IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR LIGHTING CIGARS AND PIPES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES OF IGNITION, AND IN MATCHES TO BE USED THEREWITH OR SEPARATELY."
Year: 1878

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Henry Klein, of Lansdowne Road, in the County of
Middlesex, Manufacturer, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS
FOR LIGHTING CIGARS AND PIPES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES OF IGNITION, AND
IN MATCHES TO BE USED THEREWITH OR SEPARATELY."
"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Henry Klein at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 14th January 1878.
HENRY KLEIN, of Lansdowne Road, in the County of Middlesex, Manufacturer.
IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR LIGHTING CIGARS AND PIPES, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES OF IGNITION, AND IN MATCHES TO BE USED THEREWITH OR SEPARATELY."
This Invention relates to apparatus of a cheap and simple construction for
lighting cigars and pipes, and which is also applicable to other purposes of ignition;
also to an improved continuous match to be used in connection with such apparatus
or with apparatus of a like character, or separately.
In carrying out the first part of my said Invention I employ a pusher secured to
a piece of ordinary "tinder" or prepared cotton, and slid to and fro along a slit or
opening in the case of the apparatus by the action of the thumb or finger, so as to
propel or withdraw the said "tinder" to the required extent beyond or within the
said case.
This case, according to one mode of construction, is made by bending a
flat plate into the form of a tube open at both ends, and having a slit or opening
left from end to end at the part where the two edges meet, such slit or opening
serving to receive the pusher. One of the junction edges of the said tube is turned
inwards, so as to form a second and flattened tube inside the said case for the
reception of a continuous match or fuse, such as is herein-after described, or as is
described in the Specifications of the Patents of John Arthur Chandor, bearing
date the 27th day of October 1874, No. 3717, and of William Augustus Leonard,
bearing date the 12th day of October 1875, No. 3539, or of a continuous match or
fuse of like character. This match or fuse is also secured to a pusher of its own

page_text: moved along a slot in the side of the fuse tube like the pusher of the "tinder," the
fuse and "tinder" being in close proximity to each other, so that when the
protruding end of the fuse is ignited, as herein-after described, the "tinder" will
also become ignited.
The igniting end of the case is provided with a close-fitting removeable cap
made like the case itself by bending or stamping up a single flat plate of metal so
shaped as to leave an extended piece or finger on one side of the mouth of the cap.
This finger is roughened on its edge or edges, and forms a rubber or scratcher when
the cap is removed for igniting the fuse.
The case is marked with divisions, which serve as a guide in propelling the fuse,
and also answer the purpose of a pocket rule.
"
According to another modification I combine the aforesaid "tinder case and its
pusher with a box for containing wax vestas or other ordinary matches, the lid of
which is hinged at one end, whilst the opposite end is held securely closed by a
sliding plate on the corresponding end of the box. This plate, which is roughened
on its outer surface, serves, when in its normal position, to cover the end of the
"tinder," but when required for use it is slid back slightly, so as to expose the
tinder," and at the same time to release the lid of the match case, which can then
be opened to afford access to the matches. The lid is then closed, and the "tinder"
is ignited by drawing the match along the roughened plate and across the protruding
end of the "tinder.' If desired, a length of taper or a candle may be substituted
for the "tinder" in both arrangements.
My improved continuous match or fuse, which is applicable either for separate
use or for use in connection with the above-described or other like apparatus,
consists of a body or foundation of wood, cardboard, stiff paper, or other suitable
combustible material (in substitution for collodion), prepared, if desired, by satu-
rating it with paraffin, and grooved down one side; or the said body or foundation
may consist of cotton wicks enclosed in wax, similar to ordinary wax " vesta "
matches, but having a longitudinal continuous groove or channel made along one
side of the same, which groove in either case is filled in with any suitable or well-
known match composition. On scratching the composition the protruding portion
of the match will be ignited, and will burn down to the case or holder which
contains it.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Henry Klein in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 13th July 1878.
HENRY KLEIN, of Lansdowne Road, in the County of Middlesex, Manufacturer.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR LIGHTING CIGARS AND PIPES, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES OF IGNITION, AND IN MATCHES TO BE USED THEREWITH OR SEPARATELY."
My said Invention relates to certain improved constructions of combined match
holders and tinder cases of a cheaper, more simple, and compact nature than here-
tofore, for use in lighting cigars and pipes, and which are also applicable to other
purposes of ignition; also to an improved continuous match to be used in connection
with one form of the said apparatus, or with apparatus of a like character, or
separately.
And in order that my said Invention may be fully understood I shall now proceed
more particularly to describe the same, and for that purpose shall refer to the
several Figures on the explanatory Sheet of Drawings hereunto annexed, the same
letters of reference indicating corresponding parts in all the Figures.
Figures 1 to 6 of my Drawings illustrate the simplest and cheapest arrangement
of my improved combined match holder and tinder case.
Figure 1 is an isometrical perspective view of my improved combined match
holder and tinder case drawn to an enlarged scale, or about one and a half times
the full size; Figure 2 is a geometrical plan of the same.
Figure 3 is an elevation of that end of the box at which the tinder is ignited.
Figure 4 is a transverse section.
Figure 5 is a diagram showing the mode of bending the plate to form in an
economical manner the match box, tinder holder, and slit for a sliding pusher.
Figure 6 is a diagram showing two modes of bending a metal strip for forming
the said pusher for the tinder.
In this apparatus I dispose the tubular "tinder" holder or case a with its sliding
pusher 6 lengthwise of the compartment c which contains the matches, so as virtually
to form the back of the match box itself, it being formed or bent by the aid of
well-known stamping or rolling machinery out of the same piece of metal (by
preference tin plate), which constitutes the body of the box (see Figure 5), a space
or longitudinal opening being left at d to form the slit for the sliding pusher 6 to
which the tender is secured, thus avoiding the necessity for cutting a slot, which
would increase the cost of manufacture. The lid e of the match box is hinged
parallel to and just in front of the said tubular case a, and opens and closes in the
usual manner. One end of the "tinder" case a is provided with a small pivotting
lid (shown open in Figure 1, and in dotted lines in Figure 3), for the purpose of
protecting or covering the end of the tinder when not in use, both lids working on
the same hinge pin.
The wax vestas or other well-known matches contained in the compartment c
are ignited upon the usual roughened surface g at the bottom of the box.
When the tinder is to be ignited the small pivotted lid f is turned back, as in
Figure 1, the tinder is then pushed out slightly by its sliding pusher b; the match
is now ignited by drawing it over the roughened surface g, and by the same motion
is carried in front of the "tinder," which it instantly ignites. On sliding in the
tinder again and closing the lid of the "tinder" becomes extinguished.
Although I prefer the peculiar arrangement already described and illustrated, the
same may be slightly modified by dispensing with the pivotted lid or cover f, and
substituting for the same a roughened sliding plate fitted to slide transversely to
the match box at one end thereof. If desired, the " tinder" case may be made
separately, and be combined with or attached to a match box composed of wood,
paper, cardboard, or other suitable material.
The lid of the match box may be hinged to one end of the box in lieu of parallel
to the tinder case, whilst the free end of the lid is held securely closed by the

