A Method of and Apparatus for Lighting Cigars and Pipes in Wind or Rain.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Jan., 1886.
Complete Left, 12th Oct., 1886.
Complete Accepted, 11th Jan., 1887.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Method of and Apparatus for Lighting Cigars and Pipes in
Wind or Rain.
I, WILLIAM WALTON, of Murton House, Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, in the
County of Durham, Schoolmaster, formerly Engineer Student in Her Majesty's Naval
Service do hereby declare the nature of my invention for A METHOD
APPARATUS FOR LIGHTING CIGARS AND PIPES IN WIND OR RAIN to be as follows:-
OF AND
This apparatus may be made of any suitable metal or material. It may be made
of various forms and sizes. It may also be manufactured alone, or may form part of
any of the various match-boxes manufactured now or in the future. I will describe it
as if manufactured alone, that is, without forming part of any match-box or other
receptacle. Imagine a sinall box of sheet metal, about 14 inches long, inch broad,
and inch deep. These proportional sizes I will refer to as if reduced to eighths of
inches, thus 12, 6, 4. Towards one end of a side 12 by 6 is a round hole, just largo
enough to admit the end of a cigarette. This hole is equally distant from the two
side edges and from the end. Round this hole is raised on the outside a V piece.
This may be stamped in the sheet metal or otherwise suitably formed. The inner
slope of the V is to accommodate the different sizes of cigars, the outer slope to
accommodate the different sizes of pipes. In the end 6 by 4, remote from the hole
and V just mentioned, is an aperture, being one end of a passage for the admission of
a match. This aperture may be about 6 by 1, or 4 by 1, according as it is parallel to
one face or the other; and the passage may extend inwards about half the length of
the box, that is about 6. This passage may suitably be formed of two strips of sheet
metal, each roughened on its inner side, one strip being fixed and the other arranged
to spring towards it, or both strips being arranged to spring towards each other. The
outer end of these two strips is curved or bent away from each other, like lips, so that
when the strips are together by the spring arrangement just mentioned, a match may
be pushed between the lips. It will be noticed that, this arrangement of strips or
spring picces, roughened on the inside, occupies about half of the box, that is, a space

page_text: of about 6 by 6 by 4, and leads to the other half of the box, which is unoccupied.
This other half has the hole first mentioned situated about centrally on one of its sides.
The sides of the box which have not yet been referred to may be of any convenient
form. From the foregoing description it will be understood, that, when a match is
pushed in the end 6 by 4, between the lips, its progress along the roughened passage
between the spring pieces will by friction ignite the match, which will burn in the
vacant part of the box near the hole and V, and will be protected from rain and from
'undue force of wind. A sufficient supply of air for combustion will proceed along the
passage partially opened by the match; combustion will also be assisted by the
inspiration of the smoker. The spring pieces forming the passage will hold the match
in any required position.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Method of and Apparatus for Lighting Cigars and Pipes in
Wind or Rain.
I, WILLIAM WALTON, of Murton House, Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, in the
County of Durham, Schoolmaster, formerly Engineer Student in Her Majesty's Naval
Service, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for A METHOD OF AND
APPARATUS FOR LIGHTING CIGARS AND PIPES IN WIND OR BAIN and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :—
The
My invention relates to a new method of lighting cigars and pipes under shelter
from wind or rain, by employing in contiguity with the cigar, cigarette or pipe to be
lighted, a small hollow vessel or apparatus, having part or all of its interior surface
roughened, or otherwise prepared, in order to ignite a match by friction.
apparatus may be made of any suitable metal or material. It may be made of various
forms and sizes. It may also be manufactured alone, or may form part of any of the
various match-boxes, pipes, pipe-cases, cigar-cases, cigar-holders, cigarette-cases,
cigarette-holders, cigarette-machines, tobacco-pouches, pencil-point protectors, walking-
sticks, umbrella-sticks, and other articles manufactured now or in the future."
I will first describe it as if manufactured alone, and then in combination with
various articles, in both cases with reference to the Figures, in which similar letters
indicate similar parts.
