US3162304A

US3162304A - Cosmetic stick container

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Publication number: US3162304A
Application number: US114870A
Authority: US
Inventors: Bau Robert Gordon
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1958-09-02
Filing date: 1961-06-05
Publication date: 1964-12-22
Anticipated expiration: 1981-12-22

Description

Dec. 22, 1964 R. G. BAU

cosMETc STICK CONTAINER 3 Sheets-Sheet l Filed June 5, 1961 F I G. 5.

FIG. 2.

FIG.

.IIIIIIIA l ROBERT GORDON BAU INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY FIGS.

Dec. 22, 1964 R. G. BAU

cosMETc STICK CONTAINER 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 5. 1961 ROBERT GORDON BAU INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY Dec. 22, 1964 R. G. BAU

COSMETIC STICK CONTAINER 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed June 5, 1961 F I G. I3.

FI G. I5.

FIG. I8.

ROBERT GORDON BAU INVENTOR.

FIG. I7.

ATTORNEY 3,162,204 Patented Dec. 22, 1964 3,162,304 COSME'IIC STICK CN'IAINER Robert Gordon Bau, 3271 Laurel Canyon, North Hollywood, Calif. Filed [fune 5, 1961, Ser. No. 114,870 12 Claims. (Cl. 20e-56) The invention relates to a cosmetic stick container and more particularly to improvements in the construction disclosed and claimed in the following patent applicationsz. Ser. No. 741,635, iiled .lune l2, 1958, now Patent 3,082,- 869, dated March 26, 1963, and Ser. No. 758,198, iiled September 2, 1958, now Patent 3,009,568, November 2l, 1961.

In these applications there is provided a cosmetic stick container wherein the cosmetic stick can be released from its storage casing into its container for use, and coupled to its slide magnetically, under the control of the operator and without the necessity of touching or handling the cosmetic stick. An improved storage container also is provided for this purpose. According to the present invention, the construction is simplified, rnade more hygienic and accidental discharge of the stick is avoided, the objects of the invention being to accomplish these purposes.

A further object of the invention is to provide improved constructions for both the storage container and the container for use, whereby the cosmetic stick can be transferred from one container to the other while the cosmetic stick remains within the containers and without touching the cosmetic stick.

According to the invention, the ferrous base or cup of the stick is released from the magnet on the slide by telescoping certain casing parts, the telescopic action being prevented to avoid accidental operation, when a cover is in place on the casing.

Further features of the invention relate to various forms of plunger support, one of which is suitable for a casing with a ii-ared base, to improvements in supporting the cartridge in the refill casing, to an improvement in a bleed passage therefor, to an improved means for holdingY the spring on the reiill cartridge, and to an improved double refill casing wherein each mem-ber serves as a handle for the other member While also acting as a storage container.

For further details of the invention, reference may be made to the drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective View of a cosmetic stick container according tothe invention, with the cap in place.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view on line 2-2 of FIG. l, with the cap in place, land with the cap of the cosmetic stick in contact with the slide, certain casing parts being in extended telescoped position.

FIG. 3 is a view corresponding to FIG. 2 with the cap removed and with certain casing parts telescoped to position releasing the cosmetic stick from the slide.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view, partly in section and broken away, showing the plunger integral with its base.

FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional view of a modified base for the plunger when using a casing having a dared bottom.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the base of FIG. 5.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view with parts broken away, of a further modification of the plunger.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of casing parts of FIGS. 1 to 3.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view on line 9-9 of FIG. 2.

FIG. 10 i-s a further enlarged sectional view of the construction of FIGS. 2 to 3, with the cap and cosmetic stick removed.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged sectional view of a modification, an exploded perspective view of parts of which are shown in FIG. 12, showing a modified form of stop for limiting the telescopic action.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the improved storage container for use with the telescopic casing in the preceding figures.

FIG. 14 is an enlarged sectional view on line 14--14, of FIG. 13.

