US1759616A

US1759616A - Vanity case

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Publication number: US1759616A
Application number: US294955A
Authority: US
Inventors: Heitel Harry; Heitel Joseph
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1928-07-24
Filing date: 1928-07-24
Publication date: 1930-05-20
Anticipated expiration: 1947-05-20

Description

May 20, 1930. H, HElTE-L ET AL VANITY CASE Filed July 24, 1928 2 sheets-sheet 1 May 20, 1930. H HElTEL ET AL 1,759,616

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or NEW Yomz, N. Y. f

VANITY CASE f application mea July 24, 192s. serial No. 294,955.

' This invention relates to vanity cases and particularly, tothe type adapted to store andv dispense loose powder through suitable openings, and which type. .a

Diiiiculty has been experienced in the past with sifter cases for the reason that the powder is not properly confined in the case and scatters about both in the case and outside thereof, due to the lack of means for properly confining the loo'se powder. Another disadvantage is that if-any unconiined loose' powder remains in the dispensing compartment, it frequently reaches the mirror of the case and prevents roper reflection by clouding the mirror. n none of the sifter cases heretofore in use is the loose powder automatically fed to the' dispensing compartment, but said cases necessitate some'additional manual operation such as tapping or shaking the case or otherwise manipulating some parts'.

Our invention contemplates the provision of means in which the objections above referred tol are met, and in which a predetermined quantity of the powder is automatically fed for use into the dispensing compartment when the cover of the case isopened.

The various objects of our invention will be clear from the description which follows and from the drawings, in which,

Fig. 1 is atop plan view of one form of our improved case.

Fig. 2 is a partial vertical central section of the same.

Fig. 3 is a similarY section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1 and showing the fasteningYA means for the movable parts in detail.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a modified form of the movable parts.

Fig. 5 is a vertical section of the same, taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of another 'modiflied form of connection for the moving parts.

Fig. 7 is a vertical central section of the same.

Fig. 8 is a perspective viewof another modification as applied to a square or rectangular case.

Fig. 9 is a vertical section of the same.

type is known as the tsifter Fig. 10 is a transverse section and front view of a portion of the same, showing the means for operating the dispensing blades.

Fig. 11 is a vertical section of a modified form of our improved case, showing another form of means for operating the dispensing blades, and

Fig. 12 is a perspective view of the support for said blades showing the blades mounted for swinging movement. t

In 'the practical embodiments of our invention which we have illustrated by way'of example, Vthe case may be round, square or polygonal in outline and consists -preferably of'a lower member 1() provided with a loose powder storage compartment 11 and a dispensing compartment 12, and an upper member 13 hinged to the lower member by any suitable means as, for instance, the hinge 14.

A- mirror as 15 may be suitably held in the upper member 13 in a mannerwhich is well known in the art, and hence which need' not be described.

Referring'now to Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive,

the partition 16 so as to contact with and to be heldl lirmly in place in the case member 1 0. lItl will be understood that the flange 18 or the partition 16 may be permanently soldered 'in vplace if desired, or that said partition and flange may be made of such dimensions as to lit frictionally into the case and to' be removable therefrom, should it become necessary.

vFor` feeding the loose powder in the storage compartment 11 through the openings 17, We prefer to provide a slide 19 preferably formed of sheet material. Apertures as 20 may be made in said slide by depressing the material therefrom at spaced Jintervals corresponding to the spaces between tlie openings 17 of the partition 16. Said depressed material is arranged'in inclined position and forms the dispensing blades 21. For manipulating the slide 19, the securing member 222 passed through a suitable ear or loop 25 in said member 22. Slots as 26 are made at the sides of the partition 16, through which the headed rivets as 27 are passed for securing the member 22 to the slide 19. Said rivets may be enlarged between the parts to maintain the spacing. A spring catch as 28 ing of the cover 13,

may be arranged in connection with the lower case memberv 10 to engage a suitable indent 29 in the upper case member 13 whereby said case members are maintained in their closed positions until opened manually.

It will be seen that when the case is opened,

the links 23`pull the members 22 and the Vslide 19 connected thereto, toward the rear of the case. The inclined dispensing blades 21 are thereby moved to feed the loose powder in the storage compartment'. 11 up through the openings 2O and 17. Said openings are brought into registration in the open position of the case, so that` the loose powder is fed through the registering openings to the dispensing compartment 12,- and is readily accessible to the user. The powder in the dispensing compartment having been used up, there remains no loose powder in said compartmentto cloudthe`mirror 15 or to spread about to soil surrounding objects, and no powder is wasted. Onv the closthe slide 19 is pushed forwardly, allowing `loose powder to shift above the blades-when the case is moved or handled, as when it is placed in the purse. When the cover is closed, theapertures 17 are closed by the slide 19, so that no powder can reachV the dispensing compartment 12 unless the case is opened.

