A New or Improved Box or Case for Containing Tobacco, Olgars, and the like, and for Producing Smoke Rings.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Oct., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 20th July, 1896-Accepted, 10th Oct., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Box or Case for Containing Tobacco, Olgars,
and the like, and for Producing Smoke Rings.
We, GEORGE SHENTON and BERTIE HALLETT, both of Copthall House,
Copthall Avenue, in the City and County of London, Gentleman, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
My invention relates to a new or improved box or case for holding tobacco in
a manufactured form or otherwise, and the provision of a trick action with the
smoke thereof.
In carrying my invention into effect, I construct a box of rectangular or other
conformation; and form upon the lid thereof a slightly truncated orifice, or a plain
circular orifice with a clear circumferential edge. One or more of the sides of the
box or case must consist of an clastic or resilient metal or material, so that when
said box or case is filled with smoke, a slight compression of the elastic or resilient
sides causes the smoke to rise in the form of rings so long as any smoke remains in
the box or case aforesaid.
I may construct cigarette boxes, cigar boxes, aud tobacco boxes and canisters
according to my invention so that the orifice is closed by the ordinary printed
label, with any kind of auxiliary sealing that may be necessary for the preservation
of the tobacco.
I may also, without departing from the essential feature of my said invention
construct a box or case of any suitable material for the sole purpose of producing
smoke rings.
Dated this 8th day of 1008
FREDK. WALKER,
73 St. Stephen's Road, Upton Park, London, E.,
Agent for the Applicant.
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Box or Case for Containing Tobacco, Cigars,
and the like, and for Producing Smoke Rings.
We GEORGE SHENTON Gentleman and BERTIE HALLETT Gentleman, both of
Copthall House Copthall Avenue in the City and County of London, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to bo particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
Our invention relates to a new or improved box or case for containing tobacco
in a manufactured form or otherwise and to the provision of a trick action with the
smoke thereof.
In carrying our invention into practice we construct a box of rectangular or
other suitable conformation and we form in the lid or other suitable portion thereof
a slightly truncated perforation, aperture or orifice or a plain circular perforation
aperture or orifice with a clean circumferential edge.

page_text: wuacco cigars or cigarettes the aperture or orifice may be covered by the ordinary
printed label or by any other suitable means to prevent the contents of the said
receptacles from being spoiled. We may also construct boxes or cases according
to this invention for the sole purpose of producing smoke rings.
And in order that our said invention may be fully understood we will proceed
to explain the same with reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings in which
Fig. 1 represents side elevation of the lid of a cigarette box constructed
according to this invention.
Fig. 2 is plan of same.
Fig. 3 is section of box shewing cigarettes therein.
Fig. 4 is section of box empty and used for producing smoke rings.
The same letters denote the same parts in all the figs.
a is the box 6 the lid thereof the cigarettes.
The box a which may be of any suitable shape and size is made of metal
celluloid cardboard or of any other suitable material preferably elastic or resilient
but if the material of which the box is composed is rigid one of the sides a¹ of the
box a must be made of clastic material. The lid or cover 6 may be made of any
suitable material and may be constructed so as to be removable as shewn or be
hinged to the body of the hox a. o is an aperture or orifice in the lid 6 which
aperture may be made either parallel or tapered in any convenient way. On
removing the contents of the box and replacing the lid or cover b and filling the
empty box with smoke smoke rings may be made to rise from the orifice o by
comprossing or tapping the side or bottom of the box if the same is of elastic
material but if only one side a' is elastic then that side must be compressed or
tapped. The rings may be expelled one after the other as long as any smoke
remains in the box. Or if several orifices or apertures ff seen in dotted lines
Fig. 2 are formed in the box or lid several rings will be expelled from the various
apertures at once and the name of the manufacturer of the original contents of
box or other device will be formed of smoke rings thus rendering our invention
applicable for advertising purposes.
When packed with tobacco cigars or cigarettes the orifice or orifices in the box
may be closed by the usual manufacturer's or vendor's label or by any other easily
removable device which will prevent the contents of the box from injury by damp
or evaporation. Boxes constructed as hereinbefore specified may be used merely
for producing smoke rings or to pack or store cigars cigarettes tobacco and other
substances or articles in for sale or use.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
alaim is:
1. A box or case for containing tobacco cigars and other articles having one or
more parallel conical or tapering orifices perforations or apertures in the bottom
sides or lid thereof substantially as hereinbefore specified and for the purpose
stated.
2. A box or case for containing tobacco cigars and other artioles having one or
more parallel tapering or conical perforations apertures or orifices in the lid thereof
and one or more sides made of elastic or resilient material substantially as heroin-
before specified and for the purposes stated.
3. Boxes for producing smoke rings having one or more sides of elastic or
resilient material and a lid or cover having one or more parallel tapering or conical
apertures perforations or orifices therein substantially as heroinbefore specified.

page_text: 4. The construction of boxes or cases for containing tobacco cigars and other
articles and for producing smoke rings substantially as shown by the accompanying
drawings.
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T. E. HALFORD,
Agent for Applicants.