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US2791778A
US2791778A US471730A US47173054A US2791778A US 2791778 A US2791778 A US 2791778A US 471730 A US471730 A US 471730A US 47173054 A US47173054 A US 47173054A US 2791778 A US2791778 A US 2791778A
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  • This invention relates to a device for protecting the face and the neck of a person during a hair drying operation.
  • the object of my invention is to provide a device of the type described, which will give complete protection to the face and neck of a person during a hair drying operation under a hair drying device...
  • Another object of my invention is to provide a device of the type described which consists of a front transparent shield protecting the face of a person which extends from one ear to the other, and a pair of aprons which extend from the ends of the shield toward the neck of said person and cover the same.
  • Another object of my invention is to provide a device of the type described in which the free ends of said neck aprons may be adjustably connected and locked to each other to complete the encirclement of the head of a person.
  • Fig. 1 is a plan view of the device.
  • Fig. 2 is a cross-section on the line 22 of Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 3 is a cross-section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 4 is a side view of my device shown on the head of a person under a hair dryer.
  • Fig. 5 is a front view of my device shown on the head of a person under a hair dryer.
  • Fig. 6 is a side view of my device shown on the head of a person.
  • my device consists of a shield 1, which is preferably made of transparent acetate plastic of suitable thickness and is of a form best shown in Fig. l.
  • the shield 1 has rounded outer corners 2 connected by a slightly concave edge 3.
  • the sides 4, extending backwardly from the rounded corners 2, are slightly convex and terminate at the ends 6.
  • the back side 7 of the shield 1 is concave and formed to fit substantially a forehead of a person. When the back side of the shield 1 is pressed against the forehead of a person near the hairline, the shield projects forwardly, substantially at a right angle to the forehead and extends substantially from one ear to the other of said person.
  • the back side 7 carries sewn thereto a band 10 which is preferably made of two heavy binding tapes 12 and 13, one of which is placed on the top of said shield ice.
  • the band 10 extends beyond the ends 6 of the shield and is of sufficient length to completely encircle the head of a person.
  • the band 10 carries two aprons 17, one of which is secured to said tape by stitching near one end 6 of the shield 1 and the otherapron near the other end of the same.
  • the aprons ,17 are preferably made of flexible plastic material and are substantially of trapezoid form, each being secured to said band at its smaller parallel side.
  • the aprons 17 extend from each ear toward the back of the neck substantially following the hairline.
  • Means are provided at the free ends of said aprons for locking the same together.
  • Such means may be of various forms and designs and are shown here as clipper fasteners 18.
  • Each apron 17 carries a number of said fasteners 18 to allow an adjustment of the circumference of the band 10 as to tightly fit various heads.
  • a loop 20 is attached to the band 10, where the same is secured to the shield 1, for the purpose of holding the shield in desired position by securing said loop to the hair or the hair net by some means, such as hairpins.
  • the device is used as follows. After the hair is washed or set, a hair net 21 is placed over the head. Then the device is placed on the head so that the shield 1 is over the face of a person and the band 10 substan tially follows the hairline on the forehead.
  • the shield 1 extends from one ear to the other and projects for wardly at about a right angle to the forehead.
  • the loop 20 is placed on the hair net 21 and is secured thereto by hairpins or otherwise, whereby the portion of said shield on the forehead becomes aifixed. Thereafter the aprons 17 are brought around the back of the head so that the band 10 substantially follows the hairline to the back of the neck. The free ends of said aprons are locked together to provide a tight fit of the band 10 around the head.
  • a hair dryer 23 is placed above the head of the person.
  • the dryer forces a stream of hot air on the head. Due to the fact that the shield 1 projects at about a right angle from the forehead of the person, said shield considerably restricts the outlet for hot air in front of the dryer and thus diverts the air toward the sides and the back of the dryer, where it passes between the head and the dryer freely.
  • This diversion of the flow of hot air as above described expedites the hair drying process to such extent that it requires only 30 minutes instead of the usual 40 minutes, thus resulting in saving 10 minutes on each customer.
  • the transparent shield 1 permits full vision, does not restrict light, and generally does not annoy a customer.
  • a customer wearing the device may comfortably read, knit, sew or smoke; her face is so well protected from hot air currents that she does not feel any discomfort at all.
  • the sides of her face are also well protected by said shield, while the sides and the back of the neck are protected by said aprons.
  • the provision of two aprons always affords equal and adequate protection of both sides of the head.
  • the ears are usually wrapped in special sanitary paper sold under the trade name of Sanex, and are protected by the ends 6 of the shield 1 and by the aprons 17.
  • a device for protecting the face and the neck of a person from a hot air stream generated by a hair drying machine during the hair drying process comprising a shield for protection of the face of the wearer, said shield having a slightly concave front edge, two sides slightly converging from the front edge and a concave 1.1:.

