US174084A - Improvement in combs - Google Patents

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. this kind of UNITED STATES PATENT oHARLEs E. NoYE's, 0E MONT oLAIR, NEW JERSEY.

IMPRovi-:MENT INl comes.

K lSpecification forming part of Letters Patent No. 174,084, dated February 29, 1876; application ,filed January 20, 12576. y

To all fwhom it 'may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES H. NoYEs, of Mont Clair, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain Improvements in Combs, of which the following isa specification y This invention relates to that class of combs adapted to ladies and childrenswear, and is designed to give the rich appearance of an ivorylcomb to a comb made of other materials. i

The leading feature of thisinyention consists in the combination ofan ivory facing with the rim or band of a hair-comb made of otherv material, as hereinafterl more fully set. e forth. l

Another part of the said invention consists 'n the combination, with the rim or band of a hair-comb, of a facing of what is known as scroll-ivory, with the length -of said -facing running in the direction of the circumference of the tusk, as hereinafter more fully set forth.

Figure l is afront view of a double side comb with the middle portion of the rim or band faced with ivory, according to my invention. Fig. 2 shows a vertical section of the same, through the middle, on a plane trans- Verse to the plane of Fig. l. Fig'. 3 is abackside or face View of a ladies7 back comb, embodying the same invention, the back side of comb being really the face of the comb.

A is a double side comb, having the band or rim ofthe comb extended across to connect the two combs or comb, as shown in the drawings. In some styles of combs, of this general nature, the series of teeth may extend the entire length of the band, but the style here represented is generally preferred. This comb A is made with a rounded molding, c, at its edges and ends, and across the band at the end of the ivory portion about to be described, which lnolding adds strength, nish, and beauty to the comb, while, on the other hand, it adds somewhat 'to the cost, and for that reason may be omitted from the cheaper grades of combs;

B is a thin t'acing or strip of ivory attached to the band ofthe comb, as shown. I usually prefer to attach this strip of ivory to the'band of the comb by means of small ornamental parts Iof the double side.

combs may rivets b, as shown in` all the figures. This facing B is represented in the drawings as being fitted to the inside of the moldingV a, which, by projecting over it, as shown, protects it from injury, time forming an ornamental finish, and a contrast of appearance e In combs from which the moldinga is omitted, the ivory facing B may be made to come nearly or quite up to the edge of the band, so

. as to nearly or quite cover it from view, or a margin of the bandm'ay be left exposed to View, as thepublic taste may require. Similar facings may be attached to the end portions of theband of the comb, if desired, and secured in `the way already described, or the portions of molding shown at the ends of the ivory facing may be omitted, and the facing extended to the ends of the bandsand secured .by the necessary additional rivets; but. generally such additional length ofthe facing will not be required'. The band of the back comb G, shown in Fig. 3, also has an ivory facing, B, similar in all respects to that shown in Figs. l and 2, except the modification of outline necessary to, adapt it to the form of the band ofthe comb, and combined with the band in the same way. In this case the ivory facing extends the entire length of the band, with the exception of the breadth of the molding a at each end.

A molding, a, shown in Figs. l 3; but may be omitted, as already stated, in regard to the form of comb shown in the first two figures, and with the same conditions.

In all the figures the ivory facing is represented as being secured by ornamental rivets, which I consider the best mode of construe tion, though any other mode of securing the facing that is suitable for the purpose, mayl be adopted if preferred. Y

In the particulars not herein described, the be made in the ordinary manner. I prefer to make the body of the comb of hard rubber, on account of its not4 having that liability to expansion and contraction in the direction of the length of the band which attaches to the other materials usually employed in such manufacture.

It is an ascertained fact that the expansion similar in character to that OFFICE.

the molding at thesame` with the ivory facingB.l

and 2, is also shown in Fig.

this reason,

Atooth, and then Adistinguished `highly important, and forms a valuable fea-l and contraction of ivory is chiefly in the direction of the length of the tusk, and for among others, l make the facings B of what is known as scroll-ivory, (which is simply a very thin sheet cut circumferentially from a portion of the tusk,) making the length of the facing circumferential of the tusk instead of lengthwise of it, by whichy avoid the difficulty of the expansion and contraction (chiey contraction) which would take place if the length of thefacing ran in the direction of the length of the tusk in which case the contraction would be likely tovbe so great as to break the facing at or between the rivets, unless compensated for by an elongated hole for the rivet, which latter would be apt to allow the curl of the ivory to spring the-middle of the f'acing away from the comb. The curve of the ivory in this direction can also bcmnch more readily adapted to the curve of the band of the comb, and, in fact, already has,in the scroll, more than sufficient curl to fit the curve of the band, while, if made with its length in the bent into a curve, having its arc in the same direction, it would be very likely to crack, and thus lbe rendered Worthless. For tliese reasons the combination, with the band ofthe comb, of an ivory facing with- -its length and curve running in the direction of the circumference of the tusk, as contrafrom lengthwise` of the tusk is ture and' part of my invention. Beforebeing attached to the band of the comb these ivory facings should be thoroughly bleached, to give them the greatest possible whiteness of appearance, and to prevent their be'coming soiled by HSG.

direction of the length of the.

Ivory combs are regarded as the richest and most desirable of any; but the' great expense of the material, and the waste'necessarily involved in making it into combs adapted to be worn'upon the head, precludes their manufacture and use to any very great extent, notwithstanding their superior excellence of appearance. This invention, however, furnishes an ivory surface upon the part chiey exposed to view, at a trifling cost, and gives a comb A which. has substantially the rich and desirable appearance of an ivory comb, at a fraction of the cost, as the ivory facing can be made very thin and cut from portions of the tusk which would not work well for most other uses.

When the ivory facing is arranged upon the comb, as described, with the concave side placed against the concave side of the band, and corresponding with itin direction of curvature, the ivory has a tendency to preserve thc curvature of the comb or ofthe band, instead of flattening its curve, as it would tend to do if the facing were otherwise arranged upon the band.

I claimasmy inventionv 1. As a new article of manufacture, a haircomb having an ivory facing upon the rim or banril thereof, substantially as hereinbefore set fort 2. The combination, with the rim or band of a hair-comb, of a facing of scroll-ivory, substantially as hereinbefore set forth.

CHARLES H. NOYES.

Witnesses: y

WM. C. HroKs, THos. P. How.

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