US2476866A - Multilipstick holder - Google Patents

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July 19, 1949. N. c. HEYMAN MULTILIPSTICK HOLDER 2 Shee ts-Sheet 1 Filed Jan. 21, 1946 INVENTOR o/aswm BY 2 A I TORNEY I July 19, 1949.

Filed Jan. 21, 1946 N. C. HEYMAN MULTILIPSTICK'HOLDER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR Patented July 19, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MULTILIPSTICK HOLDER Nicholas C. Hcyman, New York, N. Y.

Application January 21, 1946, Serial No. 642,491

8 Claims.

This invention relates to multi-lipstick holders.

An object of this invention is to provide a multilipstick holder containing a plurality of lipsticks with a single propelling means for selectively projecting one or more of the lipsticks.

A further object of this invention is to provide a device of the character described having means for projecting the lipsticks to a position for use upon rotation of a knob, and means to release each projected lipstick by a single movement permitting the same to drop by gravity back into the holder.

Another object of this invention is to provide in a device of the character described, means to project the lipstick from the holder, including a worm, the construction being such that when the lipstick is fully projected it is not forced against any stop, thereby preventing damage to the assembly and parts.

Yet another object of this invention is to pro.- vide in a device of the character described, means to project the lipsticks in a substantially straight line without sagging or rocking of the lipstick .on its way up.

Still a further object of this invention is to provide a lipstick holder of the character described so shaped that it may be readily gripped by three fingers, thereby making the device con-. venient for use.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a device of the character described having means for locking each lipstick in its down or inoperative position, so that it will not fall or drop in case the device is turned upside down.

Yet a further object of this invention is to pro.- vide in a device of the character described, a control handle for each lipstick, said handles each including a part which may be colored to match the color of the lipstick with which it is associated.

Still another object of this invention is to pro! vide a compact and durable device of the character described which shall be relatively inexpensive to manufacture, which may be readily assembled, which shall comprise few and simple parts, which shall be attractive in appearance, and which shall be practical and eflicient to a high degree in use.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described,

2 and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown various possible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is an axial cross-sectional view of a device embodying the invention taken on line il of Fig. 2;

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 22of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the lipstick shells;

Fig. 5 is a side elevational view of the lipstick holder with the cover thereon;

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the cover;

Fig. 7 is a bottom plan view of the device em! bodying the invention;

Fig. 8 is a top plan view of said improved device with the cover removed; and

Fig. 9 is a side view of the case with one lipstick projected.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, I0 designates a multi-lipstick holder embodying the invention. The same comprises a case II and a cover l3 fitted thereover. The case ll comprises a body [4. Said body is generally tubular in shape. It has a top wall l8 formed with a central through opening I9 and with three similar circular openings 20 equiangularly disposed about the central opening, and equally spaced radially from said central opening. Each opening 20 is formed with a shallow counter-bore 2| at its upper end.

Said body l4 comprises three part-cylindrical walls 22 concentric with the openings 20. The walls 22 are interconnected by web portions 23 having inwardly curved outer surfaces 23a. The web portions 23 have inner surfaces 231) which are part of a cylindrical surface. At the lower end of the case, the web portions 23 are counterbored to form inner part-cylindrical surfaces 25 of greater diameter than the surfaces 23b. Each web is furthermore formed with an under shoulder 26 between surfaces 23b and 25, for the purpose hereinafter appearing.

Spaced above the lower end surface 21 of the body, the walls 22 are each formed with an arcuate slot 28, for the purpose hereinafter appearing. The slots 28 are similar and located below the shoulders 26, as shown in Fig. 1.

Contacting the under-surface 21 of the body is a bottom plate 30 to close the lower open end of the body. The plate 30 is formed with a nalled within the surface 25. It further comprises a lower portion 35 of greater diameter forming a shoulder or flange contacting the underside of plate 30. The outer edge 35a .of

portion 35 is preferably knurled. Member 33 is,

furthermore formed with an axial through opening 36 substantially similar in diameter to opening l9 in the top wall I8. Extending through opening 36 and projecting upwardly through the body and into opening l9 is a shaft 46. The lower end of the shaft may be riveted over the undersurface of the knob and fixed thereto in any suitable manner. The upper end of 'the shaft may be riveted over the top wall l8. The upper end of the shaft however, is journalled in opening I9, sothat upon rotation of the knob, the shaft 40 will rotate therewith. The knob is held in contact with the plate 30 by the upper riveted end of shaft 40.

