US2365143A

US2365143A - Multiple container

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Publication number: US2365143A
Application number: US522548A
Authority: US
Inventors: William M Emery
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1944-02-16
Filing date: 1944-02-16
Publication date: 1944-12-12
Anticipated expiration: 1961-12-12

Description

Dec. 12, l1944. WM, MERY 2,365,143

MULT I PLE CONTAINER Filed Feb. 16, 1944 imi;

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Patented Dec. 12, 1944 UNITED ,STATES PATENr former;

MULTI-PLE CONTAINER William M. Emery, Shaker Heights, Application February 16, 1944, serial No'. 522,548

12 claims'. My'invention refers 'to multiple containers and more espec'ally'to 'those adapted to conveniently 'hl'da'ce' powders `and, also'facial creamsg'greases,

A .plurality "or".'containers some of which .are

*substantially .similar 'in 'shape and size .suitable for carrying different `cosmetics and having.

means to e'asi'ly differentiate tainers 4 *A relativelylarger container anda plurality .of relatively "smaller "COntainersattaChed tc prol'trude ifrom the 'hottom of the .large container, none .of theoon'tainers communicating with the "other: f'

vFurther objects andnovel features 'of my in- 'vention lwill be apparent from 'the .following Jspe zi'iications 'and claims when .considered .to- Afigetherwiththe' accompanying drawing in which: "Fig. 1 is 'a top `plan View .of an .embodiment 'of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the .same .embodiment.

Fig."3is.a bottom, vbodiment "Fig '4 lis .a `sectional .view of. asmall container.

'between the con- Fig. is .a sectional view'of another :embcdi- .ment having .many .jsimilar characteristics and viewed iromlinew of Fig. t6.

`Fig. 6 visla .bottom plan view :or ythe embodiment of.Fi g.-;5.

Fig. l 4shows :a :tight iittingwlid i0, attached AL.portion .l 3 i. andza dour-'sided'wall portion l'll with .-.radiu-s-cerners riii integral'withthe''bottom sec- .tion -.I-3 andzformingzanfannular section. 'These parts -dene .:a :hollow `.interior substantially .smila1-.to .thats'hown Eig.'5 Eindicated by 55 :hereafter described which :is .suitable Ffor f carryling a fmirror, :powder 'puff Aand *face -powder -'in .looseforlnaketform.

Four `:blind zand threaded sockets |16 in the .lrottom :portion l i3 similar to ith'ose'shown inFig. 5 `and :identitied #as and Y also `around vthe ceiriter` ofi the bottom 1 portion "t3 4`substantially'equallyspacedrlativelto each other. Fcur cups 't1 fs'imilar l-to Ithe A-erribooliinent "shown in Fig. 4 are screwed into the sockets I6. The radiusfof ithesefcupslare' substantially similar to the radius of the corners I5 and the centers of plan view of the'sameem- 1:8, are "grouped these lradii lare respectively'i-n substantial alignment."l A' f vThe 'cu-ps are designed to -hold'cosmetic gre'ases vandpa stes Aand the like and are eac-h individually :Sealed-by y'its threaded connection ywith the bot- 4tomportion 13 `whichis imperforatesojthat one will not run into the other norfleakif-the. containery should vbecome over-heated nor 'willthe greases become vcontaminated by the powder.l

Each cup although generally' 'similar in shape and symmetrically and geometrically arranged is designed to contain dilerent cosmetics. In order`-` for-the vuser to quickly differentiate-between them` and accordingly to select the one mea-ns for identifying Athem such as mak-lng the cups of different colors, such as red, white, blue and cream.'

@ne method ofico'ristruction wouldI be to `make 2'0 man'y'fof Ythe p'arts'o'f plasticmaterialwhch provides distinctive -andfbril-liant colors.

l Figjl shows a small cup such `as H which includes a malethreaded'portion 18' and a hollow portion 13, The thread fmay be cast in the plastic ibut in many' cases would vv`be machined. The thread may betapered vin ywhich event the -shoulder'20 may be omitted. The `bottom of -the vcup may be slightly;cori-Vexl as shown or may-:be dat. 30 Fig. 5 shows a round lid 50 threaded at 5l to a round body; 52 which is ycomposed of a bottom vportion 23 with yannular`wa`.lls"54. The body 5 2 'has the general y'sha-peor -aI-thin cylinder and` de-y y liines -a lliollow por-tion 55 suitable' for containing i5 face powder, loose or `puffand amirro'rl j Ylllnee Eblind'land threaded sockets '56 in the 'bottom 5513 are groupedA around the lcenter of Vtheilflottom F153 {and *substantially `equally spaced 40 Irelai'five'to each other.v Three cups 51 `such as l1 shown in Fig. 4 are screwed vinto vthefsocket 56. v"Ilhesef cups'may be many sided 'as shown in Fig. f6. cups at-one point 'lines unsubstantially with the `circumference `o`f `body 252 providing cups of the greatest diameter that it lis rpractical lto .have Within -bhe"limits o f body '52 or l2. While color 'seems to b e the 4best method of differentiating the cups since this does not in- 150 Lvolve die changes, without `departing from the yspirit /of my `invention any or'shaping Amay -be used.

ilsofthe hinged 'lid Il) shown in'FigS. 1v andj2 could JAbe nused in* place of thethreaded lid 4 6 shown in iFig. f5 and vice versa. Also ,the cups i5! rmay be substitutediorcups Ij'l or .Vice `(versa. 4-Also the-numberof the Acups used in veitherfdevsign vmay "bel-varied such as using four .cups `in Figs. 5 and V .6.

v For these .reasons Ido not limit the field of `containing the desired cosmetic, I provide visuall jin cake form, a powder' '-I-n' all'events,4 theperimeter of the 1 distinctive marking invention to the embodiments or applications shown or described herein as many modifications are possible Without departing materially from the spirit of my invention as 'I have demonstrated.

