US1854523A

US1854523A - Hair waving apparatus

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Publication number: US1854523A
Application number: US526377A
Authority: US
Inventors: Napolitan Lewis
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1931-03-30
Filing date: 1931-03-30
Publication date: 1932-04-19
Anticipated expiration: 1949-04-19

Description

April 19 1932., NAPOLITAN 1,854,523

HAIR WAVING APPARATUS Filed March 50, 1931 ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 19, 1932 elm meme Ernie-Arts Application filed March 30, 1931; Serial ito. sasvn My present invention relates generally to hair-waving apparatus and has particular reference to an improved mandrel device adapted to receive a tuft of hair in spirally wound relationship.

It is a general object of my invention to provide a device of improved characteristics, more especially, one which is of simplified construction and easy to operate; and provided with novel arrangementof parts and elements which increases the eiiic'iency with which a tuft of hair may be manipulated.

A. more particular object of my invention is to provide device, in combination with a mandrel adapted one end to engage a tuft of hair near its root, said device being designed to engage the free portion of the tuft in an improved manner for spiralling the same simply and expeditiously around the mandrel.

in accordance with my invention, I provide a toothed tuft guide which is adapted slidably to engage the free portion of a tuft and to enable the tuft to be helically wound around the mandrel in a thoroughly combed condition. The advantages of this arrangement will be more readily understood when it is borne in mind that under ordinary con- T'" is the winding of a tuft around a mandrel. usi ally necessitates tedious and skillful manipula ion accompanied by repeated procedures o combing to prevent the tuft from becoming tangled. r

v lefty, my invention resides in the provision of arrangement wherein a guide or collar is mounted for rotation and axial movement around and along the mandrel, and wherein a combing sleeve or guide is carried by such collar for slidably engaging the tuft and laying the same in a spirally wound and thorougnly combed condition upon the mandrel as the collar or guide is rotated and sniffed. I

particular feature of my invention lies in provi i g a combing sleeve or guide wherein the teeth or grooves are arranged in an oblique manner wits respect to the axis of the mandrel so that the helical winding of the tuft is facilitated.

Another feature lies in providing the combing guide in the form of a sleeve composed of a pair of superposable members constructed in such a manner as to be adjustable for purposes of engaging thinner or heavier tufts o f hair,

Anotl er feature of my invention lies in providing the combing guide in such a form that auxiliary binding tapes or strips may be expeditiously interwound with the tuft of hair, when desired R My present construction also permits a tuft of hair to be wound in either direction around a inandre1.-- M

I achieve the foregoing objects and advantages, and such other objects and advantages as mayhereinafter appear or be pointed out; in the manner illustratively' exemplified in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a plan View ofmy improved hair-waving device showing the manner in which the device is used in connection with 'anjllustrative tuft of hair Figure 2 is a frontview of the device by itself taken-- substantially in the direction 2 2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3' is a fragmentary cross-sectional view taken substantially along the line 3-3 of igure 1;

Figure 4; isja cross-sectional view taken substantially along the line of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is aview similar to the midportion of FigureZ, showing the combing sleeve in open condition; V

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view taken substantially along the line 6- 6 of: Figure 1 Figure 6A isanend view of Figure 6 taken from the left;

Figure 7 is across-sectional vie if taken substantially along the line 7 7 of Figure 1;

Fig "e 8 is e modified type of mandrel with u ih my nterest may. be; used.-

nd'rell have illustrated inFi ures 17 con f'sts essentially a rod 10 of suitable material a d "r eferably of substantially tio this rod 16 *ing provided at ofieend wlth neat-s f9 engaging a tuft of hair 11 near its eet. This-tuft may, for eiiample emanate from a human head 12 in the manner diagrammatically shown in Figure 1.

Although my invention is not restricted to any specific type of tuft-engaging means, I have illustratively shown an arrangement wherein the end of the member 10 is enlarged to form a disc 13, the latter being provided with a hook-shaped slot 14, this slot extending from the periphery of the disc 13 toward the center thereof and then in an annular direction concentric with respect to the rod 10. The disc 13 is rotatably mounted with respect to a disc 15 which is preferably of felt or similar heat-insulating material. The disc 15 is provided with a similar hook-shaped slot 16 which is more fully illustrated in Figure 6A, and the annular portion of which extends in the opposite direction from the annular portion of the slot 14. The relative rotatability of the disc 13 may be provided for by securing a ring-shaped bearing 17 to the disc 15, as, for example, by claws 18, the bearing 17 being provided with the tabs 19 which engage loosely around the disc 13.

