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CATELLO LANDRE AND SESSA B. LUGIAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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Application filed October 2, 1912.

To all hom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CA'rnLLo LANDRE and SEssA B. LUCIAN, a subject of the King ofltaly, and a citizen of theUnited States, respectively, and both residents of New York, county and State'ofNew York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Combs, of Which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

This invention relates to the class 0 combs adapted to be used for hair or scalp treatments.

The primaryobject of the present apparatus is to provide a comb designed to be employed for massaging the scalp and treating the hair of thehead of a person by operating, When manipulated, to thoroughly distribute throughthehair a medlcated liquid adapted to clean or dye, orserve as a tonic to promote the growth thereof, thereby enabling the liquid to be applled to all parts of the hair in proper proportions, and especially in instances where the hair is long and abundant in growth.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a form of comb having a back which is chambered whereby a reservoir is provided for containingthemedicated liquid; to provide a form of teeth which are adapted to be laterally movable, or rigidly held in the back of the comb, and which are of a type to serve as a medium for properly distributing the liquid through the strands of hair; and to provide means adapted to permit the liquid in the reservoir to be fed at desired intervals to the teeth.

A further object of the invention is to provide a comb which may be made in any suitable size, asoccasion requires, and may be made in either plain, or ornamental designs.

WVith theseand other objects in View, the invention will behereinafter more particularly described with reference to the accompanyingdrawings, which .form apart of this. specification, and willthen be pointed out in theclaims at theend of the description.

I In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of one .form of comb embodying our invention, ,Fig. 2 is alongitudinal vertical sectionthrough one ofthe members of the back of the comb, Fig. 3 is a side view, 7 artlyin. section, of both members of the ask of the comb, Fig. 4 is a sectiontalren on theline Ill- 121 of '3, Fig. is a Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented @ct. 24L, 11916.

Serial No. 723,508.

section taken on line TIT-III of Fig. 3, Fig. 6 is a section showing the'inlet in the back of the comb and the cap used for closing the same, Fig. 7 is a fragmentary side elevation of'the teeth employed in the comb, Fig. 8 is an end view of the teeth, Fig. 9 is a fragmentary top plan of the teeth, Fig. 10 is a detail view of the top of the back of the comb,.Fig. 11 is a detail end view of the comb, Fig. 12 is a fragmentary inverted plan of the comb, Fig. 13 is a detail perspective view, showing-the interior mechanism.

The body 10 of the member is made up, generally speaking, of a reservoir member 11 and a feeding or distributing member 12, each of which maybe of any suitable size and shape inaccordance with the type of comb preferred, and are desirably made of metal, though any suitable material may be employed.

The reservoir member 11 consists of a long narrow receptacle whose length is substantially that of the comb, and is entirely inclosed to provide the chamber 13 wherein the medicated liquid or other material which is to be distributed by the comb is stored, as will hereinafter more fully appear. In the top ofthe reservoir member 11 is a threaded inlet opening 12 through which the chamber 13 is filled, and said opening 12 is-closed by a correspondingly threaded cap 14:. The lower side of the reservoir member 11 is formed by a plate 15, which is upwardly arched so asto be substantially semi-circular in cross section. The lower side of the reservoir 11, therefore, presents exteriorly a concaved surface. Within the receptacle orreservoir 11, the crown of the plate 15is provided with an inverted arcshaped plate or seat 15*, said seat 15 ecoperating with a valve member 28, as will hereinafter appear. Along the line of contact of theplates are openings'15",through which the liquid from the chamber 13 may pass to the feeding or distributing member 12. The lower. concaved side of'the plate 15provides a retaining seat forthe member 12, the'contacting side ofthe latter being conformed to thesemi-circular concavity of the plate15 so as'to have a slight rocking movement therein.

soldered, or otherwise secured to the lowerconcaved side of'the plate '15 is a retaining plate 17, saidplate conformin to the shape of the plate and eaten .ing

below the longitudinal edges of the latter to provide retaining flanges for the member 12, the retaining flanges extending around the cylindrically shaped portions of the member 12 to hold the same in position in the plate 15, and permitting a limited transverse rocking movement of said member 12. As indicated in Fig. 5, the retaining flanges may be formed as continuations of the longitudinal edges of the plate 15.as at 17.

