US2173235A - Package - Google Patents

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M. NELL PACKAGE Sept. 19, 1939.

Filed June 10, 1937 Patented Sept. 1.9, 1939 h l ,l o I UNITED STATES ,PATENT ori-fica :,rxazss i PACKAGE Miiarca Nen, New York, N. Y., assigner to Lucien Lesson, Inc., Chicago, Ill., a corporation ot Illi- Application June 10, 1937, Serial No. 147,5

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This invention relates to a multi-part con- Figure 1 is a side elevationalview of the over tainer composed of wearable exterior parts and a of a container according to this invention. refill box or package mounted in said parts and Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the refill sealed thereby. l package or box4 forming part of the container 5 More specifically this invention relates to a of this invention. powder container adapted to receive inexpensive Figure 3 Iis a side elevational view of the base cardboard powder boxes as remis-therein. member of the container of this invention.

In the dispensing of cosmetics such as face' Figure 4 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional/` powders, and the like, great emphasis is placed ViewY taken through a COIiteiner 01 Package ecupon an attractive package or container for the Cordingl to this invention showing the perf/S 10 product. thereof in assembledrelation.

Heretofore when the contents of the package Figure 5 iS a Vetieel ONSS-Sectional View taken or container have been used, the package or conthrough 8 COmbinatiOn tray member end Seeltainer was thrown away. Since the price of the ing Ting t l5 package or container is a considerable item in Figure 6 is a side elevational view of a powder l5 determining the retail cost of the product, it is pui adapted to be carried byy the tray member desirable to provide a cheap container thereby ShOWIi in Figure 5 making possible a lower retail price for the AS ShOWn 0D the drewing Product. In Figures 1 and 4 the .reference numeral ill According to this invention, a container having designates generally t'111e CQVeI member of a con' 20 an attractive appearance is provided and the tainer according to this invention The member cosmetics or other articles to be mounted in this l0 comprises a convex top portion il, a cylincontainer are packed in a separate cheap reim drical side Wall l2 and a flat rim portion i3 bef package or box that can he disposed of when its tween the convex top H end Side well |2 The contents are used up, while the exterior portions cover lll is preferably formed of a molded plastic, 25

of the container are used over and over again. The inner face of 'the Cylindrical Side Wall is Thus it is necessary for the purchaser to obtain threaded neel ishe bottom thereofv es ai? M- Only one set of the exterior container members AS best Shown in Figures 3 and 4 the referand to merely purchase the cheaper mm1 boxes ence numeral i5 designates generally the base 3o niled with cosmetics or other merchandise. of a Container according to this invention- The so According to this invention the exterior membase l5 comprises a disc i6 having an `imstandbers of the container are made of rigid .niateriols4 ing annular flange il spaced from the outer pepreferably molded plastics, while the refill packriphery thereof. The ilange il has .a screw age or box is made of cardboard or other cheap thread o oh the outer foce thereof i; e e 35 material. As best shown in Figures 2 and 4, the reference 35 w It is then an object of this invention to pronumeral 2li designates generally a cardboard box i vide an attractive container for housing an inor Tohu Package for housing the face Powder of .expensive box or package. other material.

A further object of this invention is to prc-l The box 2@ een be formed by a simple stamp- 40 vide molded plastic members forming an exterior ihg operation from o disc of cardboard and com' e0 container for aeardboard box prises a bottom wall 2i and av cylindrical side' A further object of this invention is to provide Wah 22- The box 2h is open at the top thereofa multi-part powder box adapted to receive re- AS Shown h1 Figure 4 a resilient Packing ring ll packages therein, i 23 may be disposed between the open top edge A further object of this invention is to provide` of the box ohd the hat'portioh 3 of the cover dii a, base member and a cover member composed for sealing the contents of the box againstspillof rigid. plastic material and adapted to receive ing 1f desired the Packing rhg o1" Washer 23 and seal therebetween an inexpensive cardboard can he Secured to thoat portion ,3 of the ooVef box. lo. It is thus evident that a screwing down of list) ther and further objects of this invention will the COVeI lo 0n the 'bese i5 compresses the Wash- 50 become apparent to those skilled in the art from el' 23 against the OD edge 0f the bOX 2U and also the following detailed description of the annexed SeCiiIeS the belg between the bese and Cover. sheet of dra-wings which discloses a preferred The ring or washer 23 can be composed of any embodiment of the invention. compressible material, such as felt, for example.

