US2011660A - Hinged box - Google Patents

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Aug. 20, 1935. J. G. sPARKl-:s

HINGED BOX INVENTOR Patented Aug. zo, 1935 A autres rAisNr lcertes N i HINGED BOX John Gordon Sparkes, Great Neck, N. Y.

Application October 18, 1933, SerialNo. 694,182.`

` Renewed January 14, 1935 3 Claims. (Cl. 132-83) This' invention relates to the construction of cosmetic boxes, and in particular to an uniquer detail in the hinging of the cover of the box.

This detail represents a substantial part of the cost of producing a satisfactory box and4 many Vtypes of hinge have been designed for this purpose. Most of these hinges are composed of small intricate parts which require `skillful assembly operations.

A minimum of five pieces is `generally used to produce a vanity box of simple design. These parts are the box,-cover, mirror, hinge pin, and

bezel.

This design contemplates the formation of the hinge pin as an integral part of the mirror, if a metal mirror is used, or of the bezel if a glass mirror is used. This detail produces a very satisfactory box at a greatly reduced cost, both for materials and assembly labor; and further reduces the box to a three piece unit in the case of the metal mirror, and only uses four pieces if the glass mirror is used.l

Besides .the economy of manufacture,l a very much more substantial box is produced by this y construction.

' In order to more clearly describe the invention reference is made to the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this specification `and in which, v

Fig. 1 is a plan View of a substantially round vanity box with this hinge construction.

, Fig. 2 is a section taken on the linev 2 2 of Fig. 1. n

Fig. 3 is a vertical section, similar to Fig. 2 but showing a modification forv the use, of 'a glass mirror.

FigJi is a rear elevation of the box showing the method of making the hinge bearing.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the mirror removed from the cover.

Fig. 6 is a rear elevation of the box cover.

Fig. 7 is a plan view of the bezel with hinge pin used in the assembly shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 8 is a plan View showing the hinge design applied to a rectangular box.

lig. 9 isa vertical section taken on the line 9-9 in Fig. 8.

In the drawing a vanitybox with a bottom l, has side walls 2 drawn integral therewith. A tab 3 is extended from the side wall 2 of the box to form a hinge bearing 4 when rolled backward as shown in Fig. 2. A mirror vpreferably of p0lished metal has an extension 6 projecting there from,this extension has a slot lpierced therein to form the hinge pin .V This hinge pin of course runs parallel to a tangent to the box, as shown in Fig. l. The hinge pin may be swaged to make it round if desired. A box cover 9 of shape the same as the box but of a size suitable to fit into the box, has downturned side walls IQ 5 and a slot i! pierced therein adapted to receive the extension 6 of the mirror 5. When the mirror is assembled into the cover, with extension 6 projecting through slot il and the mirror set rmly against the cover 9, the side wall I0 is 10 shaped inward to engage the edge of the mirror and clinch it in the cover. The cover being tightly clinched to the mirror it is ready to assemble to the box. The tab 3 formed on the side wall l2 of the box is threaded through the slot l 15 of the extension B; and is then curled around the hinge pin 8 While it is in place. This forms the hinge connecting the box, cover and mirror permanently together. The cover 9 then enters the side wall 2 of the box and is stopped at proper 20 level by stop I2, formed by lancing a small projection outward, preferably directly opposite the hinge.v In order to clear the hinge connection properly notches I3 are provided at each end of the hinge bearing li, as shown in Fig. 4.

When a glass mirror 5a is used, it is placed in the cover 9, just as the metal mirror described, but to retain it in place a bezel i5 is used and is clinched in by the edge of the cover as before. The extension I6 is provided on the 30 bezel and is constructed exactly as the extension described. The cover enters the box and is stoppedvby the projection I2 as before.

TheA Figures 8 and 9 show the same construction applied to a rectangular box. 35

Obviously this same hinging principle may be applied to boxes of varied design, and for various uses without departing from the scope and purpose of this invention.

Furthermore a plate may be used instead of 40 the metal mirror or bezel as described to effecty the same hinge construction for boxes requiring no mirror.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: 45

1. A covered box comprising a compartment with upturned side walls, a cover with downturned edge, an aperture in said edge, a plate shaped to it into said cover and to be rmly engaged thereby, an extension from said plate pro- 50 jecting through said aperture, a hinge pin formed in the said extension, a hinge bearing formed from the side walls of said compartment and adapted to engage and bear on said hinge pin, substantially as described.

i f y2. A eover'eciboi':` comprising a compartment: Y with upturned side Wa11ks,a cover withr dovvn?KV turned edge, an aperture in said edge,uaymeta1 mirror shaped to gt intosaid cover and to be irmly engagedthereby, an extension `from said mirror projecting through said aperture, a hinge v pinformed in the said extension, a hinge bearing formed irm the side Wall of 'said compartment and Vadapted to :engage and bear ongvsaid hinge ping'substantiallyfas described. f

3. A coveredv box 'compri pinv formed in the said extension, a hinge bearing formed from'the side Wall of the saidcompartment and adapted to engage and bear ori the y j hinge piu, substantalyas described. sing acompartment- JoHN' GORDON sPARKEe

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