Improvements in Match Holders and Receptacles for Tobacco Ash and other Refuse
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Aug., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 20th Apr., 1897-Accepted, 5th June, 1897
Improvements in Match Holders and Receptacles for Tobacco Ash
and other Refuse.
I, ALEXANDER MÜLLER of 23 Theatinerstrasse, Munich in the Empire of
Germany, Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
According to this invention, a circular tray is formed to receive the tobacco ash,
cigar and cigarette ends and like refuse, this tray being made in segments connected.
to central gear so that some may be turned to slide over the others to sweep off the
refuse thereon and to be themselves swept by bars lying thereover so that the
refuse is swept through the orifices opened by the movement of the sectors, into an
interior receiver the bottom of which may be made in two or more hinged parts
held closed by bolts in order that it may be subsequently emptied. Such trays
may have in the centre match holders in which the matches are held between pairs
of plates furnished with frictional substance so that the matches may be singly
withdrawn and lighted by the same movement.
Dated this 4th day of August 1896.
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
Agents to Applicant.
Improvements in Match Holders and Receptacles for Tobacco Ash
and other Refuse.
I, ALEXANDER MÜLLER, of 23 Theatinerstrasse, Munich in the Empire of
Germany, Coffee House Keeper, 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 :-
According to this invention, a circular tray is formed to receive the tobacco ash,
cigar and cigarette ends and like refuse, this tray being made in segments connected
to central gear so that some may be turned to slide over the others to sweep off the
refuse thereon and to be themselves swept by bars lying thereover so that the
refuse is swept through the orifices opened by the movement of the sectors into an
interior receiver which may be removable or the bottom of which may be made in
two or more hinged parts held closed by bolts in order that it may be subsequently
emptied. Such trays may have in the centre match holders in which the matches
are held between pairs of plates furnished with frictional substance so that the
matches may be singly withdrawn and lighted by the same movement.
In the annexed drawing:-
Fig. 1 is a vertical section of this match holder and tray and Fig. 2 a horizontal
section on line A A.

page_text: Fig. 3 is a section on line B B showing a plan view of the ash plate without the
base of he holder.
Fig. 4 is a section on line C C being a partial plan view of the ash plate with
the base of the holder.
Fig. 5 shows a section on line D D of Fig. 2.
Figs. 6 and 7 are details of the construction for the movement of the ash plate.
As shown in Fig. 1 a receptacle 6 is arranged under the ash plate a. The ash
plate consists of 4 segments a a¹ a° a of which the parts a, aº are fixed on a vertical
axle e (Fig. 3) whilst the segments a' a are fixed on a socket d which is arranged
to turn on the axle e (Fig. 1). The axle e is journalled with its upper end in the
base of the match holder and with its under end on a fixed cross bar of the bottom
of chamber b.
On the axle e and on the socket d are fixed toothed wheels e e'. When these
wheels are turned in an opposite direction for 90°, the 4 parts of the ash plate are
displaced in an equal manner in the direction of the arrows of Fig. 3, so that the
parts a a stand in the place of the parts a a and inversely. By this
displacement the ash plate opens between the parts a and a on
and a and a on the other side and the refuse of matches, tobacco ash etc.
lying on the under parts a' a is swept off and thrown into the receptacle b.
In order to sweep the ash te. simultaneously from the upper parts a, a, into the
receptacle there are inserted two fixed bars f in the base of the match holder
(Figs. 1 and 4) which bars extend over the parts a, a" and during the
displacement of these parts sweep the refuse therefrom into the receptacle b.
The movement of the two toothed wheels e el is effected. by means of two
toothed rods g. 9 which are fixed fork-like on a rod h with pressure button
(Figs. 2 and 5). The back movement of this mechanism thus of the four parts
of the ash plate is effected by means of a spring i operating upon the rod A.
The said mechanism is covered by a plate j and thus protected against obstruction
by refuse of matches or tobacco. The two bars f are detachable so that they are
not inconvenient when cleaning the ash plate and so that they can also be easily
cleaned.
