[1]Patented Jan. 6, 1942 2 2 6 9 1 9 6 @ UNITED- STAT,ES@ PAT@E.NT@ @'OFFICE 2,2,69,196 COMINED MATCH AND TOOTHFICK HOLDER Louis Fried, Brooklyn, N. Y. Application.Mar6h 29,1940,@ gerial No.. 396,702 I Claira. (Cl. 206-29) The present invention'relates. to a combined The provision of a ppeket of this character match and, toothpick holdex and more particularly to a stapled paper paeket containing a aupply of. matches and a supply of tooth-picks, the wrapper for the packet being similar in its con- 5 struction to the well, known and widely used type of folding wrapper for packaging matches. alone. The principal object of the invention is to provi 'de a paper packet of this character which will enable one to readily carry a supply of, matches 10 and toothpicks,. the, two articles being main- , tained separate from each other in such a manner that contamiiiatio n of the. toothpicks by the phosphorous or other active@ potential igniting ingxedient of the matches is prevented. I r, Another object of @ the invention is@ to provide a packet of this character in which provision is ma.de for dispensing the toothpicks or at ieast for enabling them to be projected with ease and facility partially from the packet or holder. to a 20 position: wherein they are- readily accessible. In: carrying out this object the@ inventio n contem,- Pla,tes-the provision of a packet of the t@pe set forth above- which is provided- with- a cover having a. pocket or recess therein in which the tooth- 2.5 picks are adapted to, be housed; the pocket being formed. with a display ope-ii-ing therein through which, the toothpicks are visible and which at the same@ tifile serves as an access opemng, through which the toothpicks may be manually so engaged and projected froin the packet. A stie further object of the @invention is to provide a match. and toothpick holder having a cover provided with a pocket for the retention Of toothpicks,, the cover being formed from. a single @,15 blank of rnaterial, thus, resulting 'm economy of manufacture., I Yet another object of the invention, is: to prbvide- a- holder, of this.. character containing, both matches and toothpicks and po@sessing toothpick 40 dispensing features and in which the presence of matches in the packet in no way interferes with the proper dispens-ing or manipulation of the toothpicks, In a modified forrh of the inve--qtion, it is an- 45 other object to provide a holder for matches and toothpicks in which the toothpicks are entirely concealed and pr6tected from exposure, even when the packet is opened, and which is provided with an access opening having a closure flap r, c) adapted by a simple operation of the thumb to be moved to an open or extended position wherein the toothpicks are accessible to the thumb fbr manipwation and projection from the pac,ket for subsequent selection and use. 55 which,, although,designed to enclose and package both matches and toothpicks, is substantially as compa@t as the usual. packet containing matches alone; one which is attractive in its appearance; one which is constructed of ordinary packetforming materials and which cbnsequently is inexpensive to manufacture; one which is,rugged and durable and I one which is well adapted to perform- its re44uired serv' es, are further de le siderata that have@ been borne in Mind in the production and development of the present invention. In the accompanying drawing forming a part cif this @specification: Vigure , 1 is a perspective vie* of a c6mbined match, and toothi3i6k h6lder showing the same m open position. Figure 2 @is a@ front elevational view of the holder showing t;he. same in op en posi tion. Figure 3 is, s-ide elevational view of the open holder. Figure 4 is a plan view of a blank ftom whlich the cover of the improved holder is formed. Figure 5 is a perspective view similar @to Figure 1 showing a modified form of the holder. Vigure 6 is a side, elevational view of the holder shown in Mgure 5,, and Figure,7 i,s a sectional view taken substantially along the line, 7-7 of Figure 6. In all of the above described views, like characters are em-oloyod to designate like parts throughout. Referring naw to, Fig-ures l@ to 4 inclusive wherein the preferred embodiment of the in-@enti6n is shown, the holder or packet inv6lves in its general organization a cover which is @formed from a single strip of material, as for @exarnple paper, card[board or sheet metal, and.includea a back''portion I 0, L geiierally rouncled top portion 12, a cover, fi6p 14, a narrow, bottom portion 16, and a front -r6taiiiing porti6n or wall 18. The retaining wall 18 extends upwardly a short distance from the bottom portion 16 and is adapted to receive therebeh@md the lower edge of the cover flap 14 in overlapping relationship, the frictional pressure exist@mg beltween the overlapping parts being @ufficient toretain the holder or packet in its closed condition. In accordance with the usual practice in connection with match holders or packets of this type, a c(jating 20 of an abrasive, usually consisting of a mixture of red p phorous, ground glass and gum, is applied to the wall 18 for the purpose of providing a stkiking surface for matches contained in the holder. A
