US1855399A

US1855399A - Powder container

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Publication number: US1855399A
Application number: US498842A
Authority: US
Inventors: Klotz Georges
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1929-12-02
Filing date: 1930-11-28
Publication date: 1932-04-26
Anticipated expiration: 1949-04-26

Description

April 26, 1932. G, ,gL Tz 1,855,399

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POWDER CONTAINER Filed Nov.28 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2' 92, M awe/W Patented Apr. 26, 1932 PATENT OFFICE GEORGES KLOTZ, OF PARIS, FRANCE rownnn GONTAINER' Application filed November 28, 1930, Serial No. 498,842, and in France December 2, 1929.

This invention relates to powder containers such as vanity cases and the like, and has for its object to rovide a device of this class which is adapte to discharge a small amount of powder at-a time without danger of compacting the powder and without recourse to springs or other means commonly used-for compressing the powder, whereby an advantageous simplicity of construction and reduction in cost results.

The use of loose powder in vanity cases is preferable to the use of cake powder because the adhesive used for cake powder sometimes causes hard particles of, adhesive to get mixed "it ith the powder on thepufl and scratch the face.

Many attempts have been made to dispense loose powder so that it will neither cake nor discharge in excess.

One form of loose powder dispenser contemplates the use of a spring or other means to apply pressure to the powder to compress the same. This type dispenser can be provided with suitable shutters to guard against accidental discharge of powder when not in use, but unless carefully made such type may result in the powder being compressed in unagitated portions of the powder body to an extent sufiicient to impede feed of the powder 39 throu h any delivery perforations.

Un er this invention the free dischar e of a small amount of powder is insured wit out recourse to springs or other mechanism for 1 Referring to the drawings, Fig. 1 illustrates one embodiment of this invention.

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side view ofa modified constructiOn.

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 5. Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Fi 6 illustrates another embodiment of this invention. p r Fig. 7 is a section on the line 7 7 of Fig. 6.

Fig. Sis a section on the line 88 of Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 shows a container of the type shown by Fig. 6 which is provided with a modified type of powder discharge means.

Fig. v10 is a section on the line 1010 of Fig. 9. (i

he embodiment illustrated in Figs-1 and 2 comprises an annular boxd having a central cavity or well 2 in which the powder puff is carried. Closing the top of the well is a hinged cover 3 which may be provided with a snap fastener or other type locking device not illustrated.

Surrounding the well or recess 2 is the 3.111

nular powder compartment 4 containing loose powder which is separated fromthe well 2 by the wall illustrated containing perforations 5 adjacent the bottom of the well.

From Fig. 1 it will be seen the metallic bottom 8 of the well is a smooth puif wiping surface integral with the metal forming the annular compartment 4:. The bottom mem- F ber 6 is made movable with respect to the metal member forming the well and compartment sides and comprises an upstanding annular flange 7 projecting into and constituting the bottom of the compartment 4. The top of the flange 7 is provided with spaced inclined chutes or channeled discharge openings 9 leading to the perforations 5. These chutes are arranged at a convenient angle to enable the loose powder to fall through the perforations 5 when open. Between the perforations the inner face of the flan e 7 constitutes a shutter for closing the per orations upon relative rotation between the bottom 6 and the member forming the compartment and well. Such rotation is limited b pin connection to .be later described in connection with Figs. 3 to 5 inclusive, which slot and pin connection also constitutes the means for holding the bottom 6 and the superposed metal part together. The recessed portion, that is the-member forming the well 2, may also be regarded as the shutter which closes the pow er compartment by closing the channeled discharge openings 9.

a slot and in number.

In the use the powder dispenser of Fig. 1 is held in the position illustrated, the cover 3 raised and preferably with the puff removed, the bottom 6 is rotated sufliciently to uncover the perforations 5 far enough to allow the desired amount of powder to enter the well after which the bottom 6 is moved back to its original position, closing the perforations 5 and the puff is then dipped into the well to gather up the discharged powder. To fill the device of Fig. 1 the cover 3 is closed and the container inverted with respect to its position shown in Fig. 1 when upon rotation of the bottom 6 the pins illustrated on opposite sides of the bottom are disengaged from their slot and the bottom removed. It will then be a simple matte-r to fill the annular compartment 4 with powder and replace the bottom 6 securing it to the rest of the device by said pin and slot connection. Instead of making the bottom 6 as thick as illustrated, it may be made of hollow sheet metal if desired.

