US2285144A - Pinless hair waving device - Google Patents

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June 2, 1942. I 1.. v. BREGOU 2,285,144

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Patented June 2, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,285,144 PINLESS HAIR WAVING DEVICE Louis V. Bregou, Worcester, Mass.

Application September 17, 1941, Serial No. 411,201

8 Claims.

This invention relates to a device for waving and curling the hairwithout the use of hairpins.

Objects of the invention include the provision of a harness to be applied to the head and embodying divisions outlining the entire scalp and portions thereof for the application of waves to certain of said portions and curls to certain others of said portions; the provision of a harness as above stated having fastener means throughout for the securement of devices for holding the waves and curls in place as made by the operator; the provision of a harness outlining the scalp and having straps located at the parts in the hair to block out the top of the scalp for curls, and other straps. to block out the areas desired to be waved; the provision of elastic bands or strips adapted to be adjustably secured at any desired points along the above mentioned straps and between any desired straps to hold down the waves made by the operator; the provision of elastic bands or strips having fiat, relatively wide members attached thereto in spaced relation to hold prepared curls down onto the scalp to thus avoid using hairpins during the hair drying process; and the provision of means for holding waves and curls on the scalp for setting, without passing any member such as a pin, thru the waves or curls.

Other objects include the provision of means adapted to be detachably secured to a flexible head harness to set a page boy bob curl at the nape of the neck, said means being. effective to hold convolutions of the curl without pins or other fasteners; the provision of a wavy or corrugated device for seting of waves in conjunction withan elastic; the provision of a hood for attachment to a wave and curl setting device to dry the hair; and the provision of a pinless hair waving harness for home or beauty parlor use.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a View in side elevation of a device embodying the invention and shown in place on the users head;

Fig. 2 is a View in rear elevation of the device of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a detail plan View of a strap;

Fig. 4 is an edge View of the strap of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a detail plan view of one form of curl holder;

Fig, 6 is an edge view of the holder of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a detail plan view of another form of curl holder;

Fig. 8 is a side elevation showing the drying hood in use;

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a pinless curl setting device adapted to be attached to the device of Figs. 1 and 2;

Fig. 10 is a perspective View of a pinless wave setting device;

Fig. 11 is a section on line IIH of Fig. 8; and

Fig. 12 is a view similar to Fig. 5 but showing a hook fastener for the curl holder.

Waves and curls in the hair are formed by hand or with the aid in some instances of combs, pins, and other devices, while the hair is dampened by water, wave lotions, etc. When the wave or curl is formed, it is usual to twist it around a pin or other device to hold the hair while drying to set the same. The present invention provides a device for obviating the use of pins, etc., to hold the waves or curls during setting or drying.

The present construction is shown generally in Figs. 1 and 2 as applied to a head I, and comprises a continuous strap or band 2 which may be made of cloth, elastic tape, etc., underlayed by a coextensive strip of soft padding 3 which may take the form of sponge rubber or any,

other desired material. Strap 2 is designed to just' outline the entire hair line and extends across the forehead, down past the temples and ears at both sides of the head, and adjacent the nape of the neck. A pair of straps 4, 4, are secured to the strap 2 at the temples and are formed to follow the two parts usually affected by women, such parts extending longitudinally of the head to approximately the position of a cross-strap 5. Straps 4 continue to the rearward portion of strap 2 at the nape of the neck. Further straps 6, 6 may be located to extend between strap 2 and straps 4, to block out further scalp areas.

It is to be particularly noted that straps 2, 4, 5, and 6 are all of similar material, but that straps4, 5, and 6 are not padded; and that all straps are supplied with detachable fastener elements 7 secured thereto in close relation throughout their entire lengths. It is contemplated that in most instances straps 4 will be permanently secured to strap or band 2, but that straps 5 and 6 will be adjustable by reason of fasteners I, there being cooperating fasteners at the ends of the adjustable straps for this purpose. However, straps 4 could also be adjustable in like manner, but inasmuch as the part lines do not vary substantially in different individuals, this adjustment will not ordinarily be necessary.

The above construction results in a harness which may be used to block out or outline six scalpareas, indicated as 8, 9, H], II, the latter two being duplicated at opposite sides of the head, It has been determined that these six areas are suflicient for all ordinary hair dress purposes;

that is, area 8 may be curled, area 9 waves, and areas 19 and II waved in different style. Of course, this is not a limitation in the waving, as all areas could be curled or waved similarly or differently, but in any case, the areas as pointed out above call for varied treatment in a great many different hair styles. Also, if needed, extra straps may be added to outline further areas, but this will not be necessary ordinarily.

Fastener I may be buttons, snaps, hooks and eyes, or any other desired type of detachable fastener device, and they have the further function of providing securing means for devices used for holding waves in place or securing curls in position when setting. Thus strips of elastic as at l3, l3, having end fasteners to cooperate with those at I, may be adjustably secured to any of the straps at any angle desired to correspond with the trough of a Wave between straps to hold the wave in place.

