An Improved Case for Cards.
Year: 1894

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Case for Cards.
CHARLES EDWARD HUNTER 7 Bridgewater Street, Barbican, City, Fancy
Stationer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The case to be made of any suitable inaterial and to open in two halves and close
at front with an ordinary spring fastening and so constructed as to deliver one card
at a time without having to open the case. The two halves of the case are
hollowed and at the end of one half is cut a slot to allow one card to pass through
and in the same half is fixed a plate on springs so as to bring the cards up to the
level of the slot. The other half has a slot cut in the centre of the side and on
the outside is a button with teeth attached in a suitable way which go through the
slot and are attached to a spiral spring which allows the button when pushed up to
come back in position. Therefore when the case is closed the button is slid
along & the teeth penetrating one card only bring it through the slot & the spiral
spring brings back the button into its place.
Dated this 17th day of September 1894.
I, CHARLES EDWARD HUNTER, of 7 Bridgewater Street, Barbican, in the City
of London, Fancy Stationer, 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:-
My invention relates to an improved case for cards, which consists of an
apparatus fitted thereto for the purpose of delivering a single card from the case
through a slot without opening the said card case.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed to
describe the accompanying drawing thereof, reference being had to letters and
figures marked thereon."
Fig. 1, is an elevation of the outside of the case open.
Fig. 2, is a section of an apparatus for locking or regulating the opening where
the cards are ejected.
Fig. 3, is an interior view of the rocking plate and frame in which the cards are
inserted.
Fig. 4, is a section of the button and frame with the spike and spiral spring.
Fig. 5, is an elevation of the box to contain the spiral spring.
The case e is to be made of any suitable material and to open in two halves as
in Fig. 1, and close at front with an ordinary spring fastening and so constructed
as to deliver one card at a time without having to open the case. The two halves
of the case are hollowed and at the end of one half is cut a slot f to allow one
card to pass through and in the same half is fixed a plate b on springs so as to
bring the cards up to the level of the slot.

page_text: The other half has a slot out in the centre of the side and on the outside is a
button a with a spike attached in a suitable way which go through the slot / and
are attached to a spiral spring which allows the button a when pushed up to come
back in position. Therefore when the case is closed the button a is slid along and
the spike penetrating one card only bring it through the slot f and the spiral
spring brings back the button a into its place.
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At or near the top of the case I attach a regulator 9 which is formed by a screw
pin running into a block o soldered to the inside of the top of one of the sides of
the case.
On the outside of the case I fix an indicator d for the purpose of
opening or closing the slot f.
A frame c is soldered to the case e above the plate b so as to hold any number of
cards h.
On the outside of the case e the button a with flat springs m slide or work in a
frame n, with a spike i (or spikes) projecting inwards which operates in a slot /
cut in a box k fixed in the inside of the case. The spike falls flush with the slot
when the button is raised to the top by the action of the said button canting over
the top of the frame n.
If preferable I may modify the proportions of the frame n and button a to
lower either so that the same may be sunk in the case in any desired position.
The case or any part may be covered with leather or any other suitable
material.
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 :-
1. In a card case, the combination of the case e frame n button a springs m
spike spiral spring slot box k and plate b frame c with the slot findicator d
regulator 9 and block o, substantially as herein described and according to the
accompanying drawing.
2. In a card case, the combination of the various parts as hereinbefore described
in this Specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, for the purpose
specified.
Dated this 17th day of July 1895
J. P. BAYLY,
18 Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.