In Figs. 3 to 5 is shown an embodiment of the invention in which the powder dispenser 10 is provided with a powder well 11 and a loose powder compartment 12 of the same general shape as is shown in the embodiment of Figs. 1 and 2. The wall 13 be-' tween the well 11 and compartment 12 is provided with small perforations 14 and a larger number of such perforations. The bottom 15 is provided with a somewhat similar annular upstanding flange 16 having chutes 17 inclined toward the perforations 14 adjacent the bottom 18 of the well. To secure the bottom 15 to the compartment walls, pins 19 project outwardly from oppo-.

site sides of the bottom for engagement with opposite slots 20 in the outer wall'of the compartment 12 and said slots are open at 21 so that the pins 19 may be disengaged from the slots 20 for removal of the bottom and filling of the powder compartment.

Instead of the simple cover of Fig. 1, the cover 22 illustrated in Fig. 4 is provided with a receiver 23 for a cake'of material such as rouge or the like, while a supplemental cover 24 closes the top of this receiver 23. Both covers 22 and 24 are preferably hinged at 25 to the main body of the container and if desired the two covers maybe yieldably held closed or closed by means of some convenient type fastening device not illustrated.

This embodiment of Figs. 3 to;5 is adapted for a smaller discharge of powder since the perforations 14 are smaller although larger As before, an inclined chute leads to each perforation and the inner face of the upstanding flange closes the perforation against discharge of excess powder into the well while the device is being carried.

It will be seen that in either form of the invention the size and spacing of the perforations between the wall and the powder compartment control the amount of powder which may fall into the well with each opening. Since there are no springs, screw threads or the like, for compacting the powder in the compartment, it will generally be found to be capable of freely falling through the perforations into the well and if such does not happen it is only necessary to lightly tap the sides of the powder compartment or the bottom in order to loosen the powder sufficiently to have the desired amount. If desired the bottom 15 may be rotated from a closed position through an open position for the perforations and into another closed position or the slot may be of length sufficient to enable the perforations to be open when the pin is at one end of the slot and closed when the pin is at the other end of the slot.

If the powder should compact or stick, instead of lightly tapping the container, it may be desirable to have some convenient type of powder agitating means extend across the powder compartment between the inner and outer walls and adjacent the bottom of the compartment.

In Figs. 6 to 8 is illustrated another embodiment of this invention in which the powder compartment 30 is located on only one side of the powder well 34 so that as the quantity of powder in the compartment 30 diminishes the discharge of powder through the wall perforations 33 may be facilitated by tilting the container in the hand. An advantage of this type of construction resides in. the absence of any necessity for the inclined chutes or bottom portions to the powder compartment which were desirable where the compartment surrounded the well on all sides as shown in the preceding figures- The cover 31 for the powder well may be hinged to swing about the pivot 32 to provide access to the powder well 34. This cover 31 ma carry a cake of rouge 40 or other materials li e a lipstick holder. and is preferably provided with an auxiliary cover 41 also pivoted at 32. This auxiliary cover might, if desired, be applied to the opposite side of the cover 31 so that the auxiliary cover could open after the main cover 31 had been swung to its open position over the powder compartment 30. As in Fig. 1, generally no additional wall or cover is needed for the powder wall 34 in addition to the cover 31, -but if desired such might be provided. If the cover 31 were swung about a vertical instead of a horizontal pivot to afford access to the powder well 34, the use of an additional cover or wall for the top of the powder well might then be preferred.

