IMPROVEMENTS IN AND CONNECTED WITH BOXES, CASES, OR RECEPTACLES FOR HOLDING CIGARS, CIGARETTES, AND OTHER ARTICLES."
Year: 1880

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Leo Wahltuch, of City Road, in the County of Middlesex,
Manufacturer, for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN AND CONNECTED WITH
BOXES, CASES, OR RECEPTACLES FOR HOLDING CIGARS, CIGARETTES, AND
OTHER ARTICLES."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Leo Wahltuch at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 4th September 1880.
LEO WAHLTUCH, of City Road, in the County of Middlesex, Manufacturer.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN AND CONNECTED WITH BOXES, CASES, OR RECEPTACLES FOR
HOLDING CIGARS, CIGARETTES, AND OTHER ARTICLES."
My Invention relates to improvements in and connected with boxes, cases, or
receptacles for holding cigars, cigarettes, and other articles, but it is especially
devised for holding cigars or cigarettes, and has for its object to provide means
whereby a cigar or cigarette can be readily withdrawn from its box or case for
use without fear of damaging the same, and at the same time to utilize the means
employed for this purpose to forin a cover or lid for the box, case, or receptacle.
In carrying my Invention into effect I take a blank, or strip, or sheet of paper,
cardboard, leather, strawboard, or other suitable material of sufficient strength, and
I score or mark the same in the required places and in such manner that when the
blank, strip, or sheet is folded into the desired position it assumes, as it were, a
skeleton frame or drawer of rectangular shape in longitudinal section. This
skeleton frame or drawer is introduced into the box or case (the top and bottom
being of the same shape as the box or case), and is capable of sliding tight and
easy therein. The bottom of this frame forins a false bottom to the box or case,
and on this false bottom the lower or inner ends of the cigars or cigarettes rest.
One of the sides of this frame or drawer extends beyond the box or case, and is
bent or folded at right angles to the body of the box or case, and lies over the
mouth thereof and forms the lid or cover. The excess portion extending beyond
the cover or lid is formed into a tongue, which when the lid or cover is to be'
secured in place takes into a slit or slits contrived for its reception in the body of
the box or case proper.

page_text: To withdraw a cigar or cigarette from its case the cover is opened and is drawn
outwards, thus causing the skeleton frame or drawer to travel forward and to bring
the cigars or cigarettes with it, which can then be readily taken without fear of
being damaged or broken.
When the boxes, cases, or receptacles are to contain two or more rows of cigars
or cigarettes I employ in combination with the means above described a partition
or partitions, consisting of a blank or sheet of cardboard or other suitable material
(preferably of rectangular shape), which I place between each row of cigars or
cigarettes, in order that when the cigars or cigarettes forming the first or any row
has been withdrawn from the box or case the remaining ones shall be retained in
place and kept from falling about in the box or case, and thus getting crushed or
otherwise damaged..
Although my Invention is specially devised for boxes or cases for cigars or
cigarettes yet I wish it to be understood that I do not restrict myself to such
articles, as my improvements are also applicable to boxes or case for containing
lucifer matches, pins, pens, hair pins, &c., &c.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Leo Wahltuch in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 3rd March
1881.
LEO WAHLTUCH, of City Road, in the County of Middlesex, Manufacturer.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN AND CONNECTED WITH BOXES, CASES, OR RECEPTACLES FOR
HOLDING CIGARS, CIGARETTES, AND OTHER ARTICLES."
My Invention relates to improvements in and connected with boxes, cases, or
receptacles for holding cigars, cigarettes, and other articles, but it is especially
devised for cigars or cigarettes; and it has for its object to provide means whereby
a cigar or cigarette can be readily withdrawn from its box or case for use without
fear of damaging such article, and to utilize at the same time the said means to
form a cover or lid for the box, case, or receptacle.
In carrying my Invention into effect I take a blank, or strip, or sheet of paper,
cardboard, straw board, leather, metal, or other suitable material of sufficient
strength, and I score or mark the same in the required places, and in such manner
that when the blank, strip, or sheet is folded into the required form it assumes, as
it were, a frame or drawer of rectangular shape in longitudinal section. This frame or
drawer is fitted or introduced into the box or case proper (its top and bottom being
of the same shape as the box or case), and it is capable of sliding tight and easy'
therein. The bottom of this frame or drawer forms a second or false bottom to
the box or case, and on this bottom the cigars or cigarettes rest. One of the sides
of this frame or drawer is prolonged beyond the box or case, and is bent or folded
at a right angle to the body of the box or case, and lies over the mouth thereof and
forms the lid or cover. The excess portion extending beyond this lid or cover is
formed into a tongue, and when the frame or drawer is to be secured in place it
takes into a slit or slits contrived for its reception in the body of the box or case
proper.
When these boxes, cases, or receptacles are to contain two or more rows of cigars
or cigarettes I employ in combination with the means above described a partition
or partitions, consisting of a blank or sheet of cardboard or other suitable material
(preferably of rectangular shape), which I place between each row of cigars or
cigarettes, in order that when a row of cigars or cigarettes has been withdrawn the
remaining rows shall be retained in place, and be thus kept from falling about in
the box or case and so getting crushed or otherwise injured.
And in order that my Invention may be more fully understood and readily
carried into effect, I proceed to describe same, aided by the accompanying Drawings.
A is a blank, strip, or sheet of paper, cardboard, strawboard, leather, metal, or
other suitable material (in the present instance cardboard), which I cut, punch, or
stamp out to the required shape, as shewn in Figure 1, and I then score or mark
the same at the parts indicated by dotted lines and marked a, a¹, a², b, c, d, e, so
that when such blank is folded into the desired shape it constitutes a frame or
drawer, as seen in perspective view Fig. 2. This frame or drawer consists of the
following parts, viz., a tray, rack, or holder a for receiving the cigars or cigarettes,
and consisting of the sides a¹, a, and the bottom a², a connecting strip or piece b
forming the back of the tray, rack, or holder, and at the same time uniting together
the said tray with the portion c forming the top of the box or case proper; a flap
or tongue d, and retaining pieces e, e, formed in a piece with the sides a¹, a¹, and
glued to the back of the tray, rack, or holder, as seen in perspective view Fig. 3.
These pieces e, e, maintain the rack in place when the same is folded, and at the
same time they impart a certain rigidity to the whole frame or drawer.
This frame or drawer thus contrived is next fitted or inserted into its case,
receptacle, or box proper B (which is of slightly larger dimensions), seen in

