US1936273A

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Publication number: US1936273A
Application number: US573095A
Authority: US
Inventors: Hyman R Segal
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1931-11-05
Filing date: 1931-11-05
Publication date: 1933-11-21
Anticipated expiration: 1950-11-21

Description

H. R. SEGAL COMPACT 2 Sheets-Sheet l Nov.. 21, 1933.

Filed Nov. 5, 1951 INVENTR;

ATTORNEY Nov.` 23,1933'. H. R. SEGAL 1,936,273

COMPACT Filed Nov. 5. 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 4 @Iy VEN TOR.

BYMdw/V A TTORN EY Patented Nov. 21, 1933 This invention structures, which PATE-Nr oI-Flca coMPAc'r Hyman B. Segal, New York, N. Y. Application November 5, 1931. ,serial No. 573,095

8 Claims.

relates to compact carrying are adapted to a wide variety of uses and which are particularly adapted to be conveniently carried about the person, said struc- 5 tures being provided with a plurality of means customarily used with frequency during the course of the normal day, all combined in a unitary structure and arranged so as to be readily available at any time.

It is a particular object of the present invention to provide a use, of the type compact structure for feminine usually designated a. compact,

which shall contain the various cosmetics and accessory articles required in their application, readily accessible for frequent usage together with a key-retaining and manipulating arrangement, all without ance of the comp decreasing the artistic appearact, and withoutmaterially irl-.-

creasing its size or lessening its compactness.

Another object is to provide a feminine compact combination which serves both the function of a cosmetic and key carrier and in which the key and cosmetic retaining compartments are positioned and arranged so that it is possible to have ready access to the cosmetic andrto the thereof, Without the key carrying therewithin, and

accessory articles utilized in the application interference at any time from structure or the key positioned also so that the key may be readily manipulated and replaced without interference with, or the necessity of opening, the cosmetic containing compartments.

Another object is to provide a .feminine compact combination including both cosmetic and key carrier arrangements, in which the key,` and cosmetic compartments are so constructed and positioned that the cosmetic compartments, when closed, will serve as a convenient handle or manual gripping means whereby it is possible` to actuate the key or keys without danger of bend-l ing or distorting lthe relatively delicate compact structure incidental to the manual stresses occurring upon manipulation of the keyfand particularly without danger of breaking or injuring the thin mirror usually incorporated in such combination.

Another object pact combination is tolprovide a feminine comcarrying both key and cosmetic compartments, in which the key and cosmetic compartments are so arranged and constructed that they will mutually reinforce each otherto give an advantageous structure of greater dura.-

bility and strength without in any way materially increasing the weight thereof or the thickness of the metal walls or sides of the various compartments.

Another object is to provide a compact combination including powder, mirror, and keyl arrangements in which is also incorporated lipstick and/or rouge containing devices without materially increasing the size or lessening the compactness of the arrangement, and to which ready access may be had without necessity of opening said key, powder, or mirror compartments, and which is also ol'. such construction and design that access may be conveniently had to the powder and mirror compartments and the key may be manipulated without interference from the lipstick device and/or the rouge compartment.

Other objects are in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

In one embodiment of the invention, one or more key holding compartments are provided with -suitable key carrier and slide arrangements, and with a button or buttons projecting outside of the compartment to enable ready manipulation of the key, and its sliding carrier into extended or concealed position. These key holding compartments may be combined conveniently with a compartment provided with a powder sifting arrangement and with another compartment adapted to hold a mirror. The powder and mirror compartments preferably are so arranged that the mirror compartment encloses and serves as a cover for the powder sifting means and provides an lopen space above the powder sifting compartment to enable the carrying of a convenient pui! device for easy facial application of the powder.

