Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Nov., 1885.
Complete Left, 31st Aug., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 4th Oct., 1887.
RESETS
I HERBERT ARTHUR COUCHMAN of 17 Devonshire Street in the City of London
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to provide a simple neat and effective receptacle for
shaving soap in which the same can be used when required with a minimum of
waste.
To carry out this object 1 form a receptacle of a suitable size and shape for the
piece of soap
that is to be used therein in which I place a platform supported from
below by a strong coiled or other spring. On this receptacle I screw or otherwise
secure a cup round the neck or base of which may be a narrow internal flange or two
or more projections being pieces of the same. The piece of soap is placed in the
receptacle and pressed down on the platform against the spring under the same and
when the cup is fixed in position the internal flange or the pieces thereof will retain
the soap in this position and the shaving brush or other appliance can be applied to
the upper and exposed surface of the soap as desired and as the soap is expended the
spring will push the piece of soap up to the flange or the pieces thereof so that the
same shall always be in readiness for use as is desired. A suitable cap or cover is
fitted to the cup and can be placed thereon when desired. Legs can be fitted to the
receptacle or a suitable base can be formed thereon so that this apparatus may stand
securely.
When desired a suitable receptacle can be secured by and on the side of the
receptacle for the soap for the shaving brush or other appliance.

page_text: I, HERBERT ARTHUR COUCHMAN, of 17, Devonshire Street, Liverpool Street, in the
City of London, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to an improved receptacle for shaving soap, and its principal
objects are to provide means whereby the soap may be conveniently carried in the
dressing-case and used with a minimum of waste.
And in order that this invention may be readily understood, I will proceed to
describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, whereof Figure 1
represents in sectional elevation a receptacle for shaving-soap constructed according
to my improved method, Figure 2 being a similar view in elevation. In the former
figure, however, the lid is open; in the latter, closed.
The receptacle a is made of sheet metal or other suitable material, and is formed at
its upper extremity with a dish a' provided with a cover or lid a². The soap is
placed within the receptacle below the dish, and is forced against the opening in the
latter by means of a helical spring c. This spring is attached at its upper extremity
to a suitably formed piece of metal c¹, to enable the pressure exerted by it on the
soap 6 to be evenly distributed. As represented in the drawings, the soap and the
spring c are inserted into the receptacle from below, and retained in position by means
of a screw-plug ²; but, it is obvious, the spring and the soap may be inserted from
above, and held in place by the dish, which, under such circumstances, may be made
to screw into the upper part of the receptacle.
A case or holder for a shaving-brush may be attached to this improved device in
any convenient manner.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
1. The improved receptacle for shaving-soap, provided with a spring for forcing
the soap towards one of its extremities, substantially as set forth.
2. The improved receptacle for shaving-soap, provided at one extremity with a dish,
substantially as set forth.
3. The improved receptacle for shaving-soap, provided at one extremity with a dish,
and containing a spring for forcing the soap against the orifice in the said dish,
substantially as set forth.
4. The improved receptacle for shaving-soap, substantially as described and
illustrated.
Dated this 30th day of Anonst 1887