US1983002A

US1983002A - Tag for cakes of soap

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Publication number: US1983002A
Application number: US723191A
Authority: US
Inventors: Reeves Eugene
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1934-04-30
Filing date: 1934-04-30
Publication date: 1934-12-04
Anticipated expiration: 1951-12-04

Description

E. REEV'ES 1,983,002

TAG'FOR CAKES OP SOAP Filed April 30, 1934 Izzven for.

. gelze Reeves.

Patented Dec. 4, 1934 1,983,002

, UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1,983,002 TAG FOR CAKES or soar Eugene Reeves, Los Angeles, Calif.-

Application April 30, 1934, Serial No. 723,191

4 Claims. (CI. 40-20) I This invention relates to the marking of cakes of soap tobe used down to a slab of less thick of soap so they can be easily distinguished from ness than the depth of the embedded flange before other cakes of like color, scent and form, and the it breaks at the cross center. principal object is to provide a marking that will Other objects, advantages and features of inremain. clear and readable throughout the envention may appear from the accompanying tire period in which the cakes of soap are used. drawing, the subjoined detailed description and To that end I provide a flexible transparent tag the appended claims. for each cake of soap on the underside of which The'accompanying drawing illustrates the in- I print in indelible ink a marking that is arvention, in which:

1 ranged backwards so that when viewed through Figure 1 is a side view of cake of soap with the tag from its top side the marking will be an identification tag attached thereto that is conproperly arranged for reading. Also I provide structed in accordance with this invention. the tag with an annular flange that is integral Fig. 2 is an end view of the cake of soap shown with the edge thereof and arranged at right in Fig. 1 showing that the outer surface of the angles to the top to form thereby a cavity in tag has flush with the side surfaces of the cake of 70.

2o soap,.thereby enclosing the marking so that it Fig. 4 is a view of the opposite or underside marking cannot be obscured or injured when the which the tag is secured to a cake of soap.

: fy the soap either with the manufacturers there- Fig. '7 is a modified form of tag showing it .35. or printed, and these markings can be the name surface.

46 of soap. Fig. 12 is a central vertical section through a are worn down to relatively thin slabs they perthereto so thatwhen the flange is forced into a which the marking is arranged. The tag so soap..

formed is arranged centrally on a side of a cake Fig. 3 is an outside view of a tag showing the of soap so that the flange can be forced into it indicia thereon arranged in proper order for until the underside of the tag contacts with the reading.

is protected and preserved for clear reading durof the tag showing the indicia arranged backing the entire time "that'the soap is in use. It Wards. 1

is' understood, of course, that the tag is formed Fig. 5 is an edge view of the tag shown in Figs. 3 of transparent waterproof material so that the and 4 showing the integral annular flange by cake of soap is in use or submerged in water. Fig. 6 is an enlarged central vertical section Another object of this invention is to provide a through a tag showing its annular rim provided means for labeling cakes of soap with relatively with saw teeth to facilitate securing it to a cake permanent markings that can be made to identiof soap.

of or with the buildings or places in which the elongated and its indicia embellished with a pic- 5 cakes of soap are to be used. To that end 1 pro- ,ture of a resort.

vide a transparent tag on the underside of which Fig. 8 is a longitudinal section on line 8--8, markings arranged backwards can be impressed Fig. 7, showing the tag with a concave outer of the manufacturers, their initials or trade- Fig. 9 is an edge view of the elongated semimark or name of the soap; or if desired the name elliptical concave tag shown in Figs. 7 and 8. of the place, building, hotel or resort at which Fig. 10 is an enlarged cross section on line the soap is to be used can be so arranged on the 10-40, Fig. '1, showing a transparent insert ar- 40' tags. In some instances the pictures of the hotels ranged between the inner surface of the tag and or resorts can be impressed reversely on the outer'surface of the soap. underside of these tags so that when viewed from Fig. 11 is a grouped side and edge view of a the other side the artistic features of these picprinted disk that is adapted to be arranged under tures will enhance the appearance of the cakes the tag shown in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive.

Enhancing the appearance of the cakes of soap tag showing a printed disk arranged therein. is another object of the invention. The tag 15 shown in Figs.' 1 to 5 inclusive is Another object of this invention is to make preferably round with an annular flange 16 inv the tags flexible so that when the cakes of soap tegral with its edge and extended at right angles mit the slabs to yield to the contour of the body cake'of soap 1'! until the underside of the tag without breaking at their cross centers. As is contacts therewith the soap and tag will be sewell known, it is common for cakes of soap to cured to one another so they cannot easily beso break after being worn down to thin slabs come separated while in use.

