US2752923A - Apparatus for applying hairconditioning fluids - Google Patents

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F. G. LUDWIG July 3, I956 APPARATUS FOR APPLYING HAIR-CONDITIONING FLUIDS Filed Aug. 27, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR FREPERlc 61L vpwm F. G. LUDWIG July 3, 1956 APPARATUS FOR APPLYING HAIR-CONDITIONING FLUIDS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Aug. 27, 1953 INVENTOR. fiz'mmc G, L Upvvm 2352,923 Patented July 3, 1956 APPARATUS FOR APPLYING HAIR- CUNDITIONING FLUIDS Frederic G. Ludwig, Woodbridge, Conn. Application August 27, 1953, Serial No. 376,893

9 Claims. (Cl. 132-41) This invention relates to a means for applying fiuid preparations to the hair.

In home permanent kits now on the market, it is the general practice to wind a tress of hair around a curler, whereupon the waving solution is dabbed onto the curled tress with a tuft of cotton. Since the curled tress should be saturated with the waving solution around the complete circumference thereof, it will be readily apparent that the method of dabbing the solution with cotton is objectionable in many respects. It is diflicult to saturate completely the entire circumference of the curled hair, when attempting to do so without assistance of another. Furthermore, the waving solution is messy and may also be harmful to the scalp and skin.

It is accordingly a principal object of the present invention to provide a device for applying fluid preparations to the hair which is neat, the device uniformly saturating the tress of hair about the complete circumference thereof and preventing the scalp of the subject and the skin of the operator from coming in contact with the fluids.

It is another object of the presentinvention to provide a device of the above type which will materially lessen the number of operations or movements of the operator or user when applying the fluid to the hair.

it is still another object of the present invention to provide a device of the above type which may be used by the individual herself to apply the fluid to the hair quickly, easily and efficiently without the assistance of an operator.

it is still another object of the present invention to provide a device of the above type which will apply the fluid preparation quickly and efliciently.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a device of the above type which eliminates the need for cotton dabbing pads or the like and which conserves the waving fluid, thus minimizing the amount of it required.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a device of the above type which is readily portable and is suitable for the application of a wide variety of hair fluids to the hair.

Other objects of the present invention are to provide a device bearing the above objects in mind which is of simple construction, inexpensive to manufacture, has a minimum number of parts, is easy to use and efficient in operation.

For other objects and a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a device for applying fluid preparations to the hair embodying the features of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line 3--3 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken along the line 44 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing a tress of hair wound upon a standard curler before application thereto of the invention;

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 4 showing application of the invention to the tress and curler of Fig. 5; and

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary perspective view of the clamping means forming a part of the invention.

Referring now more in detail to the figures, in which similar reference numerals identify corresponding parts through-out the several views, 10 (Figs. 5 and 6) represents a tress of hair wound about a standard curler 11 adjacent scalp 12 prior to application of the hair waving preparation. The curler 11 is of any standard construction and its use and construction will, therefore, not be described in detail.

In the practice or" my invention, a device for applying fluid hair preparations, referred to collectively as 13, is provided and includes a container 14 of soft rubber, plastic or any other suitable synthetic or natural material, substantially as illustrated.

It will be seen that the container 14 is rectangular in shape and is provided with a three-sided mouth slit 15 extending across the front wall 16 and along a portion of the side walls 17 and 18. The edges of the container 14 adjacent the mouth slit 15' are rolled upwardly and downwardly, as shown in Fig. 3, for a purpose which will hereinafter become apparent.

A rectangular plastic wall 19 is secured within the container M (Fig. 4) in suitable manner adjacent the ends of the mouth slit 15, the center of wall 19 being provided with a rectangular opening 21.

A pair of upper and lower pads 22 and 2.3, respectively, of foam rubber or other cellular resilient material are suitably secured within the mouth of casing 14 adjacent the outer face of wall 19 (Figs. 3 and 4), the adjacent faces of the pads 22 and 23 being provided with cooperating semi-cylindrical openings 24 and 25 respectively. The adjacent faces of the pads 22 and 23 are also pro vided with cooperating rectangular openings 26 and 27, respectively, communicating at one end with the semicylindrical openings 24 and 25 and at the other end with the opening 21 in wall 19.

As shown in Figs. 4 and 6, the inner faces of the container 14 are integrally formed with a continuous ridge 28 which abuts the inner face of the wall 19, the latter being cemented to ridge 28. The foam rubber pads 22 and 23 are also permanently cemented in place.

The container 14-, it will be noted, is semi-flexible and assumes the position of Figure 6 when the inner compartment contains the hair waving preparation 29. The container 14-, it will also be noted, is sufficiently rigid to avoid collapsing under its own weight and is sufficiently flexible to prevent the fluid 29 from spilling by upward bending when the mouth of the container 15 is open. Also, the container 14 should be sufficiently flexible to permit the easy squeezing of the end portion surrounding the foam rubber pads 22 and 23 for a purpose which will hereinafter become clear.

