US2345459A - Method and device for waving hair - Google Patents

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March 28, 1944. 's, CHE MK 2,345,459

unwaon AND DEVICE FOR wAv'me HAIR Filed May 26, 1942 :s Sheds-Sheet 1 7 ATTORNEYS March 28, 1944. E, S.'CHlBNlK 2,345,459

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR WAVING HAIR Filed May 26, 1942 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEYS M 1944- E. s. CHIBNlK 2,345,459

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR WAVING HAIR Filed May 26, 1942 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 2 Y J: ZfVVIIIZNTOR. A BY Moan ATTORNEYS Patented Mar. 28, 1944 FFICE METHOD AND DEVICE FOR WAYING HAIR 1 Elhanan S. Chibnik, Brooklyn, N. Y., assignor to Eastern Trading Company, New York, N. Y., a

Anna Finkelstein and firm composed of William Finkelstein Application May 26, 1942, Serial No. 444,519

9 Claims. 101432-33) My invention relates to a new and improved method and to a new and improved device for waving hair.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a simple method and device whereby one or more waves can be formed in a strand of hair, intermediate the scalp and the free end of said strand.

Another object of my invention is to provide a method and device whereby a Bobby pin or other suitable clamping device will be located, prior to forming the respective wave, so that the legs of the wave can be passed between the legs of said clamping device. Said clamping device then holds the hair in its waved formation.

Another object of my invention is to provide a simple method and device whereby a woman can conveniently wave her own hair, particularly at the back of her head.

Other objects of my invention will be stated in the annexed description and drawings which illustrate preferred embodiments thereof.

Fig. 1 is a side elevation showing the movable member of the device in its initial position. The broken lines in this view indicate the position to which the hair is moved by said movable member, when said movable member is moved to the position shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation, partially in section, showing the movable member in its final or operative position, in which it abuts the inner face of the bight of hair. In this view the slidable tube of the movable member is shown in the inner position of said slidable tube.

Fig. 3 is similar to Fig. 4, showing said slidable tube in its outer position, in which the waved portion of the strand of hair is located intermediate the shanks of the Bobby pin.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of Fig. 3.

Fig.5 is a sectional view on the line 55 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a side elevation, partially in section, of a second embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 7 is a top plan view of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view on the line 88 of Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is a top plan view of a third embodiment of the invention.

Figs. 10, 11 and 12 are respectively sectional views on the lines Ill-II], II-II and I2-I2 of Fig. 9.

The device of the first embodiment comprises abody which has hollow legs or arms I and 2. Said legs or arms I and 2 have end portions la and 2a which are bent towards each other. The drawings are to scale and reference is made thereto for further details. Thelegs I and 2 are integral with a rear end portion I2 which is bent upwardly relative to the legs I and 2. The movable member 4 is pivoted to said rear end portion l2, by means of a pivot pin 6b. Said movable member is providedwith a finger hold 5. Said movable member 4 is also provided with a slidable tube 6. The movable member 4 is provided with a longitudinal groove 8 which is closed at each end thereof. The slide 6 is provided with a tongue 1 which fits slidably in said groove 8. As shown in Fig. 5, the movable member 4 is of cylindrical cross-section and the slide 6 has a partial circular cross-section. The outward sliding movement of the tube 6 relative to the movable member 4, to the position shown in Fig. 3, is limited by the abutment of the tongue I of said slide 6, against the outer end of said groove 8. The slide 6 is not turnable relative to the movable member 4.

The shanks. of a Bobby pin B, or other suitable resilient clamping device, can be inserted into the ends Ia and 2a of the legs I and 2. The shanks of the Bobbypin B can be inserted any desired distance. If desired, the shanks of said Bobby pin B can be located wholly in the bent end portions la and 2a, or said shanks of the Bobby pin B can extend into the parallel portions of thelegs I and 2.

The method of using the improved device of the first embodiment is as follows:

The shanks of theBobby pin B are inserted any desired distance into the legs I and 2, .or only into their tips I a and 21;, until the Bobby pin B is held frictionally and removably in posie tion. The movable member 4 is then tilted to the initial position which is shown in Fig. 1, with the slide 6 located in the inner position which. is shown in Fig. 1 and in- Fig. 2. The slide 6 can fit frictionally upon the movable member 4, so that it requires some force to slide the member 6 relative to the member 4. If desired, the slide 6 can move freely relative to the member 4, with little or no friction. I

A portion of the tress of hair which is to be waved, is then located across the legs I and 2, and between said legs I and 2 and the tilted movable member 4, While said member 4 is in the position of Fig. 1. Said portion of the tress of hair may abut the bottoms of the legs I and 2. The movable member 4 is then turned through the space between legs I and 2, to the operative position which is shown in Fig. 2, by exerting pressure upon the finger hold 5. This pressure can easily be supplied by a finger of one hand of the operator. A portion of the strand of hair is thus moved through the space between the legs I and 2 and above said legs I and 2, in order to form a bight in the strand of hair H. The legs of said bight of the strand of hair are then located in the space between the legs I and 2. then moved towards the Bobby pin B, in unison with the slide 6, until the bight of the strand of hair H is in the position which is illustrated in Fig. 3. In said positionfat least a part of each leg of the bight of hair is locatedbetween The bight of the strand of hair is the shanks of the Bobby pin. "Of course, the

width of the strand of hair which is being waved may vary. The Bobby pin B mayhave shanks of any desired length. Hence, in the position shown in Fig. 3, and before the Bobby pin is slid outwardly'relative tothe legs land 2, the entire bight may be located in the space between the shanks of the Bobby pin; or only a part of said bight may be located in the space between said shanks. The bight of hair is then slid outwardly relative to the member 6, and the Bobby pin B is also slid outwardly until the Bobby pin B is wholly detached from the legs I and 2. The legs of the Bobby pin then spring towards each other into clamping relation, so that the innersurfaces of the legs of the bight of hair are clamped against each other in abutting relation. The shanks of the Bobby pin may thus clamp legs of the bight of hair along the entire Widths of said legs, or along parts of said widths.

