Improvements in or relating to Match Boxes or other like Receptacles.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Match Boxes or other like
Receptacles.
I, GEORGE JOBSON, Photographer, of Adin Villas, Boston Road, Horncastle, in
the County of Lincoln, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
This invention relates to match boxes or other like receptacles and has for
its object to provide a device by which a table showing the hours at which a cyclist
must light his lamp or bearing other information may be carried within such a
receptacle.
According to this invention a spring-controlled roller carrying the table is
mounted in bearings in a frame formed from a bent piece of stamped metal, the
frame being such as may be readily fixed or attached by solder or otherwise within
the lid or other part of the match box or like receptacle. The piece of metal
forming the frame of the device, when stamped and perforated, and before being
bent, has the appearance of a strip with perforations at its ends, and a central
longitudinal slot, a tongue extending from each end beyond the perforation. The
table carrying the required information is printed upon some flexible material
such as ribbon or paper and is carried upon a roller, the ends of which or the
ends of the spindle carrying it are adapted to rest within the perforations in the
frame piece after the latter has been bent so that the perforated ends stand at
right angles to the main central part of the strip. When the roller is in position
in the frame, the tongues at each end of the latter are bent down against the
ends of the roller so as to prevent it from moving endwise.
The end of the ribbon-table is now passed through the slot in the frame and
has fixed to its end a metal or other strip to prevent its return through the slot
and to enable it to be grasped when it is required to withdraw it. The roller is
spring-controlled in some convenient manner so that upon releasing the ribbon
after it has been withdrawn the roller will automatically roll up the ribbon again.
If preferred in place of forming a slot in the frame piece for the passage of
the ribbon, a portion of the frame may be cut away at the side for this purpose.
The device is preferably adapted to the lid of a match-box, being small enough
to be entirely contained in the lid, but it is obvious that it may be adapted to
other kinds of receptacles.
The device may be arranged either so that the table will only be accessible
from the interior of the receptacle with which it is fixed or a slot may be made
in the receptacle to allow of the passage of the ribbon-table so that it may be
consulted without opening the box.
The condensed tabular arrangement of lighting up times for cyclists such as is
especially suitable for the purpose of this invention is as follows:-

page_text: A rectangular oblong space is divided into thirteen spaces transversely, and into
seventeen longitudinal spaces. Down one of the shorter sides are written the
names of the months, while down one of the longer sides are written the odd
numbers, from 1 to 31 inclusive, in the remaining spaces are placed the lighting
up times, which may be such that they will represent the mean of the yearly
variations of these time.
With a table constructed as above very little space is occupied on the ribbon,
the other side of which is left available for advertisements or other purposes as
desired.
Improvements in or relating to Match Boxes or other like
Receptacles.
I, GEORGE JOBSON, Photographer, of Adin Villas, Boston Road, Horncastle, in
the County of Lincoln, 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 relates to match boxes or other like receptacles and has for its
object to provide a device (hereinafter referred to as a roller-ribbon device) by
which a fable showing the hours at which a cyclist must light bis lamp or
bearing other information may be carried within such a receptacle.
According to this invention a spring-controlled roller carrying the table is
mounted in bearings in a frame formed from a bent piece of stamped metal, the
frame being such as may be readily fixed or attached by solder or otherwise within
the lid or other part of the match box or like receptacle. The piece of metal
forming the frame of the device, when stamped and perforated, and before being
bent, has the appearance of a strip with perforations at its ends, and a central
longitudinal slot, a tongue extending from each end beyond the perforation. The
table carrying the required information is printed upon some flexible material
such as ribbon or paper and is carried upon a roller, the ends of which or the
ends of the spindle carrying it, are adapted to rest within the perforations in the
frame piece after the latter has been bent so that the perforated ends stand at
right angles to the main central part of the strip. When the roller is in position
in the frame, the tongues at each end of the latter are bent down against the
ends of the roller so as to prevent it from moving endwise.
The end of the roller-ribbon is now passed through the slot in the frame and
has fixed to its end a metal or other strip to prevent its return through the slot
and to enable it to be grasped when it is required to withdraw it. The roller is
spring-controlled in some convenient manner so that upon releasing the ribbon
after it has been withdrawn the roller will automatically roll up the ribbon again.
If preferred in place of forming a slot in the frame piece for the passage of
the ribbon, a portion of the frame may be cut away at the side for this purpose.
The roller-ribbon device is preferably adapted to the lid of a match-box, being
Emall enough to be entirely contained in the lid, but it is obvious that it may
adapted to other kinds of receptacles.
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page_text: The device may be arranged either so that the table will only be accessible
from the interior of the receptacle within which it is fixed or when applied to an
article which is not adapted to be opened such as various parts of a cycle, a slot
may be made in the receptacle to allow of the passage of the ribbon.
Or again, the device may be attached to the exterior of an article the ribbon
passing through the slot in the frame.
In the accompanying drawings,
Figure 1 is a sectional elevation on an enlarged scale of a roller-ribbon device
constructed according to this invention and fitted into the top of a match box:
Figure 2 is an end view of Figure 1 showing the top of the match-box in section:
Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 1:
Figure 4 is a plan of a metal stamping from which is formed the frame for
carrying the roller:
Figure 5 is an elevation of the stamping shown in Figure 4, showing the manner
in which it is bent:
Figure 6 is a plan of a modified form of stamping:
Like letters indicate like parts throughout the drawings.
The frame is formed of a stamped metal strip A, (Figure 4), provided with a
central longitudinal slot A¹ a circular hole A2 at or near each end and a tongue A"
at one end, small holes 4 being formed in the latter.
Both ends of the strip A are bent on the lines a- at right angles to the central
portion as shown in Figure 5.
The ribbon-carrying roller comprises a hollow metal cylinder B adapted to
contain a coiled spring C, one end of which is fixed to the cylinder B by being
passed through a small hole B₁ at or near one end of the latter and then bent
over and soldered down, or otherwise securely fastened. The roller-ribbon D,
upon which is printed a table giving the times at which it is necessary for cyclists'
lamps to be lighted, or bearing any other suitable information, is attached to the
cylinder B by wrapping one end round the latter and then springing a split
sleeve E over the two, in such a manner that the ribbon is firmly held between
the cylinder B and sleeve E, (Figures 1 and 3).
The complete roller thus formed is sprung into the frame A, the ends of the
cylinder B lying in the holes A, that end of the cylinder which is pierced at B¹
being placed in the hole remote from the tongue A³. The ends of the sleeve E,
(the length of which is somewhat less than that of the cylinder B) are flared or
flanged as shown in Figure 1 at E, and act as shoulders on the cylinder B, thus
preventing the latter from being moved endwise and accidentally displaced from
the frame A. The free end of the ribbon 1) is passed through the slot A' in the
frame, and has fixed to it a small rod F to prevent its return through the slot
and to enable it to be grasped when it is required to withdraw it.
The rod F is attached to the ribbon in a similar manner to that already
employed in fixing its other end to the cylinder B: the ribbon is wound round
the small metal rod F and is fixed thereto by means of the split sleeve G. It has
been found inconvenient to spring the sleeve G over the rod F owing to the small
diameter of the latter; the sleeve is accordingly made of somewhat soft metal
and pressed into position so as to firmly hold the ribbon between itself and the
rod F.
The cylinder B is now rotated until the ribbon is fully wound up, and the
rod bears against the slot A: sufficient tension is put upon the spring C by
rotating it, to keep the ribban wound up, and the free end of the spring is fixed
by threading it through the holes in the tongue A3 which is afterwards bent
down into the position shown in Figures 1 and 2. The spring may be further
secured by means of solder.
The roller ribbon I) is provided with selvedge edges as shown at D', in order
to prevent them from becoming frayed and thus leading to the rupture of the
ribbon itself.
The whole device is now fixed by means of solder or otherwise within the lid H

