US1978193A - Cosmetic container - Google Patents

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7 Oct 23, 1934. G, C FULLMER 1,978,193

COSMETIC CONTAINER Filed Jan. 17, 1934 CaQINV NTOE ATTORNEYS Patented Oct. 23, 1934 COSMETIC CONTAINER Giles C. Fullmer, Bridgeport, Conn., assigrior to The Bridgeport Metal Goods Manufacturing Company, Bridgeport, Conn., a corporation of Connecticut Application January 17, 1934, Serial No. 706,964

Claims. (01. 206-56) 7 This invention relates to new and useful im- In one side wall the casing 10 is provided with provements in containers and has particular rea longitudinally extending slot 14 which at its lation to a cosmetic container adapted to receive upper end stops short ofthe upper open end of any cosmetic or similar material such for examthe casing and at its lower end passes through ifple as lipstick, shaving soap, cold cream, eyebrow an outwardly pressed bead 15 arranged above or 60 pencil and the like. inwardly of the closed end 11 of the casing. A An object of the invention is to provide a cosseries of slots or recesses 16 are also formed in meticeontainer including means whereby the the Wallof the container having the slot 14, and cosmeticmay be projected beyond one end of the while the slots 16 are spaced from one another 10; container for use and retracted into the container and are parallel with one another they arean- 65":

after use, and including means whereby the cosgularly disposed relative to the slot 14 and each metic; will be maintained in projected position at one end enters or communicates with the slot while in use so that the pressure used in apply- 14. These slots or recesses 16 form the portions ingthe cosmetic will not force it into the conbetween them into yieldable or spring portions 15'; tainer. i or fingers 17. i

Another object is to provide a container as Within the casing thereis arranged a cup-like stated and which is of simple construction, which member 18 comprising a cosmetic carrier and may be manufactured at low cost, and which such carrier is adapted to receive the inner end does not include'any operating parts likely to get of any cosmetic stick 19 which, as shown in Fig. 20; out of rd r, 1, may, when new, project slightly beyond the 75 Other objects and advantages will become apopen end of the casing 10 when the carrier 18 parent from a consideration of the following deis in fully retracted position. However. as the tailed description taken in connection with the cosmetic is used the stick becomes shorter and it accompanying drawing wherein a satisfactory is necessary to operate the carrier to project the einbodimentof the invention is shown. However, end of the cosmetic beyond the casing in order so it will be understood that the invention is not that the cosmetic may be applied. It wil1,therelimited to the details disclosed but includes all fore, be understood that the carrier 18 is shiftsuch variations and modifications as fall within able toward and from the open end of the casing the spirit of the invention and the scope of the 10 to project the-cosmetic beyond the open end appended claims, V of the casingfor use and to withdraw it into In the drawing: V the casing after use. Fig. 1 is a side elevational view, with parts To provide for manipulation or shifting of the broken away, showing the improved container; carrier in the casing an operating member, here- Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken subshown as a stud 20, is arranged projecting 35 stantially. along the plane of the line 2-2 of through the slot 14 and with its inner end con- 90 Figjl; nected with the carrier 18. Thestud may take Fig. 3 is .a detail sectional view taken substanany desired form and may be a screw or the like tially along the line 3-3 of Fig. 1 but with the although it is disclosed as in the nature of a rivet cover of the container omitted; and. has its inner end passed through the wall- 40' Fig. 4 is a similar view taken substantially of the carrier and-headed as at 21 whereby it is 95, along the plane of the line 44 of Fig. 1 the permanently connected with the carrier. The cover of the container being omitted; outer end of stud 20 may be enlarged providing Fig. 5 is atopplan view of the cosmetic carrier a heador finger piece 22. By shifting the stud f the container and i 20 along theslot 14 thecarrier 18 will be shifted Figx6isa side elevational view of the carrier. toward and fromthe open end of the'casing 10. 1

Referring in detail to the drawing, the im- A pr j ti n or u p 3 s f rm d on the carproved container is shown as including a body riel at apoint, slightly lat a the tud 01 or casing 10, the lower or innerend 11 of which operating member 20. As disclosed projection is permanently closed while its upper or outer 23 is'formed by pressing outwardly a small porend 12 is open. Casing 10 may be of any desired tion of the wall of the carrier although it will be size and shape, such for example as round, understood that the projection may take any square, rectangular, oval, hexagonal, etc., and other form and may be in the nature of a small may be ornamented or not as desired. As shown pin attached to the carrier; Preferably, the the casing is cylindrical and at its closed end is outer surface of projection 23 is rounded as 55, slightly enlarged and'is'fiuted at 13. shown. The projection is shown as arranged 11 0 substantially in lateral alignment with the stud or operating member 20 but it may be located at any desired position on the carrier, and as said member is advanced from its full line position of Fig. 1 to shift the carrier toward the open end of the casing, the projection 23 also moves with it from recess to recess 16 under the fingers 1'7. Portions or spring fingers 1'7 yield to permit the projection to pass as the projection is forced against them and the projection successively enters the slots or recesses 16 as the carrier is shifted. In Fig. 3 the projection 23 is shown as disposed below one of the portions or fingers 1'! while in Fig. 4 the said projection is shown as located in one of the slots 16.

That is, as the carrier is shifted to project the cosmetic for use the projection 23 successively enters the slots 16 beginning with the lowermost slot, and as it moves from one slot to the next it engages the yielding portions or spring fingers 17 of the casing and such portions or fingers yield outwardly permitting the projection to pass. When the projection is in one of the slots 16 (see Fig. 4) it more or less positively locks the carrier in position so that the cosmetic is more or less locked in position and may be used without being forced back into the casing by the pressure ordinarily used in applying it. With this arrangement it is not necessary for the user or operator to hold the operating member or stud 20 during the application of the cosmetic. It is also noted that while the projection 23 is beneath one of the portions or fingers 1'7 (see Fig. 3) the carrier and the cosmetic therein are frictionally held in adjusted positions.

