Year: 1888

page_text: is Specification was, upon the 8th day of February 1890, Amended under
Sections 18 to 21 of the Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks Act, 1883.
We, JAMES BROWN, Window Blind Manufacturer and ALEXANDER AITCHISON
BROWN, Clerk, both of Dunclutha Brandon Gardens, Cambuslang in the County of
Lanark do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This Invention which has for its object improvements in match boxes relates more
especially to that class of such boxes which are made of thin wood, cardboard, paste-
board or the like and it is a further development of the invention for which application
for provisional protection is made by James Brown one of the present applicants of
even date herewith. Under the invention the drawer or tray usually employed in
such boxes to contain the matches is dispensed with the improved box consisting
merely of a wrapper or casing which may be rectangular, triangular or of other form
in cross section. When rectangular the box has at the junction of the top and one
side a semi-circular or other shaped opening for inserting the fingers to take hold of
the matches and at the part having the said opening the box has a slit extending from
end to end through which the match is drawn outwards or the slit may extend ouly
from the semi-circular or other opening to one end of the box. The slit is made at the
angle of junction of the top and side when the box is rectangular and when it is
triangular in cross section the slit is made extending along the apex of the triangle.
The semi-circular or other opening may be provided with a cover formed out of or
attached to the material of which the box is composed. The matches may be put into
the box in the act of folding up the material of which the box is composed or they may
be inserted previously to closing up one end.
Niki Tuni ffth day of January 18SS.
CRUIKSHANK & FAIRWEATHER.
62, Saint Vincent Street, Glasgow,
Agents.

page_text: We, JAMES BROWN, Window Blind Manufacturer, and ALEXANDER AITCHISON
BROWN, Clerk, both of unclutha Brandon Gardens, Cambuslang, in the County of
Lanark, 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 which has for its object improvements in match boxes relates to the
class of such boxes which are made of pasteboard, cardboard, thin wood, metal or the
like and it is a further development of the Invention for which application for Letters
Patent No. 1186 is made by James Brown one of the present applicants of even date
herewith. Under these Inventions the drawer or tray usually employed in such boxes
to contain the matches is dispensed with the improved box consisting merely of a
wrapper or casing which may be is rectangular triangular-or-of-other form in cross
section.
When-rectangular As shown by the perspective view-figure-1-of-the drawings
annexed the improved box as constructed in accordance with the present invention has
at the junction of the top a and one side a semi-circular or other shaped hole or
opening for inserting the fingers to take hold of the matches and from the said
opening a slit d, extends along the corner of the box to one end e, er-slits may be made
from-the-opening to both ends of the box the matches being drawn out through the
said slit. As shewn also by figure, the finger hole or opening e is or may be pro-
vided with a cover or flap, the said cover being formed by cutting a tongue of the
requisite shape in the material of which the box is composed or it may be made
separately and cemented or otherwise attached to the box. Figure 2 illustrates
triangular box made in accordance with this Invention the finger hole or-opening c
und the-slit d, for withdrawal of the matches being made in the apex of the triangle.
Figure 3-illustrates-a-modification of figure 2-convenient-for-carringe in vest-pocket
the base of the triangle-being-rounded.
With any of these modifientions The matches may be put into the box in the act of
folding up the material of which the box is composed or they may be inserted previous
to closing up one end.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
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In a rectangular match box the combination of flap ƒ, a hole or opening c for the
insertion of the fingers and of a slit d through which the matches are withdrawn,
substantially as described with reference to the annexed drawings.
Dated this Twenty fifth day of October 1888
CRUIKSHANK & FAIRWEATHER,
62, Saint Vincent Street, Glasgow,
Agents.

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Jan., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 27th Oct., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 30th Nov., 1888
We, JAMES BROWN, Window Blind Manufacturer and ALEXANDER AITCHISON
BROWN, Clerk, both of Dunclutha Brandon Gardens, Cambuslang in the County of
Lanark do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This Invention which has for its object improvements in match boxes relates more
especially to that class of such boxes which are made of thin wood, cardboard, paste-
board or the like and it is a further development of the invention for which application
for provisional protection is made by James Brown one of the present applicants of
even date herewith. Under the invention the drawer or tray usually employed in
such boxes to contain the matches is dispensed with the improved box consisting
merely of a wrapper or casing which may be rectangular, triangular or of other form
in cross section. When rectangular the box has at the junction of the top and one
side a semi-circular or other shaped opening for inserting the fingers to take hold of
the matches and at the part having the said opening the box has a slit extending from
end to end through which the match is drawn outwards or the slit may extend only
from the semi-circular or other opening to one end of the box. The slit is made at the
angle of junction of the top and side when the box is rectangular and when it is
triangular in cross section the slit is made extending along the apex of the triangle.
The semi-circular or other opening may be provided with a cover formed out of or
attached to the material of which the box is composed. The matches may be put into
the box in the act of folding up the material of which the box is composed or they may
be inserted previously to closing up one end.
1000
CRUIKSHANK & FAIRWEATHER.
62, Saint Vincent Street, Glasgow,
Agents.

page_text: Improvements in Match Boxes.
We, JAMES BROWN, Window Blind Manufacturer, and ALEXANDER AITCHISON
BROWN, Clerk, both of Dunclutha Brandon Gardens, Cambuslang, in the County of
Lanark, 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 which has for its object improvements in match boxes relates to the
class of such boxes which are made of pasteboard, cardboard, thin wood, metal or the
like and it is a further development of the Invention for which application for Letters
Patent No. 1186 is made by James Brown one of the present applicants of even date
herewith. Under these Inventions the drawer or tray usually employed in such boxes
to contain the matches is dispensed with the improved box consisting merely of a
wrapper or casing which may be rectangular triangular or of other form in cross
section.
When rectangular as shewn by the perspective view figure 1 of the drawings
annexed the improved box as constructed in accordance with the present invention has
at the junction of the top a and one side a semi-circular or other shaped hole or
opening for inserting the fingers to take hold of the matches and from the said
opening a slit d, extends along the corner of the box to one end e, or slits may be made
from the opening to both ends of the box the matches being drawn out through the
said slit. As shewn also by figure 1, the finger hole or opening is or may be provided
with a cover or flap, the said cover being formed by cutting a tongue of the requisite
shape in the material of which the box is composed or it may be made separately and
cemented or otherwise attached to the box. Figure 2 illustrates a triangular box made
in accordance with this Invention the finger hole or opening and the slit d, for with-
drawal of the matches being made in the apex of the triangle. Figure 3 illustrates a
modification of figure 2 convenient for carriage in vest pocket the base of the triangle
being rounded.
With any of these modifications the matches may be put into the box in the act of
folding up the material of which the box is composed or they may be inserted previous
to closing up one end.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
In a match box the combination of a hole or opening for the insertion of the fingers
and of a slit through which the matches are withdrawn, substantially as described with
reference to the annexed drawings.
Dated this Twenty fifth day of October 1000
CRUIKSHANK & FAIRWEATHER,
62, Saint Vincent Street, Glasgow,
Agents.