US1424991A - Waving or curling hair - Google Patents

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A. CRAIG.

WAVI'NG 0R CURLING HAIR. APPLlcATioN HLED MAR. 24. 192|.

Patented Aug. 89 1922.

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WAVING 0R CURLING HAIR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 24, I92I.

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WAVING R CUR/LING HAIR,

Meteen Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 6, i922.,

Application led March 24, 1921. Serial No. 455,357.

T0 aZZ whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, ALEXANDER CRAIG, a subject oi the King of Great Britain, residing at Sydney, in the State of New South Wales, Commonwealth of Australia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Waving or Curling Hair, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to means whereby hair, especially that on the head of a person, may be waved or `curled and remain in that condition 'substantially permanently or for a comparatively long period.

rThe invention consists in first tensioning and combing the hair, coiling it on a suitable rod or bobbin and then subjecting it to the influence of pressure, and preferably heat, provision being -made if necessary for protecting the head of the person and the operator from shock or injury by the heat emlployed.

will however' refer to the drawings herewith which illustrate suitable apparatus for carrying out my invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the hair tensioning and combing means.

Figures2 and 3 are details thereof, and

Figure 4, a sectional elevation.

Figure 5 is a central sectional elevation, and

Figure 6, a plan illustrating the cooling or head insulating device.

Figure '7 is a perspective view of the air or liquid cooling ring on a reduced scale.

Figure 8 is a sectional perspective View O of two adjoining treatment chambers, and

Figure 9, a plan view of a series of said chambers.

Figure 10 is an elevation of a unit illustrating the treatment, while Figure 11 is a perspective view of a complete treatment apparatus.

The hair tensioning and combing means consists of a device comprising two opposed wooden or other suitable non-metallic pieces 14 and 15, the former having above it a metal plate 16 for portion of its lengthv and its forward end having a stop 17 on its underside. The plate 16 has also a rubber compression pad 18. rIhe piece is secured in the metal casing 19 which has integral therewith the rectangular open ended frame 20 into the upper face or which is screwed the thumb screw 21,-, rrlhe said plece 15 has fixed thereon a short wire or other brush or comb 23, a stop 24 and a rubber pad 25 vertically opposite to the pad v18. The wisp or bunch of strands of hair from the persons head '22 is tied to a rod or bobbin 22A and passed through the opening in the frame 2Q and laid upon the comb 23. The piece 14 .1s then inserted in said ,opening the pads be1ng in opposition and compressed upon the hair by means oi' the thumb screw 21 and plate 16 the stops 17 and 24 preventmg'displacement of the parts forming the devlce. The device is held by the operator and the hair drawn between the said pads and the teeth of the comb and tightly coiled upon the rod '22A and is ready for further treatment. The lower portion of the treatment apparatus, when heat is employed, consists of a tubular ring 26 having projecting therefrom the tubular extension 27 to the end of which is attached the ieXible pipe 28 leading to an air exhausting pump or to a cooling liquid supply. rlhe ring 26 has an inlet 29 at the opposite side to the extension 27 so that cool air or liquid may.

be drawn or passed through said inlet and around the ring. The ring 26 is covered with rubber or vother insulation pad 30 which has a hole 31 corresponding to the hole 29 and a central hole 32 to permit the rod 22A, bearing the coiled strands of hair, to be passed therethrough. Above the ring 26 is detachably supported an open ended cylinder 34 andin which is a rubber tube 35 whose ends are turned over the ends of the cylinder 34 and bound or clamped thereto as at 38 and 39 so as to make a steam tight joint. 36, 36A are respectively inlet and outlet pipes communicating with the inside of the cylinder 34 but outside the rubber tube or lining 35. C'ver the end 38 is secured a cap or cover 40 having a central opening 41 for the end of the rod 22A and a clip 42 by which the cylinder is adapted to be suspended by a cord 43. Around the outside ot the cylinder 34 is an insulation covering 44. Coupling the pipes 36, 36A of adjoining cylinders is a flexible rubber tube 45 provided internally with a spiral wire 46 to prevent the tube collapsing at the turns.

' ln treating the strands of hair coiled en the rod or bobbin 22A as above described, the bobbin is inserted within the rubber lined c linder 34 and duid pressure such ae steam is admitted through the pipes 36 er lill@ vnent wave is given to the hair.

convenience arising from the admission of steam to the treatment chamber.

It is obvious that the unit above described may be added to as desired, such as vthat illustrated in Figure 11 where five such units are connected up.

A48 represents a small boiler heated by a gas ring, and 49 a steam pipe leading to pipe 36. The flexible pipes' 28 communicate with a common exhaust or vdischarge pipe 50 leading to the exhaust pump or other suction device or to a liquid discharge pipe. 51 is a stand to support, by the cords 43 and frame 52, the apparatus at 'a height convenient to a person being treated and seated on a chair or the like.

Although I have described theinvention as applied to waving or curling hair on a persons head, it is clear that it. is also adapted to vbe used for waving or curling loose or detached hair.

Having now fully described and ascertained my said invention and the manner in which1it is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is l 1. In hair waving or curling, apparatus for combing and tensioning the hair in wisps vor bunches consisting of upper and lower plates, a toothed or comb surface on the inner side of one plate, opposed rubber pads on said plates, a casingv around the end fluid pressure leading between the inner wall p of the chamber and the lining.

3. In apparatus for waving or curling hair coiled on rods or bobbins under tension, a plurality of chambers each containing a rod or bobbin having hair so coiled thereon, each of said chambers having a flexible rubber lining, an inlet for fluid pressure leadin between the inner wall of each chamber and its lining and an outlet leading to the next adjoining chamber in series the first chamber communicating with the pressure supply and the last with an exhaust.

4. `In apparatus for waving or curling hair coiled on rods or bobbins under tension, a plurality of'chambers each containing a rod or bobbin havinghair so coiled thereon,

each of said chambers having a flexible rubberlining, an inlet Iforsteam under pressure leading between the inner wall of each chamber and its lining and an outlet leading to the next adjoining chamber in series, the first chamber communicating with the steam supply, and means for supporting the vgroup of chambers over the head of a person.

5. In apparatus for waving or curling hair on the head of a person b the agency of heat, the combination therewith of a tubular insulationhead pad, a central hole in the pad for insertion of ay rod bearing coiled hair, and an inlet and outlet in the tube for the passage of air or a cooling liquid.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

.ALEXANDER CRAIG.

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