US1773624A - Vanity case and compact-holding ring - Google Patents

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Aug. 19, 1930. w. G. KEN-DALL .VANITY CASE AND COMPACT HQLDI NG RING Filed May 4. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 wlTNssEs Aug. 19, 1930. w. G. KENDALL A VANITY CASE AND COMPACT HOLDING RING Filedr May 4. 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR y zwlp'm aJndqzL ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 19, 193@ imi- WYILLIAMe. KENDALLQQF NEWARK; New' JERSEY VANITY CASEA'ND COMPACT-HOLDING' RING Appiicatienined May/i, 1928; serial No. 275,159.

This invention relates to vanityfcases and` particularly to an improvedvanit'ycasein?-y cluding a compact. plateholding ring, the; object. being to provide an; improvedgl Con- .l struction conformingv to the; demands kof the purchasingn public: and at; thev samef. timepresenting a formation which will disengageably hold a compact? in' proper; position for use.

Another' obj ect ot theinvention is to prof vide a compact plate holding ring formed with means for removably4 holding a: vcompact plate within the Vring and atcthesaine'time holding the ring removablyfinthe vanity case. t

A further object is: to* provide a', holding ring providedv with a, hinge` extension: for hingedly Vmounting the ring ini the vanity case.

pact plate holding ringl whereiny clamping means are provided which coact with the ring?VV for permitting a compact? plate tobe slidiinto position or slid out` of the ring;Y

In theaccompanying dra-wingsV-A f Figurev 1v is a top planxview of a vanity casey ldisclosing.; an embodiment ofi the invention, the same being spread out: and illustrating.'

the compact plate rholder andi4 associated parts;

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary.l section al view through Figure 1 on the line 2-2r l Figure 3 is a sectional-viewthrough Figure 2 approximately on the line 3'--3;l

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3, except that the ring has beenl disengaged from the vanity case,l said view showing` a modified structure to thatshown 'inf' Figure 3;

Figure 5 is ,Y tional view through Figure 4- on the line Figure G is disclosing another form of the invention;`

Figure 7 is an enlarged fragmentary see.-

tional view through'Figure 6 on theline' Figure 8 is a perspective view showing certain parts of the ring illustrated in Figure 6 before they are assembled;

An additional object is to 'pro-videa coin-Y an enlarged fragmentary sec-l a view similar to` Figures 4;,

Figure 9is a plan view of a vanity case showing a, modified structure to that illustrated 1n Figure 1, the sameA illustrating a slightly modified form of compact plate redfto-be. folded thereover. An outer cap or 'cover 3 is alsoy hinged at e to, body 1 and isa'dapted tocover member 2 and come in contact withthe'sidewalls of body 1. The cap 13 is provided with sidewalls 5 whichl preferably restagainst theside walls 6 when ythevanity case is closed. In order to hold the, compact plate 7 with its compact 8 in proper position in cap 3, al holding ring 9 is provided.` This holding ring is provided with' depending flanges 10 adapted to fric-p tionally engage andgpress against the innerl surface ofthe upstanding flanges or walls 5 wherebythe ring is held in place. The compact plate 7, as shown in Figure 2, is

` placed beneath the ring 9 and held therein by ysuitable members hereinafter fully de,- scribed. If desired, the compact plate 7 could be placed loosely in cap 3 and held against accidental, removal by the ring k9, as illus-j trated in Figures 10 and 12. A Howeverin the forms shown in Figures 1 and 2, ring 94 is provided with a hinge knuckle 11 in-V serted into the hinge 4f and held iny place byA the usual hinge*` pintle 12." The cap 3 is provided with `a catch 13 ofany desired structure, the same lforming no part of theV presentinvention. In order to accommodate this catch, a notch 14 isl formed in the ring so that the-ring mayv snugly At within the wallsv 5. Bythis construction and arrange.

nient the ring 9, may begrasped andeswung around the pintle 12 so that it may be moved away from the cap 3 but not disconnected therefrom. As shown in Figure 8, the ring` 9 is provided with an upstanding flange 10 bent over to produce a clamping flange 15. This flange is adapted to overlap partially the plate 7 when properly arranged in the ring 9. The flange 10 at each end is provided with a resilient extension 16 bent so as to grip the side walls of the plate 7 to resiliently hold the same in the ring. rlfhe flanges 15 also in a certain sense pinch the plate as the plate'snugly .fits beneath these flanges. In this way the plate is yieldingly and removably held in the ring. ldlhen it is desired to remove the plate and insert a new one the ring 9 is'swung to an open position, as for instance, over body 1 and the plate 7 is pushed or pulled in a direction away from catch 13. This sliding movement readily disconnects the plate from the flanges 15 and the locking spring members 16. A. plate may then be slid back into the position shown in Figure 2, but if preferred, the plate could be reversed and the compact 8 caused to face in the opposite direction to that shown in Figure 2. IWhen this is. done the compact plate will be seen when the parts are in the position shown in Figure 1. To secure some ofthe compact 8 under these conditions, it would be necessary to swing the ring 9, compact and associated parts over against body 1, and after the compact has been used 'it could then be swung back tol its former position. 'Ordinarily however,

