US1286823A - Hair-cutting tool. - Google Patents

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A. A. T.-STAHLE. HAIR CUTTING TOOL. APPLICATION FILED um. i. 19x 2.

Patented Dec. 3, 1918.

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AXIEL A. 1*. STAI-ILE, or CHICA O, ILLINOIS.

.I-IAIReCUTTING' TOOL.

Specification of 'Letters Patent.

Patente d' Deci 3, 1918.

Application filed Deoember 1, 1917. Serial No. 204,851

DORE, STAHLE, a citizen of the United States,

residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinoiS,- have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hair-Cutfollowing is a specifitiati n- This invention is a hair cutting tool employed .in cutting thev hair upon the head of a human'being and is more partlcularly adapted for home Or domestic use by] an inexperienced person orone unsk lled in the profession of harboring, wherein the cut hair will be of proper lengths, withoutshowlug-nicked or gouged places where the hair has been cut; to a shorter length.

One objectfof the inventio'n is to provide a tool having pivotally connected members including handles and with 111 03 at one eI101 of a h of he m mbers- Another object is to provide a hair cutting toolthat will include two pivotally mount- .ed member each; having combs at one end,

making the mounting adjustable so that the combs may have their separation varied to determine the length ofhair to remain, and

employing guide and-spring serving to move andg'u'ide, the members into engage mentso that the combs are maintained. in t-hirladj'usted positions,

Broadlytstate'd the invention comprises a pair of; members pivotally connected together, one end ofeach of's aid members be- .ing formed as a handle and at the opposite end provided with a comb, one of said 1ne1nhers being, slotted and in each of the slots pivotally mounted rods, one of which rods is placed and the other rod being provided with a slidable collar having a rounded upper edgeand a stationary collar adjacent the lower end of said rod with a spring placed between .said collars and around the rod; theother of the'members being provided with slots, one of which has a pin fastened transverselyvtherethrough to engage with one of the holesof one of the rods, the, other of said slots being. adapted to have the other of saidrods passed there-. through, said pinbeing removable so that spaced from each other provided with ZL-TSGIlGSflf holes longitudinally position the combs at the proper distance apart. and the rod serves as a guide to maintain the alinement.

One practical form, of construction and assembly Will be described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which z- Figurel is a side elevation of the tool, Fig 2 is a top plan View of the,t00l, and

Fig. 3, is a sectionala view. on the line 33 of Fig. 1, and shows the assembly of the spring and guide rod with. the two members. In the preferred embodiment'abjout to be described, the tool generally, comprises two members 5 and:'6 that are preferably formed of metal in order to, provide strength and rigidity, Each of the members 5 and 6: are provided with curved ends formingthe handies 7 and 8, These handles should be, so curved that they will comfortably fit the.

human hand. Theoppositeje'nd of t v membar 5 a d 6; re provided with the, combs 9 and 1jO;., These combsmayi he secured-to them mber 5 and 6 in any approved manner such asindicate'd; by the rivets l1 and 1 2. The members 5, and 6, preferably formed; generally of square stock and their opposing surfaces adjacent the comb ends may be beveled as indicated at 13 andlfi. TheQPPosite. ends which form the handles 7 and 8 may be flattened and partakej ofan oval shape, as indicated i11Eig. 2. The member 6 is providedwith slots 15, and 16 that pass clear through the memberas shown more, particularly in Eig. 1. The member 6 isnprovided with suitable holes that are in alinement transversely of the slots. Th c$. vholes are adapted to receivethe pins 17 and 18;

' Thesl0ts15 and 16 are adapted to receive the rods 19 and 20. These rodsare provided with suitable holes at, their lower ends so that the pins 17 and 18 may be passed therethrough and form a pivotal mounting for the rods 19 and 20. The slots are of sufficient length to provide a longitudinal swinging of the, rods." The rod 19 is providedwith aseries of holes: 21; The memher-:5, is also providedwith the slots 22 and 23. These slots are provided With curved end walls; and through these slots, the. rods 19 and 20 are adapted to pass.

The holes 21 are adapted to be engaged by, a, pin 24 that passes through alined holes formed in t e member 5 and through the slot 22. This pin thus forms a pivotal mounting for the two members 5 and 6 and their relative distance apart mav be varied by removing the pin 24 and placing it in another of the holes 21.

surface of the movable collar 27 is substantially fiat while its upper surface 1s rounded as indicated at 28.

A coil spring 29 encircles the rod 20 and is positioned sothat its ends bear against the relatively stationary collar 26 and the flat surface of the collar 27 When the handles 7 and 8 are brought closer together the spring 29 will be compressed between the collars 26 and move within the slot 23 which is shaped to provide for the varying position.

To further provide for this positioning the rod 20 is pivotally mounted in the memher 6. The spring 29 may be formed in any usual or customary way but is preferablyformed of a suitable size of piano wire. The collar 27 having the flat under surface 30 has its surface provided with a projecting flange indicated at 31 that is adapted to fit within and engage with the inner diameter of the spring 29. This flange will serve to. center and guide'the spring 29 when compressing and expanding.

As shown inthe several figures the rods 19 and 20 are formed of flat stock and these rods may be formed of any suitable material and inany desired shape that will be best adapted'to perform their several functions.

Asshown the rod 19 'is somewhat shorter than the rod 20.

The comb 1O is adapted to rest against the head of the person and thecomb 9 engages With the hair and lifts it the proper distance away. Shears or other cutting tools are then employed to sever the hair.

The amount of the separation between the combs 9 and 10 will determine the length of hair remaining upon the head of the individual. Thus it will be seen that the hair may be cut'to uniform lengths and that an inexperienced person may perform a good job of hair cutting.

The tool may be adjusted for cutting different lengths by changing the position of the pin 24 with the hole 21 formed in the rod 19. The compressing or bringing together of the handles 7 and 8 will cause a lifting action by the member 5 of the comb 27. The rod 20 will then said pivotal mounting 9 so that the hair for cutting. The pin 24 may have a head in one end and adjacent the opposite end a hole that is adapted to receive a cotter pin 32. Any other suitable means may be employed to permit the changing of the pin 24 to engage with the different holes 21.

What I claim is 1. A hair cutting tool comprisinga member having a comb at one end and a handle at the opposite end, a bar pi'votally connected to the member intermediate its ends and provided with a plurality of vertically spaced openings, asecond member provided on one end with a comb and on the opposite end with a handle, said second member pivotally and adjustably connected to the bar,

and a guide bar pivotally connected to the the rod the ends of the spring being in,

engagement with the members, one of said members having a slot through which the rod is adapted to pass and projects beyond,

'includinga rod connected to one of the members and having a series of holes longitudinally spaced, the other of said members being provided with a slot through which passes said latter rod,

and with a hole transversely positioned so that a pin may be passed through it and 'one of the holes inthe'rod to provide for adjustment of the members and the combs.

3. A hair cutting tool comprising a pair of handled and slotted members pivotally connected together, said connection also affording an adjustment between-the members, a guide rod p'ivotally connectedto one of the members and passing a slot in the opposing member, aplurality of collars on said rod, a coiled spring on said rod and between the collars, and a comb transversely mounted on and, carried at one end of each of the members, said spring normally acting to move the combs toward each other.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

" AXEL'A. T.'STA1- ILE.

Witnesses EDWARD SwoNBono, CARL JOHNSON;

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