Improvements in Fitting Cigarette, Card, and other Cases, Boxes, and Analogous Articles
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Apr., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Aug., 1889-Accepted, 19th Oct.,
1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fitting Cigarette, Card, and other Cases, Boxes, and
Analogous Articles.
I, SÜN KAM SHING of Honghom, near Hong Kong, in the Empire of China,
Schoolmaster, at present residing at 8 Quality Court, in the County of Middlesex,
do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
"My invention relates to cases and boxes for containing cigarettes, cigars, cards, needles
steel pens, leads, matches, toothpicks, tickets and analogous articles, and the object
of my invention is to fit the same in such a manner that one or more of the articles
contained therein may be taken therefrom with facility.
In carrying out my invention I fit a latch or trigger, the spindle of which passes
through the wall of the case. When the trigger has been drawn back by the finger or
thumb, the trigger is allowed to return to its normal position, and in so doing, the
internal mechanism, in connection therewith, ejects, or partially ejects one or more of
the articles contained in the case.
A slot or other suitable aperture is formed in one or more of the walls of the case,
for the passage of the articles outwards. The articles are kept pressed towards the
ejecting mechanism, by means of slides, springs and other devices; and the ejecting
mechanism consists of slides having flanges for seizing the articles to be withdrawn
from the case; the mechanism being returned to its normal position by means of
springs.
In fitting cigar and cigarette cases with my improvements, I sometimes combine
therewith a compartment for matches, and arrange the mechanism in such a manner
that a cigar or cigarette is extracted therefrom simultaneously with a match for
lighting the same.
Pin
GEO. DOWNING,
8, Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fitting Cigarette, Card, and other Cases, Boxes, and
Analogous Articles.
I, SUN KAM SHING of Honghom, near Hong Kong, in the Empire of China,
Schoolmaster, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement:—
My invention relates to cases and boxes for containing cigarettes, cigars, cards,
needles, steel pens, leads, matches, toothpicks, tickets and analogous articles; and
the object of my invention is to fit the same in such a manner that one or more of the
articles contained therein may be taken therefrom with facility.
In carrying out my invention I fit a latch or trigger the spindle of which passes
through the wall of the case.. When the trigger has been drawn back by the finger
or thumb, the trigger is allowed to return to its normal position, and, in so doing, the
internal mechanism in connection therewith ejects, or partially ejects, one or more of
the articles contained in the case.
One or more slot or slots, or other suitable aperture or apertures, is or are formed
in one or more of the walls of the case, for the passage of the articles outwards.
The articles are kept pressed towards the ejection mechanism by gravitation, or by
means of slides, springs, or other devices. The ejection mechanisms consist of slides

page_text: having flanges for seizing the articles to be withdrawn from the case, the mechanisms
being returned to their normal positions by means of springs.
In fitting cigar and cigarette cases with my improvements, I sometimes combine
therewith a compartment for matches, and arrange the mechanism in such a manner
that a cigar or cigarette is extracted therefrom simultaneously with a match for
lighting the same.
And in order that my said invention may be particularly described and ascertained
reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings in which similar letters of
reference indicate corresponding parts.
Figs. 1 to 4 illustrate the application of my invention to match boxes.
Figs. 5 to 8 illustrate its application to boxes for containing cigarettes, matches,
postage stamps, pins and other small articles.
Figs. 9, 10 and 11 illustrate its application to a match box suitable for smoking-
roonis.
.
Figs. 12 to 16 represent the application of my invention to a card case.
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the match box.
Fig. 2 is a plan, with the lid removed.
Fig. 3 shows the method of ejecting a match.
a is the body of the box, 6 is the lid, c is the handle of the trigger, the spindle of
which passes through the slot d. e is a guard plate to keep the matches on one level.
fis a spring which presses the matches towards the plate g. h is a spring, one end
of which is fastened to the sliding trigger k, and the other end to the inside of the
box. Fig. 4 is an elevation of the division plate g, having a slot g¹ for the passage
of the foot of the trigger. m m are the matches, and n is the aperture through which
the matches are successively ejected, as shewn in Fig. 2. A striking surface for
lighting the matches by friction is provided on any convenient part of the box.