The key compartment, the mirror compartment and the powder compartment may all be made of the same size and arranged side by side, or said latter two compartments may be made smaller and/or of different size than the key retaining Acompartment or compartments and conveniently positioned at one end thereof or along one side thereof. j

These compartments may-be all formed ofthin 'sheet metal stampings with inturned edges and they are attached together at one side by a small inobtrusive hinge arrangement and at the other side by a conveniently manipulated snap lock or slide lock arrangement. As a result the vva.- rious compartments may be pivotally separated to enable access to the cosmetic in the case of the powder and mirror compartments, or to enable bodily replacement orv removal of the key in the case of'the key retainingv compartment.

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Since thecosmetic and mirror compartments are very frequently opened, while the key compartment need only be opened at rare intervals for removal or replacement of the key in the sliding carrier, the key compartment may be closed .by an arrangement, such as a sliding latch, less easilyopened than the snap lock arrangements of the cosmetic compartments.

'I'he .mirror compartment is usually removed from the key retaining compartment, and in one form where the compartments are of the same size and shape, the powder compartment may be placed between the mirror compartment and Athe key compartment, the key and the mirror compartments then being on opposite sides of the compact. In this form the powder compartmentmay serve as a cover for, and be inserted within the key retaining compartment, in such a way that opening of the compact will result in a swinging apart of the complementary mirror and powder containing compartments.

In this form a rouge compartment may be conveniently positioned upon the outside of the mirror compartment, in the form of an artistic ornamentation. The rouge compartment is preferably closed by a cover, an easily manipulated snap lock arrangement.

In another form, where the compartments are placed side by side, a lipstick may be conveniently included in the combination by making the powder container of small size so as to leave a space within the powder compartment in which the lipstick may be placed.

In other forms where it is desired to place the powder and mirror compartments at one side or end of the,key retaining compartment or compartments, and particularly where it is desired to have a plurality of 4key retaining compartments, without materially increasing the thickness of the compact arrangement, the complementary mirror and powder compartments will preferably be positioned in extension of and at one end of the key retaining compartments. These key compartments may be positioned side by side closely adjacent to eachother. This arrangement is particularly convenient since the cosmetic compartments of the arrangement will provide an extended handle for manipulation of the key, while the key compartments provide a convenient handle for holding the compact during opening and usage of the cosmetic compartments. In one of these last mentioned'forms a lipstick device may be conveniently positioned between the key compartments and the complementary powder and mirror compartments.

The above and other features of my invention may be more fully understood from the accompanying drawings in which are shown one or more of various possible embodiments of the several features of the invention.

Figs. 1 to 5 show one embodiment of the lnvention in which thel key, powder, and mirror compartments are' made of the same size and shape and placed side by side; Figs. 1 and 2 being respectively, top and inverted persp tive views of the assembled compact; Fig. 3/ ing a side sectional view upon the line 3-3/of Fig. 1; and Figs. 4 and`5 being fragmentary views of the compact open, Fig. 4 showing the exposed top of the powder compartment and Fig. 5 showing the exposed key retaining compartments with a por-l tion ofthe cover thereof broken away;

Figs. 6 and 7 show anotherform in which the powder containing receptacle vin the powder compartment only occupiesa part f. the space there in, a portion of the remaining space being occupied by a lipstick device, Fig. 6 being an interior Y 7 being a side sectional view upon the line 7-7 of Fig. 6;

Figs. 8 to 11 show. another form in which two key compartments are utilized and in which the powder and mirror compartments are positioned at one end of the key compartments ,with a lipstick container therebetween, Figs. 8 and 9 being respectively top and side views oi the -closed assembly, Fig. l0 being a side sectional view upon the line 10-10 of Fig. 8, and Fig. 11 showing the combination with mirror and key compartments opened and exposed; and l Fig. 12 shows another form very similar to the embodiment of Figs. 8 to 11, with a slightly changed external appearance and with a metal mirror construction.

