US2010185A

US2010185A - Lip stick holder

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Publication number: US2010185A
Application number: US636604A
Authority: US
Inventors: Garreau Louis
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1931-10-19
Filing date: 1932-10-06
Publication date: 1935-08-06
Anticipated expiration: 1952-08-06

Description

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LIP STICK HOLDER Filed Oct. 6. 1932 Patented Aug. e, 1935 'alumnas m s'rlox Homan h Louis Garreau, Paris, France Application October 6, 1932, Serial No. 636,604 i In France October 19, 1931 4 Claims.

T'his invention relates to toilet accessories and more particularly to which are carried by such devices or holders ladies and are commonly used to carry make-up material such as rouge, cosmetic or perfume in the form of sticks or crayons.

The primary object vide 'a lip-stick holder construction and easy,

of the invention is to proof simple and yet rugged handy and attractive manipulation whereby the user can hold it in one hand while causing the stick to project or retract by exerting a small stress on al rockable and slidable cap by means of one nger only of said hand, the user thus keeping her other hand free for-holding a powder pui, a mirror or a similar toilet article ri up purposes.

n view of rapid making- A further object of the invention is to provide a lip-stick holder formed exclusively cap being swivelingly wherein the closure is perby a cap capable of being easily moved by means of one finger only, said mounted for rocking and sliding motion with respect to the casing of the holder, the motion of closing position said cap towards or oi automatically retracting or ejecting the lip-stick into or out of the casing without necessitating any contact between said stick and the users fingers.

A still further object of the invention is tol provide a lip-stick holder wherein the closure in the form of. a rockable and slidable cap can never come in contact with the lip-stick or crayon and can not accordingly be stained or clogged thereby or spoil said stick or crayon while efficiently protecting it from dirt when in closed position.

Still a further obje ct of the invention is to provide a lip-stick holder wherein the make-up operation never necessitates any contact between the stick and the users iingers.

With these and such other objects in view as will incidentally appear hereafter, comprises the novel construction,

the invention arrangement and combination of parts that will now be described with reference to the laccompanying diagrammatic drawing forming a part of the present disclosure.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevational view showing the lipstick holder in its entirety, assuming the cap' to be in closed position, for example in the position which said holder occupies when carried in a ladys hand bag or kit.

Figure 2 is a view ling the cap to have similar to Figure l, assumbeen rocked laterally oiI (Cl. G-56) closing position, preparatory to being slid along the tubular casing of the holder for'ejecting the lip-stick.

Figure 3 is a view Aing the cap to have casing of the holder, crayon being shown in Figure 4 is a view of in the casing showing voluted spiral slots, the in chain lines'.

Figure 5 is a View of the stationary slotted shell co-operating with the rotary sleeve.

Figure 6 is a view of the movable shell adapted to carry on pivots the closure cap and also co- 15 operating with the rotary sleeve.

Figure '7 is a view showing the mutual arrangement and co-operation of the rotary sleeve and the two shells.

Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view on the line 20 VIlI-VIII of Figure 7.

Like reference characters designate like parts throughout the several views.

As illustrated, the improved lip-stick holder comprises an outer casing i of elongated and tubular shape open at one end and permanently closed at its other' end by a bottom cover 2. In

" this casing I are formed adjacent .its open end 'two diametrically opposed small holes or depressions 3 and'two diametrically opposed straight 30 slots 4 extending over a'portion of its length, said holes 3 and slots I being mutually aligned pairwise.

In the casing I is rotatably located a sleeve 5 open at both ends4 and having a length substan- 35 tially equal to that of the casing I. This sleeve 5 is formed withl a pair of spiral slots 6, 1 whose convolutions are of suitable pitch and oppositely twisted, as shown in Figure 4. The inner ends of said slots 6, 1 have a certain amount of over- 40 lap that is to say the slot 6 extends farther lengthwise of the sleeve 5 than the inner end of the slot 1 which in turn extends farther lengthwise of the sleeve 5 than the inner end of the slot .6, no junction being however provided between these two spiral slots.

A shell 8 of rounded channel shape having a length substantially shorter than the casing i is inserted for longitudinal motion intermediate said casing and the sleeve 5. This movable shell l is formed with a pair of diametrically opposed holes 9 adapted to register with the slots I in the casing l and with la projection I0 aligned with one of said holes 9 and so sized as to be readily insertable into any one of said slots l and into similar to Figure 2,. assumbeen slid along the tubular 5 the tip of the lip-stick or ejected position.

the rotary sleeve located the two oppositely constick carrier being shown 10 the spiral slot 6 of the sleeve 5. In the embodiment shown, the movable shell t encompasses the sleeve over a portion of its periphery equal to about 210 but no limitation is involved in this, provided the movable shell 8 is of suicient angular size forhaving diametrically opposed holes 9 capable of registering with the slots d in the casing l. The shell 8 is reinforced by longitudinal ribs 88 which also act as guides during its motion.

' closing position,

A stationary shell Il of channel shape substantially equal in length to the sleeveV 5 is interposed between said sleeve and the casing I and ills the peripheral gap left around the sleeve by the movable shell 8. A straight longitudinal slot I2 extends in the stationary shell il from a position adjacent its end remote from the open end of the casing i.

It will be seen that the movable shell 8 encompasses the sleeve 5 over a substantial portion of its periphery while the stationary shell ll en- Compasses it over the remainder of its periphery, suflicient clearance being however left between the meeting edges of the two shells for allowing longitudinal displacement of the shell 8 during thevoperation of the lip-stick holder.

' Inside the sleeve 5 is accommodated for longitudinal motion a thimble-shaped or cup-shaped carrier i3 for the bottom or inner end of. the cosmetic stick S. This carrier I3 has a side projection I8 which permanently engages through the slots 'I and I2.

For closing the open end of the casing l there is provided a cap comprising a head Ill, advantageously of dome shape, and a pair of symmetrical ears or lugs l5 formed integral with said head and extending parallel to each other at right angles to the general plane of the head M. The cap ears I 5 are formed with symmetrical beads or depressions i6 adapted to snap into the holes or depressions 3 for yieldingly holding the head ld in closing position over the open end of the casing l. The cap ears l5 are furthermore formed with symmetrical pins or pivots ll which engage through the slots l and are riveted in the holes 9 formed in themovable shell 8. By this arrangement, the cap lli- I5 is swivelled with respect to the movable shell 3 and rockablyv related to the casing l, 'I'he length of the ears l5' is calculated to permit the cap-head lll to be slidable along the outer wall of the casing ('as shown in Figures 2 and 3) after it has been rocked off closing position.

The operation of this improved lip-stick holder is as follows: Assuming the cap ift-I5 to be in as shown in Figure 1, all that is necessary to uncover or unmask the open end of the casing I is to rock said cap laterally by a swiveling motion about itspivots Il, this operation being performed by the user with one nger only, for example with the forenger while the thumb and middle linger are holding the base of the casing l. After the cap I 4-I5 has thus been rocked oi closing position,

be slid along the outer wall of the casing I. The

pivots I1 then drive the movable shell 8 oi theA open end of the casing I and the rectilinear motion of the shell 8 is translated into a rotary motion of the sleeve 5 owing to the engagement of the projection I0 into the spiral slot 6. The rotation of the sleeve 5 is in turn translated into a rectilinear motion of the stick carrier I3 owing to' the engagement of the projection I8 spiral slot 'I and into the straight slot stationary shell II, said slot I2 in the I2 acting as a guide it may, as aforesaid,

intO the`V for said projection I8 or, in other words, as a fulcrum which renders the motion of the carrier I3 possible. As the spiral slots 6 and 'l are inversely convoluted or twisted, an inward motion ofthe cap lll- I5 off closing position is translad into an outward motion of the carrier i3 and stick S whereas, conversely, an outward motion of the cap M-l5 towards closing position is translated into an inward motion of the carrier i3 and stick S. This means that by merely shifting the cap llt-l5 along the outer wall of the casing l' after having rocked said cap oi the open end of said casing, the user can single-handed cause automatic ejection of the stick S for easy make-up purposes and subsequently cause automatic retraction or withdrawal of the stick S by a reverse displacement of the cap l 1 -l5.

All parts of the improved lip-stick holder may be made advantageously of metal or alloy or an equivalent strong material and may be decorated or ornamented. The external shape of the cap `head il may be made to suit fashion although a plain dome shape as the one shown is satisfactory from the aesthetical point of view.

Minor constructional details may of course vary without departing from the ambit of the subjoined claims.

v,What I claim is:

1. A lip-stick holder comprising, in combination, an outer casing open at one end and having straight slots extending over a portion of its length nearly to its open end, a rotary sleeve located in the casing and formed with a pair of oppositely convoluted spiral slots, a movable shell interposed between the casing and sleeve and having a projection engaging one of said spiral slots, a stationary shell interposed between'the the outer wall of the casing after rocking of said head off the open end of the casing.

2. A `lip-stick holder comprising, in combination, an outer tubular casing open at one end and having a pair of diametrically opposed straight slots extending over a portion of its length nearly to its open end, a rotary sleeve located in the casing and formed with a pair of oppositely convoluted spiral slots extending from its respective ends, a movable shell interposed between the casing and sleeve and encompassing a portion of the sleeve periphery, said movable shell havingv a projection engaging one of said spiral slots, a stationary shell interposed between the casing and sleeve and having a straight longitudinal slot, said stationary shell encompassing the remainder of the sleeve periphery, a longitudinally movable stick carrier located in the sleeve and having a projection engaging the other spiral slot and the slot in the stationary shell, vand a-cap comprising a head of a size matching that of the open end of the casing and a` pair of ears swivelled to the movable shell by pivots passing through the casing slots, said ears being long enough to permit the cap headto be slidable along the outer wall f of the casing after rocking of said head of! the open end of the casing.

3. A lip-stick holder comprising, in combination,

an outer tubular casing open at one endk and having .a pair of diametrically opposed holes adjacent its open end and a pair of vdiametrically opposed straight slots extending over a portion of its length in alignment with said holes, a rotary sleeve located in the casing and formed with a pair of oppositely convoluted spiral slots extending from its respective ends, said spiral slots having their inner ends in spaced overlapping relation, afmovable shell interposed between the casing andsleeve over a portion of the sleeve periphery and having a projection engaging the spiral slot adjacent the open end of the casing, a stationary fulcrurn shell interposed between the casing and sleeve in the peripheral gap left by the movable shell and having a straight longitudinal slot extending over a portion of its length from its end remote from the open end of the casing, a longitudinally movable stick carrier located in the sleeve and having a projection engaging the other spiral slot and the slot in the stationary shell, and a cap having a dome-shaped head of a size matching that of the open end of the casing and a pair of symmetrical ears swivelled to the movable shell by pivots passing through the casing slots, said ears having beads which can snap into the holes in the casing and being long enough to permit the cap head to be slidable along the outer wall of the casing after rocking of said head off the open end of the casing.

4. A lipfstick holderV co prising a casing open at one en d and having straight longitudinal slots, a sleeve revoluble in the casing and having a pair of oppositely convoluted spiral slots, a movable shell having Aa projection engaging one of the spiral slots, a stationary shell having a straight longitudinal slot,`a` stick carrier movable longitudinally in the sleeve and having a projection engaging the last-named slot and the other spiral slot, and a cap rockably straddling the open end of the casing, said cap having a pair of ears swiveled to the movable shell so that sliding movement ofthe cap in one direction along the casing effects longitudinal travel of the carrier in the opposite direction.

LOUIS GARREAU.