US2083871A - Toilet article and method of making same - Google Patents

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June 15, 1937. A. E. sEREwlcz TOILET ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MAK I NG S AME Filed May 20, 1955 Patented June 15, 1937 UNITED .STATES PATENT oI-Flcs Albert E. Serewicz, Chicago, Ill., assignor of onehalf to Willis P. Wrisley, Park Ridge, Ill.

Application May 20, 1935, Serial No. 22,424

Claims.

,The present invention relates to toilet articles and a method of making the same.

Among the objects of the invention is to provide a novel toilet article or means preferably 5 comprising a water soluble medium, such as soap, bath salts, etc., and a resilient or elastic porous envelope or casing, composed of sheet material, such as sheet spongy rubber, enclosing or enveloping the medium and being so constructed and arranged as to afford facile access of water to the medium through the pores or passages of the envelope and the passage of the dissolved medium to the exterior of the envelope to form a lather or a lotion having the desired aroma, or

bothin case the soap and bath salts be used together.

The invention also comprehends a novel method of producing the envelope from sheet material as also for producing the whole article,

comprising the steps of so shaping or locating the sheet or sheets of elastic porous material, such as sheet spongy rubber with or without the piece of soap or a mass of bath salts between them, and so uniting the edges of the sheet or 5 sheets, as by cementing or otherwise, as to form a hollow envelope or casing for enclosing the piece of soap or the mass of bath salts or the like.

Other objects, capabilities, advantages, features, process steps and the like are comprehend- 30 ed by the invention as will later appear and as are inherently possessed by the invention.

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a plan View of a sheet of material used to form the envelope;

35 Fig. 2 is a view in elevation of an assembly of parts when initially forming the article;

Fig. 3 is a similar view at a final stage of th process of forming the article; i

Fig. 4 is a side view of the finished article;

40 Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the same with a portion broken away;

Fig. 6 is a side view of sheets of material for initially making the envelope without the interposed piece of soap or mass of bath salts or the 45 like, the latter to be later inserted in the enpiece of soap or a mass of bath salts or the like enclosed or encased therein, the envelope being, if

desired, normally stretched over the soap or salts and clear.

In one mode of making the article, sheets or pieces, I and 2 of spongy material are placed inparallelism or substantially so, as shown in Fig.

2 of the drawing. These sheets are held by series of members 3 and 4 having projections 5 and B for engaging the sheets at or near the edges thereof and to hold the sheets slightly in a stretched or taut condition so that a piece of soap l or a mass of bath salts crystals may be interposed between the sheets l and 2 and held in interposed-position during the forming of the envelope. The members 3 and 4 are so located and arranged as to be moved toward each other and to curve and turn the edge portions of the sheets so as to bring the perimetral edges 8 and 9 into abutting relation as shown in Fig. 3. Before effecting this operation, it is 'preferable to apply layers I 0 and Il of adhesive substance, such as rubber cement or the like, to the edges 8 and 9 respectively (Fig. 2). After the adhesive sets, the members 3 and 4 are removed and the'flnished article is as shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5. The covering or casing l--2 is in suiciently stretched condition to clasp a piece of soap or mass of bath salts even when the size of the soap or salts mass has diminished with use, and also to hold the pores sufficiently open for ready entry of water and outflow of soap or salts solution to form a lather or lotion. y

In another mode of producing the article, the envelope may be first sealed along the major portion of its edges, such as at three sides thereof, leaving the fourth side open for the later insertion of the piece of soap or the mass of bath salts and the subsequent sealing of the fourth side. As shownV in Fig. 6, the two sheets l and 2 are placed in adjacency, the edges 8 and 9 covered With-the adhesive or cement l0 and Il, and the members 3 and 4 applied to the edge portions to press the corners in such a way as to cause the edges 8 and 9 to turn and abut as shown in Fig-'7 with the sealing material therebetween. The resiliency of the material will cause the body portions of the sheets I and 2 to separate so as to produce a hollow casing as shown in Fig. 7. After the cement sets, the piece of soap or a mass of bath 'salts may be inserted through the opening at the fourth side as shown in Fig. 8. In doing this, the casing or envelope will stretch and will be held in stretched condition over the surface of the soap piece or the mass of bath salts. The fourth side is then closed and sealed in the same manner as explainedabovein connectionwithFigs. 2 and 3. It will be observed by an inspection of Figures 3, 4 and 6 that when the squared edges 8 and 9 are brought into abutted relation, and permanently united, the angular relation of the curved or turned portions contiguous to the united edges is permanently maintained, thereby providing a chamber having marginal edges provided with an internal curvature.