'Referring to Figs. 1 to 5, the compact arrangement is provided with two outside recessed

stampings

10 and 12 with inturned

sides

8 and 9 hinged together at 13, forming respectively the mirror compartment A for retention of the mirror 14' other type. An intermediate sheet metal container 16 forms the powder compartment C, and is also` hinged at 13. 'Ihe inturned

sides

8 and 9 of the disnea stampings 1o and 12 edc-inse the powder compartment C and have a snap closing arrangement 17 opposite the hinge 13. The upper stamping 10 telescopes over the extension 21 of the lower stamping 12, which extension is approximately secured to the inside of the inturned rim 9. Stamping 10 of the mirror come partment A is provided with an indented rim 18 (see Figs. 1 and 3), and with a depression 19, which serve. to x the position of the mirror 14.

'Ihe retaining ring 20' (see Figs. 3 and 4) is shaped to the inside of the stamping 10, and is of spring steel and slightly larger than said com'- partment so that it may be snapped into position to hold said mirror 14 rigidly against inside of the depression 19 and the rim 18.

The stamping 12 of the key retaining compartment B is provided with an embossed portion 31 (see Figs. 2, 3 and 5) which serves as a guide for the carriage 32. The head 33 of the key 15 is retained upon the carrier32 by spring -ngers 34 which have been formed by turning up the edges of the carrier slide 32 and detaching portions 34 of said upturned edge and turning them inwardly to contact resiliently at vtheir ends 35 with the recesses 36 in the sides of the key adjal cent its shank 37. i

Through the opening 38 in the head 33 of the key 14 is a circular retainer 39 (see Figs. 3 and 5) which'has a slidable adjustment or lost motion connection by the slot 40 in respect to the slide ,32 to accommodate keys having various shaped and sized heads. The circular retainer 39 `is attached to the external manipulating button 41 by the stud 42, said button being preferably provided with a concave portion 43 to enable ready movement thereof by the finger. The connecting pin or stud 42 slides in the slot 44 (see also Fig. 2) to enable the key to be moved out of its compart- The key is covered by means `of the vplate 50 (see Figs. 3 and 5) which may be pivoted to the A'7 is generally similar in functioning and structure hinge 13, to the side of the stamping 12 adjacent thereto or to the side ofthe stamping adjacent the catch 17, or it may be'loosely laid within the casing (as shown).

The slot 52 enables insertion of the flngernail or some other implement, to raise the cover whereupon the key 14 may be removed or replaced. The key may be readily removed by grasping the shank 37 or inserting the linger nail or some other implement under the head 32. A new key may then be inserted by separating the spring arms 34, placing the opening 38 so as to receive the button 39 and then adjusting the key to enable the spring retainers 34 to snap in position in the concavities 36 of the key.

The top of the powder compartment is provided with a circular ridge 53 (see Figs. 3 and 4) and with a circular opening 54 eccentrically positioned inside of said ridge. 53 serves as a guide for the circular plate 55 which has an opening 56 and a sieve arrangement.. 57 at opposite sides thereof cooperating with the ,circular opening 54. The plate is pivoted upon the rivet 58, which extends through the powder compartment, and is attached to both the top and bottom thereof. A suitable indent (not shown) in the edge of the powder compartment C enables it to be removed from the stamping 12 by the nger.

The depression 19 (see Figs. 1 and 3) in the top of the stamping 10 is formed into a rouge compartment D by the cover 65 whichhas an extension 67 hinged at 66 in the open space inside ofthe stamping 10 and in back of the mirror 14.

The cover is also provided with a catch 68 op cooperating with the recessv posite the hinge 66 69 and with an outturned portion 70 serving to enable pivotal lifting of the cover 65 by. means of the finger.

It will be noted in the arrangement ,just described that the key compartment and the mirror compartment are on opposite sides of the compact and substantially removed from each other so that lno breaking stress will be applied to the mirror upon manipulation of the key; that the key may be ejected for application to a lock without opening the rouge,

mirror or powder compartments; that the rouge and/ or the mirror and powder compartments may be opened and used without regard to, or interference with, the key compartment; and that the arrangement in spite o the addition of the key compartment is not of materially increased bulk or decreased compactness. The opening of the compact upon unlatching the snap lock 17 will first result in swinging apart of the mirror and powder compartments. The key compartment will only be opened when the powder compartment C is,pivotally swung away from the upper portion of the key compartment B.

