Combination Vanity Case (Patent No: 897115)

Inventor: Ross, Andrew

Location: Edmonton

Comments: N/A

Description: The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:

1. In a case such as a vanity case having a receptacle for powder or the like and a hinged lid covering said receptacle; a tubular casing secured to a side wall of said receptacle, an internal spiral groove formed in a wall of said tubular casing, a rotatable tubular sleeve in said tubular casing and a longitudinal slot in said rotatable sleeve extending to one end thereof for receiving a cylindrical container adapted to hold a cosmetic stick and having pin means thereon for engaging said longitudinal slot, so that rotation of said sleeve will cause said container to be rotated axially while said pin is engaged in said spiral groove and the resulting camming action will impart axial movement to said container and cosmetic stick, said tubular member having a rotatable ring mounted thereon so as to engage said tubular sleeve and including a catch for engaging said lid whereby on rotation of said ring said lid is capable of being opened and on further rotation of said ring said cosmetic stick is moved outwardly of said tubular casing.

2. A case as claimed in Claim 1 wherein spring means biases said sleeve and the attached ring to hold said lid in a closed position.

3. A case as claimed in Claim 2 wherein said sleeve is provided with a second slot remote from said slot at an end thereof remote from said longitudinal slot for engaging said spring means for biasing said sleeve and stop means is provided on said sleeve adjacent said second slot, said stop means being capable of limited travel within a semi-annular recess in an apertured end wall of said tubu1ar casing.

4. A case as claimed in Claim 2 wherein said receptacle contains a powder tray having springs mounted on the underside thereof adjacent said hinge of said lid whereby on releasing said catch said springs on said tray cause said lid to move to a partially open position by pressing said tray against said lid.