An Improved Match Box and Ignitor.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 13th May, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 12th Jan., 1894-Accepted, 17th Feb., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Match Box and Ignitor.
I, WILLIAM ARENA MARTIN of 9 and 11 Pocock Street, Blackfriars Road,
Southwark in the County of Surrey, Engineer do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide greater facilities in igniting and using
lucifer matches..
I make the said improved match box of rectangular form and of only and of
only sufficient width to hold one row of matches which are placed into the said box
with their heads towards that end of the box which has the aperture and ignitor
hereinafter mentioned. Extending horizontally along the bottom of the said box
I fix a plunger for ejecting the matches and at the bottom angle of the said box
and facing the said plunger is the aperture through which the matches are
ejected. At this aperture I fix the ignitor which consists of several small
metal blades roughed on the inner side where the matches are brought into
contact with it by the said plunger. The said ignitor is held in position by a
spring which yields to the impact of the matches when thrust against it as
hereinafter, described.
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In order to eject and light a match the said plunger is first drawn backward as far
as it will go, which action allows a match to fall to the bottom of the box in front
of the said plunger which is then thrust forward, the head coming into contact
with the said ignitor and the match emerging from the box alight.
May 13th 1893,
WILLIAM ARENA MARTIN,
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Match Box and Ignitor.
I, WILLIAM ARENA MARTIN of 9, Pocock Street, Blackfriars Road, South-
wark in the County of Surrey, 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 object of this invention is to provide greater facilities in igniting and using
lucifer matches.
I make the said improved match box of rectangular form and of only sufficient
width to hold one row of matches which are placed into the said box with their
heads toward that end of the box which has the aperture and ignitor hereinafter
mentioned. Extending horizontally along the bottom of the said box, I fix a
plunger for ejecting the matches and at the bottom angle of the said box and facing
the said plunger is the aperture through which the matches are ejected. Above
this aperture 1 fix the ignitor which consists of several small metal blades roughed
on the inner side where the matches are brought into contact with it by the said
plunger. The said ignitor is held in position by a spring which yields to the impact
of the matches when thrust against the ignitor as hereafter described.
In order to eject and ignite a match the said plunger is first drawn backward as
far as it will go, which action allows a match to fall to the bottom of the box in
front of the said plunger which is then thrust forward, the head of the match
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page_text: coming into contact with the said ignitor and the match emerging from the box
alight.
propose also to use a spring attached to the lid of the said match box in order
to keep the matches in position in the box.
In order that my invention may be fully understood, I shall now proceed more
particularly to describe the same and for that purpose shall refer to the drawings
accompanying this Specification. The said drawings being full size illustrations of
my invention.
Figure 1 is an elevation of the said match box, with the said plunger A drawn
backward preparatory to igniting and ejecting a match.
Figure 2 is a longitudinal section showing the said plunger A pressed forward
and a match ignited and ejected. B is the ignitor. C is the spring for holding
the said ignitor in position and D is the spring attached to the lid for keeping the
matches in position in the said box.
Figure 3 is an end elevation with the spring (C, Figure 2) removed showing the
small metal blades which compose the said ignitor.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
An improved match box as herein described and in the accompanying drawings
illustrated with the ignitor of metal blades also the form and construction of the
said ignitor with the spring to hold the same in position.
January 12th 1894.
WILLIAM ARENA MARTIN.