US1186229A

US1186229A - Machine for crimping or curling hair.

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Publication number: US1186229A
Application number: US4387715A
Authority: US
Inventors: Thomas Ray
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1915-08-05
Filing date: 1915-08-05
Publication date: 1916-06-06
Anticipated expiration: 1933-06-06

Description

T. RAY.

MACHINE FOR CRIMPING 0R CURLING HAIR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-5I 1915- Patented June 6, 1916.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 6, 1916.

Application filed August 5, 1915. Seria11i'o.48,877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I THOMAS RAY, a subject of the King of dreat Britain, residing at J:9-50 Dolphins Barn street, Dublin,

Ireland, have invented Improvements in Machines for Crimping or Curling Hair, of

which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in machines for crimping or curling hair and has for its object to provide-means by which the hair is crimped and curled and dried were formerly necessary for crimping orcurling hair, such as the addition of binding material and the making of the hair into ropes and then teasing out of the ropes for crimping or curling purposes; and my said invention also effects a considerable saving in production as cheap grade hair can be manufactured without the addition of binding materials such as horse hair or fiber.

My invention, which is made in modified forms, comprises a top platform in combination with a bottom platform, the top platform having its bottom part corrugated or fluted and rigid to register with corresponding corrugations or flutes and ridges in the bottom platform so that the male and female corrugations or flutes and ridges of the top platform fit into the female and male corrugations or flutes and ridges in thebottom platform, respectively. The top and bottom platforms are adapted to be heated intheirhollow interiors by means of a suitable application of heat as by steam, or rows of steampipes,

or by gas flames, or by heat from electricity so as to keep the corrugations or flutes and ridges at any suitable temperature for hair crimping or curling operations. 'The bottom platform is provided with a border of any suitable height to form a receptacle for the-hair, and one part of the border is adapted to open out or close on a hinge for convenience in removing the hair or keeping it in place. The top platform is provided with. means for fitting to a suitable connection ona steam or hydraulic press or hand press or other suitable press so as to be moved down and u thereby and into or out of engagement wlth the bottom platform. The corrugations or flutes and ridges on both platforms are made of straight or wavy formation or circular formation as seen from a plan view as also the'bor'der. When the top platform is pressed down, the hair 1n the said receptacle is presse into the corrugations or into the flutes and over the ridges and is thus crimped or curled 'or converted into a wavy formation aided by the application of heat.

.The invention also comprises other items or devices suitably arranged and disposed as will be hereinafter more particularly described and illustrated in the'accompanying drawing.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the bottom platform and a side elevation of the top platform inside and in reg- 1ster with the bottom platform. Fig. 2 shows a transverse sectional elevation through the line A B of Fig. 1, and through the line C D of Fig. 6, w1th the top plat-- form, in both cases, inside the border and in register with the bottom platform. Fig. 3 is a plan view. of the bottom platform shown in Fig. 1, but with the top platform removed. Fig. 4 shows a plan view of the top platform. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the corrugations or ridges and flutes in a wavy formation and as applicable to the top and bottom platforms, and the border is also shown in a corresponding manner for the bottom platform. Fig. 6 shows a plan view of a further modification of the top and bottom platform with corrugations or flutes and ridges and border of circular formation. Fig. 7 shows a sectional elevation of the top and bottom platforms in register with the corrugations or flutes and ridges following a convex-concave contour so as to afford a larger surface area for hair inside the said border.

Similar reference numerals indicate similar parts throughout the several views. a

In Fig. l, the bottom platform 1 is provided with a series of corrugations 2 to register. with corresponding corrugations 3 in the top platform 4, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, or the top and bottom platforms are provided with flutes and ridges so as to register and closely fit into each other as shown in Fig. 2 when the top platform is down to the limit of its travel. For heating purposes, in all cases, the top and bottom platforms are provided with hollow interiors 5 and 6, respectively, which are made airtight or ventilated according to the nature of the heat employed about the corrugations or flutes and ridges, such as steam heat or gas flames or hot water or heat from electricity. In employing heat from steam or hot water, the chambers or hollow spaces 5 and 6 are supplied with the necessary heat from inlet pipes 7 and 8, respectively, and to provide the necessary circulation, theoutlet pipes 9 and 10, respectively, are provided. In lieu of these heating arrangements, the hollow spaces 5 and 6 are heated by suitable rows of pipes 11 suitably connected up for the conveyance of steam heat or gas fire in which latter case the spaces 5 and 6 are suitably ventilated in order to induce combustion, or the hollow spaces 5 and 6 may be provided with the known kind of apparatus for conveying heat by electricity.