Fig. 1 shows one form of the Lighter, a being the mouth for the insertion of the
match, 6 the friction piece or pieces for igniting the match, c the aperture through
which the flame attacks the tobacco, d an external V or double slope, the inner slopo
being to accommodate the different sizes of cigars and cigarettes, the outer slope to
accommodate the different sizes of pipes. Or the aperture c may be made large
enough for the insertion of cigarettes, and the inner slope be used only for cigars.
The double slope d may be stamped in sheet metal or otherwise suitably formed.
Fig. 2 is a sectional view of Fig. 1 on the line a. a.
Fig. 3 is an alternative sectional view of Fig. 1 on the line a. a being Fig. 2 cut
away and rounded for the pocket.
Fig. 4 shows the mouth a rectangular, as agreeing with Fig. 2, in which the
friction pieces b. are shown as arranged to spring together, except when forced
asunder by the insertion of the match, which will then be gripped and held in position
by them. Or, one of the friction pieces may be fixed, and the other only be arranged
to spring towards it.
Fig. 5 shows the mouth a of oval shape, as agreeing with Fig. 3, in which the
friction piece b is of oval section, and without spring; the middle part of the oval
being for matches of a larger size, and the ends of the oval for matches of a smaller
size.
It will be seen from the above description, and by reference to the figures 1, 2,
and 3, that a match may be inserted in the mouth a, and that in its progress along
the passage formed by the friction piece or pieces b, the end of the match bearing the

page_text: lighting composition will be ignited, and will burn in the vacant part of the apparatus
near the aperture c, through or towards which the flame may be drawn to attack the
tobacco, by means of the inspiration of the smoker. Both the inner end, and the outer
end of the passage, formed by the friction piece or pieces, may conveniently be curved
or rounded outwards. The parts of the apparatus which have not been referred to as of
particular shape, may bo of any convenient form. A sufficient supply of air for com-
bustion will proceed along the passage between the friction piece or pieces; combus-
tion will also be assisted by the inspiration of the smoker, or by holding the apparatus
80 that the lighted match may be nearly vertical. Or any part of the apparatus may
have any number of small perforations for the admission of air.
Fig. 6 shows a simpler form of the Lighter, being a tube of round section, the
sides of which may be either parallel or taper, and the whole or any part of whose
interior surface may be roughened or otherwise prepared, in order to form the friction
surface. It may be made of suitable size to carry in a match-box, or in a cigarette
case, or in a cigar case, or by being slipped over the pipe-stalk can be conveniently
packed in a pipe-case. It may be arranged as a removable ferrule round a pipe-stalk,
or may conveniently form part of a cigarette-holder, or of a cigar-holder, or be placed
loosely round either of the last two in their cases.
Fig. 7 shows a Lighter of the same nature as that in Fig. 6, except that the
aperture e for the pipe or cigar is at right angles to the passage for the match. The
angle between the two openings may also be at any other inclination.
Fig. 8 shows a Lighter of the same nature as that in Fig. 6, but arranged to be
used also as a point-protector. The friction surface may be formed on the interior of
the portion of larger or of smaller diameter, or on both portions.
Fig. 9 shows a Lighter of the same nature as that in Fig. 6. Its sides may be
either parallel or taper, and it is formed as a spring cylinder with a longitudinal cleft
or fissure. It may conveniently be added to certain forms of cigar- and cigarette-
cases, it can be slipped over one of their end cells meant to contain a cigar or cigarette,
Fig. 9 A. and can be used as a fastener to the case. The spring-cylinder method will
also be found useful for attaching to cigarette machines, and over small match-boxes
of cylindrical form.
Fig. 10 shows a Lighter, of the style corresponding to Fig. 6, forming one end of
a Match Box, Cigarette-Case or other similar article. The part of the Lighter next
to the said article may be round or flat, or of any other convenient form. It is
indicated in the Drawing as flat. It may have the same dimensions longthways as
that part of the article to which it is applied, or may be of any other suitable length.
Fig. 11 shows a Lighter, of the style corresponding to Fig. 7, forming one side of
a Match-Box or similar article. The part of the Lighter next to the said article may
be round or flat or of any other convenient form. It may also be of any convenient
size.
