US2741359A

US2741359A - Eye-glass cleaning kits

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Publication number: US2741359A
Authority: US
Inventors: Healy James Joseph
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1954-05-26
Filing date: 1954-05-26
Publication date: 1956-04-10
Anticipated expiration: 1973-04-10

Description

A ril 10, 1956 J. .1. HEALY 2,741,359

EYE-GLASS CLEANING KITS Filed May 26, 1954 I N V EN TOR. (/4445; l/OJEPH/lE/IL Y ATTORNEY EYE-GLASS CLEANING KITS James Joseph Healy, Bronx, N. Y.

Application May 26, 1954, Serial No. 432,533

3 Claims. (Cl. 206--38) This invention relates to an eye-glass cleaning kit, and it has for its purpose to provide in combination, and in a compact manner, an eyeglass wiping material such as paper, cloth, linen, etc., which material is supported by a spindle and wound upon a small cylindrical container which latter, in turn, is adapted to receive a small bottle, or fiagon, filled with one of the well known liquids for use against eye strain.

The said spindle with its contents is mounted in a small auxiliary compartment secured to a conventional eye-glass casing in any suitable manner.

With the above and other objects in view, this invention consists of the novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming part of this application, and in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all views, and in winch:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of my invention.

Figure 2 is a similar, detail view, with part broken off.

Figure 3 is an elevational view of my invention with part broken off.

Figure 4 is an elevational detail view of same; while Figure 5 is another elevational view.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the numeral 20, as shown in Figure 1, indicates a spindle made of flexible or springy material, such as metal or plastic.

Said spindle has one end terminating in a thin, flat piece 21, and on this piece is, in turn, arranged a small cylinder 22 adapted to have a roll of glass wiping material 23, as shown in Figure 2, mounted thereon; a small bottle or fiagon 24- With liquid, as hereinbefore described, is inserted into said cylinder 22. The piece 21 has a flange-like projection 25 in order to prevent a too far forward movement of the roll of wiping material (paper) on said piece 21.

The other end 26 of the spindle is formed with a downwardly curved end portion 27 adapted to grip and keep the wiping material in place, as shown especially in Figure 3.

The bottle 24 for insertion in the small cylinder 22, is shown separately in Figure 4, and inserted in said cylinder in Figure 3; said bottle, which may be of any suitable material such as glass, or plastic, is at one end provided with an aperture 28 for the outlet of liquid, and at the other end with a pin 29 formed with a head 30 for the withdrawal or the bottle from the cylinder.

The edge of portion 26 of the spindle serves to cut a piece of the Wiping paper from the roll of said paper. The latter is provided with suitable perforations 31, as shown in Figure 2 to facilitate the gripping and removal of a piece.

The portion 26 of the spindle is under pressure, due

.nited States Patent 6 F 2,741,359 Patented Apr. 10, 1956 to the springiness of the latter and the bend 32, and will, therefore, always adjust itself automatically to rest with its main portion on the roll of paper.

When not in use the spindle 20 with its roll of paper is encased in an auxiliary compartment or pocket 34, made of any suitable material, and secured in any convenient manner to a conventional eye-glass casing 35, as shown in Figure 5.

In order to secure the spindle with the roll of paper in said pocket 34, the latter is adapted to expand somewhat while at the same time the upwardly curved section 33 of the end portion 2'7 assures a comparatively tight connection with said pocket, as it presses against the interior of the latter; at the same time the bend 32 of the spindle will engage the edge of the pocket 34.

The bottle 24, when inserted in the cylinder 22, closely fits the latter in order to prevent any discharge of liquid from said bottle. The cylinder may also, if desired, be filled with liquid, and a dauber used with same.

It is obvious that changes may be made in the form, construction and arrangement of parts, as shown, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention, and I do not, therefore, wish 7 to limit myself to the exact construction shown and described herein.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

. 1. A device of the class described comprising, in combination, a spindle consisting of a thin, fiat piece of material bent upon itself to form a handle, a downwardly extending curved portion at one end of said handle, a small cross bar arranged near the other end of said handle, a cylindrical hollow tube arranged upon said other end of the handle, an eye-glass wiping material mounted upon said tube, said material being kept in place by the downwardly extending portion of the handle and said cross bar, a fiagon formed with a grip at one end thereof, and being inserted in said tube, forming a snug fitting with the latter.

2. A device of the class described, comprising, in combination, a spindle bent upon itself and having two arms, a downwardly extending curved portion at the end of one arm, a cross bar arranged upon the other arm, and a hollow cylinder attached to the latter, a roll of eye-glass wiping material mounted upon said cylinder, said material being kept in position by said curved portion and cross bar, a flagon, formed with a grip at one end thereof, and being inserted in said cylinder, the first said arm being adapted for the cutting of said eye-glass wiping material.

3. A device of the class described comprising, in combination, a spindle having two arms, a downwardly extending curved portion at the end of one of said arms, a flange upon the other arm, and a hollow cylindrical tube attached to the latter, a roll of eye-glass wiping material mounted upon said tube, said material being kept in place by said curved portion and flange; a fiagon formed with a grip at one end and being inserted in said cylinder, the first said arm being adapted for cutting the eye-glass wiping material, said spindle being adapted for insertion in a compartment of an eye-glass case, and secured to said compartment by an upward curvature in the spindle.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,090,527 Fischer May 16, 1933 2,276,766 DeWitt Mar. 17, 1942 2,479,472 Coplon Aug. 16, 1949