US2526833A

US2526833A - Match holder

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Publication number: US2526833A
Application number: US726295A
Authority: US
Inventors: Alfred W Sweeney
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1947-02-04
Filing date: 1947-02-04
Publication date: 1950-10-24
Anticipated expiration: 1967-10-24

Description

Oct. 24,, 1950 A. w. SWEENEY 2,526,833

MATCH HOLDER Filed Feb. 4, 1947 Patented Oct. 24, 1950 UNITED STATES-PATENT OFFICE MATCH HOLDER- Alfred W. Sweeney, Albion, Mich.

Application February 4, 1947; Serial No. 726,295

This invention relates to new and useful im- The primary object of this invention resides' in the provision of an improved means for holding strip or book matches which is adapted to retain a greater number of matches than those books now in use without an undue increase in the conventional size of the holder.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a holder for matches which when folded for carriage completely and safely enclosed the matches protecting them from possible ignition or damage by contact with foreign articles in a pocket or the like.

Another and still further object of this invention is the provision of a match book of the character described which has an increase in the number of areas available for containing printed matter and advertisements making it more desirable to the manufacturer and more economical to be manufactured.

Still another object of this invention is the provision of a match holder of the character described herein which is of an extremely simple and inexpensive design and which has fewer necessary steps in its manufacture and a requirement of fewer costlier parts than those match holders now in use.

Still a further object and improvement of this invention is the provision of a match holder of the character set forth in which match strips are mounted on opposite sides of a holder body and each side of the holder is provided with a holder cover and a suitable abrasive striking surface is provided adjacent each strip.

Further improvements and advantages of this invention will readily appear to those skilled in the art when the following description is read in the light of the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the double match book in closed condition;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the match book in open condition;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is a. vertical section taken on line 4-4 of Fig-1.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings which illustrate the preferred embodiment of this invention and in which like numerals indicate similar parts throughout A designates an elongated, rectangular, flat blank or strip of stiff paper, cardboard or the like which forms the 1 Claim. (Cl. 20629) body portion I and enclosing flaps 2 and 3 and flap securing tabs of the double match book.

The blank is divided into the three equal sections I, 2, and 3 by two spaced apart pairs of spaced apart, light score marks 4 and 5 disposed identically on either side of the body portion-I separating said portion from the flap portions 2 and 3.

Two identical match groups B and C, conventional in the art, each having a continuous base portion and cut apart match stems extending therefrom are disposed one on either side of the center portion I of strip A with the heads 6 of the matches disposed adjacent the opposite ends of this center portion with their base bindings I disposed in alignment with each other, one on each opposite side of the center portion I substantially at the mid-length location thereof.

A single staple B or like securing element, is then inserted through the bases of the match groups and the center portion I of strip A, to retain said elements in their described and illustrated positions by interlocking them through the body of the strip.

A pair of elongated abrasive striking strips 9 are then secured, by mucilage or the like, one to either face of the body portion transversely adjacent the sections 4 and 5 at the opposite end of that section to the heads of the matches on the same side.

A pair of pivoted tabs I0 are then struck out of the center section I. of strip A inwardly of the corresponding abrasive strips and opening outwardly from each side thereof toward the matches on that side. These tabs are formed by making a substantially U-shaped cut through the body of the holder with the mouth of the U being disposed toward the abrasive strip adjacent that end and said mouth forming the hinge II for the tab.

To form the enclosed holder each of the flap portions 2 and 3 are folded over the adjacent series of matches in a manner to cause the sections 4 and 5 to form enclosing ends over the adjacent match heads when the flap portions lie adjacent the series of matches and are removably secured in such a position by the insertion of the outer end of each of said flaps beneath the tab disposed theretoward at the further end of the body portion on the same side.

Thus an enclosed match holder of the character illustrated in Figs. 1 and 4 is provided which encloses matches from both sides of the body of the holder and maintains a readily available striking surface adjacent the series of matches on each side of the body of the holder.

It may also be seen that a holder is provided which makes available four surface areas for printed matter rather than the conventional two, and the holder is more easily formed and requires only a single cover strip and one securing element to retain both groups of matches in place.

Having thus described and explained the construction and function of this invention and with full belief that modifications insize, materials and general characteristics would not constitute a departure from the spirit of this invention what I desire to claim in Letters Patent A double match book comprising a single, elongated cover strip foldable into three sections of substantially equal length and having two oppositely directed, struck-out tabs in the center section thereof, and two groups of matches secured to the center section of said cover strip substantially at the mid-length position of said center section and one at each opposite side of said strip with the match heads of each group positioned adjacent a respective end of said REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,573,946 Stern Feb. 23, 1926 1,586,918 Sakowski June 1, 1926 1,710,393 Williams Apr. 23, 1929 2,279,893 Ross et a1. Apr. 14, 1942 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 359,199 Great Britain Oct. 22, 1931