Accordingly I claim:

1. In a multiple container, the combination of a top box having a circular bottom portion, three smaller and substantially cylindrical boxes arranged equally spaced each from the other with part of the periphery of each smaller box lining up with the circumference of the circular bottom portion and screw threadA means on each smaller box to attach it to the bottom portion of the top box.

2. In a multiple container, the combination of a box having a bottom, a four-sided wall section l integral therewith having a radius corner where the sides join each other and a tighly fitting top therefor, cooperating means between the wall section and the top to facilitate the opening and closing of said box, four substantially cylindrical smaller boxes, means for distinguishing between the four smaller boxes to facilitate the use of each for diierent contents, individual screw threaded connections between each of the smaller boxes and the bottom of the rst mentioned box for individually closing and attaching each box, the cylindrical radi-us of the smaller boxes being substantially similar to the radius of the said corner and positioned adjacent thereto.

3. In a multiple container, the combination of a box having a bottom, a four-sided wall section and a tightly tting top therefor, cooperating means between the Wall section and the top to facilitate the opening and closing and sealing of said box, four smaller boxes to hold contents each different from the other, individual screw threaded connections between each of the smaller boxes and the bottom of the first box for closing and attaching each thereto, and color means to differentiate between the smaller boxes to facilitate the selection of the box containing thedesired contents. A

4. In a multiple container, a round lflat box, a

screw threaded top therefor, three snaller round boxes to hold contents each different from the other and symmetrically grouped around the center of the bottom of the first mentioned boxA and protruding therefrom, individual threaded connections between each of the smaller boxes and the bottom of the first box and color means to diierentiate between at least the smaller boxes to facilitate the easy selection of the box having the desired contents.

5. In a small compact container, the combination of top box having a bottom portion, an annular wall portion and a tightly tting cover section, cooperating means between the annular wall portion and the cover section to effect easy opening and closing of the top box, said top box being suitable for holding face powders and the like, a plurality of smaller boxes symmetrically attached around the center of the bottom portion of the top box and extending downwardly therefrom, said smaller boxes being suitable for retaining various and different cosmetics of a pasty or greasy consistency, an easily separated connection between each of the smaller boxes and the bottom of the top box to individually close and attach each smaller box, and visual means to distinguish each box one from the other to differentiate between contents.

6. In a container the combination of a top box having a bottom, an annular wall and tight fitting cover means and means associated with the cover to allow easy opening and closing of said box, and a plurality of smaller bottom boxes geometrically grouped closely about the center axis of the top box, individual threaded means to attach each of the smaller bottom boxes individually to the bottom of the top box thereby closing each bottom box individually and visual rmeans to differentiate each of the bottom boxes. one from the other.

'7. In a container, the combination of a compact box having tightly fitting lid, means to open and close the lid and a plurality of smaller boxes grouped closely about the center of the bottom of the rst box and individual thread means to attach each of the smaller boxes to the bottom of the first box and to tightly close each box individually.

8. In a container, the combination of an imperforate bottom section, a hollow wall section integral therewith, a lid screw threaded thereto, said parts defining a relatively iiat cavity suitable for keeping face powders and the like, a plurality of small cups arranged each adjacent to the other and suitable for containing cosmetic pastes and the like and threaded means to mount each of said cups on the bottom section so that they depend downwardly therefrom.

9. In a rmutiple container, the combination of a box having a bottom, a four-sided wall section and a. tightly fitting top therefor, cooperating `means between the,wall section and the top to facilitate the opening and closing and sealing of said box, four smaller boxes and individual screw threaded connections between each of the smaller boxes and the bottom of the first box for closing and attaching each thereto.

10. In a multiple container, a round flat box, a screw threaded top therefor, three smaller round boxes symmetrically grouped around the center of the bottom of the first mentioned box and protruding therefrom and individual threaded connections between each of the smaller boxes and the bottom of the first box.

1l. In a small compact container, the combination of a top box having a bottom portion, an annular wall portion and a tightly tting cover section, cooperating means between the annular wall portion and the cover section to effect easy opening and closing of the top box, said top box being suitable for holding face powders and the like, a plurality of smaller boxes symmetrically attached around the center of the bottom portion of the top box and extending downwardly therefrom, said smaller boxes being suitable for retaining various and different cosmetics of a pasty or greasy consistency, and an easily separated connection between each of the smaller boxes and the bottom of the top box to individually close and attach each smaller box.

l2. In a container, the combination of a top box having a bottom, an annular wall and a tight fitting cover means, and means associated with the cover to allow easy opening and closing of said box, and a. plurality of smaller bottom boxes geometrically grouped closely about the center axis of the top box, and individual threaded means to attach each of the smaller bottom boxes individually to the bottom of the top box thereby closing each bottom box individually,

WILLIAM M. EMERY.