US1455783A - Container for toilet articles - Google Patents

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May 22, 1923. 455,785

A. FTYKLO CONTAINER FOR TOILET ARTICLES Filed Dec. 50,, 1921 Patented May 22, 1923.

ANDY FTYKLO, OF BR-AZNELL, PENNSYLVANIA.

CONTAINER FOR TOILET ARTICLES.

Application filed December 30, 1921.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDY F'rYKLo, citizen of Poland, residingat Braznell, in the county of Fayette and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Containers for Toilet Articles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a container for toilet articles, having more particular reference to a container adapted to be carried around as a handbag.

The invention has for an object to provide a simple and inexpensive toilet article container.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

Fig. 1 of the drawings is a perspective view of a toilet article container constructed according to the invention, showing the doors thereof open.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the doors closed and with the container in the vertical position assumed when being can ried by the user.

Fig. 3 is a partial horiztonta-l sectional view, taken along the plane indicated by the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

My improved container for toilet articles comprises a main body or box having a cover 11 hinged to the top thereof at one end as at 12. In the upper portion of the box I provide a large compartment 13 and a small compartment 14:, these compartments being separated by a transverse partition 15. The large compartment 13 is adapted to contain a cake of soap (not shown) while the small compartment may contain a rouge stick 16. Upon the underside of the cover 11 is a projection 17 which fits snugly in the top of the compartment 13.

In order to drain the compartment 13 of liquid discharged from the cake of soap I provide under one end thereof a well 20 which extends transversely from side to side of the compartments and is out at one side into the end wall of the box. In order to drain the liquid into the well 20 when the box is in either of the positions shown, the bottom of the compartment 13 and the end wall thereof are provided with longitudi- Serial No. 525,836.

nally taperingV-grooves, 21 and 22 respectively, which extend to the top of the wall. Liquid accumulated in the well may be removed through a conduit 23 extending through the side wall of the box and closed at its outer end by a removable screw cap 24.

In the lower part of the box I provide a compartment 25 which is closed by a sliding door 26 and is adapted to contain a comb 27 and brush 28, these two articles being preferably hinged together as at 29. To facilitate removal of these articles I mount a flat spring 30 in the back of the compartment 25, this spring having one end 30 secured to the end wall of the compartment 25 away from which the door 26 moves when opening. The other end 3O of the spring extends along the opposite wall of the compartment 25 and is provided at its extremity with a rounded element 31 which presses outward against the door 26. When the door 26 is completely opened the spring 30 moves to the dotted position shown in Fig. 3, moving the brush and comb partiall out of the compartment 25 to a position to be readily grasped by the user. When replacing these articles the spring 30 is pressed back by hand and so held until the edge of the door projects across the end 31 of the sprin This spring also serves to frictionally hold the door 26 in place.

To hold the cover 11 closed thefree end thereof is provided with a strap 35 having an opening 36 engaging a pin 37 on the end of the box. To this latter end of the box 10 a loopstrap 38 is attached whereby the box may be carried. The cover 11 may have a mirror 39 set thereinto.

As will be apparent from the arrangement of the different parts as shown, when the box is being carried in the position shown in Fig. 3, the well 23 is still sunk below the compartment 13 while the door 26 is held in place by its own weight, in addition to the frictional engagement of spring end 31.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows:

1. In a device of the class described, a box having a soap compartment therein. a well formed partly in the bottom and partly in one end wall of said compartment, drainage grooves in said bottom and wall leading to said well, and drainage-means leading from said well.

adapted to impart outward movement to the brush and comb, said spring having one end engaging said door to hold the spring in inoperative positioln v V 4. A device of the. class described comrisino' a box havin an 11 er soa conpartment adjacent one end and a lower brush and comb compartment adjacent the opposite end, a door hinged to said first end or" the box and closing said soap compartment, a sliding door enteringfrom the opposite end of the box to close the other compartment, and a handle on said last end of the box. v e

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature. Y

ANDY FTYKLO.

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