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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:
Jun. 03, 1980
Filed:
Feb. 23, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Wilkinson Sword Limited, Buckinghamshire, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C06F / ; C06F / ; C06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
44 42 ; 44 46 ; 44 47 ;
Abstract
A method for the manufacture of matches which comprises applying to a match splint, before the formation thereon of the match head, a surface coating of an aqueous dispersion comprising (i) a low melting point solid fuel e.g. paraffin wax, (ii) a finely divided particulate or fibrous filler and (iii) either a water-immiscible volatile solvent for the fuel or a water-soluble or water-dispersible adhesive, or a mixture of the two; and thereafter drying the coated splint to deposit thereon adjacent the end thereof, on which the head is to be formed, a surface coating comprising a mixture of said fuel and said filler, and, if present, said adhesive.