US2182200A

US2182200A - Display case for boudoir accessories

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Publication number: US2182200A
Application number: US93404A
Authority: US
Inventors: Alfred S Donaldson
Original assignee: DuPont Viscoloid Co
Current assignee: DuPont Viscoloid Co
Priority date: 1936-07-30
Filing date: 1936-07-30
Publication date: 1939-12-05
Anticipated expiration: 1956-12-05

Description

Dec. 5, 193C. A. s. DONALDSON DISPLAY CASE FOR BOUDOIR ACCESSORIES Filed July 30. 1936 3 Sheets-Sheet l J M W Dec. 5, 1939. DONALDSON 2,182,200

DISPLAY CASE FOR BOUDOIR ACCESSORIES Filed July 30, 1936 3. Sheets-Sheet 2 Dec. 5, 1939. A. s. DONALDSON DISPLAY CASE FOR BOUDO IR ACCESSORIES Filed July 30, 1936 3 Sheets$heet 3 Q9922 6305x 226 W;

Patented Dec. 5, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DISPLAY CASE FOR BOUDOIR ACCESSORIES Application July 30, 1986, Serial No. 93,404

9 Claims.

This invention relates to a complete case for shipping and displaying boudoir accessories.

The principal objects of the invention are to provide a display case having provisions for holding all the accessories of a set with most of them displayed on edge for the purpose of showing the accessories to a person at a distance and for the purpose of making an attractive display; to provide the display case of such form and of such construction that it has supports formed integrally from the cardboard, from which it is made, for the various toilet accessories, these supports all being cut out of the material of the top of the display case and bent up above its plane; to provide a slot through the top of the display case for receiving the pin tray or the like backed up by a piece of the material of the case, out out from the case and projecting upwardly at the rear at an angle so that the pin tray will project upwardly from the case and stand in a slightly inclined but nearly vertical position; to provide a corresponding feature for the hand mirror; to provide a perforation for receiving the bristle part of the brush also having a piece of 2.3 the material extending downwardly and at an inclination of the same degree as the accessory tray; to provide a similar arrangement for the comb; to provide a flat space for a powder box or the like on the display case and spaced so 30 that it is held in position by upwardly extending projections thereon, and to provide projec tions at a distance from each other to support any article desired, as for example, a nail file; to provide such other similar projections as may be necessary in accordance with the accessories contained in the set, the display case being covered with suitable textile material cemented to the display case and thus covering up the projections used for holding the accessories in place when on display.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a set of toilet accessories displayed in accordance with this invention in a display case and showing the various articles standing up at approximately the same angle;

Fig. 2 is a plan of the top of the display case; Fig. 3 is a plan of a part of the display case showing a tongue out out and scored but still in the plane of the case; 55 Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3 showing the tongue raised and in its final position; v I

Fig. 5 is a View constructed similar to Fig. 3 and showing the parts that are cut and scored for the purpose of supporting a comb;

Fi 6 is a sectional view on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5 showing the tongue for this purpose raised into its final position;

Fig. '7- is a plan of the part of the display case with the tongues cut and scored for holding the 10 brush but still in the plane of the top of the casing;

Fig. 8 is a sectional view on the line 88 of Fig. 7;

Fig. 9 is a sectional View on the line 9-9 of 15 Fig. 2;

Fig. 10 is a sectional view on the line I0lfl of Fig. 2;" V

Fig. 11 is a plan of the board used in transporting the set; i 20 Fig. 12 is a sectional view on the line i2|2 of Fig. 11;

Fig. 13 is a sectional view on the line l3--| 3 of Fig. 11;

Fig. 14 is a plan of the same board that is 5 shown in Fig. 11 with the same set of toilet articles disposed therein for shipping;

Fig. 15 is an outside elevation of the shipping box and its cover, broken away to show parts in sectional view, and p 30 Fig. 16 is a sectional view of the same similar to that indicated in Fig. 15.

A set of toilet accessories, no matter what the number to be shipped to a dealer, is contained in a cardboard box Ill provided with a cover H 5 of substantially the same height. At the extreme bottom of this box is a piece of thick cardboard 52 spaced from the sides and ends of the box and surrounded by a frame of upright pieces 13 of corrugated cardboard to hold and protect 40 the articles to some extent from injury when being shipped. Inside this corrugatedboard I 3 is a shipping board M turned up at two ends and fitting inside the corrugated board, sides and ends.

Supported by its four depending flanges, on the corrugated cardboard i3, is a display case L5. This display case is provided with various means for holding the toilet accessories and is covered with any textile material I6 cemented to it so as to prevent the public from seeing the cardboard. Above this is a second frame I! of corrugated cardboard which prevents any projections on the display case from being engaged by the cover II. All these features together fill the entire box to the top thereof.

The shipping board [4 is provided with two perforations 20 and 2| spaced apart and arranged in a diagonal direction for receiving the handles 22 of a pin tray ill or the like. The tray is located below the holder and the handles project up through the perforations and beyond them so as to support the tray under the board out of contact with the cardboard i2 at the bottom. This also gives the tray a yielding support to prevent its being injured. Also at one corner of this board i l it is cut out at 23 to receive the bristles of a brush M in this case. There is an opening 25 through the shipping board M for receiving a powder box or the like 26. It is to be understood that the shaping of these openings is controlled by the shape of the article being supported.

The cardboard M is cut through around the outline indicated in Fig. 11 and scored and then the part thatis contained in this cutout portion is bent upwardly at 2? so as to provide a vertical wall 28 and then this is bent downwardly to provide an inclined wall 29 which has opposite angular projections 33.. Between these projections, of course, the cardboard projects downwardly and these projections come against the angles 3! formed in the edge of the cardboard which constitute positive stops for them, leaving a perforation at 32 which'has no function except for furnishing the cardboard for the part 29.

It will be seen that this furnishes a vertical wall 28 which is backed up by the stiff inclined wall 29 which is held at the bottom and therefore constitutes a brace for it. The purpose of this is to provide a means against which the hand mirror 33 can engage to prevent the hand mir ror, which lies flat on the board It, as shown in Fig. 14, from shifting around thereon.

A second vertical wall 34 is provided, made exactly in the same way as the one just described and like the wall 28. This serves to engage the handle of the mirror 33 and hold that in position.

The

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28 and 29 may serve another purpose. The handle of the comb 35 may be placed through this passage so as to hold the two in position and a nail file 36 or other article can be placed through the passage behind the wall 34.

Fig. 14, therefore, shows the way in which the articles are shipped for this particular set of toilet accessories. Of course, in the case of a larger or smaller set the container will be larger or smaller, if so desired, and more or less perforations will be employed.

When the box reaches its destination, the cover II is removed and the frame H and the display case I5 are removed. The accessories are taken off the shipping boa-rd M and placed to one side, this board is put back empty in its original position, the frame 13 is set around it, the frame I! is put back to rest on the frame :3, and the display case is put over the frame H. The top of the display case is now at the top of the'box H] where it will be open for display on a counter or in a window or the like.

It will be noticed that this display case I5 has a flat top and the flanges at the sides are turned downto support it all around its periphery on the frame ll. It is made in such a way as to accommodate whatever accessories are to be placed on it. It is provided in a way very similar to that shown in Figs. 10 and 11 with the

parts

28 and 29. A long slot 40 provides an upwardly extending projection 41 with an inclined back wall 42 which extends down below the level of the board l5 to perform an extension of the wall 42. This surface M serves as a back for the pin tray l9 which extends down through the slot 40 and thereby is held in an upright but slightly inclined position. ,These articles are all inclined backwardly at the same angle.

Just in front of the tray is placed a hand mirror 33 which projects down the same way into a slot 44 which has an inclined supporting

wall

45 and 46 backed up by a backing plate 41, just as in all the other cases. The mirror is thereby supported with the handle projecting out and parallel to the accessories tray i9 and supported on another projection 48 made in the same way and serving to keep the handle of the mirror in horizontal position. Likewise there is a slot 50 for a comb and it has a slanting wall 5! and inclined backing plate 52, as in the other cases. If the comb has a handle it is supported by another support 53 made in the same way in all particulars. There are also two other supports 5 and W on which a nail file can lie flat.

The brush is placed with its bristle portion in a slot 55, which is made by pressing down two flanges 55 from the material of the board and the handle of the brush is carried on another support 51, made in the same way as the others. 1

There is a space at 59 which is left fiat on the display case 55 free from all projections for the placing of a powder box or the like.

