US1084743A - Liquid-applying comb and the like. - Google Patents

Description

F. C. JONES.

LIQUID APPLYING COMB AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED PEB.17,1913.

1,084,743. Patented Jan. 20, 1914.

O OOOOOOQOOODOOO O O O FRANK C. JONES, OF SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA.

LIQUID-APPLYING COMB AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 20, 1914.

Application filed February 17, 1918. Serial No. 748,932.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK C. Jones, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sumter, in the county of Sumter and State of South Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Liquid- Applying Combs and the like; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in spray combs, brushes, and the like, and more particularly to a fountain or spray comb wherein the teeth of said comb are hollow and are fed with a liquid from a flexible tank or receptacle secured upon the back of the comb directly above said comb, and having means associated with the body portion thereof for compressing said tank and forcing the necessary liquid, contained therein, down into and through the aforementioned teeth.

The principal object of this invention is the provision of a device of this character capable of applying the desired liquid or tonic directly to the scalp, without the excessive wetting of the hair or the usual manipulation of the fingers.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a device of this character, simple in operation and construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and at the same time accomplishing in an effective manner all the de sired and necessary results.

Briefly considered, the main or body por' tion of the device comprises a metallic strip bent in substantially U-shaped form, inclosing near its closed end, for a portion about half its length, a flexible tank or reservoir, and provided adjacent the said tank with a series of hollow teeth adapted to be fed from said tank. The remainder of said U- shaped body portion comprises the handles of the device which are adapted to be brought together in compressing the tank during the operation of the apparatus.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which drawings, similar characters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device in its assembled and complete form; Fig. 2

held therein.

is a perspective or side view of the main body portion with the tank and teeth removed; Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on line aa of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view on line ?)-b of Fig. 2, illustrating the preferred form of yoke, or like member, for retaining the upper and lower members of the body portion in their proper and operative relation; F 5 and G are top and bottom flexible strips for cementing and securing the tank to the main body portion of the apparatus.

As hereinbefore stated, the device comprises a main body portion of substantially U-shaped form, having top and bottom plates 1 and 2 between which is secured the flexible tank or receptacle 3. To retain the members 1 and 2 in their parallel relation when the device is not in operation and to return the same to their normal position during and after the operation of the device, the closed end portion 4 is made in the form of a bow-spring, and is integral with the plates or members 1 and 2. The open end of said U-shaped body portion terminates in the handles 5 and 6, which form a common grip adapted to be clasped in the hand and control the operation of the device. Secured to the underside of the plate 2 by the screws or other fastenings 7 and 8, is a plate 9, having formed integral there with, a series of hollow teeth 10, the said plate being apertured or perforated at the junction of the teeth and plate to form a continuation of the hollow portions 11 0: the teeth 10, as shown in Fig. 3. Contrary to the usual, construction of the teeth in devices of this character, the hollow portions 11 are not carried straight through the teeth 10 to the lower extremity thereof, but terminate a short distance from the end, as at 12. This is found to be a great advantage in preventing the teeth from becoming stepped up or filled with any dandruff or dirt which might be on the scalp.

The tank or receptacle 3, which is preferably made of rubber and necessarily of a collapsible type, is securely held between the plates 1 and 2, the said plates being curved transversely as shown, in conformity with the cylindrical tank By curving the aforementioned plates, a much better and neater joint is established between the tank and said plates, and the tank more securely In order, however, to more lbs securely hold the tank in position, there are provided top and bottom flexible strips 13 and 14: of rubber or other flexible material, serrated or fluted along their opposite side edges, as shown, which strips are first secured to the plates 1 and 2, in the following manner. The top strip 13 is first attached to the underside of the plate 1 by a metallic or other rigid plate 15, by the screws or like fastenings 16 and 17, the said strip 13 being clamped between the plate 1 of the main body portion, and plate 15, as shown in Fig. 3. The flexible strip 13 is made wider than the said plates 1 and 15, and, consequently, projects out beyond said plates, as shown. Both the strips 13 and 15 are necessarily apertured to receive the fastenings 16 and 17, and also have openings to register with the opening 18 provided in the plate 1, through which the tank 3 is filled. The bot tom flexible strip 1 1, however, is secured to the under-side of the lower plate 2 in a novel manner, as shown in Fig. 3, the base plate 9 of the comb teeth providing the clamping means and thus permitting the strip 14 to act, not only as a means for securing the tank 3 in position, but also as a gasket or packing between the lower plate 2 and the plate 9 carrying the teeth 10. The strip 14 is, of course, perforated, as shown in Fig. 6, to register with the openings 11 in the teeth 10 and is also wider than the lower plate 2 similar to strip 13.