The mouth slit 15' is normally retained closed by a metal clamp assembly, referred to collectively as 30 (Fig. 7), and including a pair of symmetrical clamp members 31 and 32, substantially as illustrated.

The clamping member 31 consists of a lateral portion 33 connected at each end to a longitudinal portion 34. Each of the longitudinal portions 34 are bent downwardly at right angles, at 35, and then bent parallel to the lateral portion 33, as at 36, and continuing in second 1ongitudinal portions 37 parallel to, but displaced laterally from, the longitudinal portions 34. The longitudinal por- 3 tions 37 are bent upwardly, at 38, and continue rearwardly in intermediate portions 39. The intermediate portions 39 are bent upwardly, as at 40, and continue rearwardly in handles 41 Connected at their ends by a ero'ss brace 42.

The clamp member 32 consists of a lateral portion "43 connected at eachend to longitudinal portions 44. The ends of portions '44 are "bent laterally at right angles, as at 45, continuing rearwardly in portions '46 which are bent upwardly, as at 47, and looped around the lateral portions-36 of the clamping member 31. The clamping member 32 continues 'rearwardly in second longitudinal portions 48 which are bent downwardly as at 49. The downwardly bent portions 49 continue rearwardly in intermediate portions 50 which are bent downwardly, as at 51, and eontinu'e r'earwardlyin handle portions 5-2 connected'attheirends by a lateral brace 53. Thus, the lower clamping nietnber32-is 'pivotally connected to the upper clamping nie'mb'e'r 31.

A pair of springs 54 sleeve each of the longitudinal portions 48, the forward ends of the springs 54 being integrally formed with downwardly extending portions 55 connected at their lower ends by a cross brace 56. The other ends of the springs 48 continue downwardly and forwar dly in arc uate portions 57 passing below the springs 54 and being bent upwardly, as at 58, where they -a're looped around the longitudinal portions 34.

With the portion of container 14 underlying wall 19 resting on the cross brace 56 (Fig. l) the lateral portions 33, 43 and the longitudinal portions 34, -44 of the clamping members 31 and 32 are snapped into the rolled edges of the container 14 surrounding the mouth slit 15. Thus, the springs 54 will tend to retain the lateral portions 33, 43 and the longitudinal portions 34, 44 in the-relationship shown in Fig. 7, bringing the rolled edges of the-container 14 surrounding mouth slit 15 into closed engagement with-each other and pressing the adjacent faces of the foam rubber pads 22 and 23 together in an obvious manner. in this relationship, the pads 22 and 23, which are compressed horizontally, are also compresse'd'vertically so that upon squeezing the handle bars 42 and 53 together, the adjacent faces of the pads will expand somewhat against each other to minimize the egcape of liquid 29 from the openings 24, 25, 26 and 2 in operation, the liquid 29 is poured intothe container 14 through the mouthslit 15 and through opening 21 of the wall 19. The handle bars 42 and 53 are then pressed together to rotate the lateral portions 33, 43 and longitudinal portions 34, 44 away from each other and to permit the hair tress wrapped around the curler 11 to be received within the cooperating openings 24 and 25, and retained therein upon release of the clamp assembly 30 (-Fig. 6). The end of the container 14 remote from the cur-ler 11 is then raised and compressed, forcing the hair preparation 29 through the opening 21 into the cooperating openings 26, 2'7 and then on to the tress 10. During this squeezing operation, the preparation will also be forced through the openings 26, 27 into the foam rubber pads 22 and 23. The gentle squeezing of this end of the container 14 is continued until the tresses 10 are saturated. The end of the container 14 is then lowered again, permitting excess preparation 29 to flow rearwardly through the opening 21 in wall 19;

The top and bottom of the container 14 above and belowthe foam rubber pads 22 and 23 are then squeezed together between the fingers, this operation again soaking the tress 10 with preparation 29 in the pads. The excess solution againdrains rearwardly through the opening 21. Upon "releasing the top and bottom of the container 14 and the foam rubber pads 22 and 23, the latter will expand and draw up any of the fluid 29 which failed to drain rearwardl The device 10 may now be re- 4 moved, the tress 10 having been thoroughly and uniformly saturated while at the same time the scalp and fingers have been prevented-from coming in contact with the preparation. In this connection it will be noted that when the tress 10 and curler 11 are removed through the mouth slit 15, the pads 22 and 23 will expand against each other to prevent escape of any preparation 29 which might tend to run outwardly.

