US2827908A

US2827908A - Shaving kit

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Publication number: US2827908A
Application number: US669261A
Authority: US
Inventors: Lee Joseph
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1957-07-01
Filing date: 1957-07-01
Publication date: 1958-03-25
Anticipated expiration: 1975-03-25

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March 25, 1958 Filed July 1, 1957 FIL-ij. 1

J. LEE

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sHAvING KIT Joseph Lee,` Chicago, Ill.. Application'ruly 1, 1957, serial No. 669,261:

s claims. (c1. 13a- 30)` Atgreatl m'any p'eop'le-areati times; for shortorlbng periods, inrlocalities; where* the facilitleslfor shavmg are* not' available.` The object ofthe presentiinventionV isitotv provide the aforesaid'people withsimpla'nd novelkiitf which, whenever water is accessible, shall containva-lloff theacces'sories:needed for a comfortableshave andfwhieli; aref usually found in modernbath rooms.

Various typesof devices'for the same general purposej ast mineh'avebeen proposed, but I know of none that has gone'. into commercial use; The only dvies ofi1 which I have any knowledge are too bulky and clumsy ever to he'practicahle. A second. objectof'myI invention may therefore be. said to create a kit which shall not only be complete, but which also shall be so vsmall and compac'tthatlit maybe carriedby atlittlehandlerjustas a hand-led? purse is carried..

A= further object of. the. invention is vto createa kit lthat needs onlyfto be hooked over. the users" belt, whetheriit bte` worn byV h'im or` appliedto a post,.to be tirrn'lyI supported for comfortable. shaving. 4

a In carryingL out my. invention. I employ a long; flat, open-top box and a flanged lid that is telescoped over the top of the box to close it. The lid has on the inner side a mirror and is provided with a bar that lies dat on top of the lid when the box is closed and an end of which is set into a socket on one long side wall of the box after the lid has been lifted off. The box has on the other long side wall a pair of spaced hooks for engagement with a belt worn by the user or surrounding a post. The box is further provided with a brace which may be swung down and stand diagonally in engagement with the abdomen of the user or with the post if the -kit is mounted on a post.

The various features of novelty whereby the present invention is characterized Will hereinafter be pointed out with particularity in the claims; but, for a full understanding of the invention and its various objects and advantages, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a man wearing one of my improved kits, opened for and ready for shaving.

p Fig. 2 is a View on a larger scale showing, in elevation, a fragment of a post with the open kit mounted thereon;` a fragment of the kit being in section.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the things shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the kit closed.

Fig. 5 is an edge view of the kit, looking up at the same from a point below Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a section on line 6-6 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 7 is a section on line 7--7 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents an elongated shallow box, one of the long side walls 2 of which is concave. The opposite side wall 3 is preferably convex. The interior of the box is provided with

partitions

4, 4, dividing the same into compartments. Various shaving accessories may be stored in such compartments. Fitting ZZh Patented Mar. 25,1; 11958 2. into"one`of"tl1'e compartments, between two partitions at oneendl of thebox, is a little"receptaclev 5V adapted to contain shaving water. A second receptacle 'isshown betweenihe second and third partitions from the lastmentionedl end`4` off the"` box. On' the" outside of" wall 2 of. the' box are twoedownwardly'fcin'g' hooks 7; 7` spaced posts" are'in a planear rightan'glesito the'long axis of` ,the bo'xv andJL midway between' the e'nds. of" the" box. The` two bars` lie"A hat against' each other. Bar 9l contains a slot 12' whichextends'throughoutalmost the entire length of. the same, whereas" strut 8 carries a' b'olt` 14 which passes'A tlirouglr the' slot' and i is provided with a wing, nutV 15: Bar19`1isa'bot1ttaslong as the width of the boxin theplane oftiiebar," whereas' strut 8l is much longer'. On the outer side of front wall 3,` midway between .the ends thereof;v is" anupwardl'y opening socketl16 in the form ofil ailattlo'op;- A larger loop 17 in the same plane as loopJ IGserVes* as a' Handle' bywlich. the kit may be carried.

Thebox'istprovidd witla' lid* 18, hanged" as at 19,. to permititv to b'e slipped* downf over the open top and; preferahly,-l1"eld ,ir'r'placebyfiictionl In the center of' thelirinery orunder sideofthedid is a mirror 20. Beyond theends of the mirror are'. clips' 21 and2`2' adapted to hold articles in place until they'are to be used.

Oirttop' of*l tlieflid` is allat bar 24. abouthalf' as' longvv atslth'e4 lidandpivotedi at one en'd tothe lidnear the concave edgeandmidway between the" ends of theY lidi The pivotal connection comprises a bolt 25 extending up from the lid through the bar and provided with a wing nut Z6 to clamp the bar to the lid when desired. On the top of and near one corner of the lid is a stop 27 for the free end of bar 24. This stop is provided with a part 28 which overhangs the bar when it engages the stop. The free end of the bar is bent to provide a lip or ange 29 that lies at an angle to the rest of the bar. This lip is of a size and shape to lit into socket 16.

When the kit is not being used for shaving the box is closed and the brace and the bar 24 are secured in the positions occupied in Figs. 4 and 5. The kit may be carried about by the handle 17 from one place to another in the same manner as a large purse.

When it is desired to shave it may be hooked onto any conventional belt B that forms part of the users wearing apparel. The user may be wearing the belt as in Fig. 1 or it may be tightened about a post P as in Fig. 2. The two loops being spaced apart, the kit cannot tilt in its lengthwise direction. By adjusting the brace (parts 8 and 9) as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 6 and 7, the lower end of strut 8 may engage the abdomen of the wearer or the post, as the case may be, to prevent tilting from front to rear. It Will be noted that the angle that the strut makes with the lbottom of the box may be varied, if necessary, to ensure that the box will be horizontal for users of al1 sizes.

The lid having been removed before or after mounting the kit on the belt, bar 24 is loosened so that it may be swung from its idle position, illustrated in Fig. 4 into and locked in the position illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 7. The lip 29 is then thrust into socket 15 so that the mirror is held at the proper distance from the user and at the proper angle to'alford the user the most advantageous view of his features while shaving.

When the kit is set up for shaving all of the com s? veniences available n bath rooms are also available to the user of the kit. The only thing missing from the kit is water, but there are very few places where water cannot be obtained and the kit contains a receptacle intov which the necessary amount of water maybe placed when needed. i

I claim:

1. A shaving kit comprisingVV an elongated shallow box having an open top and a concave long side wall adapted to bear against the body of the user or against a post, hooks in spaced relation on said wall adapted to be en-` gaged over a belt on the user. or the post, a detachable lid in telescoped relation to thebox at and closing the top of the latter, a mirror on the underside of the lid, a socket onthe second long side wallof the box, and a bar mounted on top of the lid and movable from an idle position in which lies wholly within the area of the lid to a position in which it stands atright angles to the long axis of the lid and projects beyond one long edge of the sameV so that it may be entered in said Socke after the lid has been lifted 01T the box.

2. A shaving kit as set forth in claim l, wherein the bar is pivoted to the lid at one end, and wherein there is a nut at the pivot to lock the bar against swinging movements.

3. A shaving kit as set forth in claim 2, wherein the lid has on top thereof a stop positioned and shaped to engage and overhang the free end of the bar when the latter is in its idle position. y'

4. A shaving kit comprising an elongated, shallow box having an open top and a concave long side wall adapted,

to iit against the body of the user at the waist, hooks on said wall adapted to be slipped over the users belt, a socket'onthe second long side wall of the box, a detachable lid in telescoped relation with the box at and closing the open top ofthe latter, a mirror on the under side of the lid, a bar overlying the lid and pivotally secured at one'end to the latter, being of such length and shape that when its free end is inserted in the socket the lid is held well above the box with the mirror facing the latter and slanting away from the same from the bottom upwardly, and brace device on the under side of the box and shiftable from a position close to the latter to a working position in which a part extends diagonally down from a point near said second long side wall to the lower part of the body of the user.

5. A shaving kit comprising an elongated, shallow box having an open top and a concave long side wall adapted to t against the body of the user at the Waist, hooks on said wall adapted to be slipped over the users belt, a detachable lid in telescoped relation with the box at and closing the open top of the latter, a mirror on the under side of the lid, a bar overlying the lid and pivotally secured at one end to and midway between the ends of the latter, a socket on the second long side wall of the box, the bar being of such length and shape that when its free end is inserted in the socket the lid` References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,183,747 Mclntire May 16, 1916 1,378,661 Daraban May 17, 1921 1,515,542 Douquet Nov. 11, 1924 1,990,413 Michaelis Feb. 5, 1935 2,312,608 Wadsack Mar. 2, 1943 2,510,646 Meers June 6, 1950 2,769,565 Sottile Nov. 6, 1956