U.S. patent number 3,876,271 [Application Number 05/230,690] was granted by the patent office on 1975-04-08 for portable beauty station.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Patsy Ruth Freeman. Invention is credited to Melvin L. Skirlock.
United States Patent |
3,876,271 |
Skirlock |
April 8, 1975 |
PORTABLE BEAUTY STATION
Abstract
This specification discloses a portable beauty station
comprising a cabinet of horizontal trapezoidal cross-section that
includes top, bottom, side and back walls that are permanently
assembled and present an open front. A front panel is detachably
mounted in closing position and displays the name of a beauty
operator on its front face, while its rear face carries a pair of
card holders and a mirror. Cooperating elements of a suspension
device are provided on the front panel and back wall to support the
front panel on the back wall with the card holders and mirror
exposed. A sliding drawer and a plurality of pivotal trays are
assembled in the cabinet and a handle is affixed to the top
wall.
Inventors: |
Skirlock; Melvin L. (Phoenix,
AZ) |
Assignee: |
Freeman; Patsy Ruth (Glendale,
AZ)
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Family
ID: |
22866191 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/230,690 |
Filed: |
March 1, 1972 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
312/310;
312/244 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47B
67/00 (20130101); A45D 44/00 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A47B
67/00 (20060101); A45D 44/00 (20060101); A47b
088/00 (); A47b 095/07 () |
Field of
Search: |
;312/309,310,109,138,244,305,234.3,227 ;49/42,465,405,480,463
;160/369 ;220/30,38 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Foreign Patent Documents
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233,101 |
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Mar 1961 |
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AU |
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1,264,643 |
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May 1961 |
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FR |
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Primary Examiner: Gilliam; Paul R.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Robertson; John A.
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. In a portable beauty station,
a. a cabinet comprising top and bottom walls of trapezoidal shape,
a back wall, a wide side wall and a narrow side wall, said walls
being permanently assembled and presenting an open front,
b. a handle secured to said top wall,
c. a front panel completely removable from said cabinet and having
inner and outer faces,
d. a photograph holder and a license holder on said inner face,
e. a mirror on said inner face,
f. means for detachably securing said front panel in position on
said cabinet closing said open front,
g. cooperating elements of a suspension device on said front panel
and said back wall adjacent to the upper ends thereof for
assembling said front panel on said back wall in a suspended
position;
h. a drawer of trapezoidal shape slidable in said cabinet; and
i. at least one tray pivotally mounted in said cabinet with the
pivot adjacent to said narrow side wall.
2. The portable beauty station of claim 1 in which there are a
plurality of trays all pivotally mounted on a rod extending between
said top and bottom walls and spaced from said narrow side
wall.
3. The portable beauty station of claim 1 in which said suspension
device comprises an elongate bar hook projecting from the front
face of said front panel adjacent to the upper end thereof and a
complemental elongate bar hook projecting from said rear wall
adjacent to the upper end thereof.
4. The portable beauty station of claim 1 in which said suspension
device comprises a pair of spaced apertures in said front panel
adjacent to the upper edge thereof and a pair of hooks on said back
wall adjacent to the upper edge thereof and spaced apart a distance
the same as the spacing of said apertures, said hooks being
received in said apertures when said front panel is assembled on
said back wall in a suspended position.
5. The portable beauty station of claim 1 in which the means which
detachably secures the front panel in closing position comprises a
flange on the front edge of said narrow side wall, said flange
being spaced from the front edges of said top, bottom and narrow
side walls a distance substantially equal to the thickness of said
front panel, a hasp on said front panel and a staple on said wide
side wall with which said hasp cooperates.
6. The portably beauty station of claim 1 in which the means which
detachably secures the front panel in closing position comprises a
pair of headed studs in spaced relation on the front edge of said
wide side wall, a rib projecting from the front edge of said top
wall, a rib projecting from the front edge of said bottom wall, a
pair of recesses opening onto a side edge of said front panel and
spaced apart a distance corresponding to the spacing of said headed
studs which are received in said recess, a slot in the front panel
adjacent its upper edge and receiving the rib on said top wall,
another slot in said front panel adjacent to its lower edge and
receiving said rib on said bottom wall, said slots being longer
than said ribs, a hasp on the front panel at the side edge remote
from that in which said recesses are formed, and a staple on said
narrow side wall cooperating with said hasp.