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before-mentioned sliding plate on the corresponding end of the box. This sliding
plate is roughened on its outer surface to afford a ready means for striking the
match, and serves, when in its normal position, to cover or protect the end of the
" tinder" contained in the tubular " tinder case; but when required for use the
said plate is slid outwards slightly, so as to expose the end of the "tinder," and at
the same time to release the lid of the match box, which can then be opened, or is
free to open of itself by a spring, so as to afford access to the matches. The lid of
the box is then closed again, and the "tinder" is ignited by drawing the match
along the roughened plate and across the protruding end of the tinder.
By the particular modes herein-before described of combining together a match
box and tinder case provision is made for employing the ordinary wax or other
matches for indoor use in the usual manner without the aid of the tinder, whilst
at the same time in the case of outdoor use or in places where the ordinary match
is almost useless from its liability to be extinguished by wind or strong currents of
air before a light for the cigar can be obtained; the immediate ignition of the
exposed piece of "tinder" by the momentary application thereto of the match in
the operation of striking the same always ensures the obtaining of a light for the
cigar, the said combined advantages being secured by a cheaper, simpler, and more
compact arrangement than has heretofore been attainable.
By reason of the simple construction of the article its cost, even when fully
charged with matches and tinder, is so trifling that although it may, if desired,
be replenished with tinder and matches when exhausted, the operation of replenishing
is of no moment, as the apparatus can be as economically replaced by a new one.
ready charged.
Figures 7 to 12 illustrate another arrangement of apparatus, which is shown in
isometrical perspective at Figures 7 and 8, drawn to an enlarged scale of about
twice the real size.
Figure 7 shows the apparatus when not in use.
Figure 8 shows it with the cap removed, and the tinder and fuse protruded ready
for use.
Figure 9 is the cap detached, which serves also as a scratcher for the fuse.
And Figures 10 is a diagram showing the mode of bending the metal for the
purpose of forming the tinder and fuse case or holders out of one piece of metal.
And Figures 11 and 12 show the mode of bending the strips of metal for the
sliding pushers for the tinder and fuse respectively.
In this arrangement a sliding pusher 6 (Figure 11) is employed secured to a piece
of ordinary prepared cotton (sometimes called "tinder") contained inside the
tubular case a (Figure 10), the pusher 6 being slid to and fro by the thumb or
finger along a longitudinal opening or slit d (Figure 10) left along one side of the
tubular tinder" case or holder, so as to propel or withdraw the said "tinder" to
the required extent beyond or within the said case. This case, which, according to
this arrangement is not combined with a compartment for holding ordinary matches,
is made by bending a flat plate into the form of a tube open at both ends, and
having a slit or opening d (Figure 10) left from end to end at the part where the
two edges of the said tube would meet if brought close together, such slit or
opening serving to receive the stem of the sliding pusher b (Figure 11) for the
tinder. One of the junction edges of the said tube is turned inwards or outwards
(preferably the latter), so as to form a second and flattened tube h (Figure 10) out
of the same piece of metal that forms the tinder case for the purpose of receiving a
length of continuous match or fuse i (Figure 8), such as is herein-after described, or
as is described in the Specification of the Patent of John Arthur Chandor, bearing
date the 27th day of October 1874, No. 3717; or of a length of continuous match
or fuse of like character. This match or fuse is also secured to a sliding pusher k
(Figure 12) of its own, moved along a slit or opening (Figure 10), left along the
side of the fuse tube h like the pusher for the "tinder," the fuse and "tinder" 5
being in close proximity to each other, so that when the protruding end of the fuse