On shaft-46 is a worm42. The'worm may be in the form of a helical wire or round rod welded or otherwise secured to the shaft. The worm wire 42 extends from the knob 34 to a point spaced below the end surface ma of top wall l8. At the upper end of the worm 42 is a helical washer 43, welded, soldered or otherwise secured to the shaft, and disposed about the shaft, and being formed with a radial slot 43a adjacent the upper end of wire 42, for the purpose hereinafter appearing. It will be noted that the upper surface of the knob is spaced below the shoulders 26 as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing. 1

Within the body are three shells 50. Each shell extends through one of. the openings 20 as shown in the drawing, and is disposed longitudinally of the body. Each shell 50 comprises a cylindrical tube l"formed with diametrically opposed longitudinal slots 52. One end of each slot is spacedfrom the lower edge 52a of the tube and extends to the opposite or upper end 53. The upper end 53 of each tube is rolled outwardly to form an annular lip. Attached to 50 the underside of each tube is a diametric rod 54 somewhat offset angularly with respect to the slots 52. Eachrod 54rextends beyond one side of the tube *as at 55 and is provided with a ball handle 56 at its outer end. Ball 56 has a socket 86 to receive oneend of rod 54. Each shell 50 is rotatably mounted within the case. The upper outwardly rolled lip 53 is received in the counterbore 2|; The lower end of each shell is disposed somewhat above the knob 33 but below shoulders 26. The rods 54 each project through one of the slots 28. Each ball 56 is disposed at the outside of the casing or body. Each shell thus has limited oscillatory movement about its axis within the case.

Slidably mounted within each shell is a cup or lipstick holder 60. The cup 60 has a, bottom wall 6| and an upstanding cylindrical wall 62. The cylindrical wall 62 is formed with a pair of diametrically opposed openings 63 through which there extends a rod or wire 64 spaced somewhat above the bottom wall 6|. One end 64a of the rod extends into one of the slots 52 whereas the opposite end 64b extends through the other slot 52, and projects therebeyond generallytoward 4 shaft 40. When the ball 56 of one of the rods 54 is atthe right end of its slot 28, as shown in Fig. 2, the projecting end 64b of rod 64 will be substantially radially disposed with respect to the 5 axis of shaft 40. In such position should the knob 33 be rotated, the projecting end 6412 will be engaged by the worm 42 for raising-the cup 60. A lipstick L may be mounted within the cup by inserting the lower end of the lipstick into the cup. Rotation of the knob in a clockwise direction, looking at Fig. 2, will raise any lipstick associated with a shell, where the ball 56 is at the right end of slot 28. Upon moving the ball 56 to the left end of slot 23, the end 64b thereof will be swung away beyond the path of 'the worm wire 42 so that rotation of the knob will not affect the lipstick associated with that ball.

It will 'now be understood that the lipstick to be projected upon turning knob 33 may be selected upon .properly manipulating the balls 56. Rotation of the knob to raise a lipstick will not operate to move rod end 64b away from V shaft 40 because rod portion contacts an end of slot 28.

Either one, two or all of the lipsticks may be projected at once. When more than one lipstick 7 are preset to be raised, said lipsticks will be raised one in advance of the other.

wil1 -travel upwardly until it rides through 4311 and over the helical Washer 43. As the knob is rotated, said end 64b will drop through slot 43a onto the worm and then again up through said slot'and over the washer, and so on, so that no matter how much the knob is turned, the end 641) will not be forced against any stop and therefore cannotbe bent or damaged.

sary tomove the ball 56 of that lipstick to disengage the end 6411 from the worm, thereby permitting the lipstickto drop by gravity down into the casing. When a lipstick drops, the rod 54 may be rotated to such an extent that the lower end 64b will engage. beneath one of the shoulders 26 so that should the device be turned upside down, the lipstick will not drop.

The cover I3 has a side wall l3a corresponding to the outer surface of the body [4 and it may be formed with a top somewhat conical or tapered wall l3b. Although the device is shown as pro vided with three lipsticks, any suitable number of such lipsticks may be shown. The fact that rod 64 has two projecting ends within the two slots 52 prevents turning of the thimble or cup within the shell. Although a wire has been shown to provide a Worm, it will be clear that any suitable worm may be provided for the'center shaft.

In operation, the user of the device removesthe cover and makes a choice of the shade of lipstick she desires. To raise the lipstick, she pushes the ball pusher on the outside of the case to the right, and starts turning the lower knob. Such movement causes the lipstick to rise. When she is finished, she moves the ball pusher to the left. Such movement disengages the holder pin 64b from the worm and the lipstick drops down into the case. When the lipstick is down in the case, she turns the pusher a trifle more to. the left and such movement locks the lipstick in the case so that it cannot fall out when the case is turned upside down.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a 76 device in which the several objects of this inven- Upon raising one of the lipsticks, the end 6417-.

In order to drop the projected lipstick, it is merely neces-- tion are achieved, and which is Well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiments above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described y inven ion I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A multi-lipstick device comprising a case, a central Worm rotatably mounted within said case, a knob at the lower end of the worm for rotating the same, a plurality of shells within said case extending longitudinally of the worm, said case being formed with an arcuate slot adjacent each shell, a member fixed to each shell and projecting through one of said slots whereby said shell may be oscillated through a limited angle, a lipstick holder slidably mounted within each shell, each shell being formed with a longitudinal slot, and means on each holder projecting into said slot and engageable with said worm when said shell is in one angular position thereof and being out of the path of said worm when said shell is in another angular position.