For holding small curls down while setting, there is provided a series of elastics l4 having end fasteners as snaps P5 in Figs. 5 and 6 or hooks- IB as in Fig. 12, for detachable securement to the straps as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Relatively rigid cross pieces ll of any desired form or material are spaced along the elastics hi, and as a curl is formed by theoperator, it is slipped under the cross piece to be resiliently held thereby down on the scalp. It is contemplated that various lengths of elastics It will be provided to suit the length desired between straps, and the elastics will have as many cross pieces as convenient. The cross pieces are made to have a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the usual rounded curl, but considerable deviation from this relation is quite permissible as a good holding action will be obtained in any case. Handles 30 are provided for the operator to lift the cross pieces from the scalp to insert curls thereunder, thus avoiding the necessity of reaching in under the elastics with the fingers.

Referring to Fig. 9, there is shown a device for setting a page boy curl or wave in conjunction with the harness above described. This device comprises a sheet of resilient springy material as sheet metal or plastic having a portion 20 provided with fasteners 2! for securement to the rear ends of straps 4 at about the position of lower elastic i3 in Fig. 2. The sheet is spirally and permanently curled as shown at 22, and is perforated for air circulation. The hair extending down from the back of the head is passed down over portion 26 and is forced into the spiral holder as shown as by means of a small implement. The resilience of the sheet holds the hair in place to form the curl, and an elastic 23 may be used to hold the hair down against the portion 20 of the sheet.

Fig. 10 illustrates a hair waving device which may be attached at the area 8, or elsewhere, by fasteners 1 if desired. This device comprises a rigid corrugated sheet 24 for receiving the hair in Waves as shown, and elastic bands 25 to hold the hair in waves. Of course, this device may have only one trough for a single wave, or it may have as many troughs as desired.

Figs. 8 and 11 illustrate a hood 26 having a tubular air hose connection 21, for attachment at its edges to the strap 2 as by means of fasteners 28. Gasket means as bead 29 is employed to prevent passage of the air, and this bead is arranged to closely contact the face of the user. This provides a simple and easily operated hair drying attachment which may be hooked up to a single blower along with a plurality of other hoods. This structure obviates the necessity for the large, rigid, individual blowers now used.

Having thus described-my invention and the advantages thereof, I do not wish to be limited to the details herein disclosed, otherwise than as set forth in the claims, but what I claim is:

1. In a hair dressing device, a continuous flexible strap to be placed about the head and adapted to pass over the forehead and nape of the neck to follow the natural hair line, a further strap adapted to be attached to said continuous strap near each temple at one end and at the nape of the neck at the other end, closely spaced fastening devices secured to said straps substantially thruout their lengths, still further straps adapted to be detachably' secured as by certain of said fasteners to subdivide the areas outlined by said first and second mentioned straps, and a sheet of resilient material in the form of a spiral adapted to be detachably secured to and between said second named straps, fasteners on said sheet to secure the latter to said closely spaced fastener devices in adjusted position on said second named straps, said sheet bulging outwardly beyond the latter away from the head, and said spiral extending inwardly towards the head, whereby a page-boy wave may be produced by inserting hair ends in said spiral.

2. A hair dressing device as recited in claim 1 including elastics adapted to be detachably secured in adjusted relation between certain of said straps to hold a wave in the hair.

3. In a pinless hair dressing device, a harness adapted to be fitted over the head, an elastic adapted to be detachably secured between certain parts of said harness, and at least one rigid cross piece element secured to said elastic and adapted to lie flatly on the scalp for the purpose of holding down a curl thereon, and a finger piece on said cross piece for lifting the latter from the scalp against the tension of said elastic.

4. A hair dressing device as recited in claim 3 including a plurality of said rigid cross piece elements secured to said elastic in mutually closely spaced relation, said cross pieces extending transversely of said elastic.

5. A hair dressing device as recited in claim 3 including a plurality of said elastics each having a plurality of said cross pieces secured thereto, each elastic being adapted to hold down a row of curls by means of the cross-pieces, one curl under each elastic.

6. In a hair dressing device, a flexible strap adapted to encircle the head at the hair line, a row of fasteners on said strap, a hood having complementary fasteners at its edges for detachable connection to said strap, there being a hose connection for said hood adapted to be connected with a blower, an elastic detachably secured to said strap, and a row of spaced curl-holding cross pieces permanently secured to said elastic.

7. A hair dressing device according to claim 6 characterized by a bead on the hood adapted to engage the head to act as a gasket.

8. A pinless hair dressing device comprising a continuous strap adapted to follow the hair line, a pair of cross straps adjustably secured to said strap, elastics adjustably secured between said cross straps, spaced rigid cross pieces fastened to said elastics and extending laterally thereof, each cross piece being effective to lie over a scalp curl and press it to the scalp under tension of said elastics, and means for manual lifting of each cross piece against the tension of said elastics whereby the curl may be formed and positioned under the cross piece with the elastics in place on the straps.

LOUIS V. BREGOU.

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