, In order to provide means for filling the powder compartment 11, we prefer to hinge thex bottom 30 of said compartment about the hinge 31 and to provide a closing edge 32 about-the periphery of said bottom to en'- gage a correspondinur edge on the remainder of the member 10, whereby leakage of powder is prevented. If desired, an annular bottom may be provided on the member 10, and

the hinge 31 arranged inside of the periphery.

In that case, the closing member 30 will be of less diameter than that of the` member 10. We prefer, however,jto make the outer diameters of the

members

10, 13 and 20 equal so as to presenta smooth outer surface 011 the case when it is closed. In any case, suitable lips may be provided on the

members

30 and 10 between which a nail file or opener ma be-.insertedto open the bottom more easily. It will be seen that the powder comartment can be filled quickly and easily by inverting the case and opening the hinged.

being closed, no lpowder .can reach the dis'V pensing compartment.

In the modification illustrated in Figs. 4 Y v and 5, the top securing members 22 are dispensedwith, and the links 23 are connected directly with the rivets 33. Said rivets are each provided with an upstanding head- 34, suitable perforated for the reception ofthe end 35 of the link 23,' the heads of said rivets being of/sufiicient diameter to engage the vupper surface of the partition 16 and to guide the slide 19 in its movement relatively thereto. L

As indicated in Figs. 6 and .7, the guiding

rivets

27 and 33 may be dispensed with if desired, the slide 19 being held in proper sliding relation to the partition 16 by the proj ectj ing ends 36 thereof, passing through the slots 37 in the partition and being made longer than said slotsso as slide 19 during its movement. In this construction, we have shown a single loop 38 replacing-the support links 23.

of this form of our improved case, however,

is the same as the modiications previously to guide vsaid i The operation v dispensing compartment 12. As illustrated,

said blades 39 are hinged at their extremities 41, to suitable depending projections l42 or the flange 43 (depending from the slide 19. The bottom edges 44 of the blades 39 may -1 beN swung upwardly vto forcefthe powder there above through the

openings

20 and 17 when said openings are in registration, by dierent means, such and 11.

As shown in Fig.`9, said means'may consist of a plate 45.111 which the arcuate cam slots 46 are made. dered or otherwise secured to the upstanding side of the bottom case member 10, or may be otherwise held in place, as may be found convenient or desirable. The slots 46 are adapted to receive ar suitable'projection as 47 on each of the blades 39 and to force said blades upwardly as the cover-13 is opened, since the slide 19 is dra'wn rearwardly on the opening of the cover an causes the projections 47 to move rearwardly and upwardlyin said slots, powder above said blades upwardly into the powder compartment as-theopenings 17 and 2O move into registration with each other.

As shown in Fig. 11, eliminated and the bottom 48 of the case so as is illustrated in Figs. 9

shaped as to provide cam surfaces which? Saidplate 45 may be sol-A the plates 45 may be' inseam A C have the same function as the slots 46 hereis opened, that the powder in our improved I' inbefore mentioned. ,7

In either form of construction, as the cover is closed, the blades 39 are allowed by the slots 46 or the cam surfaces 49 ofthe bottom 48 to drop downwardly, the powderin theA powder compartment shifting above said blades during the usual handling of the case "as when returning it to a purse. e

It will be seen that we have provided simple means operating automatically to feed a predetermined quantity of loose powder` into a dispensing compartment-as the case case is normally confined in the powder compartment, and that protection against ythe flying about and waste of powder and soiling ofarticles nearx the case due to stray powder, is prevented.

