A New or Improved "Striker" for Matches.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Sept., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 20th Mar.. 1896-Accepted, 16th May, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved "Striker" for Matches.
I, FRANK EASTWOOD, of Hartley Street, Dewsbury, in the County of York,
Rag Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, to be as follows :—
The object of my invention is to construct metal or other surfaces for striking
matches, in such a manner that they may be readily attached to wearing apparel,
and thus be always at hand when it is desired to strike a match.
According to my invention I employ a plate which may be of any suitable size
and shape, and the centre of the said plate is provided with a roughened surface
which is suitable for striking matches on.
Tags or other projections are stamped or pressed through the plate or on the
edge of same, in such a manner that the said tags or projections may be inserted
through the cloth of the garment and turned down on the opposite side. The said
plate is thus firmly attached to the garment, thereby affording an ever ready
surface for striking matches, and if desired advertisements or other notices may
be printed or impressed on the edge of the striking surface.
DL: 00th dow of Contember 1895
BREWER & SON,
London and. Leeds, Agents for Applicant.
I, FRANK EASTWOOD, of Hartley Street, Dewsbury, in the County of York,
Rag Merchant, 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 :-
The object of my invention is to construct metal or other surfaces for striking
matches, in such a manner that they may be readily attached to wearing apparel,
and thus be always at hand when it is desired to strike a match.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood, I will proceed to describe
same with reference to the accompanying drawing in which similar letters refer to
like parts in all the figures.
Fig. 1 is a plan of a striker constructed according to my invention, and Fig. 2
is a longitudinal section of same.
Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are views of two slightly modified forms of my invention.
According to my invention, I employ a plate A, the centre part of which is
roughened as shewn at B. Tags or other projections C are stamped or pressed
through the said plate A, and the said tags are passed through the cloth G or
other part of a garment as seen at Fig. 2, and then turned down on the other side.
The plate A is thus firmly attached to the garment, thereby affording an ever
ready surface for striking matches, and if desired advertisements or other notices
may be printed or impressed on the spare surface of the plate A.
In the modification shewn at Figs. 3 and 4, separate tags D are employed, and
perforations E are made in the plate A for the purpose of passing the tags through

page_text: for fastening to the material G.
the roughened surface B, so as
advertisements or other matter.
In Fig. the perforations E are shewn nearer
to leave a wider margin for the reception of
The holes F shewn in Fig. 1, may be formed in
the edge of the plate A for the purpose of employing stitches for attaching the
said plate to the garment.
The strikers above described may be suitably attached to the inside of
waistcoats, jackets, trousers, or other textile garments, and they may also be
advantageously used in the interior of caps, hats, or other articles of wearing
apparel.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manuer the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The plate A having tags C stamped or formed in a piece therewith, substan-
tially as and for the purposes set forth.
2. The plate A, having roughened surface B, in combination with the tags C
or tage D, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
3. The general arrangement and construction, of the striker, substantially as
described with reference to the accompanying drawing together with any mere
modification or modifications thereof.
Dated this 19th day of March. A.D. 1896.
BREWER & SON,
London and Leeds, Agents for the Applicant.
BREWER & SON,
London and Leeds, Agents for the Applicant.