the parts arranged as shown in Figures '1 and 2 and Vare left `in this position until the compact 8 has been completely used. T hev ring 9 is then swung to an open position, the old compact plate 7 removed vand a new filled compact plate inserted. Also, preferably part of the flange 10 is pressed out forming a thumb member 1'? which is adapted to extend through a suitable notchV 18 in the wall 5 whereby the thumb or fingernail of a person may readily engage member 17 and swing ring 9 and associated parts to an open position. The thumb member 17 is preferably used in all forms of the invention inV order to give a desired swinging movement tothe holding ring. In Figures 4 and 5 a slightly modified construction is disclosed wherein the wall 5 is not bent over to produce the flanges 15, but merely provided with extensions or ears 19 and 20 underlapping the plate 7. It will be observed that in this form of the invention, as well as in the forms shown in Figures 1 to 3, the wall 5 is removed from the half of the ring adjacent the hinge knuckle 11. Thisis necessary in order that the plate 7 may. be slid into position and removed from the ring. In Figures 6 and 7 a further modified form is shown wherein the construction is 'the same as shown in Figure 1, exceptthat the holding ears 21 and 22 are not integral With the wall 5 as is the case with ears 19 and 20. Extending from the ears 21 and 22 are spring retaining members 16 functioning identically with the members 16. As shown in Figure 8, the ears 21 and 22 are each provided with a depending portion 23 mergingl into a flat or resilient portion 24 soldered or otherwise rigidly secured to the ring 9 adjacent the wall 5. The spring 16 is an extension of wall 23 and is set to permit the plate 7 to be readily inserted or removed but to clamp the plate and hold the same in positionwhen the plate is being carried by the ring. In Figures 11 and 12 inclusive a further modified form of the invention is shown wherein the ring 9 is provided with a wall 5 extending entirely around the ring except for the notch 25 adapted to accommodate the catch 13 and the hinge knuckle 11. This knuckle is formed preferably as an integral part of the ring and is bent so that it will readily receive the pintle 12 while permitting the wall 5 to slide within the walls of the cap 3. It will thus be seen that in the form of the invention shown in Figures 11 and 12, for instance, the plate 7 is placed in thecap 3 loosely and then the ring 9 forced over the same. As the wall 5 frictionally engages the walls of'cap 3 the ring is held properly in place and in turn holds the plate 7 and compact 8 in place. Tov remove thecompact plate it is only necessary to engage the thumb member 17 and swing the ring 9 out of the way. The plate then'may'be readily dumped from the cap 8 and a new one substituted. After this has been done ring 9 is merely pressed back into placev as shown in Figure 9; In Figure 6 the separate ears 21 and 22 are used while in Figure 4 the ears 19 and 2O are formed integral with the wall 5. In the preferred form of the invention the wall 5 is bent over for formingthe holding flanges 15. In all forms of the invention the ring is hingedly mounted and also covers the edge of the compact plate so that the finished and pleasing appearance of the upper surface of the ring will be seen and not the compact plate.

lVhat I claim is 1. A vanity ease, comprising a body, a cap therefor, a hinge structure connecting the cap and body, said hinge structure having a pintle, a compact plate holding ring formed with a hinge knuckle surrounding said pintle,

said knuckle being formedso that the holdv ingring may swing into and out of said body, said ring'having a fiat body adapted to receive a compact. a wall upstanding on said body for part of the perimeter of the body, an inwardly-extending flange projecting from said wall. said flange being substantial,- ly parallel with said body and coacting with said body and wall for preventing independ- Vand a projection at one point of said body,

said projection being provided with a loop acting as a hinge knuckle wherebythe ring may be hingedly connected to the vanity case.

3. A compact plate holding ring for vanity cases, comprising a flat ring body, a plurality of upstanding ywalls on one-half of said body, said walls having extending flanges which with the walls and the body kpresent a U-shaped clamping structure 'for receiving part of the compact plate, and

-. means on the diametrically opposite side of the center of said walls presenting a hinge knuckle whereby the ring may be hingedly connected with the vanity case and swung intoand out of the case.

4. A holding ring for vanity cases, comprising a ring body, means extending from the ring body at one point presenting a hinge knuckle, means extending from the ring body at a second point presenting gripping flanges for gripping the compact plate, and spring members for resiliently locking the compact plate on said ring.-

' 5. In a vanity case a compact holding ringy formed with a wall at certain places presenting an L-shaped structure in cross-section and provided with resilient holding members for holding a compact plate substantially against thelunder surface of the ring and against said wa l.

6. In a vanity case a holding ring provided with a body having a projection extending therefrom at one point, said projection being offset to present a substantially Z-shaped formation and at the free end with a loop presenting a hinge knuckle, said koffset permitting the ring to tit into a receptacle below the hinged knuckle, and means for holding a compact plate to the backof said ring, said vmeans also acting to frictionally hol-d the ring in a given position.

7. In a vanity casea compact plate holding ring comprising a ring body formed so that half of the body is at and the other half substantially U-shaped in cross-section, said U-shaped portion being adapted to receive v part vof a compact plate and yieldingly hold the same against the entire ring body.

8. A compact holding ring Jfor vanity cases, comprising a ring body adapted to receive V'a compact, means extending from said body positionedY to overlap said compact and clamp the compact against said body, and resilient means positioned to act on the periphery of said compact to resiliently resist movement of said compact in one direction parallel to the surface of said kring, said means acting to prevent movement of said compact in the opposite direction, said firstmentioned means acting to also prevent movement of the compact away from said body axially. f

9. vIn a holding ring for vanity cases, a

hinge knuckle, a flat apertured body connect ed with said knuckle and a depending portion depending from the body around part of the perimete:V thereof, ksaid depending portion having a iange positioned to overlap a'compact placed on said body so as to prevent the compact from moving away from the body axially, and means for holding said compact Yon said body so' thatit will be in engagement with said depending portion and said flange.

Signed at New York, inthe county of New York and State of New York this 3rd day of May, A. D. 1928.

WILLIAM G. KENDALL.

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