US1102158A - Manufacture of matches. - Google Patents

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F. MNGE & M. J. T. BALS.

MANUFAOTURE 0F MATCHES.

APPLIUAQIION FILED SEPT. 4, 191s.

Patented June 30, 1914,

o.. WAJHINOTON D c UWTED STATES PATENT OFFlCE.

FRDRIC MANGE AND MAXIMILIAN JOSEPH THEODOR BALS, 0F PARIS, FRANCE.

MANUFACTURE OF MATCHES.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patent-,0d Jun@ 30, 1914,

Application filed September 4, 1913. Serial No. 788,134.

IAN Josemi Trmooon BALS, a subject ot the German Emperor, both residing at Paris, France, have invented certain new and uset'ul improvements in. the Manufacture of Matches, of which the following is a specitication.

The present invention has reference to improvements in the manufacture ot matches, and it relates more particularly to a procedure according to which match-wood splints of a length of two or `more matches are suitably bundled-up and are then severed into bundles of single match length in such manner that the cut ends are roughened or frayed for the purpose of enabling them to more readily take up the impregnating and tipping compositions. The bundles ot' single match length are then suitably impregnated and tipped, if desired at both ends,`

and are opened-up for boxing just prior to the ensuing drying process being completed.

The invention will now be described in detail, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure l shows a side View of a device for clamping the match-wood splints during the cutting operation; F ig. 2 shows a front view thereof.

According to our invention a plurality of splints oit match-wood, each of a length of two or more mat-ches of ordinary size, are bundled-up in direct lateral contact with each other and held in this compacted state in any suitable manner, for instance by wire or other ligatures being placed around, or by being blocked within a clamping device, such as shown, by way of example, in Figs. 1 and 2.

This device consists of a housing `l, into which are equidistantly fitted the frames 2, whose top members `3 are vertically adjustable thereon by means of the hinged lockbolts 4. The bundle or block of matches 5 is placed in said frames which grip it at intervals of a match length apart and for as many match lengths as there are clamping frames (nine in the drawing), and the splint strips are then severed into sections of match length by being cut or sawed, the knives or saw blades entering between each two frames 2, either successively or simultaneously. Or 'the splints are pressed into a suitable compacting device, and are then successively presented thereby in sections of single match length; whereupon each such section is tied-np, wired or frame-clamped,

and then severed from themain bundle. During the cutting operation wood dust works into the inter-sticos between` the individual splints, which is a very valuable teaturc, inasmuch as now the impregnating and tipping ingredients cannot penetrate :tar between the splints, which greatly reduces the amount oit' the compositions required for preparing a given .number of mat-ches compared to the old procedures. Furthermore the sawing operation tends to roughen or fray the splint ends, which greatly enhances the lap'acity of the wood for absorbing the respective compositions, and 'for this Ypurpose it has been found of advantage to use dulled cutting tools for severing the sections from the main bundle. The thus severed small bundles, which are still held compacted by the wire hoops or the clamping frames, are now subjected to a temperature of about l2()o for from (S-S hours. They can then be primed with a thin paste of flame transmitting medium, for instance powdered sulfur in gum tragacanth solution. When aspen or several other American woods are used, it sutlices to saturate the roughened vflame ends oit' the splints with solutions of oxygen carriers, t'or instance chlorate oil potash in gum tragacanth solution. Next, a suitable, thin but glucy igniting composition is applied in well known manner. Comparatively little of the composition will adhere to the frayed splint ends, owing to the latter being held close together and the siitod-in wood dust preventing the composition -irom creeping along the splints. The tipped bundles are then dried in suitable manner. Just prior to completed drying the bundles are opened-up by removal of the tying means, for separating the individual matches for further manipulations. The falling-apart of the bundle into single matches will readily take place owing to the ends of the splints swelling-up by the taken-up liquid, which in connection with the tying-up means causes strong tensions being set up in the bundle. The loose matches are then left to complete their drying, without further heat having to be applied. The matches are now ready for boxing, an operation which will proceed very quickly, owing to the fact that the matches will show no appreciable thickening or lengthening at the tipped ends,

and owing to this absence of enlarged heads or tips a considerably greater number of these matches can be packed into a given box than would be possible in the case of the old style matches with globular-ly extending tips.

What We claim is l. That improvement in the art of mat'chmaking which comprises assembling long splints of match Wood into direct lateral contact With each other to form a bundle, binding-up such bundle at match length intervals, severing the bundle into sections of a match length between such bindings, applying chemicals to the ends of the tightly bound together splints the application of the chemicals to individual splints being restricted to the end Jface of the splint by the proximity of the adjacent splints and unloosening the binding before the chemicals have completely dried or set.

2. rIhat improvement 'in the art of matchmaking which comprises assembling long splints of match-Wood into direct lateral contact with each other to form a bundle, binding-up such bundle at match length intervals, severing the bundle int-o sections of a match length between such bindings in such manner as to make rough or frayed the severed splint ends, applying chemicals to the ends of the tightly bound together splints, the application of the chemicals to individual splints being restricted to the end face of the splint by the proximity of the adjacent splints and unloosening the binding before the chemicals have completely f dried and set.

In testimony whereof We aiiiX our signal tures in the presence of two Witnesses.

raiDERic Miren. MAXIMILIAN JOSEPH THEODOR BALS.

l/Vitnesses:

Hanson C. Corni, JOHN BAKER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ive cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

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