and Card Cases, Pocket Books, and other like Articles.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Mar., 1887
Complete Left, 8th Dec., 1887
Complete Accepted, 13th Jan., 1888
and Card Cases, Pocket Books, and other like Articles.
HARRY ALLDAY trading as Horton and Allday of No. 195 Warsione Lane
Birmingham in the County of Warwick Manufacturing Jeweller and Silversmith do
hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as follows:-
My invention has reference to clips or bands used at the insides of cigaretie cigar
and card cases for the purpose of holding the cigarettes cigars or cards but my
invention may also be used for holding papers in pocket books and the like.
My invention is principally applicable to metallic cigarette cigar and card cases and
I will describe it as applied to a metallic cigarette case.
By the use of clips or bands made according to my invention the inside of the case
is not tarnished by the clips or bands which occurs when the ordinary india rubber
clips or bands are used and my improved clips or bands are more durable than the
ordinary clips or bands.
I make the crossing clips fixed in the inside of the metallic cigarette case of pieces
of flat metallic flexible and elastic band the said band being made by preference of thin
steel wire coiled into a figure flat in cross section and having rounded edges the con-
volutions of the flat coils being in close contact so that the band presents a nearly
continuous flat surface the spaces between the coils when the band is in its normal
condition being hardly visible. A metallic clip or band of this kind is very flexible
and elastic and does not tarnish the metallic case with which it is used. It is also
very durable. Although I prefer to make the flat flexible and elastic clip or band
from steel wire as described yet it may be made from wire of other ductile and elastic
metals or alloys.
In order to prevent or diminish noise from the vibration of the clip or band a tape

page_text: strip of cloth or paper or other non metallic material may be placed within the coils.
Or a flexible thread of silk or other fibrous material may be coiled between the
convolutions of the metallic coil.
I fix the crossing clips or bands to the opposite edges of the jointed halves of the
cigarette case by means of tubular sockets or cups having the same sectional figure as
the clips or bands the ends of the clips or bands being fixed in the sockets or cups by
means of taper pins passed through holes in the sockets or cups and between the coils
of the clip or band but other means of fastening the ends of the band to the case may
be employed.
Dated this Eleventh day of March 1887
W. T. WHITEMAN,
Agent for the Applicant

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Clips or Bands for the Insides of Cigarette, Cigar,
and Card Cases, Pocket Books, and other like Articles.
I HARRY ALLDAY trading as Horton and Allday of No. 195 Warstone Lane,
Birmingham in the County of Warwick Manufacturing Jeweller and Silversmith
do hereby declare the nature of my Invention and in what manner the same is to
be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
My invention has reference to clips or bands used at the insides of cigarette cigar
and card cases for the purpose of holding the cigarettes cigars or cards but my
invention may also be used for holding papers in pocket books and the like.
My invention is principally applicable to metallic cigarette cigar and card cases and
I will describe it as applied to a metallic cigarette case.
By the use of clips or bands made according to my invention the inside of the case
is not tarnished by the clips or bands which occurs when the ordinary india rubber
clips or bands are used and my improved clips or bands are more durable than the
ordinary clips or bands.
I make the crossing clips fixed in the inside of the metallic cigarette case of pieces
of flat metallic flexible and elastic band the said band being made by preference of
thin steel wire coiled into a figure flat in cross section and having rounded edges the
convolutions of the flat coils being in close contact so that the band presents a
nearly continuous flat surface the spaces between the coils when the band is in its
normal condition being hardly visible. A metallic clip or band of this kind is very
flexible and elastic and does not tarnish the metallic case with which it is used. It
is also very durable.
In order to prevent or diminish noise from the vibration of the clip or band and to
prevent the band being unduly stretched a tape strip of cloth or paper or other
Or a flexible thread
flexible non metallic material may be placed within the coils.
of silk or other fibrous material may be coiled between the convolutions of the
inetallic coil to prevent or diminish noise from the vibration of the band.
I fix the crossing clips or bands to the opposite edges of the jointed halves of
the cigarette case by means of tubular sockets or cups having the same sectional
figure as the clips or bands the ends of the clips or bands being fixed in the sockeis
or cups by means of iaper pins passed through holes in the sockets or cups and
between the coils of the clip or band.
Figure 1 of the accompanying Drawing represents in elevation an open cigarette
case to which clips or bands made and fastened to the case according to my invention
are applied Figure 2 represents in front elevation Figure 3 in end elevation Figure 4
in side elevation and Figure 5 in longitudinal section a portion of one of the clips or
bands and one of the fastening sockets or cups drawn to a larger scale Figure 6 repre-
sents a portion of the clip or band partly in side elevation and partly in section and

page_text: exhibits the internal iape or strip of cloth or fabric or other flexible non metallic
material to prevent or diminish noise from the vibration of the clip and to prevent
undue stretching. aa are the crossing metallic flexible clips or bands under which
the cigarettes are held. The said clips or bands a are of a flat tubular figure in
cross section with rounded edges and are made of coils of steel wire as hereinbefore
described the convolutions of the coils being in close contact so that the band or clip
presents a nearly continuous flat surface as represented is the tape or sirip of cloth
or other fabric or flexible non metallic material placed inside the flat tubular clip or
band a the ends of the tape being connected to the ends of the band by sewing at c.
The sockets e e to which the ends of the clips or bands a a are connected consist of
loops projecting from the plates & soldered to the edges of the sides of the metallic
cigarette case.
Into these sockets the ends or clips of the bands a a are passed and fit loosely
therein the said clips or bands being fastened in the sockets by the cross pins f
passed through holes in the top and bottom of the sockets and between the end
coils of the clip which end coils are not hardened like the other parts of the clip.
Although I have found the arrangement described and represented for fixing the
clips or bands to the case to answer well yet I do not limit myself io that arrange
ment as other means of fastening the ends of the clips or bands to the case may be
employed. And although I prefer to make the flat flexible and elastic clip or band
from steel wire as described yet it may be made from wire of other ductile and elastic
metals or alloys.
I apply my improvements to cigar cases card cases pocket books and other liko
articles whether metallic or non metallic substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated with respect to a cigarette caso.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that I claim as my invention
Making the crossing clips or bands for the insides of cigarette cigar and card cases
pocket books and other articles under which clips or bands the articles are held of
pieces of metallic flexible and elastic band made of thin wire of steel or other elastic
and ductile metal or alloy coiled into a figure flat in cross section and having rounded
edges and preferably in combination with an internal tape or strip of fabric or other
flexible non metallic material or with a flexible thread of non metallic material coiled
between the convolutions of the coil for the purposes and substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated in the accompanying Drawing.
Dated this Eighth day of December 1887.
W. T. WHITEMAN,
Agent for the Applicant.