US2235724A

US2235724A - Match package

Info

Publication number: US2235724A
Application number: US271994A
Authority: US
Inventors: Newton Ralph Kenneth; Prafke Irwin Carl
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1939-05-05
Filing date: 1939-05-05
Publication date: 1941-03-18
Anticipated expiration: 1958-03-18

Description

Patented Mar. 18, 1941 PATENT oFFlcE MATCH PACKAGE Ralph Kenneth Newton and Irwin Carl Prafkc, Madison, Wis.

Application May s, 1939, serial No. 271,994

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a match package, and more particularly to a match package designed for use in association with the conventional package of cigarettes.

It is an object of this invention to provide a match package equipped with means for locking it to a cigarette package in such a manner as to insure its permanent association with the cigarette package thereby affording a convenient assembly of cigarettes and matches.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a match package so constructed as to render the matches readily accessible after the match package has been attached to a cigarette package.

An additional object is to provide a match package, which, after attachment to the cigarette package, furnishes a closure for the opened end of the cigarette package through which the cigarettes pass on removal.

Still another object is to provide a match package, which, after attachment to the top of a cigarette package, furnishes a reinforcement for the top of the cigarette package thereby affording a more sturdy package and resulting in the consequent preservation of the original shape of thecigarettes contained therein.

Other objects and advantageswill be readily apparent from the following detailed description drawing forming a part hereof, and wherein the preferred embodiment of our invention is illustrated.

In said drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the match package in open position.

Figure 2 is a top end view of a conventional cigarette package `showing the manner of insertion with thelocking portion of the match package between the folds of the cigarette package.

Figure 3 is a plan view, portions being broken away, with one of the top folds of the cigarette package open to, show the` engagement of the locking portion of the match `package therewith.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the opposite folds of the cigarette package open and the manner of inserting, and the position of the locking portion of the match package. over the end fold of the cigarette package.

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional View of the cigarette package showing the match package applied thereto and in the closed position of the latter.

Figure 6 is a side view of the upper portion of the cigarette package with the match package applied and held thereto, parts being shown in section, and the match package in open position with the match package disposed and resting against the edge of the cigarette package.

Figures 7 and 8 are plan views, on a reduced scale, of modified formations of the locking portion of the match package. i Referring more specifically to the drawing:

The match package is illustrated in open position in Figure 1 wherein numeral I indicates the locking portion, 2 is the back portion, said parts I and 2 forming a relatively long cover flap, and 3 is the upwardly folded front portion, or relatively short cover flap, the latter extending to a point adjacent the heads of the contained matches; 4 is a bank of matches, 5 is a staple which fastens the match bank within the match package in customary fashion, and 6 is an abrasive which is applied to the package in the usual way. Notches 'I are formed in the locking portion I which provide pointed prongs, shoulders, or barbs 8, the latter being adapted to engage the inner end edges of the customary top folds 9 of a cigarette package I I thereby holding the match package in locked relation with respect to the cigarette package. I 2 is a binding strip which extends, as usual, across the top of the cigarette package and holds the top folds 9 and the end folds Ill in their folded position. Numerals I3 and I4 represent scoring lines upon which the cover strip of the match package is folded and unfolded when the match package assumes a closed or Opened position.

In order to attach the match package to a package of cigarettes, while rendering the cigarettes accessible for removal, one end portion of thetop of the cigarette package will be removed 35 by tearing along dotted lines I5 (Figure 2) in the usual manner to leave a correspondingly unobstructed area through which cigarettes, as desired, may be withdrawn; then the locking portion I of the match package is inserted at the untorn end portion of the cigarette package beneath the top folds 9 and above end fold I0 until barbs B pass beyond the inner end edges of folds 9 and I0; finger pressure is then brought to bear on the sides of the cigarette package at the top center thereof, and at the vsame time, locking portion I is slowly retracted thereby causing barbs 8 to engage the inner end edges of the top folds 9, as shown in Figures 3 and 4, thus locking the match package on the cigarette package. 'I'he match carrying portion 2 is then swung over on top of the cigarette package, front portion 3 being inserted between locking portion I and the folded over sides of the cigarette package as shown in Figure 5. These folded over sides are,

as usual, continuatons of the top folds 9 previously referred to.

