Claims:CLAIMS
We claim,
1] An improved matchstick comprising:
A] Both the ends of matchsticks coated with phosphorus material which reduces the use of wooden material in manufacturing of match sticks.
B] For ensuring safety use of non flammable material at the central thickness portion.
C] Increased thickness in the central part of the improved matchstick.
2] The improved matchsticks as claimed in claim 1, wherein one matchstick we can used twice i.e. efficiency is doubled as both the ends of the matchsticks are coated with phosphorus material .
3] The improved matchstick as claimed in claim 1, reduces overall cost of product.
4] The improved matchstick as claimed in claim 1, wherein said non flammable material provided at the centre ensures safety while holding the stick and the burning of the stick eventually stops there.
5] The improved matchstick as claimed in claim 1, wherein increased thickness in central portion can be obtained by tapering. Also instead of increasing thickness or use of non flammable material at the centre, we can directly increase the length of match stick and also perceive safety.
5] The improved matchstick as claimed in claim 1, wherein production process of improved match stick and ordinary match stick is nearly same i.e. it does not require any extra or new material for production of invented matchstick.
6]. The improved matchstick as claimed in claim 1, due to which we can control cutting of trees, it reduces use of wood eventually saving trees .
7] The improved matchstick as claimed in claim1, is an environment friendly product.
, Description:FORM 2
THE PATENT ACT, 1970
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As amended by the patents (Amendment) Act, 2006
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TITLE OF THE INVENTION:
IMPROVED MATCHSTICKS
APPLICANTS:

1) Ganesh Dnyandeo Dudhe residing at post Pande Tal-Karmala Dist-solapur 413203, Maharashtra, India; an Indian National.
2) Nilesh Bhausaheb Chavanke residing at post- Shivade Tal- Sinnar, Dist- Nashik- 422502, Maharashtra, India; an Indian National.
3) Shivani Amar Shitole residing at Ganga Apartment, Flat No.4, Bhoir Colony, Chinchwad, Pune- 411033,Maharashtra, India; an Indian National
4) Sneha Nagarkar residing at ‘Snehankit’, S.No.125, Swami Vivekanand Park, Ahernagar, Chinchwadgoan, Pune-411033, Maharashtra, India; an Indian National.

INVENTORS:

1) Ganesh Dnyandeo Dudhe S/o Dnyandeo Dudhe residing at post Pande Tal-Karmala Dist-solapur 413203, Maharashtra, India; an Indian National.
2) Nilesh Bhausaheb Chavanke S/o Bhausaheb Chavanke residing at post- Shivade Tal- Sinnar, Dist- Nashik- 422502, Maharashtra, India; an Indian National.
3) Shivani Amar Shitole D/o Amar Shitole residing at Ganga Apartment, Flat No.4, Bhoir Colony, Chinchwad,
Pune- 411033,Maharashtra, India; an Indian National

