US2591288A - Shaving appliance - Google Patents

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April 1, 1952 A. H. Pl'rcHFoRD 2,591,288

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Patented Apr. l, 1952 UNITED `STATES PATENT QFFICE SHAVING APPLIANCE Arthur H. Pitchford, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Application February 21, 1949, Serial No. 77,617

V s claims. (ci. so-w This invention relates generally to an electrical appliance or apparatus for providing a sanitary, quick, and efficient shave.

One phase of the invention pertains to a cabinet for containing and disinfecting an electric razor or similar device and for making such device available for use. Another phase relates to a sanitary display and mirror-providing appliance structure for a razor or similar device, and more particularly, to an apparatus arrangement for disinfecting a shaving device after use, for periodically making the device available for use, and/or for giving a warning if an attempt is made to unlawfully appropriate the device.

An appliance or apparatus constructed in accordance with my present invention is suitable for an automatic, coin-operated dispensing station of a type suitable for usek in public places. That is, in accordance with my invention, I have been able to make a device, such as an electric shaver, available under sanitary conditions to different members of the public with little danger of its being stolen. The cabinet within which the device is normally contained has means to disinfect, display, and protect it during periods when it is not in use. The appliance serves to provide a lighted shaving mirror when the device is in use, to prevent its use without payment being made, to limit its use to a selected period of time, and to give an alarm if an attempt is made to steal the device by breaking or severing its electric cord. The cord which supplies energy for operating the device is preferably of an expansion, flexibly-collapsible, or recoil type, so that the device may be lifted out oi the cabinet and freely used by an individual for a shaving operation.

It willvthus be apparent that an appliance or apparatus arrangement constructed in accordance with my invention may be used in pullman cars, airplanes, railway and bus depots, in public rest rooms, hotel rooms, etc. It will provide a quick, efficient and sanitary shave without requiring the presence of an attendant.

' It has thus been an object of my invention to provide a new and improved form of appliance for shaving purposes;

Another object of my invention has been to overcome the diiliculties heretofore presented in connection with the public use of shaving equipment, and particularly, in order to provide a practical form of appliance or apparatus that will be sanitary, eilicient and relatively fool-proof;

A further object has been to devise a coinoperated appliance for shaving purposes which will meet sanitary and health codes;y

A still further object has been to work out an improved circuit arrangement suitable for controlling the operation of a public service dispensing appliance or apparatus;

'I'hese and many other objects of my invention will appear to those skilled in theart from the illustrated embodiment thereof set forth in the drawings and the description pertaining thereto.

In the embodiment of my invention chosen for the purpose of illustration, Figure 1 is a front view in elevation showing an appliance for shaving purposes;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the appliance of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a horizontal section taken along the line III-III oi. Figure 1 and is partially broken away, in order to more clearly illustrate a burglar alarm mechanism employed in connection therewith;

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line IV-IY of Figure 1; in this View, the dot and dash lines have been employed to illustrate an open position of a door for a coin compartment of the appliance or apparatus, and the full lines of this figure show the door in its normally closed and locked position;

Figure 5 is a side view in elevation of the apparatus of Figure l taken from the right of Figure 1, is partially sectioned to show a shaving lotion dispenser, and is partially broken away to more clearly illustrate operating mechanism;

Figure 5A is an enlarged perspective detail of a disc guide member of a dispenser unit shown in Figure 5;

Figure 6 is a somewhat diagrammatic view showing an electric circuit arrangement employed for controlling the operation of the illustrated appliance; in this figure the position of the various mechanisms or parts of the circuit arrangement illustrate their relationship when the shaving device is within its shaving compartment and is being disinfected by a gerrnicidal lamp and a coin is being introduced to start a chain of operations, so that a door of the shaving compartment may be opened, the germicidal lamp will be turned off, a lotion dispenser will be recharged, and the shaver will be actuated and can be removed for usage;

Figure 6A is a semi-diagrammatic sectional detail taken along, the line VIA-VIA of Figure 6, and illustrates the position of a coin-controlled master switch when it is open and before a coin has been inserted to actuate it;

Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 6, but showing the relationship of the parts and mechanisms when a coin has been dropped down a coin chute to close the master switch and initiate a 'sequence of steps;

Figure '7A is a sectional detail view somewhat similar to Figure 6A and taken along the line VIIA-VIIA of Figure 7; as distinct from Figure 6A, this figure shows the master switch in a closed position as effected by the dropping of4 a coin into a coin chute or slot;

Figure 8 shows a portion of the circuit diagram of Figures 6 and '7 and illustrates how a burglar alarm device is actuated when the electric cord of the shaver is severed or cut, in other words, this gure shows the operation of the alarm circuit portion and mechanism and indicates that it is operative, regardless of Whether or not the master switch is opened or closed.

