US2588024A

US2588024A - Lipstick holder

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Publication number: US2588024A
Application number: US793582A
Authority: US
Inventors: Henrietta P Manville
Original assignee: Risdon Manufacturing Co
Current assignee: Risdon Manufacturing Co
Priority date: 1947-12-24
Filing date: 1947-12-24
Publication date: 1952-03-04
Anticipated expiration: 1969-03-04

Description

. P. MANVILLE LIPSTICK HOLDER March 4, 1952 Filed Dec TTOIZNEYJ'.

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Patented Mar. 4, 1952 LIPSTICK HOLDER Henrietta P. Manvlle, Woodbury, Conn., assignor to The Risdon Manufacturing Company, Naugatuck, Conn., a'corporation of Connecticut Application December 24, 1947, Serial No. 793,582

(Cl. 20G-56) 2 Claims.

This invention relates to holders of sticks such as are used commonly for lipsticks, and more particularly to rotary holders of this type; that is, holders of the kind wherein the stick is projected from the holder for use and retracted into it again by relative rotation between an inner shell of the holder and an exterior shell. As will be understood, such holders may be used for eyebrow pencils, styptic pencils, menthol pencils and other cosmetic and medicinal sticks, as well as for lipsticks.

For brevity hereinafter I refer to that end of the holder from which thel stick is projected for use as the upper end, and the opposite end of the holder as the lower end, and correspondingly for each of the shells.

Commonly, the lower end of the inner shell of such holder, or an attachment to it, is extended beyond the lower end of the exterior shell so that both may be grasped simultaneously and thereby one turned with respect to the other. Customarily also such holders are furnished with a capto cover the open end of the holder when the stick is retracted into the holder, and this cap extends downwardly over more or less of the exterior shell of the holder when the stick is not in use.

' Various of such designs have the fault that the cap and exterior shell can be rotated in relation to the inner shell when the cap is in place; as a result the stick may be projected accidentally while the cap is in place, and thereby brought into contact with the inside of the cap. In the case of a lipstick, for example, this tends to soil the cap and adjacent parts of the holder and crush and deform the end of the stick. Various expedients have been resorted to to avoid such faults. For example, the cap has been made long enough to extend completely over the exterior shell and seat on the lower end of p the inner shell which is expanded suiiiciently to receive it, or seat on a finger piece attached to the lower end of the inner shell, and either arranged to seat non-rotatably on the inner shell or finger piece or made large enough internally to be out of engagement with the exterior shell.

Speaking generally, the present invention pro vides a form of holder in which accidental projection of the stick is prevented, and that has several desirable features. cap may be long or short, and while it-A may be arranged to seat. outside the exterior shell, and extend over more or less of the whole length of of the holder, this is not necessary, so that For example, the

holders of a number of diierent appearances can be built with substantially the same internal construction. Also it provides a place of disposal for the cap while the stick is in use; accordingly there is less danger of the cap being dropped or mislaid. Additionally it provides a holder that is particularly attractive andY luxurious in appearance when in use, and one that is easily manipulated.

-Briefly this is accomplished by shielding or covering the lower end of the inner shell from casual engagement by the ngers or otherwise, and arranging the inner shell and cap for such cooperative engagement when the cap is oi'the holder that at such times the cap can be used as a key or tool for rotating the inner shell. The inner shell may be shielded by totally enclosing it lengthwise, or at least at its lower end, within the exterior shell. If the lower end of the inner shell is extended downward for operating engagement with the cap (either directly or by means of some attachment to it), the exterior shell can be extended downward also to cover such an extension, either actually or by adding a ring to the lower end of the exterior shell.

In order that the cap and inner shell may haveA operative engagement, preferably the lower end of the inner shell is so shaped and proportioned that the open end of the cap and the lower end of that shell can be set one into the other and the two engaging each other sufficiently tightly frictionally to permit the cap to turn the inner shell. To this end either the open end of the cap or the lower end of the inner shell may be tapered somewhat, or both may be tapered. Usually, I close the lower end of the inner shell by a cap or plug for nish, and arrange the cap to engage this attachment of the inner shell..

