US1935277A - Hair curling device - Google Patents

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Nov. 14, 1933. R. PEZZELLA HAIR CURLING DEVICE Filed March 30, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet l NOV. 14, 1933- PEZZELLA HAIR CURLING DEVICE Filed March 30, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 duouwu Patented Nov. 14,1933

UNETD STATES PATENT OFFICE 1,935,277 ,IIAIR CURLING DEVICE V Rocco Pezzella,*Washingt on, D; C. 7

Application March 30,1932. semi No. 602.054

Claims. (01. 132-33) In the curling of hair on the human head it is the custom to take individual locks, wind them around a mandrel or rod, and while so wound, subject the same to a "steam treatment. The

I winding operation in order to secure genuinelybeautiiul effects requires muchcare and. experience, andup to thepresent time has been most successfully accomplished'by wrapping the hair by hand. Numerous devices have been proposed 10 for mechanically winding the locks of hair on the mandrel, but experience has demonstrated that these .do notnicely-place the lockin flattened condition as it should be, nor effectively hold the look after it has been wound. A careful study of the hand'operation-by an expert shows certain successive'actions by the thumbs and fingers of the operator in winding and. properly-laying the hair on the mandrel.

. One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a mechanical winding device for the purpose that will simulate to a marked degree the operations of the human fingers'and thumbs, and actually improveon such action by being constantly in engagement with the lock' of hair during the windingoperation, as distinguished from the human fingers which must move from place to place and thus at intervals b free from the hair that-is being wound. In applyinga lockof hair to a mandrel or rod the convolutions should be placed counter-clock-- wise in order to obtain the besteffects. There are two generally recognized forms of wrapping over the other until the entire lock is wound.-

'A further and important object of the present invention is to provide a device which willv wind the locks of hair in either manner.

Still another object is to provide a structure which may belleft ontheirod after a lock has been wound thereon and will act as an effective securing-means to hold thewound lock in place during treatment; "1 I The-preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein duces what is known 'asthe ringlet curl. In.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the winder inpla'ce ona rod or mandrel and'indi-' eating theparts that correspond to the fingers and thumbs of the human hand during a winding operation. r

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the winding device on the mandrel.

Figure 3 is also a view in elevation on a different side from that shown in Figure 2, and illustrating a lock of hair at the beginning of the wrapping operation.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the device at substantially the completion of a fiat spiral wind. f v r Figure la is a side elevation but illustrating the device when a croquignole wind is made.

Figure 5 is an end elevation of the winding device, v

Figure '6 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on'the line 66 of Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a sectional viewon the line '17 of Figure 4a. I

s Figure 8 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 88 of Figure 5. I

The device as shown'consists of a body 9, preierably of aluminum or other suitable material,

and having a longitudinal bore10 adapted to receive a mandrel or' rod 11 on which the device is rotatable. g r y y In one end of this device is an internal throat 12 that opens through said end and tapers rearwardly therefrom so that it will have an unshouldered junction 13 with the bore 10. One side of the endportion of the body having the throat 12 is cut away to produce a mouth I4. that opens into the throat 12-and also opens through the same end of the body, through which said throat 12 opens. This mouth, as will'be evident .by reference particularly to Figures 2 and l, has a'wide freely open end at the end of the body. One of the side walls 15 of the mouth has an internal rounded thickened portion 16 which corresponds somewhat to the form of the ball of a human finger. The opposite side wall 17 has a corresponding internal thickened por-' tion 18. Projecting into the mouth 14 from its inner end and towards its outer'open end, is a tongue piece 19 which tapers towards its free end, as will be clear by reference to Figure 2. In order to lighten the body it is preferably cut away at various points as shown at 20, producing openings or slots. In order that the device may be placed close to the scalp and thus permit the hair to be wound'at a point beginning close to the head, the end of the body on the side directly opposite the open end of the mouth is recessed or notched as shown at 20d. For the purpose of tensioning the lock of hair, while it is being wound, a pair of clamping jaws are provided.

One of these is designated 21 and is preferably hingedly mounted as shown at 22 on the body. The jaw may carry a friction piece 23 that will bear upon the lock of hair as shown in Figure 4. This structure may be on the order of the clamping device disclosed in my co-pending application, Serial No. 529,176. The other jaw is designated 24 and is of the same general structure. As will be noted, by a comparison of Figures 4. and la the two jaws 21 and 24 are differently disposed on the body, the jaw 21 being located diagonally in rear of the mouth l l, and the jaw 24 being located longitudinally of the body and at one side of the mouth.