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May 14, 1957 Filed NOV. 29, 1954 T. WARDLEY FACE AND NECK PROTECTORS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN V EN TOR.
TRE'ssA WARDLEY ATTORNEY May 14, 1957 1-. WARDLEY ms AND nscx PROTECTORS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Nov. 29, 1954 g. O O Q I INVENTOR. 7kEssA M/A RDL EY BY HW fi A TTORNEY United States Patent FACE AND NECK PROTECTORS Tressa Wardley, San Francisco, Calif.
Application November 29, 1954, Serial No. 471,730
1 Claim. (Cl. 2-174) This invention relates to a device for protecting the face and the neck of a person during a hair drying operation.
The object of my invention is to provide a device of the type described, which will give complete protection to the face and neck of a person during a hair drying operation under a hair drying device...
Another object of my invention is to provide a device of the type described which consists of a front transparent shield protecting the face of a person which extends from one ear to the other, and a pair of aprons which extend from the ends of the shield toward the neck of said person and cover the same.
Another object of my invention is to provide a device of the type described in which the free ends of said neck aprons may be adjustably connected and locked to each other to complete the encirclement of the head of a person.
Other objects and advantages will appear as the specification proceeds and the novel features of the device will be particularly pointed out in the claim hereto annexed.
In this specification and the annexed drawing, the invention is illustrated in the form considered to be the best but it is understood, that the invention is not limited to such form; and it is also to be understood that in and by the claim following the description, it is desired to cover the invention in whatsoever form it may be embodied.
My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification in which:
Fig. 1 is a plan view of the device.
Fig. 2 is a cross-section on the line 22 of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a cross-section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is a side view of my device shown on the head of a person under a hair dryer.
Fig. 5 is a front view of my device shown on the head of a person under a hair dryer; and
Fig. 6 is a side view of my device shown on the head of a person.
In detail my device consists of a shield 1, which is preferably made of transparent acetate plastic of suitable thickness and is of a form best shown in Fig. l. The shield 1 has rounded outer corners 2 connected by a slightly concave edge 3. The sides 4, extending backwardly from the rounded corners 2, are slightly convex and terminate at the ends 6. The back side 7 of the shield 1 is concave and formed to fit substantially a forehead of a person. When the back side of the shield 1 is pressed against the forehead of a person near the hairline, the shield projects forwardly, substantially at a right angle to the forehead and extends substantially from one ear to the other of said person.
The back side 7 carries sewn thereto a band 10 which is preferably made of two heavy binding tapes 12 and 13, one of which is placed on the top of said shield ice.
and the other on the bottom. The tapes 12 and 13 and the back side 7 are held together by stitches 15.
The band 10 extends beyond the ends 6 of the shield and is of sufficient length to completely encircle the head of a person. The band 10 carries two aprons 17, one of which is secured to said tape by stitching near one end 6 of the shield 1 and the otherapron near the other end of the same. The aprons ,17 are preferably made of flexible plastic material and are substantially of trapezoid form, each being secured to said band at its smaller parallel side. When the device is placed on the head of a person, the aprons 17 extend from each ear toward the back of the neck substantially following the hairline. Means are provided at the free ends of said aprons for locking the same together. Such means may be of various forms and designs and are shown here as clipper fasteners 18. Each apron 17 carries a number of said fasteners 18 to allow an adjustment of the circumference of the band 10 as to tightly fit various heads.
A loop 20 is attached to the band 10, where the same is secured to the shield 1, for the purpose of holding the shield in desired position by securing said loop to the hair or the hair net by some means, such as hairpins.
The device is used as follows. After the hair is washed or set, a hair net 21 is placed over the head. Then the device is placed on the head so that the shield 1 is over the face of a person and the band 10 substan tially follows the hairline on the forehead. The shield 1 extends from one ear to the other and projects for wardly at about a right angle to the forehead.
The loop 20 is placed on the hair net 21 and is secured thereto by hairpins or otherwise, whereby the portion of said shield on the forehead becomes aifixed. Thereafter the aprons 17 are brought around the back of the head so that the band 10 substantially follows the hairline to the back of the neck. The free ends of said aprons are locked together to provide a tight fit of the band 10 around the head.
A hair dryer 23 is placed above the head of the person. The dryer forces a stream of hot air on the head. Due to the fact that the shield 1 projects at about a right angle from the forehead of the person, said shield considerably restricts the outlet for hot air in front of the dryer and thus diverts the air toward the sides and the back of the dryer, where it passes between the head and the dryer freely. This diversion of the flow of hot air as above described expedites the hair drying process to such extent that it requires only 30 minutes instead of the usual 40 minutes, thus resulting in saving 10 minutes on each customer.
The transparent shield 1 permits full vision, does not restrict light, and generally does not annoy a customer. A customer wearing the device may comfortably read, knit, sew or smoke; her face is so well protected from hot air currents that she does not feel any discomfort at all. The sides of her face are also well protected by said shield, while the sides and the back of the neck are protected by said aprons. The provision of two aprons always affords equal and adequate protection of both sides of the head. The ears are usually wrapped in special sanitary paper sold under the trade name of Sanex, and are protected by the ends 6 of the shield 1 and by the aprons 17.
I claim:
A device for protecting the face and the neck of a person from a hot air stream generated by a hair drying machine during the hair drying process, comprising a shield for protection of the face of the wearer, said shield having a slightly concave front edge, two sides slightly converging from the front edge and a concave 1.1:. 1 Patented May 14, 1957 back edge formed to fit the forehead of the wearer; a band sewn to said shield along said back edg both ends of said band extending beyond said back edge to form free portions thereof, a pair of separate aprons for covering the sides of the face and the neck of thewearer, each of said aprons being substantially in form of a trapezoid secured by its smaller parallel side to each of said free portions, each apron extending from said shield to the end of the band; means carried by the outer ends of said free portions for locking said ends together at different points on said portions for adjusting the circumference of the band to the size of the head of the wearer; and a loop for supporting said shield in a desired position on the head by" securing said loop to the hair of the wearer, the ends of said loop being attached to the band at the points substantially midway between the center of said back edge and the ends thereof.
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US3167785A (en) * 1962-09-04 1965-02-02 Frances E Uhl Hair retainer and heat shield
US5083317A (en) * 1990-04-11 1992-01-28 Demoreta Daniel F Sun screen hat
US5146629A (en) * 1991-08-07 1992-09-15 Barnes Monica L Rinse shield
US20140250559A1 (en) * 2013-03-05 2014-09-11 Widemonde Lafond Hair Treatment Accessory
WO2020243136A1 (en) * 2019-05-29 2020-12-03 Medstar Health, Inc. Apparatus and method for helping to protect a patient's hair

