US2115229A - Hair curling clamp - Google Patents

Description

April 26, 1938.

A. MAZZOLA- HAIR CURLING CLAMP Filed July 10, 1954 Patented Apr. 26, 1938 s l 1 UNITED STATE ATENT OFFICE HAIR CURLING CLAMP Antonino Mazzola, Beaumont, Tex.

Application July 10, 1934, Serial No. 734,502

2 Claims. (01. 132-33) This invention relates to new and useful imvice is set forth as having a forward end and a provements in hair curling clamps. rear end. The bar H is formed with an offset The invention has to do with clamps used in connecting arm l3 at its rear end. The other Waving or curling hair upon a roller carried by clamping bar 12 has its rear end pivotally mount- 5 saidclamp, whereby the hair may be engaged by ed on the outer end of this arm by means of. a 5 the clamps and the roller thus held in place. screw M, as is shown in Figures 1 and 3.

One object of the invention is to provide an im- An open-ended jacket or sleeve !5 of rubber proved device having air channels or passages, compound or any cushioning and insulating mawhereby the natural flow of air through said pasterial suitable for the purpose, is slid over each sages Will carry off the heat incident to the curling bar I! and I2 which, too, are open-ended. These 1i? operation, thereby preventing injury to the scalp sleeves extend substantially the entire length of and eliminating the necessity of an auxiliary the bars. It is pointed out (Figures 2, 6 and '7) cooling means. that the bars, being channel shaped and covered Another object of the invention is to provide a y e sl v pr v ir p s 6- S0,

15 self cooling clamp which dissipates the steam too, it is noted that the channels are relatively 1 generated from the curling medium to prevent deep as compared to width thereof and that, beburning of the scalp; thus, permitting said clamp ing ve ted, ere s o metal e p e two to be positioned closer to the head, whereby the spaced edges of the channeled bars H and I2 curl may be set closer to the scalp to curl a greatverlying the part of th ionin eev 5 9 er portion of the hair and form a larger wave. that Comes in Contact With the p- Thus, it

A further object of the invention is to provide will be seen that with this structure the air is an improved hair curling clamp having clamping caused o circulate ou the Pass and sleeves constituting conduits for air currents, arcarry off from the bottom of the clamp the heat ranged to be readily replaced upon becoming soilwhich is used in curling the e thus p ev ed, torn, or otherwise unusable. Said e t om reaching the scalp and injuring 25 A construction designed to carry out the ine Sam vention will be hereinafter described, together Furthermore, it is obvious that a softer cushionwithother features of th i ti ing effect is had because of the space between the The invention will be more readily understood Side walls Of the bars which allows more yieldfrom a reading of the following specification and ability of the material o the ve 15 W re the 30 by reference to the accompanying drawing, in Contact With the Scalp Occurswhich an example of the invention is shown, and The natural flow 0f through the passages h i makes unnecessary the use of any complicated or Figure 1 i a perspective View of clamp auxiliary cooling system or heat insulating tructed in cco d n ith th i ti means, as is required with the usual hair curling 35 Figure 2 is a transverse vertical sectional view Clamps- In placing a Wa e in the hair, the hair taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, is dampened, wound upon a curler roller, and Figure 3 is a plan iew of the form hown in heat is applied to the hair On the roller. Care has Figure 1, to be taken to prevent the heat from injuring 40 Figure 4 is a side elevation of a clamp having e Scalp and particularly to p t t e St a a curling roller mounted thereon and showing Which is generated from the heating of the pt d f i wound th ened hair, contacting the scalp. As the bottoms Figure 5 is a perspective View howing another of the sleeves will be close to the head (Figure 4), form of th clamp the air circulating through the passages will cool Figure 6 is a transverse vertical sectional view the bOttOm 0f the p and Gerry Off t e heat 45 taken on. the line 8-6 of Figure 5, and steam, While at the same time, there being Figure '7 is a transverse vertical sectional view y ge tac Of the Side Walls of the chantaken on the line 'l'! of Figure 5, and neled bars H and I2 with that portion of the Figure 3 i plan vi w of th for ho n in sleeves l5 that comes in contact with the scalp,

5o Flgure 5. there is no uncomfortable or injurious heat trans- 5 In the drawing the numeral l0 designates the mission through said scalp contacting portions of frame of a hair curling clamp, which includes a the sleeve. pair of inverted channel shaped parallel clamp- The sleeves, when made of a yieldable material, ing members or bars H and 12. For the purpose form a flexible covering for t e bars; d t of more clearly describing the invention, the dechannels opening on the bottoms of the bars, soft 55 V pads for the head are thus provided. The h'airis firmly gripped between the bars, "so that 'the steam resulting from heating the dampened hair will not pass down between the sleeves and come into contact with the scalp. It is'pointed out that the clamp is so constructed that'not only may it f be positioned closer to the scalp without injury scalp, which forms a longer wave.

