Improvements in Match Receptacles.
Year: 1896

page_text: · Improvements in Match Receptacles.
I, HUGH HENRY BROWN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Crandall,
in the County of Nassau, and State of Florida, United States of America, Mill-
wright, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to match safes, and the object, thereof is to provide an
improved device of this class which is simple in construction and operation, and
which is adapted to discharge the matches by revolving a cylinder, in which they
are placed, said cylinder being mounted in a suitable cylindrical casing.
The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification.
In the practice of my invention, I provide a cylindrical casing, which is provided
with legs or supports by which it is held in a horizontal position, and mounted in
said casing is a supplemental cylindrical casing, which closely fits within the casing,
and is free to revolve therein, and the supplemental inner casing, is provided with
heads or ends, both of which may be detachably connected therewith, and one of
which is preferably so connected.
Each of the heads or ends, is provided with annular flanges, and the inner casing
is provided at regular intervals with longitudinal side slots or openings, and one of
the side walls of these slots or openings is formed on radial lines, and the other is
inclined backwardly and outwardly.
The inner casing or the space therein, is divided by longitudinal, radial plates,
into four equal compartments or chambers, and the plates are secured to the radial
walls of the slots or openings.
Formed in one side of the outer casing, is a longitudinal slot or opening below
which is a longitudinal receiver, which is secured to said outer casing and the
operation will be readily understood from the foregoing description when taken in
connection with the following statement thereof.
The matches are placed in the compartment, through the openings or slots, and
the slot in which case the inner cylinder is revolved, until each of said compart-
ments have been filled with matches, or one of the ends, may be removed, and said
compartment filled at the end. Whenever it is desired to take a match from the
safe, all that is necessary is to revolve the inner casing by means of one of the end
flanges, and as soon as there are matches in each of the compartments, one or more
matches will be discharged through the opening, as each of the slots or openings
registers therewith.
The object in employing the partition plates, is to provide means for always
holding the matches in proper position, and to prevent them from falling cross-wise
of the inner casing, as the same is revolved, but if said inner casing or cylinder is
made so small that the matches will always be held longitudinally therein, these
partition plates will not be essential.
It will be understood that the matches are dropped into the receiver, as the inner
casing is revolved, and I have a modified form of construction, in which my improved
match safe is made of sheet metal, and the inclined wall of the slots is made by
bending inwardly a portion of the inner casing, so as to form a flange.

page_text: The operation of this form of construction will be the same as that herein before
described, and any suitable means may be provided for revolving the inner cylinder
or casing.
The match safe may be composed of any desired material, either wood or metal,
and the ends or heads are preferably provided with deep annular grooves, or they
may be ornamented in any desired manner.
This device is well adapted to accomplish the result for which it is intended, and
it is evident that changes in, and modification of the construction herein described,
may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention, or sacrificing its
advantages.
Dated this 1st day of October 1896.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.
I, HUGH HENRY BROWN, residing at Crandall, in the County of Nassau, and
State of Florida, United States of America, Inventor, 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 :-
This invention relates to match safes, and the object thereof, is to provide an
improved device of this class which is simple in construction and operation,
and which is adapted to discharge the matches by revolving a cylinder, in
which they are placed, said cylinder being mounted in a suitable cylindrical
casing.
The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the
accompanying drawing forms a part, in which :-
Fig. 1, is a transverse section of my improved match safe;
Fig. 2, a central longitudinal section thereof; and,
Fig. 3, a transverse section of a modified form of construction.
In the practice of my invention, I provide a cylindrical casing 5, which is provided
with legs or supports 6, by which it is held in a horizontal position, and mounted in
said casing, is a supplemental, cylindrical casing 7, which closely fits within the
casing 5, and is free to revolve therein, and the supplemental inner casing 7, is provided
with heads or ends 8, both of which may be detachably connected therewith, and
one of which is preferably so connected.
Each of the heads or ends 8, is provided with annular flanges 9, and the inner
casing 7, is provided at regular intervals with longitudinal side slots or openings 10,
four of which are shewn, and one of the side walls of these slots or openings is
formed on radial lines, and the other is inclined backwardly and outwardly as
clearly shown.
The inner casing or the space therein, is divided by longitudinal, radial plates 11,
into four equal compartments or chambers 12, and the plates 11, are secured to the
radial walls of the slots or openings 10.
Formed in the side of the outer casing 5, is a longitudinal slot or opening 13,
below which is a longitudinal receiver 14, which is secured to said outer casing,
and the operation will be readily understood from the foregoing description,
when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, and the following
statement thereof.
The matches are placed in the compartments 12, through the openings or slots 10,
and the slot 13, in which case, the inner cylinder is revolved, until each of said

page_text: compartments have been filled with matches, or one of the ends 8, may be removed,.
and said compartments filled at the end. Whenever it is desired to take a matcli
from the safe, all that is necessary is to revolve the inner casing by means of one
of the end flanges 9, and as soon as there are matches in each of the compartments 12,.
one or more matches will be discharged through the opening 13, as each of the slots
or openings 10, register therewith.
The object of employing the partition plate 11, is to provide means for always.
holding the matches in proper position, and to prevent them from falling crosswise
of the inner casing, as the same is revolved.
It will be understood that the matches are dropped into the receiver 14, as the
inner casing is revolved, and in Fig. 3, 1 have shown a modified form of construction,
in which my improved match safe is made of sheet metal, and the inclined wall of
the slots 10, is made by bending inwardly a portion of the inner casing, so as to
form a flange 15.
.
The operation of this form of construction will be the same as that herein before
described, and any suitable means may be provided for revolving the inner cylinder
or casing.
The match safe shown in Figs. 1, and 2, may be composed of any desired
material, either wood or metal, and the ends or heads 8, are preferably provided.
with deep annular grooves 16, or they may be ornamented in any desired
manner.
This device is well adapted to accomplish the result for which it is intended,.
and it is evident that changes in, and modifications of the construction herein described
may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its.
advantages.
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 is.
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1. A match safe, consisting of an outer cylindrical casing, and an inner,.
supplemental, cylindrical casing which is revolubly mounted therein, and which
is provided at its sides with longitudinal slots, and said outer casing being provided
at one side with a slot or opening, substantially as shown and described.
2. A match safe, consisting of an outer, cylindrical casing, and an inner,.
cylindrical, supplemental casing, which is revolubly mounted therein, and which
is provided at its sides with longitudinal slots, and said outer casing being provided
at one side with a slot or opening and also with a receiver which is arranged below
said slot or opening, substantially as shown and described.
3. A match safe, consisting of an outer cylindrical casing, and an inner,.
supplemental, cylindrical casing, which is revolubly mounted therein, and which
is provided at its sides with longitudinal slots, and said outer casing being provided
at one side with a slot or opening, and also with a receiver which is arranged below
said slot or opening, and said inuer casing being provided with longitudinal partition
plates, by which the interior thereof, is divided into separate compartments, in each.
of which is formed one of the longitudinal slots or openings, substantially as shown.
and described.
Dated this 19th day of January 1897
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.