US2684680A - Combined looking-glass and lipstick container - Google Patents

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M. JAKAB July 27, 1954 COMBINED LOOKING-GLASS AND LIPSTICK CONTAINER Filed Nov. 26, 1952 Mgun mb RkAL IN VEN TOR.

Patented July 27, 1954 COMBINED LOOKING-GLASS AND LIPSTICK CONTAINER I Mauricio Jakab, Buenos Aires, Argentina Application November 26, 1952, Serial No. 322,739

3 Claims.

The present invention relates to an improvement in a combined looking-glass and lip stick container.

It is known to apply a looking-glass longitudinally on a container with a protective lid, said lid being articulated to the container at one of its borders and having a ratchet spring at the opposite border.

This arrangement, although satisfactory for articles not used frequently, presents certain defects and/or inconveniences, since the spring ratchet gets out of order after being used for a short time, so that the looking-glass lid is no longer satisfactory, and its hinges, unless fitted in a costly manner, become deformed by frequent opening of the lid; this deformity not only makes the lid loose but also produces overlapping projections which snag other articles in the same hand-bag.

It may be further stated that when the lid does not close properly, the looking-glass is apt to be easily scratched or damaged.

The present invention has for its object that of obviating all said defects and inconveniences in a simple and economical manner, according to which said looking-glass is mounted on a plain or fiat surface resulting from the shaping of the lip-stick container as an incomplete cylinder through the absence of a cylindrical segment, and covers said container with a hollow cylinder, rotating on the former and provided with an opening which, in a determined position of rotary movement relative to the container, is able to coincide with said looking-glass, whilst in another position of said movement is able to cover the looking-glass.

Other advantages or benefits of the present invention will be apparent from the specification and the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 is a medial and longitudinal sectional view of the invention showing the relation of the lip-stick container to the cylinder which, as a looking-glass cover member, surrounds the greater part of its circumference.

Fig. 2 is an exploded view of the elements of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on lines 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view on lines 4-4 of Fig. 2 and Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view on line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Corresponding parts are designated by the same reference characters in the various views of the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, a is the lipstick, b is the container for' the lip-stick, c is the looking-glass applied to the container b, and d is the cover member of the looking-glass.

The lip-stick a is conventional except that it is shaped to have a section corresponding to the internal shape of the container b.

The container b is a hollow cylinder which is flat along one side throughout its entire length except for the end collar 2 defining a container mouth 3. The flat portion of the container is designated as I and the looking-glass c is affixed to such flat surface as will be clear from Fig. 3.

The collar 2 is annular and its maximum (outside) diameter is equal to that of the cylinder at the top of the lip-stick a whilst the height of said collar is sufficient to constitute an easy pressing means.

The bottom of container 2) has an opening 4 for the reception of a securing or connecting means such as the pin or rivet e.

The cover member d of the looking-glass c has an incomplete cylindrical shape resulting from the cutting ofi of a cylinder are from a hollow cylinder; the cut oil part being shorter in height than the cylinder as shown in Fig. 2 so that the ends of such cover member are completely cylindrical as will be understood from Fig. 4.

This operation produces in cylinder d a long opening 5 which is approximately the same size as the looking-glass c, and leaving upper and lower rings 6 and 1, respectively.

The diameter of the member d is such that it adapts itself with relative ease to the external surface of the cylindrical part of the container b.

The bottom of member cl is closed by a disk which is provided with a perforation 8 (Fig. 1) in order to receive the connecting means e.

The connecting means e may be effected in different ways. As illustrated it consists of a cotter pin opened over a washer; but this may be dispensed with.

The connecting means 6 is axially disposed with respect to members b and d and not only holds those members in the assembled relationship shown in Fig. 1 but constitutes a pivot around which relative rotary motion of members b and d can take place to expose the lookingglass or mirror 0 or to cover it.

Manner of using the device The collar 2 is held by one hand and the other hand is applied to the cover member at and said elements are rotated until the looking glass 0 is visible through the opening 5.

When this is attained, the lip-stick a is then taken out for its use on the lips with the help of the looking-glass.

Subsequently, the lip-stick is again set in the holder and the parts are rotated in likewise manner until the looking-glass is covered by the cylindrical part which constitutes the member d.

What has been described above is illustrative of the inventiontandurict limitativesince modifications of "details or construction may be made without departing from the fundamental principles which are clearly defined in the following claims.

I claim:

1. A combination lip-stick holder and mirror comprising a cylindrical container-which is flat along one side and has a closedelower endwith;-.

a central aperture, a mirror secured along the fiat side of said container, a cylindrical 'covertainer and'..cover-member being rotatable with respectxto OHB ZElIlOthETItO .expose said mirror through a correspondinglydshaped openin in said cover member, and axial means extending through said apertures for connecting said container and cover member to hold them in assembled relationship while permitting their relative rotation.

2. A combination lip-stick holder and mirror according to claim 1 in which the container terminates at its upper end in an annular collar whose :outside diameter is substantially equal to the outside diameter of said cover member, the upper annular end of which terminates beneath said" collar, whereby the collar can be held manually'"Whilethercoverv'member is rotated relative thereto.

3. A combination lip-stick holder and mirror according to claim? in which a lip-stick having thesame. .-shape;as the. container is inserted in said container, the lip-stick having an enlarged upper-holding member overlying the collar of the container but out of contact therewith.

Country Date France Aug. 23, 1937 Number

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