There has been a deiinite need for a shaving appliance or apparatus that may be used in public places by travelers. However, several factors have been of importance in this connection; first, the matterof proper sanitation, secondly the prevention of theft of the shaving device used, and thirdly the matter of efficient usage. I have been able to meet the problem presented and to solve these and other important factors by providing a substantially fool-proof cabinet or enclosure which-is divided into two main or principal compartments A and C. One of the compartments A is adapted to contain an electrically-operated shaving device or shaver 60, and a germicidal or disinfecting device I; The second main compartment C is adapted to contain a coin-operated master switch mechanism 50, is preferably non-transparent or opaque and is provided with a door that is locked in such a manner that only the owner can open it with his key. A coin-collecting chute 24 feeds to the master switch that is employed to unlatch a door 20 of the rst compartment A and permit use of the shaving device Gli. In the illustrated embodiment, this door has been provided with a new type of mirror 2i (called a one-way mirror) that is somewhat transparent when a light, such as provided by a germicidal lamp 5l is burning; it has a reflecting opacity when the light is turned off, and particularly, when an outside shaving light 59 is turned on. The inside of the compartment A is also preferably painted with a black paint that will fiuoresce with an ultraviolet light, such as provided by the germicidal lamp.

A burglar alar 'I6 is shown operably associated with the electric connections of an electric cord 62 employed to supply energy to the electric shaving device. The alarm 'I6 will sound off if the cord is cut, and regardless of whether or not the coin-operated master switch mechanismA 50 is open or closed.

The door frame 20 of the rst compartment operates a secondary or control micro-switch 54 to energize and de-energize the germicidal device 51, in accordance with whether or'not it is open or closed.` That is, the door serves to open the control switch when it is open and to close the switch when it is closed. The frame 20 carries a suitable knob 20a.

A secondary or sub-compartment B is shown provided Within the cabinet or enclosure I0 to house the burglar alarm mechanism and the mirror door latch mechanism. The second main compartment C is preferably provided with a door which is locked by a key lock, such as a tumbler lock 30, so that it will be available only to the owner of the shaving appliance.

In the illustrated embodiment of my invention, I have provided a shaving light 59 positioned within a reflector I8 located above the mirror door and which is energized at the same time as the shaving device to light the mirror door; it thus increases its reectivity when the shaving device is being used. The shaving device 60 has a flexibly-collapsible or expansion type of cord which permits the device to be removed from the rst-mentioned compartment, and to be freely employed to shave the beard of a user. I have also shown a magnetically-controlled lotion dispensing device or dispenser 85.

Referring particularly to Figures l, 2, 3, 4, and

5, I have shown a cabinet or enclosure I0 which is preferably of light metal construction, but which may be of wood, plastic, or composition. Such enclosure or cabinet may be mounted on a shelf, or by means of suitable mounting brackets, on the wall of a room. The enclosure I0 has a back wall I I, top and bottom walls I2 and I3, and side walls I4 and I5 which define a substantially rectangular space. An intermediate vertical wall I6 divides the cabinet I0 into the two main compartments A and C, see Figure 3. Also, as noted in Figure 1, the main compartment A is divided into a sub-compartment B by a horizontal wall 22, and the second main compartment C has a lower r sub-compartment D that is located below a U-shaped sub-casing 32, see Figures 1 and 4.

The side vertical walls I4 and I6 which deiine the first main compartment A have front angle rim portions I 4a and ISa, respectively, for supporting a door frame 20. The upper portion of the compartment A is closed off by a front wall I7. The sub-compartment B has a front enclosing wall 23 and the front walls Il and 23 have top and bottom rim flange or edge portions that with the vertical rim edge portions Illa. and I6a, serve as a rectangular ange or rim for supporting the door frame 20.

