Improvements in Holders or Receptacles for Soap.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Jan., 1896-Accepted, 22nd Feb., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Holders or Receptacles for Soap.
1, OTTO HENRY HUEBEL, of 174 Fulton Street, New York City, New
York, U.S.A., Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention, and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
My invention relates to an improvement in soap holders, the object being to
provide a simple, cheap and attractive device from which the removal of a cake of
soap may be effected without the employment of means independent of the soap
holder or without removing same with the hands.
With this end in view my invention consists in certain novel features of
construction and combinations of parts as will be hereinafter described and pointed
out in the claims.
In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improvement
and Figure 2 is a sectional view of same.
A represents a supporting bracket, one end of which is preferably provided with
a button having screw holes for the reception of screws for the attachment of said
bracket in its operative position, while the other or forward end of said bracket
is bifurcated forming projecting arnis 2, 3, each of which is bent in the form of a
right angle and when taken together they constitute three sides of an oblong
square. Secured to bracket A and at the juncture of the arms 2, 3, is a forwardly
projecting stop or rest 4, which latter is adapted to project slightly beyond said
arms for the purpose to be hereinafter referred to.
The soap dish or tray 5 consists of a continuous upper rim or edge 6, to the
bottom face of which is secured a series of shallow U-shaped wires or strips 7, which
latter constitute the sides and bottom of the soap dish or tray. Each end of tray 5
is provided with a trunnion 8, said trunnions being located a short distance forward
of the centre and adapted to be mounted in bearings 9 carried by arms 2, 3. The
front of tray 5 is provided with a pull or finger rest 10, by means of which tray 5
is quickly and easily operated. Tray 5 is supported in its horizontal or operative
position by means of stop or rest 4, which latter comes in contact with the under
face of rim 6 when said tray is in its normal position and prevents a rearward
movement below the position above referred to. By providing bracket A with
stop or rest 4 and by pivoting tray 5 to said bracket at points forward of the
centre it will be seen that accidental forward tilting of tray 5 is prevented for the
reason that the greater weight carried in said tray will at all times be in the rear
of the pivotal points where it is operated by stop or rest 4. From the foregoing
it will be seen that my invention is very simple in construction, cheap to manu-
facture, ornamental in appearance and easy of operation. To remove a cake of
soap from tray 5, pressure is applied on pull 10, which tilts the tray forward and
deposits the soap therein on the palm of the operators hand. After pressure is
removed from pull 10 tray 5 immediately assumes its normal position.
My invention can be manufactured in combination with sponge racks, tooth
brush holders etc. It can also be provided with a spring clamp adapted to grasp
the edge of a bath tub, wash stand or like article, in lieu of the means described
for securing it in position.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. As an article of manufacture, a soap holder comprising a soap dish pivotally
supported at one side of its centre and capable of being turned outward half way
over, a stop arranged in position to receive and support the heavier side of the dish
at or near its centre, and prevent its being tilted beyond a certain predetermined
point in one direction, substantially as set forth.
2. As an article of manufacture, a soap holder comprising a supporting arm
which latter is divided to form two members and provided with a stop, a soap
dish pivoted at one side of its centre in the outer ends of the members of the
supporting arm, the inner heavier side normally resting on the stop and the
outer edge adapted to be depressed by means of which the dish is tilted, substantially
as set forth.
Dated this 21st day of January 1896.
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
18 Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C., Agents to Applicant.