US2089499A

US2089499A - Curler

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Publication number: US2089499A
Application number: US62824A
Authority: US
Inventors: Ross M Mcfadden
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1936-02-07
Filing date: 1936-02-07
Publication date: 1937-08-10
Anticipated expiration: 1954-08-10

Description

4ugf. l0, 1937. R M MCFADDEN 2,089,499

CURLER Filed Feb. 7, 193e //V VENTOQ/ ATTO/@NEX Patented Aug. 10, 1937 JNl'lED STATES PATENT orifice Claims.

This invention relates' to curlers. l

Thev present invention isv of that character known as a rapid dry curler, in that the hair is adapted to be air-dried, with the curler so 5 arranged and constructed that air may readily contact therewith.

The invention has for an object the provision of a curler which readily permits the hair to be curled thereabout and to thereafter hold the curl in tension while it dries. It has been found in actual practice that the tensioning of the curl when wound so as to tighten the curl as it were, results in a better curl and one that is more lasting when the hair is combed out.

The general advantages of the curler will be readily apparent to those who use curlers.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a rear elevation of a user of the improved curler and showing curlers in engagement with the hair,

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the improved curler,

Figure 3 is a view showing certain of the parts of the curler in extended relationship,

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3, the curler being revolved 90 degrees,

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4, the curler engaging ends of hair, and,

Figure 6 shows the position of the parts when the hair has been curled about certain elements of the curler.

Referring now to the drawing, the improved curler is designated as an entirety by the numeral I wherein a pair of cooperating

jaws

2 and 3 are joined together at one end by a loop Preferably the loop 4 is formed of resilient material normally urging the jaws to angularly separate, as illustrated in Figure 4. Each jaw is provided with a longitudinally extending trans- 40 verse concavity 5, provided with spaced longitudinally extending perforations 6. It will be noted that the perforations are substantially intermediate the transverse width of the jaw and that the formation of the jaw with its concavity is such that the jaws, when closed or in meeting engagement, provide, so far as a cross section is concerned, an X like appearance, or a series of four Vs, as for instance, illustrated in Figure 2 at 'l and 8. Furthermore, the perforations 6 are so related for both jaws that when the jaws are in meeting engagement, the perforations a1- low air communication between the jaws, for instance, at the portion marked 1 in Figure 2, as well as directly through the perforations of the concavity 5 of the jaws. The outermost ends (ol. 13g- 41) of said jaws are notched at 9 and IB. A clamp Il, comprisingv a wire having two side members I2 and I3, with an interconnecting sinuous end I4 is adapted to be secured to the loop 4 by providing ends I5 and I6 for said clamp. These 5 ends are in substantial parallelism and are passed through perforations I 'I in the loop in such a manner that the ends may relatively move to allow for expansion of the clamp when hair has been wrapped around the jaws and the clamp l0 swung over said wrapped hair.

The sinuous end I4 is such that that portion marked Il will be received between the ends of the

jaws

2 and 3, while the portions I8 and I9 will engage the notches 9 and I0. 15

The operation, uses, and advantages of the invention just described are as follows:

A portion of the hair is combed so that it may be received between the two jaw members, as illustrated in Figure 5 at 20. The jaws are 20 held in juXta-position with the clamp II held in an open position, or the position illustrated in Figure 5. The hair is then curled about both jaws the desired amount, after which the clamp II is swung from the position of Figure 5 to that 25 0f Figure 6. The arrangement of the jaw is such that the portion I4 is received between ends of the jaws as shown in Figure 6 but in such a manner that the jaws are separated a certain amount. This forced separation of the jaws 30 stretches the curled hair tautly about the jaws so that the curl is not loose. The portions I8 and I9 engage the notches and hold the clamp from movement. If the curl on the clamp is particularly large, the overlapping ends I5 and 35 I6 may relatively move so as to accommodate for curl size.

It is possibly unnecessary to mention that the hair, prior to using the rapid dry curler, is dampened either with water or some curling 40 fluid. After the curl has been formed by the present device, as for instance illustrated in Figure 1, air will readily contact with the periphery of the curl as Well as inside thereof, due to the shape of the curler. For instance, the two 45 concavities of the jaws and the two extra concavities which are formed when the jaws are contiguous, allow ingress of air under the curler, and the perforations 6 permit air circulation both within the concavities and through the con- 50 cavities of the jaws.

I claim:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a hair curler comprising a pair of jaws between which hair is engaged, a resilient loop interconnecting 55 brace both jaws, and means on said clamp for v forcibly separating the said jaws when the*-y clamp is in embraced position.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a hair curler comprising a pair of jaws provided with longitudinal concavities, a loop interconnecting said jaws and urging said jaws to angular separation, a clamp pivotally secured to said loop, said clamp provided with a sinuous portion adapted to be received between ends of said jaws when said clamp is embracing the jaws to force said jaws into angular separation.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a pair of jaws bothprovided with a longitudinal concavity and with `perforated portions within said concavity, a loop interconnecting ends of said jaws, a clamp pivotally secured to said loop, ends of said jaws being notched, and said clamp being formed with a part adapted to be received between said jaws to forcibly separate said ends and to likewise engage said notches to hold the clamp in latched position to said jaws.

5. A hair curler having a pair of jaws, a resilient loop interconnecting the jaws at one end and normally urging the jaws to separate angularly, ends of said jaws being notched, a clamp pivotally secured to the loop of said jaws, and having a sinuous portion adapted to be received between the ends of the jaws to forcibly separate the jaws when the clamp engages the said notches.

- rROSS M. MCFADDEN.