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UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE
BOSQUE M. WHITEKER, OF PINKERTON, TEXAS.
MATCH-BOX.No. 818,324.
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, BOSQUE M. WIIITEKER,
a citizen of the United States of America, re-
siding at Pinkerton, in the county of Haskell
5 and State of Texas, have invented new and
useful Improvements in Match - Boxes, of
which the following is a specification.
This invention relates to match-boxes of
the type known as "individual feed," and has
io for its objects to produce a comparatively
simple and inexpensive device of this charac-
ter in which the lid will when 'unlatched
swing automatically to open position and
one wherein the match engaging and deliver-
15 ing member arm will move with the lid for
carrying the match to convenient position
for removal.
A further object of the invention is to pro-
vide a device of this character in which the
20 match-delivering member exerts a spring ac-
tion for moving the lid to open position and
one wherein the said member will be prop-
erly directed to its match-engaging position.
A further object of the invention is to pro-
25 vide a device of this character in which the
match - engaging member and lid-operating
spring are, formed in a single piece and mu
tually cooperate for moving the lid to open
position.
30 With these and other objects in view the
invention comprises the novel features of
construction and combination of parts more
fully hereinafter described.
In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1
35 is a central vertical section transversely
through a match-box embodying the inven-
tion and showing the lid in closed position.
Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the lid open
and the match-engaging member in deliver-
40 ing position. Fig. 3 is a section taken on the
line 3 3 of Fig. 2 and viewed in the direction
of the arrow. Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig.
1, showing a different form of embodiment of
the invention. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig.
45 4, showing the lid in open position. Fig. 6
is a section taken on the line 6 6 of Fig. 5.
Fig. 7 is a vertical transverse section show-
ing another form of embodiment of the in-
vention and with the box closed. Fig. 8 is a
50 similar view showing the box open. Fig. 9 is
a section taken on the line 9 9 of Fig. 8. Fig.
10 is a view similar to Fig. 7, showing another
and different embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 11 is a similar view showing the box
55 open. Fig. 12 is a section taken on the line
12 12 of Fig. 11.Patented April 17, 1906.
Referring to the drawings, and particu-
larly to Figs.. 1, 2, and 3, 1 designates a
match-box composed of any suitable material
and having its rear wall 2 thickened and pro- 6o
vided with an upwardly-opening socket or
seat 3, there being pivoted to said box on a
horizontal pintle 4 a lid or cover 5, provided
with a spring-lip 6, constituting a catch for
engagement with a rib or keeper 7 to main- 65
tain the lid in closed position.
Formed on the rear wall of the cover 5 at a
point adjacent its upper end is a clip 8, hav-
ing engaged therewith one arm 9 of a sub-
stantially V-shape match engaging and deliv- 70
ering member 10, the other arm 11 of which
is provided at its outer free end with a pair of
spaced match-engaging portions or fingers 12,
said member 10 having formed integral with
its arm 9 a spring 13, seated at its lower end 75
in the socket 3 and engaged at its upper end
with the clip 8, while the arm 11 of said mem-
ber bears at a point between its ends when
the cover 5 is in closed position upon a stop
or abutment 14, preferably in the form of a So
pin extended transversely through the box 1.
As disclosed in this form of the device, the
member 10 and spring 13 are formed integral
from a single length of wire bent into shape,
the wire being first folded upon itself at its 85
longitudinal center and the doubled or folded
wire bent into shape for forming the member
10, in the completion of which the two strands
of wire comprised in the arm 11 are connect-
ed adjacent their outer ends and maintained 9o
in spaced relation by a metal sleeve 15, be-
yond which the terminals of the wire project
to produce the fingers 12.
In practice when the cover 5 is closed the
latch member 6 engages the keeper 7, as 95
heretofore explained, while the arm 11 of the
match-delivering member bears upon the
abutment 14, while the spring 13 occupies
the position as seen in Fig. 1, it being noted
in this connection that owing to the pressure zoo
of the arm 11 upon stop 14 the said arm is
properly directed for engagement with a
match, and the member 10 is caused to exert
a spring-pressure which, in conjunction with
the spring 13, will when the cover is released Ic5
move the latter automatically to open posi-
tion, as seen in Fig. 2. As the lid swings
open the arm 11 moves upward, thus present-
ing.the match in a position for ready disen-
gagement from the delivery member. 11o
In Figs. 4, 5, and 6 the construction and
operation .of the device is identical with thatSpecification of Letters Patent.
Application filed May 26, 1905. Serial No. 262,383.
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Whiteker, Bosque M. Match-Box., patent, April 17, 1906; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth508880/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.