The bottom platform 1 is provided with a

border

12 or 12 so as to form a receptacle about the corrugations or flutes and ridges in the bottom platform in order to hold a, supply of hair, and a corresponding border 13 hinged at 14: on a boss 15 on the bottom platform is also provided so that this border 13 can be swung down to its position shown in dotted lines, so that the hair in the said receptacle may be easily removed. The flutes 15 and the ridges 17 as formed by the said corrugations are shown in plan view in Figs. 3 and 1, and are shown in cross section in Fig. 2.

The inlet and outlet pipes 7 and 9, respectively, in the top platforms in Figs. 1, 2, 4:, 6 and 7, are fitted with flexible pipe connections to allow of the up and down movements of the top platforms. The hollow interiors 5 and 6 may be provided with suitably disposed drain taps or pipes to drain ofl" any accumulation of water that might occur. The bottom platform is provided with a suitable flange 18 which may be bolted to a suitable foundation under the steam press or hydraulic press or other press used, and the top platform is provided with one or more bosses or other fixture or fixtures 19 to engage a suitable fitting or fittings on the plunger rod of the type of press used. In all cases the top platform is tted with a suitable number of guides, not shown, at the outside portions of the top platforms, these guides being made and fitted in the known way so as to guide the top platform into the receptacle 20 and into register with the said corrugations or flutes and ridges on the. bottom platform as when the top platform is moved down. In all cases, the upper portion 21 of the top platforms may be made separate from the rest of the top platforms and bolted to the remaining top portions on the plane at 22 instead of being in one integral mass, as shown, and in a similar manner the bottom portion of the bottom platforms may be made separate on a plane at 23 and bolted up to the remaining portion of the bottom platforms so as to be removable, if desired,

instead of being in one integral mass as shown, the bolts in both cases being fitted in the usual manner for jointed connections.

In Fig. 5 the flutes 16 and the ridges 17' are shown in a wavy formation as also the border 12" as a modification instead of straight as shown in Fig. 3.

It will be seen that the ridges and flutes on the top platform, in all cases, fit into the flutes and ridges, respectively, on the bottom platform, in all cases.

For the purpose of damping the hair, a steam or other spray, not shown, with flexible coupling or connection is fitted in connection with a suitable source of supply, and forms a part of my said invention, any

usual and suitable spraying apparatus being used to damp the hair. The interiors of the top and bottom platforms, in all cases, may be suitably ribbed to withstand the force of compression when the top platforms are pressed down into engagement with the bottom platforms.

In a further modification of my said invention, and as shown in Fig. 6 in a plan view, the top platform 24 and the bottom platform 25 are of circular formation as looked at from a plan view, but Fig. 2 will serve to illustrate a sectional elevation through the line C D although some of the reference numerals differ in Fig. 2 from those in Fig. 6. In Fig. 6, the top and bottom platforms 24: and 25, respectively, are provided with a series of circular and

concentric corrugations

36 and 37 to form flutes and ridges to register and fit into each other as shown in cross sectional elevation in Fig. 2. The further modification shown in Fig. 6 is simpler in construction and cheaper to manufacture by reason of the corrugations,

flutes and ridges being of circular form-.1

tion, as looked at from a plan view, while efficiency is retained. The bottom platform 25 is provided with a circular border 12 to form a receptacle for the hair, and part of this border forms a door 26 which is hinged to the border at 27 This door 26 is shown partly open in dotted lines, and it will be horizontal plane for removal of hair. The

door 26 may be held in the closed position by any suitable locking device. The top platform 24; may be provided on its outer portions, and in suitable positions above the border 12 and door 26, with two or more guides adapted to slide on two or more guide rods fixed in part of the bottom platform so that the top platform is guided into and out of the said receptacle and into and out of engagement with the bottom platform. The bottom, platform is provided with a suitable flange 28 for bolting down to a suitable foundation. In this case also, the top. and

bottom platforms may each be made in one integral mass or made separate and bolted together in a similar manner to that already described.