Description
The present invention relates to portable beauty stations and is
concerned primarily with a station of horizontal trapezoidal
cross-section and including a front panel that is completely
removable from the cabinet and assembled on the rear thereof in a
suspended position.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
At the present time, beauty operators are required to move about,
not only in a particularly beauty parlor, but from one place to
another, where a customer requires the services of the operator. At
any one stop, the operator will have need of certain instruments,
accessories and materials such as combs, brushes, hair curlers,
lotions, creams and sprays. It is, therefore, desirable that the
operator have a portable station in the form of a cabinet including
one or more drawers and/or pivotal trays in which such articles may
be kept in a segregated state to facilitate access thereto.
It is desirable that a portable beauty station display the name of
the owner of the station when the cabinet is closed. Most
jurisdictions require that an operator exhibit his picture and
license while servicing a customer. Thus, the need for displaying
these elements when the cabinet is in an open position and with the
picture and license assembled on the cabinet is evident.
At the present time, the known art is notably lacking in a portable
beauty station comprising a cabinet of horizontal trapezoidal
cross-section and presenting an open front together with a front
panel which in closing position displays the name of the owner and
which may be completely removed from the cabinet.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
With the foregoing conditions in mind, the present invention has in
view the following objectives:
1. To provide a portable beauty station including an open front
cabinet of horizontal trapezoidal cross-section.
2. To provide a beauty station of the type noted with a front panel
that is detachably mounted on the cabinet in position closing the
open front and which is completely removable from the cabinet.
3. To provide, in a beauty station of the character aforesaid, a
cabinet including a back wall, and cooperating elements of a
suspension device on the front panel and back wall.
4. To provide, in a beauty station of the kind described, a front
panel having an inner face which is exposed when the panel is
assembled on the back wall and a pair of holding devices on the
inner face which receive a photograph of an operator and an
operator's license.
5. To provide, in a beauty station of the type noted, a sliding
drawer and a plurality of pivotally mounted trays in the
cabinet.
6. To provide, in a beauty station of the character aforesaid,
simple and effective mechanisms for securing the front panel in
closing position on the cabinet.
Various other more detailed objects and advantages of the invention
such as arise in connnection with carrying out the above ideas in a
practical embodiment will, in part, become apparent and, in part,
be hereafter stated as the description of the invention
proceeds.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The foregoing objects are achieved by providing a portable beauty
station comprising a cabinet having top and bottom walls in the
shape of trapezoids and side and back walls permanently assembled
on said top and bottom walls and defining an open front. A front
panel having inner and outer faces is removably mounted on the
cabinet to close the open front. The inner face of the front panel
carries a pair of holders for a photograph and license respectively
and a mirror. Upper portions of the back wall and front panel are
provided with cooperating elements of a suspension device. A handle
is mounted on the top wall while a sliding drawer and a plurality
of pivotally mounted trays are assembled in the cabinet.
For a full and more complete understanding of the invention,
reference may be had to the following description and the
accompanying drawings wherein:
FIG. 1 is a perspective of a portable beauty station embodying the
precepts of the present invention with a portion of the front panel
broken away and depicting a pivotal tray in a swung out
position;
FIG. 2 is a detail, partly in section and partially in elevation,
showing the front panel as suspended from the back wall;
FIG. 3 is an elevation of the inner face of the front panel;
FIG. 4 is a front elevation of the cabinet with the front panel
removed;
FIG. 5 is a perspective of a modified embodiment of the
invention;
FIG. 6 is a detailed perspective taken on an enlarged scale
illustrating how the front panel of the modification of FIG. 5 is
assembled in closing position;
FIG. 7 is another detailed perspective on an enlarged scale
depicting the suspension device of the modification of FIG. 5;
and
FIG. 8 is still another detailed perspective of the upper portion
of the front panel and a portion of the top wall of the
modification of FIG. 5.