PREAMBLE TO THE DESCRIPTION:
The following specification particularly describes the nature of this invention and the manner in which it is to be performed.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION:
This invention relates to the field of use of natural resources. Particularly this invention relates to use of wooden material in manufacturing of match sticks. In this invention we reduce the use of wood by increasing the efficiency of matchstick.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION:
A matchstick is a tool for starting a fire. Typically, modern matchsticks are made of small wooden sticks or stiff paper. Worldwide crores of people use matchsticks daily for lighting various objects. Matchstick is a product which is used for lighting or igniting eg. for igniting gas stove, candle etc. One end of matchstick is coated with a material that can be ignited by frictional heat generated by striking the matchstick against a suitable surface. The coated end of a matchstick, known as the match "head", contains either phosphorus or phosphorus sesquisulfide as the active ingredient and gelatin as a binder.
This chemical is coated on only one end of stick due to which we can use one stick only once. When we light matchsticks, wooden sticks are lit, some part of it is used to light objects like candle etc. and remaining part comes under waste. Matchsticks are used everywhere for many purposes and remaining unlit or unused matchsticks part fall down anywhere, which does not comes under any other use.
CN 103569522 A discloses the invention which relates to a cigarette with matchsticks in a cigarette box. 20matchsticks are arranged on the upper side of an inner layer of a cover of the cigarette box, the matchsticks are arranged in two rows, every row is provided with ten matchsticks, a sandwich layer is arranged on the inner layer of an upper cover, the center of the sandwich layer is provided with an opening which can be used for placing the matchsticks, the length of each matchstick is 2.5cm, the diameter of each matchstick is 0.2cm, the diameter of each match head is 0.3cm, so that more than 20 matchsticks can be arranged inside one cigarette box and sufficient to use because each cigarette box is provided with 20 cigarettes. Red phosphorus for the friction of the match heads is coated on the upper cover of the cigarette box, thus the matchsticks are stored inside the upper cover of the cigarette box, and the red phosphorus is coated on the outer side of the upper cover of the cigarette box. The matchsticks can be fired by being rubbed with the red phosphorus only under the manmade condition, thereby being safe. The cigarette has the beneficial effects that the matchsticks and the cigarettes are stored in the same box, a smoker only needs to carry one object, i.e. the cigarette, and the inconvenience that no match is provided in smoking can be avoided.
GB1220093 (A) discloses a method of manufacturing match splints or bookmatch combs comprises applying a surface layer 11 of a heat liquefied, combustible, solid paraffin or paraffin-like material on to a web 1 of hard rolled cardboard having a specific gravity of more than 1, e.g. by passing through coating rollers 5 and 6; advancing the coated web through rolls 2 and 3, one of which has cutting edges to divide the web into a plurality of strips or filaments; and subdividing the strips into bookmatch combs or the filaments into splints 10. Alternatively, the web can be divided into strips or splints prior to applying the surface layer. The cardboard has a preferred specific gravity of 1.1. Stearin, shellac and drying oil can be incorporated in the material of the surface layer. The dividing rollers can be used to produce splints of triangular cross-section, which can, if required, be transformed to a circular cross-section by drawing through dies. The material of the surface layer is retained in the flame zone during combustion of the splint by roughening the surface of the cardboard, incorporating a granular material such as wood dust in the material of the surface layer, or incorporating a foaming agent and/or thickener, e.g. polythene dust, ethylene vinyl acetate, into the surface layer material to prevent it from spreading as it melts.
CN 202492480 U discloses a matchstick. The matchstick comprises a matchstick head, a wooden pole, a metal pole and a hole and is characterized in that the wooden pole is arranged at the upper part of the metal pole, the matchstick head is arranged on the wooden pole, and the hole is reserved at the lower part of the metal pole; when the matchstick is used, the metal pole is held by a hand, and the matchstick head is rubbed on a phosphorus sheet of a matchbox to burn.
There are a number of other designs/improvements in the design of a matchstick for better utility.
However, there is an unmet need of improved matchsticks which provide maximum utility of the matchstick in a less quantity of raw material. This invention also relates to the unignited or unlit part of presently used matchsticks.

ADVANTAGES OF THE INVENTION:
According to this invention, we have reduced the use of wooden material required for manufacturing of matchstick. By reducing the use of wooden material we have also reduced the cost of raw material used for production of matchsticks. We can use one matchstick twice that means efficiency gets doubled. It is easy for production and no specialized man power is required. If we compare it to the efficiency we don’t require much time. It can be adopted in all matchstick box manufacturing factories. Due to this invention overall cost of product can be minimized. By increasing length of match stick we can also perceive safety.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION:
Therefore, one object the present invention is to reduce the use of wooden material in manufacturing of match sticks.
Another object is to provide an improved matchstick which shall reduce the environmental issue i.e. reduce the use of natural wooden material.
Yet another object of this present invention is to provide most economical matchstick boxes and also reducing its raw material like wood.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION:
Basically matchsticks are used to light objects like candles etc. In this burning process the sticks are lit upto certain length and remaining portion of the stick comes under wastage i.e. this unlit portion of sticks is thrown out, due to which we lose some portion of wooden sticks.
Now a days or currently used matchsticks unused or unlit portion, is utilized in the improved matchsticks. Due to which we save lot of wooden material and it directly compromises with environmental issue related to cutting of trees for manufacturing of wooden matchsticks.
According to this invention, there is provide improved matchsticks which deals with
1) Use of one matchstick twice. Due to double use of one stick we can reduce cost of matchstick box.
2) Increasing the thickness of the matchstick for safety purpose.
In this invention, there is provided improved matchsticks in which we are increasing the thickness in the central part of the matchstick. The part where we have increased the thickness is coated with non-flammable material so that when one end of the stick catches fire and when it reaches to the centre near the non-flammable material, the fire will extinguish and then we can use the matchstick from the other side also as the phosphorus material is coated at both the ends of the matchsticks.
Preferably the thickness of the improved matchstick can be increased by tapering.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS:
The invention will now be described in relation to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figure 1, 2, 3 and 4 illustrate various views of a matchstick of the presently used matchstick along with modified matchsticks.
Figure 1 illustrates the currently used matchstick
Figure 2 illustrates burning length of matchstick
Figure 3 illustrates the improved matchstick
Figure 4 illustrates post burning of improved matchstick

