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US 3,958,689 AGranted
Matchbook
OwnerEdwin H. Rothinventor
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Abstract
The cover of a matchbook has a perforated tear line or the like arranged relative to a striking strip or igniting material on the cover and relative to a staple, glue, or other means securing the cover on a match comb, such that a portion of the cover containing at least a portion of the striking strip can be readily removed to impede further ignition of matches on the striking material.
Claims16
A matchbook comprising
- a paperboard comb having a plurality of matches each having an ignition head at one end,
- a paperboard cover folded over the ignition heads of the comb,
- means securing the cover to the comb,
- an igniting material on the cover,
- said cover having a perforation such that a portion of the cover is readily removable, and
- said readily removable cover portion containing at least a portion of the igniting material to impede ignition of matches on the igniting material when the readily removable cover portion is removed.
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A matchbook comprising
- a paperboard comb having a plurality of matches each match having an ignition head at one end and a pull tab formed at the other end, said plurality of matches being joined by tear portions adjacent the pull tabs,
- a paperboard cover folded over the ignition heads of the comb and secured together on opposite lateral edges of the paperboard comb,
- an igniting strip on the folded cover transverse to the plurality of matches and adjacent the other ends of the plurality of the matches,
- said cover having a plurality of slots cut therein to form tabs extending longitudinally along portions of selected matches of the plurality of matches with portions of the cover tabs glued to the selected matches,
- said plurality of slots extending to points adjacent the igniting strip such that removal of one of the selected matches by forces transverse to the paperboard cover tend to tear the cover across the igniting strip.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.