US2244708A

US2244708A - Hair curler

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Publication number: US2244708A
Application number: US325494A
Authority: US
Inventors: Jacobs Joseph
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1940-03-23
Filing date: 1940-03-23
Publication date: 1941-06-10
Anticipated expiration: 1958-06-10

Description

June 10, 1941. J JACOBS 2,244,708

HAIR CURLER Filed March 23, 1940 Patented June 10, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HAIR GURLER Joseph Jacobs, Bridgeport, Conn.

Application March 23, 1940, Serial No. 325,494

3 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in hair curlers and has particular reference to the type of curler in which a strand of hair is wound about and retained in curled position upon a mandrel.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved curler of simple, practical and durable construction, which is light in weight, and the mandrel of which is so formed as to facilitate drying of the curl Wound thereon and the removal of said curl therefrom.

The above and other objects will appear more clearly from the following detailed description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing which illustrates a preferred embodiment of the inventive idea.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a curler constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation, with the curl confining member thereof in an inoperative position.

Figure 3 is an enlarged longitudinal section.

Figure 4 is a tranverse section on the line 4-4 of Figure 3, and

Figure 5 is a sectional view illustrating the manner in which the wires of the mandrel are attached to the head of the curler.

Referring more particularly to the accompanying drawing, the numeral 6 indicates the head of the curler which is made of sheet metal and of circular formation in cross section, with one end thereof tapered or cut away as indicated at 1 and forming a grip by means of which the curler may be manipulated. Extending longitudinally from the head 6 is a mandrel upon which a strand of hair is adapted to be wound. In accordance with the present invention, said mandrel comprises a plurality of wires 8 which may be round or fiat in cross section. These wires are attached to the head 6 so as to extend therefrom in longitudinally spaced relation and, for this purpose, the inner end of each wire is ofi'set, as indicated at 9 in Figure 5, and said offset end is adapted, when the mandrel is being assembled, to be first inserted in to one of a series of annularly spaced openings l formed in the head 6. After being thus detachably connected to the head, the in turned outer ends I i are brought into close proximity to each other and then secured together by a body of solder I! which combines with said ends to form a recess or depression I3 in the outer end of the mandrel, the purpose of 'which will presently appear. When the elements of the mandrel are thus assembled, the same will be substantially circular in cross section and slightly tapered throughout its length toward the outer end so as (to aid in the removal of a curl therefrom, and with said elements spaced from each other it Will be apparent that air will be permitted to more readily circulate through the hair wound upon the mandrel and thus facilitate drying of the curl.

' Associalted with the mandrel, is a clamping member M which is pivoted to the head 5 and is utilized to clamp the end of a strand of hair to the mandrel preparatory to winding said strand thereabout. Said member I4 is provided with two rows of apertures l5 to further aid in the drying of the curl wound upon the mandrel.

Also cooperating with the mandrel is a curl confining member l6 made from. a single length of wire bent into loop form with its inturned ends I! projecting through the head 6 at opposed points and constituting the pivot for the clamping member [4 as well as the member It. The intermediate portions of the sides of said member l6 are outwardly bowed, as indicated at l8, to "accommodate the curl wound on the mandrel, and the outer extremity or bight I9 of said member rotatably carries a stay 20 which is adapted to engage in the recess l3 in the outer end of the mandrel, whereby the member I6 is releasably held in its operative position. The stay 20 may be diamond-shaped in crosssection, as shown in the drawing, so that it will roll into place in the recess 13 between the ends of adjacent ones of the wires 8, with its inclined sides engaging said wires. This greatly facilitates the clamping of the curl confining member iii in place.

A bowed leaf spring 2| is disposed in the head 6 with its extremities engaging the inner surfaces of said head and the adjacent end of the clamp M to exert pressure upon the latter to yieldably maintain the same in clamping relation to the mandrel.

What is claimed is:

1. In a hair curler, a mandrel in the form of an open-work cage of generally cylindrical form but tapering slightly towards one end, said mandrel comprising a tubular head, a plurality of wires extending from said head in spaced relation, and converging slightly towards each other, said wires having their ends turned inward and united so as to form a recess, a curl confining member of U-shape having its ends turned in- Wardly and journalled in said head, whereby said curl confining member is free to pivot on said head, a stay on the bight portion of said curl confining member adapted to spring into said recess and thereby to hold said member in its operative position, an apertured clamping member having one end-portion pivotally mounted on said inturned ends of said curl confining member, and spring means acting between said head and said clamping member to urge said clamping member to seat itself on said mandrel.

2. A hair curler comprising a mandrel of skeleton construction, having a head, a plurality of wires disposed longitudinally in spaced relation and joined together at one end so as to form a recess, and said wires having a portion of their other ends oiiset laterally, apertures in said H head, each adapted to receive one of said offset portions therein, a curl confining member hav- 3. A hair curler comprising a mandrel of skeleton construction having a head, a plurality of wires disposed longitudinally in spaced relation and joined together at one end so as to form a recess, and said wires each having a portion of its other end ofiset laterally inwardly, apertures in said 'head each receiving one of said offset portions therein, a curl confining member substantially of U-shape having its ends turned inwardy and journalled in said head so as to pivot thereon, a stay rotatably mounted on the bight portion of said member, said stay being diamond-shaped in cross-section and adapted to roll into place in the said recess between the adjacent ends of said wires, whereby said member is held in curl confining position, an apertured clamping member having one end portion pivotally mounted on said inturned ends of said curl confining member, and spring means acting between said head and said clamping member to urge said clamping member to seat itself on the mandrel.

JOSEPH JACOBS.