and said abutment element xed on said line whereby when a cast is made the booster-weight element will abuttingly engage said abutment element and forcibly urge it out of the terminal end of said rod until the booster-weight engages the abutment portion projecting into said longitudinal bore.

2. The structure of claim l; said rod abutment portion comprising a collar element removably received on the terminal end of said rod, said collar element including an annular abutment shoulder permitting passage of said abutment element therethrough and engageable with Said booster-weight element.

3. The structure `of claim l; said reel-rnounting means comprising a cylindrical housing removably receiving said reel means therein, said housing including a handle portion at one side and a tubular, rod-mounting boss, said mounting boss communicating with the interior of said housing and removably receiving the rod therein.

4. The structure of claim 3; said cylindrical housing being disposed transversely of said handle and boss, said handle and boss being diametrically opposed on said housing.

5. The structure of claim 4; said housing including an end opening removably receiving said reel therein, latch means on said housing for retaining said reel therein, said housing including an aperture in the upper surface thereof adjacent said handle for permitting the reel to be manually braked during a cast.

6. A manually-operable, line-casting assembly comprising a tubular rod having a longitudinal bore, a linereel mounted on said rod, said line-reel including a casting line threaded through said tubular rod, a casting weight on the terminal end of said casting line, an abutment element secured on said line and positionable within said tubular rod, said rod including an abutment portion disposed adjacent the path of travel of said abutment element within saidrod, and a booster-weight of greater mass than said labutment element and threaded on said line, Within said tubular rod and having free movement along said line, said booster-weight being disposed on said line between said line-reel and abutment element and being engageable with said abutment portion whereby said booster-weight will forcibly urge said abutment element and line attached thereto during a cast until it engages the abutment portion on said rod.

7. The structure of claim 6; said abutment element having a rear abutment face normal to the line on which it is secured, said booster-weight having an abutment face normal 'to said line and engageable with said rear abutment face of said abutment element, the outer surface of said booster-weight guidingly engaging the longitudinal bore of said tubular rod for movement therealong during a cast.

White Aug. 10, 1926 Pullan Feb. 13, 1951