US1108429A - Match-box. - Google Patents

Description

B. VDM EIGEN.

MATCH BOX.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 4, 1913.

Patented Aug. 25, 1914.

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B. VUM EIGEN.

MATCH Box. l APPLICATION FILED NOV. 4, 1913.

l 1 08,429. Patented Aug. 25, 1914.

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AH'ORNEYS UNITED sTATEs EETENT oEEioE,

EENNO vom EIGEN, or NEWARK, new JERSEY, Essie-Eon. 'ro sooner cenare a co., n

CORPORATION OF EW JERSEY.

lVIATCI-ILBOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 25, 1914.

To NZZ whom if; may concern Be itlnown that I, BENNO VOM EIGEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at New-urli, in the county of Essex and State 1 of New Jersey, have invented certain new and 'useful lmmovernents in Match-Boxes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to `which it appertains to malte and use the same, reference beinghad tothe accompanying drawings, and to characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. i

. This invention has reference, generally, to improvements in the art pertaining to the construction of inatclrboxes, and, the invention relates, more particularly, to a `novel construction of match-box, with a view of simplifying the general construction of the match-box, and, at the same time, facilitating the assembling of the various parts of:

the match-bex. i

The invention, therefore, has for its` general purpose to provide a matchbox construction. with the above stated objects in view,`and to generally simplify and cheapen the cost of manufacture of the same.`

Other objects of the invention not at this time more particularly enumerated will be clearly understood from the .following d etailed description of the said invention.

l/Vith the various objects of the present invention in view, the invention consists, primarily, in the novel matchbox hereinafter set forth; and, the invention consists, furthermore, in the novel arrangements and combinations of the various devices and parts, as well as in the details of the construction of the same, all of which will be more fully described in the following specilication, and then finally embodied in the clauses of the claim which are appended to and which form an essential part of this speciiication.

rlfhe invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a sideelevation of a inatch-` bei; made according to and embodying the principles of the present invention; Fig. 2 is a tepedge view of the same; and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section of the match-box. Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical section of the match-box, said section being 'taken on line lc-4 in saidliig. 3, looking in` the direction of the arrow ai; and Fig. 5 is a `horizontal section taken on line 5-5 in said Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrow y. A Fig.` G is a collective perspective view of the various parts of the matchbox, showing said parts in their dismisembled re lations, prior to being put together to produce the complete match-box.

Similar characters of reference are enrployed in the said above described views, to indicate corresponding parts.

.Referring new to the said drawings, the reference-character 1 indicates the main .shell or casing of the match-befr, the same being made of sheet-metal suitably ornamented, and in the .forni of a book, comprising the two side-plates 2 `and 3, joined together by a back-edge member 4l. At the edges, where the respective side-plates f2 and 3 are connected with the bacleedge member et, `the metal is suitably curved, as at 5 and` (i, see Figs. E2, 5 and G of the drawings, so as to provide within the said main shell er casing a pair of channels or guiding retaining portiens 7 and 8 for the purposes to be presently set forth. Referringto Fig. @of the draw-` ings, for the salie ofclearness, the member el will hereinafter be called the back, and the.

open spaces S), 10 and 11 located between the respective edgeportions of the side-plates 2 and `3, will hereinafter, respectively, be

i called the top, the front, and, the bottom.

Suitably located in the said front, and near tlie'marginal edges of the said sidesplates 2 and, is a closing plate-like member, as l2, which is formed with a pair of marginal flanges 13 from which extend suitably dis posed lugs or projections, as 14C. Extending upwardly and outwardly frein the upper end-portion of said plate-like member' 12 is a hook-shaped holding or retaining member 15, and projecting at right anglesifrom `the lower end-portion of said plate-lilac member 12 is another plate-like member, as 16, which is also formed with margnnil` flanges, as 17,

and an arrangement of cut-away parts 18 i and 19, forming lugareceiving` recesses for the `purposes herein-after more fully stated. Having properly arranged the` said platelike member 1Q. in the front, and theplatelike member 1li in the bottom, between the two side-plates?. and 23, these parte are permanentlysecured in place by means of the application of solder 20 between the said lugs or projections 14 and the [langes 17,

