IMPROVED APPLIANCE FOR FACILITATING LIGHTING OF PIPES, CIGARS AND CIGARETTES IN EXPOSED POSITIONS OR DURING ROUGH OR WINDY WEATHER
Year: 1885

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I MATTHEW WILSON of 3 Burchell Road, Queens Road, Peckham, Surrey,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for "IMPROVED
APPLIANCE FOR FACILITATING LIGHTING OF PIPES, CIGARS AND CIGARETTES IN
EXPOSED POSITIONS OR DURING ROUGH OR WINDY WEATHER," to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to construct or arrange an appliance to fit partially
over an ordinary match or vesta box to protect the light from wind whilst a pipe,
cigar or cigarette is being lighted.
For the purpose of my invention as applied to an ordinary match box, I fold a
piece of metal to such a shape as to bear or press against the two sides and to form
a cover to one of the longer ends the cover having an end piece to partially cover
one of the shorter ends.
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The cover has also a slot cut lengthwise into which when the appliance is
temporarilly shifted such as when, say, a pipe has to be lighted, for the match to
be inserted and its fire end be scraped along on the roughened or chemically
prepared surface to obtain a light the flame then being within the space and
protected from wind.
The appliance may be lifted broadside or endwise for the purpose or it may form
part of a frame and be hinged to lift in a circular or other direction.
H. GARDNER,
Agent for the said Matthew Wilson.

page_text: Improved Appliance for Facilitating Lighting of Pipes, Cigars,
and Cigarettes in Exposed Positions or during Rough or
Windy Weather.
I MATTHEW WILSON of 3 Burchell Road, Queens Road, Peckham, Surrey,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 this invention is to construct or arrange an appliance to fit
partially over an ordinary match or vesta box to protect the light from wind whilst
a pipe, cigar or cigarette is being lighted.
For the purpose of my invention which is illustrated by the accompanying
drawings as applied to an ordinary match box, I fold a piece of metal (see Figure 1)
to such a shape as to bear or press against the two sides of the match box and to
form a cover A to one of the longer ends the cover A having an end piece B to
partially cover one of the shorter ends of the match box D.
The cover A has also a slot C cut lengthwise into which when the appliance is
temporarily shifted such as when say a pipe has to be lighted for the match to be
inserted and its fire end be scraped along on the roughened or chemically prepared
surface of the box to obtain a light the flame being then within the space a and
protected from wind, air being admitted by perforations or holes b, b.
Figure 2 shows a modified shape of the above applied to a match box. In this
arrangement an extension or raised part E is formed in the top of the cover A
portions F, F, of the cover lying on one of the longer ends of the match box.
Figure 3 shows an arrangement with a spring cap G which is forced away from
the slot on the insertion of a match and closes the slot C gradually as the match H
is drawn along upon the box. This keeps the flame from being blown out in
very high winds.
The appliance may be lifted broadside as shown at Figures 1 and 3 or endwise
as shown at Figure 2 or it may form part of a frame and be made to lift in &
circular or other direction by pin and slot as represented by Figures 4 and 5.
Figure 4 shows the appliance or cover A connected to a vesta box or metal
match box D by a segmental slot I in the cover A and pin J at each side of the
box. The slot C is on one side of the cover A. The cover A when lifted takes
the position shown in dotted lines. Figure 5 is a modification having an L shaped
slot I.
In the vesta or metal match case represented at Figure 6 I enlarge the front
portion E of the case to allow of the full ignition and expansion of the flame of
inatch, the cover and case being in one. The match or vesta box D.is pushed out
as shown in the drawing to allow the cigar, cigarette or pipe to be lit at the
space a.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
The improved appliance for facilitating lighting of pipes, cigars and cigarettes
in exposed positions during rough or windy weather, the lighting being obtained
from the match box as hereinbefore described and shown on the accompanying
drawings.