When a tuft of hair is to be engaged, the

discs

13 and 15 are rotated so that the open ends of their respective slots register with each other, the tuft being then inserted into these slots. The disc 13 is then rotated with respect to the disc 15, as a result of which the tuft is ultimately engaged in the inner ends 20 of tne slots ll and 16, these inner ends being the only portions of the slots which re main in registry.

Any other suitable or desirable means may be provided for engaging a tuft of hair in a similar manner; and in Figure 8, for example, I have shown a simplified and conventional type of mandrel 21 which is provided with the forked end 22 adapted to engage a tuft of hair simply by frictionally engaging the latter between the forks. The construction of Figures 1-7 is preferred, however, because the tuft, when engaged, lies substantially along the line parallel to the axis of the mandrel and facilitates the further engagement and winding of the free portion thereof.

In accordance with my invention, a collar 23 is mounted upon the mandrel 10 in a manner which permits the same to be rotated, moved in an axial direction, and clamped, if desired. This collar is preferably provided with a bore 24 having a crosssectional configuration substantially as shown in Figure 7', whereby a clamping screw 25 adjusts the position of a spring 26 or the like which bears against the mandrel 10. By tightening the screw 25, the collar 23 may be clamped to the mandrel; and by loosening it the collar may be rotated and axially shifted.

Carried by this collar, as, for example, upon an arm 27formed integrally therew'th, is a combing guide or sleeve which is arranged alongside of the mandrel 10 and between the collar 23 and the tuft-engaging end of the mandrel. This sleeve may be constructed in any desired or suitable manner, and 1 prefer to provide two hinged aws 28 and 29, each in the form of an oblique parallelogram. More particularly, it is to be noted that the longitudinal axis, and the longitudinal edges of the upper jaw 29, are substantially paral lcl to the axis of the mandrel 10, while the transverse axis and the transverse'side edges of the jaw are arranged along parallel lines forming an oblique or acute angle with respect to the axis of the mandrel 10. The showing of Figure 1, although in some respects resembling a perspective view, is true plan view and the obliquity referred to is clearly shown in this figure.

The jaws are pivoted, as at 30, and a spring 31 is preferably provided which normally tends to hold the jaws apart in the manner shown in Figure 5. A spring clamp 32 may be secured to the bottom wall of the bottom jaw 28 to engage over the free edge of the upper aw to hold the aws in closed or superposed relationship, as shown in Figures 1%.

Carried by the upper jaw 29, and, more especially, on its inner surface, is a combing member 33 provided with the teeth or gro ves 34, these grooves being arranged along parallel lines which are substantially parallel to the side edges of the jaw 29, i. e., along lines forming an acute angle with the axis of he mandrel 10. The grooved face of the member 33 is adapted to cooperate with tl e inner or upper face of the lower jaw 28 to slidably engage the tuft of hair in sandwiched relationship, as shown most clearly in Figure 3 and 4.

T he lower aw 28 and the member 33 may be said to constitute a pair of superposable members adapted slidably to engage the of hair between them. To permit these members, which together form a combing guide or sleeve, to be adjusted for purposes of engaging thinner or heavier tufts of hair the member 33 is adjustably mounted with respect to the jaw 29, as shown most c in Figures 3 and 5. An adjustment 35 is mounted in the top wall of the jaw 29 and is secured at its inner end to a spring member 36 having its spaced enc s secured to the member 33. A pair of guide pins 3? may be carried by the member 33 and. extend upwardly through guide openings in the jaw 29, so that by manipulation of the screw the member 33 may be adjusted in an accurate manner toward or away from the j aw 29,

