Improvements in and relating to Boxes or Cases for Holding Cigarettes and the like.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 8th July, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 7th Apr., 1894-Accepted, 19th May, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Boxes or Cases for Holding
Cigarettes and the like.
I, DONALD MCGREGOR, of Buchanan Terrace, Nitshill, Renfrewshire,
Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of my invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to and comprises a new or improved construction or
arrangement and combination of the parts and fittings of a box or case for holding
cigarettes and the like, and delivering one at each opening of an automatic closing
lid. Improved means are also provided for storing and supplying vestas or other
matches.
The improved box or case would under one arrangement be formed of rectangular
shape, of cardboard, vencer cloth, sheet metal or other suitable material having the
top and bottom and the two transverse ends closed. One of the longitudinal sides
would be fitted with a hinged or closing flap through which the cigarettes would
be filled into the case; and the opposite longitudinal side would by my improvements
be fitted with an automatic spring closing hinged lid or flap preferably slightly less
in size than the rest of the box, so as to close Hush with the ends and top the latter
preferably having an overlapping projecting down web. This lid would be formed
or fitted with a rib or web on its inner surface projecting at right angles to it,
directly above its hinged part, and extending preferably to about half the depth of
the case, and may be made the full length or project only on part or parts of lid,
so as to receive and deliver one cigarette from the case at each opening of the
spring closing lid. This rib part may be formed of shape, and may be formed
of sheet metal with a broad part in the centre projecting out at right angles and
secured to the lid by clips, or the rib may be formed of cardboard and cemented
on to the inner surface of the lid with the web part projecting within the box'; while
an india rubber band or equivalent holder may be stretched or fitted on the inner
surface of the lid to form a rack for retaining and supplying vestas or other lights
at each opening of the lid. A rib or pins may project from the top cover of box
at one or more parts at its front end to prevent more than one cigarette being
delivered at a time. An india rubber or elastic band would pass round a flap in
the bottom of box the band passing through end slots in same and over a hook or
catch in the central metal web of lid. Or this band may have its ends secured to
clips in the bottom of the box ; or a longitudinal slot may be formed in the bottom
of the box with end projections and the band be endless passing through same;
all so as to act as an automatic acting spring for closing the lid of the box. The
central metal clip would have its end projecting slightly above the top cover of the
case and rest in a niche in same, so that the lid can be easily opened by the thumb
pushing out this clip projection, and the web on lid will deliver one cigarette on to
the flat part of the lid at each opening action, while the smoker can also supply
himself with a light from the vestas on the rack secured on inner surface of lid,
and this match may be lighted by striking it against emery or other frictional
surface formed on the exterior of the box. By letting the lid go the spring band
will automatically close it, ready for the next action of supplying a cigarette.
By an alternative arrangement instead of storing the vestas or matches on a rack
inside the hinged lid of box, they would be placed in a transverse chamber or
pocket at the one end of box. This chamber would be formed by cutting and
folding the cardboard, or other material of which the box is made, into a rectangular
close space extending transversely across the box and open at one end which would
be closed by any suitable form of hinged or other flap or lid; and this folded

page_text: chamber may be either gummed solid, or be left loose and secured by taking round
it part of elastic band within the box.
Instead of storing the cigarettes loosely within the box they may be separately
packed within a correspondingly shaped paper case with open front and shorter
base than top so as to enable the web on lid to act in delivering one cigarette at
each opening of the lid. The lid through which the cigarettes are filled into the
box would be covered over and sealed up by a suitable cover or label, as also the
outer surface of the bottom or other parts of the case.
T.11002
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Boxes or Cases for Holding
Cigarettes and the like.
I, DONALD MCGREGOR, of Buchanan Terrace, Nitshill, Renfrewshire,
Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of my invention, and in what manner the
same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement in writing, that is to say :-
This invention has reference to and comprises a new or improved construction or
arrangement and combination of the parts and fittings of a box or case for holding
cigarettes and the like, and delivering one at each opening of an automatic closing
lid. Improved means are also provided for storing and supplying vestas or other
matches.
And in order that my said invention and the manner of performing or carrying
the same into effect or practice may be properly understood, I have hereunto
appended an explanatory sheet of drawings in which the same reference letters are
used to indicate corresponding parts in all the figures where shown.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cigarette case and match holder combined as
constructed in accordance with one arrangement of my improvements.
