US1631967A - Container - Google Patents

Description

,Jun e 14,1927.

. J. KAUFMAN CONTAINER Filed Jan. 29. 1.925

shg etu shnt 1 I w an Patented June 14, 1927.

PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH KAUFMAN, or BRONXVILLE, New YORK, AssIeNon To AMERICAN SAFETY RAZOR connorm'rro'n, or NEWMYORK, .N. Y., A oonrom'rron or VIRGINIA."

I CONTAINER.

Application filed raauar ee, 1925. Serial in. 5,491.

My invention relates generally to containers and more particularly to containers for shaving apparatus.

Various types of safety razors are made of separable parts with the handle-member separate from the blade holding member. A container for such types of razor should preferably make provision for receiving conveniently theparts of the razor when disassembled for shipment and furthermore, should have some provision for receiving and holding the razor assembled, and also for receiving new blades separate fromthe old or discarded blades.

One of the objects of my invention is a container in which by a simple, inexpensive and efiicient construction, provision'is made ffor holding the various parts of the razor either assembled or disassembled and the.

new blades separated from the old or discarded blades.

I Razors of the safety type have come into almost universal use, having reached the stage where they might be termed a household utility, used almost daily. It is a practice to-day among users of safety razors to deposit the container in any convenient place, such as a medicine chest'along with all other medicinal, household or toilet acwhen such user desires to shave, he removes the container from the medicine chest or wherever else the container may have been placed, opens the container, removes the shaving apparatus therefrom, places the container whatever temporary place he finds convenient, finishes the shaving operation, replaces'the razor in the container, closes the container and replaces it in the medicine chest. Not only does the use of the implement entail all this,

but there is no assurance that when the razor container is replaced in the medicinechest that it will be found where it was originally put, even when the user keeps it always in one definite place, which is frequently not the case; furthermore, it. is theexperience of mostusers that it is necessary to shift a great deal of the articles or accessories contained in the medicine chest to reach the container.

Another object of my invention, therefore, is the provision whereby the container is of such a type that it can be given a fixed cessories found generally in the home, and

association or position at all times the bathroom or anywhere, else where he desired to keep the container.

v. it may Another object of my invention is the provision of a container in which the 001113311181: can remain in fixed positlon and in which the shaving apparatus can be removed therefrom and inserted therein handling of the container.

h Furthermore, it is frequently the habit of,

without shifting or i container in the medicine chest, to leave the I discarded or old blades lying around,which not only s a source of annoyance to those whoare supposed to clean and tidy up the bathroom, but alsoa frequent source of discomforture because of the fact that the handling of the reasons that gives rise to this ligence of the userin letting his discarded blades lie around is the fact that he finds it easier toleave the used blade' where it is than to replace it in the container;

Another object ofmy invention, therefore, is the provision of a container which not only of the safty razor blades by one not accustomed thereto is hazardous. v One negmakes provision for receiving the discarded and used blades, but which is of such acharactor and is so positioned in the bath room or elsewhere, that the user not only finds itjust as easy to place itip thecompartment provided therefor, as to leave it on the wash bowl, but its location is such that the shaver is made constantly aware of the presence of theconvenient means for receiving the discarded blades.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a container fora safety razor of; such a character that the containercan serve. as a shipping package with the parts disassembled and held therein and can alternatively serve as a receptacle withthe parts of larly a container in which there is provided I a compartment which is so dimensioned and constructed with reference to the handle, that the handle can be received therein only on enawah that end of the handle extendor that, it 1.3

ing above the compartment to which the blade holder is to be attached, whereby the blade holder can be dis ssembled iron'i the handle for shipment and received therein assembled therew h i. for use. 1

Another object o the provision or a contai contain so that is separable fro desired the cl from the conta porarily d ring member can be removed 'ierrian-oa'tly or only temopera that free and or the insertion and removal 01" the shaving apparatus can be had.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a cl member which is so constructed an t e containd in p n. by the in which sure position and further- -ciation of: irozn being inherent resil merely by a ilcrzin more, such co I u. the parts as to pr went the cove" mov d beyond its predeirrmin closure.

My invention h I 'nclnd the provision'o i'f a now, simple, cnsiie and convenient container, for c 1. apparatus in which the apparatus can be received indisassembled 'ie ole or d scarded blades separated from the new blades and in which provision has been made whereby such container can be "yen a permanent position without inter-fer with the access thereto and in n ch t closnremember 1s inin the parts of the reni metal stampthe innner of. aswhereby a durable as these objects and cinatter apa illustrated in i oi my inventainer, arrammn to 5 n1 u the bath rooa, or any her part of the house, and with the shavin ipr 'a tns therein and ith the closure Fig. 2 is a view siinil ing the closure member connqletcl: from the container;

Fig. 3 is a view siin'rlar'hv I 1 without the closure member 'and with the shaving apparatus completely assembled, but in position in the container;

Fig. l is a section taken on line liof 1 showremoved Fig. 3 with the shaving apparatus removed 7 The tubular compartment 1'12 is preferablyof a diameter and or" a depth so as to receive conveniently therewithin the cylindrical portion of the handle of a well. known type of razor with the narrowed necir portion of said handle member projecting thereabove.

