Improvements in or connected with Boxes or Cases for containing Cigarettes, Matches, or other Articles.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Oct., 1898-Accepted, 10th Dec., 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Boxes or Cases for containing
Cigarettes, Matches, or other Articles.
I, EDWIN GEORGE STINTON, of No. 50, King Street, Hammersmith, in the
County of Middlesex, Cigarette Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particu-
larly described and ascertained in and by the following statement, reference being
had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures and letters marked thereon,
that is to say:-
My said invention relates to improvements in or connected with boxes or cases
for containing cigarettes, matches or other articles, and has for its object to
obtain a simple, and inexpensive device by the aid of which the cigarettes or
other contents of the box may be elevated or projected beyond the box and the
lid or cover of the box at the same time automatically thrown back so as to
expose the contents, and admit of their ready withdrawal.
In the accompanying drawings:-
Figure 1 represents a rear elevation of a cigarette box or case formed of card-
board and constructed according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is an underside view thereof.
Figure 3 is a side view thereof.
Figure 4 is a similar view to Figure 3, but showing the tray or holder or move-
able interior part of the box together with the contents in the raised position and
the lid partly turned back.
Figure 5 is a plan thereof.
Figure 6 is a vertical transverse section taken on the line 1-1 of Figure 5,
but with the contents of the box or case removed.
Figure 7 is a rear elevation of the case or box separately.
Figure 8 is a side view thereof.
Figure 9 is a front elevation of the tray or holder separately.
Figure 10, is a side view thereof.
Figure 11 represents the upper part of a box or case of cardboard illustrating
a slight modification.
Figure 12 is a separate view of part of Figure 11.
Figure 13 is a rear elevation of a metal box or case constructed according to
the present invention.
Figure 14 is a front elevation of the tray or holder separately, and,
Figure 15 is a vertical transverse section of part of Figure 14 taken on the
line 2-2 thereof, drawn to an enlarged scale.
Referring to Figures 1 to 10, a represents a box or case which is formed

page_text: tubular, and b represents the tray or holder which is constructed to slide within
the box or case a.
The tray or holder 6 is formed open at the front in a similar way to the tray
of an ordinary match box and the bottom b' thereof which is fixed with the
sides 63 and back 63 is preferably marked with the word "push" as indicated in
Figure 2 and serves as a means by which the tray or holder may be raised or
projected from the case a at the times desired.
The upper end of the tray or holder constitutes a lid or cover 64 and for this
purpose cuts or incisions 62* are made in the sides 62 and the back 63 of the tray
or holder b at the point of junction 6* with the top or lid 64 is grooved or scored
so as to act as a hinge and thus enable the top or lid 64 to be readily thrown
back.
The back of the top or lid 64 is formed with a slot or opening 65 therein and
the back of the box or case a is provided with a corresponding T-shaped
tongue a¹ which in the putting together of the box is by bending the ends a¹*
of the tongue al passed through the slot or opening 65 in the back of the lid or
cover by which means it is loosely connected with the latter.
The effect of this arrangement is that when the tray or holder bis raised by
pressing against the bottom 61 thereof, there is a certain amount of lost motion
until the hinge or groove 6* of the lid 64 is above the top edge a* of the box or
case a when the side pieces a¹* of the T shaped tongue a¹ will engage the back
of the lid or cover at the lower part of the opening and thus cause the lid.
or cover b to turn upon said hinge 6* until it assumes the position indicated in
Figures 4 and 6 thereby exposing the contents of the box in a convenient manner
for removal.
Instead of the tray or holder being constructed as hereinbefore described it may
be considerably modified, whilst still retaining the peculiar arrangement of the
slot and lid or top for example, instead of the sides being fixed with the bottom
the entire tray or holder may be formed of a sheet of cardboard scored at the
angles and loosely folded to the required shape.
In the example given at Figures 11 and 12, is shown, a method of providing
a metal tongue a¹ to the box or case a in lieu of the cardboard tongue herein-
before shown and described.
According to this device the tongue is stamped out of a metal sheet and is
provided with tangs a² which are adapted to be forced through holes or incisions
made in the back of the box a and then clinched, as represented at Figure 11.
In the example given at Figures 13, to 15, the entire box is assumed to be
formed of metal, but is otherwise substantially the same as that herein before
described with respect to Figures 1 to 10 except that the hinge b* in this case is
an ordinary metal hinge, and the tongue a¹ is extended slightly into the back of
the box a by means of slits a³ in order to afford a certain amount of spring or
elasticity to enable the lid or cover 64 to turn through the required arc.
It will be obvious that the device may, by slightly modifying the parts, be
formed of other materials than cardboard or metal, and may be constructed of a
size and pattern to contain other articles than cigarettes.
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 box or case comprising a tubular body, a tray or holder sliding within
the body and provided with a lid or top adapted to turn back, a long slot in the
back of the top or lid and a co-acting tongue formed out of the back of the body;
said tongue being provided with lateral projections passing through the slot and
taking under the back of top or lid, substantially as herein shown and described
and for the purpose stated.
2. A box or case comprising a tubular body, a trap or holder sliding within
the body and provided with a lid or top adapted to turn back, a long slot in the

page_text: back of the top or lid and a co-acting tongue formed of metal, and attached to
the back of the box by spikes or tangs, said tongue being provided with lateral
projections passing through the slot and taking under the back of the top or
lid, substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose stated.
Dated this 29th day of October 1898.
VAUGHAN & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.