In accordance with my invention, 1 also provide a guard plate extension 38 upon the lower jaw 28, this plate extending the mandrel 10 in an arcuate mann .r, shown in Figures l and 6, and terminating adjacent to the mandrel 10 in substantially tangent relationship thereto. For a purpose presently to be described, a slot or opening 39 is provided in the plate 38 adjacent to the jaw .28, and a similar slot or opening 40 is provided in the upper j aw 29. When the device is used, a tuft is engaged near its root, as illustrated in Figure 1 and where the tuft is to be wound in aclockwisedirection around the mandrel 10, it is threaded through my device in the manner illustrated, passing around the mandrel It) and between the lat te-r'andthe guard plate 38,-and thence through the combining sleeve assh-ow-n in Figure 4. For purposes of threading the tuft into this engaged relationship, the aws may lee-opened as shown in Figure 5 and thereafter closed and secured in closed relationship by means of the spring 32.

WVhen thus engaged, the collar 23 is helically rotated in a clockwise direction around the mandrel 10in the manner illustrated in Figure 1, as a result of which the tuft is spirally or helically wound around the mandrel 10 in a thoroughly combedcondition, its slidable passage through the combing sleeve automatically causing the same to be combed and preventing the same from becomin tangled. The pitch of the helix may be controlled at will, as will be readily understood.

Although it is not essential, it is preferable to interwind the tuft,-especial-ly near its end, with a separate binding member or strip which will serve to hold the tuft in wound condition upon the mandrel and permit the collar 23'to beentirely removed from the mandrel. One manner in which this may be accomplished is illustrated. in Figure 4, wherein I have shown a binding strip l1, preferably a woven fabric or netting with which reinforcing wires have been associated. Preferably, the strip 4-1 is provided with a pair of reinfor ing wires extending longitudinally thereof and arranged adjacent to its opposite longitudinal edges. This strip is fed through the opening 40 into the relationship of Figure l, and is interwound with the-tuft ontothe mandrel '10. The end of the tuft is shown in Figure 4: at 42, and the end of the strip 41 is shown at l3; and it will be obvious that during th interwinding which takes place, the binding member 41 will ultimately envelop or enclose the end 42 of the tuft completely. Accordin ly, when the collar 23 is removed from the mandrel 10, the tuft will be held in wound condition by means of the binding member ll which is interwound with the free end portion of the 'tuft and -com pletely encircles the latter. Thereafter, the wound hair may be treated in any desired manner, as, for example, by heating the same by any suitable means.

If it is desired to wind the tuft in a counterclockwise direction, it is merelynecessary to thread the same in the opposite direction between the mandrel lOand the guard plate 38, and then to lay'the same into sandwiched relationship between the members of the combing sleeve. A binding member, under such c1rcumstances, may be mterwound with the end portion of the tuft by feeding it.

through the opening 39 instead of through the opening 40.

Obviously, the various parts herein illustrated and the details of constructionmay be varied in a number of ways to suit differing requirements. It will be obvious that changes in the details herein described and illustrated for the purpose of explaining the nature of my intention may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as expressed in the appended claims. t is therefore intended that these details be interpreted as illustrative, and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention and illustrated its use, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. In a hair-waving device, a mandrel provided with'means at one end for engaging a tuft of hair near its root, a collar loosely mounted for rotational and axial movement upon said mandrel, anda combing guide carried by said collar and adapted to slidably engage the free portion of the'tu-ft, said guide comprising a pair of superposed members adapted to receive said tuft between them, one of said members being integral with said collar and the other hingedly connected thereto and at least one ofsaid members being provided with combing grooves engaging said tuft.

2. In a hair-waving device, amandrel =provided with means at one end for engaging a tu ft of hair near its root, a collar loosely mounted for rotational and axial movement upon said mandrel, and-a combing guide carried by said collar andadapted to slidab'ly engage the free portion of the tuft without effecting the engagement of the mandrel by said collar, said guide comprising a pair of superposed members adapted to receive said tuft between them, at least one of said members being provided with combing grooves engaging said tuft, and means for-adjusting said members toward and away from each other to accommodate thinner and heavier tufts, respectively.

3. In a hair-waving'device, a mandrel provided with means at one end for engaging a tuft of hair near its root, a collar loosely mounted for rotational and axial movement in superposed spacedrelationship,andmeans E for adjusting said members to vary the spacing between them.

