US1788399A - Catch means for vanity cases - Google Patents

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Jan. 13, 1931. J. L. M ATREE CATCH MEANS FOR VANITY CASES Filed March 17, 1928 Patented Jan. 13, 1931 trial) "sures PATENT {Pricey JOHN L. MCATREE, OFBRQOKLYN, NEW.YbRK,fASSiGNORTO SCOVILDMANUFACTURING COMPANY, or WATERBURY, connncrrcur, nconronnrion oriconnncrrre'ur renames ronfvanrriz CASES ap licanba "matriarch 17', 1928. seas-m 262,536.

This invention relates to certainimprovements in small boxes elf-eases "for holding cosmetics and other toilet articles now' commonly known as vanity boxes. i

One type of lZhQSQbOXGS includes a'body member forming a compartment for holding the desired toilet article, this' bod'y having a cover associated therewith, usually by means of a hinge. Another type of such boxinciudes a body and cover members 'eachdesigned to hold a cosmetic or oth'er'toi l'et article, these parts being usually associated-01 1 a hinge combined with an intermediate cover.

or partition member, which maybe in the form of a mirror. lt'is desirable in "this class of boxes that-means be provided "tor 1 holding the parts in closed relationlwhenjin non-use, but which meansmay be readily manipulated top'ermit the separation or opening of the parts of the box. a

It is the especial object of the present-invention to provide an improved catch or locking means for sriclr'boxes by which the parts of the box may bepositively locked together but may be readilyand'easily released when it is desired to open the box.

A furtherobject of the invention is to provide catch means of improved construction by which a simple rotary movement of'smal'l extent will move it to securing and release positions. 7

A "further. object of the invention is to provide such a box and locking means of neat and attractive appearance and of simple de sign so that the parts maybe" cheaply made and quickly assembled.

With these and other objects not fspea cifically referredto in view, the invention consists llZCGIhZllIl novel parts,- arrangements and combinations which will be described in connection with the accompanying drawings and the novel features pointed out in the claims hereunto annexed.

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Figure 1-. is a front edge view-of a vanity case made in accordance with the invention, the case-being show n closed; 7 3

Figure 2 is a view of the case shown in Figure 1, the parts ofthe case being shown in open position, and a I I Y FigurejZ-B is a central sectional-view orran enlarged scale of the 33 of Figure 1. 7 Referring now to these drawings in detail, the improved case may" be made of light metal and of any convenient or desired sh-ape, and the invention may be employed in either single cases, that is, a case adapted to hold caseftaken on the line one cosmetic, or double cases,ithat is, a case Gil capacitated to hold two cosmetics. "The case selected to illustrate the inventionis one or the latter type and is pr ovided with an interior partition and While a case'made'in this form isp'referabl'e, it Willbe, understood that this isinerely illustrativeof the invention. fT-he case shown 'compris'estwo similar "case sections 1,2, which are the same in constructionancl so can be made by'the same stamping operation. These case sections are,as'shown,

provided with sidewalls 3 which at their rims are slightly inturned, as indicated at' l in Figures 1 and 2. The case sectionsare pivotally associated by a hinge. While this hinge construction may vary widely as'to its specific details, this is formed in-the. box shown 'byapa ir'of beze'lsor rings 5,16 each "having-a rim 7 and a flange 8 depending'irom the rim-and engaging the, bottom of the box. These beze'ls are of spring'metal and are secured in place by snapping them past the inturned edge 4 of the. shell members 1, 2, the bezels bein 7 than "without' tlie necessityof anyiurther thus securely held in p'osi securingQ-mems. These bezels each have formed thereonhinge knuckles 9, 10, these t knuckles bein' produced by turning up and over a part 0 the metal of the bezels, and these hinge knuckles are united by a pintle 1-1.

In the particular construction illustrated a central partition, which acts as a com-plemen'ta'ry cover for-the box, is hinged between the sections and'preferably'on'the same pint'le 11 which connects the two bezels. Thispartr 'tionis shown in the form of a metal plate 12 highly polished on fibothsides,thustorming a double mirror, and this plate is prev'ided with an integral-ear 13,(Figure3)byj'whichritis hinged to the'jpintle;

:In accordance with the-invention, an aim proved catchme'ans is provided for holding the parts of the box together, which is manip ulated by a short turning movement to securing and release positions. This catch member generally includes a socket and a cooperating rotary stem. .Nhere, as inthe present instance, the box is a doubl box, the socket is formed on the central partition. syvhile the socket construction may vary toJsome extent,

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as shown, this socket includes a socket mem ber 14 having a split end into v.whichrmay, enterthe edge of the partition member, the, socket being clamped or otherwise secured to the edge of the partition, preferably opposite the hinge pintle 11, before referred to.

The socket 1 member projects outwardly from thepartition to the outside of the box and is provided with an interior thread 15. Cooperating with this threaded portion of the socket is a catch member shown in the form of a screw stem having a threaded portion 16 and'a head 17, this head being preferably roughened or knurled, as indicated at 18. to give agood grip to the fingers incoperating the catch.