page_text: is ignited, as herein-after described, the corresponding protruded end of the
"tinder" will also become ignited.
The igniting end of the case is provided with a close-fitting removeable cap m
(Figure 9), preferably made like the case itself by bending or stamping up a single
flat plate of metal, so shaped as to leave an extended piece or finger n on one side
of the cap. This finger is roughened on its edge or edges and on its outer surface,
and forms a convenient rubber or scratcher (when the cap is removed) for the
purpose of igniting the fuse.
The case may for convenience sake be marked with divisions, as shown, which
serve as a guide when sliding out the fuse, and also answer the purpose of a small
pocket rule or measure.
If desired, a length of wax taper or a small candle may be substituted for the
"tinder" in the arrangement herein-before last described.
My improved continuous match or fuse, which is applicable either for separate
use or for use in connection with the herein-before last described or other like
apparatus, consists of a body or foundation of wood, cardboard, stiff paper, or other
suitable combustible material (in substitution for the more costly collodion, or
xylonite, or celluloid), prepared, if desired, by saturating it with paraffin, and having
a groove or channel made longitudinally therein by cutting, pressing, stamping, or
moulding the same down one side; or the said body or foundation may consist of
cotton wicks enclosed in wax, somewhat similar to ordinary wax "vesta" matches,
but having a longitudinal continuous groove or channel made along one side of the
same, which groove, in either case, is to be filled in with any suitable or well-known
match composition. On scratching the composition the end of the match (which is
protruded from its case or holder) will be ignited, and after burning down to the
said case or holder, will become extinguished for want of air to support combustion.
Having now described and particularly ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and the manner in which the same is or may be used or carried into
effect, I would observe in conclusion that I do not claim generally the combination
in one article of a match holder or container, and a tinder, taper, or candle holder,
or container, as I am aware that such has already been proposed and carried out in
certain forms of apparatus, which being however of a permanent and more
complicated character were not only too costly, but were also troublesome to
manage and recharge; but what I consider to be novel and original, and therefore
claim as the Invention secured to me by the herein-before in part recited Letters
Patent is,―
"
case or
First. The manufacture and use of a combined match box and "tinder
holder, wherein the body of the box and the tinder case are formed out of one
and the samne piece of sheet metal by simply bending or turning one edge of the
metal inside the body of the box, and leaving a space between the edge of the
tinder case and the bottom of the box for the reception of a sliding tinder
pusher, substantially as herein-before described, and illustrated by Figures 1 to 6 of
my Drawings.
Secondly. The combination with the said peculiarly constructed match box and
tinder case of a pivotted lid or cover, or of a sliding roughened plate for the purpose
of protecting the tinder and extinguishing the same when not required for use, as
herein-before described, and illustrated by my Drawings.
Thirdly. The manufacture and use of apparatus for lighting cigars, pipes, and the
like, when constructed by bending from one and the same piece of metal a case or
holder (for containing "tinder" or prepared cotton, or a candle or length of taper),
and a tube or holder for containing a length of continuous match or fuse, a longi-
tudinal space being left along both edges of the bent metal, so as to form slits for
the reception of sliding pushers working therein, as herein-before described and
illustrated by Figures 7, 8, and 10 of my Drawings.
Fourthly. The combination with the apparatus herein last referred to of a
removeable cap or cover provided with an extended roughened portion for igniting

page_text: the fuse when required for use, as herein-before described, and illustrated by
Figures 7 and 9 of my Drawings.
Fifthly. The constructing the body or foundation of continuous matches or fuses
of wood, cardboard, stiff paper, or other suitable stiff and combustible material, or
of wicks embedded in wax in substitution for collodion, xylonite, or celluloid, and
having a longitudinal groove or channel made therein to be filled with match
composition, as and for the purposes herein-before described.
In witness whereof, I, the said Henry Klein, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this Sixth day of July, in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and seventy-eight.
Witness,
EDWIN P. ALEXANDER,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
14, Southampton Buildings,
Chancery Lane,
W.C.
HENRY KLEIN. (LS.)