FIG. 15 is a view in elevation, partly in section showing the telescoping container of FIGS. l to 10 or FIGS. 1 to 12 in position with the storage container of FIGS. 13 and 14.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the spring for FIGS. 13 to 15.

FIG. 17 is a perspective View of a double storage container each unit of which is similar to FIGS. 13, 14 or 18.

FIG. 18 is a sectional view of an improved storage container for increasing the spacing between the stick and the wall of the container.

Referring in detail -to the drawings, the cosmetic stick container 1 comprises a casing member 2 and a cap 3 of brass or other material. The container 1 houses a stick 4 of pomade of other cosmetic mounted in a cup base 5 of magnetic or ferrous material. As shown in FIG. 8, the casing member 6 comprises telescoping members '7 and 8, the latter having a straight slot 9 which cooperates with the spiral slot 10, see FIGS. 2 and 10. The spiral or cam slot 10 is arranged in a sleeve 11 retained in a casing 12. The upper end 13 of sleeve 11 is below a ring 14, see also FIG. 8. The purpose of this is to prevent slide 1S from extending beyond the outer end of casing 12 when slide 15 is at the upper end of its throw. Slide 15 has a cam follower or lug 16 which co-acts with Athe

slots

9 and 10 to reciprocate the slide 15 when there is relative rotation between the members having these slots. The distance from the outer end of the casing 8 to the ring 14 for example may be a, the same as the depth of slide 15.

As shown in FIGURES 2 and 10, the base 18 of the shell 8 has a central hole 19, to admit the plunger or rod 20, When the parts are telescoped to push the cup 5 away from the magnet 21 which forms a part of the slide, being held in a brass cap 22, magnet 21 and cap 22 having aligned apertures indicated at 23 to admit the plunger 20.

As shown Iin FIG. 8, the base of casing member 8 has press-fitted thereon the cup 3l) which carries a flattened tubular extension 31 of metal which is non-circular in cross section, having a sliding non-rotary fit in an aperture 32 of corresponding shape in the base 33 of the casing member 7. As shown in FIG. 2, extension 31 houses the outer end of spring 54 which urges casing 12 and associated parts outwardly from casing member 2.

To permit the extension 31 to be assembled in and extend through the aperture 32, with limited sliding movement, extension 31 on its opposite flat sides 35 and 36 has struck therefrom

fingers

37 and 38 which are ilexible and permit assembly of these parts, while acting as stop fingers to prevent pulling the tube 31 out Ifrom the aper-` ture 32. An alternative construction is shown in FIG.. l2 wherein the cup 40 is iixed to the base of the shell 41, cap 40 having three radial lugs indicated at 42 for sliding movement in corresponding slots indicated at 43. Movement of shell 41 outwardly is limited by the ends 44 of the slots, a movement in the other direction being limited by the spring 45, see FIG. 1l. Spring 45 .is mounted around the plunger 46 and urges the shell 41 outwardly as shown in FIG. 11.

The casing member 2, see FIGS. l and 2, at its upper end fits over and is press-fitted to the neck 50, see FIG. 8, of the casing member 7, the latter having an annular shoulder 51 which serves as an abutment for the top of casing member 2 and also for the removable cap 3. The casing member 2 is outermost and when the cap 3 is in place on it, it 'is not possible to telescope the casing parts lscoping the outer end of casing and eject the cosmetic stickn4 as shown in FIG. 3,y and A later described. As shown in FIG. 2, the casing member 2 inside thereof has a coaxial rod or plunger 20 around which is a spring 54, similarto ythe spring 45'referred to in the description of `thernodiiication shown in FIG. 1l. v

In FIG. 2, the plunger at its -base is mounted in a circular pedestal 55, plunger-.20 extending through the tubular extension 31, see FIG.v 8 and through the hole 19 as well as the aligned apertures 23, see FIG. 10, in position for its upper end 56 4to contactfthe'bottom of the armature cup baseS and remove the latter from the influence of magnet 21,

whenthe casing parts

2 and 12 are'telescoped, so that the pomade stick 4 will drop by gravity out of its container 12 when ther container is inverted.