As shown particularly in Figure 1, the door frame 20 is mounted to extend from the upper wall plate member I'I by a pair of spring hinges I9. The spring hinges I9 normally tend to force the door to a closed position irrespective of whether it is latched or unlatched. The door rim or flange 2i), as shown in Figure 3, is of continuous channel construction to receive a mirror-reflector member 2| therein. The member 2l with the frame 20 thus provides a complete door for the front opening in the compartment A. The member 2| may be of transparent glass or plastic construction suitably processed by a light chemical or metallic vapor spray on the inner side thereof, so that it will have an opaque reflectivity when the lcompartment A is unlighted, and will have some transparency when the compartment A is lighted. In this manner, the mirror member 2I will serve to advertise the germicidal action to a prospective user and to display the shaving device which is positioned within the compartment when the compartment is internally lighted up.

The intermediate vertical wall I6, with the outside vertical wall I5, provides or defines the second main compartment C. within which any suitable standard type of coin-operated master switch mechanism may be operably positioned. Such coin-operating mechanism, itself, is not my invention and has been shown somewhat diagrammatically. As shown in Figure 4, the coin mechanism may be mounted in slots 32a and 32h of a sub-housing 32 by pins 34a. and lever arms 34 pivoted at 34' on the sub-housing 32. The subhousing 32 may be mounted on the back wall I3 by screw and nut assemblies 33. The coin mechanism illustrated is similar to that offered for sale by they National Slug Rejector Company.

The other side of the second main compartment C and the open front of the sub-housing 32 are normally closed oil by the door 25 which, as shown particularly in Figure 4, is hinged at 26 to the cabinet I and is adapted to swing outwardly to the dot and dash line position of this iigure to permit inspection, .repair, or replacement of the coin mechanism and also to permit the removal of coins from the lo`wer or coin co1- lecting compartment D. The door 25 has vertical side flanges 25h and a horizontal bottom flange 25h'. When the door 25 is closed, the flanges 25h abut against two angle pieces I5a which are welded to walls I5 and I6. As shown particularly in Figure 1, the door 25 is provided with a coin insertion slot 25a which is open to a. relatively narrow coin slot or chute member 24. The coin chute 24 is adapted to receive a quarter or other suitable size coin E which falls downwardly therealong to actuate the master switch mechanism 50. A slug or wrong-size-coin reject mechanism (not shown) of standard type may be operably positioned in an upper portion of the chute 24 to connect with a return chute 21. It will be noted that a side portion of the lower end of the coin chute 24 is provided with an opening 24h through which angle portions 41a and 41b of a switch operating arm 41 are adapted to extend, see Figures 6 and 6A. 'I'he bottom of the slot 24a serves as a guide portion for the coin E to discharge it, as indicated by the arrow F, after the coin is released by a slidable holding and ejecting arm 43.

A timing mechanism 48 of conventional design, has a slowly moving motor which may be set to turn a, five-finger star wheel 4I 'one fifth of a revolution every six minutes. The ngers of the star wheel 4I are adapted to engage an extending pin and roller sleeve 42 which projects from the coin-ejecting arm 43. The arm 43 is provided with a longitudinally-extending slot 43a which slidably mounts it upon a pair of slide pins 44. A spring 45 is connected between a back end portion 43e of the arm 43 and a stop 46 to normally force a front end portion 43h of the arm 43 into the path of a descending coin E, to preliminarily hold the coin in the position shown in Figure '7, and to thus hold the master switch 50 closed for a predetermined period of time. Assuming that the time period is six minutes, at the end of such period, one of the fingers of the star wheel 4I will move the pin 42 of the lever arm 43 backwardly to compress the spring 45 until the star wheel finger passes out of engagement with the pin 42, at which time, the arm 43 is forced back by the spring to its original position, thus engaging and releasing the coin E, and permitting the coin to drop into the coin collecting subcompartment D, see the arrow F and the dot and dash positions of the coin in Figure 7.

