The Fishing Reel Patent Archive

The mechanical heart of American angling

Spring-driven reel

Patent drawing showing a fishing reel with a coiled-wire spool mounted on a rod, an internal casing revealing a spring-driven gear and pinion mechanism, and detail views of the brake lever and pinion shaft.FISHING-REEL.Hiram Leroy Joslin · July 7, 1885Patent drawing sheet showing a fishing reel's internal gear train, spiral spring barrel, ratchet mechanism, brake levers, and the reel mounted on a fishing rod, with hand-labeled parts and inventor's signature.FISHING-REEL.Frank Carey · May 7, 1889Patent drawing of a circular fishing reel showing internal planetary gears, a brake ring, a click mechanism, and a crank handle mounted on a rod-plate with rings for attachment to a fishing rod.FISHING-REEL.Elbert B. Porter · February 17, 1891Patent drawing of a fishing rod butt in cross-section showing nested spiral springs, a central spindle, bevel and spur gears, and an external winding spool with handle.FISHING-REELOliver P. Ross · February 2, 1892Patent drawing sheets showing a spring-powered fishing reel with internal planetary gear train, cam-actuated clutch disk, hand crank, brake lever with wire line guard, and exploded views of individual gears and pinions.FISHING-REEL.Elbert Ball Porter · July 12, 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 of a spring-powered fishing reel showing a circular gear train inside a housing with pillars, a folding crank handle, and cross-sectional views revealing internal spur wheels, pinions, and a volute spring mechanism.FISHING-REELElbert B. Porter · May 16, 1893Patent drawing of a spring-powered fishing reel showing an exploded end view with internal gears, a spring barrel, a centrifugal pawl-and-ratchet clutch disk, a brake lever, and a side elevation of the assembled reel attached to a rod section.FISHING-REEL.Arthur E. Peck · February 5, 1895Patent drawing sheet showing ten labeled figures of a circular fishing reel with an exposed spring drum, gear train, line spool with tongues and notches, brake lever mechanism, and detachable clamping ring, alongside a signed inventor's certification block.FISHING-REEL.Herman W. Martin · December 17, 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 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, 1899