Forms shown in Figs. 2, 3, 6, 7, can be attached conveniently in various other
ways, so
'so as to form part of a pipe-case, a cigar-case, a cigarette-case, a tobacco-pouch,
cigaretto-machine, a match-box, or similar articles. The broken-line in Fig. 2
indicates one method of making the Lighter a part of a match-box.
A Lighter of the methods shown in Figs. 1, 6, 7 may easily be formed in the handle
of a walking-stick or umbrella, and those shown in Figs. 6, 9, may be applied to
the ferrules of similar articles.
Substancos which are non-conductors of heat may be applied either internally or
externally or both to any of the above descriptions of Lighters as may be considered
beneficial or convenient.
Wire-gauze may conveniently be used to form the friction surfaces, and also for
the admission of air to support combustion. Instead of the interior surface of the
apparatus itself being used to kindle the match, spring friction-pieces as indicated in
Fig. 2 may be arranged in any of the Lighters.
The friction surfaces alluded to in this Specification may be of metal, or of any
other substance suitable therefor, and may be made by any of the usual methods.
For the use of safety-matches specially prepared friction-surfaces are employed.

page_text: Fig. 12 shows the section of a pipe having one of the Lighters forming a part of it.
The Lighter is of the kind shown in Fig. 6. The pipe may be smoked with or with-
out an air-tight lid.
I do not restrict myself to the exact details and arrangements herein shown, and
described, as the same may be varied, and the apparatus modified in different ways,
according to circumstances, without departing from my invention, but,
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. The method of lighting a cigar, a cigaretto, or a pipe, by employing a small
hollow vessel, having an interior friction surface for the ignition of a match, as herein
indicated and explained.
2. The combination of the Lighter with various articles, as mentioned and explained
in the Specification, or as indicated and illustrated in the Drawings.
3. The various forms and shapes of the apparatus, described in the Specification,
and illustrated in the Drawings, to be used in the manners and for the purposes
indicated.
WILLIAM WALTON.

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Jan., 1886.
Complete Left, 12th Oct., 1886.
Complete Accepted, 11th Jan., 1887.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Method of and Apparatus for Lighting Cigars and Pipes in
Wind or Rain.
I, WILLIAM WALTON, of Murton House, Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, in the
County of Durham, Schoolmaster, formerly Engineer Student in Her Majesty's Naval
Service do hereby declare the nature of my invention for A METHOD OF AND
APPARATUS FOR LIGHTING CIGARS AND PIPES IN WIND OR RAIN to be as follows:-
This apparatus may be made of any suitable metal or material. It may be mado
of various forms and sizos. It may also be manufactured alone, or may form part of
I will describe it
any of the various match-boxes manufactured now or in the future.
as if manufactured alone, that is, without forming part of any match-box or other
receptacle. Imagine a small box of sheet metal, about 1 inches long, inch broad,
and inch deep. These proportional sizes I will refer to as if reduced to eighths of
inches, thus 12, 6, 4. Towards one end of a side 12 by 6 is a round hole, just large
enough to admit the end of a cigarette. This hole is equally distant from the two
side edges and from the end. Round this hole is raised on the outside a V piece.
This may be stamped in the sheet metal or otherwise suitably formed. The inner
slope of the V is to accommodate the different sizes of cigars, the outer slope to
accommodate the different sizes of pipes. In the end 6 by 4, remote from the hole
and just mentioned, is an aperture, being one end of a passage for the admission of
a match. This aperture may be about 6 by 1, or 4 by 1, according as it is parallel to
one face or the other; and the passage may extend inwards about half the length of
the box, that is about 6. This passage may suitably be formed of two strips of sheet
metal, each roughened on its inner side, one strip being fixed and the other arranged
to spring towards it, or both strips being arranged to spring towards each other.
outer end of these two strips is curved or bent away from each other, like lips, so that
when the strips are together by the spring arrangement just mentioned, a match may
be pushed between the lips. It will be noticed that, this arrangement of strips or
spring pieces, roughened on the inside, occupies about half of the box, that is, a space
The

page_text: of about 6 by 6 by 4, and leads to the other half of the box, which is unoccupied.
