or sliding lid, igniting chamber & expeller
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Oct., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 11th Mar., 1897-Accepted, 26th June, 1897
JAMES CHARLES BARNETT 37 Wolverhampton Road Stafford Staffs, Engineer
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A match box with hinged or sliding lid, igniting chamber & expeller.
The igniting chamber is separate or divided from the one containing matches,
& contains igniter & coil spring.
The igniter is a thin, flat tempered piece of steel bent at each end, the end
nearest match chamber has an aperture through which match passes to the other
bent end which has V shaped teeth which ignite match as it passes out of hole at
end of box, being held there as long as required, igniter being kept up to groove at
side of box by a coil spring.
Expeller consists of a trough, which holds one match at a time which is pushed
into igniting chamber by a button or push working in slot at side of box on to the
match & a coil spring under trough simultaneously.
Match falls into position in trough by turning box over the other matches falling
away from it.
I, JAMES CHARLES BARNETT 37 Wolverhampton Road, Stafford Staffordshire,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
The present invention has for its object, the construction of a match-box adapted
to the reception of matches, expelling, igniting, and holding same simultaneously,
by pushing a lug in slot at side of box with the thumb, after reversing said box, in
order for a match to fall into position on trough, the other matches falling away
from same, the said lug returning home automatically.
This improved match-box is represented in the annexed drawing.-
Fig. 1 represents the match-box open.
Fig. 2 the igniting end view of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 the side view, with slot and portion of wall removed, showing part of lug,
returning coil spring, and trough for holding match.
Fig. 4 an enlarged view plan of igniting chamber, iguiting device, and coil
spring for igniter, also part of trough.
Fig. 5 an enlarged sectional view at A A of Fig. 4.
Figs. 6 & 7 enlarged views of steel igniter, with stamped groove in wall of box.
Fig. 8 view of lug and expelling device end of match-box.

page_text: The chamber A Fig. 1 is for the supply of matches from which the matches fall,
one at a time, into trough B Figs. 1 & 4, and is partly partitioned off from the top
end of box, T Figs. 1 & 4, which forms the igniting chamber A A Fig. 4, at the
bottom end of box is a space partitioned off Q Fig. I for expeller E & L Fig. 8 to
return home clear of ends of matches.
The match expelling device in.box, E & L Fig. 8; works up and down in the
longitudinal slit, D Fig. 3, as far as N Fig. 3, at the hinged side wall of box, the
top part of expeller, L Fig. 8, engages bottom end of match and the lower
part, E Fig. 8, engages the end of coil spring, J Figs. 3 & 5, both these parts of
expeller are connected with a lug, C Figs. 1 & 8, outside box, for expelling match
with thumb.
The trough B, Figs. 1. 4 & 5. lays the whole length inside box at the hinged
wall side; and is arranged to secure, & hold, one match at a time, from the supply
in chamber A, Fig. 1, also to act as a covering O Fig. 5, for the coil spring J
Figs. 3 & 5.
To allow the match head to fall freely into trough and to form a platform for
the igniter R Figs. 4 & 6 to rest upon, a portion of trough-flange is removed at P
Figs. 1 & 4, the lower partition plate Q Fig. 1, forms part of trough B, and acts
as a guide for the bottom end of matches to fall into position on trough. B,
Figs. 1. 4 & 5, at the same time to allow the part of expeller L, Fig. 8, to return,
after expelling match, quite home past the partition plate Q Fig. 1, clear of ends
of matches.
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The igniting device R Figs. 4 & 6, enlarged views, is made of thin flat steel, the
top end g is provided with two V shaped teeth y Fig. 7, bent nearly at right angles
to the flat side of igniter, the lower end is bent at a right angle M Fig. 6 and has an
orifice F, Figs. 6 & 9, to allow the match in position on trough, to pass through,
this bent end M Fig. 6, acting as a fulcrum, for the igniter, to be pushed open by
the head of match when passing between the igniter & a slightly elevated groove,
stamped in wall of box S, Figs. 3. 6 & 7, the said stamped groove S Figs. 3 6 & 7
in wall of box guides the head of match to the two V shaped teeth g, Figs. 1.6 & 9
the head of match being kept in position by the igniter R Fig. 4, under the
influence of a coil spring K Fig. 4.
The above coil spring K, Fig. 4, is arranged for the upper coil to form an arm,
the end of which is bent at right angles downwards, U Fig. 5, and engages the
back and top end of igniter, thus keeping igniter square and in p .sition, the lower
part of coil also forms an arm V Fig. 5, but is bent at right angles upwards, and
engages the side of curved wall of box, forming igniting chamber A. A Fig. 4, the
match head in passing moves the iguiter open to the right, and under the influence
of the coil spring K Fig. 4, the igniter lightly presses the head of match up to the
stamped groove, thus allowing it to pass the two V shaped teeth, g Figs. 6 & 7,
which ignites the match, thence through an orifice H Fig. 2 at top of igniting
chamber, the end of match being held by the two V shaped teeth, g Figs. 6 & 7.
The igniter, trough, and lower partition plate with both coil springs are
removable.
The match-box is fitted with a hinged or sliding lid, in this case, a hinged lid is.
used, which is prevented from coming open, by an overhanging lip which engages
a corresponding lip on side of box.
The match box is used in the following manner :-
The match box is taken in the right hand with lug & slot side downwards, to
allow matches to fall on to trough, the trough is only large enough to secure one
match at a time the remaining matches falling back, when the box is turned
upwards.
The thumb is now placed on lug connected to expeller, the expeller engages the
bottom end of match, and by pushing the lug, the match is passed through the
orifice F. Figs. 6 & 9, the head of match 'laying between the side of igniter and
stamped groove in wall of box, and is kept in that position by the coil spring K
Figs. 4 & 5.

page_text: The match is now ready to be ignited at any time by pushing lug and expeller
to the furthest limit when the match is projected, ignited, and the end of same held
by igniter.
The head of match is ignited by passing between the points of the two V shaped
teeth of igniter, the necessary pressure being exerted on igniter by the coil
spring K Figs. 4 & 5.
The used match can be expelled entirely by obtaining another match in position
on trough and expelling it forward, when the remaining part of used match is.
expelled, and the fresh one ready for igniting.
The size of match-box may be varied at will, and depends upon the size and
quantity of matches to be employed, the box may be made of any suitable
material, the coil springs and igniter being of steel, with teeth of igniter hardened.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention or improvements in match-boxes and in what manner the same is to be
performed, I declare that what I claim is
1st. A match box with device for ejection and iguition of matches, without
opening the box, when supplied with matches, with the igniting heads towards the
igniting chamber.
2nd. A match always in position ready to be expelled and ignited at any time.
3rd. The device for obtaining and holding. match in position ready for
expelling, B Fig. 4.
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