4. In a hair-waving device, a mandrel provided with means at one end for engaging a tuft of hair near its root, a collar loosely mounted for rotational and movement upon said mandrel, and a combing guide carried by said collar and adapted to slidably engage the free portion of the tuft, said guide comprising a pair of superposed members adapted to receive said tuft between them, at least one of said members being provided with combing grooves disposed in a plane that is spaced from said mandrel and engaging said tuft; said grooves being substantially parallel to a plane which forms an acute angle with the axis of the mandrel.

5. In a hair-waving device, a mandrel provided with means at one end for engaging a tuft of hair near its root, a collar loosely mounted for rotational and axial movement upon said mandrel to permit helical movement thereof away from said tuft-engaging end of the mandrel, and a combing guide carried by said collar and extending therefrom into position alongside of the mandrel between said tuft-engaging end and said collar; said guide comprising a pair of spaced superposed members adapted to engage said tuft in threaded relationship therebetween.

('3. In a hair-waving device, a mandrel provided with means at one end for engaging a tuft of hair near its root, a collar loosely mounted for rotational and axial movement upon said mandrel to permit helical movement thereof away from said tuft-engaging end of the mandrel, and a combing guide carried by said collar and extending therefrom into position alongside of the mandrel be-- tween said tuft-engaging end and said collar; said guide comprising a pair of spaced superposed members adapted to engage said tuft. in threaded relationship therebetween; one of said members being provided with combing grooves ar'anged at an oblique angularity to the axis of the mandrel.

7. In a hair-waving device, a mandrel pro vided with means at one end for engaging a tuft of hair near its root, a collar loosely mounted for rotational and axial movement upon said mandrel to permit helical movement thereof away from said tuft-engaging end of the mandrel, and a combing guide carried by said collar and extending therefrom into position alongside of the mandrel be tween said tuft-engaging end said collar; said guide comprising a pair of spaced superposed members adapted to engage said tuft in threaded relationship therebetween; one of said members being integral 1 *ith said collar and having a guard-plate extension extending toward the mandrel into a substantially tangent relationship thereto and the other of said members being hinged to said first mentioned member.

8. In a hair-waving device, a mandrel provided with means at one end for engaging a tuft of hair near its root, a collar loosely mounted for rotational and axial movement upon said mandrel to permit helical movement thereof away from said tuft-engaging end of the mandrel, and a combing guide carried by said collar and extending therefrom into position alongside of the mandrel between said tuft-engaging end and said collar; said guide comprising a jaw member integral with said collar and extending parallel to but spaced apart from said mandrel and a second jaw member hinged to said integral jaw member, means for opening and closing said jaw members, and a grooved combing member carried by the hinged jaw member and adapted to cooperate with the other jaw member to engage said tuft.

9. In a hair-waving device, a mandrel provided with means at one end for engaging a tuft of hair near its root, a collar loosely mounted for rotational and axial movement upon said mandrel to permit helical move ment thereof away from said tuft-engaging end of the mandrel, and a combing guide carried by said collar and extending therefrom into position alongside of the mandrel between said tuft-engaging end and said collari said guide comprising a jaw member integral with said collar and extending parallel to but spaced apart from said mandrel and a second j aw member hinged to said integral jaw member, means for opening and closing said jaw members, a grooved combing member carried by the inner face of the hinged jaw member for cooperation with the inner face of the other jaw member to engage said tuft, and means for adjusting said combing member toward and away from the jaw member which carries it.

10. In a hair-waving device, a mandrel provided with means at one end for engaging a tuft of hair near its root, a collar loosely mounted for rotational and axial movement upon said mandrel to permit helical movement thereof away from said tuft-engaging end of the mandrel, and a combing guide carried by said collar and extending therefrom into position alongside of the mandrel beween said tuft-engaging end and said collar; said guide comprising a aw member integral with said collar and extending parallel to but spaced apart from said mandrel and a second jaw member hinged to said integral jaw member, means for opening and closing said jaw members, and a grooved combing member carried by said hinged jaw member and adapted to cooperate with the other jaw member to engage said tuft; each of said jaw members being provided with a slot adjacent to the mandrel and adapted to receive therethrough a binding member to be interwound with the tuft on said mandrel.

LEWIS NAPQLITAN.