Considering Figure 1 wherein is shown not only the winding device, but human hands, the position of the hands is substantially that of an expert in winding-the hair by hand and withoutthe device. It will be noted that the thumb A of the left hand is pressing upon the convolution that has been completed, while the index finger B will press upon the lock of hair'just at the point where the next convolution is being formed. The thumb C and the index finger D of the right hand are not only holding the free portion of the lock of hair and applying it to the mandrel or rod, but the thumb C is also flattening the lock and pressing it on the rod. As the hair is wound it will be evident that the thumbs and fingers must be moved from point to point, it being understood of course that at least one thumb or finger is always in position to prevent any tendency of the lock to unwind. If now the parts of the mechanical device herein disclosed are considered in connection with the positions of the fingers, it will be noted that the wall 15 of the mouth and the thickened portion 16 act precisely the same as the finger B of the left hand in. that these portions are pressing on the look at the point of its application to the mandrel. In like manner the thickened or balled portion 18 of the opposite wall 17 of the mouth is pressing on the underlying convolution that has been previously made and is acting in the same manner as the thumb A of the left hand. The tongue 19 is at the same time taking the place of the thumb C in that it is flattening the look just prior to its application to the mandrel or rod, while one of the clamping devices 21 or 24 (see Figures 4 and 4a) is acting in the capacity of. the combined thumb C and finger D, in not only laying the lock in flattened condition, but putting frictional resistance thereon so that a properly tightened winding operation is assured. Obviously as these parts are always in action on the lock, they are continuously performing their respective functions as against the'fingers which must 'move from place toqplace and individually be disengaged at times from the hair.

, As will be clear by a comparison of Figures 4-. and 4a, when a spiral wind for the production of ringlet curls is desired, the lock of hair is passed through the friction device 21 and as the device is rotated counter-clockwise on the rod or mandrel 11 a long-spiral wind will be obtained. If a croquignole wind is desired, then the hair is after which the device will shift slightly and more such convolutions will be made until the entire lock of hair is wound.

The winder is thus adapted for use in the production of either form of winding operation. When a lock has been completely wound, it is only necessary to give one or two extra turns to the winder and crowd it slightly toward the wrapped hair, whereupon because of the unshouldered juncture between the tapered throat and the bore 10 the device will effectively clamp itself and thus hold the hair during the steam or other treatment. This clamping action is furthermore assisted by the balled portions 16 and 18, which as has been noted, do not however constitute a sharp shoulder against the clamping operation.

From the foregoing, .it is-thought that the construction, operation and many advantages of the, herein described invention will be apparcut to those skilled in the art without further description, and it will be understood that'various changes in the size, shape, proportion and minor details of construction maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

v What I claim, is:

1 A hair winding device for rotatable mount ing on a mandrel and having a hair receiving mouth provided with opposite side walls each having an internal balled portion, said balled portions cooperatively pressing, on the lock of hair as it is wound on the mandrel by the rotation of the device in one direction. 7

2. A hair winding device for rotatable mounting on a mandrel and having a hair receiving. mouth provided with opposite side walls, each of said walls having an internal balled portion, said balled portions cooperatively pressing on thelock of hair as it is wound on the mandrel by the rotation of the device in one direction. 7

3. A hair winding device for rotatablemounting on a mandrel andihaving a hair receiving mouth provided with an outer receiving end and atongue projecting'into the same from its inner end portion toward said outer end. 7

4. A hair winding device for rotatable mounting on a mandrel and having a hair receiving mouth having an open outer end provided with.

opposite side walls both having means for guiding and shaping the lock of hair as it is wound on the mandrel,- and a tongue projecting into the mouth from itsinner end portion and extending toward said outer end.

5. A hair winding device for rotatable mountposed mouth havin fl Wide outer open end that.

opens through the end of the device andhaving unlapped spaced opposite side walls adapted to bear respectively upon successive wraps of hair.

'7. A hair winding device for rotatable mounting on a mandrel and comprising a rotatable body having a bore therethrough for receiving a mandrel, said body having an enlarged open ended internal throat at one end and a longitudinally disposed mouth that opens through a side wall'and one end, the opposite walls of the mouth being unlapped and spaced apart and 8. A hair winding device for rotatable mounting on a mandrel and comprising a rotatable body having a bore therethrough forv receiving a mandrel, said body having an enlarged inwardly tapered internal throat that has an unshouldered juncture with the bore, and a mouth that opens through a side wall and one-end, the opposite walls of the mouth operating to press upon the hair wrapped on the mandrel by said device.

9. A hair winding device for rotatable mounting on a mandrel and having a hair receiving mouth provided with opposite side walls, both having means for guiding and shaping the lock of hair as it is wound on the mandrel, and means on the device for placing tension on the hair as the device is rotated.

10. A hair winding device for rotatable mounting on a mandrel and comprising a rotatable body having a bore therethrough for receiving a mandrel, said body having an enlarged inwardly tapered internal throat that has an unshouldered juncture with the bore, a mouth that opens through a side wall and one end, the opposite walls of the mouth operating to pressiupon the hair wrapped on the mandrel by said device, a generally tapered hair pressing tongue extending into the mouth towards its open end, and means Rocco PEZZELLA.

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