The head-17 isrecessed to form a depending skirt 19 under which are arrangedto'extend projections formed on the edges of the cover and body sections of the box. W'hile the projections'may takevarious forms, in the particular construction illustrated these projections are in the form of lips 20, 21 formed by bending out the metal-ofthe walls of the body and cover members 1,2, these lips being clamped under the socket 19 of the head 17 by the rotation. of the head, as shown in Figure 3. The fingers then are released by rotating the head in the opposite direction until the socket is clear of the lips, and this movement need be but a very slight one.

Where cases embody the bezel construction described for securing the two parts of the box together, the rims 7 of these bezels will be provided with grooves 22j-which receive the socket so that the parts can be clamped together.

In the particular case s is capacitated to receive a powder compact, indicated by the numerals 23, 24, these compacts being mounted on the usual metal bases 25. These compacts are arranged to snugly lit the interior of the bezels 5, 6, before remay be readily removedifrom the members and replaced by fresh ones if desired.

It will be seen with theiconstruction shown and describedthat very) simple and at-the hown each section sametime very effective latching means have been provided for boxes of this character, and also a box of improved type in which the shell members may be identical and conveniently held in place, as may also the compacts or other toilet articles carried in the body and cover members. 7

' While the invention has been shown and cles'cribed in its preferred form, it will be understood that various changes maybe made in the specific construction shown and described without departing from the invention as set forth-in the claims hereunto appended.

WVhat I claim is:

1.11:; a vanity case, a body member forming a compartment, a cover member for the compartment, bezels secured in the body and cover pivotally associated on a hinge and acting to pivotally associate the body and cover, a socket located between the bezels, said bezels being formed with depressions to receive the socket when the box is closed, a catch membermovable in the socket and having a flange, and a projection on each of the members engaged and released by the movement of the flange for holding and releasing the members. V

2. In a vanity case, a body member forming a compartment, a cover member for the compartment, bezels securcd'in the body and cover pivotally associated on a hinge and acting to pivotally associate the body and cover,

a socket located between the bezels and having a screw thread, said bezels being formed with depressions toireceive the socket when the box is closed, a catch member rotatable in the socket and having a flange, and a projection on each of the-members engaged and released by the rotation of the flange for holding and releasing themembers.

3. In a vanity case, a body, a cover pivotally associated with the body, a thin partition member between the body and cover, a socket .formed onthe edge of the partition member,

a catch member rotatable in the socket having an annular skirt, and projections on the body and cover engaged and releasedby the movement of the skirt for holding and releasing the parts. V v

4." In a vanity case,a body, a cover pivotally associated with the body, a partition member'between thebody and cover, a socket secured on the edge of the partition member and having a'screw thread, a threadedstem engaging with the socket and having an annular 1 depending skirt, and projections on the body and cover engaged and released by the movement of the skirt forholding and releasing the parts. i

5. In a vanity case, a body, a cover pivotally associated with the body, a partition member between the body and cover, a socket secured on the edge of the partition member and having a screw thread, a threaded stem engaging the socket and having an annular depending skirt, and lips formed by striking up the walls of the body and cover engaged beneath the skirt and released therefrom by the movement of the stem for holding and releasing the parts. 7 V

' 6. In a vanity case, a body, a cover pivotally associated therewith, members having rimslocated in the body and cover and provided with grooves, a partition between the 19 body and cover, a socket member having a split end secured to the edge of the partition having a screw thread, a threaded stem ent V gaging with the socket and having an annular skirt, and lips struck up from the body and cover for engaging under the skirtfor' holding and releasing the parts on the rotation of the stem, said socket lying in the I grooves when the box is closed.

7. In a vanity case, a body, a'cover pivot- 20 ally associated therewith, a metal partition member forming a mirror between the body and cover, a socket member secured on the edge of the partition and havinga threaded end, a threaded stem having engagement in the socket and provided with a finger grip for rotating it, a skirt on the stem for holding and releasing the parts on the rotation of the stem, and lips on the body and cover for engaging under the skirt. v

39 8. In a vanity case, similar shallow body and cover shells, forming compartments, bezels secured in the shells and united by a hinge and pivotally associating the shells, a socket located between the bezels, said bezels being provided with depressions formed by punching in the material of the bezels and acting to receive the socket when the box is closed, a catch member movable in the socket and having a flange, and a projection on each 40 of the shells engaged and released by the movement of the flange for holding and releasing the members.

9. In a vanity case, similar shallow body and cover shells forming compartments and 4 pivotally associated, a thin partition member betweenthe shells, a socket formed'on the edge of the partition, a catch member rotatable in the socket having an annular flange, and projections on the shells engaged and re leased by the movement of the flange for a holding and releasing the parts.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand. 5 JOHN L. MOATBEE. 5 v

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