The coin-operated switch arm 41, as shown in Figure 6A, is normally urged into the slot 24b by a tension spring 48. The spring 48 may be enclosed in the housing of main switch 50, but is diagrammatically shown connected between the upper end of the operating arm 41 and a lug 48a.

- When the coin E is` in the position of Figure 7,

the arm 41 is forced backwardly about its pivot 48, as shown in Figure 7A, to cause its switch contact 50a to close off contact points 36a and 31a of the master switch 50. The master switch 50 is employed to energize the electric shaver 60 having a shaving head 6I. A source of energy rep-l resented by a cable 80, see Figures l, 2, 4, and 5,

consists of two linesA 35 and 38. The cable 88, as shown in these figures, extends into the cabinet III through an opening in the upper wall I2 thereof, and is supported by a. resilient, double-annulus-shaped grommet BI; it may be connected to a switchboard 82. l

In Figures l, 2, 5 and 7, I have illustrated a dispenser unit 85 that may be used to supply shaving lotion in measured amounts. 'Ihe unit 85 is mounted as by welding on the side I4 of the cabinet I0 and is shown provided with a tank o r reservoir portion 88 having an upper flanged opening 81 for filling it. A cap 88 is employed to close off the anged opening 81. A cone-shaped or downwardly-converging cover member 88 is removably secured by screws 8l to an angle flange 88 extending from the bottom of the vtank 86.

The bottom of the tank 86 `is provided with an internally-threaded flange connector portionv 86a. A plastic, composition or non-conductive connector pipe nipple 82 is secured to extend therefrom and to cary a feed pipe member 83.

A needle valve 84 is operably mounted in an upper enlarged chamber portion of the member 83 and its pin 84a slidably rides in or is guided by a circuluar flange disc 85, see Figure 5A. A tension spring 86 normally urges the valve 84 into a seating relationship with a tapered seat portion 83a of the pipe to normally prevent liquid in the tank 85 from flowing down into a lower, feed portion of the pipe member 83. An electric solenoid 81 about the valve 84 (which is of magnetic metal) will, when it is energized, move it upwardly away from its seat 83a (see Figures 5 and 7), compress the spring 86, and cause the lower portions 83h and 83c of the feed pipe 83 to fill up with liquid.

A second, but hand-operated needle valve 88 is operably positioned within a lower, enlarged chamber portion 83e of the pipe member 83 and has a pin 88a that loosely-slidably rides within the reduced portion 83h of the pipe member 83. The pin 88a has suicient clearance to permit the lotion to ow into the enlarged portion 83e. A tension spring 88 normally urges the valve 88 into a seating or closed relationship with a corrverging seat portion 83d of the pipe member. A nger or hand push button |88 extends from the valve 88 to move it upwardly and compress the spring 88 to discharge liquid contained in the portions 83h and 83e. It will be noted that a lower nose of the cover member 88 rests upon the lower chamber portion 83e.

As shown in Figure 5A, the flange disc or guide 85 has a slide hub portion 85a to receive a valve pin, such as 84a, and has a series of openings or passageways 85h to by-pass the liquid.

Referring particularly to Figures 6 and '7, one main line 35 of the source of electrical energy represented by the cable is connected directly to one side of the timing motor mechanism 48 and the other main line 36 is connected directly to one side of the germicidal device 51, such as a germicidal lamp as produced by the Westinghouse Electric Corp. Although direct or alternating current of any suitable voltage may be employed, I have shown a transformer 55 connected acro"s or to the germicidal lamp 51 through terminals 36s and 35's and a socket 56, see Figures l and 6, to step down the voltage to 12 volts for the lamp, assuming that the source 80 is 110 volts alternating current. The other side of the germicidal lamp 51 or of the transformer 55 is connected by sub-line 35 to one contact 35'a of the door actuated secondary or control micro-switch 54. The

control switch 54, as shown particularly in Figures 1 and 5, is provided with a spring arm 53 whose end portion extends through a slot or hole in th'e ilange or edge rim I6a to abut against the door frame 20. The spring arm 53 is secured at its other end upon the housing of the micro-switch 54 and is adapted to press against a spring-urged plunger 52 that carries a switch contact 54a. The plunger 52 and gits contact 54a are urged outwardly by a spring 54h which is connected or positioned between the contact 54a and a stop 54e. As shown particularly in the diagrammatic views of Figures 6 and 7, the plunger 52 moves the switch contact 54a backwardly and forwardly with it as an integral part thereof to open and close switch points 35a and 35'a in accordance with the position of the door or its frame 20, see particularly Figures 6 and 7.

