US1815974A - Match package - Google Patents

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e `July 28,v 1931. E. L. RAul-:L 1,815,974

HATCH PACKAGE Filed Oct. .'51, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l E. L. GRAUEL July 28, 1931.

MATCH PACKAGE Y Filed Oct. 3l. 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 NVENTOR.

ATTRNEYS i ,Patented Julyy y282,193.1 n y gli l u `lyrA'ronrfreelances e treplpiieation' filed october a1, leso. Slkfl 116..,4925551. d' e y e y y dngerof any fir-e hazardin connection wieh y the 11S@ otthese packages, i

Since in. the production of match Apackages thecost of the vmaterials employed isfof i' invention V relates to match receptacles and packages Y` in .whichfniatched usually sate-tydmatches are.retained withtheir heads enclosed and withy their ends extending lfrom the packages, .andlf-Which strips or areas 'of fulminate arelarranged iat .ft-he Aoutlet vori-l licesjinithe packages soY that' the matches will be ifgnitedzga's..theyare Withdrawn.

fxlnfinyapplicatilonSerial No.y 483,049,51ed f vdepternber .19, 1930;.I. .have. disclosed apmatch package: in whichl anzinner ifold composed. of'

aisingleasheet of cardboard or .paper is provided, Withbands .of i'rulminatelarranged Yat `the endsof folds, overu'ntihthefwallszlie in f parallely alignment,

vand a cover member isjapplied which holdsy ,thef matcheswithintthe l'olded piece :and

s makes an f air-tight-ffcpackage therewith.

@The folds are bent Whilethe matchf,paggk'a'ggje 'disclosed inymy aforenoted application 'will j be. .foundato be rentirely serviceable Withoutitheouter metalf Lliocovermember disclosed, since no. partice- 'ul-armeanssare shovvnin this co-pending case" for .creating tensionv atl theoutlet f orifice of thevpackage;exceptithe` lips ofthe holder to prevent matches .from falling out, itis an object of my present invention'. to provide a'y ployed entirel 93o simple match package/Which may bey emy successfully Without an outer holder. I V

vIn .the construction of the package` describedherein, it is anothery of my objects to providea package in Which, the portions of the package receiving thematches are so' constructed that easy Withdrawal of the matchesfis permitted Withoutany tendency to. stick Within thepackage.- This is'particularly advantageous in the fvvithdrawal; of the *endy match, Which, in my previous yconstruction, occasionally caused some diilicultyy because*l of its tendency'to stickV Withinthe package.` `f

Y, Another object'isfthe 'provision of match packagejcomposedof a'blank or set of blankswvhich can'b'ereadilyfolded and as-vr sembled ,on automatic machinery. v

Y stillffgurther object k1s the provision of a match vpackage in which theparts snugly together so thatthe package lwill Lbesubstantially lire-proof, thereby'eliininating the with indentations great importance, itis. a furtherfobjectof myinvention to provide blanksior formi-ng the packages which can be 'out economically from the sheets Vof inexpensive, fle;iblern1a'- terial,.such aspaper, trom Whichlthe packages `are made.

' lReferring to the drawings-1in whichalhave 60 shown several prefer-.red niodiiications of inner folders or blanks orrnatch packages:-

` Figure l isa plan view of a cutandiscored blank with the edgesofthe{'blankprovided fork retaining Ymatches Lin spaced .position 4within the package.v

f "Figure 2is ay plan vilewof'ablank Aprovided Without avvayporti'onsproviding anleasy v Figurel 6'is a perspective vie/Wof the inner foldfof a' package prior toits being -folded overto enclose the matches.

.-'Figurelv is a perspective view offan cover member;

.Figureis aplan-view of a forming the inner fold and outer outer cover.

one-piece blank y, s

Figure 911s a planviewof the blank shown e inEigure V8. partially folded up.

@..FigurelO is, a'perspective 'view of the asv ,y s sembled'box formed from the blanks shown y y in Figures 8 and 9, -Without the matches.

' Figurellfis a sectional view along the lines ll-ll in kFigure 1Q, matchesindicated. y f g,

InFigure-f'l'l haveshown a@ blank WithfsidesV y1 fha-ving zigzag cutlvvalls, andiwith score v.lines 2 at substantially the median line of the the sides to be 'folded over withV thematch heads 7held Within the fold adjacent the yarea between the score `linesV 2 2. I-tWill be noted that'from-the'central blank,"which permits area of the blank the side walls incline up- Y wardly and downwardly, and then flare outwardly to the end edges 3-3 of the blank.

