AN IMPROVED MATCH Box
Year: 1878

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Edward Gedge at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 5th November 1878. A communi-
cation from abroad by Louis Frédéric Raimond, of Bordeaux (Gironde),
France, Manufacturer.
WILLIAM EDWARD GEDGE, of No. 11, Wellington Street, Strand, London, in the
County of Middlesex, Patent Agent. "AN IMPROVED MATCH Box." A communi-
cation from abroad by Louis Frédéric Raimond, of Bordeaux (Gironde), France,
Manufacturer.
The box the subject of this Invention may be made of any suitable metal or
material, and of various shapes and sizes; its novelty consists in a particular
construction whereby it may deliver a match alight.
On the accompanying Sheet of Drawing,-
Figure 1 represents the inside of a box made according to this Invention before
it is closed, B indicates a small oblong square piece of wood glued to the lower or
outside bottom of the box, and carrying a piece of elastic C bolding a rod or stick
of wood E, which is to push the match into the groove H which guides it into the
spring C¹ nailed or otherwise fixed to a second oblong square piece of wood glued
at the other end or top of the box.
The match thus pushed by this spring is subjected to a friction sufficient to cause
it to pass out alight by the orifice Ġ.
Figure 2. This Figure represents the box completely finished. The matches are
introduced by the opening R, and when the box is filled this opening is closed by a
cover held down by the elastic J which enters by the opening R, comes out through
a small hole O in the top of the box, and is held outside by a little piece of wire.
The box is thus completely closed, and by means of the elastic which secures it the
cover or flap D¹ may be at any time removed, and the contents of the box ascertained
by the opening R in the cover D.
Figure 3 shows the box completely closed. E', stick about to be driven into the
box by the elastic C¹ for the purpose of delivering a lighted match.
Figure 4 shows the lighted match presented through the opening G.

page_text: Figure 5, section at A, B, through the said box; L, L, indicate the double match
holder in two parts glued upon small pieces of wood or of cardboard E, F, extending
slightly beyond the edges and forming the groove H which guides _the_match-to-
the outlet
Figure C shows a separate piece B' through which the match passes, and which
is.glued-to-the-upper end-of the-box.
Figure 7, section of said piece of wood showing the arrangement of the springs
which give the friction requisite to the lighting of the match. These springs may
be of any metal, perforated or roughened or not, but in this latter case the spring
will be lined with emery paper.
Instead of a metal spring I may use india rubber or any suitable elastic material
covered with emery_or_sand. paper.
At the end of the rod or stick which drives out the match is a little projection
or flange to prevent it being pulled out when the elastic C is stretched.
In the spaces left between the two half cylinders L, L, I may place small bobbins
K, K, on each side of the box, upon which may be rolled a calendar, a sheet of
advertisements, or other matter, and which may be wound by the studs K, K.
Sand or emery paper may be placed on one side of the box to serve in case a
match should issue unlighted.