US2112916A

US2112916A - Protector and shield

Info

Publication number: US2112916A
Application number: US158341A
Authority: US
Inventors: Linden Gad A Lambert
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1937-08-10
Filing date: 1937-08-10
Publication date: 1938-04-05
Anticipated expiration: 1955-04-05

Description

April 5, 1938 G. A. LINDEN PROTECTOR AND SHIELD Filed Aug. 10, 1957 m RM 0L m/ w mm m L 6 Patented Apr. 5, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application August 10,

4 Claims.

My invention relates to an improved sanitary protector and shield which is primarily for use on the forehead and neck of an individual to protect. the eyes, face, and skin during the use of a hair-drying machine.

One object of my invention is to do away with the discomfort and the discoloration and drawing of the skin that is often caused by the hot air ejected from a hair-drying machine in the course of its use. Another object of my invention is to prevent the marks sometimes caused on the skin by the hair net which is sometimes employed during the hair-drying process after permanent or finger waving. ,Another' object of my invention is to produce a simple, sanitary, and

inexpensive device, made as hereinafter specified, which may be discarded after one use or which, in modified form, may be used several times without becomingunsanitary in use. Still another object is to provide a shield which adjusts itself to the forehead or neck of the particular individual to whom it is applied. Further objects, advantages, and uses of my invention will be apparent from a reading of this specification.

At present, in the usual method of drying hair with a hair-dryer where hot air is circulated between the hood of the machine and the head of the individual so as rapidly to dry the hair, some hot air is forced out over and onto the forehead, eyes, and other parts of the face, and onto the neck, causing considerable discomfort. As a result, the eyes-and skin may be irritated and the skin is often discolored and drawn. Usually, a net is placed over the hair in the course of drying and this at times leaves a disagreeable and unsightly mark on the forehead and elsewhere which may not disappear for several hours. As above stated, the principal objects of my invention are to avoid these objectionable features of the hair-drying process.

The preferredform of my invention, together withone modification thereof, is described in the following specification and shown in the accompanying drawing, in which- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my protector and shield, when open and in the form in which it is actually used;

Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the protector, taken at the line 2 -2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a cross-section of the protector, also taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1,the protector as.

shown in this figure being folded in position for storing or shipping;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a modified form thereofalso in open position;

1937, Serial No. 158,341

Fig. 5 is a cross-section of the form shown in Fig. 3, taken at the line 5-5 of Fig. 4, the protector as shown in this figure being folded in position for storing or shipping;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing one man-- 5 ner of applying my protector and shield to the head of an individual where the hair net is used; and

Figs. 7 and 8 show the shape of the members used in making up my protector and shield.

My device is preferably formed of two flat pieces of flexible but fairly stiff paper (suchas a medium weight of drawing paper). Each of the pieces is arcuate in shape, one of them, l.l, being (as shown in Fig. 8) preferably wider than the 5 other, l0, (shown inFig. 7). In forming the protector, the two sheets i0 and H are cemented, pasted, or otherwise fastened together, along a narrow strip, adjacent corresponding edges thereof,"as indicated in the drawing at I2. Preferably the larger sheet is creased along a curved line, as at l3, which is near one edge and at all points equidistant therefrom.

When my protector or shield is stored or shipped, it remains in flat form as shown in Fig. 8. In this manner a large number of them may be stored or shipped economically in a small space.

In the use of my shield or protector, the member III is placed for example against the forehead of the individual with the cemented or pasted portion 12 at the bottom. To make it assume its desired shape, the member I I is bent outwardly, the bending taking place along the creased line l3, and simultaneously the member I0 is bent around to conform to the contour of the forehead. This will result in the member II, from the crease It! to the upper or oiiter edge thereof, taking the position indicated in Figs. 1 and 2. In that position as will readily be seen, it performs the function of a shield or protector which will deflect currents of hot air passing downwardly over the forehead of the individual,- thereby protecting the eyes and face from the objectionable effects of the hot air.