The bottom of the receptacle & consists of two doors which are fixed by means
of hinge joints I on the already mentioned cross bar and are kept in the position
of Fig. 1 by means of two bolts m. After having pulled the two bolts back the two
doors move downwards under influence of springs n so that the contents of the
receptacle can fall out. After this has been done, the two doors are again
pressed upwards, and the two bolts m pished 'into their openings at the foot of the
match holder to fasten the doors.
Instead of 4 parts the ash plate can also be made in three or two parts and can
then be emptied into the receptacle b by means of a device entirely analogous to
that already before described. o is a second ash plate which prevents ash etc.
that may be wiped off the upper plate frum falling onto the table or table cloth.
Figs. 8 and 9 show a simplification of, the match holder hereinbefore described.
These simplifications relate to the device for displacing the parts a of the ash plate
and to the device for emptying the receptacle b.
In this form of construction all the four parts a, aº a¹ a² of the ash plate are not
movable or displaceable, but only the parts a a; the two other parts a' a are
immovably connected with the base. The parts a a' are however connected firmly
with the holder h, on which latter is also fixed the axle c. On the outer border of
parts a a² are further fixed bars f for wiping off, which on their inner ends carry
a ring which loosely embraces the foot of stand h. The parts a ao pass under the
two bars; on the border of these moving parts are also fixed wiping off bars f¹
which generally lie closely against the bars f, Fig. 2.
The displacement of the parts a a° for the purpose of emptying the ash plate is
effected by turning the holder at h, (Fig. 8) in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 9.
In this rotary movement the parts a a° are drawn under the bars f and matches,
refuse of tobacco or ash etc. are wiped from the same into the receptacle & whilst

page_text: the bars wipe simultaneously from the parts a' a² all that may lie thereon. i are
pins which limit the movement of the parts a a¹ as shown in the dotted position of
the bars f
For the purpose of emptying the receptacle 6 the bottom in this form of con-
struction is movable round hinge joints, but the receptacle is so arranged in the
base that it can be taken out bodily. The receiver b is frictionally held in the
base of the match holder; m is a handle which allows of seizing and pulling out
the receptacle b.
To make the match holder still more convenient in use, it can be provided with
a device, which causes the matches to be lighted automatically when pulled out of
the holder.
The characteristic feature of this device (Figs. 10-15) is that the matches are-
inserted in rows with the head downwards between two plates a which press the
springs against one another. Fig. 10 is a vertical section and Fig. 11 is a plan.
view of one form. These plates are coated with igniting material on the upper part
of their surfaces pressing against the matches, so that the matches b are ignited
automatically on these surfaces when pulled out.
These matches are placed from below between the plates a, after the receptacle c
has been taken from the holder. When the friction surfaces are worn out the.
plates a can be taken from the receptacle and coated with fresh material..
The plate chambers a, hetween which are slid the matches can be arranged either.
parallelly as shown in Fig. 11 or in a key line as in Fig. 12 or have the form of
concentric circles, Fig. 13 or be arranged radially round a centre, Fig. 14. Fig. 15.
shows a fan shaped arrangement.
Two such arrangements can be used crossing one another.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
elaim is :-
1. An improved match holder with ash tray, the latter consisting of several
segments arranged in such a manner that the refuse of matches, tobacco etc. lying
on the same can be wiped off into a receptacle b arranged thereunder by displacing
the said segments, the bottom of this receptacle 6 being formed by two doors k
which being kept closed by means of bolts open automatically when the bolts. are
pulled back and let the contents of the receptacle b fall out.
2. A form of construction of the match holder as in Claim 1 in which two of
the segments of the ash tray are fixed and the other two are movable, whereby
the refuse, ash etc. lying on them are wiped off into a receptacle b thereunder by
displacing the movable segments, which receptacle is so arranged in the base of
the match holder, that it can be taken out.
3. A form of construction of the match holder as in Claim 1, in which the
matches are inserted in rows between two plates a pressed together in a spring
like manner and coated with igniting material on the surface pressing against.
the matches so that the matches are lighted automatically on this mass when
pulled out.
Dated this 20th day of April 1897
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, Agents to Applicant.