Year: 1897

page_text: I, THOMAS HAYWARD, of School House, Chapel Lawn, Bucknell, Shropshire,
Inventor, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:
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My invention has for its object improvements in match boxes which are specially
applicable to wax matches or to such matches as are of uniform thickness in cross
section or diameter and which have a projecting bulb of brimstone or other com-
position on the striking end thereof, as it is intended according to my invention
to allow the match automatically to be delivered through a hole in the end or side
of the box of such a size that the body of the match shall pass freely through
the hole but that the upper or projecting end will not follow the body unless a
smart twitch or pull is applied to it.
I construct my match boxes of any suitable material, such as metal or wood or
composition, but I prefer metal. These boxes may be made so that when the box
is filled the matches are sealed up, or they may be made with a lid in the ordinary
way. One end or side of the box is supplied with a small hole at about the centre
of its thickness through which the body of a match will pass when the box is held
upwards and shook. To facilitate this the inside of the box has a diagonal or circled
division or end hollowed, scolloped or shaped in such a manner that the end of
one match at a time is naturally led into the said hole. At or near the side of
the hole is mounted a spring or rough portion against which the brimstone part
of the match bears when being snatched through the hole. To prevent the matches
from coming out when they are not required a spring button slide or its equiva-
lent may be mounted to turn over the outside of the hole of the box. It will be
evident that these boxes may be made in a variety of shapes so long as the diagonal
or circle partition is so arranged as to lead each match in the direction of the
delivery hole until all the matches have been withdrawn from the box.

page_text: same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:-
My invention has for its object improvements in match boxes which are specially
applicable to wax matches or to such matches as are of uniform thickness in cross
section or diameter and which have a projecting bulb of brimstone or other com-
position on the striking end thereof as it is intended according to my invention
to allow the match automatically to be delivered through a hole in the end or
side of the box of such a size that the body of the match shall pass freely through
the hole but that the upper or projecting end will not follow the body unless a
smart twitch or pull is applied to it.
I construct my match box of any suitable material such as metal or wood or
composition, but I prefer metal. These boxes may be made so that when the box
is filled the matches are-sealed up, or they may be made with a lid in the ordinary
way. One end or side of the box is supplied with a small hole at about the centre.
of its thickness through which the body of a match will pass when the box is held
upwards and shook. To facilitate this the inside of the box has a diagonal or circled
division or end hollowed scolloped or shaped in such manner that the end of
one match at a time is naturally led into the said hole. At or near the side of the
hole is mounted a spring or rough portion against which the brimstone part of
the match bears when being snatched through the hole. To prevent the matches
from coming out when they are not required a spring button slide or its equiva-
lent may be mounted to turn over the outside of the hole of the box. It will be
evident that these boxes may be made in a variety of shapes so long as the diagonal
or circle partition is so arranged as to lead each match in the direction of the
delivery hole until all the matches have been withdrawn from the box.
In order that my invention may be more clearly understood and easily carried
into practical effect I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings
upon which I have illustrated examples of my match box.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of my match box with the lid open shewing a
match ready for being withdrawn.
Figure 2 is another perspective view with the lid open shewing the box in a
different position.
Figure 3 is a view shewing the end of the box with the lid closed.
Figure 4 is a front view of the exit end a¹.
Figure 5 is a similar view to Figure 1 shewing a modified form of my match
box.
Figure 6 is a front view of Figure 5 with the lid closed shewing a match ready
for being withdrawn.
Figure 7 is an end view of Figure 6.
Figure 8 shews the application of my invention to a match box with the lid
opening at one end.
Figure 9 is a view of the roughened part a.
In carrying my invention into practice I construct my match box A of any suit-
able material such as metal or wood or composition, but I prefer metal. The box
may be made with the lid a² or it may be made so that when filled the matches
are sealed up. One end or side of the box. is formed with the small hole a³
sufficiently large to allow the stem or body of a match to pass freely through when
the box is held upwards and shook but not large enough to allow the head of the
match to pass through without being snatched or pulled sharply. In order to
facilitate the match stems passing through the hole a³ I form the end a¹ of the box
so that it tapers towards the hole and this end may be hollowed scolloped or shaped
in such a manner that the end of one match at a time is naturally led into the
said hole as clearly shewn at Figure 1. At or near the side of this hole in
the interior of the box is mounted the roughed portion at or a spring or equivalent
may be used so that as the match is withdrawn from the, hole the brimstone or
ignition end rubs or bears against it thus igniting the match. To prevent the

page_text: matches from coming out of the box when not required I pivot the spring cover as
or its equivalent which covers up the hole a³ thus preventing the matches from
coming out.
In the modification as shewn at Figure 5 I have shewn the interior of the end a¹
in which the hole a³ is formed straight instead of curved and hollowed or a separate
diagonal division piece may be inserted into this end of the box either curved,
hollowed, or scolloped the hole a³ in this case is formed close to the bottom of the
box. It will be evident that my match boxes may be made in a variety of shapes
so long as the diagonal or circular partition or end is so arranged as to lead each
match in the direction of the delivery hole until all the matches have been with-
drawn from the box. At Figures 8 I have shewn the application of my invention
to a match box one end of which forms the lid. In this case I form the hole a³ at
the bottom of the box and form the interior of the bottom inclining towards this
hole so as to conduct the matches in that direction.
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:
CLAIMS.
First: The improvements in match boxes consisting essentially in forming
a small hole in one end of the box sufficiently large to allow the stem or body of
the match to pass through and fixing at or near the side of the said hole in the
interior of the box a spring or roughed portion against which the brimstone
ignition part of the match rubs as it is withdrawn from the hole in the manner
and for the purpose substantially as hereinbefore described and as shewn upon
the accompanying sheet of drawings.
or
Second: In match boxes as claimed in the preceding claim forming one end
or bottom of the box in such a manner as to lead each match to the delivery hole
in the manner and for the purpose substantially as hereinbefore described and as
shewn, upon the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Dated this 7th dor of Anni 1000
THOMAS HAYWARD,
By George Barker,
Agent for Applicant, 77, Colmore Row, Birmingham.