FIG. 1a is a perspective of a drawer per se.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Before referring to the drawings, it is important to note that the
subject portable beauty station may be made from any of several
materials without departing from the spirit of the invention. Thus,
is may be of wood, metal or plastic, with plastic being indicated
as a preferred material and is the material illustrated in the
drawings. It is also noted that the station may be of various
sizes. Thus, the dimensions are not critical.
Referring now to the drawings, and first more particularly to FIGS.
1 to 4 inclusive, a portable beauty station made in accordance with
the principles of this invention is identified in its entirety at
10. It comprises a cabinet designated generally 11 and a front
panel 12. Cabinet 11 consists of a top wall 13 of trapezoidal shape
defined by a wide side edge 14, a narrow side edge 15, and
converging back and front edges 16 and 17.
A bottom wall 18 is of the same size and shape as top wall 13 and
has side, front and back edges corresponding to these same edges of
the top wall 13.
A wide side wall 19 extends between the wide side edges 14 of top
and bottom walls 13 and 18. Likewise, a narrow side wall 20 extends
between the narrow side edges 15 of the top and bottom walls 13 and
18 and a back wall 21 extends between back edges 16 of top and
bottom walls 13 and 18. Walls 13, 18, 19, 20 and 21 are permanently
assembled and define cabinet 11 as presenting an open front.
A handle 22 is mounted on the exposed face of top wall 13 as by
tabs 23. It will be understood that the particular handle
illustrated is not to be taken as a limitation on the invention, as
any handle of a wide variety in construction and material may be
used.
An elongated bar hook 24 is mounted on the outer face of back wall
21 adjacent to its upper edge as shown in FIG. 2. Bar hook 24 has
an inclined upper surface 25 which imparts to the bar the ability
to function as a suspension device.
Front panel 12 has an outer face 26 which appears in FIG. 1 and an
inner face 27 which shows in FIG. 3. Projecting from outer face 26
and located at the upper edge of panel 12 is a bar member 28 having
a lower inclined surface that is complemental to inclined surface
25 of bar hook 24. Thus, bar members 24 and 28 constitute
cooperating elements of a suspension device, whereby front panel 12
may be assembled on back wall 21 in a suspended position. A name
plate 30 is mounted on outer face 26 of front panel 12 in any
preferred manner such as by an adhesive. Ordinarily, it will
display the name of the owner of the station.
Mounted on the rear face 27 of front panel 12 are: a holder 31
which is intended to receive a photograph of the operator, another
holder 32 for the operator's license, and a mirror 33. It will be
understood that when front panel 12 is assembled in suspended
position on back wall 21, mirror 33, the photograph in holder 31,
and the license in holder 32 are visible.
Extending forwardly from the front edge of side wall 20 and
slightly offset laterally therefrom is a front panel retainer 34.
This retainer is of angular cross-section and presents a flange 35
which is spaced from the plane of the front edges 17 of top wall 13
and bottom wall 18 a distance substantially equal to the thickness
of front panel 12. A hasp 36 is secured to outer face 26 of front
panel 12 at a side edge thereof. Hasp 36 includes a hinged leaf 37
formed with a slot 38 which receives a staple 39 that is mounted on
side wall 19. It is evident that front panel 12 may be assembled on
cabinet 10 to close its open front by first sliding one side edge
thereof beneath flange 35, moving it towards the cabinet so that
the inner face 27 engages the front edges of walls 13, 18, 19 and
20, and then swinging leaf 37 of hasp 36 over staple 39. A padlock
(not illustrated) may then be assembled on staple 39 to secure the
assembled relation.
Referring now to FIG. 4, a shelf 40, of trapezoidal shape
corresponding to that of walls 13 and 18, extends between side
walls 19 and 20 in spaced relation to top wall 13. A drawer 41 is
slidable in cabinet 11 on shaft 40.