This other half has the hole first mentioned situated about centrally on one of its sides.
The sides of the box which have not yet been referred to may be of any convenient
form. From the foregoing description it will be understood, that, when a match is
pushed in the end 6 by 4, between the lips, its progress along the roughened passage
between the spring pieces will by friction ignite the match, which will burn in the
vacant part of the box near the hole and V, and will be protected from rain and from
undue force of wind. A sufficient supply of air for combustion will proceed along the
passage partially opened by the match; combustion will also be assisted by the
inspiration of the smoker. The spring pieces forming the passage will hold the match
in any required position.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Method of and Apparatus for Lighting Cigars and Pipes in
Wind or Rain.
I, WILLIAM WALTON, of Murton House, Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, in the
County of Durham, Schoolmaster, formerly Engineer Student in Her Majesty's Naval
Servico, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for A METHOD OF AND
APPARATUS FOR LIGHTING CIGARS AND PIPES IN WIND OR RAIN and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
My invention relates to a new method of lighting cigars and pipes under shelter
from wind or rain, by employing in contiguity with the cigar, cigarette or pipe to be
lighted, a small hollow vessel or apparatus, having part or all of its interior surface
roughened, or otherwise prepared, in order to ignite a match by friction. The
apparatus may be made of any suitable metal or material. It may be inade of various
forins and sizes. It may also be manufactured alone, or may form part of any of the
various match-boxes, pipes, pipe-cases, cigar-cases, cigar-holders, cigarette-cases,
cigarette-holders, cigarette-machines, tobacco-pouches, pencil-point protectors, walking-
sticks, umbrella-sticks, and other articles manufactured now or in the future."
I will first describe it as if manufactured alone, and then in combination with
various articles,-in both cases with reference to the Figures, in which similar letters
indicate similar parts.
Fig. 1 shows one form of the Lighter, a being the mouth for the insertion of the
match, the friction piece or pieces for igniting the match, the aperture through
which the flame attacks the tobacco, d an external V or double slope, the inner slope
being to accommodate the different sizes of cigars and cigarettes, the outer slope to
accommodate the different sizes of pipes. Or the aperture c may be made large
enough for the insertion of cigarettes, and the inner slope be used only for cigars.
The double slope d may be stamped in sheet metal or otherwise suitably formed.
Fig. 2 is a sectional view of Fig. 1 on the line a. x.
Fig. 3 is an alternative sectional view of Fig. 1 on the line a. a being Fig. 2 cut
away and rounded for the pocket.
Fig. 4 shows the mouth a rectangular, as agreeing with Fig. 2, in which the
friction pieces b. are shown as arranged to spring together, except when forced
asunder by the insertion of the match, which will then be gripped and held in position
by them. Or, one of the friction pieces may be fixed, and the other only be arranged
to spring towards it.
Fig. 5 shows the mouth a of oval shape, as agreeing with Fig. 3, in which the
friction piece b is of oval section, and without spring; the middle part of the oval
being for matches of a larger size, and the ends of the oval for matches of a smaller
size.
It will be seen from the above description, and by reference to the figures 1, 2,
and 3, that a match may be inserted in the mouth a, and that in its progress along
the passage formed by the friction piece or pieces b, the end of the match bearing the

page_text: lighting composition will be ignited, and will burn in the vacant part of the apparatus
near the aperture c, through or towards which the flame may be drawn to attack the
tobacco, by means of the inspiration of the smoker. Both the inner end, and the outer
end of the passage, formed by the friction pieco or pieces, may conveniently be curved
or rounded outwards. The parts of the apparatus which have not been referred to as of
particular shape, may be of any convenient form. A sufficient supply of air for com-
bustion will proceed along the passage between the friction piece or pieces; combus-
tion will also be assisted by the inspiration of the smoker, or by holding the apparatus
so that the lighted match may be nearly vertical. Or any part of the apparatus may
have any number of small perforations for the admission of air.