The body of the member 12 is shaped from a continuous piece of sheet metal, to form a substantially cylindrical chamber 21 which is open at the bottom, the free longitudinal edges of the strip or sheet of metal being then continued downwardly in slightly convergent relation to provide the sides 18 and 19, the lower edges of said sides 18 and 19 lying in parallel relation and forming a comparatively narrow continuous slot from end to end of the member 12. Furthermore, the edges of the sides 18 and 19 are oppositely corrugated, as best indicated in Fig. 12 to provide between the sides a series of oval openings 20 which constitute sockets for the teeth of a comb, as will hereinafter appear. To connect the feeding member 12 with the reservoir member 11, the cylindrical body 21 is inserted endwise between the correspondingly shaped longitudinal edges of the retaining plate 17, and said cylindrical member 12 is also provided along the medial line of its upper side with a plurality of openings 21 corresponding in shape and number to the openings 15 provided in the plate 15.v The downwardly extending edges of the retaining plate 17 are made of such width that they do not wholly inclose the cylindrical body 21, but permit the slight relative rotative movement of the body 21 within the retaining plate transversely of the device, so that as the member 12 is swung from side to side with relation to the member 11, the openings 21 will be carried periodically into and out of registration with the openings15", whereby the liquid contained in the reservoir 13 is fed in grad uated manner to the distributing element 12. I The sides 18 and 19 of the element 12 constitute retaining elements for a comb, the body of the comb 24 extending longitudinally along the open bottom of the cylindrical chamber 21 and the teeth 23 extending downwardly through the ovate openings 20 provided by the opposing corrugations formed along the lower edges of the sides 18 and 19. The comb body 24 is substantially cylindrical in shape, and between each two adjacent teeth, said body 24: is vertically grooved, as at 25,-whereby the bar is formed into a number of connected beads 26, which form heads for the teeth 23. Each of the beads or heads 26 seats into the upper end of an ovate opening 20, so that a sufliciently snug grasp of the comb between the plates 18 and 19 is maintained to prevent longitudinal and vertical movement of the comb. However, the grooves 25 between the heads 26 are so shaped as to form passage-ways between the bottoms of the grooves and the depressions between the corrugations 20, so that liquid fed into the cylindrical chamber 21 may find its way around the back of the comb onto the teeth, down whose length it may feed until it is transferred to the hair or scalp.

Under normal conditions, the element 12 with the comb held therein is permitted to run relative to the member 11, so that any liquid contained within the reservoir 13 will be gradually fed to the distributing element 12 and thence to the teeth of the comb. However, means are provided for fixedly locking the comb, and preventing the feed of liquid thereto, when it is desired to use the device merely as a comb.

As hereinbefore mentioned, a chamber 16 is provided at the top of the reservoir member 11. Connecting the chamber 13 with the receptacle or chamber 16 is a sleeve 27 extending downwardly from the upper wall of the member 11, said sleeve 27 providing a slideway for a plunger or stem 32, said plunger or stem 32 having connected to its lower end an elongated valve 28. Said valve 28 is arc-shaped in transverse section, to correspond with the arcuate formation of the seat 15, so that when the valve 28 is seated, the valve openings 15 are closed against the passage of liquid from the chamber 13 to the member 12. Also connected to the valve 28 is a pair of inverted U-shaped rods 35 and 36. Said rods 35 and 36 each having an arm projected through the top side of the chamber 13, and connected in any suitable manner to the valve 28.