When carrier 18 is in its innermost position the operating member or stud 20 is at the innermost end of slot 14 and such member and the projection 23 may be located substantially within the bead 15 (see Fig. 2). With the parts in this position the cosmetic, if new, is substantially entirely within the casing and if used is entirely within the casing. The carrier and cosmetic being thus withdrawn a closure 24 is applied to the casing and this closure preferably conforms to the shape of the casing and is elongated and closed at its outer end. The closure telescopes over the open end of the casing and preferably is of such length that its edge at its open end may be brought into engagement with the upper edge of the bead 15 which acts as a limit stop for the closure. With the closure in this position the slot 14 and the slots 16 are fully closed whereby the entrance of powder or the like is prevented and the closure having a frictionfit with the casing serves to retain the carrier 18 in its innermost position due to engagement of the open end of the closure with the operating member 22. Also lug or projection 23 being in the channel on the inside of bead 15 holds the carrier in this retracted position.

When the cosmetic is to be used the closure 24 is removed and the stud or member 20 is then shifted along the slot 14 to move the carrier 18 toward the open end of the casing to expose the cosmetic for use. During such shifting movement of the carrier the projection 23 successively enters the slots 16 beginning with the lowermost or innermost slot and while such projection is in a slot 16 it holds the carrier in adjusted position as above explained. The portions or fingers 17 being yieldable no positive lock is provided and the carrier may be shifted in the casing and it is only necessary to apply such force to the operating member or stud 20 as to overcome the holding effect of yieldable resilient finger 1'? on projection 23 and move it out of the slot 16. This lug or projection 23 is preferably rounded or provided with inclined side walls so as to readily permit this movement when the proper force is applied, and not to positively lock the carrier in any given position. Such a structure will, however, offer sufficient resistance to movement of the carrier as to hold it against movement by the pressure on the cosmetic ordinarily used in applying it.

Itwill be understood that the closure 24 may be enameled or otherwise ornamented to suit. Further, attention is directed to the fact that to provide the locking means for securing the carrier and the cosmetic in the desired projected position of adjustment it is not necessary to provide any further or extra parts. The projection 23 may be formed by pressing outwardly a portion of the carrier 18 and the spring portions or fingers 17 are part of the wall of the casing, and result from the formation of the slots 16 which slots as above explained intermittently receive the projection 23 to secure the carrier'and cosmetic in the desired projected position of adjustment.

Having thus set forth the nature of my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a cosmetic container, a hollow casing open at one end and having a longitudinally extending slot in a wall, a carrier in said casing, means connected with said carrier and extending through said slot and operable to shift the carrier toward and from the open end of the casing to project a cosmetic beyond the end of the casing for use and retract it into the casing after use, said casing having a series of slots angularly disposed relative to said first slot and forming the casing portions between them into yieldable portions, and a projection on the carrier to slide under the yieldable portions and successively enter the slots of said series as the carrier is shifted and to occupy a selected slot to retain the carrier in adjusted position.

2. In a cosmetic container, a hollow casing member open at one end and having a longitudinally extending slot in a wall, a carrier member in said casing member, means connected with said carrier member and extending through said slot and operable to shift the carrier member toward and from the open end of the casing member to project a cosmetic beyond the end of the casing member for use and retract it into the casing member after use, one of said members having a series of recesses therein, a projection on the other member, and said projection adapted to slide from recess to recess while it is in frictional engagement with the wall of the member between adjacent recesses to successively enter said recesses as the carrier is shifted and occupy a selected recess to retain the carrier in adjusted position.

3. In a cosmetic container, a hollow casing open at one end and having a longitudinally extending slot in a wall, a carrier in said casing, means connected with said carrier and extending through said slot and operable to shift the carrier toward and from the open end of the casing to project a cosmetic beyond the end of the casing for use and retract it into the casing after use, said casing having a series of slots angularly disposed relative to said first slot and entering the same and forming the casing portions between them into yieldable fingers, a projection on the carrier, and said projection adapted to slide under said fingers to successively enter the slots of said series as the carrier is shifted and to occupy a selected slot to retain the carrier in adjusted position.

4. In a cosmetic container, a hollow casing open at one end and having a longitudinally extending slot in a wall, a carrier in said casing, means connected with said carrier and extending through said slot and operable to shift the carrier toward and from the open end of the casing to project a cosmetic beyond the end of the casing for use and retract it into the casing after use, said casing having a series of slots angularly disposed relative to said first slot and forming the casing portions between them into yieldable portions, a projection on the carrier, said projection adapted to successively enter the slots of said series as the carrier is shifted and to occupy a selected slot to retain the carrier in adjusted position, a circumferential outwardly pressed hollow head on said casing, said longitudinal slot at its inner end extending slightly beyond said bead to dispose the projection and means below the outer edge of the bead when the carrier is completely withdrawn into the casing, and an open ended cover over the open end of the casing with its open end disposed at said bead to retain the operating means and the carrier in their innermost positions.

5. In a cosmetic container, a hollow casing open at one end and having a longitudinally extending slot in a wall, a carrier in said casing, means connected with said carrier and extending through said slot and operable to shift the carrier toward and from the open end of the casing to project a cosmetic beyond the end of the casing for use and retract it into the casing after use, said casing having a series of slots angularly disposed relative to said first slot and forming the casing portions between them into yieldable portions, and a projection on the carrier slidable under the yieldable portions to successively enter the slots of said series as the carrier is shifted and to occupy a selected slot to retain the carrier in adjusted position.

GILES C. FULLMER.

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