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J. E. GAVIN. I COMBINED CIGAR BEST AND MATCH SAFE.

No. 340,775. Patented Apr. 27, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

JOHN E. GAVIN, OF NE? YORK, N. Y.

COM BINED CIGAR-REST AND MATCH-SAFE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 34.0,775. dated April 27, 1886.

Application filed November 30, 1885. Serial No. 184,230. (No model.) l

To (ZZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN E. GAVIN, acitizen of the United States, residing at New York city, county and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Combined Cigar-Rest and Match-Safe, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is designed to producea cigarrest and match-safe which, in addition to the ordinary use to which such an article is adapted, shall combine other useful and novel features which are allied thereto, and which shall greatly increase its usefulness and commercial value, and at the same time form an attractive and cheap article of sale.

It is well known that smokers are not overparticnlar in choosing a place of deposit for their lighted cigars and cigarettes during the process of their consumption, and those articles are often laid down on places which are very inappropriate for their reception-such as on billiard-tables, office-desks, fine furniture, and the seats of well-appointed Waterclosets, often resulting in material damage to such articles-and it is also well established that the general public is equally careless as to the disposition it makes of its used or burned matches, they being usually cast aside without any special thought as to the very great damage they may cause if yet burning, not to speak of the disagreeable litter they make on floors and other places; and it has therefore been my object to produce a neat and cheap cigar-rest and match-safe which shall include receptacles for good matches, burned matches, cigarashes, and an attractive rest for cigars and cigarettes, and which can be screwed or fastened to a wall, a billiard-table, or any other appropriate place, or may be stood on a desk, table, or mantel, as may be required.

Figure 1 of the annexed drawings shows a perspective view of my improved cigar-rest and match-safe, with a portion broken away from the lower litter-supporting shelf to show the retaining-lip thereon. Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the different compartments, and Fig. 3 a transverse section on line was of Fig. 2.

In Fig. 1, a a indicate the back of the safe, which is preferably made in one piece and provided with suitable screw-holes for suspension, as shown. b b are the compartments for good matches; a, the shelf or place of deposit for cigars and cigarettes, which shelf is provided at or near its front edge with an upturned lip or ridge, d, of suitable shape, for p the purpose of tilting thedeposited cigar upward, and thus preventing its mouth-piece from contacting with the surface of the rest, which would be objectionable, and which I have here shown in the form of ornamental projections with converging inclines to more securely engage the cigar when deposited thereon. This shelf I provide with a raised ridge or partition, 6, at each end, to prevent contact between the lighted cigars, when laid on the rest, and the matches which the compartments b b may contain, and I construct the said rest or shelf in such manner that it does not entirely cover the ash-receptacle, so that any cigar-ashes that may become dislodged thereon will fall or can be easily brushed therethrough to the compartment beneath. This compartment 9 is entirely open atits front, and its bottom It is provided with an upturned lip or projection, 72, to prevent the accidental displacement of its contents, and this lip is inclined on its inner side, so that it will be readily understood that the contents of the said compartment can be easily and thoroughly removed without displacing the safe from any position in which it may be permanently fastened.

The base or back a, as will be seen on reference to Figs. 1 and 3, rises above and back of the shelf c, so that when the cigars are laid transversely on said shelf their lighted ends abut against the back, which thus forms a guard to them, and thereby prevents possible damage which might result from their contact with an inflammable substance, and which is an advantageous feature of my invention.

The perforations or openings f of the shelf 0, I have shown as corresponding with the depressions between the projections g, and when thus made they materially help in securing the deposited cigar firmly in place, and they are made of such a size as to prevent a cigarette from dropping through; but it will be readily understood that these openings may be made in any other suitable way, and I do not limit myself to any precise form, number, or arrangement of openings for permitting the ashes to escape into the receptacle 9.

My improved cigar-rest and match-safe may be cast in any suitable way, or it may be made of china 0r crockery ware, or of wire-netting, or of wood with metal trimmings, or of any other appropriate material. It may also be understood that any of the parts might be made removable without departing from the essential features of my invention.

I am aware that it is not new to combine a rest for cigars with a match-safe or ash-receiver, and I do not claim this, broadly, but the construction herein shown and claimed is novel and has many advantages; and I am also aware that a device has been made consisting of two removable drawers open at the top, said open tops being spanned by shiftable wire slides to hold a cigar, so that the ashes therefrom will be received by the drawer beneath.

Vhat I claim is 1. A cigar-rest formed with a longitudinal shelf placed over an underlying ash-receiver, and provided with a series of notches or serrations at or near its edge, adapted to support a series of cigars transversely, and having openings through the shelf to permit the ashes to fall from the supported cigar into the ashreceiver below.

2. In a cigar-rest, the combination, with a cigar-supporting shelf adapted to support av series of lighted cigars transversely, and having openings for the passage of ashes, of an ash-receptacle beneath the shelf and a protecting base or back plate, at, extending up above said shelf back of the ash-opening, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a cigar-rest, the combination, with a cigar-supporting shelf having aseries of cigarsupporting notches or sockets at its front edge, adapted to receive a series of cigars transversely, of a protecting metallic base or back plate, a, extending up above said shelf, and adapted to cover the lighted ends of the cigars.

4. The combined match-box and cigar-rest herein shown, formed of the'base or back a, with the match-poeketsb b on each end thereof, a cigar rack or shelf, 0, extending between said pockets, and provided with openings f for the passage of ashes, and an ash-receptaele, g, beneath said shelf, also extending be tween said match-pockets, substantially as 50 \rVitnesses:

JOHN BECKER, Calls. M. HIGGINS.

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