US1282485A

US1282485A - Plural-compartment container.

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Publication number: US1282485A
Application number: US12492816A
Authority: US
Inventors: Bernard A Sterling
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1916-10-11
Filing date: 1916-10-11
Publication date: 1918-10-22
Anticipated expiration: 1935-10-22

Description

B. A. STERLING.

PLURAL commmmem CONTAINER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. H, l9l6.

Patented Oct. 22, 1918.

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BERNARD A. STERLING, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PLURAL-COMPARTMENT CONTAINER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 22, 1918.

Application filed October 11, 1916. Serial N 0. 124,928.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BERNARD A. STERLING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Plural-Compartment Containers, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying draw-- ings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to containers and is concerned particularly with a so-called plural compartment container, such as might advantageously be employed by a manicurist for the toilet preparations or cosmetics which are used by her.

It is the object of my invention to provide a simple structure in the way of a single unit in which there is provided a plurality of compartments or wells, the unit being preferably of transparent material such as glass so that the contents of the compartments may always be visible, even though the compartments themselves are closed. It is then the feature of my invention that I provide a cover whereby not more than one of said compartments or wells may be opened at a time and whereby, if desired, all the compartments may be closed. The cover is also made preferably of glass to the end above pointed out.

It will appear to those skilled in the art that the device of my invention may be employed for other purposes than that specifically set forth, such for instance as a theatrical make-up box, and for paints and other materials which should ordinarily be kept covered and which are employed in various kinds for use together.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of the plural compartment container of my invention; and

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the plane of the

line

2, 2, of Fig. l and looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

The body of the device is in the nature of a cylindrical block 1, preferably of glass, this block having a shoulder 2 formed thereon. A. cover 3, preferably of glass, fits upon and is adapted to rotate upon the shoulder 2, as illustrated in the drawings. The glass block 1 is provided with a plurality of compartments or

wells

4, 4, in the top thereof,

these wells being spaced around the block.

equi-distantly apart except as to the two end Wells of the series which are spaced so far apart as to leave the blank surface 5. In the accompanying drawing I have illus-' trated my device as provided with six wells, or compartments. The disposition of these wells or compartments may be explained by saying that the top of the block is divided into seven equal sectors in six of which awell is formed and in the seventh of which no well is formed. This seventh sector provides the blank surface 5, which has already been referred to. The cover 3 is provided with a peripheral notch 6 of such size and disposition that any one of the wells or the compartments 4, but only one of them, can be exposed through said notch at a time. It will be seen that when the cover is made to rotate on the shoulder 2, any one of the wells or compartments may be exposed, the others being kept closed. When it is desired to close all the Wells or compartments, the notch 6 is moved around to the blank surface 5, as illustrated in dotted line. It will appear now that a manicurist may have this container before her and when any one of the preparations inthe wells is desired by her she will place her forefinger in the notch 6 and will rotate the cover 3 to the point where her finger will lie above the desired well or compartment. It will be noted that the notch 6 is of such shape and that the wells are of such shape as to make it con venient to remove the contents of the wells by ones forefinger. It is obvious that in such action only the desired well will remain exposed, the others being always closed and when she has finished with the toilet preparations which she desires in her work she rotatesthe cover 3 to the point where the notch 6 lies over the blank surface 5, thus closing all the Wells. It will be seen that the mounting of the cover upon the base is such that when it is desired to clean the compartments and refill them with the various preparations the cover may be lifted off easily since it not fastened in any way.

I claim:

In a device of the kind described, a cylindrical body provided With a plurality of Wells circularly arranged in the top thereof and from which it is convenient to extract paste cosmetics With the finger, a cover mounted for rotation on the body and provided With an opening of a size and arranged to uncover but one of the Wells at-a time,

said opening extending through the outer edge of the cover'so that no obstruction to V the removal of material from the Well is offered by the cover.

In witness whereofi' l hereunto subscribe my name this 6th day of October, A. D. 1916. BERNARD A. STERLING.

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