and the inner tace-portions of the said sidemembers or plates 2 and 3, substantially as indicated in Figs. 3, 4t and 5 of the drawings. From an inspection of said Figs. 3 and it will also be seen, that the said plate-like member 1G, when inserted in place, is located slightly away from the marginal edges of the bottom between said side- plates 2 and 3, and, furthermore, that the said member 16 is shorter than the widths ot said sideplates 2 and 3, so that a space is left between the end-edge 21 of said member 1G and the lower' inner surface-portion of the back former by the back-edge member 11. Slipped into the channels or guiding retaining portions 7 and 8, so as to be held and disposed upon the inner face ot the said back, is another plate-like member 22, said member being provided at its upper end with a pair of perforated marginal pintle-receiving lugs or ears 23, and also with a pair of marginal guide-lugs 2i, and another pair of springretaining lugs 25. Secured upon the faceportion 26 of said plate-like member 22, by means of said retaining lugs 25, is a springplate 27, movable at its upper' end-portion between the said guide-lugs 241, said springplate being also formed upon said upper end-portion with an upwardly extending angular tongue-like member 28. Rotatably connected with and mounted between the said pintle-receiving lugs or ears 23 is a pintle 29 upon which is suitablyY mounted the angular portion 31 of a hinge-plate 30, said plate 30 having a part 32 extending downwardly and upwardly, and then slightly outwardly, as at- 33, whereby a suitable hinge-lug is provided which is in slidable engagement with the angular tonguelike member 28 of the spring-plate 27, and the action of which is to maintain the said hinge-plate 30, forming the lid of the matchbox, in either its closed or opened relation, as will be clearly understood. Upon its lower end-portion, the said plate-like member 22 is formed with an inwardly projecting right-angled portion 3d, which extends into the bottom between the said side- plates 2 and 3, in the same plane with the plane of the prcviously-mentioned plate-like member 16, as clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. 'I`he said right-angled portion 3st is also made with marginal cut-away portions, as 35.

As soon as the various parts hereinbefore described have been brought into proper relative positions between the two side- plates 2 and 3, a plate-like member 36 is placed in the bottom between said side-plates, so as to be mounted upon the horizontally alined plate-like member 16 and the rightangled portion 34, the said plate-like member 3G being Jformed at its one end with marginal extensions 3T which correspond to the inner contour of and are iitted in the previously-mentioned channels or guiding retaining portions 7 and 8, said plate-like member 36 being also provided with suitably disposed and upwardly projecting fastening lugs 3S. The said lugs 38 are inserted through the various lug-receiving recesses 18 and 19 of the plate-like member 16, and through the marginal cut-away portions 35 of the right-angled portion 34, and then bent over upon the said parts, as shown in said Figs. 3, 4 and 5 of the drawings, whereby the match-box construction is completed and the assembled parts, between the said side- plates 2 and 3, are positively held in `place against displacement. The said plate-like member 36 is also made with a hookshaped end-portion 39, which, with the hook-shaped retaining member 15 of the pl ate-like member 12, is brought down over the stepped ends 41 of a scratching medium 40 arranged upon a backing 4t2, and is thus suit-ably disposed in the front ot the completed match-box, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 3 and 5 of the drawings.

I am aware, that some changes may be made in the general arrangements and combinations of the several devices and parts, as well as in the details of the construction of the said parts, without departing from the scope of the present invention as set forth in the foregoing specitication and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Hence, I do not limit myself to the exact details of the general arrangements and combinations of the devices and parts as described in the said specification, nor do I confine myself to the exact details ot the construction of the said parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

1. A match-box comprising a pair of sideplates and a connecting back-edge member, said side-plates and back-edge member being formed at their connected parts with guiding retaining portions, plate-like closing members secured in the front and bottom of the match-box between the marginal edgeportions of said side-plates, and another plate-like member slidably mounted in said guiding retaining portions, said last-mentioned plate-like member being provided with a hinged lid and a spring-member in engagement with a portion of said lid.

2. A match-box comprising a pair of sidevrplates and a connecting back-edge member, said side-plates and back-edge member being formed at their connected parts with guiding retaining portions, plate-like closing members secured in the front and bottom ot the match box between the marginal edgeportions of said side-plates, another platelike member slidably mounted in said guiding retaining portions, said last-mentioned plate-like member being provided with a hinged lid and a spring-member in engageinent with o, portion of Seid lid, end o pletelike member in the bottom of the match-box provided with ineens in engagement 'with e portion oi the plate-like member in the beclf-` ot the matchbox to Secure Seid laetmentioned plete-like member in its fixed position in eeid guiding retaining portionsa 3; it motch-bo 1comprising npeir oit side` plates; and n connecting' bock-edge men'iber, seid eide-pl`otee and bock-edge member beingI formed et their connected parte with guiding; retaining portions, plete-like closing members eeenredin the front end bottom ot the motch-boir between the nmrginel edgeportione of sind eide-pleteeD another ple/telilie member elidebly mounted in Seid gold ing reteining portione,` seid lest-mentioned plete-like member' being provided with e hinged lid end e springenember in engager nient with e portion oi seid lid, end e :forN Wer-diy projecting; lower end-portion oleo connected with seid lest-mentioned pletelilre member, ond e plete-like member in the bottom ot the match-box provided with ineens in engagement with e portion et .ee-id torwerdly projecting end-portion of the plete-like member in the bock ezt the matchbei: to secure Seidleet-mentioned plete-like member in its,l iixed position in seid guiding retaining portions.