Spring 54 in FIGS. 2 and 3, urges casmg member 8 and casing 12 with its cam sleeve 11 outwardly with re- I spect to the casing member 2,'the extent of this move-V ment being limitedV by the

stop fingers

37 and 38 referred to above. When pressure is applied to the outer end ofl casing 12 with respect to casing 2 these membersare telef scoped against the action of spring 54. This telescopic action maybe produced by tting or telescoping `the outer end of container 1 into the open end of a storage or refill cosmetic container 74, as shown in FIG. 15.

The container 74 comprises a hollow, cylindrical casing 75 having a closed end 76 andan open end 77.V The casing 75 is preferably of rigid, transparent, plastic material. Inwardly of its open end casing 75 has cylindrical socket 778 in which slidingly' fits the side wall of cup base 5 of the cosmetic stick 4. Theouter end of casing 75 has a are, as shown at 79, toguide thestick into the container and the base'62 is provided, being: in the form of a straight piecehaving a diameter substantially the sameas the dia. meter at the bottom 63 of the casing, and being provided with a recess 64 to center it on a lugf65. 'The base 62 can be kdropped into the casing in tilted position as shown at y156, to pass the casing portion of small diameter. Base 62 has a central hole 67 ink which the plunger 68 is tted. v Casing members 2 and. 7 are fixed together and nonrotabaly Vcoupled by the sliding coupling provided by extension 31 and hole 32, tomember 8 which has the straight slot 9, while the casing 12 and cam slot sleeve 11 are rotatable relatively tomembers 2 and 7 to propel the cosmetic stick 4, in the usual manner.

In FIG. 4'plunger 20 is integral with its base 73.

In Vthe'for'rn shown in FIG. 7, the plunger 70 may be soldered, spot welded or otherwise xed directly tothe "base 71 of the container as shown at 72.'

' In theform shown in FIG. 18, the clearance between also a flare 80 to guide basefS to its socket '78. To relieve suction due to the fact that the the stick from container 98 to container 1 or from conend 76 is closed, and due Yto a close, sliding fit between base 5 and its socket 78, VVone or more bleed grooves 81 are provided between the outerA and inner portions of socket 78. The stick 4 is removably held in container 75 by means of a spring 82whichhas an axiallyv extending port-ion 83 mounted in a `groove 84 in thecutside ofy the wall of the container 75, having an inner end portion 85 which ts in a hole 86 in the container 75, being retained in position by a ring 87 whichtits on the reduced outer end 88 of the container. The open end of container the bottom of cup 5, beingrmly held in thisV positionV by the capV 89 when it is in place. Whencap is removed,

the stick4 will drop by'gravity from its container 75 when inverted and on moving the spring portion 91 outwardly, which is vaccomplished automatically by fitting or te-le- 12 Vinto the .outer end `of containerV 75, as shown in FIG. 15. Inthis case, the

outer Vendof casing 1 2 -fits ag'ainstjtheV rim V92 of the flare 80 whichV acts as an abutment against which the container isV urged in ,orderf to effect the 'telescopic actionabove desribed, and release the 4stick 4,-as shown lin FIG. 3, so that it can -be transferredlfrom one to the otherof thefcontainersV '.1' and L74, `depending upon'which one is uppermost. f

Y'75 with 'itsv base vfor comparison through the by magnetic attraction, -throughy which said plunger extends to separate said slide v from said base when said slide V,and when said .casing lmembers 'are' telescoped Itowards.

creased by mounting in the container 93'which is of rigid plastic, a sleeve insert 94 of polyethylene or semirigid plastic. Insert 94 hasfat. its inner end an inwardly extendingvrim 95`whichacts as a shoulder to support the y base 5.

In the form shown in FIG.'17, an elongated, transparent container 98 is provided, having a length at least double that of lthe container in FIGS. 13,/14-,and18, each end thereof acting as a storage container like 74 to support the stick with its baseV voutermost and each end .ha'ving a

cap

96, 97 like cap 89.V The advantage of this is that leach half of container'93, whether it contains a cosmetic stickV or not, acts as a handle while manipulating the container portion at its other end, to facilitate transferring tainer 1 into containerV 98. yTheftwo container portions areindicated at 99 and 100 in FIG. 17. A further ad` vantage is that the casing supports th-e two cosmetic stick devices with their two sticks 4 in proximity to each other casingV to'faeilitate choice and removal of thedesired stick. f Y l I claim: I

1. A cosmetic container comprising telescoping casing members, one of said members having inside thereof a plunger, said other casing member having relatively rotatable parts having a drive for-a magnetic slide, said slide lforrningone coupling member forl an elongate cosmetic having a ferrous base, said base'b'eing freely slidable into vsaid othercasingV member forconnection with said slide said lslide having an aperture is in. a lowermost position,

Y eachother, spring means Vf o'rtelescoping Vsaid casing membersaway from eachother, and'stop meanslimitingtelescoping movement ofsaid 1 2. Acosrneticcontainer-accordingto claim.V 1,'said one member Ybeing outermost and'v saidv .other member tele- Scopingftherein. f Y Y 3. Aeosmetic'container according to claim 1 said one v'rnernberfbeing1outerrnostand` said other member. slidably Spring 82, las describedrand claimed inthe p'ate'n'tap-V Y plications above noted, hasY an inclined cam portionu24V which' extends through a slot 25 inthe' outer end of the.` V'casing 7,5, being acted 'njgby ,the end of :casing .712, as@V shown inFIG. 1S by being pushed ,out through'slot l25V to remove theY shelf portion 91 of spring 82. and permit J vthe baseY 5 'with its stick 4 tofdropfgby gravity,- either into v'or out of casing75, as the'case may be'.4V u A. v

6, if the cars-ingfmember, 60,

As shown in FIGS;V v5 and whichcorresponds tov casing member 2in' VV1Q has arf'v flared base as shownuat 61, 'a,cireularpedestalflike55,.` Y cannot be dropped into it to .,fiit therein.` For thsqreasem,`

ttingtherein, andgafremovablecap fitting on lsaid one member -oversaidother member, whereby said casing members lcannot be telescopedwhenl said capis in. place.

.4. 4r'cosrnetic.;stick 'container comprising-an inner hol- Y lowcylindrical casing member` having a walhhaving a longitudinal' slot, and V'a ring 'spaced` from ,itsj outer end, andV ani end f Awall'atgits inner end (a coupling rnember fixed to'E said finner.end,a casing re- 'Ytaininga sleeveghaving a spirallcam Icasing member-rotatably'with the-outergend of said sleeve v hau/ingratA central hole,

v' eaiiea byfsaidu. ring; la magnetic slideihavingv a central hole anda camfollower fittingY said s1ots,an outerk casing member havingA a non-rotary sliding coupling vwith said transparent window of the members awayfroml eachA slot-.fitting over said Y' first mentioned casing member, stop means limiting longitudinal separation of said coupling, an outermost casing press tted to said outer casing and having a central v plunger slidable through said holes and a spring around said plunger urging said coupling to extended position as limited by said stop means.

5. A cosmetic stick container according to claim 4, said outer casing having an annular shoulder, said outermost casing having an outer end abutting one side of said shoulder and a removable cap fitting the outer end of said outer casing against the outer side of said shoulder.

6. A cosmetic stick container according to claim 4, the outer end of said cam slot terminating at said ring, said ring being spaced from the outer end of said casing member by an amount at least as great as the depth of said slide.

7. A storage container comprising a hollow cylindrical wall having an open end and a closed end, a spring having cam and shelf portions movable through a slot in the outer end of said Wall, said spring having a shank having an inner end having an oiset, said wall having a recess for said offset, and a ring fitting on said wall over said shank and around said olset.

