US2356056A

US2356056A - Soap container

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Publication number: US2356056A
Application number: US481248A
Authority: US
Inventors: Hogg Frederick Dickson
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1942-04-07
Filing date: 1943-03-31
Publication date: 1944-08-15
Anticipated expiration: 1961-08-15

Description

Aug. 1 5, 1944. HOGG 2,356,056

SOAP CONTAINER Filed March 51, 1945 v Inventor flea er: ck .Oa'c/kron 16 099 A ttorn e y:

Patented Aug. 15, 1944 S-PATENT OFFICE V SOAP CONTAINER.

Frederick DicksonHogg, London, England Application March 31, 1943, Serial No. 481,248 In Great Britain April 7, 1942 4 Claims.

The present invention is concerned primarily with the economical use of soap and is applicable to containers for use by oilice workers or other workmen or by personnel of the Services such as, for example, the Armed Forces, which containers are intended to accommodate a cake of soap and to be carried to and from a washing establishment.

Perforated metal soap trays are Well known for incorporation in such containers and for association with a wash basin or bath, but such perforated trays, by virtue of their construction, are generally unsatisfactory in use in that the moisture on the soap is not adequately drained away and, consequently, the soap soon becomes soft resulting in uneconomical use, and excessive dirt deposit on the tray.

The chief object of the present invention is to evolve a soap container, having a minimum area of contact with th soap, thereby not only permitting the moisture from the soap to drain away, but at the same time permitting the soap to quickly dry and harden ready for subsequent use.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating a soap container in accordance with the invention, the container being closed;

Figure 2 is a similar view illustrating the container in an open position;

Figure 3 is a perspective view illustrating the container in the preferred position when the soap is being used; and

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional View on the line 4-4 in Figure 3.

In the construction of soap container illustrated by the accompanying drawing, the container is formed in two parts, that is to say, an envelope part and an operative part, the operative part I consisting of approximately half the walls of the container and carrying th soap supporting tray 2, the envelope part 3 constituting the remainder of the sides and carrying the full top and bottom coverings. The parts I and 3 are hinged together as at 4, the free extremity of the part I being shaped to form a spring catch 5 which en ages the adjacent part of the part 3 when the container is closed, the clip l8 by its resilient engagement with the top and bottom envelope coverings assisting in the retention of the container in its closed condition.

The tray 2 is composed of Wire and is of large mesh thereby ensuring a minimum area of contact with the soap, the tray being shaped accommodate a cake of soap of any normal size. To station the soap in position on the tray the latter may be fitted with a pair of upstanding small spikes 6 which are slidabl on the wire or other members constituting the tray, so that they may be brought into use when the soap is of small dimensions, thereby enablin a cake of soap to be used of such a small size that it would normally be discarded as useless.

The tray is mounted on a supporting member which is pivotally associated with the part I at the points I, the tray being formed with arms 8 which are turned down to engage abutments provided for limiting pivotal movement, the arms passing through slots 9. Alternatively, the tray supporting member may be non-pivotally associated with the part I in which case the tray is pivotally mounted upon its supporting member.

In Figure 2, the operative part of the container has been moved clear of the envelope part and consequently the soap can be used in that position, although it is preferred that th container shall be stood on edge as shown in Figure 3 and in the sectional view in Figure 4, the tray in such a case occupying an inclined position giving improved drainage in which position the soap can more conveniently be removed and replaced. By constructing the container in the manner hereinbefore described, any drippings from the soap will not collect in the container when the soap is replaced on the tray during use, whilst the pivoted arrangement of the tray enables a cake of soap to be easily removed and replaced.

In order that the soap shall quickly dry after replacement on the tray, and when the container is closed, both the envelope part and operative part are formed with a series of air-inlet openings l0 through which air can pass freely over the surface of the soap, the openings being oppositely arranged. With this arrangement waste due to the soap being handled when in a damp or soggy condition is avoided the soap drying quickly after replacement, whilst if the container is left open until the hands are dried any drippings from the soap will have usually drained away.

Such a container may be constructed from metal or alternatively from one of the synthetic resin compositions, such as for example that soldunder the registered trade-mark Bakelite," the tray being likewise formed of the synthetic resin composition if so desired.

In the construction hereinbefore described the t soap supporting device has the minimum area of position in which it lies clear of said cover, said cover including parallel top and bottom portions a connecting side and integral partial ends said second part consisting of a side and integral partial ends one of which is connected to one of the partial ends of the cover part by a vertical hinge, and a reticulated tray for the reception of the soap carried by said second part, the ar rangement being such that when said second part is swung into a position in which it lies clear of said cover any drippings from the soap will not fall into said cover.

2. A soap container as claimed in claim 1 having said reticulated tray pivotally mounted on the second part of the container, said tray being movable into an inclined position to facilitate access to the soap.

3. A soap container as claimed in claim 1 wherein said tray is composed of open mesh wire.

4. A soap container as claimed in claim 1 wherein the oppositely arranged sides of the second part and cover of the container are perforated to permit of a free passage of air over the surface of the soap when the container is closed.

FREDERICK DICKSON HOGG.