US1533402A - Trick match box - Google Patents

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April 14, 1925. r 1,533,402

f V A. F. GILLET TRICK MATCH BOX Filed Aug. 7, 1922 ":l Mu

Patented Apr. 14, 1925.

PATENT OFFICE.

UNITED STATES ALEXIS F. GILLET, 0F OMAHA, NEBRASKA, ASSIGNOR T0 J "UIBILEE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA, A CORPORATION.

TRICK MATCH BOX.

Application filed August 7, 1922. Serial No. 580,079.

T 0 aZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, Annxis F. GILLEI, a I citizen of the United States, residing at Omaha, in the county of Douglas and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Trick Match Box, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a match box intended for amusement as well as utility, said box being of convenient form to be carried in the pocket of the user, and of that class wherein a drawer and slide are mounted for movement from a receptacle, the slide-when drawn outwardly having the appearance of the drawer and operating generally to deceive a novice, since the box when apparently opened, appears to be empty, while, as a matter of fact it may be completely filled. The present invention has for its object to provide such a construction that the parts movable by gravity for locking the drawer will operate without appreciable friction, and will be effective for locking the drawer within the receptacle as well as releasing it therefrom. One of the specific objects in view is to provide a locking-bar for these purposes adapted to operate similar to the action of a pendulum.

The invention consists of the novel con-,

struction, combination and arrangement of parts as described herein and claimed, and as illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein,-

Fig. 1 is a side r plan view o'fthe box. Fig. 2 is a transverse section on line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view showing nearly all of the box in longitudinal section, the sec tion being on line 33 of Fig. 6. Fig. 4 is asectional view on line 4-4 of Fig. 6. Fig. 5 is a transverse section through the cap of the box on line 5 5 of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is an end view of the device. Fig. 7 is a view 1 similar to that shown in Fig. 5 to illustrate the change of position of the box for re leasing, by gravity, the hook from the locking-bar. Fig. 8 is a broken view, being a detail to clearly show a hook and relative position of parts.

In the drawings, numeral 9 indicates areceptacle of elliptical form in cross'section, open at its outer end, its bottom, indicated at 10, having an aperture 11 formed therein, and having a cap 12 mounted thereon. Nu-

meral 13 indicates a rugose surface provided for the cap 12, for use in igniting sulphur or percussion matches.

At- 1 1 is indicated a slide which is loosely mounted in the receptacle, said slide being open at its inner end, its outer end, indicated at a, being provided with a holder 15 for containing a prepared composition for use in igniting safety matches, and having a flange m for convenient use in moving the slide outwardly and inwardly of the receptacle.

Numeral 16 indicates a drawer for containing matches. It is disposed within the slide and fits snugly therein so that when the slide is moved, the drawer normally and on account of frictional contact therewith, will move with it. The outer and inner ends of the drawer are indicated respectively at Z) and c; and its inner end 0 is provided with a hook 17 adapted to pass through the aperture 11 of the bottom 10 of the receptacle.

Numeral 18 indicates a locking-bar disposed in the cap 12, said bar preferably being of approximately anchor-shape. It is pivotally mounted, near its upper end, as indicated at 19, upon. the bottom 10 of the receptacle, and it will be seen that since this bar may have swinging movements, it may operate efliectively for engaging the hook or for releasing it.

In operation, the drawer 16 may be moved inwardly so that its hook 17 may pass through the aperture 11 to become engaged by the locking-bar l8, and when thus engaged, if the slide 1% is drawn outwardly to the position shown in Figs. 3 and st, the drawer will remain within the receptacle and its contents will not be visible; and since the slide has the same general appearance as that of the drawer. the match box will appear to be empty. However, if the operator thereafter moves the slide inwardly of the receptacle and inclines the boxto the position shown in Fig. 7, and again draws the slide outwardly, the drawer will move with the slide, and its contents will he visible. it being understood that the bar 18 may swing freely on its pivot 19 when the box is moved to the inclined position mentioned, so that the hook will be released therefrom, and it also being remembered that the drawer 16 fits closely in the slide so that it will move outwardly therewith except when the hook is engaged by the locking-bar.

The bar 18 operates as a pendulum, its lower end (Z having a suliicient weight to permit it to swing readily by force of gravity, and its arms 0 and 0 being adapted to engage the stop-member or wall of the cap 12, during its movements.

The arms a and c are so disposed with reference to the wall of the cap that operation will be effective, the arm 6 being adapted to engage said wall as shown in Fig. 5, to limit a movement or the bar and to prevent it from moving into line with thecenter ot the aperture 11 and to prevent it from being disposed immediately in front of the pointed terminal of the hook, and the arm 0 operating to prevent engagement of the lower end of the bar with the concaved wall of the cap, and maintaining the'bar closely adjacent to the aperture 11. It will be seen that the arcv of movement for the bar may be very limited and that effective operation for the bar will result it the latter moves out of the recess of the hook; and on account 0 the pivotal mounting for the locking-bar its movements will be practically noiseless.

lVhile the device has been described as a holder -l'or matches, the drawer may of course contain a different article; and while shown to have concave-convex walls in cross-section, the walls may have other forms.

I claim as my invention,

1. A receptacle having a cap below its bottom and an aperture in its bottom communicating with the cap, a drawer having a hook and movable in the receptacle to move its hook through the aperture into the cap, a locking-bar having an arm and pivotally mounted on said bottom to permit itto swing in a circles are for engaging the hook, its arm moving into engagement with the wall of the cap, and to permit it to swing in a circles arc for disengagement with said hook.

2. A receptacle having a stop-member projecting below its bottom and having an aperture in its bottom, a drawer having a hook, said drawer being movable in the receptacle, its hook moving through said aperture to be disposed adj aoent to said stop-mei'nber, a locking-bar having an arm and a. second arm and pivotally mounted on said bottom to permit it to swing in a circles are for engaging the hook, its first named arm moving into engagement with said stop-member, and permitting said bar to swing in a circles arc to be disengaged from aid hook, its second arm moving into engagement with said stop-member to maintain said bar closely adjacent to said a1 erture.

3. In con'ibination, a receptacle provided with a stop-member and having an aperture in its bottom, a drawer having a 11001: and movable to move the hook through said aperture, a locking-bar pivotally connected near one of its ends with said bottom to permit it to have swinging movements, alternately, into engagement and disengagement with said hook, said bar being provided with a pair of arms for engaging the stop-member in alternation, to limit its swinging move-V ments.

i. A receptacle provided with a cap and having an aperture in its bottom, a drawer having a hook, said drawer being movable in the receptacle its hook moving through said aperture into the cap, a locking-bar provided with an arm and a second arm, id bar being pivotally mounted near one o't ends on said bottom to permit it to swingin a circles are for engaging the hook, its first named arm moving into engag ment with the ca 3, and to permit it to swing in. a circles arc to be disengaged from the hook, its second arm moving into engagement, with said cap.

In testimony whereof, I have allixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALEXIS F. GILLET. Witnesses HIRAM A. SrURoEs, ARTHUR H. Srunsns.

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