Suspendable Match-box Holder.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Aug., 1893-Accepted, 16th Sept., 1893
Suspendable Match-box Holder.
I, JEANMARIE HEIMANN, of Sandfeld, near Dornap, Rhine Province, in the
Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire, Manufacturer, 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 present invention relates to a suspendable metal case constructed in two
parts which can contain the usual size Swedish safety match boxes. The case is
so arranged that one can only partially open the match box, and at the same time
use the same for striking the matches.
In order to make my invention more fully intelligible reference is made to the
accompanying drawings in which similar letters are used to denote similar parts
throughout the several figures.
Fig. 1 is a view of the case suspended to a chain, showing its use in any place or
position.
Fig. 2 shows the metal case opened.
Fig. 3 shows the case with the half-opened matchbox at the moment it is being
used.
The two parts a and b of the metal case, one of which is larger than the other,
are hinged together at c, the hinge serving at the same time as a connection between
the chain and the casing. To the top of a is attached a flat spring e ending in &
catch. e can be made by hand to catch in the opening in the part b as soon as
the matchbox g has been placed in the case. The larger part slightly overlaps
the smaller part a on being closed.
Both parts a and b have wide openings h, leaving both striking surfaces of the
matchbox exposed. One of the two parts, as for instance in b, is further provided
with a narrow guide slit k, in which the two buttons i of a guide bar move up
and down so far that said bar can be only partially drawn out of the said case by
the handle m.
A sharp pin n attached to the guide bar holds the matchbox firmly, when the
two parts of the case are closed together. On drawing out the guide bar / this
pin n also brings out the match receptacle, until one of the buttons i comes to the
end of the guide slit. The matchbox itself is prevented from being drawn out by
several blunt catches o fixed in the interior of the part a of the case.
This new suspendable matchbox is used as follows:-
:-
The parts a and b are first opened by a pressure on the spring e at the opening);
the matchbox is then inserted so that its outer shell is held firm by the catches o
in the part a, whilst on closing the parts a and b the sharp pin n on the guide bar /
is pressed into the drawer of the matchbox, which is slightly drawn forward for the
ригрозе. As soon as the spring e has been snapped to, the case is closed, and
the matchbox cannot fall out. If it is required to take out a match, one draws the
guide bar out by means of the handle m, as far as the buttons i will permit, i.e., s0
far that a match can be removed, but the remaining matches can not fall out. The
match is then lit on one of the striking surfaces exposed through the slits h.
After
use, the guide bar and drawer can be pushed back, or even left out as it is
impossible for the matches to fall out.
The invention is of great value for bars, tobacco-shops etc. but more especially
for domestic purposes, as it prevents the misuse of matches by children with the
frequent resulting accidents.

page_text: 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 :-
A suspendable matchbox, consisting of the two parts a && hinged together and
slightly overlapping when closed, spring e and catch f, wide slits h at the sides of
said parts a & b, a further guide slit k, guide bar with guide buttons i, handle m
and, pin in part and catches o in part a, substantially for the purpose herein
described with reference to the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 14th day of August 1893.
CHEESBROUGH & ROYSTON, Fels. Chart. Inst. P.A.,
15, Water Street, Liverpool, Applicant's Patent Agents.