US1457612A

US1457612A - Razor-strop container

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Publication number: US1457612A
Application number: US448317A
Authority: US
Inventors: Solomon A Winklepleck
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1921-02-28
Filing date: 1921-02-28
Publication date: 1923-06-05
Anticipated expiration: 1940-06-05

Description

June 5, 1923-.

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Patented June 5, 1923..

UNITED STATES Lama SOLOMON A. WINKIEPLECK, NOW BY JUDICIAL CHANGE OF NAME SOLOMON ASBERRY WINKLE, OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA.

RAZOR-STRG? CONTAINER.

Application led February 28, 1921. Serial No. 448,317.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, SOLOMON A. VINKLE- PLEOK, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Santa Ana, in the county of Orange and State of California, have in vented certain new and useful Improvements in Razor-Strop Containers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to razor strop containers and is particularly directed to a device which has for its object to provide a container which protects the strop from eX- posure to dust, etc., when not in use, and which permits the strop to be withdrawn for use, combined with means automatically normalizing the strop when released and means operated by the normalized strop to seal the container.

Various other objects and advantages will be more fully apparent from the following description of the accompanying drawingsl which form part of this disclosure, and which illustrate a preferred form of embodiment of the invention.

Of the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of the forward portion of the container' showing the mechanism in normal position.

Figure 3 is a similar section showing the strop extended for use.

Figure 4 is a transverse section on line @c4- wt of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a transverse section on line v5-x5 of Figure 2.

The device of the present invention comprises a container or box having a rotatable drum upon which the strop 0r strops are wound when not in use, with the handle ends of the strops extended through an opening in the box, there being means cooperating with the strops and functioned by the drum for gripping the strops and closing the opening against the entrance of dust, etc.

The container consists of a box-like structure having side walls 1, 2, bottom wall 3,

va stationary shaft 18, said front wall 4, rear wall 5, anda top plate 6, which top wall is hinged at 7 to afford access to the interior of the container. The rear portion of the container is suitable for receiving a shaving cup or other articles, and a door 8 affords access to said rear compartment, the door itself being provided with suitable devices 9 for receiving razors, combs, and other articles. Attached to the side wall 1 are two clips 10 and attached to the bottom wall 3 is an angled clip 11, these clips providing means for attaching the device to the side of any piece of furniture or upon a wall as desired. A transverse ledge l2 attached to the iioor of the box prevents the shaving cup or other articles in the rear compartment from interfering with the mechanism in the forward portion of the container and a similar ledge 13 likewise prevents the cup 14 from sliding too far rearwardly. The cup 14 may contain al sponge 15 saturated with any desired antiseptic or germicide to keep the strops and the interior of the container in a sanitary condition. A door 16 in the front wall 4c affords access to the front portion of the container for a removal of the cup 14 or a replenishing of the antiseptic material in the cup.

The strop supporting element comprises a hollow drum 17 rotatably journaled upon shaft having squared ends (See Fig. 5) engaging in square recesses in opposed bracket members 19 which are secured to the respective side walls 1, 2. The drum 17 contains a clock spring 20, the inner end of which is at tached to the shaft 18, with its outer end secured to a transverse post 21 carried by the drum. The strops 22 are connected by al swivel connection 23 to a connecting strap 24 which is attached at its inner end to the 90 periphery of the drum by a bolt 25, with

bumper pads

26, 27 positioned on opposite sides of said strap 24:. These bumper pads 26--27 form an abutment on the drum and being secured thereto are to be considered as an integral part of said drum. The stro-ps 22 are translated through an opening 28 in the front wall 4 of the container, a withdrawal ot the strops effecting a winding ot' the clock spring to store energy so that the strops will be automatically drawn into the container when released, and wound upon the drum. Upon the withdrawal of the strops, the bumper pad 2T contacts with a transverse stop rod 29 to limit such withdrawal (see Fig. 3).

