US1563693A - Hair protector - Google Patents

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Dec. 1, 1925 1,563,693

C. DRUCKS HALR PROTECTOR Filed Dec. 22, 1924 IN V EN TOR. Car/ Ore/ska ATTO NEY Patented Dec. 1, 1925. I

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CARL DRUCIJKIB, OF BERKELEY, CALIFQERNIA.

HAIR IPRQTEUTOFR.

Application filed December 2, 1924. Serial No. 757,863.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Cam. Duoons, a subject of the Republic of Germany, residingat Berkeley, in the county of Alameda and e Staterotwflalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hair Protectors, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates broadly to toilet ar- W ticles, and more particularly to hair protectors for the preservation of the hair after the same has been dressed.

The common -favored article for the preservation and protection of the dressed hair, in my estimation, is the hair not made from human hair. Such nets are of large c on mesh and offer some protection, but t .ey are not at all durable nor are they intended to possess long wearing properties,

W hence, it is common to discard such a not alter but one usage because of tears, breaks or tangles. Attaching the said not covering to the head is by no means a close and tight fit over the hair, so at best, this not serves Q5 as a brief protection to the hair against the wind or ordinary disarrangement that occurs in time. Furthermore, this loose net is of little value when worn all night as a nightcap "for the protection of the hair- W dressing on account of the shifting position of the head during sleep.

Among the objects of my invention are included: A head covering of woven mesh netting yieldable to the conformity of the head for the close fitting thereto to pack the dressed hair, whether it be bobbed, curled, maroelled or other type of dressing, close to the head and render the hair quite immovable compared to the loosely packed hair under the common previously mentioned human hair net; means tor positioning the covering on the head to snugly embrace the desired portion of the head; means to firmly attach the covering to the head in the chosen set position; means included in the attaching elements for adjusting the covering to suit ones head; and means for reen'i'orcing the covering to render the hair protector a durable and ellicient toilet artiole, serviceable as an all night cap, or a temporary cap for evening wear directly over the hair, or under the regular hat until it is desired lIOlBHlOVQ the same at the arrival of ones destination, and at which time a little patting to the hair soon restores it to the original outstanding normal form.

I attain the above objects by the novel construction of my hair protector, and other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in the subjoined description of the accompanying sheet of drawings and in which:

Figure 1 is a side view of the invention per see.

Fig. 2 is also a side view but showing the invention in use; and

Fig. 3 a haul: View of F 2.

I will now describe the invention and the several views thereof in detail: The letter F indicates the front of a head H and B the back thereof, and P my hair protector as a unit by itself previous to its application to the said head.

Fig. 1 illustrates substantially the normal shape of the protector lying flat upon a surface. The numerals represents the body of the device and which body reterably consists of a fabric netting oi crossing threads with small open spaces between, and sufiiciently expansible in character to conform to the/shape oil the head in use to confine therebetween the dressed head of hair. The body of netting is so cut and formed as to envelop the 'hairco'vered portion of the head, and in addition an extension 5 substantially the width of the covering is provided and which depends in use for the purpose of permitting the taking of a firm hold of the same to position and pull the covering snugly upon the head.

Surrounding the body 4 at its edges are permanently attached, as by stitching 6, inextensible strips of flexible material 7, 8 and 9, such as ribbon. The latter is preferably folded back upon itself with the netting sccured between the folds as shown at the torn portion 10 l "for illustration. Longitw dinally of the body as at ll and transversely as at 12 are sewn additional strips of ribbon; also adjacent the forward strip '3, and substantially in normal alignment with strip 8 Fig. l, I prefer to sew another ribbon strip 13. All of the said strips are inextensible and are for the purpose of mentorsing the comparatively trail expansible body 4 ill) i Adjacent each side of the extension 5 and in alignment with strip 7, is sewn or otherwise permanently attached depending bands 14 and 15, preferably of common elastic fabric. To the extremity of the band 14 may be secured a hook member 16, and to the extremity of band 15 may be secured, by the ordinary method, a common buckle 17 adapted to slide on the band and form with the said end a loop 18 to engage the coupling ring 19. The buckle and clasp elements form adjusting means whereby the fastening bands 14: and 15 may be adjusted by the purchaser of the hair protector to suit his or her head,

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the advantages of the construction and method of operation will be readily understood by those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains, and while I have described the principle of operation, together with the device which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the device shown is merely illustrative and that such changes may be made, when desired, as fall within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is the following:

In a device of the class described, a head covering adapted to snugly fit the head to cover the hair thereof, said covering comprising a body portion having a flat extension at the back thereof, a relatively wide binding around the front edge of the body portion terminating at opposite sides of said portion adjacent the ear of the wearer, a relatively narrow binding around the edge of the flaps extension terminating adjacent the respective ends of the first-named binding, ribbon-like reinforcing strips stitched to the body portion longitudinally and transversely thereof, the longitudinal strip extending from the front edge of the body portion to the edge of the flap extension and the transverse strip extending from the respective ends of the binding around the edge of the body portion, and an elastic band attached to the ends of the binding around the edge of the body portion and adapted to engage the back of the head over the flap extension.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

CARL DRUCKS.

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