US1714877A - Waterproof container - Google Patents

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May 2s, 1929v D. KAUFMAN ET AL WATERPROOF CONTAINER Filed Nov. 25, 1927 INVENTORS dm-L ..NNYNNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNM.

' associated witha cover or'closureV at one end Patented May ze, 1929.

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' This invention relates torwaterproof containers and more particularly to a novel and improved receptacleecapable of being lat.- tached toa bathingvbclt for instance and def signedv to retain cigarettes and matches as wellva's other smallV articles free of moisture'.r

One of the objects of our invention is tov provide a waterproof container preferably of metal and having a removable receptacle and wit-h a separate coverA or closure at the opposite end, `the interior being lined preferably lwith rubber to *prevent the 'penetration' of moisture to the article being carried. To enable others vskilled the artv to more fully'Y comprehend the underlying lfeaf tures of our invention, `reference isV had to the accompanying drawing whereinV y Fig. l is a-perspective view, partly broken away showing our invention when connected' to a batliingkbelt. y Y

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view.

Fig. 3v is a section taken on the line 3--55l `adapted to passfthr'ough an opening in a bejlt buckle 16k for .instance an'dfastened thereto, by a nut 17. 'The container may be j'thiis' fastened either in a horizontal or vertical vposit-ionA as desired.

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Fig. fl 's a'perspective vview of the interior container associated with a cover or closure. Fig. 5 is a sectional view of a' slightly Y vmodified form of the invention.

`"iS-he interior of the container isV liiiedmwith' waterproof material, such as rubber,A indi-2 1 cated by numeral 8, and extending through-y out the major portion thereof'. The insu-Y Referring now to the drawings, 5 desg-.

nates an outerl cylindricalv container preferably of lightv metal, threaded at its open end as at. 6 and at its oppositeendas at'7.

jjlating material Aforms a bottoni oi' common receptacleV is provided with a closed bot-tom partition 9 between a large compartment or chamber and a smaller compartment or chamberV at one end thereof. lVitliiii the large compartment or chamber'there is provided a removable receptacle, preferably of metal, the body portion l0 of whichv is c v-.

lindrical in shape and of a size to frictionallyV iit within said compartment. The removable 1l and the top is fastened in any suitable manner toa cover or closure 12 which is Y Y threaded to the eiid'of the outerfcylindrical 50 Y i i' 1 Thelremovable receptacle isequipped with Ainenal, longitudinal, curvedv shaped. door 13, hinged at its bottoni as at leso that J `coi'itai'ner 5.

when closed, the receptacle may friction ally fit within the outer cylindrical container,

as shown by'Fig. 2 of the drawingrThe or 'indentation whereby the Sadam. may

`be conveniently v "opened `to the positionA shown by Fig. 4i. 'Beine connected with" the closure 12, the inner cylindrical "container rotates therewith when said closure is being fastenedtothe threaded end4 of the: outer` container.l l

ln the opposite end of the outer container, thereVV is` vprovided a cylindrical linerfla `for the smaller compartment which is closed byV a threaded closurel/la, threaded tothe 4 opposite end of the said/outer'container.

VThe last mentioned compartment thusfprovides an additional and separable compartment in' which small coins orother personal articles may be retained.

rlhe interior removable receptacleA is r'particularly designed to receive cigarettes'and matches to protect the 4same from moisture when the device is attachedl to and rworii'ony a bathing-belt for instance. In this connection, we provide ashort threaded'eleiiieiit 15 ln Fig. l5 there is shown aslightly modi'-` iied form `of the invention in which thefinner, removableieceptacle is dispensed with, the

insiilatingniaterial forming the top bot-4 toni separable "compartmentsfor receiving the personal articles of the character above referred to.` In this form of the iiiv-eiitionl there is provided a top and a bottom closurev vforftlie respective compartments@ i invention with some.y degree of particularity, we realize `that iii practicevarious alterations tliei'eiiiniay be made. 1Wethere` f lVhlle we have shown and described our fore reserve -the right and privilege ofclianging the form of the details of construction or otherwise altering therarraneeinent of l,the correlated parts without departing from the spirit of the* invention or the :Scope of the siibjectmatter beingr claimed. Having shown andvv described our tion, what we claimas newqa'nd desire to secure yby Letters Patent is :5- l Y- e l. A device of, the classdescribed compris*- e. ingwa container- Ythreaded at each end, a

waterproof'lining for.v saidcontainer, a re,- .vf y

movable receptacle within said container,

icol e said receptacle having a top'v closure-,coop f @rating with thereunder @geen cristian Cil ,Waterproofflin'ing for `Said container, said lining forming,` a partition and ,dividing the container into jtvvo cempartinents,l a remov-y able receptacle Within one compartment, said vreceptacle having Ya `top closure cooperating vwith the thread at one end'of said container and a threaded closure atrthe opposite ,end ofA saidV container".

,Y device et the class described cem- Y prisinga container threaded at eaC'hend, a

Waterproof'lining for said containensaid Y vlinin'O' formino' a aartitionYanddividine the n t, b

interior into amajor and smallereompartment, a Y removable receptacley Within the major compartment, a hinged door for said receptacle, athreaded closure at one end of Ysaid receptacle adapted to be threaded to' container, and means :for attaching said body e `507 ",n testimony Whereotwe aHiX our Sig- Vone.A end of. the container, and athreaded closure for the opposite end of the container.

4. Ak device of' the class described com- 'prising a cylindrical container threaded .at

each end, a Waterproof lining for Ysaid con# Itai'ner,r said lining vforming a partition and .dividing the interior into a major anda l smaller compartment, a removable receptacle interfittingvvithin the major compartment, a side door hinged at its bot-tom connected to said removable receptacle', a threaded closiir-eatf one end of said Areceptacle adapted to vbe threaded to one end of Said container, Y and a` threaded closurepfor the opposite end Vthe interior into a major and a Smaller' compartment, a removable'receptaele interlit-ting Within lthe major compartment, a Side door hinged at its bottom connected'to said re movable receptacle, a threaded closurejat 'one endr of said receptacle adapted to be threaded `to one end of Said container, and a threaded closure for the opposite endet said Y to abelt buckle.'

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" DAVID KAUFMAN.

, MORRISKVMINTZ,

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