A rectangular iframe 30 positioned at the upper forward end of the container has its side limbs pivoted at 3l to the side walls l, 2 of the container with its lower transverse web 32 extending across the box below the strops and the upper transverse web 33 extending across the box above the strops and above the opening 28 in the front wall t with its forward edge in position to engage the strops. The web 32 is of sufficient weight to cause the frame 30 to swing by gravity against a stop rod 34 to the position shown in Fig, 3 when released. A bumper pad 85 of telt or other suitable material is attached to the web 33 and the rod 34C is covered with like material to make the operation of the frame noiseless.

In the normal condition of the mechanism the tension of the clock spring 2O urges the

bumper pads

26, 27 and the rear edge ot the strap 24 against the web 32 rocking the frame 30. rlhis causes the upper web 33 to engage the strops 22 and clamp them against the lower wall of the opening 28.v thereby arresting the inw ard movement of the strops and closing the opening, the pad 35 effecting a substantially dust tight seal of said opening. Vith the strops withdrawn the swivel connection 23 permits the strops to be turned in any desired manner.

From the above it will be understood that the present device provides a sanitary container having means tensioned by a withdrawal of the razor strop or strops for normalizing said strops when released and cooperating with means functioning to arrest the return of the strops and to seal the container against the entrance of dust, etc,

I claim:

l. A device of the class described ccmprising a razor strop, a housing having an opening in one of its walls through which the strop is drawn outwardly for use, a spring operated member tending to draw the strop into the housing and having an abutment, and means pivoted in the housing and operated by said abutment during the return of said member to arrest the inward movement of the strop.

2. A device of the class described comprising a razor strop, a housing having` an opening in one of its walls through which the strop is dra-wn outwardly for use, a fiexible connection attached to the inner end of the strop, a spring operated member tending to draw the iexible connection and strop into the housing and having an abutment, and means within the housing operated by said abutment during the return of said member to arrest the inward movement ot the strop.

3. A device of the class described comprising a razor strop, a'housing having an opening in one of its walls through which the strop is drawn outwardly for use, a spring operated member tending to draw the strop into the housing and having an abutment, and a clamp member operated by said abutment during the return of said spring operated member to engage the strop to arrest its inward movement.

4L. A device of the class described comprising a razor strop, a housing having an opening in one ot its walls through which the strop is drawn outwardly for use, a spring operated member connected to the strop and functioning to draw the strop into the housing, said member having an abutment, and means operated by said abutment during the eturn of said member and automatically functioning to engage the strop and arrest its inward movement.

5. A device of the class described comprising a razor strop, a housing having an opening in lone of its walls through which the strop is drawn outwardly for use, a rotary member upon which the strop is wound when not in use, said member having an abutment, and means operated by the abutment on the rota-ry member and functioning to arrest the inward movement of the strop.

6. A device of the class described comprising a razor strop, a housing having an opening in one of its walls through which the strop is drawn outwardly for use, means tending to draw the strop into the housing and having an abutment, and an independent member operated by said abutment and cooperating with the marginal wall of the opening to trictionally arrest the inward movement of the strop and seal the opening.

7. A device oi' the class described comprising a razor strop, a housing having an opening in one of its walls through which the strop is drawn outwardly 'for use, a rotary spring operated drum on which the strop is wound when not in use, said drum having an abutment, and means within the housing and operated by the abutment upon said drum to arrest the inward movement oit the strop and seal the opening.

8. A device of the class described comprising .a razor strop, a housing having an opening in one of its side walls through which the strop is drawn outwardly for use, a drum upon which the strop is wound when not in use and which is rotated by a withdrawal of the strop, said drum having an abutment, means for returning the drum and winding the strop thereon7 and means operated by the abutment during the return of said drum to arrest the inward movement of the strop and the return movement of the drum.

9. A device ofthe class described compris,- ing a razor strop, a housing having an opening through which the strop is drawn outwardly for use, a rotary member upon which the strop is 'Wound when not in use, said member having an abutment, and means operated by the abutment upon the rotary 10 member during its return to normal and functioning to close said opening.

Signed at Los Angeles, Cal., this 21st day of February, 1921.

SOLOMON A. WINKLEPLEOK. Witnesses:

CLARENCE B. FOSTER, L. BELLE WEAVER.