Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Apr., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 25th Jan., 1889
Comolete Specification Accepted, 2nd Mar., 1889
1, JOHN RICHARD ROBINSON, of Broomfield Crescent, Headingley, near Leeds in the
County of York, Commercial Traveller do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to construct pocket match boxes which are capable of
delivering and igniting one match at a time without having occasion to open the lid of
the box:
The apparatus is so constructed that it may be applied to ordinary metallic match.
boxes and consists in forming a trough shaped receiver of about the length or breadth
of the box, and arranging at one end thereof, a small outlet, through which on external
pressure, a match is caused to project a sufficient distance from the box for the
operator to get hold of the same and when pulled out, the opposite or inflammable end
on passing over and rubbing against a rough end or surface is ignited.
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page_text: Improvements in Match Boxes..
I, JOHN RICHARD ROBINSON, of Broomfield Crescent, Headingley, near Leeds; in
the County of York, Commercial Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The object of this invention is to construct pocket match boxes in such a manner
that, they are capable of delivering and igniting one match each time the apparatus is
operated without having occasion to open the lid of the box.
The apparatus is so constructed, that it may be applied to ordinary metalic match
boxes and consists in mounting in a recess formed on the bottom of the box a runner.
to which is attached a spring which extends to the outside of the box-the end of
which covers an aperture in the box casing, through which the matches are removed..
In order that my invention may be more fully understood, I will further describe
the same by making reference to the accompanying Sheet of drawings in which--
Fig. 1. represents a view of my improved match box.
Fig. 2. is a longitudinal section of same.
Fig. 3. is a similar view having the spring withdrawn and the box open.
Fig. 4. is a cross section.
Fig. 5. is a plan, and,
Fig. 6. a view of the underside of the box.
The casing of the box is indicated by the letter A. and any convenient part of the
bottom of which may be reduced in width so that the interior will contain about one match
at a time, and within the reduced portion A' is placed a runner B. having a handle C.
connected thereto; the shank of which stides in a slot hole formed in the box casing.
To the runner B. is.attached a spring D. which extends to the outside of the box, and
is provided with a lip D' for covering the aperture E. formed in the box casing.
When it is desired to obtain a match from the interior of the box, the runner B. is
moved by the handle C. from the position shown by Fig. 2. to that of Fig. 3. thereby
removing the lip D' from the aperture E. and thus allowing a match to be extracted
from the box. The surface of this spring may be made rough so that as a match s
withdrawn and on pressing the inflamable end against same, it is caused to ignite.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
The combination of a runner B. with spring D. secured thereto, mounted in a casing
all constructed substantially in the manner and for the purpose herein set forth.
Dated this 24th day of January 1880