The other switch point 35a of the micro-switch 54 is directly connected to the first-mentioned main line 35 of the source of electric energy, and to one side of the shaving light 58 through a socket 58 carried by a bracket 58a, see Figures l and 6. The shaving light 59 may be of any suitable type, but is preferably a ILumaline bulb,

such as produced by Westinghouse.

An open-bottom reflector I8 is secured at i8a to the front wall i1 of the compartment A to direct the light rays from the light bulb 56 downwardly along the outer face of the mirror 2i when it is in a substantially vertical position, see Figure 7.

As shown particularly in Figure l, the source of electric energy 80 may be connected to a switch board 82 and from the switch board in the manner shown in the schematic wiring diagrams of Figures 6 and 7. The other main line 36 is directly connected to one contact point 36a of the master switch 50 and when the switch 58 is closed, through the switch contact piece 58a and the other contact point 31a, by sub-line 31 to the shaver 60,tc the other side of the timing motor 4W, and to one side of a release coil 61 of a solenoidcontrolled magnetic latch mechanism or device 66. The other side of the solenoid coilv 61 is connected to the first-mentioned main line 35 in such a manner that the coil is energized when the master switch 58 is closed.

The latch mechanism 69 has a plunger core 68 that carries a triangular latch piece 66 which is normally urged into a slot 65a of a door latch or catch 65 that extends inwardly from a bottom portion of the door rim 28, see Figures l and 6. The triangular latch piece 66 is adapted to extend up througha slot in the horizontal wall 22 which separates the main compartment A from the subcompartment B. It will thus be apparent that the latch piece 66 is normally urged into a locked or engaged relationship with the door frame 28 through the wall 22 of the compartment A by an expansion spring 69a which lis positioned against a stop 69h. The latch mechanism 69 and the door frame 20 thus constitute a part .of the microswitch 54 to control the energization of the germicidal lamp or device 51, so that when the door is latched and closed the germicidal lamp 51 will burn and when the latch is released and the door is pulled open, the lamp will be deenergized or turned off.

As shown particularly in Figure l, the shaving device 68 is energized through the flexible expansion cord 62 and is supported on a wire frame 26, see Figures 6 and 7. The wire frame 26 is secured (as by weld metal) to the bottom of the compartment A, or in other words, to the wall 22 to position the device 60, as that it is in a spaced-apart relationshipwith respect to the germicidal device 51 and its lhead 6| is in an upwardly facing, effective. sanitizing, ray-projection-receiving relationship with respect to the germicidal lamp 51.

The cord 62, as shown in Figures 6 and '7, comprises three wires 31, 38 and 35. It will be noted that the two wires 35 and 38 are connected together through or at the electric shaver 68, and that the center line 38 is connected to one side of a solenoid holding coil 14 of a magnetic or solenoid-controlled, electrically triggered alarm switch 15. The other end ofthe holding coil 14 is connected directly to the second main line 36 of the source of electric energy, and thus, to one end of an alarm 16. It will appear that the holding coil 14 is normally energized directly by the main line 36 and indirectly by the main line 35 through the sub-line 38, regardless of whether or not the master switch 58 is open or closed. The holding coil 14 is provided with a core plunger 13 that carries a, switch contact arm or operating means 15a and is normally urged to a closed position by a tension spring 15b which is secured between a stop 15e and the core 13. The switch contact 15a. is adapted to engage switch points 35h and 35b to connect the other end of the bell alarm 16 through sub-line 35 to the main line 35. The alarm 16 has a clapper 16a and a bell 1Gb. It will thus be seen that if either the line 35 or the line 38 within the exible cord 62 is severed that the solenoid coil 14 will be de-energized, permitting the spring 15b to close the switch points 35h and 35b and energize the burglar alarm device 16, see Figure 8.

