US2608976A - Hair dyeing apparatus - Google Patents

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Sept- 1952 L. o. KITTLE ETAL 2,608,976

HAIR DYEING APPARATUS Filed March 4, 1948 1N VEN TORS 15w 0. Mrns /mw I /(/rr z Patented Sept. 2, 1952 2,608,976 .HAIRLD EING APPARATUS Levi 0.'Klttle and Irene'iT. Kittle, r ;Los Angeles, Calif. q

Arn ca h M rch 4, Nes a-st. 13,032

This-invention relates toand has for-an object the provision of an improved hair dyeing apparatus which in its] broadest aspect includes the provision of a conventional or special :type' of comb and an absorbent pad, or pads, adapted to be saturated with a suitable dye or other liquids and either permanently or'detachably supported in position for use as an applicator so that as the comb is movedthrough the mass of hair of a user the dye carried by the applicator will be readily transferred to the hair. Y 7

Another and important feature of this invention is 'aspecial type of container adapted to hold asmall quantity of dye and soformed that itgwill serve as a supportwhile the applicator is absorbing the dye, and also whenthe applicator is temporarily'not in use "in a hair dyeing operation, the container being or ,such cross-sectional form as to provide a chamber for holding a quan tity of dye and having a narrowbottom portion m receiving the teeth of the comb and a wider upperportion for receivingthe' top of the :comb and applicator. I a

Preferably, the ends of the dye container are 'forined'with spout-like lips forpou'ring oif the surplus dye at the end of a hair dyeingopera; tion, orat times for pouring' residual liquid onto theappli'cator pads. we. are aware of other hair dyeingdeyices within the broadestconcept of this invention whereby an absorbent applicator pad is supported internally of the teeth of a. special type of comb; or the container is embodied inthe comb-and dye is "fed downwardly to the applicator as the applicator is used. Our invention, however, contemplates the provision of an applicator consisting of'one or "more absorbent padstapplicable to the exterior of a conventional rattail or other form of comb with the lower margins of the pads depending below the roots of the teeth for wiping contact with strands of hair as the applicator is moved through the'mass of hair of a'user.

"Another" object of our'invention is to provide means for clamping orotherwise afilxing a suitable absorbent applicator'pad on one side of a comb, or a single pad folded over the topedge and having side portions extending downwardly over both sides, or separate pads o-nopposite sides of the comb body. In anycase, the pads are adapted to be detachably or permanently attached to the comb as may be found desirable by reason of requirements of production andconvenience of use.

Other objects and advantages of our hair dyeing apparatus will appear as the description progresses.

lLClaims. (01. 132-12) 2 There is shown in the accompanying drawing preferred and optional forms of apparatus embodying our invention, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred form including applicator means appliedto a conventional rattail comb supported temporarily on a special type of combined dye container and supp f Fig; 2 is a transverse section of the same, on line 2 2 of Fig. l; i

- Fig. 3 is a fragmentary elevation as seen on line -4 of F 1;

Fig. i is a side view of a long conventional pe of comb having two separately hinged applicators supported thereon for selective use;

Fig. 5 shows anapplicator hingedly held on a rattail comb; and a v c Fig,' 6 is an enlarged'cross-sectional view of the some; Fig. 1,'as section line 2--2, but showing a slightly modified form the comb. i

It will be apparent that whileiwe have illustrated only two forms of combs to which our apoi applicator borne by plicatormay'be applied, the applicator is similarly applicable to various other types of combs for various purposes withoutmaterial change.

'Asshown in Figs. 1 and 2, our apparatus includes a comb C' with an applicator applied thereto and collectively indicated atA, and a combined support and container B on which the applicator bearing comb C is adapted at times to be erectly supported for the purposes to be hereinafter more fully explained. Comb C as shown, is of conventional rattail type with a body l, handle 2, and teeth 3 but may be of any other desired form and size. 3

Applicator A may include a single absorbent pad A; folded over the up redge of the comb body ion a median line betweendepending fiat portions andAs to an extent ilhl a'twthe lower margins ofportions A2 and As will be disposed below ,thefroot line of the teeth 3, as shown in Fig. 2 jan d will overlie the row ofteeth of the cojmbflfor substantially one-third of the overall length Qrsaic teeth along the opposite sides of said rowat the root end portions only of said teeth. Substantially all of the portions of said pad'overlying the comb teeth are exposed in their oppositely outwardly facing sides, and their sides that are next to the teeth are unsecured to the latter. Pad A is frictionally held on comb C by a tensioned clamp D of U-shaped cross section which, together with pad A'is preferably seated in an elongated recess formedon the-upper edge of the comb and of a length equal to that of the applicator. Thus, the top of the applicator will be flush with the normal upper edge of the comb body.

