US1753269A - Receptacle for razor blades - Google Patents

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F. {V. KIRSTEN RECEPTACLE FOR RAZOR BLADES Original Filed July 16, 1927 INVENTOZL N MW A TTORNEYS.

' and understood from the following descrip- Patented Apr. 8,1939 I I ES PATENT. CE-

UN-rro STA mammcxw. Kinsman, or BLUE rsLANn, nnino s I I I I nnonr'mcnn non Razor; arenas Application filed July 16, 1927, Serial No. 206,298. Renewed November 6, 1929 The invention relates to receptacles and the one of the bottom plates in a smaller scale especial receptacle forming the object of the than in Figures 1 and 2., e I present inventionis intended to receive and Figure 4 is alview of the bottom carrying store blades for safety razors. a locking slide and Figure 5' is a section on 5 It is a well known fact that razors which line 5-5 of Figure 4. I 55 are being used every day will not last very V The receptacle consists of ahousing having long even when they are strapped before betwo box shaped parts 6 and 7 respectively, ing used. On the other hand it is well known two bottom plates 8 and 9 resp f fi y, w that steel tools after being used for some slldingplates 10 and 11 respectively, two

39 length of time and having lost their sharpgulcle P1118 d' W o ki g b l gness will regain the same and may be used The tWO shaped parts of the h us g again as before if these tools will be put are formed al ke-and 1t s therefore only away for some length of time. Razor blades necessary to describe one of these parts. The which are used one day and then put aside, outslde shape of sand parts is rectangular and 15 say for a week may be used practically ineach parthas a bottom 14 from which side 05 definitely. and end walls '15 and 16-respectively extend The object of the invention therefore is at figh angles The center portion of the to provide a receptacle adapted to receive b m of ach part is bent inwardly so that a plurality of razors blades and keep said a COIIiCaHY shap d. portion 17 is formed and blades in a certain rotation;

this portion endsin a hemispherical socket I A further object of the invention is to 18 a apted. t0 receive one of the lookin provide a receptacle for safety razor blades balls 13. I I c I which will make it possible for the user to .r In OQi Qh h0 part one of the bottom employ every blade of the plurality stored :Plt 8 and Ins r ed andis held in poin this receptacle in a certain rotation with- I 111 a y ul able manner. In the drawout great trouble. ngS thB bO Om P -MB S and 9 respectively A still further object of the invention is 1Tehe1d1n Posltlon y e (191E519 o to provide a receptacle for safety razor blades mto the and Walls v and below the automatically storing or placing the sharp tom Plate y means O Center P11301101 the tance from the bottom 1a of the housing. The housing part of each bottom plate is formed nto a c rcular-boss 20. The two bosses 20j extend toward each other, when the two b0ttom plates Q and 10 respectively are artion on hand of the accompanying drawings f n h P t These two nous formirn a part thereof. It is however to be mg part? 9 9 53 fi each other y understood that the invention is not to be g i g d l a g ij' g gz In 1 I e ..v-. .e or pac e ss 18 scribed in this specification but that such big enough torec'eive'ong of the baking balls which should rest forsome time, on the 'bottom. I 7

Other objects of the invention not specifically mentioned may be easily ascertained Changes and alterationgImay be m as fall 13; .Two holes 21 are providedin each botinto the scope of the claims appended l'1ereto. t l t nd amlocated e gg a tion taken on the longitudinal center line of tances froin the center boss. The rims22'of the receptacle according to the invention. these holes are bent in a direction opposite I Figure 2 a section on line 22 of Fig Itothat in which the center bossesextend.

'ure 1 I I I v I w I The sliding plates 10 and 11 have at one w igu 8 s. 'a QIigit dina sectieathreug .eed' a fing r pie e 2 W iiehgw ea he sl d ng 1 blades to be used on top and the dull blades, likeh bottom plate is r g a 8 45 In the drawings Figure 1' is a vertical seccenter line of said plate and at equal dis- 5 7 plate is in position, is adapted to extend through a slot like opening 24 provided in one of the end walls 16 of each housing part. Fig. 1 shows very plainly that the two finger parts extend into the opposite directions. The slide plate is supported and guided by means of tongues formed by punched out and bent over portions of the bottom plates 8 and 9 respectively. The length of the bent over portion of these tongues is such that the sliding plate, when it is put into position and held by said tongues, will abut the outer rim of the collars 22 formed on the bottom plates around the openings or holes 21. On the end opposite to the finger piece 23 a stem 26 is provided on the sliding plate and a spring 27 surrounds this stem and abuts with one of its ends against the sliding plate and with its other end against the adjacent end wall of the housing portion urging the sliding plate to slide in such a direction, that the finger part 23 will extend through the slot 24. Two holes 28 are provided in each sliding plate and these holes are arranged in such a manner that they will be off et in relation to the holes 21 in the bottom plate, when the slide plates are in position shown in Figure 1. The walls or themetal surrounding the holes may be bevelled. The guide pins 12 have, as indicated in Figure 1 a cylindrical body 29 carrying on each end a neck 30 which in turn carries a conical head 31 forming a circular groove with the end surface of the body 29.

