US1499855A - Vanity case - Google Patents

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July 1`, 1924.

c. N. coR'YELL VANITY CASE Filed Aug. 8, 1923 .NTOR

ATTORNEYS Patented July l, 1924.

UNITED STATES CHARLES NEIVION CORYELL, OIF MAMARONECK, NEW YORK.

VANITY CASE.

Application filed August 8, 1923. Serial No. 656,392.

To aZZ whom t may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES N. CoRYnLL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mamaroneck, in the county of lVestchester, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vanity Cases; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to vanity cases of that type which ordinarily contain a compact of face powder, a powder puff and ai mirior, and are carried in handbags. Cases of this type now in use are, for the most part, of substantial thickness, are bulky, and, as space is at a premium in hand-bags, are objectionable for that reason. One of the objects'of the present invention is to design a case which shall be exceedingly compact and yet quite as efficient as the more bulky type now in use. I have accordingly made the case of the shape of a thin watch case, the rounded edges of the two dish-shaped halves (the coverV and base of the case) meeting in a narrow beading.

A case of such a form cannot well receive the ordinary powder compact which has a rounded upper 'face and is set in a lat container. I have accordingly designed a novel form of compact, employing a concave container which corresponds in shape to one of the halves of the case. The paste which vforms the compact is placed in this, and the upper face leveled olf flat and smooth.

Such a compact has ra very important adkthe hinge by means of which the cover is vantage over those now in use aside from the fact that it occupies less room. It is necessary specially to mold the rounded upper faces of the compacts now in use,

vwhereas my compact can be made with a. minimum of time and laboiI byV merely filling the holder with paste and leveling "it olf. A i

A further object of the present invention is to design an inexpensive, yet strong and eiicient hinge 'for the case. In my cepending application, Serial No. 634,414, tiled April 25, 1923, I have described and claimed a hinge construction in which a curled edge on one of the hinge members cooperates with the'extended ends of a pintle passing through a hinge knuckle on the other. cording to the present invention, I utilize the'beading which is formed around the periphery of one of the halves of the case as the curled edge, and by extending the pintle to completely encircle the case and lie within this beading I strengthen the construction, and also provide means for holding the compact inV place. One edge of the compact extends beneath the hinge knuckle, and at a point or points spaced from the knuckle a suiiicient distance, I bend the pintle wire to overlie the compact. The hinge is also strengthened by the bezel which holds the mirror in place, all or which will be more clearly understood after a study of the accompanying drawings, which illustrate a preferred embodiment of my invention.

In these drawings, Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a vanity case, constructed in accordance with the present invention, and shown closed; Fig. Q is a plan view ot' the case in wide open position; Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on an enlarged scale at right angles to the hinge;V Fig. 4 is a detail sliowing the form of the pintle wire; and Fig. 5 is a transverse section through the edge of the case. l The vanity case illustrated in these drawings comprises a pair of dish-shaped circular members or halves of identical external contour, preferably of metal. For means rof identification, the one marked 1 will be referred to as the base, andthe one marked 2 as the cover. As illustrated, thi

periphery of the base ig provided with a curled edge 0r beading 3, within the inner circumference of which a flange 4 on the cover is designed to lit and lock the case.

Ishall now describe the construction of hinged to theJ base. A strip of metal 5 eX- tends outwardly from a point on the periphery of the cover and is bent back upon itself as clearly shown and illustrated in Fig. 3, thus forming a Ysingle hinge knuckle. The curvature of this knuckle is made substantially the same as that of the beading 3, so that when the case is assembled and'elosed the hinge is hardly noticeable. Through this knuckle is passed a'pintle wire 6. As illustrated in Fig. 4 this pintle instead of projecting a short distance beyond the end of the knuckle, as iscustomary in hinge construction, is eX- tended in both directions an amount suiiicient to enable it substantially to encircle the base of the ease.v At one point in the periphery of the base, the beading is cut away forming a slot 7 into which the knuckle 5 is designed to fit. At the same time the pintle wire 6 is slipped under the curled edge of the base, the parts thus taking the position illustrated in Fig. 2. This hinge construction is obviously very simple and at the same time very efficient. The parts may be readily assembled and disassembled, and the long pintle wire `adds strength to the whole. This pintle wire has also a second function of assisting to hold the compact in place, as will be discussed in detail later. At a point diametrically opposite the hinge knuckle, the cover is provided with the usual protruding lip 8, which is employed to open the case,

The cover of the case is provided with a mirror 9 which is held in place by means of a bezel 10, which fits snugly within the case and is held in position by means of the flange 4, the bezel making a snug fit within the flange. This bezel performs two functions. It not only holds the mirror in place, but by overlying the extended end of the hinge knuckle strip at 11, it strengthens the hinge construction, and makes it difficult for the hinge knuckle to be sprung open when in use.

