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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 1976
Filed:
May. 20, 1975
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dennis R Thompson, Baltimore, MD (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
206109 ; 206106 ;
Abstract
The match container is provided with a separate match retaining element and a separate hollow match striking element in which a striking surface is located within a pocket formed within the striking element after which the two elements are permanently attached to each other. The striking element is constructed of a non-combustible material having at least one collapsible side and an opening in at least one edge of the striking element through which a match head and part of the match stick is inserted to a point where the match head will be in the area of the striking surface and will be ignited when the wall of the striking element is collapsed and the match withdrawn from the pocket.