Refillable matchbook holder
OwnerRobert D. Tybieinventor
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Abstract
A refillable matchbook holder having open and closed positions. The holder comprises a single strip of flexible material folded into four segments. Two of the segments are provided with slots for securing matchbooks to the strips, the other two segments being provided with windows permitting access to the match-striking surface of matchbooks. In its closed position, the holder and attached matchbooks form a compact match case, with the two matchbooks facing each other and oriented top to bottom.
Claims5
A refillable matchbook holder having opened and closed positions, comprising
- an elongate strip of flexible material folded along transverse fold lines to form four segments A, B, C and D, with segments D and C being adhesively secured to said segments A and B, respectively, and each pair of segments A, D and B, C forming a matchbook compartment,
- slot means associated with each segment A and B for securing a matchbook to the associated matchbook compartment, and
- closure means for securing the holder in its closed position wherein a matchbook secured to one of said compartments faces a matchbook secured to the other of said compartments.
A refillable matchbook holding having opened and closed positions, comprising
- an elongate strip of flexible material folded along transverse fold lines to form four segments A, B, C and D, and a fifth segment E disposed centrally of said strip, with segment pairs A, D and B, C each forming a matchbook compartment separated by segment E when said holder is in its closed position,
- slot means associated with each of segments A and B for securing a matchbook to the associated matchbook compartment, and
- closure means for securing the holder in its closed position wherein a matchbook secured to one of said compartments faces a matchbook secured to the other of said compartments.
A refillable matchbook holder having opened and closed positions, comprising
- a piece of flexible material folded to form five segments A, B, C, D and E, with segment pairs D, A and C, B, each forming a matchbook compartment separated by segment E when said holder is in its closed position,
- slot means associated with said segments A and B for securing a matchbook to the associated compartment, and
- closure means for securing the holder in its closed position wherein a matchbook secured to one of said compartments faces a matchbook secured to the other of said compartments.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.