Improvements in or relating to "Lucifer" Matches and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Oct., 189 i
Complete Specification Left, 29th July, 1895-Accepted, 26th Oct., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to "Lucifer" Matches and the like.
I ALOIS THIMANN, of 24-26 Sennefeldergasse Vienna, in the Empire of
Austria, Chemical Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
In making matches according to this invention thoroughly dry splints (matchwood >
are steeped or soaked in a solution (which may be saturated at a temperature of
from 40 to 100 degrees Centigrade) either of sodic chlorate or of potassic chlorate,
with or without the addition of perchloric alkalis or other ingredients, to which
chloric alkaline solutions 5 to 50 per cent. saccharates have been added in sufficient
quantity such as e.g. beet-sugar, glucose, or grape-sugar, maltose, mannite etc. or
lovulose, vegetable mucilage and in particular vegetable glue or gums etc. or in a
word any adhesive material.
In lieu of either sodic or potassic chlorate being used separately a mixture of
the two with or without other ingredients in a saturated solution at the temperature
of from 40 to 100 degrees Centigrade, may be used for the splints, if to the
saturated solution be added chloric alkaline solution, saccharate, lovulose, vegetable
or animal glue.
The addition of an adhesive substance to the chloric alkaline solution has for
its object to cause the minute crystals of the chloric alkalis which by the evaporation
of the water have been deposited on the surface of the match-splints to adhere
therete, and at the same time to protect them from damp.
After the match splints have been impregnated with the explosive material and
thoroughly dried, they may be dipped in a solution of paraffin, ozokerit, or cerasin
or in a word any hydrocarbon in general with or without addition of animal or
vegetable fats or oils, or in petroleum, benzine, petroleum-ether to which volatile
substances vegetable or animal fats or oils have been added.
Thereafter, the matches are laid aside in a warm place, to allow the unstable or
volatile matter to evaporate.
They are then ready for use.
I do not bind myself to the precise proportions or ingredients above mentioned.
Dated this 27th day of October 1894
COMPLETE DI ECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to "Lucifer" Matches and the like.
I, ALOIS THIMANN, of 24-26 Sennefeldergasse, Vienna X, in the Empire of
Austria, Chemical Manufacturer, 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 :-
In making matches according to this invention thoroughly dry splints (matchwood)
are steeped or soaked in a solution (which may be saturated at a temperature of
from forty to one hundred degrees Centigrade) either of sodic chlorate or of potassic
Price R71

page_text: chlorate; with or without the addition of amorphous phosphorus, alkaline
perchlorates or other ingredients, to which alkaline chlorates solutions 5 to 50 p. c.
saccharine substances have been added in sufficient quantity, such as e.g, beet-
sugar, glucose or grape-sugar, maltose, mannite etc., or lovulose, vegetable
mucilage, and in particular vegetable glue or guns etc., or, in a word, any adhesive
material.
In lieu of either sodic or potassic chlorate being used separately, a mixture of
the two, with or without other ingredients, in a saturated solution at the temperature
of from 40 to 100 degrees Centigrade, may be used for the splints if to the
saturated solution he added alkaline chlorates solution, saccharate lovulose,
vegetable or animal glue.
The addition of an adhesive substance to the alkaline chlorate solutions has for
its object to cause the minute crystals of the chloric alkaline which, by the
evaporation of the water, have been deposited on the surface of the match-splints,
to adhere thereto; and, at the same time, to protect them from damp.
After the match splints have been impregnated with the explosive material and
thoroughly dried, they may be dipped in a solution of paraffin, ozokerit, or cerasin,
or other hydrocarbon, in general with or without addition of animal or vegetable
fats or oils; or in petroleum, benzine, petroleum-ether, to which volatile substances
vegetable or animal fats or oils have been added.
Thereafter, the matches are laid aside in a warm place, to allow the unstable
or volatile matter to evaporate.
They are then ready for use.
Thus, chloric-acid alkalis, such as e.g. chlorate of potash, chlorate of soda,
chlorate of ammonia, in combination with "sugar" (as above explained), or with
saccharine substances (as also above explained), dissolved in water, and the splints
or matchwood dipped therein constitute the new process for the production of
headless matches.
The rubbing surface for these matches is made as follows; To 8-9 parts of
amorphous phosphorus are added six parts of prepared minium or red-lead (which
is prepared by making a paste of minium with nitric acid and letting it dry) and
45 parts of asbestos-powder, or glass powder; or brimstone-powder, etc., and
1 part of adhesive matter, either as dextrine-sugar, potato sugar, gum, isinglass, etc.,
brought to a thin consistency with water, or the rubbing surface may be formed
by an admixture of amorphous phosphorus with powdered brimstone, sulphide of
antimony, or glass-powder, with the addition of a solution of the sulphate of oxide
of copper, without any adhesive material.
I do not bind myself to the precise proportions or ingredients above mentioned.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is ;-
1. The use of saturated solutions of alkaline chlorates at a temperature of
40 to 100 degrees Centigrade for impregnating match-splints or the soaking of the
splints in saturated solutions of alkaline chlorates at a temperature of from
40 to 100 degrees Centigrade to which are added saccharates hydrocarbons amyle
vegetable gums animal or vegetable glue or adhesive mucilaginous matter with or
without the addition of other ingredients.
2. The steeping of match splints in saturated solutions of sodic chlorate or of
potassic chlorate with or without addition of alkaline perchlorates and saccharine
or animal or vegetable adhesive substance.
3. The soaking of match-splints with saturated solutions consisting of an
admixture of alkaline chlorates in saturated solutions with the addition of an
adhesive or sticky substance and with or without other ingredients.
4. Steeping the match-splints when impregnated with the explosive materials
and thoroughly dried in paraffin cerasine ozokerit or other hydrocarbon and with
or without the addition of animal or vegetable fats or oils.

page_text: 5. The application of the process to the production of lucifer-match-splints
without tips or heads substantially as described.
6. The manufacture of "lucifer" matches substantially as herein described.
Dated this 20th den of Lul. 1805
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.