US1031604A

US1031604A - Curling-iron.

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Publication number: US1031604A
Application number: US67725212A
Authority: US
Inventors: Charles W Wilmot
Original assignee: WESTERN MECHANICAL DEVICE Co
Current assignee: WESTERN MECHANICAL DEVICE Co
Priority date: 1912-02-12
Filing date: 1912-02-12
Publication date: 1912-07-02
Anticipated expiration: 1929-07-02

Description

'0. W. WILMOT. V GUBLINGABoN. .APPLIGATION FILED' Murlo, 1910. RENEWBD PEB. 123.1912. l 1,081,604. Patented July 2, 1912? D. b sI .L

y Uni'rnn srA'rns 'PATENT onrion.

CHARLES W, VIILMOT, OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR T0 WESTERN MECHANI- CAL DEVICE COMPANY, 0F SAN DIEGO,.CALIFORNIA, A CORPORATION 0F ARIZONA.

CURL'ING-IRON.

1,1m ,coe

Application iled'May 16, 1910, Serial No. 561,754.

To ollzwhom. it may concern:

lie it known that'l, CHARLES lV. VILMQT, a citizen of the United States, residingat San Diego, in the county of San Diego and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Curling-Irons, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to electrical or elec-' 930,586, issued to me August 10, 1909, for,

elect-ric curling irons. According to the invent-ion constituting the subject of said Letters Patent, the heating irons or members or elements of the curling iron lie normally out of a common plane, t-he intermediate heating` iron lying in a plane beneath or at one side of and parallel with a plane in which lie the outerheating irons. Thus, in the curling operation, the hair is finally compressed between and among the heating irons, and a shield or apron connected with the intermediate heating iron, with the three heating irons out of lateral alinement.

4 It results, in the'use of the patented form of curling iron described, that the intermediate curl or wave of the hair does not conform with the lateral curls or waves thereof; such intermediate .curl or Wave being of an exaggerated form and having substantially straight portions merging into the curved portion of the side Waves or curls.

It is one object of the present invention t-o` obviate the lack of uniformity of Wave or' curl formation above referred to, and to providea curlingl iron of the type set forth,4

whether electrically -heated or otherwise', which will produce a uniform curve or Wave formation.

Further particular-objects of the inven-l tion consist in the .provision of means at variance with those disclosed 1n said 4Letters Patent, for mounting the heating irons in Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2, 1912. Renewed February 12, 1912. sex-iai No.' 677,252.

connect-ion with the grip' or handle member, and forl electrically connectingthe electricity resisting means with which each of the heating 1rons 1s provided with electricity -supply means or feed means within the grip or handle member.,

-With the above and other objects in view, the invention vconsists in the novel and useful provision, construction, combinatiomassociation and relative' arrangements of parts, members and features, all as hereinafter described, shownl in-the accompanying drawing, and finally 'pointed out in. claims.

In the drawing Figure l is a longitudinal side View of a curling ironv constructed according to the invention; Fig.- 2 is a partial longitudinal sectional view of the same, taken -upon the line 2-2, Figa- 1 and looking -in the direction of the appended arrows:

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view, taken upon the line 3 3, Fig. 2. and looking. in

the direction of the appended arrows: Fig.y

@fis a composite isometric view of a number of separate features entering into the invention, and operating 'in joint relation, the same being ioWn in relatively separated positions; an Fig. 5 is a det-ail transverse sectional view, parts being omitted forclearness of illustration. 'taken upon the line 545, Fig. 1, and looking in the'direction of the appended arrows. Figs. 2. 3 and 4 are. upon an enlarged scale.

Corresponding parts in all the figures arc denoted by the same reference characters. Re erring with particularit7 tothe drawe `improved curling iron, which is illustrted as of the type employed customarily f r waving humanhair, comprises two ly movable-members A and B, between and among which anda shield C t-he hair is received and compressed in the curling operation. The heating irons a are preferably three in number, the member A coinprising two, and the member B comprising one of thesame. .The members Aand B ply means or feed means e, whereby the.' heating irons a are providedwith the proper heat units through the agency of electricity resistance means f with which each of the heating irons ,is provided. Each of t-he are relatively movably connected, preferl outer neming* irons a is detaehably conneeted with the handle member o through the agency oli connection means (/l.' and the iiiteriuwiiate heatin; 'l iron (I 'is detaehably connected with the handle member 5' through the agency of the conneethin means y] and eonnee 'on means fl, whirli are Voperatively connu-ted with ltlu` saine. These connection ineans. .7 and /1 permit the irons proper to be replared when required by long' service, or to be removed and repaired as necessary. The eonneetion means 'o and /r are so organi/erh in eonnnon parts, as to permit of interchange ot' the heating' irons. The grip or handle member e4 may eomlirise two separable portions, G and 7. of which the connection means (j/ serve as the portion and said portions and may be 'proded with a combined grip, guard and f3.1) locking meinber l. detaehably Connecting the portions G and 7, being connected at either o nd with the portions (i and 7 re spective 'l in any suitable manner.

