Improvements relating to the Manufacture of Matches.
Year: 1897

page_text: Improvements relating to the Manufacture of Matches.
We, DR. CARL KASTNER, Advocate, of 12, Hauptstrasse, Vienna XVIII, and
ADOLF SWOBODA, Editor, of 21, Ottakringerstrasse, Vienna. XVI, both in the
Empire of Austria, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Notwithstanding the constant attempts which have been made to perfect the
art of making matches, in every direction, the bringing of this important neces-
sary article into the market as cheap as possible has not been lost sight of, as is
shown by this invention, as well as by the most recent attempts to replace the
wood thereof by paper.
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According to the present invention, for further cheapening and improving the
inatches, the wood thereof is replaced by dry or dried vegetable haulmis and more
especially by all kinds of straw, the haulms or straws being cut, by means of a
cutting apparatus similar to a chaff-cutting machine, into pieces of suitable
length, and these pieces being subjected to the dipping or other subsequent
operations in place of the wood chips or paper strips.
For short matches, the solid haulms, such, for example, as those coming into
the market under the name of Alicante-straw, are very suitable.
Since most haulms, however, are hollow and have more or less thin walls, it
is easily conceivable that such matches not only catch fire more easily, but the
Hame, by reason of the air supplied to the interior thereof through the hollow
space, burns very much more vigorously than is the case with the matches
heretofore employed. The flame also cannot be extinguished by the slightest
draught, since the current of air entering through the hollow space draws the
flame out lengthwise.
The application of such haulms, therefore, must not be considered merely as a
simple substitution of one material for another, since the use of this material, by
reason of the hollow space which is fortunately already present and does not have
to be first produced, causes a very important and new technical effect to he
obtained.
Certain tipping or igniting materials which may be applied to the head, may
render it desirable for the hollow haulm to be closed at the head end, and for this
purpose the haulms, before applying the tipping material are dipped into a pulp
or paste of cellulose in the manner of the usual dipping process, to fill up the
opening.
At the moment when the head is ignited, the above-mentioned hollow space is
again formed and exerts its advantageous effect in this case also.
Finally it may also be mentioned that we use even broken or split straw, for
instance the so-called rice-straw, for the purpose of making matches, only the

page_text: material then in most cases does not have sufficient resistance to enable it to be
ignited by friction in the usual way; in this case a match of this kind is placed
between two rubbing surfaces and ignition takes place by drawing it rapidly
between the pressed together rubbing surfaces.
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Dated this
this 24th day
day of December 1891.
Improvements relating to the Manufacture of Matches.
"
We, DR. CARL KASTNER, Advocate, of 12, Hauptstrasse, Vienna XVIII, and
ADOLF SWOBODA, Editor, of 21, Ottakringerstrasse, Vienna XVI, both in the
Empire of Austria, 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: —
af.
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Notwithstanding the constant attempts which' have been made to perfect the
art of making matches in every direction, the bringing of this important neces-
sary article into the market as cheap as possible has not been lost sight of as is
shown by this invention, as well as by the most recent attempts to replace the
wood thereof by paper.
According to the present invention, for further cheapening and improving the
matches, the wood thereof is replaced by dry or dried vegetable haulms and more
especially by all kinds of straw, the haulms or straws being cut, by means of a
cutting apparatus similar to a chaff-cutting machine, into pieces of suitable
length, and these pieces being subjected to the dipping or other subsequent
operations in place of the wood slips or paper strips.
For short matches, the solid haulmis, such for example, as those coming into
the market under the name of Alicante-straw, are very suitable.
Since most haulms, however, are hollow and have more or less thin walls, it
is easily conceiveable that such matches not only catch fire more easily but the
flame by reason of the air supplied to the interior thereof through the hollow
space, burns very much more vigorously than is the case with the matches
heretofore employed. The flame also cannot be easily extinguished by draughts,
since the current of air entering through the hollow space draws the flame out
lengthwise.
Certain tipping or igniting materials which may be applied to the head may
render it desirable for the hollow haulm to be closed at the head or foot
end and for this purpose the haulms before applying the tipping material
are dipped into a pulp or paste of any suitable composition, for example, cellulose,
in the manner of the usual dipping process, to fill up the opening.
At the moment when the head is ignited, the above-mentioned hollow space is
again formed and exerts its advantageous effect in this case also.
Finally it may also be mentioned that we use even broken or split straw, for
instance the so-called rice-straw for the purpose of making matches, only the
material then in most cases does not have sufficient resistance to enable it to be
ignited by friction in the usual way in this case a match of this kind is placed
between two rubbing surfaces and ignition takes place by drawing it rapidly
between the pressed-together rubbing surfaces.
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page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
:
1. As a new industrial product, matches and the like the sticks whereof con-
sist of dry vegetable haulms cut into pieces of suitable length.
2. The modification of our invention wherein the match-sticks consist of hollow
straw in order to lengthen the flame by the air-current set up in the hollow space
after ignition and thus promote active combustion.
3. The modification of our invention wherein the opening at the head or foot
end of the hollow match is closed by a paste of any suitable composition.
Dated the 21st day of September 1898.
D. YOUNG & Co.,
11 and 12, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicants.