US1635326A - Vanity case - Google Patents

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J 12 1927 N. KASDAN ET AL VANITY CASE 4 Filed Feb. 4, 1926 ATTORNEY Patented July 12, 1927.

'NATHAN KAsnAN, on new Yon-1e AND DANIEL ronmcnor vienocixmzlv, new Yonk;

' PORATION onNEwYoR-K ASSIGNORS TO MAJESTIC mnrAnsnncmmins, Incjm? new YORK,

7 Application filed Feti uary This invention relates to improvements in vanityQcases more particularly of the type which is adapted to, contain l-ooseface pone der. One of the objects c i fthe intention is to provide sultable means for containing the powder so. thatthe powderwill be automat1- "cally fecl When a powderpnffisj-properly applied to the containing neans 'Another object of the ,inventionis to: provide means 1 for holding a qnantity of powder in a co npact, neat and vconvenient forinj for appli cation to a powder pufi, Another objectof the invention is to provide powder contaming means with anapertiire into which-fpo'yw der will automatically feed When a valve is opened by pressure-of a powder puff, the valve formingja part of atray j-whicli supports the powder. Other general objects of the invention are to provide attractive, con

venient and simpleivanityeases for containi ing, a powder and with which may be asso ciated ,a lid containinganiirroin a 3 These being among the objects of the present invention,the same consists of certain 2 partsfto be hereinafter described and then claimed with reference, to the accompanying drawings illustrating the preferred embodiments of the v i1;1venti0n',-in which a 3 .:-Fig.v1 is a plan showingl the vanitjr case as composed of twocasingrsectfions', the'sec- V tions being swnng tolopenpositiony,

c Fig. 2is a sectionfonthallineQ -Q 1; Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectionjfof the box member 'andiits contents, a portion of the lid member hingedthereto being shown l on-the samescale asjFig; 2;

Fig. 4 is a section onfthe line", 4%lIIEigQB f Fig. 5.is a perspective View of .a spring for holding the Valve closed;

of. powder tray Fig. '7 6 isan enlarged on line 6.6 Fig, 1;. one of thesecuringcatches'be? ing shown slightly out of place foifia convenient illustration oi: the construction; and

Fig. 7 is a section corresponding to Fig. 3 as to dimensions butillnstra'ting ainodified [form of the ini entioni y @1 6 m y conven- The mproved via-n1 featnresof construction and combinations of iently be prio vided withtwo, casing sections I 0, ill, r s ectivelycqni i u i g 99 men-4 LVANITY CASE.

ber and a lid,' the'same beingconnected' by means of ,ahinge 12. Preferablybutnot n-ecessarilwthese casing scctio'ns are oci m 01111 and-they areso" c-onstrncte d that have fitted. thereinto a franieflfaf which s ipv ports a mirror 14' in the top of the lidf j:

A frame of appropriate constrn'ction fland shape is fitted into the bozg me b lo mid Y y it preferably comprises an "outer Wall 1 5; an

inner Wall 17 separated therefr0m,"and "a coni'iecting wall or Web [16.- Theouter and Y inner walls 15 and 17am concentricwith 'each othei' when 'the'fraine'isj ofthe 330 1-111 of Q an annulus'flvhile"the connecting Wall 1 6 is at the top of the'box member 10.: Preferably, the, top' Wall '16 slopes downwardly from the outerwall 15 of the franie. Suit able means areprovided for securingtlie franief 15, '16, 17 intothe box member-'10;

which in part comprisesa ltigISe -tending inwardly of the box nember '10} and into a I hole 18%-cutin1the outream 15 of g said I frame; The frame securing'meansmay also] comprise. spring catches 19 20'st-r1ic1kfo nt' from the outer wall :15 at appropriate points, as shown more dearly in *Fig, ;4; and

"each of these catches is' adapted'to cngage under a" shoulder 20 'When the 'fr aine lhas'. been engaged with the lug- 18 and snappedinto the box member.

A Cover plate 21 1S ip rovid'edi t edge 22 15 which is folde'd'back on itselfand I is adapted to overlapthe connectingWalll6. of thelfran e referred-[tot when the outer flange"23' of{the cover is pressed downinto frictional engagement with I the v vinner an l7 ofthe franie 15,16, 1'71 will be'zseen' I that,.wh n h 'c v'er 21 s pres j mefth t flange 23 an the iner 'siir face'ofthe overlappingedge 22 thereof will:sniiglyihug orlie againstthe adjacent surfaces ofthe frame i 15,116, 17. Cover plate 21 is shaped sonic; What like a flattened funnel, thatistosay,

it tapers towards itscenter; or, more specifi tally, flares outwardly from a' fiangeQQ t formed on it andfl whichsurrounds an apert -2 t ugh-5 v lple a te -Q f i' receiving the powder puff and holding it in the vanity. case when the sameis closed.