Along the narrowest portion 4of each side' where the side walls start to flare outwardly, AI provide score lines 4 4, and adJacent the and scored and then ordinarily the bands 5 of fulminate are applied. The cutting and scoring-.and application of the fulminate may, however, Vbe carried out with a single continuous operation. After vthe blank has been cut and scored and the fulminate has been applied and allowed to dry, the package is ready for receiving its matches, which ordinarily will kbe inserted within the package as indicated in Figure 4, by .partially folding the blank along the lines l-fc, and then along the score lines 2-2 until the inner fold has assumed a V-shapedl arrangement, at which time thel matches are deposited in thepar- Y tially folded member. f

Referring to-Figure- 1, the outside, of the blank orjfolding member is illustrated. ln assembling this blank the end flaps of the blank; arev folded Vaway from the position in whichitheblankis-illustrated; then the side walls of the blank are also foldedv away froml the position illustrated, and after the matches areinserted withitheir heads within the folded piece, the tension caused by the inner flaps bent along the score lines 4,-4 will tend to hold the matches snugly. in position. Any

' Y-outer wrapper7, which is of slightly'tapered i there will. be no fwaste material, vdue tothe' shape and of suitable size to lit snugly about thel inner folded member, may then Vbeap'- gg"y plied -tothe folded member to hold the package securely together.A The outer cover may be formed of thin paperor other suitable material, and ordinarily will bear announcementsy or other suitable advertising orv design material. K Referring to the dotted lines-8 in VFigure 1, it'willzbe-'observed that by staggering blankswhich are out from a sheet 'zig-zag shape of the sides of the blank.V

In Figure 2 yI Vhave shownthe blanks la 1,provided asin Figure l with the scorelines 20a-2a along the middle area of the package, and withthe necks of the blanks forming the withdrawaly orificealso provided with score lines 4ta-4a. Thev portions of the .blank which form the withdrawal orifice are provided with areas of fulminate indicated at 5a. Theshape of the blank shown in 'Figure 2 is jsirnilar to the shape' shown in Figure 1,

excepting that instead of flaring outwardly-r and the orifice necks score lines 4b-4Zn Areas of fulminate s-5b are applied in the usual manner, and the end infolding flaps are cut allfdiderentlengths sothat one end 3b will have an inwardly'folding flap of normal lengthandtheV other end 3c will be cut off, providing clearance space. lhen the blank shownin Figure?) is folded over toenclose the matches, an easy sliding4 space permitting the withdrawal of the matches toward the withdrawal orifice will be provided because of the cut away endc.V v f It will, of course, be entirely feasible to provide the outer closure member by providing extending flapsfrom the mainy bodies of the cartons which will fold over and provide a completely enclosing'outer wrapper, and in order to illustrate such a modification, reference is made to Figures 8 toll.

In Figure 8 the blank has sidel wallslc-lc with scorelines Qc-Qa' End flaps 30-36 are providedarticulated to the side flaps with score lines ac lc. Fulminate isv applied to one sidel and one flap 3 0, as indicated at tic-50. In assembling` the package made from -a single blank, any desired fairlystiif .i paper may be used. f f' Extending from *oneV side vof onekof the. sides 20" there is an articulatedportion 10,.

.and to it is articulated awall'fll which in Vflaps 13 andlel are then foldedandsealed,

making a package in which theV matches will beretained so that theyV will not tend to drop out, and so that the Vstart to withdrawthem will be easy. yi y VThe packages when completed will be substantially weather-proof and fire-proof. rlhe matches being withdrawn in alignment withy their length will -have no tendency to have their headsV broken off so that there will be a lire hazard, dueto breaking off the burningheads of the'matches.` Since' the outer wrapper fits snuglyfabout the-,inner fold, the package will-be substantially air- @essere t tight, vso that'feven 'the yexposed ends of i the shanks of ther-matches vare lighted,-all

i "that'gwill happen rwill be that theends will `r burning will be extinguished. v

Since ythe igniting heads ofthe lmatches require a y t ends,-gthe package Lis of slightly vtapered is'exerted at the neck l f headsretained within the package and their' a Withdrawaloriiice lheads of thematcheswith ythe withdrawal u f thereof from the package, said'fiap having y, yfin thewithdrawal ofvmatches from the packburn down asfar as f per,.of theblank, and of ,still permit thepackage to'be assembled in of the double fold of the inner flap, tension matches falling out ofthe f are Amanually withdrawn.