' It will further be seen that we have provided simple and eicient structure for carrying out the objects of our invention, which structure is well adapted to meet the severe requirements of practical use. While we have shown and described Certain specific embodiments of our invention, it will be J understood that we do not intend to limit ourselves thereto but intend to claim our 1nvention as broadly asmay be permitted by the state of the prior art and the terms of the appended claims.y

We claim: u,

1. In a vanity case, a lower case member, an upper case member hinged thereto, a onepiece apertured and slotted partition dividing the lower member into a power storage compartment and a ldispensing compartment, and provided with a peripheral annular iiange engaging'said lower member, a slide 'disposed underneath the partition and having apertures adapted to register with tlfe aperturesin the partition when the case is open, a hinged bottom on the lower member adapted to engage the lower edge of said flange, whereby loose powder may be-inserted into the storage compartment, the outermost parts 'of said case members and said bottom being flush in the closed position of the caseto providel a smooth outer surface,

inclined blades projecting downwardly from the slide, a link holding member secured to the slide and passing through the slot of the partition, and a link connecting the link holding member to the upper member for operating the slide when the case is `opened and for closing the dispensing compartment when the case is closed.

2. In a vanity case, a lower case member, an uppercase member, an apertured partition dividing the lower member into a loose powder storage compartment and having a pair of spaced slots therein, and a dispensing compartment, an apertured slide associated with the partition, and means for operating said slide automatically to bring the apertures of the slide andy the partition into registration when the case is opened and to carry said apertures out of registration when the case is closed and for maintaining said slide and partition in operative engagement comprising a link pivotally secured at one end to thel vupper case member, means projecting above said slide through the slots of theA partition and engaging the'upper face of the partition for guiding the slide, and a perforated head on the projecting` means for receiving the other end of the link.

3. In a vanity case, l members, a slotted partition inv one of said members, a hinged closure for one of said members, a movable member for forwarding powder associated with said partition, an upf wardlyv projecting element on the movable member passing through the slots of the partition and engaging the upper face of the partition for maintaining the partition and the movable member in operative lrelation, and means in the other case member operatively connected to said first-mentioned means for.

moving the-movable member when the case is opened and closed.

4. In a vanity case, a pair of' hinged case members, a pair of relatively movable sheet metal members one above the otherin one ofl the case members, a guiding member projecting from the lower sheet member past the opening of the last-mentioned case memberv and causing the apertures of the slide and partition to reglster, and for moving the slide into initial position on the closing of the lastmentioned case member.

6. In a vanity case, a lower case member, a hinged lclosure member on said case member, a second case member, and powder forwarding means including aplurality of oscillatory blades in said iirst case memberv operated by the movement of said second case member.

7 In a vanity case, ,a perforated member fitted therein, blades pivoted to the partition for swingingl movement below the member, a

a pair of hingedcase hinged bottom, and means for swinging said ,blades for feeding loose powder to points above the member on the opening of said case. 8. In a vanity case, a pair of hinged case members, a hinged bottom on one of `said.v

members for allowing the lling of said member with loosepowder, powder feeding means in said member, and a link attached to and supported by said means and to the other case member for operating said means automatilinl removably attached to the other case.

.cally on the opening of the case.

9. In a vanity case, a pair of hinged case members, a hinged bottom on one of said member for allowing said member to be lled with loose powder, inclined blades pivotally mounted in said member, and means for moving fsaidfblades for forwardingpowder to an accessible place in said member including a member operatively connected to the-blades.

V10. In a vanity case,

tomon one of said members of the same diameter as said members, feeding means in said member operated by the opening of the case including inclined blades` and a slide connected thereto, means for connecting the slide to the other case member a perforated partition abovesaidvslide, and a peripheral outer flange on said partition adapted to engage the bottomin the closed position thereof. 11. In a vanity case, powder advancing means, including oscillatory blades, and means for automatically operating said blades on the opening and closing of said case.

"storage compartment 12. In a vanity case, a pair of hinged case members, a pierced partition in the lower case member dividing said member into a powder and -a dispensing compartment, a pierced slide below said partition,

inclined blades projecting below said slide,

and pivoted thereto and means connecting the f slide to `the upper case member for automati? and closing and closed feeding means for loosepowder sov . ly to the top comprising a plurality of blades arranged in said case, and means for swinging said blades and operatively connected to said case for oscillating said blades on the opening and closing o f the case.

15. In a vanity case, a palr of case members, powder feeding means in one of said including inclined oscillatory operatively connecting members blades, and means for said blades to the other Vof lsaid case members.

l 16. In a vanity case, an outer annular member,a pair of case members hinged respectiveand bottom edges of the annular member, movable powder feeding means associa/ted with one of said members; and means for automatically operating said feeding a pair of hinged case` members of the same diametera hinged botconnected to the other of the case means on the movement of the other of Said members.

l17. In a vanity case for dispensing loose powder, a swingable'blade arranged in the case and moved to feed powder on the opening of the case.

HARRY I-IEITEL. JOSEPH HEITEL.