IMPROVE- MENTS IN APPARATUS FOR HOLDING AND IGNITING MATCHES
Year: 1884

page_text: I AUGUSTUS BERKELEY of 15 Darnley Road South Hackney in the County of
Middlesex Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVE-
MENTS IN APPARATUS FOR HOLDING AND IGNITING MATCHES to be as follows:-
I propose to construct in various shapes sizes and patterns of any convenient
material a case covering or bolder which can be used over and over again until
worn out and in which is to be placed the box or case described below, such case
covering or holder to be fitted on the inside with a spring or springs so arranged
that the pressure of the human hand is imitated such pressure causing the upper
roughened or coated or prepared parts of the partitions of the box or case described
below to press gently but firmly against the head of a match when being with-
drawn thereby insuring the certainty of its ignition and I propose to construct the
match boxes or cases to be inclosed in the above described outer case in various
shapes sizes and patterns of any convenient material in which box or case matches
are arranged in single rows between partitions open or slightly closed at the ends,
the lower parts of which partitions are smooth and the upper parts roughened or
coated or prepared with a surface on whieh matches ignite such smooth or lower
part overlapping the upper or roughened or prepared parts in such a manner that
the head of the match being withdrawn in passing from the lower smooth to the
upper rough surface is not liable to be pulled off neither is the match suddenly
stopped or checked although in passing the upper roughened coated or prepared
surfaces of the partitions the match becomes ignited.
Dated thin oond of 1001
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page_text: I AUGUSTUS BERKELEY of 15 Darnley Road South Hackney London do hereby
declare the nature of said invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR
HOLDING AND IGNITING MATCHES and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
I propose to construct in various shapes sizes and patterns of any convenient
material a case covering or holder which can be continually used until worn out
and in which is to be placed the box or case described below such aforesaid case
covering or holder to be fitted on the inside with a spring or springs so arranged
that the pressure of the human hand is imitated such pressure causing the upper
roughened or coated or prepared parts of the partitions of the box or case described
below to press gently but firmly against the head of a match when being with.
drawn thereby insuring the certainty of its ignition and I propose to construct the
match box or case to be enclosed in the above described outer case in various
shapes sizes and patterns of any convenient material in which box or case matches
are arranged in single rows between partitions open or slightly closed at the ends
the lower part of which partitions are smooth and the upper parts roughened or
coated or prepared with a surface on which matches ignite such smooth or lower
part overlapping the upper or roughened or prepared parts in such a manner. that
the head of the match being withdrawn in passing from the lower smooth to the
upper rough surface is not liable to be pulled off neither is the match suddenly
stopped or checked although in passing the upper roughened coated or prepared
surface of the partitions the match becomes ignited.
The holders and cases above mentioned are further and more fully described
by accompanying drawings and references as follows

page_text: J-The smooth part.
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
The construction of Match Holders or cases fitted on the inside with springs and
into which is inserted an inner case or covering containing the matches the
holders and cases or coverings being constructed substantially as and for the
purpose described.