US1647046A - Vanity case and ejector therefor - Google Patents

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, 1,647 46 1927' w. G. KENDALL VANITY CASE AND EJECTOR THEREFOR Filed March 25, 1927 INVENTOR mm. 1 William arenmz v ATTOR N EY Patented Oct. 2 5, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM G. KENDALL, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

VANITY CASE AND EJECTOR THEREFOR.

Original application filed December 22, 1926, Serial No. 156,479. Divided and this application filed March 23, 1927. Serial No. 177,718.

This invention relates to vanity cases and particularly to an improved compact holder and ejector, and has for an object to provide an improved structure wherein the compact is held against accidental removal, while subject to quick removal upon the action of the ejector.

Another object of the invention is to provide a compact holder, wherein the holdmg members are carried by a ring fitted into the vanity case and formed with means for receiving a tool capable of ejecting the compact.

A further object of the invention is to provide animproved construction over that shown in my co-pending application, Serlal No. 156, 17 9, the present application being a division of said prior application.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a top plan view of a vanity case, with a compact holder and ejector embodying the invention shown applied thereto.

Figure 2 is a sectional view through Figure 1 on line 22, the same being on an enlarged scale.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectionalview of the left portion of Figure 2, showing a filling or restoring member.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view through Figure 3-on line 4-4.

Figure 5 is an enlarged detail perspective View of the filler or restoring member shown in Figure 3.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates the body of the vanity case and 2 the lid hingedly .connected therewith. The body 1 is'provided with a bead 3, which on the inner part, carries the wire ring 4, part of which acts as a pintle for the hinge 5 and certain bent parts 6 of ring 4: which act as holding members for the compact holding ring '7. The holding ring 7 as shown, is L-shaped in cross section and is provided with a number of pressed up resilient portions or burs 8 arranged at a proper height to slightly overlap the compact plate 9 of the compact 10. It is evident that the holding ring 7 could be channel-shaped or other shape in cross section without departing from the spirit of the invention. The lugs or burs 8 are portions pressed from the vertical wall of the holding ring 7 and are more or less resilient and are of the proper size to permit the compact plate to be snapped into position and held in position against accidental removal. At any desired point the ring is cut, or rather slit at two points, and a portion 11 forced down inwardly to provide a notch whereby an instrument or tool 12 of any desired kind, may be inserted beneath the compact plate 9 and. caused to act as a lever or ejector for forcing the plate 9 past the holding members 8.

It will be noted that the ejector is really the combination of the tool 12 (which may be a nail file), and the inwardly pressed section 11, as this section forms a fulcrum. Under some circumstances, the section 11 might be pressed inwardly sufiiciently far to permit the tool 12 to function without the use of the section 11 as a fulcrum. When the tool 12 is not in use, a fitting or restoring member 13 is placed on top of section 11 so as to fill the recess or space formed by the downward deflection of section 11. The restoring member 13 has a top/plate 1 1, a vertical plate or wall 15 and two side plates 16. The side plates are resilient and normally flaring slightly, whereby ,they will press against the sides of the cuts forming the section 11 and thereby hold the member 13 in position. A nail hold 17 is formed in wall 15, whereb the member 13 may be qgickly and easi y removed whenever desira e.

What I claim is:

1. The combination with a vanity case provided with a compact, of a holding ring mounted in said yanity case and snugly fitting said compact, said ring having a wall parallel to the axis. of the body of the case fitting against the edge of the compact, a holding structure for holding said compact in place, and an opening in said wall of a depth to permit an implement to be inserted beneath part of said compact for forcing the compact past said holding means and thereby ejecting the compact.

2. A compact holding ring for vanity cases, comprising a ring substantially L- shaped in cross section, said ring being provided with a plurality of resilient holding means for holding a compact within the ring and with a depressed section depressed sufficiently to permit the entrance of a tool beneath said compact.

3. A compact holding ring for vanity cases, comprising a ring having a horizontal portion and a vertical well, said portion beneath said compact, and a restoring member removably positioned on said depressed section for restoring the normal appearance of the ring structure.

5. A compact holding ring for vanity cases, comprising a ring having a horizontal portion and a vertical wall, said portion and wall having a notch sufficiently deep to permit the entrance of a tool beneath part of the compact fitted within said ring where- 'by the compact may be ejected by an upward movement of that part of said tool extending beneath said compact.

WILLIAM G; KENDALL.

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