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS:
According to this invention, we have provided improved matchsticks.
The present invention meets the aforementioned and other needs by providing an improved matchstick comprising use of both ends of wooden sticks for burning or lighting purpose.
In accordance with an embodiment of this invention, figure 1 illustrates the matchsticks (40) which are used currently or now-a-days.
Matchstick (40) which made up of wooden material having 4cm length, at one end there is phosphorus substance (41) coated which helps in lighting the wooden stick (40 ). One end (41 ) is used for lighting and other end (40 ) is used for holding sticks in hand.
In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention figure 2 illustrates the view of matchstick after burning. According to analysis, upto 1cm to 1.5cm stick (42) is sufficient for lighting any object. This means total length of stick is 4cm and only upto 1.5cm length (42) of stick comes under use and remaining portion upto 2.5cm part of stick (44) comes under waste.
Figure 3 illustrates the view of invented matchstick. As shown in figure both end of stick are pasted by phosphorus (41). That means both ends of stick can be use for lighting purpose. The centre portion (43) of invented stick having more thickness as compared to rest of the stick (45). The purpose of this increase in thickness (43) is to provide safety, when fire comes beyond 1.5cm (45) length; it takes more time to burn the increased thickness portion (43). When fire comes near to the central part (43), if our lighting work completed then easily we can stop burning of the stick, after which the central part (43) is useful for holding when burning another portion (45) of the stick. This means by using central major thickness part (43), we can hold stick in our hand safely for lighting another end of matchstick (41).
Figure 4 illustrates post burning both ends (42) of improved matchstick in which only central major thickness part (43) is remained unlit. Conclusion of this figure is, according to figure 2, wastage part of ordinary matchstick (44) is more than improved matchstick (43). In improved stick only upto 2cm length portion (43) of the matchstick is remaining as a waste. This finally concludes that improved matchstick gives increased efficiency.
Preferably the central thickness portion (43) is coated with non flammable material.
While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments have been shown by way of example. However, it should be understood that the invention is not intended to be limited to particular forms disclosed herein above. Rather, the invention is to cover all modifications, equivalent, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by claims later on.
It is to be understood that the process of the present invention is susceptible to modifications, changes and adaptations are intended to be with the scope of the present invention.

CLAIMS
We claim,
1] An improved matchstick comprising:
A] Both the ends of matchsticks coated with phosphorus material which reduces the use of wooden material in manufacturing of match sticks.
B] For ensuring safety use of non flammable material at the central thickness portion.
C] Increased thickness in the central part of the improved matchstick.
2] The improved matchsticks as claimed in claim 1, wherein one matchstick we can used twice i.e. efficiency is doubled as both the ends of the matchsticks are coated with phosphorus material .
3] The improved matchstick as claimed in claim 1, reduces overall cost of product.
4] The improved matchstick as claimed in claim 1, wherein said non flammable material provided at the centre ensures safety while holding the stick and the burning of the stick eventually stops there.
5] The improved matchstick as claimed in claim 1, wherein increased thickness in central portion can be obtained by tapering. Also instead of increasing thickness or use of non flammable material at the centre, we can directly increase the length of match stick and also perceive safety.
5] The improved matchstick as claimed in claim 1, wherein production process of improved match stick and ordinary match stick is nearly same i.e. it does not require any extra or new material for production of invented matchstick.
6]. The improved matchstick as claimed in claim 1, due to which we can control cutting of trees, it reduces use of wood eventually saving trees .
7] The improved matchstick as claimed in claim1, is an environment friendly product.

ABSTRACT
According to this invention, there is provide improved matchsticks which deals with
1) Use of one matchstick twice. Due to double use of one stick we can reduce cost of matchstick box.
2) Increasing the thickness of the matchstick for safety purpose.
In this invention, there is provided improved matchsticks in which we are increasing the thickness in the central part of the matchstick. The part where we have increased the thickness is coated with non-flammable material so that when one end of the stick catches fire and when it will reach to the centre near the non-flammable material the fire will extinguish and then we can use the matchstick from the other side also as the phosphorus material is coated at both the ends of the matchsticks.

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