US1019756A - Match. - Google Patents

Description

W. M. BURTON.

v 1x11111011 APPLICATION FILED FEB. 11, 1911.

1,019,756. Patented 113112, 1212 P p @M wninnm at. human, or omcae'o, rumors.

Sp mm 9 m m PatentedMar. 12,'191 2..

"1-;I'oalZw7wm1't hmyconcem: -v I I Be it known that 1, WILLIAM M..Bim'ron', I a citizen of the United States, rjesidirg at. Ghicagoy-in the county of'Cook and ate 5- of Illmoia-have inventedcertain new and J useful" Improvements'in Matches, of which the following is a specification.

My-inventaoii relates to improyements in matches, and more-particularlyconcerns, but

to not exclusively, what may be termed metal der' like wooden ones, and consequently.

' destructive; fires, and furthermore, the stock and-machinery-for t e manufacturefof such matchesmcupy, muchjless space than these if f o" .the'- ordinary ones hav wogfieiifnnisim ilarishank "-ij iOther features 'provement --w 1ll be use skilled in this an #5 ,mad epp mit 'from an und r thn. n rthiudetail'b'elow;

order .that a and eoinplete understand? .o'f this'iny'e'ntion maybe had I have'i'i. named s reams and desirable bodiinentjof plies-mean the accompany- 'ihg-Ldrawing, a part .of this "specification, andt hich reference's'hould made for a' full -fe'omprehension of the 'honstriiction aQQiiQagesof: matches elni" these impre' 'e'nts.

drawing,-'-Figure 1 is a erspec- 'asyss wiew, on-m enlarged scale, 0 one of these new'matches; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal -"'-.-oentral'section of the match on a larger scale} and Fig. .3 is across section through the; shank of the match, on line -3 of i he shank on-body oi the match consists of asheet-metal tube or shell of suitable-length and shape and dimensions of cross section, such tube or shell being opened 46 at 11-011 one side throughout its entire 3} -:length, the tube inclosin a strand or filler 12 of-vegetable,.anima -or' mineral fiber.

- shown in the drawing, this .strand or jlfibrou'si filler is of substantially the same or tube,-'and the rolls so that it may be impregnated a combustible material, such, for exam:

' -ple as araflin wax the impregnation bei Ely throughout aportion only of digengthpf the fiber, ordinarily not more than- 45. pr e a ap utaum fled retr n-in, 1911. Serial m5. 601,994.

matches, or,- n'ioresex licltl matches with" metal shanks or bodiesb atches: of this. character have the advantage of not smol-i there 19 less likelihood of accidentally startgthese." matches consists :in drawing a thin,

of the invention set length begi len' (-h asn the'surroundin or incasing'metaler is made fibrousone third 'of its length at the liead end of the 1 match, as shown'at 13.,-,As 1s customary, :thejartic le has an ignitible head 14, which fignites the parafiin or other similar imp 5o nating' material 13, the head being ignite I :as is'customary,:b frictionon any suitable surfaee' The pre erred construct-ion of the ifiber filler. or cord consists of jute, hemp or aflarmaterial, and an end portion of. the 5 Isanie is impregnated or'charged with paraffin wax contammg'about ten er cent. of a ia'high' fire-testburning oil-ma e from e- :troleum, such, for-example, as the so-cal ed mineral seal oilasold for railway use. a 7o One desirabl e method of manufacturing.

narrow-Tswan strip of suitable metal, to

i 'ether-lwith' a strand or'co'rd of suitable her, througha' diein such a manner that 'the metal is folded or rolled over into substantially cylindrical form whichincases the fiber "and inclose's it ovenits entire length.

