US1827425A - Comb - Google Patents

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v; s. ELLZEY COMB Filed D60. 22, 1930 i E HU ......H. h H

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INVENTOR BY M-W/vwv .5. [4425) A OR'NEY Patented 0ct'.i13, 1931" Application filed neeemterfza-ieeoia sera iet as;tg g i This inventionrelatesto. combs for use in the treatment and preparation ofthehalr prior to waving it and the ObjBCtOf-thlSlIlvention is to provide such a comb with means 6 wherebythe hair lotion or waveset may be I easily and quickly applied to the hair. c 1

. Another object of this invention is to so construct the comb that a reservoir forstoring aquantity of the lotionmay be attached thereto and the lotion fed from this reservoir andbdirected to the base of theteeth of the com Anotherobject of invention i-sto pro vide novel means for controlling the flow of, I p

i Other objects and attendant advantages will become more readilyapparent from the the lotion from thereservoir.

detailed .description of one embodiment of my invention which follows, reference being had to the accom anying drawingsfin which reservoir provided thereon. r V v i Figure 2 an end velevation thereof.

on the line 3m3:c.of Figure. .1. p

Figure 4 is a vertical'sectionalview taken onthe line lac- 1w of Figure1 lo'oking in the directionofthe arrow. r

Figure 5 is a horizontal sectional 'vlew takenon the line 5w'-5mof Figure '1. r

In the several figures-of the drawings, like,

air Wavelotions or side. The central portion of the comb be tween these teeth is formed into'a semi-circular channel 3 and in this channel is partially able strap 5 at the front ofthe comb and another strap 6 near the rearof it, firmly holds the reservoirin I place in the 5-. semi-circular channel in the middle of the side of the comb.

it p The reservoir has a filling. cap 7 at the .Figure 1 is a si e elevation of the comb and Figure 3 is a'vertical sectional'view taken vention isgespecially adapted for use byhair horizontal position illustrated in dotted lines.

embedded the tubular reservoir 4. A suit-., v

' this position moves the holes in the valve out of alignment with the holes in thereservoir;

frontend'which when removedpermits- I 'fil ling or th reservoirif.The lotion passes" qutj Oflihef reservoir thru a'series of holes 8 8 pro videdinthe theme) These holes'are v p line with the vertical grooves 9,19fi provided between the inner ends of coarse teeth, 1, 1; In this, wa'ythe lotion flows directly .cfrom'the reservoir thru the grooves, '9', 9 oIitoj h 't 'b ha rlo' ted between vthe:teeth y H theifiow of thel-otionfromthe reservoir to tlie' .hair, a cylindrical valve 10 is' rotatablymounted' Within' the reservoir 4.

-This*va1ve rovided with aseriesof holes 1 5 1 1', 11 which'are'brought in alignment Wlfil1fi65 the holes 8', Set the reservoir when the valve" is, turned 5 to, a predetermined angular posi'g tion relation to thereservoir. F or this purpose the'valve 10 is provided with a valve stem 12 at the inner end of it and this valve 'stem passes thru the sleeve '13 which is threaded into the innerend of the reservoir t 4, Ontheoutside of the reservoir the valve a stem 12 hasthejhead 14' formed thereon ,to j

which the handle15 is attached. This hanl .dle projects laterally from the head to per mit the rotation-of the valve by means of it. 1

In the end of the sleeve 13 are provided I tWo grooves 16, 16 suitably spaced apart fromeach other and by turning th handle 6* 15 to engage into eitherthe one or the other ()f'these g th h l s Valve are: v .2

either held in alignment'or out of alignment. with theholes in the reservoir. As illustrated in the figures of the drawings the holes i in the valve 10are in line with theholes in the reservoir When the handle15 is in the downward position illustrated in Figure 1 because I the movement of the "handle'intog9 Inorder to hold the handle of the valve I yieldingly in place in either theione or the-' *tion and yielding means forholding said 2 i memes end of the sleeve, an expansion spring 17 is placed between the sleeve 13 and the end of the valve 10 on the inside of the reservoir as illustrated in Figure 5. i

I claim: 7

1. A comb having a longitudinal channel provided therein, teeth projecting from the v edge of said longitudinal channel with grooves provided between the inner ends of said teeth and leading out of said channel,

a reservoir located in *said'channel', said I reservoir having outlet openings thereinin line With the grooves between said teeth and controlling means for controlling the flow of liquid from the reservoir into saidgrooves.

2. A comb having a longitudinalchannel provided in the side thereof, teeth projecting from the edge of said channel With grooves provided beteen the inner ends of said teeth and leading out of said channel, a reservoir 'mountedin said channel, said reservoir having outlet openings therein in line with said grooves between said teeth, a valve rotatably mounted Within said reservoir, said valve having'valve openings therein corresponding "to the outletopenings in said reservoir, a valve stem at one end of said valve, a handle provided on sa d valve stem, means provided at the inner end of said reservoir to hold said handle in a predetermined posihandle in said position.

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