The box for containing cigarettes and other articles shown in Figs. 5. 6. 7 and 8
consists of a case a, divided horizontally by the plate s. The case is fitted with a
lid b on one side, and two lids b¹ 62 on the other. f is a spring which presses the
cigarettes m¹ towards the division plate g, which has a similar slot to that shown in
Fig. 4. The cigarette next to the plate g is pressed in front of the tail end of the
trigger k, and is pushed forward by the trigger k, when desired in a similar manner
to that shown in respect to the matches in Fig. 3. The motion of the trigger
button c actuating the trigger k not only projects a cigarette through the port o, but
also at the same time projects a match as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 7. For this
purpose a slot is made in the plates, through which an extension of the trigger k¹
projects and engages the end of the match in line therewith, as shown in Fig. 6.
e is the guide or cover plate over the cigarettes m¹ and e¹ is a similar plate over the
matches m. f is the spring for pressing the matches towards the trigger. p is a
roughened striking surface for the matches. gl is a division plate. t is a spring lid or
flap capable of being used to retain pins or other small articles in the case, and w is a
fixed frame for holding postage heads.
Fig. 9 is a front view of a match box fitted with my ejecting mechanism, and
suitable for hanging against a wall.
g is the
Fig. 10 is a side view of the same, and Fig. 11 shews the inside arrangements.
a is the body of the box, is the back forming also the lid to the box. r is a
movable ashpan. p is the roughened surface for lighting the matches.
slotted division plate. h is the spring acting in tension upon and attached to the
ejecting trigger k, as before described.
Fig. 12 is a perspective view of the underside of my improved Card Case. Fig. 13
is a longitudinal section. Fig. 14 is a plan view of the case with the lid open and
the spring and cards removed. Fig. 15 is a plan view of the case showing the
spring in its place upon the cards, and Fig. 16 is a side view of the spring v.
The cards are pressed down by the spring v, the lower card resting upon the plate ³,
attached to the trigger. wo wo is a bar fitted round the case, as shown, to support
the plate which slides upon the bar. When the trigger is drawn back the lip ³

page_text: of the plate takes hold of the lower card, and on letting go of the trigger
button the card is projected through the slot n as shown in Fig. 13.
A Case for containing Cigars or Cigarettes only, may be constructed in a similar
manner to that shown in Figs. 1 to 4, the size being modified to suit the same.
Also the springs h hereinbefore described as being used in tension may be so fitted as
to operate by compression and other obvious modifications may be made in the size
and arrangement of the boxes or cases for containing various useful articles.
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:
1. In combination with magazine boxes and cases for cigars, cigarettes, matches,
and other analogous articles, the special construction and arrangement of ejecting
mechanism, substantially as herein before described and illustrated by the
Drawings.
2. The manufacture and use of magazine boxes for containing matches,
cigars, cigarettes, or other analogous articles, constructed arranged and fitted,
substantially as herein before described and illustrated by Figs. 1, 23 and 4 of the
drawings.
3. In combination with magazine boxes for containing Cigars or Cigarettes and
matches, the special construction and arrangement of ejecting mechanism whereby a
cigarette or cigar and a match are simultaneously ejected, substantially as herein-
before described and illustrated by Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the drawings.
4. The manufacture and use of match boxes constructed arranged and
fitted substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by Figs. 9, 10 and 11 of
the drawings.
5. The manufacture and use of card cases, constructed arranged and fitted
substantially as herein before described and illustrated by Figs. 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16
of the drawings.
6. The general construction, arrangement, and combination of the several and
respective parts, together constituting my invention of improvements in fitting
cigarette, card and other cases, boxes, and analogous articles substantially as herein-
before described and illustrated by the drawings.
Dated 23rd August 1889
GEO. DOWNING,
8, Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent for Applicant.