A Combined Match-box and Walking-stick, Whip, Umbrella, or other Handle.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd May, 1890
Complete Specification Left. 18th July 1890-Accepted 20th Sent
1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Combined Match-box and Walking-stick, Whip, Umbrella, or other
Handle.
I, ERNEST EDWARD WOOD, of 16 Clive Road, Penarth, in the County of Glamorgan,
Printer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists in the combination, with a walking stick, whip, umbrella
or the like, of a box or case for containing matches.
The receptacle for the matches may consist either of a covered recoss formed in
or near the handle of the stick, umbrella or the like, or it may he a separately made
box inserted therein. It is, in either case, readily accessible to a smoker or other
person carrying or having with him the stick, umbrella or the like. In a stick, whip,
umbrella or other article having a handle arranged at a right angle or otherwise
extending more or less horizontally from the body, the match-box is, under one
arrangement, situated longitudinally in the handle and has a cover at the top opening
upwards or sliding parallel with the handle.
Under another arrangement, with like handles, it is similarly situated, but has a
cover at either end of the handle opening upwards.
Under a third modification the receptacle is provided in the body of the article at
a point conveniently near the handle thereof, the cover opening outwards.
In sticks, umbrellas and the like which have not horizontal extensions as handles,
the receptable for matches is situated vertically in the upper end of the article and is
closed by a cover constituting a knob or head, or by a more or less flat or rounded
cover.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Combined Match-box and Walking-stick, Whip, Umbrella, or other
Handle.
1, ERNEST EDWARD Wood, of 16 Clive Road, Penarth, in the County of Glamorgan,
Printer, 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 :-
This invention consists in combining a box or chamber for containing matches with
a walking stick, whip, umbrella stick or the like. Or the match box may be contained
in the handle of a bicycle or tricycle. The receptacle for containing matches may
consist either of a covered recess formed in or near the handle of the stick, umbrella
or the like, or it may be a separately made box inserted therein.
It is, in either case, readily accessible to a smoker or other person carrying or
having with him the combined match box and stick, whip, umbrella stick or the
like.
The chamber for containing matches may be made at any suitable point in the
stick or handle and may vary in form and be fitted with covers arranged to open
in various ways.
At Fig. 1 on the accompanying sheet of drawings is represented an example of a
stick in which the match box or chamber a lies parallel with and in the handle and is
fitted with a cover b opening upwards on a hinge.
The arrangement shown at Fig. 2 is similar except as regards the cover b
which is arranged to slide parallel with the handle in grooves on the top thereof.

page_text: Fig. 3 illustrates an arrangement in which the match box a extends inwards in the
handle from the outer extremity thereof.
The cover is hinged at the outer end and is arranged to open outwards and
downwards.
The arrangement shown at Fig. 4 is similar to that illustrated at Fig. 3 except
as regards the cover which is arranged to turn on a pivot in an approximately vertical
plane.
At Fig. 5 is shown a modification in which the match box a is set vertically in
the stick, the cover being at the junction of the handle with the stick and arrangel
to open upwards on a hinge.
Another arrangement is shown at Fig. 6.
In this modification the match box a
is vertical and is inserted or formed in the body of the stick below the handle. The
cover opens outwards and downwards on a hinge, as shown.
At Fig. 7 is illustratod one form of adaptation of this invention to a stick not having
a horizontal handle. The match box a is set vertically in the upper end of the stick
and is fitted with a cover b in the form of a knob and arranged to open upwards on
a hinge, as shown.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I would have it understood
that I do not confine myself to the particular methods, hereinhefore described and
illustrated in the accompanying drawing, of carrying my invention into effect, it being
obvious that variations in adaptation may be made as may be suitable or desirable, but
I declare that what I claim is :-
:-
The combination with and embodiment in a walking stick, umbrella stick, whip or
other like article, or with bicycle and tricyclo handles, of a receptacle for containing
matches, substantially as heroinbefore described.
Dated this 17th day of Inlv 1890.
NICHOLAS WATTS,
Bristol Bank Buildings, Bristol, Agont.