Extending from top wall 13 to bottom wall 18 and spaced from side
wall 20 is a cylindrical rod 42 which functions as a pintle. Each
of a plurality to trays 43 is provided with a laterally extending
tab 44 having an opening (not designated) which receives rod 42 to
pivotally mount the tray in cabinet 11. Rod 42 is removable.
The several trays 43 are shown as being of different volumetric
capacity as they are intended to receive certain instruments,
devices and materials used by the operator. The particular
variations in size illustrated may be altered within a wide range
depending on the requirements of a particular operator.
OPERATION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
While the mode of usage of this embodiment is believed to be
obvious from the illustrations of the drawings and description of
parts set forth above, it may be briefly outlined as follows:
When an operator is to proceed to a particular location to perform
his services, he first ascertains that drawer 41 and trays 43
contain the necessary instruments and materials. Front panel 12 is
now assembled on cabinet 11 to close the open front and the
assembly secured by hasp 36 and staple 39. Handle 22 is grasped and
the operator carries the station to the job site. Upon arrival at
the scene of his operations, front panel 12 is removed from its
front closing position and assembled on back wall 21 by the
suspension device comprising bar members 24 and 28. When so
positioned, his photograph and license are displayed as is required
in many jurisdictions and mirror 33 is available for use. Drawer 41
is slid out and may be completely removed from the cabinet, and
trays 43 swing out as their contents are required.
THE MODIFICATION
FIGS. 5 to 8 illustrate a modification involving changes in the
manner in which the front panel is assembled in closing position
and assembled on the back wall in a suspended position. In these
views, the elements which are common to the form of FIGS. 1 to 4
inclusive bear the same reference characters.
Front panel 12 is formed with a pair of spaced apertures 45
adjacent to its upper edge. Between apertures 45 is a slot 46.
Another slot 47 is formed in front panel 12 adjacent to its lower
edge and in a position corresponding to the location of slot 46.
Panel 12 is also formed with a pair of spaced recesses or notches
48 which open onto a side edge thereof. A hasp 49 is mounted on
panel 12 at the side edge remote from that in which recesses 48 are
formed. Hasp 49 is of the same construction as hasp 36 of FIGS. 1
to 4 and cooperates with a staple and padlock in exactly the same
manner as does the hasp 36. The only difference between the two
hasps and cooperating elements resides in the fact that the staple
for hasp 49 is on the narrow side wall 20, rather than on the wide
side wall 19 as in FIG. 1.
Extending forwardly from the front edge of side wall 19 are a pair
of studs 50, each having a head 51. These studs 50 are spaced apart
a distance corresponding to the spacing of recesses 48 in which
they are adapted to be received. As shown in FIG. 8, a rib 52
projects from the front edge of top wall 13 and is of a thickness
to be fitted in slot 46 with a fair degree of snugness. It is
shorter than slot 46 to permit lateral sliding movement of panel 12
after rib 52 is positioned in slot 46. Another rib corresponding to
rib 52 is mounted on the front edge of bottom wall 18 for reception
in slot 47. The front edge of this second rib shows in FIG. 5.
Projecting from back wall 21, adjacent to its upper edge are a pair
of hooks which are spaced apart a distance corresponding to the
spacing of apertures 45 in which they are received when front panel
12 is removed from closing position and suspended on the back. It
is evident that apertures 45 and hooks 53 cooperate to provide a
suspension device.
The manner of using the station of FIGS. 5 to 8 is believed to be
obvious. When front panel 12 is to be assembled in closing position
on cabinet 11, it is positioned so that ribs 52 are received in
slots 46 and 47. It is then shifted or slid laterally to the left
(speaking with reference to the illustrations of FIGS. 5 or 6) to
cause studs 50 to be received in recesses 48. The leaf of hasp 49
is then swung over the staple in wall 20 and a padlock applied.
The front panel is removed from closing position by a reversal of
the above steps and assembled on back wall 21 by fitting apertures
45 over hooks 53.
While preferred specific embodiments are herein disclosed, it is to
be clearly understood that the invention is not to be limited to
the exact constructions, mechanisms and devices illustrated and
described, because various modifications of these details may be
provided in putting the invention into practice.
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