While it is not of primary importance to the invention whether the cap, when covering the open end of the holder, extend down outside the exterior shell or within it, I prefer that it extend down outside the exterior shell at such times. In order that it may do this and also be able to enter the lower end of the exterior shell to engage the inner shell, the lower end ofthe exterior shell may be expanded somewhat to admit the open `end of the capwithin it freely at this drawing out the metal of thejshell, orv` by attaching to the lower end of the shell airing having ya o larger internal diameter than the body of the shell, etc.

It is to be understood that wherever in this specification and claims I refer to the lower end of the inner shell being shielded, or to the exterior shell covering the lower end of the inner shell, or to the like, I intend .to include as well substantially shieldingA and covering any cap, plug or other attachment there may be at the lower end of the inner shell, except as the contrary may be indicated.

The foregoing and other matters will be understood more completely from the accompanying drawings which illustrate a lipstick holder which embodies a preferred form of my invention. Fig. l is an elevation of the lipstick holder partly broken away, its cap being shown in position to act as a closure for the holder. Fig. 2 is a vertical of the same holder but with the cap in position to act as aiinger piece for turning the inner shell to project the lipstick.

Primarily the holder illustrated comprises three cylindrical concentric shells I, 2 andA 3, and an elevator or carrier a* for the lipstick. The middle shell 2 has a spiral or cam slot 5, the innermost shell 3 has a longitudinal slot 6, and theA elevatorY 4 has a pin 'I projecting through slot 6 into the cam slot 5: The outer orexterior shell I is a cover shell for covering the cam slot shell 2, and the cam shell 2 is set into the exterior shell I friction tight so that the two constitutea unit in operation; the unit is composed of two separate shells merely for convenience in construction. The inner shell 3 is beaded at over the upper end of the cam or middle shell 2 so as to prevent the shells or units I and 2 from sliding off shell 3 at the adjacent end. The exterior shell I may be turned in upon inner shell 3 as at 9 for the same purpose or for nish. The

inner shell 3 is free to rotate within the middle or cam shell 2. Accordingly by rotating the in ner shell 3 with respect to the exterior shell l, the elevator or cup 4 can be raised and-lowered and thereby the lipstick projected from the holder for use, or-retracted into the holder for protection.

The construction as so far described is conventional, as will be appreciated.

At its lower end in the present instance; the exterior shell I is expanded ata shoulder Iilinto f an axially extending portion II'which forms an open-ended chamber E2 in the lower'endofshell I.v Within the chamber I2 a plug I3 closes-the lower end of the inner shell 3. As shown this plug I3 may have a step-like form, e. g. an axial- 1y extending upper portion I5 that is joined by a shoulder i6 to a larger middle portion ITwhich in turn is joined by a shoulder I8 to a still larger lower portion I3, which is tapered slightly inwardljr from the outer extremity of the shoulder IS to its closed bottoni 20.' The external diarneter of the upper portion E5 is at least about equa-'l to the internal diameter of the inner shell 3, or the, external diameter of the middle portion I1 at least about equal to the internal diameter of an'expansion 2i of the lowerend of 3 into which il sets, or both, so that the plug Isis or may be firmly attached to the inner shell'. The greatest diameterof the lower portion lil (i. e.` its'external diameter at shoulder I6), and likewise the greatest diameter ofthe expanded parts of the inner shell 3, are suiiiciently less `than the internal diameter of the expandedV portion I I of the exterior shell I to allow free-rotation of the plug I3 and the-'lower endof the-inner shell within the chamber I2. The smallest diameter of the portion I9 is a little less than the internal diameter of the open end of the cap 22 that is provided to cover the open end of the holder when the lipstick is not in use. Also the internal diameter of the expanded extension Il of the outer shell I is somewhat greater than the external diameter of the open end of the cap. The extension II reaches to substantially the bottom of the plug I3. The shoulder 2|, formed by the expansion 23 of the inner shell 3, acts asia stop for the lower end of the middle or cam shell 2, and thus prevents the cam and exterior shells slipping off the lower end of the inner shell.

