IMPROVEMENTS IN TINDER-BOXES.
Year: 1880

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said François Grimal at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 5th August 1880.
FRANÇOIS GRIMAL, Civil Engineer, of Paris, in the Republic of France.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN TINDER-BOXES.'
"
The Invention relates to a pocket instrument for lighting a flame when required
by smokers or other person.
The said instrument consists of a box, preferably oval in cross section and made
of sheet metal, containing a receptacle for an inflammable liquid, which receptacle
is closed at the top by a cover through which passes a wick and wick casing. The
box contains, further, a tube having inside a spindle which carries a pointed
hammer, and passes at the other end through the bottom of the tube, where it is
provided with a button or flange, a spring being placed inside the tube so as to
be compressed by pulling down the button and throwing the hammer against a
quickmatch or priming composition, which is inserted into the tube from a separate
tubular receptacle. The flame from the quickmatch strikes the wick, which is
placed near thereto, and ignites the latter or the inflammable liquid raised by the
wick. The quickmatches or explosive charges are stored in the tubular receptacle
in a row, and turned out separately so as to be exposed to the hammer by turning
a small pulley placed at the mouth of the said receptacle.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said François Grimal in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 28th January
1881.
FRANÇOIS GRIMAL, Civil Engineer, of Paris, in the Republic of France,
"IMPROVEMENTS IN TINDER BOXES."
The Invention relates to a pocket instrument for lighting a flame when required
by smokers or other persons.
The said instrument consists of a box, preferably oval in cross section and
made of sheet metal, containing a receptacle for an inflammable liquid, which
receptacle is closed at the top by a cover through which passes a wick and wick
casing. The box contains, further, a tube having inside a spindle which carries a
pointed hammer, and passes at the other end through the bottom of the tube, where
it is provided with a button or flange, a spring being placed inside the tube so as
to be compressed by pulling down the button and throwing the hammer against a
quickmatch or priming composition which is inserted into the tube from a separate
tubular receptacle. The flame from the quickmatch strikes the wick, which is
placed near thereto, and ignites the latter or the inflammable liquid raised by the
wick. The quick matches or explosive charges are stored in the tubular receptacle in
a row, and turned out separately so as to be exposed to the hammer by turning a
small pulley placed at the mouth of the said receptacle.
In the accompanying Drawing, Figure 1 is a vertical section taken through C, D,
Figures 2 and 5; Figure 2, a cross section; Figure 3, a side view; and Figure 4,
front view of the receptacle for holding an endless match or explosive charges;
Figure 5, outside view of the tinder box closed; like figures represent like parts.
R is the receptacle for inflammable liquid; M is a wick enclosed in a tube F,
soldered to the orifice of the receptacle R at o, o, which has a screwed neck into
which the screwed cup like cover holding the wick tube F is fastened; G is the
receptacle for endless match or fuse, fitted with the carrying roller M¹, over which
the endless match all is passed or pushed by the thumb or finger; a' is the anvil
plate against which the point e of the hammer m of the sliding or draw rod P
strikes when pulled down by the finger ring or button B, by which means the
match is struck and flame communicated to the wick in the tube F. The match is
preferably made of paper, folded as shown in Figure 3, and having small bulbs of
explosive material on, as shown, and guided by the plate n, h, Figure 3; V is a
screwed plug for holding the actuating spring of the draw rod P.
I claim, a tinder box formed of or with the receptacle M, for holding inflammable
liquid, and wick tube F and receptacle G for endless match, combined with the
striking device consisting of the draw rod P, hammer e, and anvil a', all substantially
as described and for the purpose set forth.
In witness whereof, I, the said François Grimal, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this Twenty-seventh day of January 1881.