From Fig. 7 it will be seen that the discharge perforations 33 in the wall between the powder compartment 30 and the powder well 34 are opened and closed by means of a slidable plate shutter 35 having perforations 36 in the lower part thereof which are adaptthe disc arge of powder into the well. The

, verselyO shutter 35 is provided on its upper end with a projecting knob 37 extending through a slot in the top of the powder compartment so that the per orations 33 may be opened or closed by shifting the knob 37. In the position shown in Fig. 8 it will be seen that the erforations 33 are closed and in this same figure, on movement of the shutter 35 to the left the perforations 33 will be open for the discharge of powder when brought into registry with the perforations 36 of the shutter. The shutter is preferably provided with guide. means not shown to retain it contiguous the wall separating the powder compartment from the powder well. To reduce the danger of powder leaking through the slot through which the actuating knob 37- projects the body of the shutter immediately below this slot may be made thicker so as to close this slot at all times against powder leakage. Any convenient type of removable closure.38 may be provided for the powder compartment and when this is located asillustrated in Fig. 7 it will not be necessary to invert the powder dispenser at any time whether for hlling the compartment with powder or in use. An ordinary pufi is illustrated at 39 within the powder well for taking up the loose powder discharged by gravity througlrthe perforations 33.

Instead of having the shutter 35 transslidable in the manner indicated it could e made to move up and down to close the perforations by means of projecting knobs or actuators on the opposite longitudinal sides of the container and providedthe lower end portion of the shutter were sharpened and of chisel shape. Where the projecting knob 37 extends above the top of the powder compartment to a reater height than that illustrated, it may lie desirable. to provide theauxi-liary cover 41 with a recessed portion to receive this knob 37 when the cover 31 is swung to the left over, and resting on the powder compartment.

In Figs. 9 and 10 is shown a modified type of powder discharging means whereby a predetermined or measured amount of powder may be discharged into the powder well 34a at each stroke of the shiftable plate shutter 35a. A stationary plate 42, provided with perforations 33, is placed contiguous the perforate portions of the shutter.

In Fig. 10 the perforations 43 of the stationary plate42 are out of alignment and between the discharge perforations'33a. The shutter 3511 has its perforations 3611 so arranged that when the shutter is in the position illustrated in Fig-1O its perforations 36a register'with the perforations 43 of the stationary plate 42. By shifting the shutter 35a to the left after its perforations 360 have become filled with powder, upon bringing the perforations 36a of the shutter into reg-' istry with the wall perforations 3311, thepowder contained in the shutter perforationswill be discharged through the wall perfora--' tions 33a.

. In this embodiment it should be understood that the size of the shutter perforations con trols the quantity of powder discharged at each stroke of the shutter. As illustrated in Fig. 10, these various perforations should be so arranged that the shutter perforations 36a may be in an intermediate or mid position between the wall perforations 33a and the stationary plate perforations 43, without having any overlap or access to either side of the perforations. Otherwise there would be likely to be less accuracy in the powder'discharge if some of the powder should be passing out of the shutter perforations and at the same time other powder entering to displace that discharged. An advantage of the construction illustrated in Figs. 9 and 10 is the convenience of providing a measured powder dis charge without the necessity of inverting the container at any time. If desired the constructions illustratedin Figs. 6 to 10 inclusive could likewise have some agitating means extend from the shutter into the powdercom- Y compacted and is subject to substantial agitation as'it is carried and in use.

By the limitation in the claims to the well being below the compartment, a generic con-, struction is referred to and not one which is necessarilylimited to the bottom of the well being below the bottom of the powder compartment but onlybelow the'compartment far enough to allow some of the powder to be discharged by gravity.

I claim:

1. A powder dispenser comprising a compartment for loose powder, a well below said compartment,'a wall between said-well and compartment and perforated adjacent the bottom of the well whereby loose powder may fall from said compartment through the perforated portion of said wall, and means extending outside the dispenser and secured thereto for opening and closing the perfo rated portion of the said wall.

2. A powder dispenser comprising a compartment for loose powder, a well below said compartment, a wall hetweensaid well and compartment and perforated adjacent the bottom of the well whereby loose powder may fall from said compartment through the perforated portion of said wall, and means for opening and closing the perforated portion of the said wall, said last mentioned means being removable and closing the powder compartment and being movable relative to said wall.

compartment, a wall between said well and compartment and perforated adjacent the bottom of the well whereby loose powder may fall from said compartment through the perforated portion of said wall, and means for opening and closing the perforated porof the compartment bottom between said chutes constituting the closing meansfor said perforate wall portion.

