US1989590A - Container - Google Patents

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El. i-LoRMAN Jan. 29, 1935.

CONTAINER v Filed Nov. 16, 1954 auf N Patented Jan. 29, 1935 y j I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CONTAINER Irving Florman, New York, N. Y.' Application November 16, 1934,7Serial No. 753,396

4 Claims. (Cl. 20G-37) My invention relates to containersand more means of a cover 22 hinged at 24 along the upper particularly to containers of the pocket type esedge of one of the end walls, and normally held pecially, but not necessarily, adapted for holdin in elevated or open position by a spring 26. The i cosmetic materials such as face powder. inner face of this cover is provided with a suitable 5. One object of my invention is to provide a conreecting surface, as for instance. a mirror 28. 5

tainer of this type lwhich is easy to operate and It is obvious that when the cover is open the mirror convenient in use. can be used to aid in the application of the powder. Afurther object is to provide acontainer which In order to hold the cover in closed position is substantially sealed in closed position, so as to when the device is not in use, and to prevent the 10. prevent the escape of powder or other granular escape of granular materials from the container, materials from the container, while avoiding the I provide a shutter or flexible member composed use of tight fitting covers or latches such as are of a plurality of narrow strips 30 of hard plastic usually necessary for this purpose. More parmaterial arranged in close side by side relation on ticularly, I provide a device which will prevent asheet 32 of exible material such as cloth. ,The l5 powder, loose tobacco or the like from escaping length of these strips is substantiallyequal to the 15 into the pocket or pocketbook of the user when distance between the outer side wall members 16, the container is closed. and the ends of the strips comprise reduced por- Another feature of the invention, and one -which tions 34' which extend' into the grooves V20, and makesit particularly suitablefor use as a comare guided and held thereby. The main body porpact, is the fact that the procedure necessary for tions of the strips 30 are of such thickness as to 20 opening or closing the container imparts a series extend a slight distance above the anges 19.

of vibrations which will agitate the powder and The total length of the v shutter member is cause it to assume the flat form which it should greater than the width of the opening 8, but is have when it is to be used. not more than the combined length of the bottom 1 Further objects and advantages will appear wall 2 and end walls 6. 25 more fully from the following description particu- Assuming that the device is in the closed posilarly when taken in conjunction with the accomtion such as shown in Fig. 1, and that it is depanying drawing which forms a part thereof. sired to open the same, theshutter is moved by In the drawing: hand to the position shown in Fig. 3. The grooves Fig. 1 is a top plan view of my container in 20 cause .the shutter to follow the outline of 30 closed position. the container at'all times and to pass around the Fig. 2 is a cross section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. curved ends to the bottom side thereof. As Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the device in open 4soon as the shutter uncovers the cover 22, spring position. 26 will raise the cover to open position. The

Fig. 4 is a cross section on the line 4'4 of Fig. 2. mirror can'then be used and the contents of the 35 The container comprises in general a thin cascontainer are available. ing of substantially rectangular shape, having a To close the device, the cover is depressed by flat bottom wall 2 and substantially at side wall hand and the shutter is then pushed around by members 4. The end walls 6 are curved, beingl hand until it again assumes the position shown`v 40 preferably substantially -semi-circular in cross secin Fig. 1. In this position, it quite evidently pre- 40 tion. The top of the container has an opening 8, vents the cover from rising. At the same time, this opening preferably extending across the whole the cover fits tightly enough to hold` any loose space between the upper edges 10 of the end walls powder or other loose granular material within 6. The sidewalls are composed of inner members the package and thereby keeps such material 12 preferably secured rigidly to the edges of the from fallinginto the space in which it is car- 45 bottom Wall 2, which form the wall of the chamried by the user. ber, a spacing block 14, and an outer casing mem- Within the container, I may provide a powder ber 16, these three parts being secured together by holder 36, comprising a frame of flexible mate- `rivets 18. The members 16 are preferably of rial which ts tightly within the casing and carslightly greater dimensions than, and form a ries a closure sheet of gauze rof the usual type. 50 ange around the inner members l2, and the edges A puff or applicator 38 may be contained in the of the members 16 are bent inwardly as at 19, thus space above the shield, so that the device is a forming a continuous inwardly directed groove 20 complete arrangement for powdering the face. around the whole of the container. While I have described my container as particu- The open top of the container may be closed by larly applicable to compacts or containers for 55 cosmetics, it is quite obvious that it may be used for other purposes within the scope of the invention. I therefore wish it to be clearly understood that the description and drawings of theembodiment disclosed are intended to be merely an example of the invention, and that I do not intend to be limited thereby except within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim: 1

1. A container comprising a bottom wall, side walls, end walls, and a top, said container having an opening in its top, a continuous flexible closure member of greater length than the length of said opening arranged to slide with respect to said opening, said side walls comprising inner and outer members, means for holding said members in spaced relation, said outer members being of slightly greater Width than said inner members and having inwardly directed flanges at opposed edges thereof, said flanges forming with said inner members endless grooves for guiding said flexible closure member in its sliding movement.

2. A container comprising a bottom wall, side Walls, end Walls, and a top, said container having an opening in. its top, a continuous flexible closure member of greater length than the length of said opening arranged to slide with respect to said opening, said sidewalls comprising inner members and outer members, means for holding vsaid members in spaced relation, said inner mem- 3. A container comprising a bottom wall, side Walls, rounded end Walls, and a top, said container having an opening in its top, a continuous flexible closure member of greater length than the length of said opening butA of lesser length than the combined length of the bottom and side walls, said side walls comprising outer and inner members, means for holding said members in spaced relation, said outer member having inwardly directed flanges at opposed ends thereof, said anges extending beyond said inner members and said bottom walls and forming with said inner members endless grooves, said closure member having portions slidably guided in said grooves whereby said closure member is guided to slide on the outer-surface of the container to open or close said opening.

4. A container comprising a bottom wall, side walls, rounded end walls, and atop, said container having an opening in its top, a continuous closure member of greater length than said opening but of lesser length than the combined length of the bottom and side walls, said closure member being arranged to slide with respect to said opening, said side walls comprising outer and inner members, means for holding said members in spaced relation, said outer members having inwardly directed flanges at opposed ends thereof,

IRVING FLORMAN.

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