A New or Improved Device to be Attached to Match-boxes for the Reception of Used Matches and Cigar Ashes.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Dec., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 16th Sept., 1892-Accepted, 22nd Oct., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Device to be Attached to Match-boxes for the
Reception of Used Matches and Cigar Ashes.
I, INGLIS FLEMING, of 12 St. John's Church Road, Folkestone, in the County
of Kent, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
It has been found that match-tidies fixed upon the wall, or other part of a room,
are of very little use as the person striking a match at some other part of the room
generally neglects to carry the used match to the tidy.
Now my invention is designed to overcome this objection, and consists in forming
a tidy that shall be readily applied to an ordinary box of matches so that the two
may be always found together.
In carrying my invention into practical effect, I construct a small trough or tray
of suitable shape, and form along the top and bottom edges of one of its longer
sides, laterally projecting plates, or other suitable devices that shall clip or embrace
one of the narrow sides of a match-box between them. This device may be formed
in several ways, in some of which it is bent up out of a single strip of metal. In
one arrangement, the upper and lower clips extend over the top and bottom of the
match-box and are connected by a piece at right angles to them, so as to completely
enclose the match-box. In this arrangement a suitable opening is formed in the
connecting piece through which the matches may be rubbed on the prepared surface
on the side of the box. When in the case of safety match-boxes, the preparation
is worn off one side of the match-box, the device may be removed and applied to
the other side of the box, in order to expose the unused preparation.
It is obvious that this device may be used as a cigar ash tray, and for like
purposes.
Dated thin thal 1....
CD 1001
CASTLE SMITH,
Invention" Office, 54, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Device to be Attached to Match-boxes for the
Reception of Used Matches and Cigar Ashes.
I, INGLIS FLEMING, of 12 St. John's Church Road, Folkestone, in the County
of Kent, Gentleman, 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 :-
It has been found that match-tidies fixed upon the wall, or other part of a room
are of very little use as the person striking a match at some other part of the room
generally neglects to carry the used match to the tidy.
Now my invention is designed to overcome this objection, and consists in forming
a tidy that shall be readily applied to an ordinary box of matches so that the two
may be always found together.
In carrying my invention into practical effect I construct a small trough or tray
of suitable shape, and form along the top and bottom edges of one of its longer sides,
laterally projecting plates or other suitable devices that shall clip or embrace one
of the narrow sides of a match-box between them. This device may be formed in
several ways, in some of which it is bent up out of a single strip of metal.
In one

page_text: arrangement, the upper and lower clips extend over the top and bottom of the
match-box and are connected by a piece at right angles to them, so as to completely
enclose the match-box. In this arrangement a suitable opening is formed in the
connecting piece through which the matches may be rubbed on the prepared surface
on the side of the box. When in the case of safety match-boxes the preparation is
worn off one side of the match-box the device may be removed and applied to the
other side of the box, in order to expose the unused preparation.
It is obvious that this device may be used as a cigar ash tray, and for like
purposes.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood and carried into
practice, I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying
sheet of drawings of which
Figure 1 shews a perspective view of my improved device; Figure 2 the same
attached to a match-box, and Figure 5 a transverse section taken across the latter
figure.
Figure 3 shews a modified arrangement of my invention, and Figure 4 a transverse
section through the same.
As shewn at Figures 1, 2, and 5 and hereinbefore first described, I provide a
small trough or tray a of suitable shape and form along the top and bottom edges
of one of its longer sides laterally projecting spring plates or other suitable
devices that shall clip or embrace one of the narrow sides of the match-box c
between them.
It will be readily understood that this device may be formed in many ways, in
some cases being bent up from a single strip of metal.
As shewn at Figures 3 and 4 the laterally projecting plates are extended so as
to completely enclose the match-box c.
In order to expose the prepared surface upon the said match-box a suitable
opening is formed in the part of the device enclosing the match-box through which
the matches may be rubbed.
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
claim is :-
An attachment to an ordinary match-box consisting of a tray or trough provided
with suitable means of attachment, substantially as and for the purpose herein before
set forth and described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 16th day of September 1892.
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CASTLE SMITH,
Invention" Office, 54, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.