Improved Match-box.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Nov, 1891-Accepted, 12th Dec., 1891
Improved Match-box.
I, GUSTAV TRESENREUTER of Wörtherstr., Berlin, in the German Empire,
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 :-
This invention relates to a match box from which one match is delivered at a
time.
In the accompanying drawing,
Figs. 1 and 2 are sectional views of the match box of this invention.
Fig. 3, a top view thereof.
Fig. 4 a section taken through line A-B of Fig. 2.
Fig. 5 shews the match box closed up.
Fig. 6 obturator or cover spring.
Fig. 7 shews the match box drawn out and with the top cover removed.
The matches are placed in an inner casing c the bottom of which slopes
downward to the centre so that the matches have always a tendency to slide on
their ends down to the lowest point where there is an orifice for the passage of the
pin d which is provided with a head which limits the distance to which a slide
casing e may be drawn down. The bottom end of pin is rivetted to the bottom
of slide casing e.
is a cover which is simply placed over the top of the match
container e and sprung over small projecting points on the same by which it is
held in position. The projections may be formed by punching them from the sheet
metal of the match container. Cover is provided with a rectangular aperture at
top behind or underneath which is located the obturator a of the form shewn in
detail in Fig. 6. It is placed by its lower narrow end in a slot of the bent back
part of casing e at g and is prevented from falling out by the steel plate spring h
through this at its lower end bearing against the bent round part al of obturator a.
Spring is fixed to casing in the manner shewn in the drawing. Its tendency is
to hold obturator a in the position shewn in Fig. 2 therefore to keep the box closed
against the outlet of matches.
To obtain a match from the box, this is held by the cover b, the slide casing e
drawn down (Fig. 2), carrying with it pin d fixed to the bottom of the same and
on to the head of which a match will slide. The slide casing e is now slid up and
a match pressed out of the box by pin d. If upon its passage upwards the match
should strike against the cover the sloping surface thereof will cause it to slide to
the centre where it will itself open the cover spring or obturator.
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 from which only one match can be withdrawn at a time, consisting
of inner casing c with bottom sloping down to the centre for holding the matches;
of slide pind fixed to an outer slide casing e and working through an orifice in
inner casing c; and of a cover with top sloping up to the centre where there is an
orifice which is held closed by an obturator acted on by a spring which obturator
is pressed back by the outcoming match so as to give a free passage for the
same through the top of the cover, substantially as described and shewn.
Dated this 10th day of November 1891
CAPITAINE & VON HERTLING,
89, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.