A NEW AND IMPROVED TOBACCO Box
Year: 1875

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Henri Adrien Bonneville, of the British and
Foreign Patent Offices, 18, Rue de la Chaussée d'Antin, Paris,
France, and 6, Piccadilly, in the County of Middlesex, Patent
Agent, for the Invention of "A NEW AND IMPROVED TOBACCO Box."-
A communication from Jules Pichon, residing at No. 38, Rue
St Martin Paris France
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Henri Adrien Bonne-
ville at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his
Petition, on the 27th August 1875.
I, HENRI ADRIEN BONNEVILLE, of the British and Foreign Patent
Offices, 18, Rue de la Chaussée d'Antin, Paris, France, and 6, Picca-
dilly, in the County of Middlesex, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the
nature of the said Invention for "A NEW AND IMPROVED TOBACCO Box,”
a communication to me by Jules Pichon, a person resident at No. 38,
Rue St. Martin, Paris, France, to be as follows:-
The Invention relates to a new and improved box, made without

page_text: soldering, and intended for the use of smokers, and made, with the
exception of the lid, of a single piece cut out of a sheet of metal by
means of a punching machine. The parts which will form the end
sides of the box are then turned up at right angles, the part which will
form the back is bent up to receive the hinged lid, and the front part is
also bent up and rolled to form an inner little cylindrical box to contain
matches. The four sides of the said box are thus closed without any
soldering.
The under face of the hinged lid made in a convex shape is provided
with a clamp to hold cigarette paper, and the front edge of the said lid
is provided with a small flat hook, which fixes in a groove in the front
part of the box when the lid is closed in such a manner that by pressing
upon the back part of the box the hook in the lid springs out of the
groove and the lid opens.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said Henri Adrien Bonneville in the Great Seal Patent
Office on the 26th February 1876.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, HENRI
ADRIEN BONNEVILLE, of the British and Foreign Patent Offices, 18,
Rue de la Chaussée d'Antin, Paris, France, and 6, Piccadilly, in the
County of Middlesex, Patent Agent, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Twenty-seventh day of August, in
the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-five, in
the thirty-ninth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and suc-
cessors, give and grant unto me, the said Henri Adrien Bonneville, Her
special license that I, the said Henri Adrien Bonneville, my executors,
administrators, and assigns, or such others as I, the said-Henri Adrien
Bonneville, my executors, administrators, and assigns, should at any
time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all times
thereafter during the term therein expressed, should and lawfully
inight make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man,
an Invention for "A NEW AND IMPROVED TOBACCO Box," communicated

page_text: to me by Jules Pichon, a person resident at 38, Rue St. Martin, Paris,
France, upon the condition (amongst others) that I, the said Henri
Adrien Bonneville, my executors or administrators, by an instrument
in writing under my, or their, or one of their hands and seals, should
particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said Invention,
and in what manner the same was to be performed, and cause. the
same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar
months next and immediately after the date of the said Letters
Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Henri Adrien Bonneville, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:-
The Invention relates to a new or improved box without any
soldering, and designed for the use of smokers, and made, except the
lid, with a single piece cut in a suitable metal sheet by means of a
punching machine. The parts which will form the end sides of the
box are then turned up at right angles, the part which will form the
back side is bent up to receive the hinged lid, and the front part is also
bent up and rolled to form an inner little cylindrical box to contain
matches. The four sides of the said box are thus closed without any
soldering.
The under face of the hinged lid, made of a convex shape, is
provided with a clamp to hold the cigarette paper, and the front edge
of the said lid is provided with a small flat hook, which fits into a groove
in the front side of the box when the lid is closed in such a manner that
by pressing upon the back side the lid hook is brought out of the groove,
and the lid is opened. This box thus comprises a capacity for lodging
the tobacco and another capacity for receiving matches, with a cigarette
paper holder and rubbing plate.
The Invention is illustrated in the accompanying Drawings, in which—.
Fig. 1 is an end view of the box, showing the rubbing plate applied
thereto.
Fig. 2 shows a plan view of the box, the lid being closed and clasped
thereon.

page_text: matches open, the latter being seen endwise.
Fig. 7 shows a cross section through 3-4 of Fig. 2.
Fig. 8 is a normal transverse section of the lid separately.
Fig. 9 is a normal cross section of the box separately.
Fig. 10 shows the development of the metal sheet forming the
lid.
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Fig. 11 shows the development of the metal sheet constituting the 1
box without any soldering.
The same reference letters stand for the same parts where they
recur.
a, cut out sheet forming the body of the box. For this purpose the
two parts c and d are turned up at right angles, and their bent edges 1
serve to draw back the lid when by pressure it is desired to open the
box. The other ribs of the body of the box are raised pad-like so as to
constitute the bulk of the box. The part c forming the first wall of one
box end carries the rubbing plate e. The other part & constituting the
second wall of a box end carries the slide for the opening and closing
of the valve which shuts and opens the match compartment m; g, lid
connecting with the body of the box by means of the hinge h. The
I has attached to it the inner clamp i for holding the cigarette paper
lying against the inside of the lid g, and also the clasp j locking into
the slot cut out of the body of the box; 7, slide valve opening and
closing the match compartment m. It carries for this purpose a thumb
piece working within the slot or slide f. The compartment m in the
box is, as shown, formed by the double turning down of an edge of
sheet a.
lid
The box is capable of receiving any ornaments as desired.
Having thus described the nature of the said Invention, and the
manner of carrying it into effect, I would have it understood that I do not
confine myself to the precise details above enumerated, as these may
obviously be modified without departing from the principle of the
Invention according to the special construction and intended appli-

page_text: cations of the boxes in which it is adopted; but what I claim is, the
metallic box without soldering as described and shown, formed of a
single sheet of metal opening and shutting automatically by the mere
pressure on its elastic sides, the same having two compartments, one
for containing the tobacco and the other the matches, with lid and
clamp inside the latter for holding the cigarette paper, substantially as
above described and represented in the accompanying Drawings.
In witness whereof, I, the said Henri Adrien Bonneville, have
hereto set my hand and seal, this Twenty-second day of February,
in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-
six.