Fig. 7 shows a still further'modified view of my said invention in sectional elevation with the top platform 29 in register with the bottom platform 30,but in this case the corrugations 31 and 32 follow a convex-concave contour as indicated by the

dotted arcs

33 and 34, respectively, so as to afford a larger surface area for hair inside the border 35. In Fig. 7 the top and bottom platforms with their respective corrugations, may be made circular in formation as seen from a plan view as in Fig. 6, or they may be made rectangular as shown in a plan view in Figs. 4 and 3, respectively, .and the bottom platform 30 may be provided with a border door as shown in Fig. 6 or Fig. 1. The application of the heating arrangements described, are common to all the views shown as also the sprayin apparatus and the working or operation 0% the machine. The hollow in- .teriors of the top and bottom platforms common to Figs. 6 and 7, may be suitably ribbed inside to withstand the force of compression.

My said invention is operated as follows :The hair is run through a teasing machine and loosened out and then a layer of hair of suitable dimensions is spread evenly on the top of the corrugations or ridges and flutes of the bottom platform and then thoroughly damped with the said steam spray or other spray. The top and bottom platform being heated to a suitable temperature, the topplatform is then pressed down on top of the mass of hair which is then driven over and between the corrugations or ridges and flutes, respectively, in the top and bottom platforms, a suitable pressure being maintained between the said platforms and the hair until the hair is thoroughly dried and crimped or curled or waved and then the top platform is lifted up clear of the bottom platform and bottom platform border and the hinged portion of the border is opened and the hair easily removed. The hair may then be put in bags. When it is desired to repeat the operation, the hinged border is closed and the receptacle is again filled or partially filled with a layer of hair which is treated as described.

It is obvious that my'said invention readily lends itself to further modification in details of construction and arrangement with out departing from the nature or scope of the invention.

I claim as my invention:

1. A machine for crimping and curling hair, comprising a base, a series of corrugations in the uppersurface thereof, a member rising from the said base and surrounding said corrugations, a head, a series of corrugations in the under surface thereof adapted to register with the corrugations in the upper surface of said base, and means for heating the said base and head.

2. A machine for crimping and curling hair, comprising a stationary base, a series of corrugations in the upper surface thereof, a member extending upwardly from said base and surrounding the corrugations therein, a movable head, a series of corrugations in the under surface thereof adapted to register with the corrugations in the upper surface of the base, and means for heating the corrugated portions of the said base and head.

3. A machine for crimping and curling hair, comprising a stationary base, a series of corrugations in the upper surface thereof,a member extending upwardly from; said base and surroundingthe corrugations therein, a door in said member, a movable head, a series of corrugations in the under surface thereof adapted to register with the corrugations in the upper surface of the base, and means for heating the corrugated portions of the said base and head.

4. A machine for crimping and curling hair, comprising a stationary base, a series of corrugations in the upper surface thereof, a member extending upwardly from said base and surrounding the corrugations therein, a door in said member, a movable head, a member fixed to said head for securing the same to the plunger of a press, a series of corrugations in the under surface of said head adapted to register with the corrugations in the upper surface of the base, and means for heating the corrugated portions of the said base and head.

5. A machine for crimping and curling hair; comprisinga stationary hollow base, a series of corrugations in the upper surface thereof, a member extending upwardly from said base and surrounding the corrugations therein, a door in said member, a movable hollow head, a member fixed to said head for securing the same to the plunger'of a press, a series of corrugations in the under surface of said head adapted to register with the corrugations in the upper surface of the base, and steam pipes leading toand from said base and movable head for heatin the corrugated portions thereof.

igned by 'me this 21st day of July, 1915.

THOMAS RAY.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM E. DOYLE, EDW. FITZGERALD.