' bill is provided with a plurality of notches 2! on G and will be substantially parallel with each other. fThus, variations in;th'e;pressure exerted "on the 'hair byithe bars and I2 .will be obtained and this variation in" pressure is provided 'forthe "clamping of different thicknesses of hair between its underside for engagement with the keeper,

whereby the bars willbe held in close proximity" 7 said bars. 2

An' upright bracket 22 is mounted on the rear of the connecting arm it; A swinging hook 23 is pivoted tothe upper end of the bracket. As is shown in Figure 4, a hair curling roller 24 time type now in common use is provided with the usual hinged tongue 25, a'squared; shaft extension 26 of an internal ratchet (notshown) on one, end, and a trunnion 23' on the other end. Theends of the'hair are clamped beneath the 'tongueand the hair is then wound on the roller in the usual manner." The clamp is then posi-' tionedand fastened; as shown in Figure 4, to engage the hairunder the roller.

extension 2 6 is next set into the bracket I'i and the trunnion 21 is engaged in the bracket 22 fwhere it is confined by the hook 23. ,Thehair on the roller is then tightened in the usual man InFigures5, 6, 7 and 8, I have shown a slightly different form; In place of the screw M; I provide' a stud-28 on the rear end of the bar H and Ya hook 29 on the rear ends of the bar 12!. a The studis'so constructed that the hook 29 cannot be disengaged therefromexcept whenthe bar l2 is swung outwardly to its'furthermost position. Ahook 23 is mountedon the upper por tion eta bracket 22"and swings to engage over '1 the trunnion 2! of thegroller 24; On the 'for- 1 Ward' end ofthe barsaiswinginglatch i9" similar to the latch 19 ispivoted to a bracket .ll'on the bar [2. V

The ratchet shaft In the form shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, the screw! and the latch H! are removed toreplace the sleeves. The sleeve on the bar I2 may t then be slipped off the rear .end and the sleeve on the bar H may be slipped off the front-end.

The'sleeves have to be replaced as theybecome' torn, soiled and otherwise unuseable.

In theform shown in Figures 5, 6, '7 and B, it

is only necessary to swing the bar l2 to its outermost position and disengage the hook 29 from the I stud 28, whereby the sleeves may be easily slipped oil" or on the bars.

The description which has beengiven recites more or less detail of a particular embodiment of the invention, which is set forth as new and useful; however, I desire it understoodlthat the invention is not limited to such exact details of of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit 'of the invention.

construction, because it is manifest that changes s and modifications may be made, within the scope 2n It is pointed out that in'operating the device; some operators may use it asdescribed; while others may position the clamp on the hair first, then secure the ends of the hair underthe tongue and wind the same on the roller in the usual] manner.

5 'What I claim and desire'to secure by Letters 'Patent is:

1. Allan curling clamp comprising; a pair or elongated hair clamping bars, each of said bars having an passage-extending therethrough; 7 said bars being hingedat one end,-a swinging latch for fastening said barsina' clamping rela tion; and fle db1e sleeves surrounding said bars intermediate. their ends, said bars beingso constructed 'thatthey maybe readily disengaged, i

whereby said sleeves maybe removed; said latch having means, whereby different thicknesses ofhair may be clamped, and upright brackets ionthe bars for supporting a curl roller thereover.

2. A hair curling clamp including a cooperav tive pair o-f rigid open-ended channel bars hav ing their open sides directed towards the scalpf V and closed adjacent sides between which the hair is clamped, flexible tubesof'cushioning and inr sulating material enclosing V. the bars, whereby air-backed.- cushions are provided for contact with the scalp and rigidlysupported flexible surfaces are providedfo-r clamping thehair, the tubes Ibeing; open. at their ends and unobstructed ,7 throughout'their length topermit-a free natural flowof air" curentsthrough said channels and tubes, and means for fast'eningthe bars together 7 in their clamping relationi ANTONINO :M zzonA; V 1

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