In the embodiments chosen to illustrate the invention two separate sheets are used, but it is to be understood that the invention comprehends the making of the casing or envelope from a single sheet as well as from two or more sheets of resilient porous material, such as sheet spongy rubber. 1f a single fiat sheet be used, it is folded so as to bring the edge portions into adjacency and to unite the edge portions in the same manner as described above. In the case of using a sheet in tubular form, the edge portions at the open 4o out to obtain a smooth joint at the exterior.

In devices where a chunk or block of spongy rubber is used instead of sheet material, it has been necessary to form a cavity or recess in the chunk in which a piece of soap may be placed. The making of such acavity is very difiicult and costly. Moreover, the thickness of the material outside the inserted piece of soap is too great and proper passage of water and solution cannot occur. To avoid those disadvantages, the present invention comprehends the making of a hollow casing or envelope from sheet material andso uniting the edge DOrtions thereof as to provide a hollow or space between the body portions of the sheet for the enclosing of soap or bath salts or the like. v

While I have herein disclosed and Iupon the drawing shown a few embodiments of the invention and methods of producing the same, it isto be understood that the invention is not limited thereto, but comprehends other constructions, arrangements of parts, details, features, process steps and the like without departing from the Vspirit of .the invention.

Having thus disclosed the invention, I claim: 1`."'A toilet article comprising a water-soluble toilet medium. an\ envelope of sheet-like spongy edges each'arranged at approximately right angies to V'thesurfa'ciels? of the material, portions of said'materialebntiguous tosaidedges being permanently curved from the planes of said surfaces, with the surfaces of adjacent marginal edges in abutted relation, and a sealing material permanently uniting said abutted edges in such manner as to maintain the angular relation of the curved portions with respect to the other portions of the envelope, the marginal edges of the envelope being provided with an internal curvature.

2. A toilet article comprising a water-soluble toilet medium and an envelope consisting of two sheets of spongy rubber of sufficient porosity to afford facile passage of water therethrough, said sheets being disposed opposite each other and provided with marginal edges, each arranged at approximately right angles to the surfaces of the sheet, portions of said sheets contiguous to the edges being permanently curved, the curved portion of each sheet being directed toward a similarly located curved portion on the other sheet, with the surfaces of adjacent marginal edges in abutted relation, and a sealing material permanently uniting said abutted edges in such manner as to maintain the angular relation of the curved portions of each sheet with respect` to the surfaces of the sheet, the marginal edges of the envelope being provided with an internal curvature.

3. A method of producing an envelope of porous resilient material into the form of a hollow member comprisingthe steps of so locating 4portions of sheet spongy rubber in substantially parallel and coextensive relation with the free edge portions thereof in opposition, pressing and turning said edge portions of the spongy rubber sheet portions to cause said portions to bend and to bring the edges thereof into abutting relation with each other, and sealing said abutting edges to form a hollow envelope for completely enclosing and entirely surrounding a water-soluble medium whereby passage of iluids is effected only through the pores of the envelopeV at all points thereof. i

4. A method of producing an envelope of porous resilient material comprising locating sheetlike portions of spongy rubber in substantially parallel and co-extensive relation, each sheetlike portion having a set of marginal edges at approximately right angles to the surfaces thereof, inserting a piece of soap between the said sheet-like portions, turning the edge portions of said sheets toward each other to positions at approximately right angles thereto, so as to impart a curvature to the sheet-like portions, and bringing the marginal edges of said sheet-like portions in abutted relation, and permanently maintaining said curvatures by sealing the surfaces of the abutting edges to completely enclose and entirely surround said piece of soap to form a hollow envelope for completely enclosing and,

entirely surrounding said piece of soap, whereby e of fluids is effected only through the pores of the envelope at all points thereof.

`5;-A method of producing an envelope of porous resilient material into the form of a hollow member comprising the steps of so locating portions of sheet spongy rubber in substantially parallel and coextensive relation withthe free edge portions thereof in opposition, pressing and turning a given number of said edge portions to cause said portions to bend and to bring the lperimetral edges of said edge portions into abutting relation with each other, the unpressed edge portion being in open condition, sealing the abutting edges that have been pressed to form a hol- Cil low envelope with an open side, inserting a toilet medium within said. hollow envelope through the open s/ide thereof, and pressing and turning the edge portions of said portions of sheet spongy rubber at the open side of said envelope to bring said edges into mutual abutting relation, and

sealing said edges to close said envelope for completely enclosing and for entirely surrounding the contents in said envelope whereby passage of fluids is eiected only through the pores of the envelope at all points thereof.

ALBERT E. SEREWICZ.

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