1i. it match-boit comprising :L pair of sideploten :rnd o, connectingl bock-edge niiember, enid eide-pletes and boek-edge member being provided et their connected parte with guidinp; retaining; portions, plete-like closing members secured in the iront and bottoml et tbe match-box between the marginal edgeportions oit seid eide-pletes, another platelilie member elidebly mounted in seid guid ing retntininp,1 portions, Seid lost-mentioned plete-like member being provided 'with e hinged lidond e spring-member in engagement With o, portion of Seid lid, and o :for- Wordljy projecting` lower end-portion also connected with seid lost-mentioned pletelike member, seid :forwardly projecting lower end-portion being1 formed with morginnl lng-receirfing cnt-ewoy recesses, and n, plete-like member in the bottom of the matchbox provided with marginal retaining; ings inserted in seid enten/ny recesses :ind bent over seid forwardly projecting lowerond-portion oi the pletedike member :in the beck oit the inetclrbox to secure seid lost-*mentioned plete-like member in its lined position in Seid guiding' retaining portions. i

i matchbox comprieinev o poir ot sideihnletoe :ind i connecting` beck-edge member, :i pl ntedilre member in the liront und port of tbe bottom of the match-bom seid plete-like member being); provided with nnirgginel .donnee end logre errengred between the inner trice-portions oft enid side-platee, ineens; for pernmnently eecnring sind logs to oord eideenid limb ond n plete like portion which extent inidnleo with the plete-libe member in the `the bottom o t the nutten-bolo eoid plete-like like member errzfangfjed in tbe beet: oit the match-bom seid mentioned plete-libe member being; provided with n. bini-ed lid :ind :i epriugr-member in enp"ement 'with -lilro member in the bot toni oi the meten-box provided with merino inl engorgement 'with the rin'btenpjled pletetrom tbe pit, litro member in the if'ront ot tbe nnitcli-l io-:

berk oi" the nmtclrboif.

G. A meten-box connn'ieine e pair et eide--` platee and econneetirrn' bereit-edge meinben o ploteelilre member in the :trent ond port oi.

member be provided with ,i iienp'eenrnl lng arranged between the i ,ner tieneportions of seid eiddpletem menne for permanently eecuring` seid inne to Seid eidepl-(itee, ond e plete-like portion eiiternlimr et ripgbt :ingles from `tbe lower end of .Seid plete-litre member, seid plete-like portion beine; :wronged in the bottom of the iiniteb`-` box between Seid side-pl:iterin :mother plete like member :n'rengred in tbe beek of the inteli-boxe seid inet-mentioned plete-like member being provided with e hinged lid :1nd o epringgemeniber in engorroment with smid lid? end o, forwardly projecting; lower endportion oleo connected with seid lest mentioned plete-like member, und e plete like member in the bottom oit tlio match-box provided with menne in ennigrement with the righ-angled plete-like portion which extends from the plete-like member in the 'liront ot the match-box and oleo with Seid forwardly projecting lower end-portion oi the plete-like member in the beck of the monili-box.

l". A match-box compriein nv o pair oil1 eideplatee end o connecting back-edge member, n plete-like member' in the trent end port ot the bottom of the nnrtoli-bon9 seid plete like member being' provided with manninel tlzingree und inge arranged between the inner eooimrtions of seid Sicile-pleitos, menne for pernmnently securing; seid side-lnps to ezrid side-pieten, and e, plete-like portion extending et rip'bt ongle-e "from the lower end oit seid pleite-like member, seid plete-like portion arranged in the bottom of' the matchbox between Seid eidewpletee, reid plete-like portion beingl provided with nior- ,e i. l lnggd'eceivinn .rrceseee7 onotber pletelike member :wronged in tbe been ot tbe inenbfboxj seid leet'inentioned plete-.like member being` proridd with n hinged lid and n .firming-inember in engi ,dement With seid lid end a forwardly projecting;- lower emile-portion also connected with neidlost mentioned plate-like member, said forwardly projecti rg lower end-portion being also provided wth marginal lugreceiving reeesses, a piate-ilre member in the bottom or' the mai lugs exto'. upwardly trom said platelile meml i iiA the bot-tom of the match-box, said nir.. mal retaininglugs being inserted in said marginal lng-receiving recesses and bent over said plate-like portion of the plate-like oember in the front of the matchbox and over said forwardly projecting,` iower end-portion or' the plate-like member in the baci; of the match-box.

In a matchbox, in combination with the box-shell or casin, provided at its back with pair of gui'iinp; retaining portions, of a swing-Controlled 1ringe-lid bearing platelilre member slidabiy disposed in said guiding retaining portions.

In :i match-box, in combination with the box-shell, or casing, provided at its back with a pair of guiding retaining portions, of a spring-controlled hinge-lid bearing platelilre member slidably disposed in said guiding retaining portions, and means connected with said shell or casing for retaining' said plate-like member in its iXed position in said guiding retaining portions.

l0. In a match-box, in combination with 'a box-shell or casing:r comprising a pair of side-plates, a plate-like member secured between said side-plates at the front of the match-box, said plate-like member being provided at one end With a hook-shaped membor, a second plate-like member also secured between said side-plates at the bottom of the match-box, said last-mentioned plate-like member being` also provided with a hookshaped member, and a match-scratching elementmounted upon said first-mentioned plate-like member and secured in place by the hook-shaped members of said two platelile members.

In testimony, that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereunto set my hand this 28th day of October, 1913.

BENNO VOM EIGEN.

Iitnesses FREDK. C. FRAENTZEL, FREDK H. IV. FRAENTZEL.

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