US2381195A

US2381195A - Pin curl hair roller

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Publication number: US2381195A
Application number: US520302A
Authority: US
Inventors: Whittaker Henry Clay
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1944-01-29
Filing date: 1944-01-29
Publication date: 1945-08-07
Anticipated expiration: 1962-08-07

Description

Aug. 7, H. c w n- KER PIN CURL HAIR ROLLER Filed Jan. 29, 1944 g wuc who 0 Patented Aug. 7, 1945 f UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE rm coal. nan; noun HenryClay Whittaker, Memphis, "l'enn. I

Application January :9, 1944. sci-u No. szucz Y 1 Claim. (miss-:4)

vide a simple implement by which thehair may b quickly woundgmwpthe n which the curls tor-nice, and which may be reniovedfrom thecoils'after the coils are sup- [in place. on t e head, durin setting by means oi "9 5 or otherwise. .tlius eqlflm no meshes being'pr n r v t-fl 4 A,., u f" mmt m 1,9 gtheinvenflon 18 to present such an; implement which may be retention of a' forming was in the while l'figure 6 shows the ilnal stage in theformaftion and securement of the coil, so that the implement may then beremoved.

There is illustrated a hair winding and shaping device comprising a member ll, having a rounded flange at ii, on the upper extremity, the lower portion slightly over one-half its length in the present instance beinglongitudinally slotted as at ii, the slot opening on the extremity of the spindle, andb eing-flared at its outer en'dfias at". The extreme end portions ll beside the "slot-maybe slightly curved outwardly, as shown; for retention of a hair ejector device' to be presentlydscribed.

In thefo'rm'of the spindle as thus described, it resembles ordinary clothes pins ln 'some "degree,'wlth the'exeeption' that it rectip da xt l w h will be mgmy'mc ent hinneupngqnau, in a minimum degree to derangementby breakage. W?-

,or other deterioration incident to ordinary use.

a further aimpf the invention is to present minimum of time is required in completing a coillure.

A further purpose is to enable the production of the article from a wide range of materials readily available so that it will function eflectively, whether made of one material or another.

Additional objects. advantages and features of invention reside in the construction. arrangement and combination of parts involved in the embodiment of the invention, as will be more readily understood from the following description and accompanyin drawing, wherein Figure l is an elevational view of the implement. A

Figure 2 is anend view thereof.

Figure 3 show the device in use with a strand of hairincourseofwinding.

Figure 4 is a similar view showing the'ilnal movement in the winding and positioning of the device with respect to the head of the user.

Figure 5 shows the procedure in. the hair coil from the device.

removalof in on its 's m-fli li i 0 the device: and thefslot 'iiftherein-stops' at "a somewhat greater distance from the head'flange m e e 3 t "spi dl and snugly fitted thereto, there is an ejector sleeve ilof a lengthsllghtly' less than the 3 distance from the flange ii to the inner endof "the slot a w m 11 we r wer equal to or greater than thatfdistance without "the ;function"of the, device. Upon its inner end "a planiform flange Ii" 'is formed, having a diameter considerably greater than that of the spindle II, and preferably much greater than the maximum diameter of a hair coil wound on the device, as will be described.

In practice, I have made the spindle it with an external diameter of approximately threequarters of an inch, and a diameter of the flange It approximately an inch and a half, although the device may be much larger without modifying its function, and it may be found desirable to provide various sizes to suit the requirements of the users. The length of the sleeve I! may be approximately one inch or more, and the total length of the spindle in one form may be approximately three inches or slightly more.

The spindle and sleeve are adapted to be produced from many of a number of materials, including metal, plastics (including glass) or wood; In the event that it is formed of wood, a very hard wood should be employed, with a minimum liability of formation of splinters or cracks into which the hair might engage or become entangled.

The elements of the device may be either molded or turned and cut from stock materials, and when formed as illustrated and described, the sleeve ll may be engaged upon the spindle by against the head of the user.

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pressing the tips ll together until the divergent parts may be entered in thesleeve, after which the sleeve is pressed longitudinally inward upon the spindle, the points then separating suillciently to prevent accidental withdrawal of the spindle, as willbe understood. This will permit the sleeve to he thrust longitudinally outward beyond the tips H, but the latter will engage frictionally within the sleeve, so as to hold it against accide'ntal slipping from the spindle, unless it is completely removed manually.

In the use of the device, the sleeve II is pressed longivudinally inward upon the spindle until it is against or close to the head flange l I, after which a strand of hair is drawn outwardly from the head of the user, and the slot mouth ll presented so as to receive the tip end with the strand therein, the strand being then moved to the inner end of the slot II, or close thereto. The spindle is then rotated on its longitudinal axis so as to wind the strand of hair completely thereon, and in the latter part oi this movement, the spindle is upended or otherwise moved to present it in a position approximately normal to that portion of the scalp at the base of the strand. The sleeve II is then pressed outwardly longitudinally against the hair wound upon the spindle, as shown in Figure 5, and this movement is continued until the hair is pressed snugly against the head of the wearer, as shown in Figure 6, whereupon a hairpin II or a plurality'thereof is engaged in the biscuit-type shaped coil oi hair thus formed, so as to hold it against unwinding and to maintain it snugly In the pressing of the coil against the head as shown in Figure 6, the spindle should be held outwardly, so that it is not thrust against the head or scalp of the user, but so that it is drawn upwardly within the sleeve II, and after emplacement of the hairpins the implement may be removed from its position and the winding operation repeated with another strand of hair, as above described. These operationsarerepeateduniilallofthehairiseoiled which it is desired to shape into the pin curls, and the number of operations will be dependent upon the quantity of hair which is included in each strand woimd upon device.

Either before or after the winding of the hair, it may be wetted with any suitable hair setting materials or otherwise treated, so as to preserve the coiled hair alter the hair has been held in place for a proper length of time.

The manner of retaining the hair in position upon the head, and of treating it for attaining the desired curls will be readily understood by those versed in the art, and need not be discussed at length. I

I have shown and described my invention in the best form known to me with great particularity, but it will, nevertheless, be understood that various modifications in the construction, arrangement and sizes of the parts, as well as substitution of materials and mechanical equivalents may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, except as more specifically limited by the appended claim.

It should be understood that the material used in the spindle II is preferably of a resilient nature, so that the flexing of the slotted end portion may be effected manually, under the operation of the sleeve I! as described, and in the event that the spindle is made of metal, it will be found practicable to use a stock steel tubing, preferably of the non-corrosive or non-rusting type, and when this is slotted and shaped as described, the forked portion may be readily flexed manually.

I claim:

A hair-shaping device comprising a spindle member having a longitudinally slitted hairreeeiving end portion, a sleeve thereon having a flange at its outer end, said spindle being formed with a flanged head portion at the end opposite the slotted end portion, the extremity of the slotted end portion being flared, for the reception of hair strands therein, and the ends of said spindle adjacent the slot being extended divergently outwardly away from the slot for retention of said sleeve against casual disengagement, and compressible toward each other, permitting removal of said sleeve.

HENRY CLAY WHI'I'IAKER.