page_text: of a match box, the slot A¹ facing the interior of the box when shut as shown in
Figures 1, 2 and 3. On opening the box the ribbon can easily be withdrawn in
order to consult the matter printed upon it and is rewound by the torsion of the
spring S. A lighting up time-table for cyclists is printed upon one side of the
ribbon while the reverse side may bear advertisement, or the table may be printed
on both sides.
Other information may be carried on the ribbon as well as, or instead of, the
lighting up time-table, such as a table of stamp duties, a calendar, a ready-
reckoner," a table of weights and measures, the comparative values of British and
Foreign coins, a table of cycle gears or any other useful information.
There are various possible constructional modifications of this invention, of
which two are shown in Figure 6. The slot A for the passage of the ribbon may
be replaced by a longitudinal notch A5 of similar dimensions formed in one side
of the stamping A; it will be appreciated, however, that this construction is only
applicable in those cases in which when the device is in position, there will be a
support along the open side of the notch A5 which will thus become a slot.
Again, there may be a tongue A³ formed at each end of the stamping A one
of which will be perforated at A. The exact position of the tongues A³ is not
material, so long as they are adapted to be bent over the holes A2; in Figure 4
one tongue is shown at an acute angle to both axes of the stamping A and in
Figure 6 they are both at right angles to the minor and contain part of the major
axis. When two tongues are formed on the stamping A, the flared ends Et of
the sleeve E may be dispensed with as the tongues themselves prevent any acci-
dental displacement of the ribbon-roller, and in this case the ribbon may be glued,
sewn or otherwise fixed to the cylinder B, instead of being fixed by means of the
split cylinder E. -
As a further modification the holes A³ may be square or of any shape other
than circular, and a solid non-rotatable spindle may be mounted in them, upon
which the cylinder B is adapted to rotate, the spring C being placed between them
and having one end fixed to the spindle and the other to the cylinder B.
If desired a ratchet J may be mounted upon the cylinder B with which a
pivotted pawl K engages, (Figures 1 and 2) so that when drawn out for reference
The ribbon will be prevented from being rewound until the pawl K is released
from engagement with the ratchet by pressure applied to its tail piece K¹. A
spring K bears against this tail piece K' and normally keeps the pawl in gear
with the ratchet.
In some cases it is preferable to enclose the device by a cover plate slotted to
allow of the passage of the ribbon. In the case of the match box this plate would
fit to the edges of the inside of the lid. This plate may enable the slot in the
frame to be dispensed with, the frame being inverted and attached along the
flat side to the side or top of the lid of the box.
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:
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1. The combination with a match box of a roller ribbon situated in the lid
and adapted to be drawn out towards the interior of the box.
2. The combination with a match-box or other like receptacle of a roller carry-
ing frame such as A for the purpose described.
3. The combination with a roller carrying frame of one or more tongues such
as A perforated or not substantially as and for the purpose described.
4. The combination with a frame such as AAA of a spring controlled
ribbon carrying roller with or without a ratchet and pawl substantially as described
or illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
5. In a device of the kind described the combination with a hollow spring
controlled cylinder such as B of a split sleeve such as E El substantially as and
for the purposes described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings."

page_text: 6. The complete roller ribbon device with or without a cover plate substantially
as described or illustrated in Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings.
7. The roller carrying frame substantially as described and illustrated in
Figures 4 and 5 or in Figure 6 of the accompanying drawings.
T
1900
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.