"The; adjacent longitudinal edges of; the "metal, howevenxare not brouglhtdirectly toso gether, -but are separated slig tly to provide the"slot-11,'-the function of which .is described hereinafter. As the metal and the associated fiber'filler are formed into the folded element of'continuous length, it is 35 'cut into sections pisuitable 1e hs-for the shanks of atchs Itis desira 1e to have the fiber inc deed in the whole length of the metal, since.- the fiber absorbs a portion of the heat and prevents a portion thereof so i from bein transmitted tothe ers of the personho ding the match when 1t is being burned. After these shanks have been made in this manner, one end of each is diplped v ted 96 for a'suitable l e h of timein the m parafiin wax, so t at the filler becomes im 4 pregnated for the proper length, ordinarily not over one thirdthetotallength of 'the match, and then the-match issupplied. in any approved manner with an ig ii of suitable .character. It has been stated that the fiber is im regnated' with the combustible par'afiin or a- -distance not exceeding one third of its 4 'nning at the head. of the match, and it should be noted that "if the fiber is impregnated or charged with the'combustible wax or paraflin throughout. its entire length, the material melts ahead of the flame andruns out, following the match 11o stem or shank to the fingers of the person holding it, soiling the fingers, with the posle head sibility of burning them before the wax is consumed. Consequently, a limited quantit only of araflin is used but a match of this kind wil burn longer than an ordinary wooden matclntlie wax only, aside from the head, bein consumed, the filler or fibrous strand licin unburned. The slot aloof; the side of tie match stem is ordinari y quite narrow, being not more than a sixty-fourth of an inch, and by means of this surrounding shell-or tube the fiber is protected from the air so that it cannot. mm, the wax being distilled by the rait of the flame into gas, which passes out through the slot and burns as it reaches the an.

- Matches with Ion itudiually folded metal shanks have hereto ore been proposed, and the presentinvention is an improvement on that style of match, because it is dillieultto rovide a match of this kind with an ignitile head which of itself will burn sutiicicntlv long for ordinary purposes. Therefore combine with the head a suitable quantity of combustible material within the metal shank, and which the head sets on fire after ignitiom I believe that I am the first person to provide a match having a non-combustible shell or casin containing within it a combustible materia i itible by the match head.

Vl/hile have herein described only the preferred embodiment of the invention, I wish to have it understood that it is susceptible of a variet of embodiments, and that many minor 0 anges, both of a mechauical and chemical nature, may be made inthe match herein described without dcparture from the substance and essence of: the invention and without the sacrifice of any substantial benefits and advantages.

I claim: l

1. In a match, the combination of an ig-v nitible head, and a shank composed of a non-combustible outer 'shell open on a side at least for aportion of its len th and a combustible material in said shell, substantially as described.

2. In a match, the combination of: an i nitible head, and a shank composed of a sell stantially-non-combustible metal outer shell open on a side at least for a portion of it's Ien th and a combustible material in said she I, substantially as described.

3. In a match, the combination of an ignitihle head, and a shank composed of a sub-- sinntially-non-cqmlinstilxlwmetal outer shell open on a side anrl a corolmstihle material in said shell, snl'islantially as described.

4. in a match. the oint/nation of an igiiillbie bond, and a shank having a noncombustible inner shell open on a side at least for a por ion ol its lo ngtb and a fibrous lillm' in said shell impregnated with a coatbnstible material, substantially as drmcribed.

5. in a match, the combination of an ignilible l'llrlHl, and a shank having a. substantially -non combustible metal outer shell open on a sable at least for a portion of its length and incl sing a fibrous material impregnated with a combustible material, substantially as (lesoribed.

b. In a match, the combination of an i nitible head, and a shank composed of a sullslantially-non-cmnbnstible metal shell open on a side and c ntaining a fibrous material impregnated with a wtonilmstible material, substantially as described.

T. .ln a llll'tlt'll. the combination of an ignilible head, and :"llrll'ili composed of a substantiallymon-vonibbslible nmlal shell open its entire length on one side and containing a fibrous lilbu: li-xlomhnl sub tantially the full length of the shell, said lillca' being im pregnal-ed oitb a comhnstil'ile material for a portion only of its length, substantially as described.

in a match, the combination of an ignitible bead. and a shank composed of a non-comlmslilile shell open on a side at least for a portion of its length and inelosing a fibrous: tiller impregnated with peratliu, substantially'as (ltS'Hllltld.

S). -ln a match, the combination of an igmtible bead, and a shank conn'msed of a sub stantially-iion-rombnslible metal shell open on a side and int-losing a librous tiller impreg'natcci with. paralliu, substantially as described.

10. In a unit-eh, the. combination oi an ignilible head, and a shank composed of a sul stumiallyawn-combustible metal shell open on a side and ineloeinn a librous filler of substantially the. same length as the shtfll and impre rmmvl u'itb parallin for a portion only of its length, substantially as described.

Wll jLI'AM M. BU RT ON W itnesscs H. 1ft. imns'rx, An I). 150111.

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