It will also be noted that access may be had to'.

the rouge compartment D without the necessity of opening any of the other compartments of the compact. f

The compact of the embodiment of Figs. 6 and AThe embossed ridge to the embodiment of Figs.- 1 to 5, (similarly functioning and structural parts being designated by the same numerals primed). In this embodiment the compact is made of a trapezoidal shape as contrasted to the octagonal shape of the embodiments of Figs. 1 to 5. Both the sides of the upper and lower stampings l0 and 12 are provided with

inside rims

81 and 82 which are suitably attached thereto, the rim 81 being adapted to project upwardly inside of the stamping 12 and contact with they rim 82 upon-closure of the compact. The powder compartment 16 contains an inverted dish-shaped stamping 83 which only occupies a portion of the compartment, a space 84 being left for the lipstick applicator 85. The

'space 86 may also be utilized, if desired, as for instance, as a rouge container. y

The embodiment shown in Figs. 8 to 11 functions and is constructed generally similarly as the embodiment of Figs. 1 to 5 (similarly functioning parts being designated by the same numerals with a superior 2). In this embodiment powder and mirror compartments A2 and C2 are attached. to one endof the key compartments B2 whichin 100 this case are in duplicateand placed back to back in the manner shown. The powder and-mirror compartments are made of circular shapeY to lend to the artistic appearance of the arrangement and the key compartments are of generally rectangular shape, the side walls thereof serving to guide the key carrying slide. The key compartments are provided with a separate hinfge and with a sliding latch 96 'which is less readily rmanipulated than the snap latch 172 of the powder and mirror compartments. The hinged cover 97 serves to separate the key compartments and is provided with an end iiange 93. The powder container in this embodiment is made of a dished stamping 162 which is inserted in place in the outside stamping 122 to 'form a powder receptacle. The dished stamping lmay be removed from the stamping 122 to. permit of placing of the powder charge in said compartment.

Between the mirror and powder `compartments 120 Y AL-C2 and the key compartment B2 is positioned an outwardly projecting button 98 enabling its ready removal from its container 97. In Fig. l1 125 the key 152 is shown as clamped at the top of its shank 372 in a slightly different position than is shown in Fig. -i5. The key may be' readily clamped in the sliding carrier 32a in either position. j

The-embodiment of Fig. v12 is generally similar to the embodiment of Figs. 8 to 11, vtwo key compartments B3 lbeing employed, and the powder and mirror compartments A3 andC3 being positioned at one end of said key compartments at B3 and being provided with a separate hinge 13. The mirror 143 in this embodiment is made of polished metal and has a swinging hinge construction and the remaining space in the mirror compartment Ail may be utilized for the retention of an applicator puff and/or a lipstick. The key compartments B1` are held together by means of a sliding latch 99 which has a corrugated or ridgedy portion 100 to enable more easy movement there-` of by the miger.

In the embodiments of Figs. 8 to 11 and Fig. 12 the key compartments serve as a convenient handle during usage and application of the cosmetics, and the cosmetic compartments serve as a convenient handle for manipulating the key. 150

In spite of the fact that a plurality of keys are included in the devices of these figures, the resulting combination is not of materially increased size, bulk or thickness and may be readily carried in the average sized pocketbook.

Where a plurality of keys are incorporated in the combination as in Figs. 8 to 12, the buttons 423 and 424 for the different keys may be made of different shapes to enable the user to distinguish therebetween.

