US1798685A - Match box - Google Patents

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March 31, 1931. P. F; KuR'rl-:N'BACH MATCH Q'x Fild sept. 7, 1929 vI N VEN TOR.

TTORNEYJ' Patented Mar. 31, 1931 PATENT- o FFI'C'E y, rnnsroiv n KURTENBACH, on BRANDT, sourir DAKOTA MATCH BOX Application led September 7, 1929. Serial No. 390,983.

The object of this invention is to provide a.container for matches in bulk whereby waste of matches will be prevented and the matches may be withdrawn whenever desired but only one at a time. The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing and resides in certain novel features which will be hereinafter first-fully described and then more particularly defined in the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Figure lis a front elevation of a match box or safe embodying the invention, i

F ig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, showing the parts arranged as they appear when a match is to be delivered,

' ig. 3 is a similar view showing the parts as they appear after a match is delivered, and

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail section on the line 4`4 of Fig. 2.

In carrying out the invention, there is provided a base 1 which may be of any preferred material and is of sufficient area to impart stability to the device and rest firmly upon any fixed support, as a shelf or table, as will be understood. Rising from the rear portion of the base 1 is a casing, preferably of metal, consisting of a back plate 2 and side plates 3, a cover 4 being hinged to the side plates at the upper edge of the back plate so as to extend over the casing and prevent the ent-rance of any material which might cause deterioration of the matches. The back plate and side plates may be integrally connected and are nailed or otherwise secured at their lower ends to the side and back edges of the base. At an intermediate point of the height of the casing, a swinging shelf 5 is mounted therein, said shelf being hinged to and between the side plates immediately adjacent the back plate and adapted to extend, in one position, slightly beyond the front edges of the adjacent portions of the side plates, the front edge of the shelf being formed with notches 6 and being also turned downwardly to provide a stop lip 7 for a purpose which will presently appear. Above the swinging shelf, the casing forms a hopper for the matches and has its front closed by a plate 8 of glass or other transparentmaterial so that the matches will be retained above the shelf and a view of the same may be had at any time to note the quantity of the supply and when replenishment may be necessary. The plate 8 is mounted in a metallic frame bent to provide an upper flange -9 which may enfold the upper edge of the transparent plate, a lower flange 10 to extend under the lower edge ofthe plate, and-vertical bracing strips which it closely against the-back of the transparent plate so as to vfirmly support the same, and at the ends'of the flanges 9 and l0 are formed tongues 12 which are inserted through slots provided therefor in the sine plates 3 of the casing and then bent aganist said side plates soJ as to be firmly secured thereto. The matches are fed into the container through the open top of the same and the cover 4 then swung downwardly to rest on the upper edges of the side plates, as shown in Figs. 2 and 8, upon reference to which it will also be noted that the side edges of the cover are formed with depending iianges 13 adapted to overhang the side plates and thereby guide the cover to its proper position when closing. f v n It will be readily noted that an open space isv provided below the shelf 5. Extending across the front of this open space is'arock shaft 16 having a key or other form of handle 17 on one end and upon this shaft` in alinement with the notches 6 of theshelf, are delivery disks 18 so arranged that they will-be disposed in vertical planes near the` ends' of the matches and each provided-in its periph'- ery with a notch 19 in which asingle match may lit, one wall of the notchfbeing extended to form a lip 20. These disks also are connected by a locking pin 21 which isdisposed eccentrically in the disks and extends parallel with the shaft 16. l/Vithin the lower portion of the hopper are deflectors 22, 23 which guide the .matches toward the central transverse vertical plane of the device. These deflectors are pivotally mounted at their upper ends, the deiiector 22 immediately below the glass 8 and the deflector 23 at the back of the casing, while their lower edges-normally--rest on the shelf 5, as shown in Fig. 3, the matches 24 being held on the shelf between the deflectors.

Normally, the parts are arranged as shown in Fig. 3, in which the shelf 5 is only slightly inclined and the front edge of the same projects under and beyond the lower edge of the front deflector so that the matches will Vbe retained in the hopper or magazine. l/Vhen a match is to be withdrawn, the handle 1T and the shaft 16 is rotated clockwise so that the locking pin or rod 21- will be mo-ved rearwardly and downwardly and permit the shelf to swing downwardly to the position shown in Fig. 2, resting at its front edge upon the shaft 16. The peripheries of the disks bear against the front deflector 22 at the lower edge thereof. rlhe clockwise rotation of the disks brings the notches 19 to a position where they will lie flush with the top of the shelf so that a single match may roll into the notches and be supported, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. -As the disks move tothe position shown in Fig. 2, the lips 2O will lift the deflector 22 and engage one match, pushing the remaining matches upwardly and rearwardly with the deilector. The deflector 23 swings downwardly with the shelf so that the matches cannot pass behind said deector but will remain between the deflectors, as shown. 'At this time, thelocking pin 21 will be at its lowest position, as shown in Fig. 2, and the fre-nt edge of the shelf will be supported by the shaft 16. rI`he shaft and disks are now rotated counter-clockwise and the match engaged in the notches 19 will be carried outwardly and downwardly and eventually will drop from the notches ont-o the base 1, the locking pin or rod 21 being simultaneously carried upwardly to bear against the under side of the shelf and lift the same so as to return it to its normal position shown in Fig. 8, the deflectors swinging to their normal positions as will be understood. It will be seen at once that when the locking pin or rod engages the shelf the rotation of the disks will be eventually arrested by the rod or pinimpinging against the stop` lips 7 on the shelf. I From the foregoing description, taken in connection withthe accompanying drawing, it will be seen that I have provided an eirce'edingly simple and inexpensivel match box or safe in which the matches will be e'ec- Y tually held so that they cannot be scattered and invite fires with disastrous results. 'When a match is'needed for any purpose, however, it may be very easily withdrawn from the container without necessitating the handling of more than the one match which is needed. The transparent front of the magazine enables the user to note Vwhenever the supply of matches must befreplenished,.and the casing may be ornamented in any desired manner so aste present an attractive appearance.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. A match safe comprising a magazine, a rocking shelf forming a bottom for the magazine and provided with open-ended slots in its free edge portion and having its free edge turned downwardly to provide a stop lip, delivery disks rotatably mounted below the shelf and passing through the open-ended slots therein, said disks being provided with peripheral notches to receive a single match vfrom the shelf, and a stop pin carried by the disks to bear against Vthe under side of the shelf and normally support the same in nond'elivery position and to engage the stop lip of the shelf to limit the delivery movement of the disks.

V2. A match safe comprising a magazine, a rocking shelf forming a bottom for the magazine, deflectors pivoted in the magazine with their lower edges resting normally on the shelf, and rocking matchengaging elements normally bearing against the front deflector to' swing the same andharranged to take a single match from the shelf. I ,l

3. A match safe comprising a,magazine,a rocking shelf forming' a bottom for the mag*- azine, a pivoted deflectonwithinlthe magazine normally bearingon theshelf, rocking match-engaging Aelements to receive as'ingle match from the shelf, and means Awhereby when the match-engaging elements are rocked the deiiector Iwill be rocked to push. the matches rearwardlyand the .shelf will be lowered to deliver a single match to said elements. l

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature. PRESTON F. KURTENBACH. [1.. s]

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