In operation, a coin E, such as a quarter, is dropped through the opening or slot 25a and falls along the narrow chute 24 against the inner end 43h of the arm 43. A side of the coin lthen moves the arm 41 of the master switch -58 from the position of Figure 6A to the position of Figure 7A, closing its contacts 36a andy 31h, and thus energizing the shaving device 60, the lamp 59, the latch release solenoid coil 61,-and the dispenser solenoid coil 91. As soon as the latch piece 66 moves out of the catch slot 65a, the door frame 20 may be pulled open against the tension of the spring hinges, see Figure '7.

As a result, the door frame 20 moves from the position of Figure 6 to the position of Figure '7 and releases or opens the control switch 54. In this manner, the latch mechanism 69 cuts oi the ow of current through'the line 35' to the germicidal lamp 51 which is then shut off. 'I'he shaving light 59 is energized by the master switch 50 at the same time as the shaving device 60. 'I'he user of the shaver 60 may then reach in and lift it on" its stand 26, out of the compartment A,fand then employ the mirror 2| and light 59 to effect a shaving operation.

In Figures 6 and '7, I have shown how the dispenser unit may be connected to the circuit. That is, the terminals a and b, representing the lines 35 and 31, are connected to opposite ends of the solenoid coil 91 in such a manner that such coil is energized to lift the valve 84 when the door frame 20 is unlatched and the shaver 60 and the shaving light 59 are energized by the coin-operated master switch 50.

During the shaving operation, the timing motor 40 is actuated through the master switch line 50, and during a selected period, such as six minutes, it causes one of the ngers of the star wheel 4I to move the arm 43 backwardly and at the end of such period to eject the coin E from its position upon the bottom portion 24a of the chute 24, and out of its edge slot in the direction indicated by the arrow F of Figure 7 into the coin-receiving compartment B. When the coin E is released, then the master switch 5U is moved to its original open position by the spring 49 and the master switch sub or control line 3l becomes de-energized, .thus turning 01T the light 59, theshaver 60, and de-energizing the timing motor 4D and the solenoid coils 61 and 91. If the user wishes to continue using the shaver, he must then insert a new coin in the chute 24. If he is iinished, he then puts the shaver 60 back in the position of Figure 6 and allows the door frame to close. The catch 65 then moves along a cam surface 66a of the spring-loaded latch piece 55 until the latch piece 66 enters the slot 65a and locks the door. This also causes the secondary or control switch 54 to close, energizing the line 35 and the germcidal lamp 51. The lamp will 10 compartment, a germcidal lamp socket positioned to project a germcidal lamp from a wall of the other compartment, a stand positioned on thoroughly disinfect the head 6l of the shaving device within a few minutes. Thus, the device is 'then ready for use by another person and the operation may be repeated. The exible cord 62 holds the door frame 2U open when the shaver 6D is removed from the compartment A and until the shaver is returned to the compartment.

A mirror of the type above described is made by the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. It has a reilecting efficiency of approximately 50% which is suicient for shaving purposes, particularly when it is lighted by a shaving lamp. However, an ordinary mirror may be used in this connection, although I prefer a mirror of the type described.

What I claim is:

1. In an electrically operated and controlled shaving appliance having a cabinet defining at least a pair of compartments therein, an open front side into one of the compartments, and a door hinged on the cabinet and over the open side thereof, the combination of a latch mechanism operably mounted on the cabinet to engage said door and lock it in a closed position, spring means operably associated with said door to normally urge it to a closed position, a germcidal device operably positioned within the one compartment, an electric shaver adapted to be removably positioned in the one compartment in an opposed relationship with respect to said germcidal device and having a flexible electric extension cord, a master switch in the other compartment of the cabinet and adapted to be connected to a source of electric energy, said latch mechanism having an electrically energized part connected tosaid n iaster switch andI adapted to unlock said door when said master switch is closed, said flexible extension cord being connected in the cabinet to said master switch lor energization thereby, an electric door switch positioned on the cabinet in the path of movement of said door and adapted to be closed by said door, and said door switch being connected between the source of energy and said germcidal device to energize said device when said door is closed.