Where it is desired to keep the discarded blades separate from the new blades, one of the compartments as that numbered. 1 may serve to receive one group and the other compartment 11 can be used to receive the other group, and the razor handle can be positioned in the tubular,compartment l2 with the blade holdingportion thereof as-.

sembled therewith, i s shownin Fig. 3 oi the drawing. On the other hand, where it desired to keep the blade hold' part of the razorseparate from the handle member, one of the compartments or ii may be used for receiving the'blade holding p2" t of they handle and the othcr compartment. to receive the new blades alone, other provi sions being made. for the old blades. or both the new and the old blades where it is so desired can be received in either of the coinpartments 10 or 11.

In my preterred manner of making: the container. of Fig. l, I employ the blanks shown in Figs. 6, 7, 8 and 9 ot' the drawing which may be in the form of sheet metal. stampings which I will now describe more fully.

In 6 of .the drawing, I blank comprising}; the section 16 to form the rear wall of the container and the section 17 to formthe bottom thereof. The rear wall is provided with ridges or ribs 18. if), 20 and 21, stamped inwardly therefrom. either simultaneously with the stampi: the blank or thereafter and the purposes of which will be pointed out shortly. 'l. tom of the blank is provided with the side flanges 22 and 23 sl pcd to conform to the shape which it isdc'sircd to give to the side walls. The blank 15 is further provided with the flanges 24, 25, 2G and 27. the purposes of which will be more fully pointed out in connection with the assembly oi. the container.

In Fig. 7 of the drawing, I show the blank from which is to be formed the front and side walls of the container the front snow they and A side walls being made up as shown in Fig. 2 of the intermediate sections 31, the portions 32 and 33 extending angularly therefrom and in substantial parallelism, from which portions 32 and 33 extend the portions 34 and 35 which form the froiitavalls of, the container and which are preferably positioned in the same plane and from which front walls in turn extend the side walls 36 and 37.

These front and side walls of the container just described .are formed from the blank of Fig. 7 by bending this blank along vertical lines 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 and 45. The portions of the blank between these lines of bend, form the parts of the front and side walls already described, in an obvious manner.

The side walls 36 and 37 are preferably given the shape shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 by bending the portions of the blank which form these side walls along the lines 46, 47, 48 and 49 so as to provide thc'portions 50 and 51 in each side wall which are in substantially the same plane and substantially at right angles to the front walls and curving the portions of the blank in betweenthe lines of bend 46 and 48 on one side and 47 and 49 on the other so as to provide the curvature at the side of that wall as shown at 52 in Fig. 2. Theblank 30 is further provided with the side flanges 54 and.55 and with the bottom flanges 56 and 57.

The blank 15 of Fig. 6 and the blank 30 of Fig. 7 bent and shaped as described are assembled in the following manner: The bent and shaped blank of Fig. 7 is ositioned upon the portion 17 of the blank 15 which is to form the bottom of the container, and in-full registry therewith, that is with the curved portion 52 of the side walls of the blanks 30 in registry with the curved portion of the parts 22 and 23 of the bottom member of the blank 15 of Fig.6 and with the flanges 56 and 57 of the blank 30 of Fig. 7 inregistry with the flanges 26 and 27 of the blank 15 of Fig. 6, and with the two blanks so assembled, the dimensions are so predetermined that the wall 31 of the are bent outwardly and oppositely with ref- 1 erence' to the blank 30 and the flanges 24 and 25 of the blank 15 are now rolled or beaded about these bent flanges54 and 55 and it will be found that by the interlock ing of these flanges at the sides and at the bottom of the two blanks of Figs. 6 and 7 bent in shape as shown and assembled as desired, form a relatively rigid and secure container structure, providing the compartments l0 and'll already described.

In order to still further secure these two blanks in fixed relationship and association,

I cut out from the blank 30 preferably be-' in'the rear wall 16 of the b'lank15 of Fig.

