US1582008A - Vanity manicure box - Google Patents

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April 20 1926. I

J. E- HAMMOND VANITY MANICURE BOX Filed March 21. 1.925

JZIJO if Humane Patented A r. 20, 1926.

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JUDD E. HAMMOND, OE MUNDAY, TEXAS.

VANITY MANIG'URE 1310331;

Application filed March 21, 1925. Serial No. 17,156,

the novel construction and :arrangemont of the parts thereof.

The primary object of the invention is to provide an improved kit for manicuring linger nails, the device containing a nail file, nail polisher and compartment holding nail polish, arranged in compact form.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this nature which will be cheat and attractive as well as practical for the purpose intended.

The invention will be more fully understood by reference to the following descriptio'n, taken in 'connection with the accompanying drawing, forming part hereof in which:

Figure 1 is a top view of the device.

l igure 2 is a bottom view.

Figure 3 is a side view, and

, Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view on line 4% of Figure 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the kit or vanity set comprises a be); with lid 2, the latter hinged at 3 to the box 1 and provided with a snap arrangement 4 to lock the lid in place. The box and lid are constructed of metal, silver-plated or nickel-plated, or may be constructed of any metal suitable 'for the purpose and not too expensive for manufacturing the article.

On the bottom of the box is arranged a nail file 5' pivoted by a button 6 to be swung; to "various positions as indicated for instance by the dotted lines in Figure 3 and when not in use the nail file may have its position under the box as shown in full lines.

Inside/the -l)0tton1 portion of the box is Sin-ranged a supply of powder 7 fOfPOilSlling: the nails, and upon the powder and sepa ng 11: from the upper part of the icon is I finger nails.

a circular perforated disk 8' of celluloid or other suitable material. The disk being perforated permits the powder to be fed out through the perforations 9 as the box is rotated in polishing the nails.

As a buffer for polishing the nails there is provided a rubber cushion 8 with a chamois skin covering 10 and having a central opening 9, the cushion being pressed down into the box .1 through the large opening in the lid and held in place by the flanges 2" v on the cover 2. The cushion or buffer 8 may be of rubber or other material.

It will he noticed that this arrangement provides two distinct Compartments in the hon, one it containing; the boiler and the other for t; nail polishing nmterisl.

The hit is elatively small and is open ated. by inscr the finger 11 into the opening 9 agai: the disk S and rotating the box. The rotation will cause the powder 7 to be automatically fed outward against the finger nails. The nai tile, as is obvious, may be moved to any desired position to file the It should he understood that the inven tion is not limited to the particular arrangement and construction shown herein, but may be modified and changed to come within the scope and meaningwol the following claims: i v

1. A. vanit kit toil maniouring the finger nails, comprising a lJOX with hinged lid and a fiangze and an opening in the lid to receive a buffer, a perforated disk beneath the boiler, a powder compartment between the disk and. the bottom of the box and a movable file for the nails on the botton'). oi the box.-

2. A vanity be): and finger nail manicure set, comprising a her: with a hinged lid, an

opening in the lid to receive av nail. buffer,

ihe box for nail powder and a nail file on the bottom of the box.

@ 3. A vanity finger nail manicure set comprising a box with a hinged lid "with an opening, a powder compartment, a powder feeding end a bufier i n the box, said bufierubevggg en openmg dlsposed over the disk, said bufier extended outside the lid of the box and held in place by flanges 011 the lid; and a movable nail file on the bottom of 10 the box.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

JUDD E. HAMMOND.

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