Fig. 6 shows a simpler form of the Lighter, being a tube of round section, the
sides of which may be oither parallel or taper, and the whole or any part of whose
interior surface may be roughened or otherwise prepared, in order to form the friction
surfaco. It may be made of suitable size to carry in a match-box, or in a cigarette
case, or in a cigar case, or by being slipped over the pipe-stalk can be conveniently
packed in a pipo-case. It may be arranged as a removable ferrule round a pipe-stalk,
or may conveniently form part of a cigarette-holder, or of a cigar-holder, or be placed
loosely round either of the last two in their cases.
Fig. 7 shows a Lighter of the same naturo as that in Fig. 6, except that the
aperture c for the pipe or cigar is at right angles to the passage for the match. The
angle between the two openings may also be at any other inclination..
Fig. 8 shows a Lighter of the same nature as that in Fig. 6, but arranged to be
used also as a point-protector. The friction surface may be formed on the interior of
the portion of larger or of smaller diameter, or on both portions.
Fig. 9 shows a Lighter of the same nature as that in Fig. 6. Its sides may he
either parallel or taper, and it is formed as a spring cylinder with a longitudinal cloft
or fissure. It may conveniently be added to certain forms of cigar- and cigarette-
cases, it can be slipped over one of their end cells meant to contain a cigar or cigarette,
Fig. 9 A. and can be used as a fastener to the case. The spring-cylindor method will
also be found useful for attaching to cigarette machines, and over small match-boxes
of cylindrical form.
Fig. 10 shows a Lighter, of the style corresponding to Fig. 6, forming one end of
a Match Box, Cigarette-Case or other similar articlo. The part of the Lighter next
to the said article may be round or flat, or of any other convenient form. It is
indicated in the Drawing as flat. It may have the same dimensions lengthways as
that part of the article to which it is applied, or may be of any other suitable length.
Fig. 11 shows a Lighter, of the style corresponding to Fig. 7, forming one side of
a Match-Box or similar article. The part of the Lighter next to the said article may
ho round or flat or of any other convenient form. It may also be of any convonient
sizo.
Forms shown in Figs. 2, 3, 6, 7, can be attached conveniently in various other
ways, so as to form part of a pipe-caso, a cigar-caso, a cigaretto-caso, a tobacco-pouch,
a cigarette-machine, a match-box, or similar articles. The broken-line in Fig. 2
indicates one method of making the Lighter a part of a match-box.
A Lighter of the methods shown in Figs. 1, 6, 7 may easily be formed in the handle
of a walking-stick or umbrolla, and those shown in Figs. 6, 9, may be applied to
the ferrules of similar articles.
Substances which are non-conductors of heat may be applied either internally or
externally or both to any of the above descriptions of Lighters as may be considered
beneficial or convenient.
Wire-gauze may conveniently be used to form the friction surfaces, and also for
the admission of air to support combustion. Instead of the interior surface of the
apparatus itself being used to kindle the match, spring friction-pieces as indicated in
Fig. 2 may be arranged in any of the Lighters.
The friction surfaces alluded to in this Specification may be of metal, or of any
other substance suitable therefor, and may be made by any of the usual methods.
For the use of safety-matches specially prepared friction-surfaces are employed.

page_text: Fig. 12 shows the section of a pipe having one of the Lighters forming a part of it.
The Lighter is of the kind shown in Fig. 6. The pipe may be smoked with or with-
out an air-tight lid.
I do not restrict myself to the exact details and arrangements herein shown, and
described, as the same may be varied, and the apparatus modified in different ways,
according to circumstances, without departing from my invention, but,
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. The method of lighting a cigar, a cigarette, or a pipe, by employing a small
hollow vessel, having an interior friction surface for the ignition of a match, as herein
indicated and explained.
2. The combination of the Lighter with various articles, as mentioned and explainod
in the Specification, or as indicated and illustrated in the Drawings.
3. The various forms and shapes of the apparatus, described in the Specification,
and illustrated in the Drawings, to be used in the manners and for the purposes
indicated.
WILLIAM WALTON.