6 (see Figs. 4 and 6) and then bent around the edges of this slot as shown in Fig.4. The vertical ribs 20 and 21 already described as formed in the blank 15 of Fig. 6, it will be observed, upon viewing this figure as well as Fig. 4, are formed adjacent the interlock bet-ween the flanges 24 and 25 of the blank 15 and the corresponding flanges 54 and 55 of the blank 30, and will not onlygive rigidity to the structure, but form an abutment 1 so as to prevent the release of the interlock and the separation of the members.

The container formed, as described and illustrated in the various figures, provides a space between the walls 31, 32 and 33 and this space I utilize as follows: In Fig. 8 of the drawing, I show a blank provided with the pairs of ears 71 and 72 extending from the opposite sides thereof, and with the lips 73 stamped therefrom intermediate the sides thereof. The blank 70 is so dimensioned that when bent into tubular form and circular in cross-section, it will be conveniently received within the space between the walls 31, 32 and 33 referred to, and will be of a height substantially equal to the height of the said walls and is intended to be so positioned as to bring the oppositely extending lips 71 and 72 in registry with the opening 74 formed in the blank 30 (see Fig. 7)

through which these two sets oflips can be passed and bent oppositely as shown in Fig. 4. I

The blank 30 is further provided with the slits or openings .75 arranged 'to register with the lips 73 formed in the blank 70 of Fig, 8 and which lips can be passed through such openings and bent about the sides thereofas shown in Fig. 4, and in this manner, the tubular compartment formed from the blank 70 as described, is securely and fixedly anchored to the main container sec-.

tions.

Upon viewing 1 of the drawing, it will be observed that the portion 16 of the blank ofFig. 6 which is to form'the rear wall of the container is higher than, the rest of the container so as'to provide the extension 81 in which extension is formed the opening or hole 81,. whereby the con tainer with its contents can be maintained in fixed position as by a nail, wherever desired, as on the side of the medicinechest.

This rear wall of the container is further provided with the key hole slot 66 already referred to (see Fig. 6) so that where desired, this also may be used as a method of attachment.

In the use of a container constructed in' accordance with my invention and particularly in the use of the embodiments illus trated in the drawings, the handle member of the razor is received in the compartment 12 formed from the blank 70 and anchored to the rest of the structure in the manner already described and that the blade holding part of the razor may be attached thereto as in Fig. 3 or separated therefrom as in Fig. 2 and in the latter arrangement, this blade holding part of the razor will be re ceived in one of the compartments 10 or 11 and the other compartment arranged to receive either the new blades alone and other provision made for the old and discarded ones or both the new and discar led blades. In order to permit the user to readily take hold of and remove blades or parts of the razor from the compartments 10 and 11., the walls 34 and 35 are cut away at their upper edges as shown at 84 and 35.

In Fig. 9 of thedrawing, I show the blank from which a type of closure is formed which can be to associated with the container already described, that it will on the one hand serve to completely and eilectively seal the compartments within which the parts of the razor are held, and yet can permit of quick and complete removal therefrom so as to permit free access to the contents of the compartments and this blank 80 (see Fig. 9) is shaped so as to conform more or less to the cross-section through the compartments as shown in F 4, except that it is provided with the lips 81- and 82 which are bent downwardly as to form a closure for the cut away port-ions 34 and Closure member 80 is provided with transverse ribs 83, 84 and 85 so as to give rigidity thereto and is further cut away at 86 so as to permit of the positioning 0? the cover without interfering wit-h the projecting part of the handle member of the razor received in the compartment 12 and this cut away portion is preferably so arranged and constructed that it will be positioned closely adjacent to the narrowed neck of this handle member projecting above the cor partme 12 so that in this way,'this handle member will be prevented from falling out in case the receptacle is upset.

To place this cover member 80 in-its compartment sealing position, the inner edge 8'? thereof (see Fig. 2) is positioned completely below the ribs 18 and 19 of the back member 16 (see Fig. 1) and the downwardly bent l ps 81 and 82 are then positioned inwardly of the walls 34 and 35 and within l a -r the compartments 11 and 12 and the parts are so arranged that to do this, the metal of the cover must be sprung due to the engagement of its rear edge 87 beneath the ribs 18 and 19 and the engagement of the lips 81 and 82 with the inner faces of the walls '34- and 35. 11s a result of this arrangement, the cover member is held in its position of Fig. 1 and the cover must be flexed slightly so as to permit the edge 87 thereof to pass the ribs 18 and 19. I hus attain an etiicient method oil holding the cover in its closed position.

From the description thus far given, it will be understood that I have devised a container which not only serves its purposes for holding the different parts of the safety razor, but also can be secured fixedly in any predetermined placeand that the use of the "azor does not require the handling of the ontainer at all. Furthermore, by the character of the cover, I employ and the manner l is association with the container, I not only arrange for a proper sealing of the ompartments, but also allow for quick removal of the cover and free access to the contents of the compartments.

