IMPROVEMENTS IN MATCH BOX & CIGAR CUTTER
Year: 1884

page_text: COLEN HEWER CHESHIRE 3 Northampton St Birmingham in the county of
Warwick Manufacturing Silversmith do hereby declare the nature of my invention
for IMPROVEMENTS IN MATCH BOX & CIGAR CUTTER to be as follows:-
A box or case composed of metal or other material to contain matches or other
articles the interior of which is constructed with spring in front, & also one at the
back fitted inside a cutter, which spring when box is closed is contracted, upon
pressing spring in front of box the spring at back expands & forces lid open; the
action of closing box cuts off end of cigar or other article by means of a projection
on interior of lid which presses upon the cutter containing spring, & at same time
is locked by means of spring in front.
Dth 7th
1004
COLEN HEWER CHESHIRE.

page_text: COMPLETE
SPECIFICATION,
I COLEN HEWER CHESHIRE of 3 Northampton St. Birmingham in the County of
Warwick Silversmith do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVE-
MENTS IN MATCH BOX & CIGAR CUTTER and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement—
The invention relates more particularly to that class of articles taking the form
of boxes, cases, or receptacles, and may be employed for many and various useful
purposes, the object of the invention being particularly to enable the user of
such boxes to carry matches, or other articles, and also cigar cutter in a combined
form.
As an example or illustration of the Invention and its application to one
particular purpose I will describe its employment as a Match box and Cigar
cutter.
The body of box is composed of metal, or other suitable material, so as to
contain matches, or other articles, the interior of which is constructed with spring
in front, and also one at the back, fitted inside a cutter which spring when box is
closed is contracted, upon pressing spring in front of box the spring at back
expands and forces lid open, the action of closing box cuts off end of cigar, or
other article, by means of a projection on interior of lid which presses upon the
cutter containing spring, and at same time is locked by means of spring in front.
In order that the Invention may be well understood and explained in detail,
I have hereunto annexed a Sheet of Drawings with letters of reference as an
example, the application of the Invention to an ordinary sized metallic match box
and cigar cutter.
Figure 1 represents the box open shewing the internal arrangement, and
construction of the various parts; in this figure the box is composed of metal, with
hinged lid with projection A, underneath which is a cutter B with a slot in, this
contains a spiral spring C, and works in a tube D, containing a fixed pin E, action
of closing lid forces projection A, against cutter B, cigar being inserted in the
hole F, the pressure on cutter B, cuts the end off cigar, and at same time locks
the lid of box by means of spring G; upon pressing spring G the lid is forced
open, by means of spiral spring C, which in closing box was compressed against
pin E, and being released forces the cutter B back, and at same time forces lid open,
by pressure against projection A.
Figure 2 represents side of box shewing hole F, in which cigar is inserted, and H
the bottom of tube D, from which the end of cigar falls out.
I would wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself to the exact and
precise means employed for putting the parts together, as herein set forth, as long
as the principal features of the Invention are retained.
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, the novel construction, arrangement, and adaptation of a Match box and
Cigar cutter to be used in the manner and for the purpose as herein before
described, set forth, and fully illustrated in the drawings annexed.
Dated this 20th day of September 1884.