US1699388A - Paint box - Google Patents

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Pais-med .ian.15,1929. s 1,699,388 e UNETE STA'iES PATENT GFFICE.

KURT BEINDORFF, OF HANOVER, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR TO THE FRM GNTHER WAGNER AT HANOVER, GERMANY.

PAINT BX.

Application led. March 2, 1927, Serial No. 172,180, and in Germany June 17, 1926.

My invention relates to vimprovements in shown in Figure Furthermore, the latpaint-boxes, on which the pieces of colour or eral guides 'ot the carriage may be replaced cakes have been arranged in a slidable tray by guide pins or tongues, engaging in coror carriage disposed to slide above an enresponding slots. 5o

closed space, intended for the reception of l claim:

mixing-dishes and other utensils, suoli as l l. A device of the class described, includpaint-brushes, erasers, pencils, sponges etc. ing a box, two spaced guides carried by two A The design of said paint-box is such, that opposite walls of the box, the upper one of the tray, when carrying the paint-box about, each pair terminating in spaced relation to 55 forms a cover for the space beneath, so that the wall at right angles to the carrying wall, the articles therein will be prevented Jrom and a tray slidably supported by said guides falling out. The guide for the tray has and insertable and removable through the been so designed, that when the tray is slid spaces at the ends of the shorter guides. forwardly, it can be bodily removed togeth- 2. A device of the class described, inolud- 60 er with the pieces or cakes of colour. ing a box, a partition extending between its lf attain these objects by the mechanism ilside walls and terminating at a point below lustrated in the accompanying drawings in the side walls, said partition dividing the which Fig. l is a top view; Fig. 2 a longibox into two compartments, two pairs of tudinal section; and Fig. 3 is adetail View guides carried by the side walls above the 65 illustrating the spring catch or lock for the partition, and a tray slidablein said guides tray. and forming a closure for either one of the Similar letters refer to similar parts compartments at a time. throughout the several views. 3. A device of the class described, includ- The casing a is provided with a cover b ing a box, two spaced guides carried by two 70 and contains a movable tray c, which is made opposite walls of the box, the upper one of to slide along and within the guides d and e. each pair terminating in spaced relation to The guides cl terminate short ot the front the Wall at right angles to the carrying wall, wall of the casing, whereas the guides e eX- a tray slidably supported by said guides tend to the wall forming the enclosed space f and insertable and removable through the 75 in iront. The tray o intended for the recepspaces at the ends of the shorter guides, and tion oi' the pieces or cakes oi' colour g, may a spring catch for holding the tray .against be removed when it is in its eXtreme/foraccidental sliding movement. ward position along the lower guide e. The 4. A device of the class described, includlower space of the casing is divided into ing a box, a partition extending between 8o two longitudinal compartments by a partiits side walls and terminating at a point betion h in such a manner, that the space or low the side walls, said partition dividing compartment at the rear, of the partition 7i, the lbox into two compartments, two pairs is entirely closed, when the tray c is pushed of guides carried by the side walls above the back. The handle z' ofthe casing has been partition, a tray slidable in said guides and 85 4o attached to the front, so that, when carryformingk a closure for either one of the coming the paint-box, the tray o moves in a rearpartments at a time, and a spring catch for ward direction and seals the space beneath. holding the tray" in compartment-closing The tray o is firmly held in its rearward position. position by the spring catch la which is iXed In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 90 upon the upper guide Z and resiliently ts my hand. v j

or engages in a cavity Z of the tray, as clearly KURT BEINDORFF,

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