US3407939A - Multiple soap cake container - Google Patents

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Oct. 29, 1968 R. v. VlLLAR-KELLY 3,407,939

MULTIPLE SOAP CAKE CONTAINER Filed Jan. 24, 1967 hwy/a: ficnzaa 141144 42404 Ada/f.

United States Patent 3,407,939 MULTIPLE SOAP CAKE CONTAINER Ricardo V. Villar-Kelly, Glendale, Calif. (534 W. 65th St., Hialeah, Miami, Fla. 33012) Filed Jan. 24, 1967, Ser. No. 611,380 Claims. (CI. 211- 90) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A container for holding a plurality of soap cakes in individual receptacles provided by perpendicular divider members protruding from an inclined surface and including means for securing the container to a vertical wall.

This invention relates to soap cake containers and more particularly to a novel and improved soap cake container having a plurality of receptacles each of which is capable of holding an individual cake of soap or the like.

In the past soap containers have been constructed to hold only a single cake of soap. This has basic disadvantages in that in recent years the average family normally keeps a number of cakes of soap for different members thereof. The reason is quite obvious, for example, a male member may use a strong soap to clean very dirty hands after work etc. and yet want a different cake of soap for ordinary cleaning needs, while on the other hand the female member or infants may require mild soaps for their delicate skins. Special soaps are also needed. in some families for certain medical reasons, such as dry or oily skins or allergies or the like.

Thus it can be seen that a need has developed for a soap container which can hold this plurality of soaps in a single container. This is especially true when it is not possible to have many single soap dishes in a single bathroom, which of course would be highly impractical,

Too, it is most desirous to have the soap easily accessible for convenience in taking soap from and returning soap to its individual receptacle.

When the soap isreturned to its receptacles after use it has been found in the past that to keep the soap from melting and deteriorating it is best if'it makes as little contact to surfaces of the container as possible thus allowing air to dry these exposed areas.

In the prior art soap dishes have been constructed which include a plurality of receptacles to hold a plurality of soap cakes, one such device can be found by reference to Patent No. 2,184,805 issued to F. T. Plack on Dec. 26, 1939. It has been found though that if the cakes of soap are placed at an angle and stood on their elongated edge that they are easily accessible and readily dry after use.

Briefly described, the present invention comprises a backplate and an inclined front surface to form a triangularly shaped base member, a plurality of divider members protrude from the inclined surface and form individual receptacles for receiving the different cakes of Soap. Means in the form of raised ridges is provided between each divider member to keep cakes of soap within the receptacles off the inclined surface. A support member is mounted upon the lower edge of the inclined surface and below the divider member to maintain the soap within their respective receptacles. Means is provided on the backplate to secure the container to a bathroom wall or the like.

It is one object of this invention to provide an novel and improved container which holds a plurality of cakes of soap which are easily accessible.

Another object of this invention is to provide a novel and improved multiple soap cake container which holds a plurality of cakes of soap and which includes means for 3,407,939 Patented Oct. 29, 1968 allowing the various cakes of soap contained therein to readily dry and thereby prevent deterioration.

Another object of this invention is to provide a novel and improved multiple soap cake container which is capable of being afiixed or mounted to a bathroom wall.

These objects as well as others, features and advantages will become more readily apparent to those skilled in the art when taken in consideration with the following detailed description and illustrated in the following figures wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of one bodiment of this invention;

FIGURE 2 is a frontal elevation of the preferred embodiment of this invention;

FIGURE 3 is a side section view of the preferred embodiment of this invention; and

FIGURE 4 is a back perspective of the preferred embodiment.

Turning now to a more detailed description of this invention wherein the numeral 10 indicates a base member which may be constructed, for example of a plastic material but is not limited thereto. Base member 10 as depicted in FIGURES 1 and 3 has an inclined front surface 12 and a backplate 13 whereby the base member 10, in effect, forms a triangular shape when viewed from an end view thereof as seen with reference to FIGURE 3.

A plurality of divider members 14 protrude normal to the inclined surface 12 to form a plurality of receptacles for separation of the individual cakes of soap as aforesaid. These divider members 14 may either be formed from the inclined surface 12 or afiixed thereto by suitable fasteners or cemented thereon, for example. The preferred embodiment shows five individual divider members 14 which then provides four receptacles 15. It would still be within the spirit and scope of this invention to provide any number of divider members 14 to define any number receptacles 15 on a single base member 10.

Between each divider member 14 and within each receptacle 15 there is provided a means for maintaining the soap contained therein elevated from the inclined surface 12, this is in order to allow the cakes of soap to dry after use. To accomplish this at least one small protruding ridge 16 is provided between each divider 12 and Within each receptacle 15.