Within the package and bearing against y n the necks of the 4withdra-wal orifice, where, .dueto lack of air, their greater Ywidth than the exposed shape, which isadvantageousfbecause it enables the outerwrapper to fitsnugly downk v'with asliding fitover the inner folded blank,

andvariations inthe sizeof the outer wrapthel matches, will i air-tight, `snug-fitting condition. Because i ofthe lwithdrawal 'be no Chance for package once they orifice, and there will ends extending therefrom, an inner blank of flexible material having Va, folded iiap extendthe sides of the matchea'said package having y with striking substance arranged adjacent VVsaid orifice to ignite the cut away jgiortionsto permit an easy start 2. Arnatch package comprising incombinationwith *av row ofjmat'chesfhavmg their headsy retained withinlthe package and their i ends extending therefrom, an inner ybla-nk offlexible material having afolded flap extend- I ing. ywithin the-package and bearing against igniting the heads arranged adjacent said 4'orificey to contact with said heads during orifice and with matches arranged with theirl their withdrawal.Y

they sides of the matches, said package havingk'a'withdrawal orifice with striking substancearranged adjacent said orificetoignite fthe headsof the matches with the withdrawal thereof from the package, said flap having cut away portions to permit an'veasyfstart in ,the withdrawal of end ymatches from said package. I

A match package having la withdrawal ends extending through said orificeand withl their kheads within the package, means for kwithdrawal lof the -m'atches,and means lwithfromv droppingv out,V` said means comprisingrv va Hapy artifnilated to".y said package, said flap having* cut away kportions to v"permit ka limiv itiedffree movementof the-matches prior to` saida fldelrf'liaving ai reentrant said; folder:l hav-ing reentrant n ance is presented n' jacket for enclosing snug fit, returnfla-ps on said 1 enamel patinage comprising weer;

nation .vvith:y ai row ofi matches; a folderfff'orll' `hnl"ding saidfmakc'hesf '.vifithi.theirfhead'si.adijn-l cent: tlrea closed portion:oifsaidafolderg;andi

their other'` ends.g projecting 'freertlieretrona ilapriyinfgjalongside i. saidc matches', i said lHap: 1* temninaial ingfsshortfoif thefcl'esed'` portion :ofi midfielder,.-

meansiencirclingisafidrfolder 'to hbldisaid folder closedr, f f r y155e xinatchfv package' c'omprsinlgan Acon'xlti-I matches! telden from rmaritim.-withea;,reneein M h'ioldingz* sai driny atches: with? cena the closed; i portion of; saida folder; a andi their; other. endsnprojecting free? therefrom;

sairl; felder: having ffreentrant 'flaps'.2 lying:

- alengside: said? matches",t said!-flaps.ntiermi:mat-14 natfonmvitheatrova yof:mantitesi5a i'feliierrfev i their'. other fen ds: projecting.' free.E therefrom;

andcnreansf encircliirigfsaiilfoldto hold said rfolder closed, one of said flaps being shorter than the other whereby ay graduated resist-` n to the ywithdrawal of said matches. u

'7. VVA match package comprising in combinat-ion lwith a row of matches,i a tapered folder for holding said matches, a tapered thereon'to said folder, land means extending Withiny ysaid folder from` the lips thereof, andk be- 1 yond said striking means lto provide a shoulforce ,of Withdrawal', thus caus- I t rlgm ,.x', j y

of matches, a tapered i ends freely. prol said folder and slidabley i positions of snug t, meansfor striking said matches adjacentthe lips of jecting, a tapered jacket for enclosing said.

folder and slidable thereon to positions ofV folder, the linev of articulation of said drawal orifice for said matches, the fold iaps forming a withy i 12Bk j lines of said return flaps forming said orifice 'y thereby reinforcing the lips 'of saidV orifice,

and means 'for striking said'matches located i ,n ywithin saidk withdrawal orice. in the packagel for; preventing the matches 9. A match Vpackage comprising in combi-y nation ywith a row of matches, a tapered folder fory holding said matcheswith their ends freely projecting, a tapered jacket for enclosing said folder and slidable y thereon to' u i n positions of snug 1it,reentrant iiaps on said 1st ,fiE

l* folder, the line-of articulation of lsaid flaps Y matches, said 'orice having lijoslof double thickness;y and means for striking said. matches located on said. flaps' adjacent said v Withdrawal'forifice,said flaps being lessfinvA Y length than the sides of-said folder, whereby the ends ofsa'id iiaps may becaused to Vengage' the heads of said matches to inhibit'the re'l forming a Withdrawal orificevr forY said moval thereof.

"10. A `match package comprising combin'ationV with a rowlvof matches, a tapered c jacket for enclosingk said folder'and sliclablel folder for holding saidmatches, a tapered thereon to positions -of snug'iit, reentrant 'I flaps on said folder, the line of articulation of said flaps' forming a Withdrawal orifice for saidmatches, said orifice having lijns of double thickness, and means for striking said matches located on said iiaps adjacent said Withdrawalzoriiica saidflaps being less in length than the :sidesfof said folden. whereby the ends of said-flaps may be caused to engage the headsof said matches to inhibit the re moval thereof, one of saidflaps being shorter than the other whereby a .graduated resist-l ance is presented to the Withdrawal of said matches. o v

. EDWIN L ;GRAUEL.

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