IMPROVEMENT IN BOXES FOR MATCHES, TOBACCO, AND OTHER ARTICLES
Year: 1877

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Lafayette Hubbell and Frederick Ochs, of the
City and State of New York, United States of America, for the Invention of
"IMPROVEMENT IN BOXES FOR MATCHES, TOBACCO, AND OTHER ARTICLES."
Sealed the 12th March 1878, and dated the 17th December 1877.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Lafayette Hubbell
and Frederick Ochs at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 17th
December 1877.
WILLIAM LAFAYETTE HUBBELL and FREDERICK OCHS, of the City and State of
New York, United States of America. "IMPROVEMENT IN BOXES FOR MATCHES,
TOBACCO, AND OTHER ARTICLES."
This box is made in the general shape of a bottle, the body of the same is of
sheet metal, the upper part of which is tapering or contracted, and the neck portion
is of cast metal with a hole through it; these two parts are secured together by
placing the larger end of the neck piece within the contracted portion of the
body, and spreading the inner ends of the neck piece within the contracted end of
the body.
There is a cover to the box at the base of the bottle, which cover is removable
when the bottle-shaped box is turned with the base upwards, so that matches,
tobacco, or other articles can be placed within such box or removed therefrom.
This bottle-shaped box can be made very ornamental, and take the place of the
unsightly boxes often used for matches, and it may also be used as an adver-
tisement, the name, address, or business to be advertised being on the outside of
the bottle.
The box cover is of any suitable character, but we prefer to use a disc of metal to
pass inside the lower end of the cylindrical body, and this is upon a rod passing
through a tube attached at one side within the body of the box, and containing a
helical spring that serves to keep the cover in place, and to throw the cover aside
when the same is moved clear of the edge of the box, as set forth in the Specifica-
tion of the British Patent granted to William Lafayette Hubbell, dated 11th
December 1876, No. 4795.

page_text: In order to act upon the rod of the cover, we employ a disc within the body of
the box, having a central stem passing through the hollow neck and projecting at
the end thereof so as to be pressed upon to force the cover at the base of the bottle
clear of the body.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said William Lafayette Hubbell and Frederick Ochs in the Great Seal
Patent Office on the 15th June 1878.
WILLIAM LAFAYETTE HUBBELL and FREDERICK OCHS, of the City and State of
New York, United States of America. "IMPROVEMENTS IN BOXES FOR MATCHES,
TOBACCO, AND OTHER ARTICLES."
In the Drawing Fig. 1 is a vertical section, and Fig. 2 is an inverted plan of our
improved box as closed; Figs. 3 and 4 are similar views, with the cover turned
aside.
This box is made in the general shape of a bottle, the body a of the same is of
sheet metal, the upper part of which is tapering or contracted, and the neck portion
b is preferably of cast metal, with a hole through it; these two parts are secured
together by placing the larger end of the neck piece within the contracted portion
of the body, and spreading the inner end of the neck piece within the contracted
end of the body, or the parts may be screwed together, as seen in Fig. 5.
There is a cover c to the box at the base of the bottle, which cover is removable
when the bottle-shaped box is turned with the base upwards, so that matches,
tobacco, or other articles can be placed within such box or removed therefrom. This
bottle-shaped box can be made very ornamental, and take the place of the
unsightly boxes often used for matches, and it may also be used as an advertise-
ment, the name, address, or business to be advertized being on the outside of the
bottle.
The box cover c is of any suitable character, but we prefer to use a disk of metal
to pass inside the lower end of the cylindrical body a, and this is upon a rod ź,
passing through a tube f, attached at one side within the body of the box, and con-
taining a helical spring & that serves to keep the cover in place, and to throw the
cover aside when the same is moved clear of the edge of the box, as set forth in
the English Patent, No. 4795, of 1876.
In order to act upon the rod of the cover we employ a movable bottom / within
the body of the box, having a central stem passing through the hollow neck, and
projecting at the end thereof, so as to be pressed upon to force the cover at the base
of the bottle, clear of the body. This movable bottom may be flat, as in Figs. 1
& 3, or cup shaped, as in Fig. 5.
We claim as our Invention,-
First. The box for matches and other articles made in the form of a bottle with a
sheet metal body connected to the neck portion, and a movable cover at the bottom,
substantially as set forth.

page_text: Second. The combination with the box of a movable cover attached to a sliding
rod, a spring, a movable bottom to the box, and a push rod connected to the movable
cover, and passing through the neck portion of the box or imitation bottle, substan-
tially as specified.
In witness whereof, we, the said William Lafayette Hubbell and Frederick
Ochs, have hereunto set our hands and seals, this Twenty-second day of May,
AD 1979
Witnesses,
LUCY A. HUBBELL,
244, 6th Ave.,
New York City.
FRANK S. WEBB,
4, Spencer Place,
New York City.
WM. LAFAYETTE HUBBELL. (L.S.)
FREDERICK OCHS.
(LS.)