Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Sept., 1887
Complete Left, 6th Apr., 1888
Complete Accepted, 15th June, 1888
Surrey, Plumber, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to a case for holding a box of matches during use, and for
storing the spent ends of the matches after use, instead of throwing them about,
which besides being a highly dangerous practice is one that cannot commend itself to
any one.
My box or case consists of two parts, the top one to contain a box of matches and
the lower one to contain the spent ends of the matches. The top part is made in the
ordinary manner of the well known safety match-box holders, having an open end to
insert the box of matches, an opening in the opposite end to push the sliding part of
the box out to get at the matches, and openings in each side to expose the friction
surface on the match box to ignite the matches.
The lower part of the case consists of a box having a hinged, sliding, or equivalent
lid or door at one end to obtain access to the interior thereof, and provided with a
suitable projection to facilitate opening it, and a suitable friction or equivalent device
to keep it closed. Instead of forming the lower part of the holder as a box with a
lid I sometimes make it in the form of a drawer to slide in the holder underneath
the box of matches, or I make the partition between the upper and lower part of
the holder to slide out with the box of matches and so open the lower part of the
holder.
By the use of my invention the spent ends of the matches are safely stored
until they can be burned or otherwise destroyed, thereby avoiding a possible chance
of fire, and the many risks attendant on throwing the spent ends of matches indis-
criminately about.
My bolder or case may be made of wood, metal or any other suitable material,
though I prefer to make it of metal so that all possible risk of igniting the holder
or case by putting in the ends of matches that are not quite dead may be avoided.
As a modification I sometimes make the top part of the holder to take the sliding
part of a box of matches without its case, and I make a slide or equivalent arrange-
inent to take or hold the friction igniting surface which is removed from the outer

page_text: part of the match-box. In this case I make the lower part of my holder with solid
ends and sides-that is without any lid or door-and I make a hole or recess in the
partition between the upper and lower part of the holder at the rear end thereof, so
that when the box of matches is withdrawn to get at the matches, an opening into
the lower part of the holder is disclosed, and is covered again when the box of matches
is pushed back into the holder.
ROBT. ED. PHILLIPS, M.I.M.E.,
Consulting Engineer & Patent Agent,
Royal Courts Chambers,
70-72, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: I ROBERT HOLBROOK of 1 Saint John's Road Lower Norwood in the County of
Surrey Plumber 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 :-
My Invention is a case for holding a box of matches during use and for storing
the spent ends of the matches after use instead of throwing them about, which
besides being a highly dangerous practice is one that cannot commend itself to
any one.
1
My Box holder or case can be made of metal or any other suitable material and
consists of two parts the top part B Fig. 2 to contain a box of matches and the lower
part C Fig. 3 to contain the spent ends of the matches. The top part is made in
the ordinary manner of the well known Safety Match Box Holder having an open
end F Fig. 4 to insert the box of matches an opening in the opposite end G Fig. 5
to push the sliding part of the box out to get at the matches and an opening at each
side B to expose the friction surface on the match box to ignite the matches.
The lower part of the case C consists of a box having an hinged sliding or
equivalent door at the end H Fig. 6 to obtain access to the interior thereof and pro-
vided with a suitable projection to facilitate opening it and a suitable friction or
equivalent device to keep it closed.
Instead of forming the lower part of the holder as a box with lid I sometimes
make it in the form of a drawer to slide in the holder underneath the box of
matches.
By the use of my invention the spent ends of the matches are safely stored until
they can be burned or otherwise destroyed thereby avoiding a possible chance of fire
and the many risks attendant on throwing the spent ends of matches indiscriminately
about. My holder or case may be made of wood metal or any other suitable material
though I prefer to make it of metal so that all possible risks of igniting the holder
or case by putting in the ends of matches that are not quite dead may be avoided.
It is also my intention to make a loop or eye to attach to bottom of box H a Fig. 7
by which means it can be hung up on wall or any other convenient place.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim by my invention is
An attached box added to the well known Safety Match Box Holder with a door or
other device at the end to put spent ends of matches after using same to avoid throwing
them on the floor which often causes fire also laying them on the toilet table or mantel
shelf or other places which often find their way into Water Closets Lavatory basins etc.
practically often causing the stoppage of drain pipes etc.