It will thus be seen that by means of the device 10 many advantages are provided over the conventional method of utilizing a cotton pad which has proved messy and fails to saturate the hair uniformly and sufiiciently. It will be "apparent that with "the present device it will be simple for persons to wave their own hair and to apply uniformly and well the use preparation. The waving operation, it will be noted, has also been speeded up considerably. Furthermore, the container 14 will contain much more fluid than the old cotton pads and it will be 'apparentthatit'is no 'longerfreqiiir'ed to dip the pads into the fluid an excessive number of times.

The metal clamp members 31 and 32 as Well as the springs 54 are formed of a material which is unaffected by the 'hair preparation 29. The eont'a'iner 14 and the wall 19, as well as the 2 and 23, are also formed or materialwliicli will 'n'o't'b'e infected by the hair preparatio'n'29. I

It willbe noted that under-the action of'springs 5-4 the container 14 surrounding the mouth slit 15 will be sealed in a "liqu'ldpro'df manner. I

It should be apparent that the expanding pads 22 and 23 will efiectively'dr'aw up the preparation 29 which would normally run down the subjects neck or scalp upon removing the device 10 trom'thec'urler and hair.

It will also be apparentthat the application of the device 10' is not limited to the preparation 29 having hair waving properties. Thus, the container 14 may be filled with fluids having other properties, for example, dyes for coloring the hair. Such fluids ac t either chemically or physically on the hair (or a combination of both) and may according to the particular fluid be applied either cold or but. if desired, a small heating element, not shown, could be provided at the end of container 14 remote from the pads 22 and 23.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shall be-understood that su'ch'changes shall be within the spirit and scope of the present invention, as defined by the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. Adevicefor applying fluids to hair wound around a curler comprising a body of cellular resilient material adapted to receive the hair and curler there'within, spring means for normally retaining said cellular resilient body closed upon and in pressing contact with the hair and curler, and integral container means for storing and supplying the fluid to the hair within said cellular resilient body.

2. A device according to claim 1, said container means comprising a semi-flexible container normally holding the hair prepaartion at one end, the other end of said container having an opening, said cellular resilient body being disposed within said other endand within said opening.

3. A device according to claim 2, said spring means comprising a clamp assembly engaging the portions of said container surrounding said opening, spring means for normally urging said clamp assemlby 'to a el'cssedpesition, and extensions provided on said clamp assembly for openin the same manu'atty.

4. A device according to claim 1, said cellularresilient body material comprising foam rubber.

5. A device for applying fluids to hair wound around a cane: comprisin an elongated semi-flexible container, said container 'at one end having an opening adapted to receive the curler there'tliiough, a body of cellular resilient material positioned within said container adjacent said opening, said cellular resilient body being adapted to receive the curler therewithin, and spring clamping means for normally retaining said container opening and cellular resilient body closed around the curler and in pressing contact therewith, said container at its other end holding the said fluids.

6. A device according to claim 5, including a wall abutting the inner end of said cellular resilient body, said Wall having an opening communicating with the curler through said cellular resilient body.

7. A device according to claim 5, said container opening extending across one end of said container and continuing along a portion of each of the opposite longitudinal sides thereof, the edges of said container surrounding said opening being rolled away from said opening, said spring clamping means comprising a pair of symmetrical clamps, each of said clamps having three sides adapted to be resiliently received within the rolled edges of said container surrounding said opening, said clamps being pivotally connected together, and spring means for urging the portions of said clamps within said rolled edges together.

8. A device according to claim 5, said cellular resilient body comprising a pair of upper and lower foam rubber pads having their inner adjacent faces aligned with said container opening, said pads on said adjacent faces being provided with a pair of cooperating substantially semicylindrical openings adapted to receive the curler there- Within, a wall abutting the inner ends of said pads, said wall having an opening therethrough, the adjacent faces of said pads having second cooperating openings connecting said wall opening with said semi-circular openings receiving the curler.

9. A device for applying fluids to hair wound around a curler comprising a body of cellular resilient material having a chamber adapted to receive the hair and curler therewithin a semi-flexible container having a chamber at one end receiving said body of cellular resilient material, the other end of said container holding the fluid and means connecting the aforementioned two chambers.

Ackley Mar. 8, 1932 Caldora Aug. 13, 1940

Claims (1)

1. A DEVICE FOR APPLYING FLUIDS TO HAIR WOUND AROUND A CURLER COMPRISING A BODY OF CELLULAR RESILIENT MATERIAL ADAPTED TO RECEIVE THE HAIR AND CURLER THEREWITHIN, SPRING MEANS FOR NORMALLY RETAINING SAID CELLULAR RESILIENT BODY CLOSED UPON AND IN PRESSING CONTACT WITH THE HAIR AND CURLER, AND INTEGRAL CONTAINER MEANS FOR STORING AND SUPPLYING THE FLUID TO THE HAIR WITHIN SAID CELLULAR RESILIENT BODY.

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