55 and, as stated, this flexible tag will permit a cake The tag 15 is formed of flexible transparent no material such as celluloid so that when attached to a cake of soap the indicia 18 that is printed,

stamped or otherwise aflixed to the underside of the tag can be read through the tag from the outside, and for the purpose of such reading the indicia is reversely printed. This feature of invention is very fully illustrated in Figs. 1, 3 and 4. In Figs. 1 and 3 the letters 18 are arranged in a readable order and in Fig. 4 they are shown tas printed backwards on the underside of the The indicia 18 may include the names of the manufacturers, their companies or trade-marks, and also the name of the soap to which the tags are to be attached. Also in some instances the pictures of resorts and hotels can be printed reversely on the underside of these tags to enhance the appearance of the cakes of soap and show that it is manufactured for and used exclusively by the resort or hotel whose picture appears on the tag.

When used by resorts requiring a relatively long picture to portray their scenic effects the tag 15 can be elongated as illustrated in Figs. 7 to 10 inclusive. As seen therein the tag 15 is lengthened endwise of the cake of soap and this in addition to increasing the advertising space on the underside of the tag, also strengthens the cake of soap longitudinally as well as crosswise so that in use the cakes of soap will 'not readily break into pieces, even when worn down to thin slabs of less thickness than the depth to which the annular flanges are extended into it.

I In some instances the tags 15 may be formed with a concave surface 19, as best shown in Figs.

I to 10, that in use functions as a suction cavity that aids in retaining the cake of soap in a person's hand.

Ifdesired, the indicia that is to be used with the soap can be printed on-the right or upper sides of disks 20 that are then to be placed on the undersides of the tagsfso the indicia can be read from the outsides thereof; and these printed disks 20 are then secured between the soap 1'! and the undersides of the tags 15 by the annular flanges 16.

In Fig. 11 I show a printed disk 20 on which there is the picture of a hotel with the word "Our" above it and the word "Soap below it, so that the indicia as a whole reads Our hotel soap".

It is obvious that any suitable advertising indicia can be used.

- It is also obvious that the printed disks 20 need not be transparent and that the printing thereon may be in variegated colors such as may be desired.

In order to aid in securing the tags 15 to the cakes of soap the annular flange can be provided with vents 21 so that when pressure is applied to the tags to force their flanges into the cakes of I soap the air can escape from between the tags and soap. Also the outer edges of the annular flanges 16 may be formed with saw-teeth 22 to aid in easily inserting them in the cake of soap.

Preferably the tags are slightly embedded in cake of soap in his hand.

I claim as my invention:

1. Means for marking a cake of soap including a transparent tag having identification markings printed backwards on the underside of said tag so that when viewed through the top side thereof said markings will be in proper position for reading, and an annular rearwardly extending flange integral with said tag for securing it to the cake of soap so that said markings are between the soap and the underside of said tag so they will be protected and preserved during the entire time that the cake of soap is in use.

2. Means for marking a cake of soap including a transparent celluloid tag having the name of the soap or maker thereof printed backwards on the underside so that when viewed through the top side of said tag said name will be in proper position for reading, an annular rearwardly extending flange integral with the rim of said tag for securing it to the cake of soap so that said name is enclosed bysaid tag, rim and soap so it will be protected and preserved for clear reading during the entire time that the cake of soap is in use.

3. Means for marking a cake of soap including a flexible transparent tag having identifying ad-, vertising markings on its underside so that when viewed through the transparent tag said markings will be in proper position for reading, an annular rearwardly extending flange integral with the rim of said tag for securing it to the cake of soap so that when said markings are enclosed by said tag, rim and soap-they will be protected and preserved for clear'rea i during 1 the entire' time said cake of soap is in use, said tag being flexible to yield when the cake is bent and preventing it from breaking at its cross cen ters when worn down to a thin slab, saidtag being elongated to increase the advertising space 1 thereon.

4. Means for marking a cake of soap including a transparent tag having identification markings arranged backwards on its underside so that when viewed from the outside said markings are in proper order for reading, an annular rearwardly extending saw-tooth flange for securing