particular preferred torni andlorganination and combination of parts, members and features embodying the invention, and ii'eatures and elements thereof above set forth. is as follows-Line wires S and 9 are rer; vvel within the tubular handle niember o, constituting the electricity supply nieans e, and said line wires extend through the connection means o and the connection means to the resistance means f in each ot the heat-ing irons a: in the` manner hereinafter set forth. The connection means r/ comprises a tubular body 7 which at one end, opposite to that which ConnQetswith theI handle portion 6, is enlarged laterally, as at it), and provided with parallel tubularsoekets l1 projecting from a plane or ,'iat endl portion 12a of the body 7, said body 'l' having' diverging' interior passages 1Q .communicating with the tubular sockets 11. lhrough these passages the line wires 8 and t? respectively evtend` and also through the tubular sockets 1l. each of which. is provided at its outer end with an insulating plug 13. ll/[ounted upon each of the sockets ll is a sleeve lt provided with an inwardly dia bearingA opening i6; and each of the soelzets li is provided upon its inner side with a liiuigrrudinal slot l terminating at its inner end in an approximately Circular opening: 't8 which regi. with the respective bearing' openingy 16. The slots 17 are thus opposed each to the other. lrlach ot' the tubular sockets ll is lprovided with a threaded outer end portion 18a.

The connection means` It comprises a socket body 19, provided at its forward end with an exteriorly threaded nipple 20 and liaviinr lateral tubular bearings 2l. termed to enter and to be rereivcd by the bearing openings lo; the socket body 19 being cham:

rected plane or flat tace l5 provided with' bered longitudinally. as at 2Q", in communi* 'ation with the tubular bearings 2l and thc tubular nipple Q0, the tubular nipple eK- tending at right angles to' the bearings 2l which have a eoinuion axis. The socket body 19 has opposite tlat 'facial portions Q2 which engage with the tlat walls or taeial portions l5 respectively ol the sleeves 14;; and the socket body l) is treelto swing upon its bearings 2l in a plane at right. angles to that in which lie the sleeves'llt and the sockets ll within the same.

lllach ot the heating irons a consists ot a preferably 'metallic tube 2?. having` a closed outer` end Q-et. the inner end portion there-ot' being' threaded for engagement with one, ot' the nipples 1], or the threaded nipple 20. lach ot the tubes 233 is provided with an inner insulating` lining '25: and disposed centrally thereof longitudinally oit each ot' said tubes is an e'xteriorly insulated conducting` stem or rod Qlixed to one ot the insulating' plugs 13, which plugs are detachable trom the sockets l'l and the nipple Q0 respectively. Coiled about each stem or rod 2G, and connected with the outer end thereof, is a length of resistance wire 2T, the inner end portion oit which projects through the respective insulating* plug' 13. The conducting' stems or rods 2G, at their inner ends. and the length ot' .resistance wire 2T. are serially connected with theline wires S and t), as clearly shown in Fig. l. The linewire 8 or 9 is connected with the conducting stein or rod Q6 or resistance wire 27. as the case may be. oit the respective Vside heating iron a. A circuit wirtl Q8 connects the resistance wire 27 or stein or rod 2G, as the ease niay be, of said outer heat-l ing' iron a with the conducting stem or rod Q6 or resistance wire 27, as the case may be, of the intermediate heating iron a, such circuit wire 28 passing through the rcv spective opening 18 in the respective outer socket 1l, the respective bearing opening lo in thesleeve thereof, and the respective tubular bearing 2l at the, respective side of the` socket body 19, and being joined with the conducting' stem or rod 26, or the re sistanoe wire 27, as the case may be, of the intermediate heating iron a, within the chamber 22a in the socket. body t9.

The grip or handle vmember is connected with the socket body i9, beneath the saine. so as to relatively pivotally`1nove the members .t and B, or the outer heating irons fand the interi'nediate heating' iron a.

The shield or apron C extends longitudinally ot and above the heating; irons a, being looped over the saine and eentrally Connected longitudinally, as at- 29, with the upper portion of the intermediate heating iron a. e

rlhe operation, method of nse'a-nd advantages of the iniproveniente constituting the invention will be readily understoodfrom the foregoing description, taken in conneef--v `tion with the accompanying drawing and.' the following statement2`It will be under-f stood-.- that the. line wires Sand 9 project from the handle member .0, as at -one end thereof, as shown in Fig. 1, andare fii'rtlier .extended to a suitable source of electrical supply. .With the parts all assembled as shown in the drawing, a closedvelectrical circuit -will extend through the feed. wires 8 and 9, the conducting stems 26,tlie resistance wires 27, and the circuit wires 28, so that the resistance wiresv will transform the electrical energy into heat within each and all of the heating irons a. When the latter are suitably heated, the hair is v sed about the heating irons'4 a, over the f irons, under the guard C, and under. 'th

termediate irpn.; '1 -She members A .and-Bi are then man ted, byy means of theh'anv dle members c-i dgso'as to press and wave or result-antformation. In the manipula- :band B, the member B .fwith itsheating iron swings .pivotally by means of the bearings tion or relative movement of the membersA.

