US2014697A

US2014697A - Adjustable holder for lip sticks and the like

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Publication number: US2014697A
Application number: US749734A
Authority: US
Inventors: Howard F Reichenbach
Original assignee: Chase Companies Inc
Current assignee: Chase Companies Inc
Priority date: 1934-10-24
Filing date: 1934-10-24
Publication date: 1935-09-17
Anticipated expiration: 1952-09-17

Description

Sept. 17, 1935. H. F. REICHENBACH 2,014,697

ADJUSTABLE HOLDER FOR LIP STICKS AND THE LIKE Filed Oct. 24,. 1934 Patented Sept. 17,1935 2,014,697

UNITED STATES PATENT o-FFlc Howard F. Beichenbach, Waterbury, Conn, as-

signor to The Chase Companies, Incorporated, Waterbury, Conn., a corporation Application October 24, 1934, Serial No. 749,134 6 (Cl. 206-56) This invention relates to adjustablggzdl ders for actuating-pin i8 comprising a shank l8 having lipsticks and the like and relates in ticular to a head l9 at its outer end. The said head I9 is an improvement in the carrier or so-called .eleseated in the inset-portion I! of the side-wall! I. vator feature of such holders. and projects beyond the periphery of the latter One '"of the objects of the present invention is for entry into a helical guide-way 20, pierced in 5 to provide a carrier for lipsticks and the like so. the wall of a tubular inner shell 2| mounted with constructed as to insure its smooth and reliable capacity for rotation within a casing 22 formed or movement by an appropriate operating mechamolded composition or other suitable material.

nismor device. The lower end of the inner shell 2| has secured 10 A further object is to provide a carrier comto it, by solder or other suitable means, a periphl0 bining the foregoing characteristics with capacity erally-knurled cap 23, preferably projectingfor superior grip upon a lipstick or the like to slightly beyond the periphery of the lower end of thereby insure the retraction thereof into the the casing 22 for being conveniently gripped by holder. the fingers of the user. 'As before stated, the With the preceding and other objects in view, inner shell 2| is designed for rotative movement 15 as will appear to those skilled in the art from the with respect to the casing 22, and for the purpose following, considered in conjunction with the 9.0- of preventing its endwise displacement, the said companying drawing and appended claims, the inner shell is outstruck near. its lower end to propresent invention includes all features disclosed vide a retaining-nib 24 turning in an annular ree therein which are novel over the prior art. taming-groove 25, formed in the interior of the 0 In the accompanying drawing: casing 22 adjacent the lower end thereof.

Fig. 1 is a central longitudinal sectional view The head IQ of the actuating-pin I8 is of sumof an adjustable lipstick holder having incorpoe cie'nt length to project and bear not only in the rated therein a carrier embodying the present inhelical guide-way 20 in the inner shell 2|, but

25' Vention; i also in a longitudinal guide-way 26, formed in 25 Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view thereof; the interior of the casing 22 and intersecting the Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the actuatingannular retaining-groove 25therein.

D Preferably, the shank I8 of the actuating-pin Figs is an underside view of the cup-like l8 fits the bearing-openings l5 and IS in the carrier or elevator; carrier ID with a free fit, so that the said pin Fig. 5 is a'view thereof mainly in side elevation may rotate, and when the inner shell 2| is and partly in vertical section; and rotated by means of its knurled cap 23, the car- Fig. 6 is a broken perspective view partly in rier Ill, together with the lipstick or other article section of the carrier or elevator. which it may carry, will be moved longitudinally The particular embodiment of the present inof the casing to project or withdraw a lipstick 35 vention herein chosen for illustration includes a or the like from the open upper end thereof. A p-like carrier or elevator It preferably drawn suitable cap (not shown) may be installed upon 1 from e l d comprising an annular the contracted upper end of the casing 22 to seal side-wall II and a bottom wall i2. The bottom in the contents thereof when the holder is not 0 wall l2 of the said carrier is pierced and a porin use. 40