The opposite or outer arms of the rods 35 and 36 extend downwardly from the chamber 16 outside of the chamber 13, in pockets provided on the sides of the element 11 by curved side plates 35 and 36 which extend downwardly from the receptacle or chamber 16, the lower ends of said outer arms of the rods 35 and 36 loosely set in recesses 31 which are provided in the upper surfaces of a pair of lugs or extensions 29 and 30 rigidly secured to the sides 18 and 19 of the member 12. The upper curved portions of the rods 35 and 36 are connected by a transverse bar 37 which operates in the chamber 16, and suitably connected to said bar 37 so as to exert upward normal pressure there against is a leaf spring 38, one end of said leaf spring being fixed within the chamber 16 and the opposite end resting upon the lower side of the bar 37. A second spring 39, having one end secured within the chamber 16 engages below the head 33 of the plunger or stem 32, so that an upward pressure is also exerted upon the latter. Ex-

tending from the lower side of the top wall of the chamber 16 are two spaced plates 40 and ll which serve as guides for the blades 42 provided upon one end of a slide 43 which is movably disposed through an opening in one end chamber 16. The blade 12 has one of its ends 44 tapered and this tapered. end is in the path of the movement of the cross-bar 37 of the U-shaped rods 35 and 36 so that'it may ride over its upper surface. Upon the end of the slide 13 exteriorly of the end of the chamber 16 is a button 4.5. By forcing the button 45 toward the interior of the chamber 16 the blade 42 will engage the cross-bar 37. The bar 37, the stem 32, and the valve 23 will then be moved against the tension of the springs 38 and 39, thus forcing the valve to close the outlets of the reservoir 13 so as to cut otf the feed of the liquid therein. Simultaneously therewith the U-shaped rods 35 and 36 will be directed so that the ends of the free arms thereof will be seated in the recesses of the lugs 29 and 30 for locking the member 12 rigidly to the reservoir 11. By reversing the movement of the slide 43 the tension of the springs 38 and 39 will force the stem 32, so as to unseat the valve 28 and unlock the rods 35 and 36 from engagement with the recesses of the lugs 29 and 30, so that liquid will again be fed to the comb.

In the foregoing description, we have embodied the preferred form of our invention, but we do not wish to be understood as limiting ourselves thereto, as we are aware that modifications may be made therein without departing from the principle, or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention, therefore we reserve to ourselves the right to make such changes as fairly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A comb, comprising in combination, a hollow back portion, a reservoir disposed within said hollow back portion, a comb disposed within said hollow back portion and lying adjacent the under-surface of said reservoir and osclllatable with respect there- .to, and means for feeding a liquid to the part to be combed upon the oscillation of said comb.

2. A comb, comprising in combination, a hollow back portion, a reservoir disposed within said hollow back portion and adapted to contain liquid, a comb disposed within said hollow back portion and lying adjacent the under-side of said reservoir, and oscillatable with respect thereto, means for feeding the liquid to the part to be combed upon the oscillation of said comb, and means for locking said comb against oscillatory movement.

3. A comb, comprising in combination, a hollow back portion, a reservoir disposed within said hollow back portion and adapted to contain liquid, a comb disposed within said hollow back portion and oscillatable with respect thereto, means disposed on the bottom of said reservoir for retaining said comb oscillatably in position, and means for feeding the liquid to the part to be combed.

4:. A comb, comprising in combination, a hollow back portion, a reservoir disposed within said back portion and adapted to contain liquid, a comb oscillatably mounted with respect to said back portion and reservoir, and means for feeding liquid to the part to be combed upon the oscillation of said comb.

5. A comb, comprising in combination, a hollow back portion, a reservoir adapted to contain liquid, a comb oscillatably mounted within said hollow back portion, and means for feeding'liquid to the part to be combed upon the oscillation of said comb, and means for locking said comb against oscillatory movement.

This specification signed and witnessed this first day of Qctober, A. D. 1912.

CATELLO LANDRE. SESSA B. LUCIAN. Witnesses Ron'r. B. Anno'r'r, A. J. B. LUcIAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

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