" COver plate 21, in association with a tray 26, provides a chamber adapted to receive loose face powder 27. The tray 26 has a pe ripheral flange 2o which has a bearing on the outer surface of the frame wall 17, so that the tray is rendered movable up and down away from the cover plate. A spring '28 is clearly shown in Fig. 2, where it will be seen that a portion of the traycorresponding substantially in size with the area of the opening-25 in the cover plate, acts as 1 As shown in 16, 17 is provided in its connecting wall 16 box-member, a frame fitted into the box a valve to close. the said opening. However,

when the user presses a powder puff through the aperture. '25 and onto the tray 26, the

spring pressure is overcome and powder is allowed to feed onto the valve portion of the tray and into the aperture, as shown in Fig. 3, so that the puffmay take up the desired quantityof powder. lVhen the pres sure of the puff isremoved, the spring automatically returns the powder tray to close the aperture 25. V

Figsl and 6, the frame 15,

with a depression 29 which permits the user to introduce a finger nail beneath the overlapping edge 22 of the cover plate, so that the same may be conveniently lifted and the tray 26 exposed for refilling it with powder.

The casing sections of the vanity case, com-.

prising the boX member and the lid, may be secured together by a snap fastening. such as a catch 31 mounted on a 5131111,); 32 riveted to the box'member and provided with a 1 thumbpiece 33, whereby the catch 31 maybe released from a corresponding aperture. or portion of the lid 11. In order to accommo; date the said fastening within the box member 1'0 so as ,toallow of depressing the spring 32, one side of the framewall 15 is fiattened 7 now be described.

i at 30.

The modification illustrated in 7 will invention, the box member 35 has fitted 'thereinto a frame 36, 3 7,which comprises'a flange 36 snugly seated in the boxinember and a wall 37 substantially at right angles 7 I 1 Seated removably within the upper part of the spring metal tray 38' is a frame 40 which is provided with a funnel-like central portion 42, the opening of which is adapted to l gib e automatically closed by the springy tray 38. However, when it. is desired to allow In this adaptation'of the without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as expressed in the append ed claims.

What we'claim as new is: i '1. In a vanity case, means for confining powder, comprising a movable downwardly dished spring wall and an opposing fixed wall having an aperture normally closed by,

said spring wall, said aperture being of ample size to permit pressure of a powder.

puff through it'onto the springwall whereby to admit'powder into the aperture.

2. In a vanity case, the combination of a box-member, a frame having a. downward supporting an apertured, cover, a powder tray confined beneath the cover, and means for causing the tray to act as a'valve 'to automatically close the aperture.

3. In'a vanity case, the combination of a member and'supporting a separate apertured cover, a downwardly. dished powder tray confined beneath the cover, means for flange fitted into the box-member, the frame 7 causing the tray to act as a valve to automatically close the aperture, and ahinge connection between the frame andtray.

4. In a vanity case, the 'combin'ation of a box-member, a frame fitted into'th e boxmember, means, secured to'the frame to confine powder, and comprising-a removable apertured cover having a substantially horizontal edge overlapping the frame, and

means to permitthe fingernail to be engaged under the overlapping edge, whereby'to raisethe cover.

5. In a vanity case, the combination of a I box-member, aframe fitted thereinto, a pow- .der tray fitted movably to'said frame, a

cover fitted to the frame and having? an 7 aperture, and a plate spring having its 013- 7 'site ends bearing on the boX-memberandits' side walls and a connecting wall, the outer wall fitted to the boX-memben and bot-h walls extending inwardly from the connecting wall and into the box-member, a powder tray provided witha flangehavinga loose bearing'around the inner side wall, and; a"

cover hav ng a flange fitted to the inner surface of the inner side wall, said cover having an aperture, and a spring acting on said tray to close the aperture and to urge the tray-flange forwardly on the said inner side wall. v

7 In a vanity case, the combination of a box-member, a frame having outer and inner side Walls and a connecting wall, the outer wall fitted to the box-member and both Walls extending inwardly from the connecting' Wall and into the box-member, a powder tray provided with a flange having a loose bearing around the inner side Wall and a cover having a flange fitted to the inner surface of the inner side wall, said cover.v

having an aperture,and a spring acting on said tray to close the aperture, the cover having a substantially horizontal edge overlap V ping the connecting wall of said frame.

8. A vanity case, comprising the casing proper, atray'therein for containing a sub-- stantial quantity ofpowder, a c'over for the tray provided with an aperture, and a frame associated with the'edge of the tray and fixed in thecase, and the ,apertured cover fitted into said frame, said tra y being provided with means for causing itto act asja valve to close the aperture,c.andthe tray being depressible when pressure thereon is exerted through said aperture, thereb to feed powder into the aperture.

NATHAN KA'SDAN."

DANIEL POLLAOK.

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