Each wave is therefore held in wave formation by 2. Bobby pin or other clamping device, so that the waving device can be used successively with successive Bobby pins, in order to form and clamp any desired number of waves.

When the bight of hair is formed, a portion of said bight may overlap the slidable member 6 at its outer end, as illustrated in Fig. 2. By forming a wave or bight in a narrow strand of hair, said bight may be located wholly on the slide 6, when said bight is initially formed in the manner which is shown in Fig. 2.

The member 6 can be omitted, if desired, in which case the member 4 will have a smooth and preferably cylindrical'shape. The members 4 and 6 can have any desired cross-section.

As shown in Fig. 2, the outer end of said member 4 may be tapered. The slide 6 may be provided with a cut-out 6a intermediatethe ends of said slide.

For convenience, the device has been described with reference to the position which is shown in the drawings, but it may be used in any position. In actual practice, when the device is used, and the movable member 4 is in its initial position, said member 4 may be closer to the scalp than the legs I and 2. In forming the wave, the main body of the member 4 may be turned away from the scalp, and'the hair will be pushed through the space between the legs I and 2, in a direction away from the scalp.

In the second embodiment which is illustrated in Figs. 6-8, inclusive, the curling device is provided with straight hollow legs lb and 2b. A Bobby pin B is inserted in each said leg, so that the shanks of each Bobby pin are located in the same vertical plane. The respective shanks of the two Bobby pins B are therefore located in respective vertical planes. As shown in Fig. 6,

the tip of the leg 2b is provided with an enlargement It, so that the respective Bobby pin can be held in open position and with its shanks separated from each other. The legs Ib and 2b are identical in shape, so that the respective Bobby pin of the leg ii) is likewise held in open position.

After the Bobby pins B have been located in the respective legs lb and 2b, the device of this second embodiment is used in the same manner as the device of the first embodiment. When the sleeve 6 is slid to the outer position which is shown in Fig. 7, the bight of hair has its legs located between the Bobby pins B. The outwardly inclined base portion of each leg of the bight of hair is passed between the open shanks of a respective Bobby pin. When the Bobby pins are removed from the legs Ib and 2b, during the outward sliding movement of the bight of hair, the base of each leg of the bight is thus clamped to the hair adjacent the scalp. The bight of hair is thus held in waved position, with the inner ends of its legs held either close to each other or substantially abutting each other.

The device which is shown in the third embodiment of Figs. 9-12, inclusive, is provided with three legs. The outer legs I and 2 are the same as the legs I and 2 of the first embodiment. The median leg I I is provided with a head which has respective bores or recesses for receiving the respective adjacent'shanks of a pair of Bobby pins B.

Each Bobby pin is thus held in open position upon the device. In this embodiment, the four shanks of the two Bobby pins B are in the same horizontal plane. This device has a pair of pivoted members 4, each of which is provided with a respective slidable sleeve 5. The pivoted menibers 4 have a common pivot member 6b and a common finger piece 5. As illustrated in Fig. 12, the two pivoted members 4 produce, in effect, a double bight or wave. This embodiment is used as in the preceding embodiments, by assembling the two Bobby pins B in respective open positions with the device, prior to operating the members 4 in order to form the double bight of hair. As in the preceding embodiments, the slidable sleeve 6 may be omitted.

In the embodiments of Figs. 1-12, inclusive, the longitudinal axis of each Bobby pin is held parallel to the parallel longitudinal axes of the legs of the device.

I have not shown the details of the commercial Bobby pin in the drawings, as such devices are old and well known per se.

' The devices described herein may be made of metal or of any plastic material, either rigid or resilient.

- I have described numerous embodiments of my invention but it is clear that numerous changes and omissions can be made in said embodiments, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In each of the embodiments, the curling device has at least two legs and at least one bight is formed in a strand of hair intermediate the scalp end of said strand and the free end thereof. After said bight has been formed, a portion of the waved strand of hair is located in the space between the legs of the device. In this respect, the embodiment which includes Fig. 9 is in effect a double waver, because the intermediate leg]! is associated with each of the outer legs I and 2 In each embodiment, the waver has at least one shanks of the open Bobby pin or open Bobby pins.

The part of the hair which is clamped by a Bobby pin may be located at any desired distance from the closed end of the Bobby pin. Any clamping or binding or holding device, resilient or non-resilient, can be used instead of a Bobby pm.

In using any of the embodiments, the waving device may be slid relative to the strand of hair.

Whenever I refer, in a claim or claims, to means for supporting a bight of hair at the inner surface of the loop portion of said bight, such means may comprise an element or elements of the wavmg device which perform additional functions. Whenever I refer to a bight, I include every type of wave shape.

I claim:

1, A hair-waving device having spaced arms, said arms having hollow outer free ends which are strand of hair, which a single bight in a strand of said relative longitudinal movement being produced by moving said bight of hair while said holding device is held stationary.

4. A hair-waving device which has movable means for forming a bight of hair and for supporting said bight of hair at the inner side of the loop end of said bight of member is in said final position.

7. A method 0 waving a strand of hair, which consists in forming a single bight in said strand ELHANAN S. CHIBNIK.

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