I tion thereof 18 be up y into a plane paral By providing the inset-portion I1 in the carlel with the axis of the car ier to provide a sheetrier Ill, the head IQ of the actuating-pin I8 is met S pp r e '3 having pper end assured of a proper bearing in the guide-way 2D s p to f rm an anchoring-prong It for emin the inner shell 2|, without endangering the hedment i lipstick or similarhrticle t jamming of the parts, which might be occasioned 45 sh w when such lipstick or the like s p ss by the entry of the thin metal of the shell 2| i the o e p r end of carrier About between the inner face of the head I!) of the actum w y of i height. t Supporting-tongue l3, ating-pin l8 and the side-wall ii of the carrier H). which is located near one side of the carrier, is t 11 further be noted t t t actuating-pin t0 Provided with be r ng-Opening l5 aligned wi l8 has ample stability and freedom from jamming a bear n -op n '6 formed in an inset-portion by virtue of the relatively-great distance between of the side-wall ll of the carrier. the bearing-openings l5 and I6, and that, if de- Inserted through the bearing-openings i5 and sired, the upper end of the bearing-tongue l3 l6 respectively formed in the supporting-tongue may also serve as an anchoQng-prong it for a I3 and the side-wall H of the carrier III, is an lipstick or the like. 55

The invention may be carried out in other specific ways than that herein set forth without departing from the spirit and essential characteristics of the invention, and the present embodiment is therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, and all changes coming within the meaning and equivalency range of the appended claims are intended to be embraced therein.

I claim:

1. A substantially-cup-shaped carrier for lipstick holders and the like having one end open and its opposite end provided with an end-wall, and having a perforation in its side-wall and having a tongue bent up from its said end-wall and extending toward the open end of the carrier and provided with a bearing in substantiallylateral registration with the perforation in the side-wall of the carrier; and an actuating-pin inserted in the perforation of the side-wall of the carrier and engaging the bearing in the said tongue and projecting beyond the outer surface of the carrier.

2. A substantially-cup-shaped carrier for lipstick holders and the like having one end open and its opposite end provided with an end-wall, and having a perforation in its side-wall and having a tongue bent up from its said end-wall and extending toward the open end of the'carrier and provided with a perforation in substantial lateral registration with the perforation in the side-wall of the carrier; and an actuating-pin inserted in the perforations in the side-wall and in the said tongue of the carrier, and projecting beyond the outer surface of the side-wall thereof.

3. A substantial1y-cup-shaped carrier for lipstick holders and the like having one end open and its opposite end provided with an end-wall, and having a perforation in its side-wall and having a tongue bent up from its said end-wall and extending toward the open end of the carrier, the said tongue being provided with a bearing in substantial lateral registration with the perforation in the side-wall of the carrier; and an actuating-pin inserted in the perforation in the sidewal1 of the carrier and engaging with the bearing in the said tongue of the carrier, and having an enlarged head-portion projecting beyond the outer surface of the said side-wall.

4. A substantially-cup-shaped carrier for liostick holders and the like having one end open and its opposite end provided with an end-wall, and having a perforation in its side-wall and having a tongue bent up from its said end-wall 5 and extending toward the open end of the carrier, the said tongue being provided with a bearing in substantial lateral registration with the perforation in the side-wall of the carrier; and an actuating-pin inserted in the perforation of the side-wall of the carrier and engaging the bearing in the said tongue, and projecting beyond the outer surface of the carrier; the said tongue bent up from the end-wall of the said carrier extending above the said actuating-pin, and providing an anchor for engagement with a'lipstick or the like 5. A substantially-cup-shaped carrier for lipstick holders or the like having one end open and its opposite end provided with an end-wall, and having its side-wall inset and pierced to form a bearing-opening, and having a tongue bent up from its said end-wall and extending toward the open end of the carrier, the said tongue being provided with a bearing in substantial lateral registration with the perforation in the sidewall of the carrier; and an actuating-pin inserted in the perforation in the side-wall of the carrier and engaging with the bearing in the tongue thereof, and provided with a head-portion projecting outwardly from the said inset-portion of the side-wall of the carrier.

6. A substantially-cup-shaped carrier for lipstick holders or the like having one end open and its opposite end provided with an end-wall,

and having its side-wall inset and pierced to form a bearing-opening, and having a tongue bent up from its said end-wall and extending toward the open end of the carrier, the said tongue being provided with a perforation in substantial lateral registration with the perforation in the side-wall of the carrier; and an actuating-pin inserted in the perforations respectively formed in the sidewall and in the tongue of the said carrier and projecting outwardly from the said inset-portion of the side-wall of the carrier.

HOWARD F. REICHENBACH.