Matchbook
US3958689A · kind A · utility
17Cited by
5References
16Claims
0Family size
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 1975 |
| Grant date | May 25, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24F27/12
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The cover of a matchbook has a perforated tear line or the like arranged relative to a striking strip or igniting material on the cover and relative to a staple, glue, or other means securing the cover on a match comb, such that a portion of the cover containing at least a portion of the striking strip can be readily removed to impede further ignition of matches on the striking material.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.