US2331495A - Match packet and method of making the same - Google Patents

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J. R. NOLAN oct. 12, 1943.

MATCH PACKET AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Filed Oct.

Patented Oct. l2, 1943 MATCH PACKETAND METHOD oF'MAKiNG f SAME I .lohn R. Nolan, Larchmont, N. Y., assignor to The THE Diamond Match Company, New

York, N. Y., a

corporation of Delaware Application October 7, 1941, Serial No. 413,922 iciaims. (ci. :is-2) This invention relates to match packetsand the like and to methods of making the'same,.hav ing reference particularly to packets wherein the bases of plural match combs arranged face to face are bound together and to the embracing Walls of a folded cover, usually by means of wire stitching. As is Well-known such packets are used extensively for advertising purposes, and in many cases they are gratuitously'distributed to the ultimate purchasers of tobacco products. Consequently economy inthe manufacturing cost of the packets is a desideratum.

The object ofthe invention is to secure the elements of the packet together without recourse to's-titching, which end is attained by providing in the contiguous bases of the assembled match' combs of each packet, registering apertures for the reception of a modicum of liquid adhesive when the combs are associated with the cover, which adhesive when the cover is subsequently folded closely about the bases of the combs is forced in intimate contact not only with the opposing surfaces of the combs and the cover but also with the inner surfaces of the interposed combs, all of which, together with other features of novelty, will be hereinafter more fully described, and the scope of the invention then expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawing- Figure l represents a strip of connected matches having its .base portion perforated in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan of a conventional cover for a match packet.

Fig. 3 is a perspective View of a plurality of assembled match combs with apertures therein.

Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the plural combs associated with a cover, the bases of the combs being parallel with the transverse fold line at one end of the cover.

Fig. 5 is a sectional detail, as on the line 5-5 of Fig, 4.

Fig. 6 is a View similar to Fig. 4, but showing the apertures supplied with a liquid adhesive.

Fig. 7 is a similar view showing the short fold of the cover about the bases of the match combs.

Fig. 8 is a transverse section, as on the line 8--8 of Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is a side view of the packet, showing the perforated bases of the match combs and the folded portion of the cover in section.

Fig. 10 is a View similar to Fig. 4, but showing a modified form of aperture in the match combs.

Fig. 11 is a section, as on the line Il--II of Fig. 10.

In carrying out my invention in the preferred Way conventional match strips (Figi), each comprising a series of splints extending fronril an uncut base or marginal rportion l5, are employed. I form in the base portion small apertures l5 which are countersunk at their respectiveends, as atk il, and are Varranged in spaced pairs throughout the length of the base, so ,that when the base is severed between adjacent pairs, as indicated by the dotted lines I8, sections or combs i9 of suitable size for use in the production of match packets are provided, each section having therein two spaced apertures l adjacent vthe outer edge of the base.

A plurality of the counterpart perforated combs I9, usually two in number, are arranged face to face, as seen in Fig. 3, and associated with a cover 2l (Fig. 2), the bases I5 of the combs being disposed in spaced parallel relation with the lower foldable end 22 of the cover, as seen in Fig. 4. Thus the correspondingly located aper tures of the plural combs are in registry and therefore in communication with each other from the external surface of the outer comb to the internal surface of the cover, as seen in Fig, 5. A modicum of liquid adhesive 2|, such as glue, is entered in each of the ducts thus formed, as seen in Fig. 6, and the lower projecting end portion 22 of the cover is forcibly folded about the outer comb, as seen in Fig. 7. The walls of the cover, being pressed fiat against the opposing bases of the respective combs as seen in Figs. S and 9 displace the liquid contents of each of the ducts and force it in intimate contact with the surfaces opposedy thereto of the cover and the combs, that is to Say, the adhesive exudes around the margins of the duct at the respective walls of `the folded cover and also at the inner surfaces of the combs through which the duct extends. Thus, when the adhesive sets the opposing surfaces of the combs are eilciently cemented to the respective walls of the folded cover, and the contiguousinner surfaces of the bases of the respective combs are similarly united.

Countersinking or socketing the apertures in the comb bases, as indicated at il, contributes to the efficient exudation through a limited area of the adhesive in the region of the short overlapping end fold of the cover and also at the inner opposing faces of the associated combs; the restriction of the extent of :ow of the adhesive at the fold 22 obviating the otherwise liability of cementing the marginal portion 23'of the latter, which portion is thus free to receive 1. In a method of making a packet embodying a folded cover and a plurality of comb elements having base portions and splints extending therefrom, said base portions arranged face to face between the walls of the cover, the steps which consist in providing the bases of the respective combs with countersunk apertures' which com-VV municate with each other when the combs are associated with the cover, supplying the preformed apertures of the thus assembled combs with liquid adhesive, and forcibly folding 4a portion of the cover about the assembled combbases, whereby the said adhesive is forced in bonding relation to the` opposing surfaces of the comb bases and the cover and also to the inner surfaces of said comb bases in the region of the apertures.

2. In a method of making a packet of matches embodying a cover and a plurality of match combs attached thereto, said combs having their base portions arranged face to face, said cover having at one end a short fold overlying the bases and having at the opposite end a closure ap whereof the free end is insertable under the short fold, the steps which consist in providing the base of each of the combs with at least one countersunk aperture which is so arranged that when plural combs are assembled and associated with Yplurality of comb elements having base portions and splints extending therefrom, said base portions arranged face to face between the walls at the fold of the cover and provided with counter- Vsunk apertures in communication with each other, and an adhesive extending through the said pre-formed apertures and cementing not only the opposing surfaces of the comb bases to the respective walls of the cover but also uniting the inner surfaces of said comb bases in the region of the apertures.

4. rA packet comprising a cover and a plurality of match combs attached thereto, said combs having their base portions arranged face to face and provided with registering countersunk apertures, and said cover having at one r end a short fold overlying the apertured bases and having at the opposite end a closure ap whereof the free end is insertable under the short fold, and an adhesive extending through said registering apertures and cementing the bases to and between the walls of the folded end portion of the cover and also uniting the inner surfaces of the said comb bases in the region of the apertures.

' JOHN R. NOLAN.

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