2. A multi-lipstick device comprising a case, a central worm rotatably mounted within said case, a knob at the lower end of the worm for rotating the same, a plurality of shells within said case extending longitudinally of the Worm, said case being formed with an arcuate slot adjacent each shell, a member fixed to each shell and projecting through one of said slots whereby said shell may be oscillated through a limited angle, a lipstick holder slidably mounted within each shell, each shell being formed with a longitudinal slot, and means on each holder projecting into said slot and engageable with said worm when said shell is in one angular position thereof and being out of the path of said worm when said shell is in another angular position, said case having shoulders adapted to be engaged by the worm engaging means of the lipstick holder to keep the lipsticks from falling should the case be turned upside down.

3. A multi-lipstick holder comprising a case formed with a plurality of part-cylindrical portions interconnected by web portions, said case having a top wall formed with a central opening, and with openings concentric with said partcylindrical portions, said webs being formed at the lower ends thereof with part-cylindrical inner surfaces, a knob rotatably mounted within said inner part-cylindrical surfaces, a shaft fixed to the knob, the upper end of the shaft being rotatably received within the central opening of said top Wall, a worm on said shaft, a plurality of shells within said case, the upper end of each shell being received within one of said plurality of openings in said top wall, means within each shell adapted to support a lipstick, and means on each supporting means adapted to be engaged by said worm.

4. A multi-lipstick holder comprising a case formed with a plurality of part-cylindrical portions interconnected by web portions, said case having a top wall formed with a central opening, and with openings concentric with said partcylindrical portions, said webs being formed at the lower ends thereof with part-cylindrical inner surfaces, a knob rotatably mounted within said inner part-cylindrical surfaces, a shaft fixed to the knob, the upper end of the shaft being rotatably received within the central openingof said top wall, a worm on said shaft, a plurality of shells within said case, the upper end of each shell being received within one of said plurality of openings in said top wall, means within each shell adapted to support a lipstick, and means on each supporting means adapted to be engaged by said worm, each supporting means'being slidable within its shell, and means on each shell projecting from said case for oscillating said shell about its axis.

5. A multi-lipstick holder comprising a case formed with a plurality of part-cylindrical portions interconnected by web portions, said case having a top wall formed with a central opening, and with openings concentric with said partcylindrical portions, said webs being formed at the lower ends thereof with part-cylindrical inner surfaces, a knob rotatably mounted within said inner part-cylindrical surfaces, a shaft fixed to the knob, the upper end of the shaft being rotatably received within the central opening of said top wall, a worm on said shaft, a plurality of shells within said case, the upper end of each shell being received within one of said plurality of openings in said top wall, means within each shell adapted to support a lipstick, means on each supporting means adapted to be engaged by said worm, each supporting means being slidable within its shell, and means on each shell projecting from said case for oscillating said shell about its axis, said worm terminating below the under surface of said top wall.

6. A multi-lipstick holder comprising a case formed with a plurality of part-cylindrical portions interconnected by web portions, said case having a top wall formed with a central opening, and with openings concentric with said partcylindrical portions, said webs being formed at the lower ends thereof with part-cylindrical inner surfaces, a knob rotatably mounted within said inner part-cylindrical surfaces, a shaft fixed to the knob, the upper end of the shaft being rotatably received within the central opening of said top wall, a worm on said shaft, a plurality of shells within said case, the upper end of each shell being received within one of said plurality of openings in said top wall, means within each shell adapted to support a lipstick, means on each supporting means adapted to be engaged by said worm, each supporting means being slidable within its shell, and means on each shell projecting from said case for oscillating said shell about its axis, said worm terminating below the undersurface of said top wall, said webs each being formed with an undershoulder, and the worm engaging means on each lipstick support means being adapted to be engaged with one of said shoulders to prevent the lipstick from falling should the case be turned upside down.

7. A multi-lipstiok holder comprising a case formed with a plurality of part-cylindrical portions interconnected by web portions, said case having a top wall formed with a central opening, and with openings concentric with said part-cylindrical portions, said webs being formed at the lower ends thereof with part-cylindrical inner surfaces, a knob rotatably mounted within said inner part-cylindrical surfaces, a shaft fixed to the knob, the upper end of the shaft being rotatably received within the central opening of said top wall, a worm on said shaft, a plurality of shells within said case, the upper end of each shell being received within one of said plurality of openings in said top wall, means within each shell adapted to support a lipstick, means'on each supporting means adapted to'be engaged by said worm, each vsupporting means being slidable within its shell, means on each shell projecting from said case for oscillating said shell about its axis, said worm terminating below the undersurface of said top wall, said webs each being formed with an undershoulder, and the worm engaging means on each lipstick support means being adapted to be engaged with one of said shoulders to prevent the lipstick from falling should the case be turned upside down, and a helical washer at the upper end of the worm formed with a radial slot.

8. A'device of the character described comprising a case, a shell oscillatably mounted therein, a lipstick holder slidably mounted in the shell, a worm parallel to the shell and rotatably mounted in said casing, means on said holder adapted to engage said worm in one angular position of said shell about its axis, and said means being free of said worm in another angular position of said shell about its axis, said case havinga slot, and a handle fixed to said shell and projecting through said slot whereby movement of the handle will oscillate said shell.

NICHOLAS C. HEYMAN.

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