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0. SWIFT. VMOISTENING PARTITION FOR TOBAGOO GASES. No. 366,435. Patented July 12, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES N. SWIFT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MOlSTENlNG-PARTITION FOR TOBACCO-CASES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 366,435, dated July 12, 1887. Application filed October 7, 1886. Serial No. 215,613, {No model.)

To all whonait may concern: the bottom d and end walls, d, to form a com- 50 F Be it known that I, CHARLES N. SWIFT, of plete inclosure for the sponge or bibulous subthe city, county, and State of New York,have stance B.

inventeda new and Improved Moistening-Par- In the form shown in Fig. 3 the side walls 5 tition for Tobacco-Cases, &c., of which the folare perforated in a manner to set outward the lowing is a full, clear, and exact description. material about the orifices to form the wall 5 5 My invention consists of a hollow, perfoof points or projections a, so that these points rated partition for dividing cigar-boxes, to-- prevent stock from comingin contact with the bacco-packages, cabinets, and other recepta: moist surface of the partition, and said walls cles into compartments, and adapted to receive are secured to an imperforate bottom, and are a sponge or other bibulous substance to be provided with end walls to forma complete inrkept moist, and constructed to prevent the closure, the same as in Figs. land 2.

stock from coming in contact with the bibu- In both constructions the side walls are lous substance and from becoming wet from made solid or imperforate at f at the bottom 1 any drip or water that may be pressed from and a short distance above the bottom piece,

the sponge or bibulous substance, as set-forth d, to retain any water that may'drip from the 6 in the claims. sponge or bibulous substance B, and thus pre- Reference is to be had to the accompanying vent the drip-water from entering the recepdrawings, forming a part of this specification, tacle O. In some cases, where the receptacle 2 in which similar letters of reference indicate 0 is provided with a corrugated bottom, D,

corresponding parts in all the figures. as shown in Fig.- 4, the perforations in the Figure 1 is a broken perspective View of a side walls of the partition may extend to the cigar or tobacco box having my new moistbottom cl, as any drip-water will be retained ening-partition placed therein. Fig. 2 is an by the corrugations of the bottom, and thus 25 enlargedsectional view of the partition. Fig. prevented from coming in contact with the 3 is a similar view showing a modification, stock. and Fig. i is a detailed broken view showing Constructed as described, the partition is a modified form of partition in a receptacle in practice to befilled with a wet sponge or provided with a corrugated bottom. other bibulous substance and placed in any 30 The partition A is made hollow to receive tobacco-receptacle, without danger of wetting the sponge B, or other bibulous substance, the stock, as the drip will be retainedat the 8c and of suitable size to fit across the cigar-box, bottom of the partition, and any water that cabinet, or other receptacle 0, to divide the may be pressed out of the sponge at the sides same into compartments, as shown in Fig. 1. of the partition will flow down the walls upon 5 The side walls of the partition are perfothe inner surfaces thereof, and at the same rated to admit a free circulation of air to and time provision is made for free circulation of from the sponge, which is to be kept wet to air to and from the wet sponge or substance moisten the air to keep the contents of the B, sovthat the air in the receptacle 0 will be receptacle 0 moist and fresh. To prevent any kept humid and the stock moist and in good o water that may be pressed from the sponge condition. I

from coming in contact with the stock in the Having thus fully described my invention, receptacle 0, which stock may be packed what I claim as new, and desire to secure by close to the partition, I may form the walls Letters Patent, is of single thickness,with the points or projec- I. As a new article of manufacture, a moist- 45 tions a a projecting outward from the walls, ening-partition constructed with a bottom as shown in Fig. 3; or I may make the walls and end and perforated side walls united to double, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, in which form a receptacle for, the sponge and driplatter case both walls will be perforated with water, and provided with outer foraminous small holes I) b, the said walls being secured to guarding-surfaces to prevent the stock from coming in contact with the damp surfaces of walls being imperforate at their lower edges,

the perforated side walls, substantially as deas at f, to retain the drip-water, substantially scribed. as described.

2. As a new article of mannfactnre,a moist- 5 ening partition formed with a bottom and \Vitnesses:

end and double perforated side walls united to form a receptacle for the sponge, the side CHARLES N. SW'IFT.

WM. 0. PARKER, EDGAR TATE.

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