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US1932326A (en) * 1931-05-04 1933-10-24 Sievers Erich Packing or wrapper, especially useful for shampooing and hair dyeing materials
US2296078A (en) * 1940-06-13 1942-09-15 Young Pearl Face shield
US2424744A (en) * 1945-01-05 1947-07-29 Dicken Paul Face and neck protector for hair dryers
US2447776A (en) * 1946-09-17 1948-08-24 Robert H Sherwood Protective visor
US2600392A (en) * 1945-12-04 1952-06-17 Theodora S Cancell Shampoo device

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US1932326A (en) * 1931-05-04 1933-10-24 Sievers Erich Packing or wrapper, especially useful for shampooing and hair dyeing materials
US2296078A (en) * 1940-06-13 1942-09-15 Young Pearl Face shield
US2424744A (en) * 1945-01-05 1947-07-29 Dicken Paul Face and neck protector for hair dryers
US2600392A (en) * 1945-12-04 1952-06-17 Theodora S Cancell Shampoo device
US2447776A (en) * 1946-09-17 1948-08-24 Robert H Sherwood Protective visor

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3167785A (en) * 1962-09-04 1965-02-02 Frances E Uhl Hair retainer and heat shield
US5083317A (en) * 1990-04-11 1992-01-28 Demoreta Daniel F Sun screen hat
US5146629A (en) * 1991-08-07 1992-09-15 Barnes Monica L Rinse shield
US20140250559A1 (en) * 2013-03-05 2014-09-11 Widemonde Lafond Hair Treatment Accessory
WO2020243136A1 (en) * 2019-05-29 2020-12-03 Medstar Health, Inc. Apparatus and method for helping to protect a patient's hair
US11648077B2 (en) 2019-05-29 2023-05-16 Medstar Health, Inc. Apparatus and method for helping to protect a patient#s hair

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