1.ApplicationNumber: US-56873956-A
1.PublishNumber: US-2825345-A
2.Date Publish: 19580304
3.Inventor: GELLMAN ALLEN B.

4.Inventor Harmonized: GELLMAN ALLEN B()

5.Country: US
6.Claims:

7.Description:
(en)A. BQ GELLMAN CARRYALL Mar-ch 4, 1958 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 1, 1956 A. B. GELLMAN 2,825,345
CARRYALL 3 sheets-shew: 2
March 4, 195s Filed March 1, 1956 March 4, 1958 A, B, GELLMAN I 2,825,345
CARRYALL 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed March 1. 1956 'Y y La7/Km ffffma w @Wr/vlc lUnited States Patent C CARRYALL Allen B. Gellmau, Glencoe, Ill.
Application March 1, 1956, Serial No. 568,739
12 cxaims. (ci. 132-79) This invention relates to a cosmetic carrying device and in particular to a new and improved carryall type of cosmetic container.
For purposes such as evening use, women have found highly desirable the use of a modified form of compact wherein additional cosmetics and space for items such as hairpins, loose change, and similar miscellany are provided. Various forms of such cosmetic containers are known in the art, being generally designated carryalL The carryalls now known in the art, however, have several disadvantages including difficulty of manufacture, with attendant undesirable high cost.
The principal feature of this invention is the provision of a new and improved carryall having simplified construction. Y
Another feature of the invention is that the carryall is provided with a lipstick container which is removably insertable through an opening in the carryall case, while allowing the cover of the case to remain closed.
A further feature is that the lipstick container is arranged to cooperate with suitable cover latching means to release, when desired, the cover from the closed position.
Still another feature is the provision of a carryall, wherein the latching means comprises a mechanism receivable in the carryall case and aligned automatically with a cooperating latch device carried on the carryall cover by means of the cosmetic holding means.
Yet another feature is that the latch mechanism is provided at one end with a securing means arranged to be locked between the powder holder and the carryall case, and with means for permitting another portion thereof to be yieldably positionable relative to the cover latching device.
Other features and advantages of this invention will be apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein:
Figure l is an exploded isometric view of a carryall embodying the invention;
Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof with the cover in an open position;
Figure 3 is a front elevational view thereof with the cover in a closed position;
Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional View thereof taken approximately along the line 4-4 of Figure 3;
Figure 5 is a sectional view thereof taken approximately along the line 5 5 of Figure 4;
Figure 6 is an enlarged elevational View thereof with portions broken away; Y
Figure 7 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view thereof showing the latching means in cover-closed position;
Figure 8 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view thereof, similar to Figure 7, but with the latching means in cover-openY relationship; and
Figure 9 is a fragmentary sectional view taken approximately along the line 9-9 of Figure 6i In the exemplary embodiment of the invention as'cis'-"f--:fY
farice closed in the drawings, a cosmetic container of the carryall type is shown to comprise a hollow case 10 having a hingedly connected cover 11. Receivably within the carryall is cosmetic holding or compartment means v12 arranged to hold particular cosmetics such as powder or rouge and other small objects such as hairpins and coins. Also carried within case 10 is a cosmetic retaining member comprising a lipstick well 13 which is arranged to extend in alignment with an opening 10a provided incase 10. Means for retaining the well in this position are provided in the form of a yieldable member 14. A lipstick container 15 is adapted to extend through opening 10a and to be removably carried within well 13, with a manual grasping portion 15a extending exteriorly of the case. Cover 11 is provided with a cooperating latching means 16 arranged to secure the cover releasably in the closed position. The releasing of the latchinU means engagement is effected by manually moving the lipstick container 15 so as to force member 14 and latching means 17 carried thereon inwardly.
Thus, in my carryall is provided a lipstick container readily removable with the cover in the closed position and with the lipstick container also acting as the means for effecting unlatching of the cover when desired. The general structure of the carryall having been described, a more specific description of the elements thereof will now be provided.
Case 10 is provided with a bottom 1Gb having an upstanding yside wall 19C extending peripherally completely around the bottom to form an open-topped container'. I have shown case if) as rectangular, although it shoui be understood that any other desirable and suitable con-v figuration may be used. Hinge means 1S are provided for pivotally securing cover l1 to the Vupper end of one portion of sidewall 16C. Hinge means 18 may be of any suitable type being illustratively shown as comprising ak plurality of spaced, tubular portions 18a on sidewall 10c, a plurality of complementarily spaced, tubular portions 18h on cover 1l and pintle 13C extendim3 longitudinally throughreach of said tubular portions. The upper end of sidewall 16C is provided with a laterally inwardly extending ilange tld which extends over the entire periphery ofthe upper end, except adjacent hinge means i8. Cover 11 comprises a flat plate 11a arranged to extend transversely across the entire open top of case 10 and is provided with a depending peripheral ange 11b arranged to have abutment with sidewall flange whenV thecover Vis in the closed position. To effect improved sealing between cover 11 and case it), an upstanding marginal rim 10c 0n sidewall flange 10d is provided. This rim abuts the lateral inner surface of cover flange 11b when the coverV is in the closed position and thus acts as a movable sealing gasket. lf desired, a mirror lic may be secured.
12d to container 12b, and this cover and container to- The axes 'ofV pivoting of means l2]c and 12g are parallel thus allowing gether to an ,opposite edge of plate 12e.
parallel positioning of eachof the containers relativeV to each other.
A laterallyl outwardly 'ex-tending rim 12h extends periph- A erally around the upper edge of container 12a,fanfd similar rim l2 extends around the upper edge of-l cori"- miner; 17217,Y rimsl 12hY Aand AV121' :lcangnas asume :s In:
- the containers'fby plate 12e isisuchzas toalignjthe rims 1271 .and 121i'writh rirn 10e 'of easel-1G.' 'lhusfwhen the containers are forcibly 'urgedinto caser10, as'seen in -V Figure 2,.'rims 12h anclt12zr snap Vpast and underliercas'e irnflirto -lock the containersV in the case; Y The dimen-A sion of the containers parallel tothefpivotal axes is made comparable to the corresponding dimension of case 19 Vso that they will be locked positionally in this direction alsowith a relatively narrow space 19sresulting between the-containers andthe case side wall c at the opposite ends lof the container by virtue ofY theextension of rims 12h :and 121 into yabutment with thek side wall. s
Y Compartment Vmeans 12 is positioned Yin case 1()v so` Y that, theV space 12j between containers 112 land 12b `is' aligned with opening 16m Lipstick well 13'extends longi-v tudinally through 'this spacerand comprises-a Vtubular Y' 'l member having an open endr-1`3cz and a'V closed `end 13b. YEnd 13a is Vilaredradially outwardly Vso that the external diameter thereof is VslightlyV greater than the diameter `of 7^opening 10a vpreventing movement of well'13 outwardly vthrough the opening/An .annular groove 137C is pro-V vided inthe ared end 13a.V
Yieldable member 14'comprises a latch elementY mid- Y portion 14a havingaY central hole of adiangetenfslightly i smaller than the external diameter of the ared'well end member 14 ris further provided with a pair ofbppositely Y e'xte'ndingar'rns 14b and 14CV having'at their'outer ends securing plates 14d and 14e, respectively. Intermediate the securing plates and mid-portion 14a, the arms are proproxmate theA spacing between the containers and side walllc so thatY the arms areV held against lateral 'movef ment across'spacer19. The height ofv plates V14d'and"14e Y j Vis madefco'rnparable to the spacing Vof container rims v12h i s, and 12z1fromsthe bottom of the containersV so Ythat vwhen Vmeniberl14V Yis inserted into case 10,7a's seenfin'fFigures f4' 1andY 6,-it ish'eld against movement transversely between tainer into Case 10 end prevent 0verstresingsoyielslable 1 member14; t. Y 4
The'assembly and'disassembly of my v'compact'rissex- Yieldable member 14VV isslid over? theV The spacing of rims 12h and 121' from tremely jsimple. inner end Vof lipstick well 1'?,V until it snapsintortgroove 13C. tioned in case 10 with well openend 13a adjacent and the 1 well in general alignment 'with'openinglm asbestseen V3() Y 13a adjacent groove 13cfso thatmember 14` .maybe'seV f Y Y cured to the open end of the lipstick well 13A by snapping 'itl into the groove. VVLatch means 17"is carried on' theY i j upperV edgej ofv the V:Vlatchi portion 14a' for cooperation Yvit'hllatching means V16 `oncover'll.VV In the ei'nbocl'u'nent-Y being described,.latching'means 16 and 1'1 comprise in- Y Vt'elocking projections although other suitablemeans suchy Y a'srpin'means .may be used. To retain Vwellend :13a
against caseside wall 10c in alignment with opening 10a,V
Y vided Vwith bosse`s14f and 14g, respectively. The height Y. Y'
' Vof thebosses Yand Vthe thickness ofthe arm additively ap- V45 thecontainer rims andthe case bottom 10b.f VVA painofj' 'inwardly projecting earsVV 14h and 14i extendfrom latch Vportion'V 14a to abut the inner walls of the containers 12a and 12b V'andzposition member 1'4 in alignmennwith Vopen-V i'ngla, Y n y 'i fcont'ainer, by virtue of; `'abutment between` shoulder-15bA 1d VYcapend 13a, moves Vwe1l13 inwardly carrying/*with 'd-pfortnnS 14a soiV as toV di'sengageY latchingrmeans Y-17 in Figure 4: Compartmentrmeans V12fis snapped'into place in case'l() by pressing .rims` 12h Vand Y121-Y olcon-sY tainers 12a and 12b, respectively, under the case'rim 10c;l
`The pivotal connection to plate 172e allows the containers to be Vurged individually into place'. Ears 14h and 14i on the yieldablemember 14slidably'abut the containers e as they are inserted and position the yieldable memberV 14 in accurate alignment Withfthe'opening 10a. VWhen compartment means 12 is `fully inserted and Vlocked in Vcase k10, as best seen in Figure 6, securingfplatesV lldpandV 14eY of yieldable memberV 1j4;are` locked inplace i/ns'pace..
Y19 between'means 12 and caseside-wall 10c."'Lipstickv Whenever the vuse .of the lpstickfaloneris ndesiregL, ctm-` tainer 15 may bey Withdrawn from; casev10'by the grasp.-VV Y ing of portion V15a andmoving of thefcontainer longi- VVtudinally outwardly from 'wel113. without effecting-the positioning of latching means 17.' When it is desired ,to y Y Y open the'cornpact, lipstick ieontainer 15 is urged inwardly,V4 i through opening `10a so that YshoulderVV 15b" on container l 1 5 abuts'cap end 13a and urges the'caprrand latchinglmeans 14 inwardly.V This movement of latching' ,'means'1:14Yl eiTects a separation 'thereof `from latchingr.meansplinV Y cover y11, and 'the' cover maybe Ypivoted :togthe `open position, as seen -in Figtl, allowing accessgto lthe 'cosik metic retaining, compartment meansp12 lheld in clase-10.1,V While Ihave lshownanddescribed certain ,embodiments '.YI claim: 'Y i Y L t Y V1. A carryallV comprising; La hollow .'caserhaving, an g Y open top witha cover openably.thereacross;V and.awallg 1 portion :defining-an opening into the ca se;jmeansnrforY latching said c0verin closed position' across sajdcase s top; .a ,tubular cosmetic-*retaining means removably. extendingthrough .said `Vopening Y and into said@ case and having g manual grasping meansYprpjectingljegitteriorlyof` s saidrcas'e; and meansA operably associated with saidkcos-f Y metier-retaining means for'greleasing thelatchirig;means-v by vmanipulation fof lsa.idfi-grasping: means: innemanner* and allowing the removal `offthe cosmetic retainingmans;
' s Lipstick container 15 maybe Yofthe'conventional tubu.
lar construction, having an external diameritencomparableV VYto theinternaL-dia'meter of well v13 VVwhereby itv may Ibe Yinserted lthrough'gopening 10a andgfrictionally held-in ,well-1.3i -Grasping portionf 15a is diametricallyenlarged n* 'f Vtotforrnfassrhoulder 15b which.Yis'diametricallyV smaller than'ope'ningfla, 'but la'r'gei-thanV the internal' diameter;r
Thus, .When .container `15 is fully "in-f without release v`of`V the latchingmeans Y*by'manipulationl Y of said graspingrrmeans in a second;marmer.t,,e'V f Y 22. AY ,carryall' comprisinggfa hollow/* caseV havin r:an s y VopcnrtopV with a cover openably-thereacrossggandawallV Y f pbrtin'ideningan opennginto'thefcase;meansfrleas ably latchingfsaid cover'in closed jpositionfipncrossr` ardf'f Lease.` top;rc osmeticiretaining means Iainedpin. saidf a well in VsaidV case Vvandhavin'gY afhollowiiu communica-'j tion with said opening; andi-a tubulartlipstickpco ai i Y sremovablyextendingv'throngh'saidfcpeningandpinto said r hollow andvhaying Ymanualgrasping?means Vjprojecting'Yv ,Y n lexteriorlyof said caseg'saidrr. wellbeing operably:asso-1V j j ciated withgsaidrlipstickrcontainer to eftectireleasfejof` the rvlatchingmeans "by manipulation lof said v grasping" means in onemanner: andrallowing therernoval 'offrir Y Y ver latching YmealnstlgY The 'inward.movernent'V ldjportionV 14a is eected pivotally'raboutbosses A14)` 4g. aAfif Y cosmetic retining ,meanswithoutf release of: 'the latV s ingvfmeanslrby Y *Y W 4ffsa'degrasping:Ineens sec ncl` manner;
This'assembly, as best seen in'Figure 1,V is then VVposi- Changes, t therefore, inetherssfcon-g Y e' ing the latching means comprising a tubular lipstick container having one end removably extended through the case, a first shoulder on said container arranged to abut the latching means and effect release thereof, and a second shoulder on the outer end of the container arranged to abut the case and preclude complete insertion of the container into the case.