Figure 2 is a longitudinal section through Figure 1, while
Figures 3 and 4 are transverse sections through the cigarette case and match
chamber respectively, and
Figure 5 is a horizontal section corresponding to Figures 1 to 4.
Figures 6, 7 and 8 are views corresponding to Figures 1 to 3 showing a slightly
varied arrangement of my improvements; and
Figures 9 to 11 are analogous views showing a cigarette case without a match
holding chamber, while Figure 12 is a horizontal section corresponding to these
figures.
Figures 13 and 14 are transverse and horizontal sections of a slightly modified
arrangement; and
Figure 15 shows a transverse section in which the cigarette delivering flap is
formed of cardboard instead of metal as in the other arrangements, while
Figure 16 is a horizontal section showing the match holder as made loose and
secured to the cigarette case by an elastic band.
Referring to these drawings:-The improved box or case would under one
arrangement be formed of rectangular shape, of cardboard, veneer cloth, sheet
metal or other suitable material having the top A and bottom A' and the two
transverse ends a a¹ closed. One of the longitudinal sides would be fitted with a
hinged or closing flap B through which the cigarettes would be filled into the
case; and the opposite longitudinal side would by my improvements be fitted with
an automatic spring closing hinged lid or flap B' which may be slightly less in
size than the rest of the box, so as to close flush with the ends a a¹ and top A the
latter preferably having an overlapping projecting down web A². This lid B
would be formed or fitted with a rib or web b on its inner surface projecting at

page_text: right angles to it, directly above its hinged part, and extending preferably to about
half the depth of the case, and may be made the full length or project only on part
or parts of lid, so as to receive and deliver one cigarette C from the case at each
opening of the spring closing lid B¹. This rib part b may be formed of L shape,
and may be formed of sheet metal with a broad part 6' in the centre projecting out
at right angles and secured to the lid B¹ by clips 62, or the rib may be formed of
cardboard such as shown in Figure 15 by duplicating over at B² the lid B₁ and
bending the end at right angles to form the projecting web b and having a kneed
clip An india rubber or elastic band c would pass round a flap a² being a
doubled over part of the bottom of box, the band c passing through end slots c¹ in
same and over a hook or catch 63 in the central metal web b of lid B', as shown
particularly in Figures 5 and 12, so as to act as an automatic spring for closing
the lid B¹ of the box; while the opening of the lid will deliver a cigarette from
the box at each action.
As shown in Figures 1 to 7 a transverse chamber or pocket d would be formed
at one end of case for storing vestas or matches. This chamber d would be formed
by cutting and folding the cardboard d' or other material of which the box is
made, into a rectangular close space d extending transversely across the box and
open at one end which would be closed by a flap lid d fitting into a recess d³ as
shown particularly in Figure 4, and this folded chamber d may be either gummed
solid, or be left loose and secured by taking round it part of elastic band c within
the box, as shown in Figure 16; and the cigarette case shown in Figures 9 to 12
may be secured by the elastic band c in a similar manner to that shown in
Figure 16.
Instead of storing the cigarettes C loosely within the box they may be packed
within a correspondingly shaped paper case with open front and shorter base than
top so as to enable the web b on lid B to act in delivering one cigarette at each
opening of the lid B. The lid B through which the cigarettes are filled into the
box would be covered over and sealed up by a suitable cover or label, such as D,
as also the outer surface of the bottom or other parts of the case; or as shown in
Figures 11 and 12 the lid B may have a folded over web B" and be secured by a
flap A on bottom A¹ passing through a slot in web B". Or, as shown in
Figures 13 and 14, the lid B may be formed with a flap B" to fold within the case
and be secured by the elastic band c entering slots in its ends.
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 :-
First. The construction or arrangement and combination of the parts of boxes
or cases for holding cigarettes and the like, substantially as herein described in
reference to and shown in the accompanying drawings.
Second. In boxes or cases for holding cigarettes and the like, the fitting and use
of a hinged lid or flap with a projecting rib, web, or equivalent acting organ so as
to deliver a cigarette at each opening action, substantially as herein described in
reference to and by way of application shown in the accompanying drawings.
Third. In boxes or cases for holding cigarettes and the like, the fitting of a
hinged lid or flap which is automatically closed by the spring action of an elastic
band, substantially as herein described in reference to and shown in the accompanying
drawings.
Fourth. In boxes or cases for holding cigarettes and the like, the fitting of a
chamber or casing for holding vestas or matches, substantially as herein described
in reference to and shown in the accompanying drawings.
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.