My protector can, of course, be aflixed to the forehead of the individual in many ways; preferably, however, where a hair net is used, the net will be provided at its lower margin with an elastic or string which can ,be pulled taut to hold the net in place. This elastic or string can be placed over the member IQ of my protector to keep it in position as indicated in Fig. 6. It will alsobe understood that a second protector can also be placed in position at the back of the neck of the the same device for different individuals.

skin of the individual, whose hair is being dried,

from the objectionable effects of the current of hot air, but it will also prevent the net, if used, from leaving a mark or discoloration on the forehead. Furthermore, the -device is easily and quickly put. into place, is so light that there is no objection on the part of the user to its use, and

the added comfort is worth while. Also the de-' vice is so economical to manufacture and ship.

that its use does not add, to any appreciable extent, to the cost of hair-drying or other treatment and the device may be used once and thrown away whereby there can be no question as to contamination or infection resulting from repeated use of Furthermore, in spite of the fact that the protector, in the open form in which it is used, is compara' tively bulky, yet my device is such that it can be stored and shipped fiat so that large numbers of them may be stored or shipped economically.

A modification of my shield or protector is shown in Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawing. In this form of my device, a number of layers H of soft,

silky, absorbent tissue (of a kind now extensively on the market), cut in substantially the form of the member In of my device, is placed against the side thereof which is opposite to the member I I. The inner layer may be attached to the member III, as by small spots of adhesive, and each successive layer similarly attached to the next preceding layer. However, I have found that, in general, it is only necessary to attach the first layer since layers of this material normally lightly adhere to one another without the use of adhesive.

The purpose of the modification just described is to enable repeated use of my shield or protector without destroying its sanitary character. When this modification is used, the protector, first with all the layers of tissue attached thereto, is used in the same manner as the form first above described. After one use the protector is removed from the head of the individual and one of the layers of tissue is stripped therefrom; The protector is then ready for a second use and clean tissue will be in contact with the forehead of the tional parts, without impairing its sanitary value,

and without impairing its adaptability to being packed and shipped economically in flat condition. Furthermore, the use of the absorbent tissue gives a cushioning effect so that the use of my protector or shield gives even greater comfort to the individual when that form is used.

Having described my invention, what I claim is: 1. A protective device for portions of the head comprising in combination a normally flat sheet of flexible material, such sheet having substantially the shape of a section of an annulus; and a second normally fiat sheet of similar -material, such second sheet having substantially the shape of a similar section of an annulus wider than the first-mentioned sheet, the concave edge of both sheets having approximately the same radius of curvature; the two sheets being secured together by adhesive along a narrow curved zone adjacent their concave edges, whereby, when the first sheet is bent, the second sheet assumes the form of a conical surface depending from the first sheet and constitutes a shield.

2. The subject matter of claim 1, characterized by the second sheets being creased along a curved line adjacent that portion thereof which is secured to the first sheet, whereby the bending of the second sheet into desired form is facilitated.

3. A device of the kind described, comprising in combination a normally flat sheet of flexible material having substantially the shape of a section of an annulus; and a second normally fiat sheet of similar material also having substantially the shape of a section of an annulus wider than the first-mentioned sheet; the two sheets being so placed that their concave edges are adjacent and being secured together by adhesive along a narrow zone adjacent their concave edges; the device,

in folded position, constituting a thin, fiat article. and, in open position, comprising a curved band.

adapted to lie against the head and a shieldin the form of a conical surface secured to said band at its lower edge and depending therefrom along a line intermediate the edges thereof.

4. A protective shield for the eyes or neck comprising a, sheet of flexible material having 'substantially the shape of a section of an annulus and adapted, in use, to constitute a shielding member; and a second sheet of similar material, also having substantially the shape of a section of an annulus, being secured by adhesive to the first sheet along a narrow curved zone adjacent the concave edges of the sheets, and adapted, in use, to constitute a head band; the two sheets, in folded position, being so superimposed as to lie on one side of the said zone and to constitute a thin, fiat article; and the article, in openposition, comprising a curved head band and a shielding member in the form of a conical surface secured to the lower edge of said head band and depending from said head band along a line intermediate the edges thereof.

G. A. LAMBERT LINDEN.