.- 21 .iipon the sleeves 1:4 and wit-hin the bearing openings 16 therein; the circuit wires QSI-included in theelectrical circuit which includes the resista-nce `wires`27 and the con- *.-diietin'g -ste'msor rods 26 of the heating irons, being accommodated by .and withinthe openings 18 in .the sockets 11, the bearsockets 11 .permit of' assembling and-disassembling the heating irons a and the sockets 11 and-socket' body 19, the. circuit wires 28 zreadily entering the 'openings 18 inthe sockets' llthrough said slots17, and conf vei'sely being readily withdrawn. therefrom. The socket body 19 and the sleeves 17 `may lbe jointly passed into. operativepositio'rns upon and in connection with the sockets 1 1,

. at the Sametime that the .outer heatingirlons a are brought. intopositionsfor connection' Y' with the sockets 11; the intermediate heatingiron having been rst- 'coni'ieotedwith4 `5a I do not desire to be understood as limita Y same, in adapt-ing the improvements .to vav 'nii the nipple 520 of 'the socket-body 19'. 'Reversal of these operations will permit disassembling. of the. heating irons. a and the connection means g and'h'.

struction, formation, and combination'l ofl parts, members and features shown and de-' scribed; but reserve the .rightto vary thel rying .conditions of lise, Without departing from the spirit of. the invention-.andthe terms. of' thefollowing claims.

U.. wie." I-lalfls' in :fa continuous curvature anni@ I claiin and fdesirev tf'securev by Letters 'lste I* 21.* Improvements A-vided with spaced sockets', heating irons connected"respectively with said sockets, and an intermediate heating iron. p'ivotally'con# nected with and between said sockets.

scribed, comprising aliandle member provided with spaced sockets, heating irons connected respectively with said. sockets, sleeves-.upon said sockets, and an intermediate heatingriron pivotally connected withid sleeves. ts of the character de g a handle member provided with, 'ed' sockets, heating irons connected re tively with said sockets, sleeves upon said sockets, and an intermediate heating irgn pivotally -connectedwith and between said sleeves; said sleeves and sockets being provided with registering .openings adapted to. accommodate elecK tricity supply means.

scribed, compr soribed,-'comprising a handle member pro.-n vided .with internal passages and with spaced tubular sockets communicating with said passages, heating irons connected with iron pivotally ,connected with and .between .passages and adapted with'said passages to accommodate 4electricity supply means.-

5. Improvements 4of the vcharacter described, comprising a handle member provided with spaced tubular sockets and with ed-with 'and between said sleeves; said sockets 'and saidv sleeves being .provided with .openings communicating with said passages and' adapted. therewith to accommodate elecv-.tricit-y.supply-means.

scribedlcomprisinga handle 'n iemberprd. vided .with spaced tubular -sockets,-he at.ing irons connectedQwith said .'sockets, 'sleevesupon .said'.s ockets, there being bearing open- .with tubularbearings entering said bearing openings, .said socket body being. provided with aninternal chamber, .and said'fsockets -`being pr'ovidedwith openings communicat-f 'passages in said handle member; and a heating iron connected with. said socket `body';`s aid' handle member being provided with passages communicating with said tuof the character de-., scribed, comprising a handle member prof 4. Improvements of the character dev said 'socket'.s; said sockets being provided with .openings communicating 1 with said 100 passages communicating respectively there-'- with, heating irons connected with 'said sockets, sleeves upon. said sockets,- and fan' intermediate. heating iron pivotally connect- 6. Improvements of the character-1de! ings in'saidsleeves, a socket 'body provided' bular sockets; whereby electricity supply means may be extended through said handle-...130

.2. Improvements of the character desaid sockets, and an intermediate heatingv` I Vingwith said tubular .bearings and with CIT' member and said ubular sockets and said tubular bearings and' said socket body,

7. Improvements of the oharacer described, comprising a. handle membei' pio vided with internal passages and Wiih tubular sockets communicating respectively with said passages, heating irons connected with said tubular sockets and provided With- 'insulatmg plugs entering the same, sleeves upon said tubular sockets and provided With bearing openings, there being openings in said tublar sockets communicating with said bearing openings, and a socket body provided with tubular bearings entering said bearing openings and with an internal vided with an insulating chamber communicating with said Jcubulai" bearings; said socket body being provided with a Jnubular nipple communicating with said internal chamber; and a heating iron connected with said tubular nipple'and proplug entering said tubular nipple.

InV testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

CHARLES W. VILMOT..

ioUNG C. BURKHART.