The Fishing Reel Patent Archive

The mechanical heart of American angling

Automatic reel

Patent drawing sheet showing seven views of a circular fishing reel with an internal gear train, coil spring, spool, and side-mounted brake handle, labeled Figures 1 through 7.FISHERMAN'S REELFranklin R. Smith · July 26, 1881Patent drawing of a fisherman's reel showing an exploded mechanical view with a spooled reel attached to a wooden rod, gears, a coiled spring case, and detailed cross-sections labeled with reference letters like S, C, A, and G.FISHERMAN'S REEL.Franklin R. Smith · June 20, 1882Patent drawing sheet showing seven figures of a fishing reel: end and side views of the reel frame with barrel and spring, cross-sections revealing the internal spring and shaft, a detachable crank handle, and the journal shaft with pocket for the spring hook.FISHING-REEL.Charles K. Bradford · June 19, 1888Patent drawing of a fishing rod butt in longitudinal section showing an internal ferrule packed with stacked flanged rings and coiled springs connected by bevel gearing to an external cross-shaft spool, with a separate brake plunger mechanism and a cross-sectional view of the spring rings.FISHING-ROD AND REEL.Edward P. Follett · November 19, 1889Patent drawing of a fishing rod handle in cross-section showing an internal spring-driven winding spool, gear train, threaded shaft, and sliding control band, with six labeled figures illustrating the mechanism.REEL.Edgar J. Hill · April 5, 1892Patent drawing of a cylindrical fishing reel mounted on a rod, showing an external winding wheel with radiating spokes and teeth on one end, internal gear train and coiled spring barrel visible in cutaway views, and a separate brake pin mechanism, with a modified deep-water version featuring a line guide and cam assembly.FISHING-REEL.Herman W. Martin · July 26, 1892Patent drawing sheets showing cross-sections and elevations of a spring-actuated fishing reel with a hollow rod handle housing a coiled spring, gear train, friction brake wheel, and a detachable reel plate with labeled parts A through W and section views Fig.1 through Fig.6.FISHING-REELJoseph Singer · February 14, 1893Patent drawing of a cylindrical fishing reel shown in perspective and in several cutaway cross-sections revealing an internal spiral spring, gear train, clutch plate, click wheel, and crank handle mechanism.FISHING-REEL.Granville E. Medley · March 12, 1895Patent drawing showing a cylindrical fishing reel with internal gears, a hollow shaft, spring casing, clutch mechanism, and brake assembly, along with cross-sectional views labeled Fig. 1 through Fig. 5.FISHING-REEL.George H. Newell · December 17, 1895Patent drawing sheet showing seven figures of a mechanical fishing reel with a crank handle, spool, drum, ratchet wheel, pawls, and internal spring mechanisms, labeled with numbered reference parts.FISHING-REEL.Herbert McNulta · October 26, 1897Patent drawing showing a cylindrical fishing reel with a winding spool mounted on a fishing rod, plus internal gear and brake mechanism views labeled with reference letters.AUTOMATIC FISHING-REEL.Fayette J. Boyle · February 15, 1898Patent drawing of a fishing reel mounted on a rod plate, showing an internal coiled spring, a cam-grooved drum, a swinging line guide arm with an eye, and a separate brake mechanism with a friction roller and ratchet teeth.FISHING-REELElisha Moore · April 19, 1898Patent drawing of an automatic spring-wound fishing reel showing a side elevation mounted on a rod section with numbered pillars, screws, and a brake lever, plus cross-sectional views revealing internal gearing, ratchet wheels, and a coiled mainspring.FISHING-REEL.Philip H. Yawman · August 1, 1899Patent drawing of a fishing rod handle and head showing an electric motor, gear train, toothed wheels, and a swinging operating lever connected to a reel, with a cross-section revealing an internal battery in the tubular handle.AUTOMATIC FISHING-REELMarshall H. McCluer and Albert C. Munn · May 20, 1913