From the description of my invention, it will he understood that I have devised a construction which serves its functions not only from the aspects of a razor container generally, but also from the aspects of a shipping packet as well as a display device. As shown in Fig. 1, itserves efficiently as a shipping packet as well as a razor container and as illustrated in Fig. 3, it serves equally well as a display device, and with the cover in position, it serves its full functions whether the blade holding part of the razor is attached as in Fig. 8 or detached as in Fig. 2. This results from the fact that by positioning the razor handle in the compartment 12 on end, the compartment is of less height than the handle so that that part of the handle which serves to secure the blade holder thereto extends above the compartment 12.

The cover member 80 may be made of sheet metal. I have found. however that by making it of a transparent material such as celluloid, it not only has all the attributes of sheet metal, at least so'lfar as relative rigidity and flexibility are concerned, but in addition, it exposes to view the contents of the compartments.

One method of assembling the blanks to o (a H make the container on a quantity production ready described, as follows, it being understood that the ribs 20 and 21 have already been formed in the blank of Fig. 6:

I position the stated blank 30 above the shaped blank of Fig. 6 with the flanges 54 and 55 in registry with the channel in the beads 24 and 25, and then slide the flanges 54 and 55 downwardly along this channel, so that these flanges are engaged between the beads 24 and 25 and the ribs 20 and 21 until the blank 30 is fully inserted. I then snap the flanges 56 and 57 (see Fig. 7) within the channel in the beads 26 and 27 so that the parts are fully engaged. I then pass the lips 60 and 61 through the openings 66 and bend themback as shown in Fig. 4. The blank 70 can be attached to the parts to which it is to beafiixed either before this final assembly or after the assembly as desired. I

Having thus described my invention and illustrated its use, what I claim as new anc desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A safety razor container comprising a plurality of compartments, adjacent walls being formed to provide a depression therebetwcen, and another compartment adapted to be supported in said depression exteriorly of the first mentioned compartments with its walls contacting with the walls aforesaid, and means for interconnecting said walls.

2. A safety razor container comprising a plurality of compartments arranged adjacent each other, one of the compartments being arranged to receive the handle member of the razor and a sealing cover member therefor for sealing the compartments so contoured as to expose sufficient of the handle receiving compartment so as to permit of the portion of the razor to be exposed thereabove.

3. A safety razor container comprising a plurality of compartments arranged adjacent each other, one of the compartments being arranged to receive the handle member of the razor and a sealing cover member therefor for sealing the compartments so contoured as to expose sufficient of the handle receiving compartment so as to permit of the portion of the razor to be exposed thereabove, said cover member, however, being arranged to prevent the removal of the handle member.

4. A packaging device for safety razors and accessories comprising a plurality of compartments and a cover member therefor, the parts being so arranged and constructed as to seal the accessories in the compartment and lock the razor therein with the blade holding portion of the razor handle exposed.

5. Asafety razor container comprising a plurality of compartments arranged adjacent each other, one of the compartments being arranged to receive the handle member of the razor and a transparent sealing cover member therefor for sealing the compartments so contoured as to expose sulficient of the handle receiving compartment so as to permit of the portion of the razor to be exposed thereabove.

6. A safety razor container comprising a plurality of spaced compartments capable of receiving razor accessories, razor parts, and a handle member thereof, a\ sealing cover arranged to prevent displacement of the handle and parts mentioned, while permitting a portion to protrude therethrough, said coverhaving means making frictional contact with walls of compartments and means on the walls to prevent displacement of the cover.

7. A safety razor container comprising a plurality of spaced compartments capable of receiving razor accessories, razor parts, and a handle member thereof, a sealing cover arranged to prevent displacement of the handle and parts mentioned, while permitting a portion to protrude therethrough, said cover having means making frictional contact with the inner portions of walls of compartments and means on the walls to prevent displacement of the cover, said cover being formed to fit within some compartments while spanning the handle holding compartment.

8. A safety razor container made of sheet metal, and assembled from one single sheet forming the back walls and bottom and another single sheet defining a plurality of spaced compartments and a spacer member having walls defining means capable of holding a razor handle holding compartment, channelsand beads formed on said first mentioned sheet and tongues formed on said second sheet to form engagement between said backwalls' and compartment defining sheet.

9. A sheet metal safety razor container providing a plurality of compartments with a space therebetween, one single sheet forming the bottom and back walls thereof and another single sheet forming the side walls and front, a razor handle holding compartment positioned in the afore-mentioned space, and means for interconnecting said sheets to each other and said second named sheet to said razor handle holding compartment.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name.

JOSEPH KAUFMAN.

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