2. In an electrically operated and controlled vending type of shaving appliance having a cabinet denning a pair of compartments, the combination of a coin-operated master switch and a coin collector in one of the compartments, electric wiring connected through the cabinet to the master switch to supply electric current thereto, a key-operated door normally closing off the one an opposite wall of the other-compartment, an electric shaver adapted to be removably positioned on said stand with` its head facing the projecting germcidal lamp, a mirror door hinged on the cabinet to close off the other compartment, an electrically operated latch mechanism operably positioned in the other compartment to normally lock said mirror door in a `closed position, electric control means in the cabinet operably connecting said latch mechanism to said master switch mechanism to unlock said door when said master switch mechanism is closed. spring means normally urging said mirror door toa closed position, a exible extension cord operably connecting. said shaver to saidl master switch mechanism to actuate it when said master switch mechanism is closed, said shaver being adapted to be Withdrawn from said cabinet when said mirror door is unlocked, said extension cord being adapted to hold said mirror door open after said shaver has been removed from the other compartment to elect a shaving operation, an electric door switch positioned on the cabinet and connected between said electric wir- `ing and said germcidal lamp socket to supply energizing current to the germcidal lamp when said door switch is in a closed position and to deenergize the germcidal lamp when said door switch is in an open position, 'said door switch being operably positioned in the path of movement of said mirror door to open when said mirror door is opened `and to close when said mirror door is closed and locked by said electrically operated latch mechanism, a shaving light socket positioned on the outside of the cabinet above said mirror door and adapted to carry a shaving light bulb, and said shaving light socket being electrically connected to said master switch mechanism for energization thereby when said master switch mechanism is closed.

3. In an electrically operated and controlled vending type of shaving appliance having a cabinet defining a pair of compartments, the combination of a coin-operated master switch and a coin collector in one of the compartments, electric wiring connected through the cabinet to the master switch to supply electric current thereto, a key-operated door normally closing oi the one compartment, a germcidal lamp socket positioned to project a germcidal lamp from a wall of the other compartment, a stand positioned on an opposite wall of the other compartment, an electric shaver adapted to be removably positioned on said stand with its head facing the germcidal lamp, a mirror door hinged on the cabinet to close off the other compartment, an electrically-operated latch mechanism operably positioned in the other compartment to normally lockisaid mirror door in a closed position, electric control means in the cabinet operably connecting said electric latch mechanism to said master switch to unlock said door when said master switch is closed, spring means normally urging said mirror door to a closed position, a ilexible extension cord operably connecting said shaver to said master switch mechanism to actuate it when said master switch mechanism is closed, said shaver being adapted to bewithdrawn from said cabinet when said mirror door is un-- locked, said extension cord being adapted to hold said mirror door open after said shaver has been removed from the other compartment to effect a 11 shaving operation, an electric door switchpositioned on the cabinet and connected between said electric wiring and said germicidal lamp socket to supply energizing current to the germicidal lamp when said door switch is closed and to deenergize the germicidal lamp when said door switch is opened, said door switch being operably positioned in the path of movement` of said mirror door to open when said mirror door is opened and to close when said mirror door is.

closed and locked by said electric latch mechanism, a shaving light socket positioned on the outside of the cabinet above said mirror door and adapted to carry a shaving light bulb, said shaving light bulb being electrically connected to said master switch for energization thereby when said master switch is closed, an electric alarm switch having a holding coil connected to said electric wiring through said extension cord, and an electric alarm connected to said wiring through said alarm switch for energization thereby when said holding coil is deenergized by a break in said extension cord.