5. A powder dispenser comprising a compartment for loose powder, a well below said compartment, a wall between said well and conipartment and perforated adjacent the bottom of the well whereby loose powder may fall from said compartment through the perforated portion of said wall, means for opening and closing the perforated portion of the said wall, and means for closing each end of the well and compartment, the means for closing the lower end of the well being inv tegral with the wall and the means for closing the opposite end of the compartment.

6. A powder dispenser comprising a compartment for loose powder, awell below said compartmenfla wall between said well and compartment and perforated adjacent the bottom of the well whereby loose powder may fall from said compartment through the perforated portion of said wall, means for opening and closing the perforated portion of the said wall, and means for closing-each end of the well and compartment, the means for closing the lower end of the well being integral with the wall and the means for closing the opposite end of the compartment, the means for closing the upper end of said well comprising a hinged cover and the means for closing the lower end of said compartment being integral with said closing means for the perforated wall portion.

7. A powder dispenser comprising a compartment for loose powder, a well below said compartment, a wall between said .well and compartment and perforated adjacent the bottom of the well whereby loose powder may fall from said compartment through the perforated portion of said wall, means for opening and closing the perforated p ortion of the said wall, and means for closing each end of the well and compartment, the

means for closing the lower end of the well being integral with the wall and the means for closing the opposite end of the compartment, the means for closing the upper end of said well comprising a hinged cover and the means for closing the lower end of said compartment being integral with said closing means for the perforated wall portion, said hinged cover including a receiver for cake material and a supplemental hinged cover for said receiver.

8. A powder dispenser comprising a compartment for loose powder, a well below said compartment, a wall between said well and compartment and perforated adjacent the bottom of the well whereby loose powder may fall from said compartment through the perforated portion of said wall, means for opening and closing the perforated portion of the said wall, and means for closing each end of the well and compartment, the means for closing the lower end of the well being integral with the wall and the means for, closing the opposite end of the compartment, a bottom for said compartment provided with inclined chutes leading to the wall perforations and the portion of the bottom between said chutes constituting the closing means for the perforate portions of the wall.

9. A powder dispenser comprising a compartment for loose powder, a well below said compartment, a wall between said well and compartment and perforated adjacent the bottom of the well whereby loose powder may fall from said compartment through the perforated portion of said wall, means for opening and closing the perforated portion of the said wall, and means for closing each end of the well and compartment, the means for closing the lower end of the well being integral with the wall and the means for closing the opposite end of the compartment, a bottom for said compartment provided with inclined chutes leading to the wall perforations and the portion of the bottom between said chutes constituting the closing means for the perforateportions of the wall and men ns for limiting the relative movement between said compartment bottom and said perforate wall which comprises a pin and slot connection between said compartment bottom and an outer wall of the compartment, arranged with the slot open at one part thereof whereby said limiting means constitutes a locking means between said bottom and compartment walls. 1

10, A powder dispenser comprising a powder well having walls on the sides thereof and provided with perforations in the walls adjacent the bottom of the'well, a powder compartment around said well on opposite sides thereof and above said perforations, the bottom of said compartment sloping toward said perforations for discharging powder there- .through and a shutter for opening and closing said perforations,

, penser in the hand may facilitate the dis-' charge ofpowder through said perforation.

12. A powder dispenser comprising a powder well, a powder compartment, :1. wall between said compartment and well havinga.

I perforation adjacent the bottom ofthe welland through which powder may be dis.- charged by gravity, and stationary and movable plates controlling the quantity of powder discharge with each travel of said movable plate.

- 13. A powder dispenser comprising a powder storage means, a surface on which powder is discharged to be wiped up by a puff, means for discharging powder from said storage means on to said surface and means extending outside said dispenser for controlling said discharge means, said discharge means comprising mechanism adapted to discharge a predetermined quantity of loose powder without inverting said dispenser.

