A New or Improved Box or Receptacle for Containing Matches and other similar Articles.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Sept., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 23rd June, 1890-Accepted, 26th July, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Box or Receptacle for Containing Matches and
other similar Articles.
1 ANNIE MARIA KING, of No. 2 Roper Street, Eltham, in the County of Kont, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My Invention relates to a new or improved box or receptacle for holding matches
and other similar articles, and consists in providing a box or receptacle of a square
or other shape, larger at the top than at the bottom, made of any suitable material,
and can be made so as to stand on a table or be carried about in the pocket.
This said box or receptacle is provided at any convenient depth with a bottom
or bed of any suitable material which slopes down towards the contro from two
sides, forming a sort of hollow wedge shape, with a slit or opening left or pro-
vided in the centre, through which from the underneath passes a perpendicular
piece of wood or other material, slightly narrower than the said slit, but of the
same length and reaching in height to the top of the lid or cover of the hox,
thereby dividing the receptacle into two parts, the said perpendicular piece of
wood or other material resting on or fixed to a standard at the bottom, which
standard supports the whole. The two sides of the box or receptacle which are at
right angles to the slit or opening have grooves cut in them for the purpose of allowing
the box or receptacle to slide up and down on the perpendicular piece, which perpen-
dicular piece is provided with a groove on its upper surface to hold a match or other
article. The top of the box or receptacle is provided with a cover, which may be
fixed or otherwise, in the centre of which a slit is made, through which the
grooved top of the perpendicular piece comes, till on a level with the top of the
cover.
When in use, the matches or other similar articles are placed in the receptacle,
the perpendicular piece not allowing them to fall through the slit or opening, and
when a match or other similar article is to be taken out, the box is slid up on
the perpendicular piece and brought to a stop by any suitable means, when the
lower part of the bottom or bed is on a level with the grooved top of the
perpendicular piece, whereupon a match or other similar article falls into the groove
on the perpendicular piece, and by letting the box or receptacle slide down again,
the match or other similar article comes up through the opening in the top of the lid,
and can then be picked up with the greatest case.
Dated this 23rd day of Sentenüber 1839.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved. Box or Receptacle for Containing Matches and
other similar Articles.
I ANNIE MARLA KING of 2 Roper Street, Eltham, Kent, 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:—
My invention relates to a new or improved automatic box or receptacle for holding
matches and other similar articles and has for its object a novel receptacle for holding
and delivering matches and the like. In carrying iny invention into practice, I pro-
vide a box or receptacle of a square or other shape, larger at the top than at the
bottom, made of any suitable material, and can be made so as to stand on a table or be
carried about in the pocket.

page_text: This said box or receptacle is provided with a bottom or bed sloping down
towards the centre, with a slit or opening provided in the centre, through which
from the underneath passes a perpendicular piece of wood or other inaterial, slightly
narrower than the said slit, but of the same length thereby dividing the receptacle
into two parts, the said perpendicular piece of wood or other material resting on
or fixed to a standard at the bottom, which standard supports the whole.
The two sides of the box or receptacle which are at right angles to the slit or
opening, have grooves cut in them for the purpose of allowing the box or receptacle
to slide up and down on the perpendicular piece, which perpendicular piece is
provided with a groove on its upper surface to hold a match or other article.
The top of the box or receptacle is provided with a cover which may be fixed
or otherwise, in the centre of which a slit is made, through which the grooved
top of the perpendicular piece comes, till on a level with the top of the cover.
When in use the matches or other similar articles are placed in the receptacle,
the perpendicular piece not allowing them to fall through the slit or opening, and
when a match or the like is to be taken out, the box is slid up on the perpen-
dicular piece, and brought to a stop when the lower part of the bottom or bed, is
on a level with the grooved top of the perpendicular piece, whereupon a match or
the like, falls into the groove on the perpendicular piece, and by letting the box or
receptacle slide down again, the match of the like, comes up through the opening in
the top of the lid, and can then be easily picked up.
And in order that my said invention may be more readily understood, I have shewn
the same on the accompanying drawing, wherein :-
Fig. 1 is a plan of the receptacle, with the lid or covering shewn off.
Fig. 2 is a section of same, and
Fig. 3 is a side view, shewing the receptacle slid up on the perpendicular piece.
A. is the perpendicular piece resting on a standard B. A box or recepiacle ()
formed as shewn, is made so as to slide up and down on the said perpendicular
piece A. Two sloping surfaces E are provided within the box or receptacle, so
that when the box or receptacle is slid up the perpendicular piece A to the top
of same, a match or the like, with which the receptacles 1) are filled, falls by its
own gravity into the groove F, and upon the box being slid down again, the match or
the like can be picked up through a space or opening left in the lid or covering G.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is:
The new or improved box or receptacle for containing matches and other similar
articles, arranged, constructed, and operated, substantially as and for the purpose set
forth.
Dated thin 02nd day of In 1800
HUGHES & SON,
5, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.