US1696823A - Hair waver - Google Patents

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Dec. 25, 1928. 1,696,823

A. E. WALSH HAIR WAVER Filed May 10, 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Dec. 25, 1928.

A. E. WALSH HAIR WAVER Filed y 10, 1924 S Sheets-Sheet 3 Lil Patented Dec. 25, 1928.

UNITED STATES 1,696,823 F [C E.

ARTHUR E. WALSH, OF CHICAGO; ILLINOIS.

HAIR WAVER.

Application filed May 10,

This invention relates to hair waver-s, and more particularly to devices for producing waves of the Marcel type.

The object of the invention is the provision of a generally improved and simplified construction with a view to improving upon the means for holding the hair in the device and upon the manner of application to the hair to permit closer and more expeditious waving of the bases of the hair strands, also to ii'nproving upon the means for producing the wave and upon the means for operating the wave producing means.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is an isometric view of an embodimentof the invention;

Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the device partially in section and with the operating means for the upper form andcomb or lateral Wave producing means removed;

Fig. 3 is a vertical section substantially on line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4C is avertical transverse section through the device on line 4;4 of Fig. 3, showing it arranged on the head and'the manner in which the introductionof the hair adjacent the head within the area of the device is permitted; and Y i Fig. 5 is a front elevational view of the device.

The device comprises a lower former 1nemher or waving unit, indicated generally at 5 and an upper former member or waving unit indicated generally at 6 hinged together at 7 so that the device may be opened to receive the strands of hair and closed to produce the desired wave, as will hereinafter appear.

The lower former member or unit 5 com- )liSBS a back piece 8 to which one leaf of the hinge 7 is suitably secured. The back 8 carries the lower former members 9, which, in the preferred form of the invention, arein the form of relatively thin, fiat, upright blades, which may be of metal and preferably have along their lower edges suitable strips of insulation '9' for protecting the head 90 against the heat of the device when the blades are presented edgewise thereto, as shown in Fig. 4-. The blades 9 are spaced apart and extend from the back 8 parallel with each other. The lower former member carries a handle 10 secured 'to the back 8 through the hinge leaf attached thereto.

The upper former member 6 comprises a gene ally recti'zugular frame to the back 1924. Serial No. 712,193.

13 of which the upper leaf of the hinge 7 is secured. Fitting and sllda'bly mounted in the top of frame 12'is a metal sheet or plate" member 15 having its margins along opposite sides of frame'12 turned down to form flanges 16. The flanges 16 provide proper bearing for the movement of member 15 within frame 12, and secured in said flanges 1,6 are guide screws or pins 18. The pins 18 extend through vertical guide slots 20 in the side walls 21 of frame 12 and guide the. member 15 and parts carried thereby, as will hereinafter appear, vertically in the frame 12, said pins 18 being headed at their outer endsand being preferably in the form of screwsso that they may be readily inserted or removed.

Secured to the under surface of member 15, as by welding, riveting or otherwise, is a former and heating plate 22, which plate 22 is corrugated longitudinally of the frame 12 and may be of thin sheet metal or other suitable material.

The lower depression or trough forming walls of plate '22 are folded centrally and longitudinally and doubled back to provide parallel walls 24 and '25 spaced apart to receive combs 26 having teeth 27 along their lower edges. Combs 26 are ,slidably mounted between walls 24: and a-nclal'ternate combs have at their ends adjacent frame back or side 13 inclined cam slots 28 through which pins 29 extend. The pins 29 are carried by brackets 30 suitably attached'to the frame side or back 13 and said pins 13 are thereby relatively stationary with respect to the frame 12. The opposite ends of the combs 26'alte'rnately between the combs with which the pins 29 on back 13 cooperate have oppositely inclined slots 32 through which pins 33, carried by similar brackets 34 o-n the opposite wall of frame 12, extend.

The combs 26 having the slots 32, :have at their opposite ends pins 36 which extend into slots 37 in the walls 24 and 25 of the plate 22. The slots 37 are elongated to permit sliding movement of the combs carrying pins 36 to the left in Fig. '3, and "the slots into which pins 38 extend are similarly 'e.lon

gated to permit sliding novemen't of the combs ca said pins in the. ep-pss-ite d:

rection. Each comb 26 has in its upper edge two slots 4L0 into which pins 42, carried by the adjacent walls 24 and of the plate 22, extend and limit the sliding motion of combs 26 in opposite directions.

Sliding movement or up and down reciprocation of plate 15 and the plate 22 and combs 26 carried thereby is imparted by a handle 4L5 having a fork 46 pivoted at its opposite ends at 4:8 to upstanding lugs or cars on the sides of frame 12. Fork 116 has, adjacent pivots d8, arms which are pivotally connected to linlrs 52 and said links 52 are pivotally connected at their opposite ends to plate 15 through bracket lugs 53. Consequently, assuming that the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 1, swinging of handle 45 in a clockwise direction will force plate 1-5 downwardly in frame 12 through a relatively great leverage provided by the toggle connections with the handle. The downward movement of plate 15 moves the corrugated former and heating plate 22 and the combs 26 carried thereby downwardly with it with a simultaneous sliding moven'ient of alternate combs 26 in opposite directions imparted by the cooperation of oppositely inclined cam slots 28 and 32 with pins 29 and 33 respectively.