8. A cosmetic stick device comprising a cylindrical casing closed at one end and open at the other end, said open end having a socket with a close sliding tit for the cup base of a cosmetic stick device, said socket having a shoulder supporting the cup base outermost, said casing having a catch which overlies the bottom of the cup base at the outer end of said socket, said socket having a bleed passage extending lengthwise of said socket and connecting the inner and outer ends of said socket.

9. A cosmetic device comprising a container having an open end and telescoping casing members, holding means for a cosmetic stick device having a base, means operated by telescopic action of said casing members for releasing said holding means, and a casing of a rell acting as a receiver for the stick device released from said container, said refill casing having an open end itting the open end of said container and acting as an abutment for said telescopic action of said casing members, a catch on said refill casing, movement of the open end of said refill casing into tting relation with said open end of said container serving to actuate said catch to release the cosmetic stick device for dropping by gravity into said container.

l0. A cosmetic device according to claim 9, said holding means comprising a slide having a cam follower operated by relatively rotatable slot means for one of said casing members, said slide having a magnet and said base being a cooperating armature, said other casing member having means for releasing said base from said magnet on telescopic movement of said casing members.

l1. A cosmetic stick device comprising a cylindrical container having a length to house, stick-to-stick, two cosmetic stick devices each having a cup base, each end portion of said container serving as a handle for the other end, and each end of said container having a socket coaxial with the axis of said container for removably housing the cosmetic stick device with its base outermost, and its cosmetic stick innermost, each end of said container having a catch which in one position overlies the bottom of the cup base and holds the base in its said socket, and said catch having another position for releasing the cup base for movement of the cosmetic stick device in a direction base foremost out of the socket, said container being in the form of a transparent window opposite the sticks of said two cosmetic stick devices.

l2. A cosmetic stick device comprising a cylindrical casing closed at one end and open at the other end, said open end having a socket for the cup base of a cosmetic stick device, said socket having a shoulder supporting the cup base outermost, said casing having a catch at the outer end of said socket, said socket having a bleed passage connecting the inner and outer ends of said socket, said socket being in the form of a separate sleeve insert fixed in said open end.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,497,950 2/50 Lohr 206-5 6 2,629,489 2/ 5 3 De Shelly 206--5 6 2,710,614 6/ 55 Dulberg 206-56 2,753,991 7/ 5 6 Sherman 206-5 6 2,921,675 1/ 60 Clark 206-5 6 FOREIGN PATENTS 655,718 8/51 Great Britain.

THERON E. CONDON, Primary Examiner. FRANKLIN T. GARRETT, Examiner.

Claims

1. A COSMETIC CONTAINER COMPRISING TELESCOPING CASING MEMBERS, ONE OF SAID MEMBERS HAVING INSIDE THEREOF A PLUNGER, SAID OTHER CASING MEMBER HAVING RELATIVELY ROTATABLE PARTS HAVING A DRIVE FOR A MAGNETIC SLIDE, SAID SLIDE FORMING ONE COUPLING MEMBER FOR AN ELONGATE COSMETIC HAVING A FERROUS BASE, SAID BASE BEING FREELY SLIDABLE INTO SAID OTHER CASING MEMBER FOR CONNECTION WITH SAID SLIDE BY MAGNETIC ATTRACTION, SAID SLIDE HAVING AN APERTURE THROUGH WHICH SAID PLUNGER EXTENDS TO SEPARATE SAID SLIDE FROM SAID BASE WHEN SAID SLIDE IS IN A LOWERMOST POSITION, AND WHEN SAID CASING MEMBERS ARE TELESCOPED TOWARDS EACH OTHER, SPRING MEANS FOR TELESCOPING SAID CASING MEMBERS AWAY FROM EACH OTHER, AND STOP MEANS LIMITING TELESCOPING MOVEMENT OF SAID MEMBERS AWAY FROM EACH OTHER.