US2414245A - Stick arrangement - Google Patents

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' Jan. 14, 1947. H, 3, mm 2,414,245

STICK ARRANGEMENT Filed Sept. 9, 1944 IN V EN TOR.

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A ORNEYS Patented Jan. 14, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE STICK ARRANGEMENT Harry B. Rudd, Flushing, N. Y.

Application September 9, 1944, Serial No. 553,299

3 Claims. 1

My invention relates to cosmetic or other arrangements of the lip-stick type.

In accordance with my invention, a casing is detachably related in upstanding relation to a base and forms a housing for a first stick supported directly by the base and a second stick supported at the upper end of a sleeve which is also detachably related to said base.

Various other objects, advantages and features of my invention will become apparent from the following detailed description.

My invention resides in the stick or pencil arrangements of the character hereinafter described and claimed.

For an understanding of my invention and for an illustration of one of the forms thereof, reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the stick arrangement of my invention;

Figs. 2 and 3 are perspective views illustratin parts of my novel stick arrangement; I

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view, partly in elevation, showing the stick arrangement of my invention; and

Fig. 5 is a schematic view illustrating a detailed feature of the invention. Referring particularly to Fig. 4, I have shown a base I which defines a lower vertical surface la which may be circular, said base I further defining a pair of upper circular surfaces lb and lo which are stepped inwardly as illustrated. The base I in the upper area thereof defines a socket or depression Id, preferably circular, which receives the base of a lip-stick 2.

Slidable on the circular surface lo and adapted to seat on the horizontal flange extending therefrom is a sleeve 3 which, adjacent its upper surface, comprises a transverse wall 30 preferably apertured as indicated at 3b. Above the wall 3a, the sleeve 3 terminates in a circular socketdefining section 30 which, preferably. has less diameter than the lower sleeve section, said socket-defining section 30 receiving the base of a lip-stick 4. As clearly appears, the sleeve 3, besides serving as a support for the lip-stick 4, forms an enclosure or housing for the lip-stick 2.

The lip-sticks 2 and 4 are retained in their respective sockets in any suitable manner. Ordinarily, a press-fit sufiices for this purpose.

Slidable on the circular surface lb and adapted to seat on the horizontal flange extending therefrom is a cylindrical closure cap or casing 5 which forms an enclosure or housing for the lip-stick 4, the sleeve 3 and the lip-stick 2.

Referring to Fig. 5, the surface lb of the base I, as indicated by the broken lines, is shown as truly circular. The inner surface of the casing 5 at the lower end thereof, however and to slight extent, is oval or elliptical. Hence, when the casing 5 is slidably related to the base I as shown in Fig. 4, the aforesaid oval or elliptical crosssectional configuration of the casing l is deformed, by the base I, to cause said cross-sectional configuration to become truly circular. This increases the frictional resistance between engaging surfaces of the casing 5 and base I and thereby prevents casual disengagement of said casing 5 from the base I. However, such frictional resistance is not sufficiently great to prevent ready manual removal of the casing 5 from the base lwwhen that becomes desirable.

The lower end of the sleeve 3 may be elliptical or oval and the surface lc of the base I may be truly circular in the same manner as described above. tached from the base I, the sleeve 3 may readily be removed from said base I to expose the lipstick 2. However, with the described arrangement, frictional resistance prevents casual disengagement of the sleeve 3 from the base l.

It shall be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the elliptical or oval configuration of the casing 5 and the sleeve 3 as described above. I

The base I, sleeve 3 and casing 5 may be formed from such suitable material as may be desired. Thus. for example, this material may be plastic, metal, wood or equivalent.

It is a feature of the invention that the casing 5 serves as a housing or enclosure for the lip stick 4 and also for the sleeve 3 and the lip-stick 2. The casing 5 and the base I, when associated as shown in Figs. 1 and 4, have graceful lines and present a pleasing appearance. The act of removing the casing 5 from the base I yields the arrangement shown in Fig. 2 and exposes the lip-stick 4 for use. The further act of removing the sleeve 3 from the base I yields the arrangement of Fig. 3 and exposes the lip-stick 2 for use. These operations may readily be performed whenever it becomes desirable to use either one or both of the lip-sticks. With both of the arrangements of Figs. 2 and 3. the base I is manually held while applying the lip-stick and, obviously, these arrangements are convenient for operation and present a pleasing appearance.

In accordance with the invention, the lip-sticks 2 and 4 may be formed from the same kind of material and, if so, one of the lip-sticks is in- If so, after the casing 5 has been de-' tended to serve as a spare for the other. Alternately, one of the lip-sticks may be of one shade intended for day-time use whfle the other lipstick may be of another shade intended for evening use.

Although my invention has been hereinbeiore specifically described with respect to lip-sticks, it shall be understood that, in lieu of lip-stick, the stick or pencil may be formed, for example, from cosmetic material other than that used for lip-stick purposes, from coloring material other than that used for the lips, and from medicinal, healing or other material to be applied to desired parts 01' the human body or otherwise as may be desired. It shall be understood, therefore, that the term "lip-stick" as hereinbefore used shall be understood to be generically descriptive of true lip-stick as well as the other materials referred to in this paragraph.

While the invention has been described with respect to a certain particular preferred example which gives satisfactory results, it will be understood by those skilled in the art after understanding the invention, that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention and it is intended therefore in the appended claims to cover all such changes and modifications.

What is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

1. In combination, a base on which a first stick is mounted, a sleeve upstanding from said base and detachably related thereto so as to form a housing for said stick, the upper part of said sleeve forming a support for a second stick, a casing upstanding from said base and detachably related thereto so as to form a housing within which both of said sticks and said sleeve are disposed.

2. In combination, a base on which a first stick is mounted, a sleeve upstanding from said base and detachably related thereto so as to form a housing for said stick, the upper part of said sleeve forming a support for a second stick, a casing upstanding from said base and detachably related thereto so as to form a housing within which both of said sticks and said sleeve are disposed, said sleeve and said casing being slidable, respectively, on circular vertical surfaces arranged in stepped relation on said base.

3. In combination, a base on which a first stick is mounted, a sleeve upstanding from said base and detachably related thereto so as to form a housing for said stick, the upp r part of said sleeve forming a support for a second stick, a casing upstanding from said base and detachably related thereto so as to form a housing within which both of said sticks and said sleeve are disposed, said casing and said sleeve being circular in section and the external diameter of said sleeve being less than the internal diameter of said casing.

HARRY B. RUDD.

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