It will be understood that the wrapping for the package of cigarettes is of conventional form, preferably of paper faced on the exterior with tinfoil, and that in formation the end folds l0 are first folded down upon the ends of the enclosed cigarettes with the top folds El, which are of course integral with the material of the end folds l0, then folded downwardly upon the end folds l0 in overlapping relationship, to be held in posi-A` tion, as stated, by the binding strip l2. The tinfoil facing of the folds 9 and l0 provide smooth faces and also smooth junctures at the creases between the folds S and lll to facilitate the introduction of the locking portion l of the match package and the shifting of said locking portion to inserted and to partially retracted position between the folds 9 and I0.

It will be noted that when our match package is attached to a cigarette package, it not only affords a convenient assembly of cigarettes and matches, but it also acts as a closure for the opened end portion of the cigarette package, thus serving to prevent the accidental displacement of cigarettes from the package as well as the escape of tobacco from the cigarettes at the opened end of the package into the pocket, pocketbook, or the like of the user. It will also be noted that the match package including its cover flaps is of substantially the same width as the cigarette package.

/Vhen the user desires to gain access'to the cigarettes and matches, he merely grasps the bottom or stapled end of the match package, and, by pulling outwardly and upwardly, front portion or flap 3 will be released from the cigare-tte package, after which the match carrying portion may be swung over assuming a position parallel to and along the side of the cigarette package as shown in Figure 6. i

Figures 7 and 8 are detail views on a reduced scale of modified forms of the locking portion I. In Figure 7, the free end i6 of the locking portion I is shown as of rounded formation, whereas in Figure 8, free end l'i is shown to be of somewhat tapered or relatively pointed formation. The purpose of both modifications is to facilitate the insertion of the locking portion I between folds 9 and l0 of the cigarette package when the match package is applied thereto.

It will be understood that minor changes in the form, structure, and combination of the various parts of our improved package may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of our inlvention. as defined in the hereto appended claims; for example, it is appreciated that in instances, the barbs 8 being of sufficiently rigid material and sharp, the match package may be caused to firmly hold itself to the cigarette package by simply pressing the tinfoil or paper wrapper into impingement on the barbs.

We claim:

1. An attachment for a conventional cigarette package possessing a closed top providing end openings; said attachment consisting of a match package having a bank of matches and relatively long and relatively short cover aps on opposite sides of said match bank, the width of said package including the flaps being substantially the same as the width of the conventional cigarette package, the relatively short cover flap extending to a point adjacent the match heads and the relatively long cover flap adapted to extend around the heads of the matches and overlap said short flap substantially throughout, the overlapping portion of said long ap having an integral barb on a longitudinal edge projecting rearwardly thereof formed by an undercut notch therein and said long flap being adapted to be inserted through one end opening of the cigarette package, the said barb acting to secure the long flap therein, and said short flap being adapted to be inserted through the opposite end opening of the cigarette package.

2. An attachment for a conventional cigarette package possessing a closed top providing end openings; said attachment consisting of a match package having a bank of matches and relatively long and relatively short cover aps on opposite sides of said match bank, the width of said package including the naps being substantially the same as the width of the conventional cigarette package, the relatively short cover flap extending to a point adjacent the match heads and the relatively long cover flap adapted to extend around the headsI of the matches and overlap said short flap substantially throughout, the overlapping portion of said long flap having an integral barb on each of its longitudinal edges formed by opposed notches therein and said long flap being adapted to be inserted through one end opening f of the cigarette package, the said barbs acting to secure the long fiap therein, and said short flap being adapted to be inserted through the opposite end opening of the cigarette package.

3. The combination of a cigarette and match package, said cigarette package possessing a closed top including end and top folds providing end openings and said match package having a bank of matches and relatively long and relatively short cover flaps on opposite sides of said match bank, the width of said package including the flaps being substantially the same as the width of the cigarette package, the relatively short cover flap extending to a point adjacent the match heads and the relatively long cover flap extending around the heads of the matches and overlapping said short flap substantially throughout, the overlapping portion of said long flap having an integral barb on each of its longitudinal edges formed by opposed notches therein, said match package being attached to said cigarette package by inserting said long flap through one end opening of the cigarette package, said barbs engaging with edge portions of the top folds of the cigarette package to prevent separation of the match package therefrom, and said short flap being inserted through the opposite end opening of the cigarette package and removably confined between said closed top and said long flap.

RALPH KENNETH NEVV'TON. IRWIN CARL PRAFKE.