US531185A

US531185A - Jean marie iieimann

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Publication number: US531185A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1894-12-18
Anticipated expiration: 1911-12-18

Description

(No Model.)

J. M. HEIMANN. SUSPENDABLE MATCH BOX.

No. 531,185. Pa'tehted Dec. 18, 1894.

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JEAN MARIEI-IEIMANN, OF SANDFELD, NEAR DORNAP, GERMANY.

SUSPENDABLEVMATCH-BOXL SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 531,185, dated December 18, 1894.

Application filed August 19, 1893. Renewed November 13, 1894- serial No. 528,685- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JEAN MARIE HEIMANN, manufacturer, a subject of the King of Prussia, and a resident of Sandfeld, near Dornap, i'n the'Kingdorn of Prussia, German Empire, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Suspendable Match-Boxes, of

which the following is aspecification.

The present invention relates to a suspendable metal case constructed in two parts which can contain the usual sizeSwedish safety match boxes. The case is so arranged that one can only partially open the match box, and atthe same time use the same for striking the matches.

In order to make my invention more fully intelligible reference is made to the accompanying drawings in which similarletters are used to denote similar parts throughout the several figures.

Figure 1 is a view of the case suspended to a chain, showing its use in any place or position. Fig. 2 shows the metal case opened. Fig. 3 shows the case with the half-opened match box at the moment it is being used. Fig. 4, is a sectional view through the case and box, showing the box in its normal position in full lines, and its partially withdrawn position in dotted lines.

The two parts aand b of the metal case, one of which is larger than the other, are hinged together at c, the hinge serving at the same time as a connection between the chain d and easing. To the top of a is attached a flat spring 6 ending in a catch. e can be made by hand to catch in the opening in the part b as soon as the match box 9' has been placed in the case. the smaller part a on being closed. Both parts a and b have wide openings h, leaving both striking surfaces of the match box ex posed. One of the two parts, as for instance a b, is further provided with a narrow guide The larger part b slightly overlaps holds the match-box firmly, whenthe two parts of the case are closed together. On

drawing out the guide bar Z this pin n also used as follows: The parts a and b are first opened by a pressureon the spring e at the opening f the match-box is then inserted so that its outer shell is held firm by the catches o in the part a, while on closing the parts a pressed into the drawer of the match-box, which is slightly drawn forward for the purpose. As soon as the spring e has been snapped to, the case is closed, and the matchbox can no longer fall out. If itis required to take out a match, one draws the guide bar Zout by means of the handle m, as far as the buttons 1' will permit, 1 (2., so far that a match can be removed, but the remaining matches can not fall out, as the box is only drawn out about one third of its length and as the matches are arranged vertically in saidv box (lengthwise thereof) this leaves about two thirds of the match confined within the drawer by the box. of the striking surfaces exposed through the slits h. After use, the guide barl and drawer can be pushed back, or even left out as'it is impossible for the matches to fall out.

The invention provides a very desirable receptacle for the safety match boxes as by it the match box can be suspended in a readily accessible position but above the reach of small children, and thus not be left lying around in positions from which itis liable to be removed or misplaced, and the matches may be withdrawn as readily-as from the unconfined match box. A

Having now described my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

Asuspendable match box, consisting of the 'two parts aand b hinged together and slightly The match is then lighted on one overlaipping when closed, spring e and catch In witness whereof I have hereunto signed f, wide slits h at the sides of said parts a and my name in the presence of two subscribing b, a further guide slit in, guide bar Z with Witnesses.

guide buttons 2', handle an and, pin '12, in part JEAN MARIE I-IEIMANN. 5 b and catches 0 in part a, substantially for Witnesses:

the purpose herein described with reference WM. EssENWEIN,

to the accompanying drawings. T. I-IERMANN STRAUSS.