I shall now 'describe the novel compact with which I have equipped my case, and the method for holding it in position in the base. I have provided a dish-shaped con- Y ytainer or holder 12, whose external contour corresponds with the internal contour of the base. In the manufacture of a compact for this case, it is necessary only to fill this holder with the usual paste 13, and level off the surface flush with the periphery of the container. This is a simple operation and may be carried out with the exlpenditure of very little time and labor. fter the paste has hardened, the compact is ready for use. It is held in place. within the base of the case as follows: One edge is slipped under the overhanging side of the hinge knuckle as illustrated at 14. At a point diametrically opposite the hinge knuckle, I have bent. the pintle wire inwardly a slight amount as illustrated at 15, this bent end slightly overlying the edge of the compact. The compact is thus held at two points and cannot drop from the case.

Each case is, of course, provided with the usual powder puff 16, which overlies the mirror when the case is closed, and fits within the space provided between. the upper face of the compact and the mirror.

The Vconstruction illustrated is'not only very neat and compact, and will occupy little space in a hand-bag, butis inexpensive to manufacture and strong and durable. When one compact has been used up, it is a simple matter to remove the old compact and insert a new refill.

I claim:

l. A vanity case having hinged shallow dish shaped base and cover members meeting along their rims in a thin edge formed by an inturned curled bead defining thev said compact having a substantially flat ex- Y posed face extending to the rim of the member and aconvex back conforming to the dish shape of said member, the flange of the other member substantially overlying the edge portion of said compact.

2. A vanity case having hinged shallow dish shaped base and cover members meeting along their rims in a thin edge formed by an inturned bead defining the periphery of one of said members and a peripheral flange defining Vthe rim of the other member, adapted to'seat within the bead, thereby to provide a flat close fitting case tapered off to thin edges, a mirror within one of said case members and an annular vbezel fitting over said mirror and adapted to snap within the peripheral liange and reinforce the same.

3. A vanity case having separable dishshaped cover and base members meeting along their rims in a thin edge, and a compact held within and substantially filling one of the members, the compact having a flat outer surface and held in a dish-shaped container, the outer surface of the compact material being flush with the rim of'the container.

Y 4. Av vanity case comprising a cover member, a hinge knuckle carried thereby, a base, a curled edge on the base, and a wire passing through the hinge knuckle acting as a pintle and extending substantially around the periphery of the .base and within Athe curled edge.

5. A vanity case comprising a cover member, a hinge knuckle carried thereby, a base, a compact within the cover, a curled edge on the base, a wire passing through theV hinge knuckle acting as a pintle and extending substantially around the periphery of the base within the curled edge, and a bent portion on the wire, the com act being held in place by the hinge knuck e and the bent portion on the wire. K Y

6. A vanity case comprising a metal cover member, ya hinge knuckle carried thereby and formed by a strip of metal integral with the cover extending out therefrom and bent back upon the cover, and a bezel in the base overlying the end' of the knuckle forming strip. v

7. A vanity case comprising a base memllO ber, a cover, a compact within the cover, a hinge knuckle on the cover formed by a strip of metal bent back upon the cover, a curled edge on the base, a pintle wire passing through the knuckle and extending under the curled edge, a bent end on the wire cooperating with the hinge knuckle to hold the compact in place, a mirror in the cover, and a bezel holding the mirror in place and overlying the end of the knuckle forming strip.

8. A vanity case comprising hinged shallow dish shaped base and cover members meeting in a thin edge formed by a bead deiining the periphery of one of said members and a perpheral flange defining the rim of the other member, adapted to seat Within the bead, thereby to form a flat close fitting case tapered off to thin edges, a compact in the beaded member, another article in the flanged member and an annular bezel engaged over the article in the iianged member to hold the same in place and snapping into engagement with the flange to reinforce the latter.

9. A vanity case comprising two dishshaped members, one provided with a beading on its rim, a compact within the beaded member having a flat outer face and a convex inner face corresponding in contour with the inner face of the member, and means within the beading for holding the compact within the member.

l0. A vanity case comprising a cover member, a cover, a compact Within the base, a hinge knuckle on the cover, a curled edge on the cover, a pintle wire passing through the knuckle and extending under the curled edge, and a bent end on the Wire cooperating with the hinge knuckle to hold the compact in place.

1l. A vanity case having dish shaped base and cover members secured by a detachable hinge and meeting along theirK rims in a thin edge formed by a bead defining the maximum diameter of one of said members and an integral ange defining the rim of the other member, a dish shaped container for a compact mounted in the base member and detachably held therein, a mirror in the cover member and an annular bezel engaging the mirror by its inner edge and having its outer edge snapping into engagement with the integral flange, said bezel engaging the hinge to prevent separation of said members when the bezel is in place.

l2. A vanity case having hinged shallow dish shaped base and cover members meeting along their rims in a thin edge formed by an inturned curled bead defining the periphery of one of said members and a peripheral spring flange defining the rim of the other member, adapted to seat within the curled bead, whereby there is provided a flat close iitting case tapered off to thin edges and a thin compact held within the beaded member, enclosed within the curled bead, said compact having a substantially flat exposed face and a convex back conforming to the dish shape of said member, the flange of the other member facing the edge portion of said compact and reinforcing' the surrounding bead. i

13. A vanity case comprising base and cover members connected together at one side by a hinge, a catch in one of said case members substantially opposite the hinge and an article in said case member having its edge caught under the hinge at one Side and engaged beneath the catch at a substantially opposite point whereby said member can be releasably snapped into position within the case.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. CHARLES NEWTON CORYELL.

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