US848243A - Fishing-rod. - Google Patents

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PATENTED MAIL-26, 1907,

E. HOLZMANN. FISHING ROD; APPLIOATIQN FILED MAB.16.1906

F to be grasped by the left hand. T ese view of the butt.

ERNEST HOLZMANN,

or NEW YORK, N. Y.

FISHING-ROD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 26, 1907.

Application filed March 16,1906. Serial No. 306,358.

To all whom/ it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST'HOLZMANN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in F ishing-Rods, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in fishing-rods, and especially to that class of fishing-rods which are used for casting, especially for castingin surf fishing.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved fishing-rod which" has great elasticity in the butt'and the guides of which can readily be adjusted to the various sides of the pole in case the pole has been bent in one direction by continued use.

In the accompanying drawin s, inwhich like letters of reference indicate like parts in all the figures, Figure 1 is a side view of my improved fishing-pole. Fig. 2 is a detail side other construction of the butt. sectional detail view of the same.

My improved fishing-pole is composed of the butt A and the pole proper, B, the ole proper being detachable from thebutt, w ich latter is provided at its upper end with-a socket C for receiving the lower end of the pole. A reel D of any suitable construction is' secured in the conventional manner to the upper end of the butt directly'below the socket C. In order'to give the butt great elasticity, which is very essential in casting,

the butt is provided near its ufpper end with a such diameter that it can be conveniently grasped andheld in the right hand, and at its lower endthe butt is provided with a similar hand-grip art grip parts vE and F are preferably provided with a series of circumferential ridges to prevent slipping and are also tapered at their ends, so that they fit closely within the closed hands. Between the grip parts E and F the diameter of the butt is gradually reduced from the upper toward the lower end, so as to give the butt a certain amount of elasticity, however, -without weakening it. The elasticity in the butt prevents undue strains in Fig. 3 is a side view of an Fig. 4 1s a and permits the 'caster to throw a hook and sinker a much greater distance and with used and likewise in playing a fish gives him more power and leeway. The dotted line a in Fig. 1 indicates the manner in which the butt bends during casting. -The butt is made of some wood combining great strength and b, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, which sections are held together by. a screw (1 and; socket e.

shown in Figs. 3 and 4 can readily be shortened by detaching the lower section b from the upper section a, thus adapting the butt for use while fishing from a boat when the proper manipulating of the rod.

Having described my invention, what I claimas new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 'is- 1. A butt for fishing-rods, decreased in diameter between its ends, substantially as set forth.

2. A butt for fishing-rods provided with a eter between said hand-grips, substantially as set forth.

3. A butt for fishing-rods,.provided with a hand-grip at each end and gradually de- .creased in diameter for the upper hand-grip forth.

4. A butt for fishing-rods, composed of two sections and means for uniting them, one section forming the upper part of the butt and the other section the lower end'of the butt, the lower section being much shorter than the upper section, substantially as set forth.

5. In a butt for a fishin -rod, the combination with an upper section a and a lower section. I), the upper section being provided at its upper end with a hand-gri and the lower a hand-grip, and means for holding the two much longer than the lower section, substantially as set forth. 7

6. In a butt for a fishing-rod, the combinamuch more force than when a stiff butt is My improved butt when constructed as.

hand-grip ateach end and decreased in diam-- to the lower hand-grip, substantially as set sections together, the upper section being with elasticity-for. example, hickory wood. The butt may be composed of two sections a longer butt would be in the way and prevent section being provided at its ower end with the pole proper while casting or playing a fish l tion' with an upper section a and a lower sec- I tion I), of a sorew d and socket e for holding 1 New York and State of New Y the two sections together, the upper section day of March, A. D. 1906. being provided with a hand-grip at'its upper ork', this 13thend and the lower section being provided 2 I I ERNEM" MA 5 with a, hand-grip at its lower end, substantially as setfor th.

Signed at New York city, in the county of Witnesses; i 1 OSCAR F. GUNZ, E. S. Ross.

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