It will be understood, of course, that a piece of textile attractive material 56 covers the whole display case leaving all these supporting and holding devices covered and out of sight,

Fig. 1, as stated, shows the display case with the cloth on it and a set of toilet accessories supported upon it, all of them that can be being supported to extend upwardly at an angle so that each article is readily seen when the whole case and articles are placed on display. Also they can be seen from a distance if the line of vision is otherwise clear. provisions by which the articles can be shipped and all the features of the device are shipped in one box. It requires easy manipulation to open the box and put the articles in proper position on the display case which is at the top of the box.

Having thus described my invention and the advantages thereof, I do not Wish to be limited to the details herein disclosed, otherwise than as set forth in the claims, but what I claim is:

1. As an article of manufacture, a toilet ac-' cessory display case comprising a flat paper board having a long perforation therethrough for the reception of the lower edge of an accessory tray or the like, a slanting wall extending from above the surface of the board at a point adjacent to said perforation to a point materially below the same, slanting all the way to provide a back against which an accessory can be located in inclined position, a part of the paper board of which the case is made extending backwardly downwardly at an angle from the top of said wall and anchored to the case so as to form a brace or support for the wall.

2. As an article of manufacture, a toilet accessory display case comprising a flat paper board having a long perforation therethrough for the reception of a mirror or the like, a slanting wall extending from above the surface of the board to a point materially below the same The box ill contains room and .7

at the edge of said perforation, slanting all the way to provide a back against which the mirror or the like can be located in inclined position, a part of the paper board of which the case is made extending downwardly from the top of said Wall to form a brace or support for the wall.

3. As an article of manufacture, a toilet accessory display case comprising a flat paper board having a long perforation therethrough for the reception of the lower edge of an accessory tray or the like, a slanting wall extending from above the surface of the board at a point adjacent to said perforation to a point materially below the same, slanting all the way to provide a back against which an accessory can be located in inclined position, a part of the paper board of which the case is made extending backwardly downwardly at an angle from the top of said wall and anchored to the case so as to form a brace or support for the wall, and a braced wall located at a distance therefrom with its top spaced above the board to support the handle of said accessory.

4. In a display case for toilet accessories, the combination of a board, said board having a perforation for receiving such an accessory as the edge of a mirror, comb, or the like, said perforation having a slanting wall bordering on it, strengthening means behind said wall and integral with it to hold it in position, whereby the toilet accessories can be displayed thereon at an inclination to the vertical, and a projection extending upwardly from the board and formed of the material thereof and located in alignment with said perforation at a distance therefrom for supporting the handle of said mirror, or the like.

5. In a display case for toilet accessories, the combination of a board covered with a textile material, said board having a perforation for receiving such an accessory as the edge of a mirror, comb or the like, said perforation having a slanting wall bordering on it, and strengthening means behind said wall and integral with it to hold it in position, whereby the toilet accessories can be displayed thereon at an inclination to the vertical.

6. In a display case for toilet accessories, the combination of a board, said board having a perforation for receiving such accessories as the edges of mirrors, combs, and the like, and having a slanting wall adjacent to the edge of said perforation, and an inclined brace behind said wall to hold it in position, said wall and brace consisting of a piece of cardboard integrally connected at the top.

'7. A cardboard support for articles of manufacture having perforations cut out of the pasteboard body and scored, which cut out parts can be moved from their original fiat positions to a position in which two parts with a scoring between them will rise and constitute an upwardly inclined wall for receiving articles in inclined position against the front surface and an inclined brace to hold the wall in position.

8. A cardboard support for articles of manufacture having perforations for receiving articles that are desired to project down through the perforations and parts out out of the pasteboard body and scored, which parts can be re moved from their original positions with opposite edges projecting beyond the opening left in the support by their removal to a position in which two connected parts on opposite sides of the scoring will extend up from the support, one I constituting an inclined wall for receiving articles while the other constitutes an inclined brace to hold the wall in position.

9. As an article of manufacture, a display case comprising a horizontal board having a projection extending upwardly therefrom and consist-' ing of a keystone shaped inclined wall and a second wall extending downwardly therebehind and integral with the board and with the keystone shaped wall at the top thereof, a side projection forming the keystone shape, resting on the board.

ALFRED S. DONALDSON.