Match book safety case
OwnerHerbert L. Burdickinventor
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Abstract
A match book safety case having a back and a front hinged together for enclosing a book of matches. The case presents an opening so that the striker portion of the book itself is exposed when the case is closed; and the case has a safety device which automatically covers the book striker portion when the cover is open, and therefore the user cannot strike a match until the cover is closed.
Claims5
A match book safety case comprising a back piece and a front piece hingedly connected together for opening and closing said front piece relative to said back piece and with said pieces being arranged for retaining a match book which has a match striker surface thereon, a member movably disposed relative to said pieces and being movable to a position to cover the striker surface, and a connector attached between said front piece and said member to connect said member to said front piece and for moving said member in response to hinged movement of said front piece for covering the striker surface when said front piece is hingedly moved away from said back piece and thereby prevent use of the striker surface when said pieces are in the open position.
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