[2]2 2,269,196 staple or other fastening device 22 extends through the back portion I 0 and front wall 18 and serves to retain therebetween a match assembly or unit 24 of conventional construction. The match assembly or unit 24 is preferably 5 in the form of a cardboard blank from which the individual matches 26 are struck, a series of perforations (not shown) being provided in the blank to facilitate tearing off of the individual matches when they are desired for use. The 1( n-latch assembly 24 as sho-wn is purely illustrative and conventional and no claim is made herein to any novelty associated therewith, the novelty of this application residing rather in the toothpick retairiing features which will now be more fully 15 described. Referring now to Figures 3 and 4, t4e.cover, flap 14 of the packet cover member is formed of two layers or sections of the blank material including an outer section 30 and an inner section 20 32, the sections being folded upon ea:ch other and glued, pasted or otherwise secur6d 6r bonded in face-to-face relationship along the shaded areas shown in Figure 4 to provide a recess or pocket 33 adapted to contain and frictionally hold 2 therein a supply of individual toothpicks 34 which are arranged in parallelism longitudinally of the packet in side-by-side relationship. The extreme inner end of the pocket 33 adjacent the rounded top portion 12 of the packet is 30 open and the outer or forward ends of the toothpicks 34 terminate substantially flush with or slightly inside of the forward edge of the pocket and in this manner the toothpick ends are concealed and protected from contamination by the phosphorous-treated heads of the matches 26 or by the hands of the user in extracting and manipulating the matches. An opening 36 formed in the section 32 of the cover flap 14 provides a window or access open40 ing in the pocket 33 through which the toothpicks are visible and through which they may be engaged by the thumb of the user and @lidably moved against the frictional resistance offered by the sections 30 and 32 and projected from the 4.,-, pocket in the manner shbwn in dotted lines, in Figure 2 where the ends thereof are readily accessible for withdrawal of the toothpicks individually from the packet. After the required number of toothpicks have been withdrawn, the 50 remaining toothpicks may be retracted into the pocket by a reverse movement of the thumb where they are concealed prior to closing of the cover flap 14. The opening 36 is perferably rectangular but obviously the same may be round or of any desired contour. Referring now to Figures 5, 6 and 7, wherein a slightly modified form of packet is shown, reference ch@aracters similar to those utilized in the preceding figures have been employed to designate the conventional features of the packet and the features of the invention which are retained in common. In this form of the invention, the opening 36 is provided with a cover or closure flap 40 which is formed integral with the inner or forward edge of the opening and which serves normally to entirely conceal the toothpicks 33 in the pocket 36. In utilizing tMs form of the invention, the cover flap 40 may readily be pushed aside or opened by manipulation thereof with the thumb and subsequently the thumb may be utilized to project the toothpicks from the pocket, and to. withdraw the same in the manner previously de@scribed in connection with the form of the invention shown in Mgures I to 4 Inclusive. It i8 to be noted that the section 32 of the cover flap 14,, In addition to providing the pocket 36 for the t6othpicks 33, also serves as a spacing sheet or member by means of which the toothpicks @are maintained separate and independent from the match assembly 24. TI@e invention is not to be limited to the exact arrang6ment of parts shown in the accompanying drawing or described in this specification @s various changes in the details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention. Only insofar as the invention has particularly been pointed out in the accompanying claim is the same to be limited. What is
