US2406571A - Soap container - Google Patents

Description

Aug. 27, 1946. w. H. s'roEHR soAP CONTAINER Filed April l0, 1945 or other suitable material.

Patented Aug'. Z7, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SOAP CONTAINER Walter H. Stoehr, Cheney, Kans.

Application April 10, 1945, Serial No.y 587,567 2 claims. (o1. 45-28) This invention relates to receptacles, and mo-re particularly to soap receptacles.

A main object of the invention is to provide a sanitary receptacle for holding and dispensing bars of soap or the like when desired.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved sanitary soap receptacle of novel construction,

Further objects and advantages of the invention will appear from the following description and claims, and from the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure l-is a front elevational View of a. sanitary soap receptacle in accordance with this invention with a portion of the front cover of one of the soap compartments broken away.

Figure 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken normal to the central longitudinal plane of the receptacle of Figure 1.

Referring tothe drawing, I designates a housing which may be made of sheet metal, plastic, glass Housing I comprises a rear wall portion 2 which extends downwardly below the body of the receptacle and is formed at its lower end portion with a perforated shelf member 3. The body of the receptacle comprises a top horizontal wall 4 and side wall portions 5, 5.

The lower portions of the bottom edges of side walls 5, 5 are formed with lug members 6, 6 in which is secured a transverse rod member 1, said lug members 6, 6 being located slightly forward of the central plane of the body of the receptacle.

Pivotally supported on rod member I are a plurality of channel-shaped compartments 8, each compartment being open at its forward end and being provided at its rearward end with a rear wall 9. Each compartment 8 is supported on an inverted U-shaped bracket member ID to which it is rigidly secured, said bracket member I being pivotally mounted on rod 'I. -Rigidly secured to Ithe bottom wall of each compartment 8 is a1 forwardly extending arm II' provided with an offset push button member I2 for manually tilting compartment 8 around rod 1. A U-shaped rod member I3 is secured between side walls 5, 5 to provide a stop means for limiting the tilting of compartment 8 to' an angle sufficient t0 allow a bar of soap contained therein to slide out for use.

Secured between side walls 5, at their upper forward corner portions is a transverse rod member I4 upon which are pivotally supported a plurality of gravity-biased closure members I5, one closure member I5 being provided for each pivoted compartment 8. Secured to the rear wall 9 of each compartment is an upwardly and forwardly extending closure actuating arm I6, said arm being formed to abut closure I5 when compartment 8` is tilted and to automatically raise said closure to an open position to permit ythe exit of the bar of soap in compartment 8, as shown in dotted view in Figure 2. Upon release 'Y of button member I2 the weight of the parts will move them back to normal position, with closure member I5 resuming its closed position and rear wall 9 abutting wall 2.

The receptacle is supported on a wall by a slotted lug element I1 secured to rear wall 2, said lug element being detachably received in a U-shaped bracket I8 secured to the supporting wall. Any other well-known detachable supporting means may be employed for this purpose.

Any desired number of compartments 8 may be employed and each compartment may be independently actuated to remove its bar of soap. The closure members I5 for each compartment will keep the soap therein clean and free from dust while not in use, and will provide a neat and pleasing appearance to the receptacle.

While a specific embodiment of a soap container has been disclosed in the foregoing description it will be understood that various modifications Within the spirit of the invention may occur to those skilledin the art. Therefore, it is intended that no limitations be placed onA the invention other than as defined b-y the scope of y the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A soap receptacle comprising a body member having a rear wall, a top wall and side walls connected to one another, a channel-shaped compartment pivotally supported between said side walls, said compartment being open at its forward end, means biasing said compartment to a normal substantially horizontal position, a clolsure member pivotally secured between said side tion of said bottom member normally abutting and being supported by said rear wall, a front closure member pivotally supported between said side walls at their upper forward portions and an upwardly and forwardly extending arm secured to the rear portion of said bottom member for moving said closure member to an open position responsive to tilting of said bottom member.

WALTER H. sronrm.

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