One of these pins is inserted in each of the holes 21 and the collars 22 formed about these holes serve as guide for the pins. The

necks of each pin extend beyond the corresponding guide 22 and through the adjacent hole 28 in the sliding plate so that the sliding plate itself will engage the groove in the pin under the pressure of the spring 27 .The receptacle is operated as follows: In order to open the receptacle it is necessary to press one of the sliding plates inwardly by pressing upon the corresponding finger part 23, because as long as both sliding plates are in the position shown in Figure 1 the receptacle is securely locked by means of the two sliding plates engaging the pins 12. When one of those sliding plates is moved inwardly of the housing against the pressure of the spring 27, that sliding plate will be disengaged from the pins and that part of the housing, in which sliding plate so disengaged is located may be swung open about the hinge with three holes or openings located in certain distances on the longitudinal center line of said-blades. The pins 12 and the center boss 20 of the receptacle according to the present invention are arranged in such a manner that razor blades having these openings may be placed into the receptacle whereby then the pins 12 and the central boss 20 extend through the openings in the razor blades holding them in a certain position. When a person wants to use a sharp razor blade he will take the receptacle containing the razor blades holding that portion of the housing on top which is marked Sharp. He will then press on both ends against the finger parts, but he only can move the upper sliding plate inwardly to release this sliding plate from the pins, so that the upper part of the housing may be opened, because the lock ball 13 of the lower part rests in the socket 18 extending into a center hole 32 provided in the sliding plates and thereby preventing sliding movement of the lower plate. After the receptacle is opened the top blade, which has been resting the lon est time, can be removed and can be uesd. lifter a person is through shaving he wants to put the razor blade away again so that it will be way down on the bottom on that side which is marked Dull. He therefore holds the receptacle in such a manner that this portion marked dull will be on top and now the two lock balls will change their positions. The lock ball having been so far in position to prevent the movement of the sliding plate 10 will drop through the hole 32 in said plate into the hollow space provided in the center boss 20 of the bottom plate 8 while the lock ball which has been resting so far in the hollow space of the bottom plate 9 will drop into the socket 18 of the receptacle portion 7 thereby preventing sliding movement of the sliding plate 11. The blade can then be laid on the top of the pile, thereby coming on the dull side so that every other razor blade contained in the receptacle will be on top of the last used razor blade when the part marked sharp is opened.

I claim:

1. In a receptacle for safety razor blades two box like halves, means common to said halves for holding safety razor blades in a certain position in said receptacle, and means in each half for engaging said first mentioned means and for preventing accidental movement of said halves relative to each other.

2. In a receptacle for safety razor blades two box like halves, a false bottom in each half adapted to support a plurality of safety razor blades, the two bottoms facing each other, when the receptacle is closed, means extending through both false bottoms for holding the razor blades arranged between said bottoms in a certainposition and means for engaging said first mentioned means and for preventing accidental movement of said halves relative to each other.

3. In a receptacle for safety razor blades two box like halves, a false bottom in each half adapted to support a plurality of safety razor blades, the two bottoms facing each other, when the receptacle is closed a hollow center boss on each, fa se bottom, the two bosses extending toward each other, two holes in each false bottom arranged on the longitudinal center line thereof, adjacent its ends and at equal distances from the center boss, two holding pins extending through the corresponding holes in the false bottoms and means for engaging said pins and for pre venting accidental movement of said halves relative to each other.

4. In a receptacle for safety razor blades two box like halves, a false bottom in each half adapted to support a plurality of razor blades, the two false bottoms facing each other when the receptacle is closed, a hollow center boss on each false bottom, the two bosses extending toward each other, two holes in each false bottom arranged on the longitudinal center line thereof adjacent its ends and at equal distances from the center boss, two holding pins, each pin having a head at each end a circular groove separating each head from the pin body, a plate slidably supported in each box like half, holes in said plates permitting the heads of the pins to extend therethrough the rims of said holes being adapted to engage the corresponding grooves in the pins, means for urging said plates into engagement with said pins and means for disengaging said plates and pins from each other.

5. In a receptacle for safety razor blades two box like halves, a false bottom in each half adapted to support a plurality of razor blades, the two false bottoms facing each other, when the receptacle is closed, a hollow center boss on each false bottom, the two bosses extending toward each other, two holes in each false bottom arranged on the longitudinal center line thereof adjacent its ends and at equal distances from the center boss, two holding pins, each pin having a head at each end, a circular groove separating each head from the pin body, a plate slidably supported in each box like half, holes in said plates permitting the heads of the pins to extend therethrough, the rims of said holes being adapted to engage the corresponding grooves in the pins, means for urging said plates into engagement with said pins, means for disengaging said plates and pins from each other, another hole in said plate arranged to register with the hollow space in the center boss, when the plate is in engagement with the pins, a socket in the real bottom of each box like half registering with the hollow space in the corresponding center boss, and a ball for each half adapted to be positioned in the corresponding socket and to extend into the last mentioned hole in the corresponding plate.

In witness whereof I affix my signature.

FREDERICK IV. KIRSTEN.

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