An Improved Match Box.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Nov., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 13th Aug., 1892-Accepted. 22nd Oct.. 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Match Box.
HENRY NEWMAN 14 Lozell's Road, Birmingham Professor of Music, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention, is to egnite a match by a wire spring or its
equivalent as it leaves the match box.
In carrying out my improved match box, I take a single piece of tin, or
metal, or other required material & cut the one piece into an oblong form,
with a pentagonal or other aperture therein, cut out of its centre.
This one
piece of metal is so cut into shape, along its edges, & upon both its ends, that
when it is folded over at its centre, it equally divides the pentagonal, & thereby
making a complete flate match box, almost square-with two sides & one end
closed & leaving an opening, in the doubled over pentagonal, for receiving the
matches into the match box. The herein before named cut edges in the one piece
of metal, are so arranged as to allow for the thickness or depth in the match
box, for holding the head of the wax match-& in like manner the shallowness
in the box for the end of the matches-& also the edges are so cut or formed for
holding or fastening the match box together & also where the match box is
folded over at its centre, the side one is notched & the opposite stands out so
as to form thereon a ring when bent over (& throught which the matches are
drawn, & wherein the egniting is caused) & also this ring acts as a receptacle
for holding the one end of the match.
I form from a piece of wire, or other material a spring. The said wire, 1
bend at one end, & the other end, upon one side thereof I put nicks therein,
this wire so nicked, I push inside the before named folded match box, & across
the open space of the pentagonal or other opening which may be left in the centre
of the match box, & through the ring until the bend in the wire fastens itself
into the before described notch.
Thus I put the wax matches, through the folded pentagonal, or its equivalent,
with their heads to fall into the deepest side of my improved stricking match box,
then afterwards with my finger's just work the end of a match through the ring,
then pull sharply the wax match, & it rubs itself against the nicks of the wire
spring, & is thereby egnited.
It is understood, I shall adopt any mere modification in carrying out my
improved match box, that may be required, & also if required form a loose or
jointed lid thereto-& also make any shape match box, with such thicknesses or
depth that may be required.
Dated this 10th day of November 1891.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Match Box.
HENRY NEWMAN, 14 Lozell's Road, Birmingham, Professor of Music, 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:-
The object of my invention, is to ignite, a match, as it leaves the match.box, by

page_text: a wire, or sheet metal spring, having teeth thereon. In carrying out my invention,
I take a single piece of tin, zinc, or other metal, or material, I cut the required
metal, in an oblong form, & 1 also cut, a pentagonal, out of it's centre, or an
aperture, there, & also along it's edges & end's are so shaped as required.
When this piece of metal, is folded over, at it's centre, the pentagonal is equally
divided & the edge's & end's come together making a complete flat match box,
almost square, with two sides, & one end closed, & leaving, (where the pentagonal
has been cut out) an aperture, for receiving the matche's, into the match box,
& also for withdrawing the matches, again. The aforesaid mentioned, piece of
metal, made into a match box, as described above, may be made & divided into
two parts stamped, & when the two part's come together, they form the aboved
described match box, with their edges solder, or fastened or folded over-as may
be required.
That part, of the aforesaid match box, wherein is the space, of the aperture (by
cutting out the form of a pentagonal,) one end, of this part, is called the tail end,
which is notched if required, & the opposite part, is called the head, & it stand's
out, being formed as a ring-through which the matche's are drawn, & wherein
the igniting, of the match take's place, bying drawn under the teeth of the spring-
hereafter described.
I put
I form, from a piece of wire, or sheet steel, or sheet brass, a spring.
upon this spring, nick's, or a double row, of teeth, thereon, at one end, & the other
end, I bend as a hook shape, & also if the spring is made in sheet metal, I form
the same into a half-hollow-tube.
This spring, I push inside the before named tail end, of the match box, & across
the open space of the pentagonal & through the ring, in the head, until the bended
hook, of the spring, fasten's itself, into the tail end, of the match box. Thus, I
put the wax matche's through the opening of the pentagonal, into my improved
match box, then afterward's, with my finger's work the end of a match, through
the ring in the befored mention head, then pull sharply the match, & it rub's itself
against the teeth, of the spring, & is thereby ignited.
It is understood, I shall adopt any mere modification for carrying out my
improved stricking match box, that may be required.
The accompanying drawings illustrates my improved match box.
Fig. 1. represent's, the cut blank piece of metal, ready for being folded, over
into my improved match box. a. a. the blank cut into shape, b. the form of the
cut out pentagonal, c. ring head, e. dot's giving depth of match box, d. the
tail end.
Fig.'s 2. & 3 represents the two half sides stamped. a. a. blank's. b. b. half of
the form of the pentagonal. c. c. the ring head, d. d. the tail end.
Fig. 4. represents the spring in blank form. a. sheet steel spring. b. the
teeth.
Fig. 5. represents the finished half-hollow spring. a. the spring. b. the
c. the end of spring bent into a book-shape.
teeth.
Fig. 6. represents the match box. finished, a. the box. b. the spring in
position. c. opening in the box. d. the tail end. e the ring-head. f. the
spring ready to press it's teeth upon the head of a match. k. the hook of the
spring fastened in the tail end.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said
invention, & in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim-
1st. I claim a match box, as set forth, & described in the accompanying
drawings.
2ndly. I claim a match box, to work without a lid thereto.
Thirdly. I claim the form of the pentagonal. as illustrated for an opening

page_text: 4thly. I claim a match box, with two sides & one end closed, & with an
opening to receive matches.
5thly. I claim a movable spring, with a match box, as an attachment, &
detachment, at it's opening mouth.
6thly. I claim, a spring, with teeth thereon as set forth, illustrated, &
described.
Dated this 12th day of August 1892.
JOHN BENNETT,
161, Burbury Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicant.