US1325361A - ce tippecanoe city - Google Patents

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H. J. HARSHBER 00A 1 e F A APPLICAT FILED 27, 1919.

1,325,361 Patented Dec. 16, 1919.

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HARRY J'. HARSHBERGER, 0F TIPPEOANOE OITY, OHIO, ASSIGNOR- TO THE TIPP WHIP COMPANY, OF TIPPECANOE CITY, OHIO, A CORPORATION OFOHIO.

COATING FOB, SOAP.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec, 16, 1919.

Application filed January 27, 1919. SerialNo. 273,315.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HARRY J. I-Lmsrr- BERGER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tippecanoe City, in the county of Miami and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coating for Soap, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to an improved coating for soap, and has for its particular ob ect to provlde an improved coatmg for avoiding the possible dangers of infection resulting from corrosion which is a common fault of metal soap containers.

To this end I provide a coating ofparaffin applied direct to the body of the soap and therefore,- conforming exactly to the shape of the stick. Both ends of the soap,

as well as the cylindrical body portion may be covered with paraffin, but in its preferred form the end ofthe stick from which the soap is used is leftv exposed ready to be used as delivered to the purchaser.

An important advantage is realized in the use of shavlng soap put up in this manner 1n thatthe paraflin coated stick may be rinsed after use without any portion of the soap, except the .exposed end thereof, being exposed to moisture, the parafiin being impervious to or insoluble in water at the usual temperature'for'toilet use. Thus the main body of the soap is kept entirely dry and complete sanitation may be effected.

. It is understood, of course, that shaving soap in the well known form of long cylindrical sticks is applied direct by rubbing the end of the stick over the surface to be lathered, the stick in the ordinarymetal container being pushed upwardly by any suitable arrangement, such as an adjustable bottom in the container. With the use of my improved coating such 7 an arrangement is not necessary, as the ex,-

posed edge of the parafiin will reduceproportionately with the soap in the application thereof, the, edge of the parafiin coatino re .maimng substantially flush with tbeapp ication surface of the soap until the entire stick is consumed.

My invention, obviously, has the advantage of simplicity, cheapness, attractiveness and what is more important convenience and sanitation in use. Without change or adjustment the soap is always ready for use, and by merely rinsing thestick it is again prepared for after use. .The body of the soap'always being dry there is no waste and due to the protection afforded by the perfectly sanitary parafiin coating there is no possibility of infectious substances, such as may result from corroded metal, being conveyed to the soap. V

An incidental advantage of my invention, made possible by the transparency of the paraflin coating, consists in the 'means] it affords for securing a label or trade mark to the body of the soap, preferably to the unused end of the soap. The label is not obscured by the paraffin coating over it, and

being protected by the parafiin will be pre- 7 served until the entire stick is used.

The parafiin or coating of other similar materialmay be applied to the soap in any suitable manner, as by dipping or immersing the cakes of soap in a bath of fiuidmaterial whereby an even coating of the material will adhere to the soap and when. cooled will condense and form the protecting coating-as contemplated in the invention. I

Referring tothe drawings,

Figure 1 is'an end view of the paraffin coating as, applied to a stick of shaving soap;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal cross sectional .view of a stick of soap having the paraflinv coating applied thereto;

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view takenon the line 33 of Fig. 2'; and o x 1 .Fig' 4 is an end vi'ew of the invention showing the manner of securinga label to the soap under the parafiin coating.

form of a stick of shaving soap 1, contained within a coatlng of paraffin 2.

As here shown the invention is in the .Vhile it has'bee'n stated that one end of the soap 1s preferably left uncoated or exposed, it is, of course, obvious that'both ends may be coated over'with the paraffin, it be ing then necessary for the user to remove the paraffin from one end of the stick before the first application of the soap is made.

In Fig. a of the drawings the manner of displaying a label or trade mark on the soap is shown.

'While paraffin is a suitable material to use to realize the purposes of the invention, other materials having similar qualities may also be used and satisfactory results obtained therewith; the essential qualities being found in materials that are impervious to water within a normal range of temperatures; that will conform and adhere to the surface of the soap; that will reduce readily with the working surface of the soap; that will keepthe body of the soap dry and protect it against contact with infectious substances; that will be suitable to serve as a commercial covering for the soap; that will be inexpensive, attractive in ap pearance and convenient and sanitary in use.

Nhile the normally white paraffin in semi-hard or plastic form is ordinarily the preferred material to be used, it may be desirable for special purposes, as in the preparation of sales or display samples, or to distinguish different grades of soap, etc., to use variously tinted paraflin which would add variety and attractiveness to the soap sticks for commercial effect.

As far as I am aware 1am the first to discover and apply an invention having essentially the features'of construction and application of the present invention. I do not wish to be limited, therefore, to the details as herein disclosed and described, but wish to claim broadly, as defined and comprehended in the appended claims, the principles and essentials of the invention as well as the specific organization and arrangement thereof. The impervious materials as treated inthe claims are used in a qualified sense having reference to paraffin or like material which is normally insoluble to the influence of water, that is, at the temperatures at which water is ordinarily used for toilet purposes.

Having thus fully described my invention,

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, with a cake of soap having an end adapted to be immersed in water from which the soap is applied by rubbing the same on the skin to be treated thereby, a coating of impervious material formed integral of said cake and terminating in edges substantially flush with said end portion, and reducible equally with the surface thereof in the application of said soap.

2. The combination, with a stick of soap, a coating of impervious material covering the body and one end thereof adapted to pr-vent soap coming in contact with the hand and terminating in an edge substantially flush with the opposite end of said stick, and reducible equally'with said end in the application of soap therefrom.

3. The combination, with a stick of shaving soap, a coating of impervious material covering the body and one end thereof adapted to prevent soap coming in contact with the hand and terminating in an edge substantially flush with the opposite end of said stick and reducible therewith incident to a rubbing application of said end to the skin treated thereby.

4c. The combination, with a stick of shaving soap, a coating of semi-plastic impervious material covering the bodyand one end thereof adapted to prevent soap coming in contact with the hand and terminating in an edge substantially flush with the opposite end of said stick and reducible therewith incident to a rubbing application of said end to the skin treated thereby.

5. The combination, with a stick of shaving soap, a coating of semi-plastic impervious material conforming and adhering to the body and one end of said stick and terminating in an edge substantially flush with the opposite end of said stick and adapted to be immersed in water reducible therewith incident to a rubbing application of said end to the skin treated thereby.

In testimony whereof, Tafiix my signature.

HARRY J. HARSHBERGER.

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