As many changes could be made in the above construction, and many apparently widely different embodiments of this invention could be devised without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent isz- 1. As an article of manufacture, a casing having complementary members hingedly connected at one end and disconnectably arranged at another end, an article carrier slidably disposed in one of said members, means for actuating said carrier, a housing swingably associated -with said members andl disposed within -the casing, said housing forming a closure for said carrier, a plate interposed between the article carrier and housing and constituting a seat for the latter, the other of said complementary members having a depression and a swingable cover for, said depression.

other end, an article carrier slidably disposed in one of said members and guided thereon, means comprising a lost motion connection for actuating said carrier, a housing swingably associated with said members and disposed within the casing forming a closure for said carrier, removable means interposed between the housing and carrier constituting a seat for the housing, the other of said members having a depression anda swingable cover therefor. l A

3. As an article of manufacture, a casing having complementary members hingedlyconnected at one end and disconnectabiy arranged atanother end, an article carrier slidably disposed in and guided by one of said members, the latter being provided with an elongated slot, the carrier having a slot in registration with said elongated slot, an enlargement within close proximity to the carriage, a manipulator outside of said ylast mentioned memberfmeans passing "through said length less than said elongated slot and in regis- V tration therewith, an enlargement for retaining an article and disposed within close proximity to the plate, a manipulator outside of said last mentioned member, means passing through said slots interconnecting the enlargement and manipulator, a housing hingedly associated with said members and disposed within the casing and means interposed between the enlargement and housing constituting a seat for the latter.

5. As an article of manufacture, a casing having complementary members hingedly connected at one end and disconnectablyA arrangedat another end, a plate slidably disposed in and guided by one of said members, the latter having an elongated slot, the plate having a slot of a length substantially less than said elongated slot and in registry therewith, an enlargement for retaining a key disposed within close proximity to the plate, a manipulator having a concavity and positioned outside of said last mentioned member, slidable means'fpassing through said slots and guided thereby interconnecting the enlargement and manipulator, a housing hingedly associated ing and an intervening removable instrumentalv ity interposed between the enlargement and housing constituting a seat for the latter.

6. As an article oi manufacture, a casing having complementary members hingedly connected at one end and disconnectably arranged at another end, key supporting means slidably disposed on one wall of one of said members and guided therein, the supporting means and said wall having alinedslots, an enlargement adapted to receive one portion of said key and mounted on said supporting means, a manipulator outside of said wall, means disposed in the alined slots and interconnecting the enlargement and manipulator, means for holding the key in its retained position, a housing swingably associated with said members forming a closure for said key and an intervening plate interposed between the enlargement and manipulator forming a seat for the housing.

'7. As an article of manufacture, a. casing having complementary members hingedly connected at one end and disconnectably arranged at another end, key supporting plate means slidably disposed on one wall of one of said members and guided therein, the supporting means and Wall each having a slot so arranged as to be alined and unequal in length, a post passing through and slidably guided bysaid slots, an enlargement and a manipulator connected to the ends of said post, the enlargement being adapted to receive one portion of the key mounted on said supporting means, spring means carried by the latter for embracing said key, the manipulator being adapted to move said key in and out of the casing in the closed position thereof, a housing swingably associated with said members forming a cover for said key supporting means, and an intervening removable plate interposed between the enlargement and housing on which the latter is seated to prevent displacement of said key in the closed position of the casing.

' 8. As an article of manufacture, a casing having complementary members including inturned rims hingedly connected at one end of the casing, an extension secured to one oi said rims and extending beyond one edge thereof, the opposing rim of the other complementary member being adapted to frictionally engage said extension, key supporting plate means slidably disposed' on one wall ofirone of said members and guided therein, the supporting means and wall each having a slot arranged as to be alined and unequal in length, a post passing through and slidably guided by said slots, an enlargement and a manipulator connected to the ends of said post,

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forming a cover for said key supporting means, and an intervening plate interposed between the enlargement and housing for seating 'the latter to prevent displacement of said key in the closed position of the casing..

HYMAN R. SEGAL.