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US 4,016,973 AGranted
Plastic holder for safety matches
OwnerRichard E. Blakeinventor
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Abstract
A plastic holder for safety matches or bookmatches which completely enfolds a typical pack of bookmatches and locks in such a manner that it is difficult for children to open and gain access to the matches. The plastic holder is formed with a pouch to receive the pack of matches which exposes the striker area on the pack when the holder is open. The holder requires a squeezing-twisting motion in order to lock the holder around the pack of matches and a reverse motion of twisting and squeezing is required in order to open the holder.
Claims8
A plastic holder for receiving safety matches which comprises:
- a. a pouch to receive a pack of bookmatches, one portion of which constitutes a rear panel of said plastic holder,
- b. top, front and overlap panels of said plastic holder being foldable along fold lines between adjacent panels to a closed position in which said panels envelop said pack of bookmatches,
- 1. said overlap panel overlapping at least a portion of said rear panel when said plastic holder is folded into its closed position,
- 2. said overlap panel being provided with at least two spaced apart foldable locking tab means at one end thereof,
- c. and a spaced pair of locking tab-receiving means provided on said rear panel,
- 1. said locking tab-receiving means including angularly positioned cut-out portions so spaced with respect to the spacing of said foldable locking tab means on said overlap panel that in order to insert said foldable locking tab means on said overlap panel into said locking tab-receiving means, said overlap panel must be squeezed and twisted;
- and in order to remove said locking tab means from said locking tab-receiving means, said overlap panel must be twisted and squeezed,
- 2.
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