4. In an electrically operated and controlled vending type of shaving appliancel having a cabinet dening a pair of compartments, the combination of a coin-operated master switch mechanism and a coin collector in one of the compartments, electric wiring connected through the cabinet to the master switch to supply elec-A tric current thereto, a key-operated door normally closing oi the one compartment, a germicidal lamp socket positioned to project a germicidal lamp from a wall of the other compartment, a stand positioned on an opposite wall of the other compartment, an electric shaver adapted to be removably positioned on said stand with its head facing the germicidal lamp, a mirror door hinged on the cabinet to close off the other compartment, said mirror door being transparent when the other compartment is lighted and having a reflecting opacity when the compartment is darkened, an electrically operated latch mechanism positioned in the other compartment to normally lock said mirror door in a closed position, electric control means in the cabinet operably connecting said latch mechanism to said master switch mechanism to unlock said door when said master switch mechanism is closed, spring means normally urging said mirror door to a closed position, a exible extension cord operably connecting said shaver to said master switch mechanism to actuate it when said master switch mechanism is closed, said shaver being adapted to be withdrawn from said cabinet when said mirror door is unlocked, said extension cord being adapted to hold said mirror door open after said shaver has been removed from the other compartment to effect a shaving operation, an electric door switch positioned on the cabinet and connected between saidelectric wiring and said germicidal lamp socket to supply energizing current to the germicidal lamp when said door switch is in a closed position and to deenergize the germicidal lamp when said door switch is inan open position, said door switch being oper` ably positioned in the path of movement of said mirror door to open when said mirror door is opened and to close when said mirror door is closed and locked by said electric latch mechanism, a shaving light socket positioned on the 12 thereby whenl said master switch mechanism is closed, an electric alarm switch having a holding coil connected to said electric wiring through said extension cord, an electric alarm connected to said wiring through said alarm switch for energization thereby when said holding coil is deenergized by a break in said extension cord, a shaving lotion dispenser on the cabinet, an electrically-operated valve mechanism in said dispenser to release a measured amount of lotion from said dispenser when it is electrically energized, and said electrically-operated valve mechanism being connected to said master switch for energization thereby'when said master switch is closed.

5. In an electrically operated and controlled.V vending type of shaving appliance having a' cabinet defining an open side compartment, and a door hinged on the cabinet over the open side of the compartment, the combination of a master switch in the cabinet adapted to be connected to a source of electric energy, an electric shaving device removably positioned within the compartment, a manually-operated face treating material dispenser on the cabinet, said dispenser having a measuring chamber for the material, a solenoid-operated valve mechanism positioned in said chamber to release a measured amount of face treating material from said measuring chamber when said mechanism is electrically energized, and electrical connections through the master switch to said electric shaver and said solenoid-operated valve mechanism to energize them when said master switch is closed.

6. In a mechanical and electrical operating arrangement for an electrically operated shaving appliance having an electric shaver and a germicidal device for the shaver, the combination of a master switch electrically connecting one side of a source of electric energy to the electric shaver, an electric connection from the other side of the source of energy to the electric shaver, an electric control switch operated when the electric shaver is energized and connecting one side of the source of the electric energy to the germicidal device, an electric connection from the other side of the source of energy to the germicidal device, and electric means connected to the source of energy through said master switch and having a mechanism to open said control switch and deenergize the germicidal device when said master switch is closed` outside of the cabinet above said mirror d oor and adapted to carry a, shaving light bulb, said shavy ing light socket being electrically connected to sa1dmaster switch mechanism for energization 7. A combination as defined in claim 6 wherein, i

said mechanism has a spring normally holding said` mechanism in an open position.

8. In a mechanical and electrical operating arrangement for an electrically operated shaving appliance having' an electric shaver and a germicidal device for the' shaver, the combination of a source of electric energy, a three-wire connection to the electric shaver, two wires of said threewire connection being connected together at the electric shaver and being connected by one of said two wires to one side of said source of electric energy, the third wire of said three-wire connection being connected to the other side of said source of electric energy. an electric alarm device having one side connected directly to the one side of said source of electric energy, a solenoid-operated switch having one end connected to the other side of said alarm device and having its other end connected to the other side of said source of electric energy, the solenoid of said solenoid-operated switch being connected at one end to the other side of said source of electric energy and being connected at its other end to the other wire of said two wires, and the other side of said alarm device thus being connected through said solenoid-operated switch to the other side of said source of electric energy; the whole being constructed and arranged in such a manner that the solenoid of said solenoid operated switch will be de-energized when either one of said two wires of said three-wire connection is severed and said solenoid-operated switch will close to energize said alarm device.

9. A combination as defined in claim 6 wherein,

said electric connections to the electric shaver are in the form of a flexible cord, so that the shaver may be freely used, an electric trigger mechanism is electrically connected at the electric shaver and through the cord to one of said electrical connections to the shaver, said trigger mechanism being released when said cord is severed, and an alarm device is operatively connected to said trigger mechanism for actuation when said trigger mechanism is released.

ARTHUR H. PITCHFORD.

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