page_text: perspective view Fig. 4, and in this case, receptacle, or box it is capable of sliding
tight and easy, its portion c forming as before stated the lid or cover of the box
proper.
This case or box proper B is provided with a slit for slits, into which the tongue
d¹ is passed when it is desired to secure the sliding drawer in place; Fig. 5 is a
perspective view showing the box, case, or receptacle in its complete and compact
form, and in its closed position.
To withdraw a cigar or cigarette from its box or case, the lid or cover c is opened
and is drawn outwards from the box B, thus causing the sliding frame or drawer
to travel forwards and to bring the cigars or cigarettes with it, which can then .be
readily taken without fear of damaging or breaking the same.
The box, case, or receptacle B may be constructed with or without a bottom, in
the latter case the bottom of the sliding drawer would answer such purpose.
When I make these boxes, cases, or receptacles of leather, I provide the same
with any suitable mechanical fastening device, in place of the tongue and slit
herein before described, one member of such fastening being secured to the flap of
the drawer or frame, and the other to the box or case proper, in manner similar to
that adopted for purses or pocket books.
Fig. 6 is a perspective view shewing the means I employ in some instances for
keeping the rows of cigarettes or cigars in place, and thereby preventing them
falling about in the box and getting injured after the first or any row of
cigarettes or cigars has been removed. These means consist in the employment, in
combination with the sliding drawer above specified, of a blank or blanks g of
cardboard, or other suitable material, which I insert between each row of such
articles, and which thus forms a partition or partitions, and separates the said rows.
The blank or blanks g may be retained in place by the sides of the tray, rack, or
holder a, or they may be a fixture in the rack if preferred. Thus it will be readily
seen and understood that after the first or any row of cigarettes or cigars has been
withdrawn, the removing row or rows will be retained in place.
The blank or blanks g may at the same be utilized for advertising purposes.
Although I have described and shewn my Invention as applied to boxes, cases,
or receptacles for holding cigarettes or cigars, yet I wish it to be understood that
I do not restrict myself to boxes or cases for such articles, as my improvements are
also applicable to boxes or cases for containing lucifer matches, pins, pens, hairpins.
and other articles.
Having now described the nature of my Invention and the manner in which
the same may be carried into effect, I declare that I claim,-
First. The construction and arrangement of the sliding drawer or frame provided
with the rack and flap, said rack being fitted to move within the case or box proper,
as specified and shewn in Figures 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6, for the purposes set forth.
Second. The employment in combination with the sliding drawer or frame of a
blank or blanks of cardboard, or other suitable material, arranged as specified and
as shewn in Fig. 6 for the purposes set forth.
Third. The improved box, case, or receptacle having its parts arranged, combined,
and operating substantially in the manner specified and shewn for the purposes set
forth.
In witness whereof, I, the said Leo Wahltuch, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this Second day of March, in the year 1881.
LEO WAHLTUCH. (L.S.)