An Improved Contrivance for Holding Match Boxes having Sliding Covers,
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Aug., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 16th Aug., 1898-Accepted, 1st Oct.,
1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Contrivance for Holding Match Boxes having Sliding
Covers,
We, ALFRED AUMONT, of No. 61, Perry Street, Collingwood, in the Colony of
Victoria, Teacher, and FREDERICK ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, of the Working Mens
College, Melbourne, in the said Colony, Civil Engineer, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has been devised in order to provide a simple, cheap and handy
contrivance for holding match boxes having sliding covers such as are ordinarily
used for safety matches.
It consists of a support or frame having a rectangular or approximately rect-
angular recess of about the same length as the match box for which it is in-
tended, whilst one end or shoulder (preferably the lower one) of said recess (or
its equivalent) has a longitudinal kerf slit or passage extending in or about
the same plane to the back of the recess.
The match box is simply placed in the recess above mentioned and the sliding
cover or envelope, drawn down, or up, as the case may be, and the back of it
passing along the longitudinal kerf slit or passage securely holds the box in
position and, at the same time, exposes the matches. The match box may be
withdrawn by sliding back the envelope or cover thereby closing the box which
may then be removed.
E
1 sight hundred and ninety-eight.
An Improved Contrivance for Holding Match Boxes having Sliding
Covers.
We, ALFRED AUMONT, of No. 61, Perry Street, Collingwood, in the Colony of
Victoria, Teacher, and FREDERICK ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, of the Working Mens
College, Melbourne, in the said Colony, Civil Engineer, 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:-
―
This invention has been devised in order to provide a simple, cheap and handy
contrivance for holding match boxes having sliding covers such as are ordinarily

page_text: It is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein,--
Figure 1 is a part elevation of the contrivance showing it fitted with a box
of matches.
"
Figure 2 is a vertical transverse section on line 2-2 Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a side elevation showing a slightly modified form of the con-
trivance.
The invention consists of a support or frame A having a rectangular, or ap-
proximately rectangular, recess B of about the same length as the match box C
for which it is intended, whilst one end or shoulder (preferably the lower one)
of said recess (or its equivalent) has a longitudinal kerf, slit, or passage D, ex-
tending in or about the same plane to the back of the recess as illustrated in
Figures 2 and 3. If preferred a second similar 'kerf, slit or passage E extending
upwards or downwards as preferred from the front of the recess may be provided
to receive the front of the cover C¹.
If two of these kerfs, slits or passages are used the front of the cover or
envelope C¹ slides into the front kerf E as illustrated in Figure 3 in which case
the overlapping part F of the holder completely screens said cover C and thus
its unsightly appearance is hidden from view..
In either arrangement means such as holes G G may be provided to receive
nails or other fastenings for securing the contrivance to 'a wall, or it may be
formed with, a convenient base, so that it will stand on a table or other support.
In order to use the contrivance the match box C is simply placed in the recess B
and the sliding cover or envelope C¹ drawn down, or up, as the case may be,
into the longitudinal kerfs slits or passages D, E, thus securely holding the box
in position, and, at the same time, exposing the matches.. The match box may
be withdrawn from the holder by sliding back the envelope or cover. C¹ thereby
closing the box which may then be removed.
A recess, tray, or other receptacle may be provided for receiving the burn
ends of the matches.. A convenient arrangement for this purpose is illustrated
in Figure 3 and consists of a piece of thin sheet metal, such as H, bent inte
shape and pivotted at I on each side of the holder so that it can be swung up
when it is required to be emptied as illustrated in dotted lines in said figure.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that wha
we claim is
1. The herein described contrivance for holding match boxes having slidin
covers consisting essentially of a. support or frame having a recess (as B)
receive the match box and a kerf or. kerfs (as D E) to receive the cover whe
slid up or down as the case may be the whole being constructed and arrange
substantially as and for the purposes herein described and explained and as illu
trated in the accompanying drawings.
1
2. In a contrivance for, holding match boxes having, sliding covers, a suppo
or frame having a recess to receive the match box and a kerf or kerfs (as 1) F
to receive the cover in combination with a receptacle (as H) pivotted to the sid
of the holder substantially as and for the purposes herein described and explaint..
and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 16th day of drivst
umety-eign
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicants..