US1468164A - Toilet-powder package - Google Patents

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se t. as, 1923.-

G. F. M cARTY TOILET POWDER PACKAGE Filed Jan. 20. 1921" w a w Patented Sept. 18, i923.

mirage starts GRACE I. MGGARTY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

"TOILET-l OWDER PACKAGE.

' To all-whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GRACE McCAnrY, a citizen of. the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Toilet-Powder Packages, of which the following is. a specification.

One part of the present invention relates to a package containing toilet powder, together with means for applying the powder to the face, and has for its object to provide a cheap and convenient but effective 'envelope or container for the powder and an appliance both for merchandising and for protection during use, and which willa-t the same time keep the appliance in contact with the powder so that it will be charged with a supply of the same when removed from the envelope. To this end one feature of the invention consists in providing an envelope of paper or other suitable material of tapering form, together with an appliance having a correspondingly formed tapered portion so that-a limited quantity -'of powder will be caused to accumulate around the reduced portionof the appliance which will ordinarily be used as the portion for contact with the face in applying the powder. Preferably the envelope-is made with a secondary pocket carriedby its'fia-p into which the primary pocket containing the powder and appliance can be folded for further security andefliciency in packaging.

A second part of the invention relates to an appliance for applying powder to the face, and has for its object to provide a device of this kind which will afford a plu- 1 rality of surfaces adapted to be successively exposed in position for use. To this end, this part of the invention consists in folding a cloth or fabric of suitable size upon a plurality of diameters so that it will develop a folded body of a plurality of plies. of the material with limited portions of the-surface of the fabric exposed for use, namely,

on opposite sides of the secton resulting from the folding; the shape of the folded fabric which produces the appliance being angular, or provided with a corner which affords a tapered outline to the applying surface to render it more'conve'nient and effective in use. The plies or folds of the appliance are penetrated transversely by a cord which is adapted to hold them together and which isof such length as to permit the folds to be separated for reversing the lines surface into position for use as exposed portions thereof become soiled.

In the accompanying drawing j- Figure 1 is a view of the complete package, including the transparent envelope and the contained powder and appliance.

Figure 2 is an inner face view of the envelope with its pockets or flaps distended.

Figure 8 is a perspective view of the appliance folded for use.

7 Figure 4 is a perspective View of the same partially unfolded and in the course of re versal on one of its lines of folding to expose two new surfaces; and

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the device of Figures 3 and at opened on its two intersecting lines of folding and in the course of complete reversal.

1 represents the envelope which may conveniently be formed as a rectangle with pockets 2 and 3 hinged together through the medium of the intermediate flexible portion 4 which, assumes a diagonal of the rectangle and leaves each pocket with a substantially triangular form ortapered toward its bottom 5. With. the envelope constructed in this way, flap with its pocket may be folded into the other pocket to confine the contents and keep the appliance in the tapered portion of the pocket and, therefore, in contact with the contained powder.

6 represents the appliance which is in the form of a sheet of cloth or fabric of substantially circular, approximately rectangular,

tageous form for applying the powder to the face. Appliance 6 is provided with a securing cord 8 inserted transversely through its several plies or folds, as shown in Figure 3, and which therefore holds the plies or folds together until it becomes desirable to reverse the folding. When the two outer surfaces of the appliance 6 become soiled,it will be opened out on its half diameter 6*, as suggested in Figure 4, untilthe inner loop 8 of the cord 8 can be grasped, and then the cord will be drawn and the folds turned back to expose two new surfaces. Vhen all four of the folded surfaces afforded bythe folding suggested in Figures 3 and 4: have been used, the device can be opened as suggested in Figure 5 and completely reversed, first upon the diameter 6 and then upon the diameter '6 in order to afford four additional folded surfaces. In this way it will be seen that the device affords eight working surfaces and always retains its shape, with the tapered portion serving the combined function of insuring contact with the powder contained in the tapered portion of the envelope and facilitating contact with portions of the face to be reached with the powder.

1 An important bodiment of the appliance consists in developing-the plies or folds into substantially angular form, for instance, a triangle, with the confining cord 8 passing transversely through the same near the free edges of the plies and intermediate '01 two of the corners ofthe fold and leaving the corner 7, with which to apply the powder, built up of the folded portions of the goods.

Obviously, the form of the device is such that a substantial body of powder can be placed on the interior of the folds and caused to work its .way through the pores of the fabric; or the appliance may be used by bringing-its outer surface into contact with the supply of powder.

I claim: 1. A powder appliance comprising a piece of fabric folded upon a plurality of diameters to develop superposed plies ofmaterial of substantially angular form, hav ing a cord passed, transversely through said plies adjacent the free edges thereof and folds of the material intermediate of two corners of the plies, and leaving athird corner developedfrom for use inapplying powder. f i 2. In combination with an enve lope con,-

. structed with a tapering pocket, an appli ance consisting of a piece of fabric folded feature ofthe preferred em upon a plurality of folded diameters and developing a body of substantially angular plies or folds having a cord passing through the pliesadj acent the free edges thereof and leaving acorner developed from folds of thepieceand adapted to conform tothe tapered portion ofthe'envelope.

r 'A powder appliance comprlsinga body of fabric folded into a plurality of substan tially triangular plies, and ,a. correspond.-

ingly formeditriangular envelope opening along one of its'sides, adapted to receive the appliance with its apex foremost and to contain; powder inits apex opposite its, open side and hold said powder contact with the apex of the" appliance.

4:. In. a powder appliance comprising a body offabricfolded into a plurality of substantially triangular plies, a controlling string penetrating. the plies of said fabric adjacent to a side of the triangle thereof,

and acorrespondingly formed triangular envelope. opening along one of its. sides adapted to receive the appliance with its apex foremost that lies oppositethe string, and adapted to contain powder in theapeX opposite its open side and hold said; powder 7 in contact with the apex of the introduced appliance. r

5. AL powder'appliance comprising a body of fabric folded into a plurality of substantially triangular -plies,-and a correspond ingly: formed triangular envelope opening alongone of its sides, adapted to receive the appliance with its apex foremost and to con-. tampowder 1n its'ape'x opposlte its open side and hold said powderin. contact withthe apexj ofthe appliance; saids envelope having a triangular flap, connected through; one of itsisides to the'open side of the envelope, and

constructed with, a pocket adapted to receive

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