US894837A - Match-box. - Google Patents

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PATENTED AUG. 4, 1908.

G. P. KOLB.

MATCH BOX.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 10, m7.

UNITED ST HUSTAVII 1". KUL H, 01* MOUNT VICR'NUX, NEW

AT ES YORK ASSIHNUH TO THE MAIISHH MANUFAC- MATCILBOX.

Application filed May 18,

To It whom it'nw-y concr -rn-s Be it knownthnt i, (.h'siun'rr 1*. how, :1 c-itizvnoi' thol nitod Stntvs, i'vsidingzil Mount 'Vornon, \Nosti'in stm- (-onnty, Htntv of Now;

"ork have invontvd nowand usoi'ni lni wowmonts in hiiltoh-Boxos, of whiv-h iiH' oilmr 3 ing is u spnciiimtt ion.

struction of thvbox is surh that tiw nmtrhvs are thoroughly rom-10d from dust, &('.,

' and that imvidontnl ignition is wvvvntvd.

is such, that the uurvod oxtvnsion lfiot tho in tho nm'om n-inying drawing: Fig-unis it top viv'w of my .nnprox 'mi match boxshowing it ciosud; Fig 2 an 0nd viow t-horvoi';j Fig.3 :1 SOfftlUIl on in'n- 3 --'3, Fig. I lug. 4 :I'f

pet's motive vibwfoi' thu box showing it upon, and igl 5 a (id't-zlii svvtion tln'i'ingh tiH' bingo The box is providvd with :1 [hit bottom H) which is turned upwards at the back as at! l, the curvature being snbsl :mtinily quudrmitai in cross section. The box is further 'n'o- Vided with, oi'ront'l 2 and with tapvring sides 13 that cxttigd with their rear end above the upper (-edgn' of cnrvvgl bi ch I I. ||n lat cover .1 4 is curved downwards at thov back its at 15, and isprovidvd at 0 5}: s de d'h a. (11 v (tnhir'hig 16, sin-h lugs think-331g iiH (enrvnd oxtvnsion l5 flflii projmting beyond the iowelr edge thereof) 'Jhoixovwi is nonnn'otbd to the box by pivots 17 thiet [niss through lugs 16 and sides 13. 'ihe-corri-hition oi the parts cover is v-oncontric to tho cnrvod back 1-]' of Specification of Letters Patent.

lhis invention rolatvs to a |]H1t('il box more Patented Aug. 4, 1908.

1907. Serial No. 374,513

! tho box, and that it owl-hips the sin-no, \ViiliiHi' the box is opvn or closed. this way dust is ofl'octivoiy excluded nnd any sharp edges, which might cause oocidvnta] ignition of tho nnltvhi-s, an avoided.

To sixn )Iii'y thv '.()1ist|'uvtioii andohtain a 5 nvnt. finish, it is prvfvrri-d to make the pivots 17 tubular, (Fig.5), and to upsvt their inner ;-:nid ontm' nds ng-ninsl' sidos 13 and lugs Hi rvs )uotivviv A. pockvt match box comprising-a body 1' having itssidvs at onv 0nd 'roundvd vand tho imIjm-vnt portion of thv bottom curved to uniform to and vngug'ing said roundvd ends. a cover having onv 0nd r-urvud concentric to and movnbiv UVll' thv rounded ortion of tho bottom, (:HS vonnvctmi to said cover at its l urvvd 0nd and Iii-firing ovor tho roundod 1 nnds of said body sidi-s, tho rounded portion 1 of thvv vovor hn-ving slidnbio engagement with tho ronndvd portion of the bottom and adapted to limit tho outward swing of the cover, and 'irnlopondvnt pivots extending nrvvd portions of the body and cover and Z terminating at tho irnn-r sido faoos 0f the sides ot'thv body, whereby tho intoirioi" of thohox is from of openings and projections. I Signed b nm at Mor t .ygi rnon N;. Y. this ifith day .01 Mny, 1907i, 1

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