US1689359A - Compact container - Google Patents

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Oct. 30, 1928. 1,689,359 F. B. MILLER coumcr CONTAINER File d April 19, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Oct. 30', I928.

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Patented Oct. 30, 1928.

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FELIX ITMILLER, OF ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO FILLKWIK GOM- IANY, OF ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF'MASSACHUSETTS.-

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" Application filed April 19, 1928. Serial 170. 271,300.

My invention relates to containers and re-- fers. particularly to containers adapted to hold powder compacts.

It is desirable that powder compact containers be compact, simple and economic in construction, easy of operation and of such formation that the individual contents thereof shall be readily accessible.

It is further desirable that a mirror be so arranged with respect to each compact within the container as to allow of proper usefulness.

The above, and other, desirable properties are possessed by the device of my invention as will be evident upon a consideration of my specification and its accompanying drawings.

In the accompanyingdrawings illustrating one form of the device of my invention, similar parts are designatedby similar numerals.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form of the device of my invention in closed posi tion.

Figure 2 is a top view of the device of Figure 1 in open position with the covers closed.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the device of Figure 2 with one cover 1n upright, or open, position.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of one of the compact containers.

Figure 5 is a section through the line 5--5 of Figure-1.

Figure 6 is a view of Figure 5 with the device in open posit1on.

Figure 7 is a section through the line 7--7 of Figure 1.

Figure 8 is a section through the l ne 8-8 of Figure 6, with one cover in upright, or open, position.

In the following description of one form of the device of my invention as shown in the accompanying drawings, one member will be referred to as the upper compartment and the other as the lower compartment, but these r designations are made simply as a means for clearness of description, as either compartment will be the lower or upper compartment dependent upon the position in which the device is held.

The illustrated device comprises a lower compartment having the bottom 10, the sides 11, 12 and the ends 13, 14. The upper edges of the sides 11 and 12 are bent to form a longi-- tudinal groove, or guides 15, 15.

The upper compartment has the top 16, the

sides 17, 17 and the ends 18, 19. The upper edges of the sides 17,17 are bent outwardly forming the flanges 20, 20, slidable within the guides 15, of the lower compartment.

The lower compartment has the hinged polished metal cover 21, hinged at 22, 22, to

the sides 11 and 12, the cover 21 having an extended lip 23 for ease of opening and also serving as a catch means for holding the cover in closed position.

The upper compartment has the hinged polished metal cover 24, hinged at 25, 25, to the sides 17, 17, the cover 24'havin an extended lip 26 for easy opening and a so serving as a catch means for holding the mirror in closed position. 4

When the covers are in closed position the .upper compartment-and lower compartment are longitudinally'slidable over each other.

In order to prevent the uppercompartment and lower compartment from being removable from each other, the end 13 of the lower compartment carries the extended stop 27 having its free end 28 abutting upon the inner face of theend 19 of the upper com partment.

The lower compartment contains the powabutable preventing further movement of the two compartments.

The operation of the device is as follows By sliding the upper and lower compartments the device is changed from the position of Figure 1 to that of Figure 2. The mirror 21 is then raised as shown in Figur'e 3 and i's-retained in its inclined upright position by its abutment upon the end 19 of the upper compartment, as indicated in'Figure 6, in which the raised mirror 21, is shown in dotted lines. The device can ,then be held in one hand and the other hand used to gain access to the puff 31 and the compact 30.

If the device be turned over and the lower compartment brought to thetop, the former upper compartment becomes the lower comlln partment and it can be operated as described above.

It will thus be seen that my invention presents a simple, compact and easily operated compact holder, in which access can be had,

I do not limit myself to the particular-size,

shape, number or arrangement of parts as illustrated and described as these are given simply as a means for clearly describing the device of my invention.

\Vhat I claim is:

1. In a compact container, in combination, a lower compartment; an upper compartment carried by and longitudinally slidable over the lower compartment, the open portions of the compartments facing each other; a hinged cover for each compartment having a reflecting surface and means limiting the slidable movement of the compartments.

2. In a compact container, in combination, a lower compartment; an upper compartment carried by and longitudinally slidable over the lower compartment, the open portions of the compartments facing each other; a hinged cover for each compartment having a reflecting surface and means carried by one compartmentcapable of abutment upon the othercompartment limiting the slidable movement of the compartments.

3. In a compact container, in combination, a lower compartment; an upper compartment carried by and longitudinally slidable over the lower compartment, the open portions of the compartments facing each other; a refleeting hinged cover for each compartment being maintained in upright position by its abutmert upon the other compartment and means for limiting the slidable movement of the compartments.

4. In a compact container, in combination,

a lower compartment having a groove in each side thereof, an upper compartment each side of which has an extended flange slidable side thereof, an upper compartment each side.

of which has an extended flange slidable within oneof said grooves, the open portions of the compartments facing each other, a reflecting hinged cover for each compartment, the compartments being slidable with respect to each other when the covers are closed, means maintaining each cover in upright position, and hidden means carried. by one of the compartments preventing the disengagement of the compartments from each other. 6. In a compact container, in combination, a lower compartment having a groove in each side thereof, an upper compartment each side of which has an extended flange slidable within one of said grooves, the open portions of the compartments facing each other, a refleeting hinged cover for each compartment maintainable in upright position by its abutment upon the other compartment, the compartments being slidable with respect to each other when thecovers are closed, and means carried by one compartment capable of abutment upon the other compartment limiting the slidable movement of the compartments.

Signed at Attleboro in the county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts this 10 day of April, 1928.

FELIX B. MILLER.

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