US1802310A - Hair-wave pin clip - Google Patents

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pI 21, 1931. C, CHOMETTE I 1,802,310

HAIR WAVE PIN CLIP Filed June 17) 1929 @awww/IW.

Panarea Apr. (21,1931

CHAR-LES oHom'E'rTn, or LONG y PTNTI' ISLYAND KGITY, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR T CHOMETT'E COMPANY, INC., 0E NEYLYORK, N'. Y., A. CORPORATION' 0F NEW'YORK Ham-whim rm cm1? Application mea n'eiv, i929. seal No. 371,490.

This invention relates to pin clips and in particular to a type adapted for use in hair waving. Y c AA particular object of my invention "is to 6 provlde a finger wave pin clip which is particularly adaptable to the use of hairv waving 4 the`l1ne "5 5 of Flgure f4 further -illustratoperation-and which is so constructed that it will rmly grip the hair throughout its entire length and willetle'ctively hold it so that the wave formed in the hair will properly set due to its having been securely held in the proper position.

A still further object `of my invention is to lprovide a linger wave pin cli-p so constructed 15. that when the clips are used in alignment around the head in setting the\w`ave, the ends of each adjacent clip will itwithin the preceding clip so that the hair will not be gatheredv at any one point by the clips and '20 will be effectively held-due to the particular cnstruction of the pin clip which provides for the holding of hair between the clip arms throughout the entire length of the clip.

.Another object of my. invention is the provision of a finger wave'pin clip which may be placed in'position with a minimum of Y effort, which will occup small spaceand f which'will not be unsig tly'in appearance and which fitting to the contour of the head, may be comfortably worn during the setting of the wave. v With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appearl as the description proceeds, the invention resides inthe combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes `in the precise embodiment of the invention of what is claimed without departing from herein disclosed may be made within the scope Figure 3 is a top plan view of the pin clip illustrated in Figure 2.

Figure 4 isan enlarged section taken on the line 1 -f4 of Figure 2 and shows how the clip arms are hinged together.V

Figure 5 is :in-enlarged section taken on ngrthe construction of the clip, and

igure 6 isa fragmentary view of the ends of adjoining clips showing how they are contoured to fit the shape of the head and also how they overlap to effectively hold the strands of hair without separating them. j

Figure 7 is an enlarged detail of another `form' of hinge employedvv in my. clip.

`Referring to the ldrawings in detail, 5,;indicates ahead vided with what is known as a finger wave and is one in which the hair is set in waved formation through the use of theI fingers of the operator to provide the waves s so that when the hair is drg', the wave will e set.

In the processo water oriin er waving,

6, it being. customary to hold the dipped portion 7 ofthe wave through the medium of cli fusv hair waves .are kept in place by air pin'sfa' liquid preparation and a veil, the hair being dried with the result -that the waves remain.

My improved pin clip consists of a'lower clip arm-8 which is curved as at 9 to snugly iit the contour of the head, this arm 9 decrcasin thickness from the hinged portion of ing arm to the outer tipthereof and adjacent the its hinged portion, that the lower arm is maintained infspaced relation with theA upper arm 11. Beyond the oiset portion 10, the' lower clip arm 8 isprovided with thefhorizontal portion12 against This which bears one end ofa coil' spring.

coil spring is wrapped about the hinge pin- 15 and its free end, having a tendency to open and being disposed between the 12 and the thumb piece 16 of the 14 as at linger piece upper clip'arm 17, tends to keep the arms in contact or in closed position.

The thumb piece 16 isformed as an integral part of the upper clip arm 17 and is provided with the hinge pin engaging eye portions 18 which are disposed between the hinge pin engaging portions 19 which are being offset as atl 10 so.l

formed integral with the lower clip -arm 8. The upper surface of the thumb piece 16 magy be roughened as at 20 or knurled so that a rm grip may be taken on the clip with the fingers, it of course being understood that the finger pieces 12 and 16 will be gripped 'in the finffers land preferably, between the thumb and index fingers in order to open up the upper and lower clip arms 17 and 8 respectively, the open' position being illustrated in outline in Figure 2 and the closed position in engagement with the hair bein y illustrated in Figure 2 in full lines. It wi l be also noted that the thickness of the upper;

and lower clip arms decreases toward the outer ends thereof and the lower ,clip arm is curved to fit the contour of the head while the upper cli arm i`svcurved to substantially conform to tile shape of thelower clip arm but is so arranged that it will exert its pressure throu hout its length evenly upon hair positioned etween it and the lower clip arm. This is an important feature pf my invention and the :means wherebyT the hair is effectively held and the clipJ retained imposition.

When the hair wave isset through the use of a comb or finger operation on the wet head of hair, the pin clip is slipped wide open into the hair, the narrow, lower arm resting on the scalp right under and vparallel to the wave and in Vits center. The .shape of the wave is held by the comb and the clip is` closed.y Other clips then follow one another until the entire head is suitabl covered and 'in this--respec't, it will b e particularly noted that the` offset in of the lower clip arm raises the lower nger piece 12 in spaced relation withthe scalp and permits the extreme tip of the next adjacent pin clip to be positioned thereunder so thatlthe hair is evenly held throughout and no separation of the strands of hair is necessary between each 0f the clips which would detract from the appearance of the finished wave.

It, will be noted also that the clip arms are narrow and beingrigid, exert an effective d pressure throughout their length to grip and hold the hair positioned therebetween'.

If desired, the .under surface of the finger piece 12 may also be knurled or roughened as 11s the upper surface of the thumb piece 16 to facilitate the' handling of the clip: n

The modified form of clip hingeV shown in f Figure 7 is formed with extending ears or bosses 22 on each of the clip parts, through which the hinge pin 23 passes.

It isevident therefore that I have ro- It is also evident that I have provided a clip which is slightly larger than a hair iii and which is simple in construction and which permits the placing of a number Qfclips about the head so that a wave is effectively held until it is dried and the hair dressing operation completed. Y v

While I have illustrated' and described my of particularity,

invention wit some citlegree -I realize that i ice various alterations therein may be made'without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

, What I claim is 1. Aghaii' wave retaining pin clip comprising narrow, elongated hinged arms, means v for normally-urging the arms closed, each of said arms having an offset portion therein, i

nddshaped to conform to the con/tour of the ea 2. A hair wave retaining pin clip comprising. a lower arm having an offset portion therein, an upper arm having an offset por- Jtion therein, a hinge pin forpivotally Joining said arms anda spring for normally holding said arms in closed position, and the o set portions of the arms constituting finger pieces.' i

3. A hairwave retaining pin clip 4'comprising upper and lower elongated arms havin offset portions therein, said arms' being curve to fit the contour of the head, the offset portions ofy said arm constituting finger pieces, a spring, the free ends of which are positioned between said finger pieces, and said arms being arranged to evenly engage hair held therebetween throughout their length.

4t A hair Iwave retaining pin clip comprising relatively narrow, elongated upper and lower lfair holding arms, an offset each of the arms, ears on each arm at said offset portion, a pivot pin passing through the ears, a spring about said'pin for normally retaining said arms closed, saidiarm-s being 'shaped to fit the contour of the head, and the offset portions of vsaid f arms constituting finger pieces.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification this 27th day of May, i929.

.,vided an improved finger wave pin clip w ose construction is simple and which is so designed that it will effectively hold hair throughout its length evenly and without danger of the hair beconing disarranged before it has completely dried. Y

It will also be evident that the clip is so constructed that a number o f these clips may CHARLES oiioMEfrTn.l [a s]

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