An elongated lower ridge or support 18 is provided to retain the cakes of soap within receptacle 15. Support 18 may be affixed to inclined surface 12 in any suitable manner i.e. bonding, cementing, or threaded fasteners, or it may be formed in the inclined surface 12 should this device or parts thereof be formed by molding or extrusion processes or the like.

For maintaining the soap cake container on a vertical surface such as a bathroom wall a lip portion 19 may extend from the top portion of the base member 10 where inclined surface 12 and backplate 13 are joined, and extend downward adjacent backplate 13. A pair of slots 20 and 21 are provided in lip portion 19 which may be used for securing the soap cake container to the bathroom wall by nails, screws, or the like. Slots 20 and 21 may also serve to secure a pair of suction cups 22 to lip portion 19, such suction cups 22 may be fastened thereto by any suitable fasteners such as a nut and bolt 23 as shown in FIGURE 3.

A means is provided to maintain the lower portion of base member 10 and specifically backplate 13 away from the bathroom wall when the soap cake container is positioned thereon. This is accomplished by providing a pair of foot members 25 and 26 which protrude normal to the surface of backplate 13. It should be understood that any number of foot members 25 and 26 may be used or that a single member may run the entire length of backplate preferred em- 1 3 13 and still remain within the spirit and scope of this invention.

A means is provided in inclined surface 12 to provide for drainage of liquid from wet cakes of soap replaced in its respective receptacle after use thereof. This means includes drain holes 28, 29, 30, and 31 which are placed within the general area of the receptacles 15 near support 18. In the embodiment shown, only four such holes 28, 29, 30, and 31 are shown but any suitable number may be placed therein.

.It must be understood that many modifications and alterations may be performed in the embodiment described in this specification without departing from the spirit and scope thereof.

Having thus described one preferred embodiment of this invention what I claim is:

1. A multiple soap cake container comprising:

a base member, said base member including an inclined surface having an upper and lower end and a backplate, said backpl-ate extending below the inclined surface of said base member;

a plurality of divider members, each said divider member of said plurality being spatially mounted apart from each other normal to the inclined surface of said base member and extending between the upper and lower end of the inclined surface of said base member for containing cakes of soap therebetween; and

a support member mounted on the lower end of the inclined surface of said base member and extending at least the distance said plurality of divider members are spatially mounted apart on said base member, whereby said plurality of dividers and said support member define a plurality of receptacles to receive the cakes of soap.

2. The multiple soa-p cake container as defined in claim 1 wherein the inclined surface of said base member defines at least one drainage opening above support member and near the lower end of said base member to allow drainage to discharge from said support member.

3. The multiple soap cake container as defined in claim 1 and further comprising means for securing said backplate of said base member to a vertical surface, said means being affixed to said backplate.

4. The multiple soap cake container as defined in claim 3 wherein said means for securing said backplate of said base member to the vertical surface includes at least one suction cup.

5. The multiple soap cake container as defined in claim 3 and further comprising of at least one foot member perpendicularly protruding from a lower end of the backplate of said base member.

6. A multiple soap cake container comprising:

a base member, said base member including an incline surface having an upper and lower end, and a backplate having an upper and lower end;

a plurality of divider members, each said divider member of said plurality being spatially mounted apart from each other normal to the incline surface of said base member and extending between the upper and lower end of said base member;

a support member mounted on the lower end of the incline surface of said base member and extending at least the distance said plurality of divider members are spatially mounted apart on said base member, whereby said plurality of dividers and said support members define a plurality of receptacles to receive the cake of soap;

means for securing said backplate of said base member to a vertical surface, said means being atfixed to the backplate of said base member; and

an elongated lip portion afiixed to the backpl-ate of said base member and extending adjacent to the backplate of said base member, said securing means being coupled to said lip portion.

7. The multiple soap cake container defined in claim 6 and further including at least one foot member perpendicularly protruding from a lower end of the backplate of said base member.

8. The multiple soap cake container as defined in claim 6 wherein said lip portion defines at least one slot therein for affixing said securing means to said lip portion.

9. The multiple soap cake container as defined in claim 6 wherein the incline surface of said base member defines at least one opening above said support member and near the lower end of said plurality of dividers within the receptacle defined thereby.

10. The soap cake container as defined in claim 6 including a suction cup affixed to the slot defined in said lip portion.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,332,087 2/1920 Vogel 312-351 1,418,324 6/1922 OConnor 211-184 X 1,889,501 11/1932 Schnake 248441 2,184,805 12/1939 Plack 312-351 2,214,869 9/1940 West 248206 X 2,293,764 7/1942 Roeder 312-351 X CHANCELLOR E. HARRIS, Primary Examiner.

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