It should be noted that the end or edge of the corrugated plate 22 adjacent back 13 and the opposite end or edge of said plate are of undulating formation extending out to the right adjacent the combs 26, which move to the right in the waving operation and out to the left adjacent the combs which move to the left.

I shall now describe the means for locking the blades in closed position with their upper edges in engagement with the lower edge of frame 12, asshown in 3. Each blade 9 has adjacent the upper edge of its free end a square aperture 60. Slidably mounted upon the front wall of the frame 12 is a latch bar 62. Latch bar 62 has apertures 68 and 64 elongated in the direction of the sliding movement of the bar, and pins 65 and 66 secured to the frame 12 extend through said apertures and are headed and hold the latch bar 62 on the frame and guide it in its sliding movement.

The bar 62 has depending latch fingers 68 with lateral dct-ents at their lower ends, which detents engage in apertures and lock the blades 9 in closed position. The latch bar 62 is normally held in looking position by a spring 7 2 attached at one end to the pin and at its opposite end to the latch bar 62, and one end of the latch bar has a lug 7 3 turned. out at right angles thereto and forming a finger piece for releasing the bar against spring 7 2 to permit opening of blades 9.

It is to be understood that the corru ated heating and former plate 22 is suitably "eated for the waving operation. ll hile this may be done in any suitable manner, it is preferably accomplished by means of a suitable heating resistance or other heating unit 76 arranged between the top of plate 22 and plate 15. The comb carrying portions of plate 22 need not extend entirely to plate 15, but the attachment to the plate 15 may be solely at the side so that a. common heating unit for all of the curved wave forming portions of the heating plate may be employed.

Assuming the device is in the closed position of Figs. 8 and 5, the operation is as follows:

The blades 9 are opened by releasing the lat-ch bar 62 and swinging them downwardly from the frame 12 about hinge 7. The blades 9 are then arranged through the hair adjacent the head, as shown in Fig. 4, or where the strands of hair are being waved at a distance outwardly from the head, the blades are arranged beneath said strands, and the hair is arranged over the upper edges of the blades 9. The free ends of blades 9 are preferably tapered and rounded, as shown at 75, to facilitate insertion endwise through the hair in the manner shown in Fig. 4.

It is preferable in waving the hair to work from the scalp outward and it should be noted that the device provided is admirably adapted for doing this. The blades 9, in stead of presenting a solid or continuous member over the entire waving area, present relatively thin blades with relatively large openings between them within the waving area so that the blades may be arranged to lie edgewise and very closely to the head and thestrands of hair, instead of necessarily extending wholly from one end. or nun-gin of .the device between the former members, may be arranged up through any of the openings within the waving area. and over the upper or crest edges of blades 9 to be waved in the waving operation of the device. Where a continuous or solid waving member is presented to the head, it must be arranged endwise with respect to the head to approach the roots or basesof the hair strands and with such arrrangement only a few strands can be waved at a. time. For flatwise disposition, they have had to be arranged some distance from the hair, with the result that the ends of the strands of hair adjacent the head are not waved.

With the strands of hair arranged over the blades 9, the frame 12 is swung downwardly to its closed position. As the device is closed, the teeth 27 of combs 26 are brought into cooperation with the strands of hair and the depending trough forming corrugations of plate 22 are nested between blades 9. Simultaneously with the approach of the trough forming corrugations of plate 22 to their final nest-ed positions, the. successive combs 26 are shifted rectilineally in opposite directions by themeans previously described. The clampingaction-u-penthestrands of hair between blades 9* and plate 22 ispreferably not complete when the shifting-- of the combs ocours, but it is sufficient toprevent lateral slipping of'the-crests of'the hair strands, the engagement of the teeth 27 of the combs 26 in the troughs of the hair strands shifting said troughs alternately in opposite directions and laterally with respect to the waves shown in Fig. 4. This produces the lateral waves in the hair, the nesting of the upper and lower former members producing the waves at substantially right angles to said first waves and thereby'the compound or Marcel waving,as wellunderstood in the art. As thecombs 26 reachthelimits of their shiftingmovement in opposite directions, the upper and l-fower former members are brought into complete clamping-engagement with the strands of hair and hold said strands firmly in place until the desired wave is, set.

After the desired wave is produced, the latch bar 62 is released and the device is opened and again applied to the unwaved portions ofthe'hai'r and this is repeated until the-desired extent of waving is secured. The undulating edgesof plate 22 obviously provide upper-former areas along the strandsof hairthat are laterallygshifted by the combs 26. The toggle connections through links 52 are adapted to straighten; as plate 22 is depressed to wavingpositi-on, tolie at substantiall'y'180 andthereby lock-the device closed.

The blades 9, in additionto-providing for the improved'entry of the hair, space the heater fromthe head sothat only relatively cool blade edges lie adjacent the head when the device is presentedthereto. in the manner shown. in Figure 4.

