US1943728A

US1943728A - Bendable wave comb

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Publication number: US1943728A
Application number: US670342A
Authority: US
Inventors: Fulton Nell
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1932-12-17
Filing date: 1933-05-10
Publication date: 1934-01-16
Anticipated expiration: 1951-01-16

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Jan. 16, 1934. FULTON 1,943,728

BBNDABLE WAVE COMB Original Filed Dec. 17, 1932 Zjwmntoc Mil fhlion Patented Jan. 16, 1934 r i' UNITED STATE PATENT OFFICE.

BENDABLE WAVE COMB Nell Fulton, New York, N. Y.

Original application December 17, 1932, Serial No. 647,810. Divided and this application May 10, 1933., Serial No. 670,342

4 Claims. (Cl. 132-38) The present invention relates to a device through one end of the same substantially on the adapted to be used in hair-dressing or by proline 4-4 of Figure 3. fessional hair-dressers or by individuals in the As shown in the drawing, the comb member home and has for an object to provide a rela- 60 is in the form of a flat strip having comb 5 tively simply constructed and inexpensive deteeth 64 of desired size and spacing in one edge 9 vice which may be used in multiple for engagof the flat strip, the teeth 64 adapted to engage ing the hair and holding it in waved form for in flat relation through the hair by an edgewise a considerable period of time until the hair is movement of the comb member 60. set so that it will inherently remain in waved The comb member 60 is provided along its 65 10 form after the combs are removed. inner edge with an outstanding flange 61 of suit- The present application is a division of my able thickness and height to not only give the co-pending application for Wave combs Serial desired strength to the comb structure but to No. 647,810, filed Dec. 17, 1932. also receive on the upstanding flange 61 clips,

Another object of the invention is to provide clasps or other suitable fastening or binding dea wave comb of this character which possesses vices which may be employed for securing a numvarious characteristics hereinafter brought out her of these comb members together to form and which at the same time may be constructed waves in the hair, as in the other forms of the to conform to the general curvature of the head device disclosed in the parent application. so as to lie flat against the head and form and The comb member 60 is preferably of a bendgo maintain the hair and the waves in the general able material, such as Cellu o d, metal, p p 75 configuration of the head. the like, and the flange 61 is provided at suitable A further object of the present invention is intervals with slits or cuts 62 which extend from to provide an inherently stiff and yet bendable the uppe 0 Outer edge of e flange 61 downcomb which has teeth along one edge and adaptwardly and inwardly to a point 63 in spaced re- I ed to be engaged by an edgewise movement into lation from the lower edge of the flange or comb the hair in such position that the comb may lie member- Thus, the t e SS 0 the Comb memflat against the side of the head nd be be t ber is left intact throughout its width and to the general configuration of the head. This the flange 61 is given suflicient continuous supobject also aims to provide a reinforcement for por a its inner dge to provide a relatively an this bendable comb in the nat r of a, flange strong and durable structure. At the same time, 5

which extends outwardly at an angle to the comb the slits 62 are of suflicient depth to admit of and which is slitted at substantially spaced apart the bending of s Comb Structure lengthwise points to admit of the bending of the comb witho Co form to the curvature of the head. out flattening or breaking the flange, This It is obvious that various changes and modifi- 35 flange is also utilized for receiving clips or other Cations may e made in e de ails of construcfastening devices for holding the comb of this tion and design of the above Specifically ibed i ti i place h th b i used in embodiment of this invention without departing multiple as is common i h ir waving, from the spirit thereof, such changes and modi- With the foregoing a d oth bj t i i fications being restricted only by the scope of the 4 the invention will be more fully described herefollowing Claimsinafter, and will be more particularly pointed What is ed Z- out in the claims appended hereto. 1. In a Wave comb, a comb member having a In the drawing, wherein like symbols refer OO h Portion e dable lengthwise to conform to like or corresponding parts throughout th substantially to the curvature of the head and 45 several views, adapted to lie flat thereagainst, said comb mem- Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of also having ereinfeleihg d tac fla ge a bendable wave comb constructed according extending outwardly at a angle f om the tooth to the present invention, portion and provided with transverse slits admit- Figure 2 is an inner edge elevation of a porting the bending 0f2 the tooth portion W u 5o tion of the same, showing the strip bent to a flattening the flange- 0 desired curvature 2. A wave comb comprising a relatively flat Figure 3 is an inner side elevation of a combendable Strip having teeth in O e edge and plete bendable wave comb constructed according d p d be bent lengthwise in the eral eurto the present invention; and vature of the head, and an outstanding flange 55 Figure 4 is a transverse enlarged section a d by the str p f st t i th same and aifording means of attachment of a plurality of the combs in group form in the hair, said flange having slits therein at spaced intervals extending inwardly from the free edge of the flange to admit bending of the flat comb strip without flattening or distorting the flange.

3. A bendable wave comb comprising a bendable strip having teeth in one edge and a flange at its other edg said flange having slits therein at spaced points admitting bending of the strip to conform to the curvature of the head, said flange adapted to reinforce and. stiffen the strip and adapted to receive clamping devices for as-' sembling a plurality of the Wave combs in the hair.

4. A bendable wave comb comprising a strip of desired width and length having one edge portion upturned to provide a flange and having comb teeth in its opposite edge portion, said flange having slits therein at spaced points admitting of the bending of the toothed portion of the strip to the configuration of the head without distortion of said flange.

NELL FULTON.

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