The lower edges of the sides 4 and of clamp D are substantially above the lower dye absorbing portions A2 and A3 or 6 and I, respectively, of pad A, and approximately at the root line of the teeth. In lieu of the single pad of Fig. 2 we may use separate pads A4 and A5 on opposite sides of the comb body I, as shown in Fig. 6.

It will be seen from Figs. 2, 6, the exposed portions of the absorbent pad or pads that overlie the comb teeth are so arranged relative to the comb structure that the angle between the lo'ngitudinal axis of the comb teeth and a line extend ing from the outer end portion of any comb tooth to the outermost lateral portion. of the comb structure is less than the angle between said axis and a line extending from said outer end portion of any comb tooth to the lowest outer- ..most lateral portion of. said pad or pads. The

words comb structure, as used in theforegoing sentence are intended to include any means that may be employed to secure the pad or pads to 'the comb itself.

row lower chamber II adapted to receive only the teeth 3 below the lower. edges of pads A4 and A5 and a wider upper chamber I2 which communicates with. the lower chamber in the-horizontal plane of parallel ledges I6, I6 andis completely closed while the upper chamber is partly closed at-opposite extremities by imilar end walls I3, I3. Ends I3 are bent outwardly and are in- .clined upwardly to .form spouts I 4 of, angular or .arcuate cross section wherebyresiduardye in chambers. II and I2 may bepoured 0fi',,-;i nto a permanent container upon completionof a' hair dyeing operation or upon thepads at points 6 and.1 (Fig. 6) ifdes ired.

As shown inFigs, 4 and '5, the applicators A maybe hingedly affixed to the comb bodies, as at points I5, I5, in Fig.4, and I5 in Fig. 5, so that one or both of the pairof applicators of Fig. 4 or the single applicator of Fig..5 may be swung upwardly out of operative positionfor purposes .of cleaning, replacement of the applicator pads or'otherwise. I

I n the'formof device shown in Fig. 4, the applicators may. be selectively or together used, there being separate applicators for the coarsely and finely. toothed sections of .the.comb..

It will be noted that, as shown in Fig. 2, when theapplicator bearing comb is positioned in the unitB, the teeth 3 of the comb are submerged in the dye in chamber I I while the extended saturable portions 6 and I of pad or pads (Fig. 6) rest upon ledges I6, I6 at the junction line between chambers I I and I2 and are s ufficiently immersed in the dye to absorb an optimum of liquid present in the upper chamber above the plane of ledges I 6, I6. It may be noted that only the freeportions. 6 and I of the pads are saturable because the tension of clamp .D. holds the upper portions of the pads compressed to an extent which prevents their saturation. Hence, the quantity of liquid in container B is such that the quantity above the plane of ledges I6, I6 is adequate for properlysaturating the free portions 6 and I of the pads.

Thu s,' when the comb and applicator are so supporte'd ror brief interyalsduri ng a dyeing pp- 4 eration the pads are kept dye-moistened and fresh and portions of a table, dresser, or other article upon which the applicator would be otherwise temporarily laid would not be stained.

In use, assuming that it is desired to dye the hair of a person, a quantum of dye is poured into the chambers of unit B to a level but slightly above the plane of ledges IS, the comb C with applicator A; thereon is? positioned in the container asshown in Fig. 2, and allowed-to remain for a period of time suflicient to satisfactorily saturate portions 6 and I of the applicator pads with the dye. The comb and applicator unit is then removed and applied to the hair" of a user by moving the comb through the hair as in an ordinary combing operation.