The upper edges ofblades. 9 arepreferably relatively sharp, as shown in Figure 4., and the trough forming corrugationsof plate 22 are preferably relatively wide to draw the strands of hair sharply over the upper edges of the blades and press them firmly against the sides of the blades. This produces a lasting wave having a sharp crest.

I claim:

1. In a. device of the class described, the combination of a plurality of spaced blades adapted to lie edgewise to a persons head with the spaces between the blades opening toward the head and a waving member cooperable with the opposite edges of said blades for waving the strands of hair thereover, said blades being of sufficient width to cooperate with the waving member at one edge and to extend at their opposite edges from the waving member for presentation to the head and spacing the waving member therefrom.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a. plurality of spaced blades adapted: to lie edgewisc toa persons head with the spaces between the blades opening towardthe head, a waving member cooperable with the opposite edges of said blades forwaving the strands of hair there over, and means on said waving member for engaging the strands of' hair alternatelybetween the blades and for lateral shifting movement relative to the strands of hair.

3. In a device of the class described, thecombina-ti'on of a plurality of spaced blades adapted to lie-edgewise toa persons head wit-h thespacesbetween the blades opening toward the head,a' waving member cooperable with the opposite edges of said blades for waving the strands of hair thereover, combmembers on said waving member for engaging the strands of hair between the blades and for lateral shifting movement relative to the strands of hair, and means for shifting said and-means for moving said comb members alternately in opposite directions simultaneously with the relative movement betweensaid first and second waving units.

5. In-combination, an open frame, a, plurality of blades adapted for dispositionacross the open area of said frame and hingedly connected therewith, latch means for locking the bladesand frame together, waving means rections with; the depression, of said waving means for producing lateral waving of the strands of hair.

6., In combination, an open frame, a waving'unit having a back hinged to said frame and a plurality of spaced blades projecting therefrom, a corrugated plate shiftable in said frame into and out of cooperation with said blades, a plurality of comb members slidably mounted in said corrugated plate, and means on the frame for causing lateral movement of said comb members alternately in opposite directions with the movement of the corrugated plate.

7. In combination, an open frame, a waving unit hinged to said frame and having a plurality of spaced blades projecting therefrom, a corrugated plate shiftable in said frame into and out of cooperation with said blades, a plurality of comb members slidably mounted in said corrugated plate, means on the frame for causing lateral movement of said comb members alternately in opposite directions with the movement of the corrugated plate, a second plate overlying the corrugated waving plate and attached thereto, and an operating handle connected with said second plate for shifting the corrugated waving plate into and out of cooperation with the blades.

8. In combination, an open frame, a waving unit having a back hinged to said frame and a plurality of spaced blades projecting therefrom, a corrugated plate shiftable in said frame into and out of cooperation with said blades, and a plurality of comb members slidably mounted on said corrugated plate.

9. In combination, a frame, a corrugated waving plate slidably mounted therein, said plate being folded to receive a comb member, a comb member shiftably mounted in the fold, means on the frame for shifting the comb member laterally with the movement of the waving plate in the frame and waving means cooperating with said plate.

10. In combination, a frame, a corrugated waving plate slidably mounted therein, said plate being folded to receive a comb member, a comb member shiftably mounted in the fold, means on the frame adjacent one end of the comb for shifting the comb laterally with the movement of the waving plate in the frame, means between the waving plate and comb member adjacent the opposite end of the comb for supporting and guiding same and waving means cooperating with said plate.

11. In a device of the class described, an open frame, a plurality of blades hinged to said frame and adapted to lie across the open area thereof, latch means for locking the frame and blades closed, a corrugated plate slidable in said frame and cooper-able with said blades, said plate having comb receiving folds, combs slidable in said folds, a plate overlying said corrugated plate and attached thereto, a handle pivoted to the frame and connected to actuate the waving plate, and means on the frame for shifting the comb comb receiving fold, and a comb member 6 slidably mounted in said fold and extending from the waving side of said plate.

18. In a device of the class described, the combination of a plurality of spaced blades,

waving means cooperable with the blades for waving the strands of hair over the blades and for holding the strands against lateral movement along the blades, and comb means carried by said waving means and shiftable alternately in opposite directions to wave the hair strands laterally.

14:. In a device of the class described, the combination with a relatively thin single walled sharp edged blade having outwardly opening spaces along each of its longitudinal edges, of means for drawing the strands of hair over said edge and pressing them firmly against the sides of the blade.

15. In a device of the class described, the combination of a relatively thin solid single walled blade having outwardly opening spaces along its opposite longitudinal edges, comb means, means other than said comb means for drawing the strands of hair over the edge of said blade andpressingthem firmly against the side of the blade.

16. A Marcel waver including a plurality of irons, a plurality of comb like devices cooperating therewith, means pivotally mounting the irons with respect to the comb like devices, means mounting the said comb like devices for bodily adjustment with respect to and in directions lengthwise of the irons, and means yieldingly locking the said irons and comb like devices against a separating movement about the said pivot.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 'I'thday of May, 1924.

ARTHUR E. l VALSI-I.

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