US293568A

US293568A - Franz ficke

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Publication number: US293568A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1884-02-12
Anticipated expiration: 1901-02-12

Description

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TOILET use No.."293',-568. Y Patented Feb. 12, 1884.*-

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 293,568, dated February 12, 1884.

Application filed J uly 16, 1'883. (No model.)

had to the accompanying drawings, forming part thereof.

Figure l is a perspective view of this device with the cover open; Fig. 2, a plan of the inside of the cover; Fig. 3, a plan of the inside of the body of the case Fig. 4, a detail oi'a corner,

. showing the covering crimped and ready to be applied 5 Fig. 5, a detail in section of the seat for the comb.

This invention relates to toilet-cases; and the novelty consists in the means for holding the hand-mirror in place in the cover, in the means for holding the comb in the bodyor tray of the case, and in the iinish for the corners of the case, and the device as awhole, all as will now be more fully set out and explained.

In `the accompanying drawings, A denotes the body or tray ofthe case, and A the cover. These are hinged together as usual.

In the cover A', beneath the ornamental 1ining a., are the side springs, b, overlapping the mirror B when in position in the cover, and thus securely holding it in place.- At the sides of the handles are the spring-stays b', which will act as guides, and also prevent any side movement of the handle. These stays b could be made like the side springs, b, so as to prevent the handle from any downward movement when the case is shut; but' this is not at all essential.

In the body or tray A, beneath the ornamental lining c, are the curved springs 61,: which are intended to come over the handle of the brush E, and thus hold the brush in position.

The comb F is placed parallel with the brush in the seat formed of the inclined pieces g and the-spring h, so that when the comb is thrust between these parts it will b ered, its ends cut away to meet at the exact corner, with the piece 011l the adjoining side cut away in the like manner. In -my device I can use one strip, I, for the entire base A, and instead of cutting away the corner,

I bend the corner part in, and then crimp or tuck each side i', so as to make an ornamental half-elliptical nish, i. The strip I,

being well covered on its-inner side with glue or likev material, can be readily fashioned as above, and when the adhesive substance has dried, the corner t' will be about as firm as if it had a wire form beneath.A The ends of the piece are matched at any desired place between the corners.

In placing the mirror in its seat, it is only necessary to put its back flat upon the springs Z, which are so shaped that a slight pressure on the mirror will thus cause them to open and allow the mirror to be put in position,

while in removing the mirror it is only necessary to take hold of the handle and raise it upwardly, which action causes the sides of the mirror-back to open the springs, and the mirror is thus readily freed.

I am aware that toilet cases have been made with springs for holding the mirror and the brush in position, and I vdo not broadly claim such construction as my invention.

What I do claim is- Q 1. In a toilet-case having a textile cover, I, uncut and folded at the corners z', as described, the'combination of the tray A, having the inclined comb-seat g h and spring, with the cover A', having mirror side springs, l), and the guides b-, all constructed substantially as described. l

2. In a toilet-case, the combination of the tray A, the .inclined partition or comb-seat g h, and the spring, substantially as described.

3. In atoilet-case, the tray A, having brushhandle springs d, and the comb-seat gh, in combination with the cover A, having the mirror FRANZ Fickn.

Vitnesses: g

Or'ro WEBER, G. SoHULTnEis.

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