Inasmuchas .the portions of absorbent material that overlie'the sides of the teeth along their root ends are unsecured to the teeth and are preferably of sponge rubber of similar material, as indicated in -thedrawings, the portion that happens to be in engagement with the hair ina normal combing operation is free to swing away fromthe teeth for compressionbetween the'scalp and comb structure or back of the comb; to expel moisture carriedthereby onto said hair at the scalp. The-other ends of the teeth lead in the natural combing movement, and the fact that, the portions of the pads that overlie the teeth terminate a sufiicient distance from the outer ends of the teeth so as not to interfere with 'their function in combing of the hair, combined-with the preferably'relatively high flexibility of. the pads thatenables their swinging movement, results in the eflicient combing of the hair and eflicient applicationof the moisture carried by the pads with each combining movement As noted in Figs. 2 and 6,-the portions of the pads that are nearest the tipsof the comb teeth. projectlater ally outwardly of the. teeth-asubstantially greater distance than the.clamps' that secure the pads tothe comb, so no matter how flat the combmay be laid on the head, the pads will be compressible between the head and the comb.

.Mustaches and other. forms of facial hair g'rowths may be similarly treated when and as often a's're'quired to insure a permanency or effect',.and with little or no. waste of dyes, amine imunu of .efi ort, and without:- soiling or staining the hands-of a user. ma hair dyeing operation. .our hair dyeing apparatus of necessity, in- ,cludes theapplicator and itscombined support .and dye container as interdependent elements because of the-necessity for'saturatingthe applicator pads, with dye preparatory to: application of ,the' dye to the hair, and because of the diflicultyof efficiently handling the small amounts of dyeused ina hair dyeing operation without our dye container, .thereby providing a simple, economical, convenient, andclean composite apparatus capable of use by unskilled persons.

The combined container and applicator'sup port being internally chamberedcomplementally to the external cross sectional form of the-applicator' unit, is adapted to steadily hold the'applicator when not in use and while the pads are being saturated with hair oil, dye, or other liquid desirable for hair treatmentsJ The apparatus is especially adaptable for the application of oils, medicaments, bleaches, or dye toi thethair, by professional or amateur hair dressers; The applicator unit may be hingedly, detachably, or permanently held on any'desired form of comb for the herein mentioned gr any characteristics of difierent combs; i j The applicator pads ma-y be adhesively affixed to the external combsurfaces, cr -embedded partially-in the co'm'b bodies as' durin'g a comb moldingoperation; or-afiixedto the inner surfaces of the clamp D so that a hinged ordetachable clamp will carry'the-pads. i Tlie'applicationof our absorbent pads to combs of the 'form- -show'n Figs. 4 and Bare particuother desired"- purpose,- -regardl'ess "or size a and larly'adaptable-to'the application of water and finger wave lotionor otherliquids to the hair.

This invention, therefore, comprises a special type of applicatorand a complementary type of liquid container which together conduce to a apply the liquid to the hair without impairing the usefulness of the comb, and the container serving to uniformly charge the applicator with an adequate quantum of liquid uniformly distributed throughout the extent of the applicator pads, and so supportingfihe app vc a ing position that overcharging of the pads is pre- ;vented.

We claim: V

1 l; A hair'dyeing apparatus comprising: acomb, absorbent pads overlying the outer surfaces of the comb and extended downwardly to a horizontal plane below the root line of the comb teeth, and a clamp overlying the comb and the pads and having tensioned sides bearing against the pads with the margins of said sides disposed in a plane above the adjacent margins of the pads and the edges of the pads extended from said clamp and disposed substantially above the teeth ends, said comb being recessed throughout its length for receiving said clamp so that the median surface of the clamp will be flush with the adjacent surface of the comb body.

2. An apparatus of the character described comprising: a comb; an applicator for liquids including pads on opposite sides of the comb extending downwardly over minor upper areas of the comb teeth; a retainer for holding said pads on the comb and serving to compress the upper areas of the pads against absorption of a liquid while the portions of the pads extended below the retainer are freely saturable; and a combined liquid container and comb support formed with narrowly spaced longitudinal ledges in a common horizontal plane between which only the exposed areas of the teeth are removably positioned with the lower edges of the saturable portions of the pads resting upon the ledges of the container whereby, when the level of liquid in the container is in a horizontal plane only slightly above the plane of said ledges, said saturable portions of the pads can absorb liquid above the level of the ledges.

3. An apparatus of the character described comprising: a comb,: an absorbent applicator borne by the comb, and a liquid container in which said applicator and comb are removably supported preparatory to the application of liquid to human hair, said container being formed with a longitudinal channel for the teeth of the comb and a substantially wider chamber thereabove for the applicator whereby the comb bearing applicator will be supported in said chamber during the saturation of said absorbent applicator while the teeth of the comb are disposed in said channel.

