US1909457A - Vanity case - Google Patents

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May 16, 1933. E. M. COLEMAN 1,909,457

VANITY CASE Filed May 2, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR.

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E. M. COLEMAN 1,909,457

VANITY CASE May 16, 1933.

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Patented May 16, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE EARL MILBURN COLEMAN, 0F KIEFER, OKLAHOMA, ASSIGNOR OF FORTY-FIVE PER.

CENT TO WILLIAM H. DOUGHTY, OF KIEFER, OKLAHOMA VANITY CASE Application filed May 2,

This invention relates to improvements in vanity cases and the main object is to provide a case containing in addition to the usual cosmetics and mirror a lamp and battery so arranged that the mirror may be illuminated to permit the use of the case at night.

Another object is to provide a case of this kind in a simple, compact, and attractive form.

With these and other objects in View the invention resides in the novel construction and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the case with the two hinged sections fully opened.v

Figure 2 is a side view with the sections closed.

Figure 3 is a cross section with the sections opened.

Figure 4 is a section along the line 44 in Figure l, the case however being closed in this View. s

Figure 5 is a plan view of the bottom section of the case with the cover plate removed and showing the battery in place.

Figure 6 is a plan view of the cover plate alone.

Figure 7 is an enlarged section along the line 77 in Figure 1, thecase being also shown closed in this view.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary enlarged section through the cover plate showing the method of attaching the rouge and powder bases or disks.

Figure 9 is an enlarged detail in cross section showing the switch cam or member in its opened position.

In carrying out my invention I provioe a case designated generally by 1 in the dra vings and comprising a rectangular or other desired shaped bottom 2 and top 3 hinged together at their rear edges at 4 and arranged in usual manner to open and close hookwise, a catch 5 and catch pin 6 being provided for locking the case in its closed position. Both the bottom 2 and top 3 are formed of metal of any desired kind and may be suitably engraved, plated or other- 1932. Serial N0. 608,639.

wise finished to present an attractive appearance. A mirror 7 is secured in the inner side of the top 3 as shown.

The case bottom 2 is adapted to receive a rectangular and fiat dry cell battery 8 which is of such dimensions as to fit snugly between the front wall 9 and rear wall 10 of the bottom but terminate short of the end walls 11 and 12 and is of such thickness that its upper surface will lie considerably below the upper edges of said walls. Contact or connection to one terminal of this battery is made through a spring 13 secured to the end Wall 11 and the other terminal is connected to or formed by a small square plate 14 located on the upper surface of the battery and adjacent the rear edge thereof. It is thus seen that one terminal of the battery is connected or grounded to the case as a whole.

The end wall 12 of the bottom 2 is turned inwardly and downwardlly at its upper edge as shown at 16 and the upper edge of the other endwall 11 is turned inwardly at 17 but is not turned downwardly as shown. A cover plate 18 is mounted in the bottom 2 over the battery 8 and has one edge extended beneath the inwardly and downwardly turned edge 16 of the wall 12. A spring wire 19 is secured by .soldering or welding at one end 20 to the cover plate 18 and is adapted to spring out beneath the inwardly turned edge 17 of the end wall 11 whereby to secure the cover plate in place. By pulling outward on the wire 19 the cover plate may be pulled upward and removed, it being noted that the plate is of such width that its edge will clear the inturned end wall edge 17 when the wire is pulled outward. The cover plate may be held upward out of contact with the battery 8 and the plate 14 by suitable spacers (not shown).

The cover plate 18 has a circular aperture 21 having radially spaced notches 2". in its margin and a powder base or disk 23 of somewhat larger diameter than this aperture is secured thereover by means of L-shaped hooks 24 which may drop through the notches 22 and will then engage the margin of the aperture 21 and'hold the disk 23 in place when the same has been turned a short distance as will be understood. In similar manner a smaller aperture 21a is provided in the cover plate and has notches 22a to receive the hooks 24aon the rouge base or disk 23a. The disks 23 and 23a carry powder and rouge in cake form as designated at 25 and 26 respectively and as the powder and rouge are used the disks may be removed and replaced. A lip stick case 2? of conventional form is removably mounted on the cover plate 18 between ears 28 punched upward from the plate.

Adjacent its rear edge the cover plate is cut and punched upward to form a reflector 29 and a small bulb socket 30 is secured to the plate adjacent and at one end of this reflector whereby a bulb 31 similar to a flashlight bulb mounted in the socket will be disposed along beneath this reflector. This socket 30 is formed of metal and being secured to the cover plate connects one terminal of the bulb to one terminal of the battery 8 as will be understood. The cover plate is slotted from a point adjacent and in alignment with the socket 30 outward toward the end wall 12 of the bottom 2 as shown at 32 and apertured bearing lugs or ears are extended upward from the margins of this slot adjacent its inner edge. A switch cam or lever 34 of insulating material is pivoted by a pin 35 between the lugs 33 and carries a contact strip 36 adapted to engage the end contact 37 of the bulb 31 and simultaneously engage at its other end the plate 14 on the battery 8 thus completing the circuit from the battery to the bulb. This is of course the closed position of the switch. The cam or lever 34 is substantially V-shaped in form and includes the two handles or legs 38 and 39 and the truncated or flattened ends 40. The pin 35 is so located that when the cam is swung toward the bulb 31 the end 41 of the contact strip 36will engage the battery contact plate 14 as aforesaid and then'as the cam is swung outward away from the bulb this contact strip will disengage both the bulb and plate 14, this being the open position of the switch. As the cam is swung from one position'to the other the corners of the flattened end 40 engage the plate 14 and slightly lift or bow the cover plate 18 which will then act as a spring to hold the cam in either of its two positions, this action being brought about by the fact that the distance between the pin 35 and said corners of the end 40 is greater than between the pin and either the end itself or the face of the leg 39 as will be understood.

By closing the switch the bulb 31 is illuminated and the light therefrom is reflected on the mirror 7 by the reflector 29 to perinit the use of the case and its cosmetics at night. Further details of the utility and operation of the invention will be evident without further description.

While I have herein set forth a certain preferred embodiment of my invention it is understood that I may vary from the same in minor structural details so as best to construct a practical device for the purposes intended, not departing from the spirit of the invention and within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a device of the kind described, a case including hinged top and bottom sections, a battery mounted in the bottom section, one terminal of the battery beingconnected to the case, a contact plate on the upper surface of the battery forming the other terminal of said battery, a cover plate covering the battery and having a slot over the said contact plate, a portion of the cover plate being cut out and formed upwardly into a reflector, a bulb socket mounted at one end of the reflector; and a switch cam pivoted in the slot in the cover plate and adapted to connect the contact plate of the battery to a bulb in the said socket.

2. In a device of the kind described, a case including a bottom section, a battery mounted therein, one terminal of the battery being connected to the case, a contact plate on the upper surface of the battery forming the other terminal of the battery, a cover plate covering the battery and having a slot over the said contact plate, ears turned up from the margins of the slot, a portion of the cover plate adjacent the slot being cut out and formed upwardly into a reflector, a bulb socket secured to the cover plate between the slot and reflector, a switch cam of insulating material pivoted between the said ears, and a contact strip secured to the cam switch and adapted to connect the contact plate on the battery and a bulb in the bulb socket.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.

EARL MILBURN COLEMAN.

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