An Improved Match Box Holder.
Year: 1898

page_text: An Improved Match Box Holder.
I, JOSIAH JOHN SNOW, of 2, Lincoln Villas, Westbury Road, Walthamstow, in
the County of Essex, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
The invention has for its object the production of an improved match box
holder in which the outer case of a match box may be readily placed, the matches
therein supported at a convenient height above the outer case to enable a match
to be readily taken therefrom and the outer case securely locked to the holder, so
as to prevent the possibility of removal therefrom except by its destruction.
In carrying my invention into effect I form the holder in two parts, one, the
back or foundation, being capable of fixture to a wall or other support, the other,
a slide, being mounted in guides in the back or foundation and formed with a
support or plate to support the matches either loose or within the inner box or
case at a certain distance above the top edge of the match box, and with a
suitable catch to act in combination with a tongue or projection on the back or
foundation.
Each of these parts viz., the back or foundation and the slide, is formed prefer-
ably of a single piece of sheet metal cut and pressed to the required form and
with the required parts.
The back or foundation is formed with a guide or guides to receive the slide,
a tongue or projection to act with the catch on the slide and tongues or stops to
limit the upward motion of the match box.
The slide is also provided with a support for the lower edge of the match box.
Thus in securing the match box in the holder the match box has its lower edge
placed in the support carried by the slide and in doing so the support or plate
enters the match box outer case to support the matches at a given height out of the
box, the slide with the match box is then slidden into position until the catch on
the slide locks with that on the back or foundation; in this action the upper edge
of the match box will be passed under the tongues or stops of the back or founda-
tion and when the motion of the slide is completed the match box will be securely
gripped between the support on the slide and the last mentioned tongues or stops
and will then be securely locked in position.
In the event of the inner box or case of the match box being retained inside the
outer case, the tongues or stops of the back or foundation may be so formed as to
penetrate said inner box or case or a suitable stop or stops may be formed on the
back or foundation to prevent the removal of the said inner box or case.
The various parts are so arranged that, when a match box has been removed
from the holder, the slide can be readily slidden off the back or foundation to
enable another match box to be placed in position in the holder.
Dated this 25th day of November 1898.
HARRIS & MILLS,
23,. Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.

page_text: I, JOSIAH JOHN SNOW, of 2, Lincoln Villas, Westbury Road, Walthamstow, in
the County of Essex, Gentleman, 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 invention has for its object the production of an improved match box
holder in which the outer case of a match box may be readily placed, the matches
therein supported at a convenient height above the outer case to enable a match
to be readily taken therefrom and the outer case securely locked to the holder so
as to prevent the possibility of removal therefrom except by its destruction.
I will describe my invention by the aid of the accompanying drawings in
which:-
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the match box holder in the position the parts
would assume when a match box is held therein, the latter being shown by
broken lines.
Fig. 2 is a section of the same at right angles to Fig. 1 with a match box in
position.
Fig. 3 is a similar section to that shown in Fig. 2, but of the back of the
apparatus alone and Fig. 4 is a side view of the locking slide.
Fig. 5 is a front view of the back portion,
Fig. 6 is a front view of the slide each shown separately and Fig. 7 is an
enlarged view of some of the parts.
In carrying my invention into effect I form the holder in two parts, one, the
back or foundation a being capable of fixture to a wall or other support, by means
of nails or screws passed through the holes a*, the other, a slide b, being mounted
in guides a¹ in the back or foundation a and formed with a support or plate b¹ to
support the matches either loose or within the inner box or case c as shown in
Fig. 2, at a certain distance above the top edge of the match box d and with a
suitable catch 62 to act in combination with a tongue or projection a² on the
back or foundation a shown more clearly in Fig. 7.
Each of these parts viz.: the back or foundation a and the slide 6 is formed
preferably of a single piece of sheet metal cut and pressed to the required form and
with the required parts.
The back or foundation a is formed with a guide or guides a¹ to receive the
slide b, a tongue or projection a² to act with the catch 62 on the slide band tongues
or stops a³, a to limit respectively the upward motion of the match box dand
of the inner case c.
The slide 6 is also provided with a support b³ for the lower edge of the outer
case of the match box d.
Thus in securing the match box d in the holder the match box has its lower
edge placed in the support 63 carried by the slide band in doing so the support
or plate 61 enters the match box outer case d to support the matches at a given
height out of the box, the slide 6 with the match box d is then slidden into
position until the catch 63 on the slide locks with that on the back or founda-
tion a, in this action the upper edge of the outer case of the match box d will be
passed under the tongue or stop of the back or foundation a and when the
motion of the slide is completed the match box d will be securely gripped between
the supports on the slide and the last mentioned tongue or stop a³ and will
then be securely locked in position.
In the event of the inner box or case c of the match box being retained insida

page_text: the outer case, the tongue or stop at of the back or foundation a may be so formed
as to prevent the removal of the said inner box or case c.
The various parts are so arranged that when a match box has been broken up
and removed from the holder, the slide b can be readily slidden upwards until it
leaves the guides a when the catch can be readily pulled through the slot a³
between the catch a² and tongue a. Another box may then be placed in
position.
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:-
1. A match box holder consisting of a back or foundation having guides, a
suitable catch, a tongue or tongues and a stop or stops in combination with a
slide having a catch, a support for the outer case of the match box and a support
for the matches or inner case of the match box substantially as herein shown and
described.
2. A match box holder made of sheet metal having guides, a catch, a tongue and
a stop formed by stamping and bending in combination with a slide made of sheet
metal having a turned over part to form a catch and supports to retain the outer
and inner cases substantially as herein shown and described.
Dated this 11th day of August 1899
HARRIS & MILLS,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.