4; Anapparatus of. the characterdescribed comprising: ailcomb, an absorbent applicator borne 'by-the comb, and a liquid container in which said applicator'and comb" are removably supported, the combined liquid container and-a plicator support being internallychambered complementally to the external cross sectional form of the combined comb and applicatorlgf h 5; An apparatus of the char'cter describecl comprised: a comb, absorbent pads overlying" the outersurfac'es of the comb and extended down? wardly' to a horizontal plane below the root line of 'the "comb teethfa clamp overlying the comb and the pads and having tensioned sides bearing against' th-e' pads with the margins'of said sides disposed in a plane above the adjacent margins of the pads, thelower edges "of the pads being disposed in-a plane below the margins 'of'the clamp, and a liquid container generally complemental in cross-sectional form to'that of the comb and pads in'which said comb is removably positioned vertically with the teeth directed downwardly thereby providing a support for said comb while liquid ada ted to'be held 'insaid container is being absorbed by saidpads;

6. A hair dyeing apparatus comprising a comb and. absorbent pads amxed toopposite sides of the'comb body and having their corresponding margins disposed below the root lineof' the comb teeth and a support in which said comb and pads are removably supportedinternally formed to provide longitudinal ledges for supporting the pads and to provide a chamber for liquid, which chamber has a narrow bottom portion in which the comb teeth below the pads are contained and a wider portion above said ledges for containing liquid for absorption by the pads.

7. An apparatus of the character described comprising in combination: an applicator including a comb having absorbent pads applied to opposite sides thereof, a holder on the comb holding said pads in position with saturable portions of the pad extended downwardly from the holder and partly overlying the teeth of the comb; and a liquid container in which said applicator is removably supported having a longitudinal channel into which the teeth of the comb below said pads extend and a substantially wider chamber thereabove with parallel spaced ledges in the plane of the junction of said channel and said chamber on which said saturable portions of said pads are supported when said teeth are in said channel.

8. An apparatus of the character described comprising: a comb, an absorbent applicator borne by the comb and projecting laterally from the root end portions of the row of teeth of said comb, and a liquid container in which said applicator and comb are removably supported, the combined liquid container and applicator support being internally chambered complementally to the external cross sectional form of the combined comb and applicator, end walls closing the ends of said container, one of which is formed with a pouring lip for pouring liquid from said container.

9. A hair dyeing apparatus comprising; a comb, a pad of compressible, moisture absorbent material overlying the root end portions of the teeth of said comb along a side of the row of said teeth, substantially all of the pad so overlying said portions being exposed on the outer side thereof relative to said teeth and free from obstruction by the comb structure to compression 7 person, the moisture absorbent characteristic of said pad being substantially restricted to 'the part thereofv so overlying said portions whereby substantially all of the liquid adapted to be absorbed by said pad may be expressed therefrom by said compression.

10. A' liquid containerand support for a combined comb and liquid applicator of the charac teridescribed in which the applicator comprises a pad, alongside and projecting from the root end portions of the teeth of the comb, said container and support comprising; a horizontally elongated, upwardly opening channel member substantially complementally formed in cross-sectional con- ;tour to the exposed outer portions of the teeth of such comb and the exposed outer sides of such pad'providing a relatively narrow channel portion for the ends of said teeth opposite said root .end portions and a substantially wider channel portion at the level of such pad, a ledge longitudinally of the channel on which such pad is adapted to be seated when said teeth are in said relatively narrow channel, and end walls closing the ends of said channel, and a base for supporting said channel member with its open side directed upwardly.

11.-A hair dyeing apparatus comprising; a comb having a back and a row of teeth projecting therefrom, a pad of moisture absorbent, flexible, resilient sponge-like material extending longitudinallyof said row along one side thereof,

said pad having an 'expanded, compressible 'portion overlying the root end portions'of said teeth along one side, of said row for a substantial distance from said back toward'the tips of said teeth, substantially all of the expanded compres- "sible part of said strip being disposed wholly within the laterally projected confines of said comb with its entire outer side relative to said comb being exposed and free from obstruction by the comb structure to compression thereof between said'comb and the scalp of a person during a combing operation of said teeth.

LEVI O. KITI'LE.

IRENE T. KITTLE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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