The cap 22, when covering the lipstick, may be mounted frictionally on exterior shell I. For example, the internal diameter of the cap may be a little larger than the external diameter of the upper end of the exterior shell I, and one or both of them provided with friction fingers or other form of projections 25 to hold the cap onI the shell releasably. The shoulder I0 on theexterior shell may act as a stop for the lower end of the cap 22 to limit its downward movement when closing the upper endof the holder (Fig. l).

When the lipstick is not in'usev and the cap 22' is used as a cover to protect the retracted lipstick, Fig. l, it is held frictionally on and'by the exterior shell I, as before indicated. Despite the fact that the cap and exterior shell thus form more or less of'a unit at such times, the lipstick is hardly likely to be projected inadvertently when the cap is in place and' thereby thrust against the closed end. of the cap, because the inner shell 3 is substantially completely enclosed in the exterior shell, and thus not readily available for rotation with respect tothe exterior shell. However, when the lipstick isv to be used, the cap 22 is withdrawn from the exterior shell I and its open end is thrust into the chamber I2 of the exterior shell, andthus thrust upon the taper I9 of the plug I3 ofy the inner shell, Fig. 2. This formsy a sufficiently good connection between the cap and inner shell to enable the cap to act as a handle or key to turn the inner shell 3 while the outer shell I is held. Accordingly the lipstick; is readily projected for use by the aid of the cap, andas vreadily retracted into the holder again. Whenthe stick has been retracted, they cap can bereturned to its covering position againA of course, Fig. 1.

It will be understood that the particular shape of the lowerend of the inner shell 3 shown in the drawings is not of primary importance to the invention, and like-wise a plug or closure at I3, is not of primary importance. The lower end of the shell I may have any shape that is appropriate to the purposes, and as'to the plug, as before indicated, the purpose of a plug at this place is to close the lower end of the inner shell 3 for iinish. Accordingly it may be omitted if desired, and thelower end of the inner-shell arranged to receive the cap 22 directly instead of indirectly as in the present instance. Likewise if a closure is desired at I3, it may be` given any one of various'forms, and itneed not act as an intermediary for connecting the cap to the inner shell as will be understood; Similarly the invention is not limited to the particular form of'holder-illustrated, e. g. to the particu:- lar arrangement of shells employedin` the holder shown.- In. general it will bel understood'.thatl my invention is not limited to the details of construction and operation illustrated in the drawing and described above, except as appears hereafter in the claims.

I claim:

l. A stick holder, having an elevator, an exterior shell provided with an expanded lower portion, an inner shell including a base piece entirely contained within said exterior shell, one of said shells having a spiral slot and the other having a longitudinal slot, said elevator having a pin protruding into said slots, and said base piece being rotaable to project and retract the elevator, said base piece being within said expanded portion of the exterior shell and being tapered inwardly and downwardly and its greatest external diameter being less than the internal diameter of said expanded portion, and a cap for said holder, the open end of which has an external diameter less than the internal diameter of the expanded portion of the exterior shell and an internal diameter greater than the smallest external diameter of the taper of said base piece, said base piece and the open and of said cap being circular in cross section to engage each other frictionally.

2. A stick holder having an elevator to project and retract the stick. an exterior shell, and an inner shell, one of said shells having a spiral slot and the other having a longitudinal slot, said elevator having a pin protruding into said slots, said inner shell being rotatable relative to the exterior shell to move the elevator, said inner shell being substantially entirely contained within said exterior shell and the exterior shell having an expanded portion at its end opposite the end from which the stick is projectable, and a cap for the holder to set over the unexpanded portion of the exterior shell and frictionally engage therewith to close the holder, the internal diameter of said expanded portion of said exterior shell being greater than the external diameter of the open end of the cap, and the external diameter of the inner shell at its end opposite the said expanded portion being smaller than the internal diameter of the open end of the cap, to allow the cap to enter the expanded portion of the exterior shell and engage the inner shell to rotate the latter, the open end of thecap being circular and the end of the inner shell which is engageable with the cap also being circular, so that the two engage frictionally.

HENRIE'ITA P. MANVILLE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,471,483 Frydlender May 31. 1949 FOREIGN PATENTS Number 4 Country Date 861.633 France Nov. 4, 1910