After the tank 3 is inserted between the plates 1 and 2, the same is cemented or similarly attached to strips 13 and 14.- along the line of serrations, as shown at 20. Of course it is obvious that the said tank is provided with the necessary openings for filling the same and also for feeding the liquid to the numerous teeth 10, as shown at 21 in Fig. 3. The filling vent 18 in the plate 1 is closed by a screw cap 19 which prevents the escape of liquid from that point when the tank 3 is compressed during the operation of the device. To retain the plates 1 and 2 in proper alinement and prevent spreading of the same, there is provided a yoke-like member 22, the lower end of which is rigidly secured to the bottom plate 2, as illustrated in Fig. 4. The upper portion of the member 22 is slot-ted or cut out, as shown at 23, which slot acts as a guide and retaining means for the plate 1 during the contracting and releasing of the handles 5 and 6, while said device is in op eration.

From the foregoing description, the operation of the device is apparent. Assuming that the tank 3 is filled with the desired liquid, the operator clasps the handles 5 and 6 and draws the apparatus through the hair in a manner similar to the ordinary combing operation. While the apparatus is being drawn through the hair, pressure is brought to bear on the handles 5 and 6, and thereby bringing said handles together and compressing the tank 3. As soon as said tank is compressed, a portion of the liquid contained therein will be forced out through the teeth 10 onto the scalp, the amount of liquid desired depending upon the pressure exerted upon the handles 5 and 6. When the pressure upon the handles is released, the said handles are returned to their normal position by the spring 1, as hereinbefore described, and the suction thereby created in the tank 3 will be sufficient to keep the unused liquid. in the tank and in readiness for the next operation.

What I claim is 1. In a device of the character described, a main body portion of substantially U- shaped form, a hollow toothed comb and tanksupported by said body portion said tank mounted directly above the toothed comb, communications between the tank and teeth of the comb, and handle portions carried by and extending beyond said body portion for compressing said tank.

2. In a device of the character described, a substantially U-shaped main body portion, a hollow toothed comb and tank carried thereby, means at one end of said body portion for compressing said tank, means at the opposite end and integral therewith for expanding the same, and an intermediate means for limiting the extent of both movements.

3. In a device of the character described, a main body portion comprising top and bottom plates, a flexible tank held'between said plates, a hollow toothed comb secured to the bottom plate directly below andv in communication with the tank, and handle portions carried by and extending beyond said body portion for compressing said tank.

4. In a device of the character described, a U-shaped main body portion or support comprising top and bottom plates terminating in the form of handles at the open end thereof, a spring at the closed end of said body portion formed integral therewith, and a series of hollow teeth and a receptacle for feeding the same carried by said body portion or support.

5. In a device of the character described, a main support comprising top and bottom plates, a flexible tank held between and secured to both of said plates, a series of hollow teeth secured to the bottom plates of said support, said bottom plate and tank being provided with registering apertures to form communication with the openings in said teeth, and means carried by said support for compressing and expanding said tank.

6. In a device of the character described, a main. body portion comprising top and bottom plates, a flexible tank supported bebottom tween said plates, supplemental means carcompressing said tank and operating the 10 ried by the plates for securing said tank device.

therein, a series of hollow teeth secured to the bottom plate of said body portion, said plate and tank being provided with registering apertures to form communications with the openings in said teeth, said tank also provided with a filling opening, and handles carried by the body portion for In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK o. JONES.

Witnesses:

B. O. BRODWELL, H. S. ZEIGLER.

Copies of this patent may he obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G."

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