The Fishing Reel Patent Archive

The mechanical heart of American angling

Cog-wheel gearing

Patent drawing sheet showing six views of a fishing reel: a full side view with crank handle labeled Fig.1, two side views of internal gearing with cog-wheels and pinions engaged and disengaged labeled Fig.2 and Fig.3, a cross-sectional end view labeled Fig.4, and two small detail views of the eccentric disk and cog-wheel labeled Fig.5 and Fig.6.FISHING-REEL.John Borchardt · August 30, 1892