14. A powder-dispenser comprising a powder storage means, a surface on which powder is discharged to be wiped up by a puff, means for discharging powder from said storage means on to said surface and means extending outside said dispenser for controlling said discharge means, said discharge means comprising mechanism adapted to discharge a predetermined quantity of loose powder which includes three plates which are upstanding during discharge of powder and at least one of which plates is movable.

15. A powder dispenser comprising a powder storage means, a surface on which powder is discharged to be wiped up by a puff, means for discharging powder from said storage means on to said surface and means for actuating said discharge means, said dis charge means comprising mechanism adapted to discharge a predetermined quantity of loose powder which includes three plates at least one of which plates is movable by said actuating means.

16. A loose powder vanity case comprising a compartment for loose powder, a well extending below said compartment, a wall between said compartment and well, and perfo rate adjacent the bottom of the well whereby loose powder may fall from said compartment through the perforate portion of the wall into the well, the compartment being provided with an inclined chute leading to a perforate portion of the wall and means for opening and closing said wall perforate portion, said chute being movable with said means.

17. A loose powder vanity case comprising a compartmentfor loose owder, a surface secured thereto and on w ich loose powder is adapted to be discharged, and means between said surface and said compartment for-,

discharging a predetermined or measured quantity of loose powder onto said surface from said compartment.

18. A loose powder vanity case comprising a well adapted to receive a powder pull, a compartment for loose powder disposed laterally with respect to and on only one side of said well. a side wall betweensaid compartment and well and having a perforate portion through which loose powder may be dis charged from the compartment into the well and means for opening and closing the perforate portion of said side wall, said means being located on the compartment side of said wall and being constructed to agitate the powder in said compartment which is contiguous said wall, said means also extending out of said compartment to facilitate actuation thereof.

19. A vanity case for carrying and dispensing loose powder comprising a movable cover, a body portion having a bottom and side walls, a compartment for loose powder within said body portion, a surface from which powder is adapted to be wiped up by a puff and located within said vanity case between its side walls and below the compartment for gravity discharge of powder onto saidsurface from said compartment, and means for discharging a predetermined and measured quantity of powder onto said surface, said means comprising guides for relatively sliding and separating a portion of the powder from said compartment and means for scraping the powder being separated, said last mentioned means including a portion of a wall of said compartment.

20. A vanity case for carrying and dispensing loose powder comprising a body portion having a bottom and side walls, a compartment for loose powder within said body portion and provided with a discharge openingadjacent its bottom, a recessed portion below said compartment for receiving loose powder discharged by gravity to be wiped up by a puff, said recessed portion being slidable relatively to at least a portion of the powder in said compartment for opening and closing thejcompartment for and against the gravity discharge of powder, the bottom of said recessed portion. being substantially fixed in elevation-with respect to said vanity case walls and powder compartment during said relative movement for opening and closing the compartment.

21. A vanity case for carrying and dispensing loose powder comprising a movable cover, a body portion having a bottom and side walls, a compartment for loose powder within said body portion and provided with a discharge opening adjacent its bottom, a

recessed port-ion fixed between the side walls of the vanity case bottom portion below said compartment for receiving loose powder discharged by gravity to be wiped up by a puff, said recessed portion being slidable relatively to at least a portion of the powder in saidcompartment for opening and closing the compartment for and against the gravity discharge of powder, the bottom of said recessed portion being substantially fixed in elevation with respect to said vanity case walls and powder compartment during said relative movement for opening and closing the compartment.

22. A vanity case for carrying and dispensing loose powder comprising a movable cover portion, a body portionhaving a bottom and side walls, a compartment for loose powder within said body vided with a discharge opening at the bottom of said compartment, a recessed portion below said compartment for receiving loose powder discharged by gravity to be wiped up by a puff, said recessed portion being slidable relatively to at least a portion of the powder in said compartment for opening and closing the compartment for and against the gravity discharge of powder, the bottom of said recessed portion constituting a surface from which powder is adapted to be wiped up by a pufi and fixed between the side walls of said body portion, and during use said wiping surface being held adjacent the bottom of said vanity case body portion, the powder compartment walls being also slidable with respect to at least a ortion of the bottom'of-said vanity case b0 y portion during said first mentioned relative sliding movement.

GEORGES KLOTZ.

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