A NEW OR IMPROVED MATCH BOX
Year: 1884

page_text: I LORENTZ ALBERT GROTH K.G.V. Civil Engineer and Proprietor of the Patent
Industrial and Financial Agency 30 Finsbury Pavement London E.C. do hereby
declare the nature of said Invention for "A NEW OR IMPROVED MATCH BOX"
a communication to me from abroad by Teixido y C Manufacturers of 4 Escudillers
blanchs Barcelona in the Kingdom of Spain to be as follows:—
This invention consists of a new or improved Match Box with inner case (or
runner) opening at one of the ends; by means of a spring it is constantly kept
shut and in order to open it the finger is pressed against the ond opposite the
oponing.
The box is composed of an outer case open at one end in which an inner case
slides and which is kept constantly closed by means of a spring This spring is an
indiarubber string or coiled wire one end of which is fixed to the centre of the
surface of the inner case and the other passing through a plate at the back of the
outer case The inner case has an aperture in its upper surface for extracting
the matches when open.
The outer case has also an aperture in the upper or lower surface or one of the
two sides to enable one to push the inner case from behind with the forefinger in
order to open the same On removing the finger from the back of the case the
elasticity of the spring shuts the case automatically.
The same effect can be obtained by placing a button or stud at the end in which
case a small narrow groove is made in the outer case in order to allow the button
to run backwards and forwards when the finger is applied to it.
Dated this 19th dow of November 188.1

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I LORENTZ ALBERT GROTH K.G.V. Civil Engineer and Proprietor of the Patent
Industrial and Financial Agency 30 Finsbury Pavement London E.C. do hereby
declare the nature of said invention for "A NEW OR IMPROVED MATCH Box"
a communication to me from abroad by Teixido y Ca of 4 Escudillera blanchs,
Barcelona in the Kingdom of Spain, and in what manner the same is to be
performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
The invention consists of a new or improved match box with inner case (or
runner) opening at one of the ends, by means of a spring it is constantly kept
shut, and in order to open it the finger is pressed against the end opposite the
opening.
The box is composed of an outer case a open at one end in which an inner case b
slides and which is kept constantly closed by means of a spring e Figs 2 and 4.
This spring is an india rubber string or coiled wire one end of which is fixed to the
centre of the surface of the inner case and the other passing through a plate at the
back of the outer case The inner case has an aperture in its upper surface for
extracting the matches when open.
The outer case has also an aperture c Fig 3 in the upper or lower surface or one
of the two sides to enable one to push the inner case from behind with the fore-
finger in order to open the same.
On removing the finger from the back of the case the elasticity of the spring
shuts the case automatically.
The same effect can be obtained by placing a button or stud d at the end, in
which case a small narrow groove is made in the outer case in order to allow the
button to run backwards and forwards when the finger is applied to it.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
A match box with inner case that shuts automatically by a spring of india
rubber or coiled wire provided with a groove on the bottom top or side of the
outer case so that the inner case may be pushed forward by the finger or a button
sliding in a narrow groove,
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