4. A carryall comprising: a hollow case having a bottom, and an upstanding sidewall terminating in an open top with a peripheral flange extending laterally inwardly; a cover pivotally secured to said case to abut said flange in a closed position wherein said cover extends across said open top, said cover having latch means; a cosmetic container having means for retention thereof in said case comprising a margin removably snapped under said flange; and a spring latch member having a securing portion locked between said container and said sidewall and between said flange and said bottom, and cooperating latch means thereon having releasable engagement with said cover latch means.
5. A carryall comprising: a hollow case having a bottom, and an upstanding sidewall having an opening and terminating in an open top with a peripheral flange extending laterally inwardly; a cover pivotally secured to said case to abut said flange in a closed position wherein said cover extends across said open top, said cover having latch means; a container having means for retention thereof in said case comprising a margin removably snapped under said flange; a spring latch member having a securing portion locked between said container and said sidewall and between said liange and said bottom, and cooperating latch means thereon having releasable engagement with said cover latch means; and means for moving said lastnamed latch means when desired including a member fully received in said case and connected to said spring latch member to be adjacent said sidewall opening, and a member extending removably through said sidewall opening and engaging said last-named member to effect movement thereof and move thereby the Jatch means on said spring latch means.
6. A carryall comprising: a hollow case having a bottom, and an upstanding sidewall terminating in an open top with a peripheral llange extending laterally inwardly; a cover arranged to abut said ange in a closed position wherein said cover extends across said open top; compartment means comprising a pair of containers, a connecting plate having a pair of opposite edges, and means securing one container to the plate at one edge and the other container at the other edge to pivot about mutually parallel axes, and each of said containers having means electing retention thereof in said case comprising a margin removably snapped under said flange.
7. A carryall comprising: a hollow case having a bottom, an upstanding sidewall having an opening and terminating in an open top with a peripheral flange extending laterally inwardly; a cover pivotally secured to said case and abutting said llange in a closed position wherein said cover extends across said open top, said cover having latch means; compartment means compris.- ing a pair of containers, a connecting plate having a pair of opposite edges, and means securing one container to the plate at one edge and the other container at the other edge to pivot about mutually parallel axes, each of said containers being spaced apart by said plate to abut an opposite portion of said sidewall laterally of said opening, thereby to tix the lateral positioning of said containers in said case, each of said containers further having means retaining said compartment means in said case comprising a margin removably snapped under said flange; a spring latch member having a securing portion locked between said container and said sidewall and between said ange and said bottom, ears projecting inwardly between and abutting said containers to position said latch member laterally of said opening, and cooperating latch means movably adjacent said cover latch means; and means for moving said last-named latch means when desired including a member fully received in said case between said containers and connected to said spring latch member to be adjacent said sidewall opening, and an element projecting through said opening and removably, frictionally held in the lastnamed member and arranged to transfer movement thereto tcmove thereby said last-named latch means.
8. The carryall of claim 7 wherein said last-named member comprises a lipstick well and said element comprises a lipstick container having a shoulder abutting the well limiting movement of the container into the well.
9. The carryall of claim 7 wherein said last-named member comprises a lipstick well and said element comprises a lipstick container having a first shoulder abutting the well limiting movement of the container into the well, and a second shoulder arranged outwardly of said lirst shoulder abutting the sidewall portion defining said opening limiting insertion of the container into the case.
10. In a carryall having a hollow case and a cover, means for releasably latching said cover closed, comprising: latch means carried on the cover; cooperating latch means received in the case and having a yieldable bar, a projection on said bar intermediate the ends thereof providing a pivot point, a securing element at one end of said bar iixedly secured relative to the case, and a latch element at the other end of the bar normally positioned in a latched position for engagement with the first-named latching means; and means removably passed through the case to pivot said other bar end about the projection and move said latch element from latched position.
1l. In a carryall having a hollow case and a cover, means for releasably latching said cover closed, comprising: latch means carried on the cover; cooperating latch means received in the case and having a pair of oppositely extending yieldable bars, each of said bars having a projection intermediate the ends thereof providing a pivot point therefor, a securing element at one end of each or' said bars xedly secured relative to the case, and a latch element interconnecting the other end of the bars and normally positioned in a latched position for engagement with the first-named latching means; and means removably passed through Vthe case to pivot said other bar ends about the projection and move said latch element from latched position.
12. In a carryall having a hollow case and a cover, means for releasably latching said cover closed, comprising: latch means carried on the cover; cooperating latch means received in the case and having a pair of oppositely extending yieldable bars, each of said bars having a projection providing a pivot point therefor, a securing element at one end of each of said bars tixedly secured relative to the case, and a latch element interconnecting the other end of the bars and normally positioned in a latched position for engagement with the first-named latching means, said latch element having a hole therethrough; and means removably passed through the case and said hole, and having shoulder means releasably engaging the latch element Vto pivot said other bar ends and move said latch element from latched position.
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