Toy make-up center

#Young children have always been interested in imitating the actions of adults, especially in their play. In this regard, little girls, in particular, are interested in imitating their feminine oldsters in regard to beauty preparations and the present invention pertains to a toy make-up center, in particular to enable little girls or other children to imitate certain beauty operations, such as by employing the head of a doll having a wig suitable to imitate certain hair manipulations, as well as facial beautification of themselves or a doll head.

#The present invention also is in kit form enclosed in a case resembling an overnight case with certain features similar to overnight bags employing cases adapted for adult use and including a mirror and illumination means. Cases of the latter type have been developed heretofore and typical examples of these are illustrated in the following U.S. Patent:

#U.S. Pat. No. 1,930,244--Lewinshon et al.--Oct. 10, 1933

#FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a toy make-up center comprising a case having a hinged top and showing the top in open, substantially vertical position with the case, and illustrating in phantom, a head of a doll which may be used with the make-up center.

#FIG. 2 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view, showing a portion of the contents of the cover and illustrating part of the illuminating means for the case, as seen on the line 2--2 of FIG. 1.

#FIG. 3 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view, showing further details of the hinged top and the contents thereof, as well as a part of the contents of the case, as seen on the line 3--3 of FIG. 1.

#Referring particularly to FIG. 1, there is illustrated therein a substantially rectangular box-like case 10 having a front 12, back 14, bottom 16, and sides 18, all of which preferably are formed integrally by molding the same from suitable synthetic resin of a rigid nature. Also formed integrally with the case 10 are interior, parallel webs or walls 20, which divide the case 10 into a plurality of compartments respectively adapted to contain toy-type beautician accouterments, such as hair curlers, in the left-hand compartment, for example, as viewed in FIG. 1, and in the right-hand compartment, a toy hair dryer 22 is capable of being stored until ready for use. Further, the central compartment between the walls 20 is adapted to contain the head of a doll 24, shown in phantom, mounted upon a transverse base 26 which, for example, may be supported upon the upper edges of the walls 20 by extending between the same to support the head in upright position, either facing the hinged top 28 and the mirror 30 therein, or facing away from the same.

#The combined case 10 and top 28, which are connected by hinges 32, resemble a so-called over-night case of adult-type, except that this toy version preferably is of a smaller size, but nevertheless, is readily capable of a child, such as a small girl, playing either as a beauty operator or administering to her own face and head in play manner.

#For purposes of rendering the toy make-up center more realistically to a child, the top 28 not only is provided with the mirror 30 and the same is illuminated by the following mechanism and devices. Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, in particular, it will be seen especially from FIG. 3 that the top 28 comprises an outer flat top shell 34 and an inner second flat shell 36 nested in inverted manner within the top shell 34 so that the bottom 38 thereof is outermost and parallel to the upper panel of the top 28 but spaced therefrom to provide accommodations for illuminating means for the mirror 30 within the space 40.