On the drawing: As shown in Figure 5, thepacking ring 23 can 55 be replaced with a tray member designated generally by the reference numeral 25.' The tray member 25 comprises a flat disc 20 adapted to t on the box 2l. The upper face of the disc 5 2i has secured thereon an annular ring or washer 21 to serve the same purpose as the washer or ring 23.

As shown in Figure 6 a powder pu 2 can be4 supported on the tray 2l. When the trayii is m mounted on the box 20 it will close the top of the box and when the powder pull' 28 is disposed on the tray it can flt in the space 29 provided by the convex top portion Il of the cover as shown in Figure 4.

15 From the above descriptions it should be understood that this invention provides a permanent exterior container or package for housing refill packages or boxes and that such refill pack-- ages or boxes are sealed in the exterior portions 20 of the container so that the contents thereof cannot be spilled from the container.

I'am aware that many changes may be made and numerous details of construction may be varied through a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention, and I, therefore, do not purpose limiting the patent granted hereon otherwise than necessitated by the prior art. i

I claim as my invention:

30 1. A container comprising a molded plastic disc having an upstanding annular flange spaced from the outer periphery thereof, a screw thread on the exterior face of said flange, a cardboard box having a fiat bottom wall seated on said disc and a 35 cylindrical side wall abutting the inner vface of said flange, a molded plastic cover member disposed over said box and having an internally' threaded side wall for threaded Vengagement with the thread on said flange and a compressible 40 packing ring disposed between the topi edge of the box and th'e cover whereby a screwing down of the cover on the base will compress the packing ring to seal the contents of the box in the container.

2. A powder box comprising a rigid base mem- 45 ber having an upstandingl annular flange spaced from the outer periphery thereof, a screw thread on the exterior face of said ange, a cardboard box seated on said disc having a cylindrical side wall abutting the inner face of the flange of the 50 disc, a rigid cover member having a convex top portion, a cylindrical side wall portion and a flat rim portion between the convex portion and side wall portion, and a compressible sealing disc disposed between the top of the box and the fiat rim 56 portion of the cover, said inner face of said side wall being threaded near the bottom thereof for threaded engagement with the thread ion the flange of the base whereby a screwing down of vthe cover on the base will compress the washer to seal the contents of the box and to hold the box 5 between the cover and base.

3. A powder box comprising a molded plastic disc having an upstanding annular flange spaced from the outer periphery thereof, an open topped cylindrical box seated on said disc in abutting 10 relation to the inner face of said ange, a tray member. disposed on top of said box having a compressible periphery, a molded plastic cover having a convex top portion, a fiat rim portion and a cylindrical side wall normal to the rim portion,

`Ysaid side wall and said fiange of the base having engagingscrew threads thereon whereby a screwing 'down of the cover on the base will' move the flat rim of ythe cover against the tray for compressing the Vperiphery of the tray toseal the contents of the box and to hold the box in assembled relation between the c over and base.

4. A package comprising a base member having a relatively short externally threaded upstanding annular flange, a container disposed on said base in abutting relation to the inner face of the ange, said container having a side wall extending above said flange, a cover having a top portion thrusting against the top of the container and said cover having an internally threaded side wallv for threaded engagement with the fiange on the base whereby a screwing down of the cover on the base will clamp the container between the cover and base. i

5. A package comprising a base having an upstanding annular flange, a container disposed on said base inside of the fiange, said container having a portion extending above the fiange, a cover l having a top portion thrusting against. the container and a side wall extending from said top 40 over the flange, and means detachably connecting said-cover and said base to clamp the container between the cover andr base.

6. A package comprising a base having an upstanding annular flange, a container disposed on said base inside of the flange, said container having a portion extending above the flange, a cover having a top portion thrusting against the container and a side wall extending from said top over the ange, and mating engageable means'on .50 said flange and said side Wall drawing the cover and base together upon relative rotation thereof for clamping the container between the .cover and base.

MILDRED NELL.

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