US2813275A - Hair and head treating device - Google Patents

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J- G. DAVENPORT HAIR AND HEAD TREATING DEVICE Nov. 19, 1957 Filed Jan. 12, 1955 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 I 28 333 37 If -29.

ATTORNEYS J. G. DAVENPORT HAIR AND HEAD TREATING DEVICE Nov. 19, 1957 s sheets-Shana Filed Jan. 12, 1955 INVENTOR;

Nova 19, 1957 J. ca. DAVENPORT HAIR AND HEAD TREATING DEVICE 3 Sheets-Sheet v 3 Filed Jan. 12, 1955 3 l W OJ 1 i .3 I J; K T (I. IX a 0 2 2 0 2 2 7 I I I III/l INVENTOR. Jbseph vne G. Davenport ATTD RNEYS United States Patent HAIR AND HEAD ING- =DE VICE- Josephine G. Davenport; Meeker; Colo;

Applicatioli'lanuary 12, 1955-, Serial N0;-481 ,469 sclai'ms. (Cl. 4-'--15'9) This invention relates to1-adevice for massaging or shampooingt'a persons hair or head or scalp.

The object of theinvention is to provide: a-device which is adapted tobe used for automatically: or mechanically rnassagingzror shampooiiig a persons ha-ir or scalp so-that-thistask-doesnot have' toi-be done by hand:

Another object ot the invention is to provide an-Jautch ma tic shampooing:andhead treating ljdevice which includes a plurality of revolving rnernbers thatcarry resilient fingers thatareadapted' tmmove in different paths to -;thoroughly and effectively massage; all parts of thehead or hair and sca-lp and wherein there is pr0- videda means for introducing various solutions such as water-, oil; or shampoo into the ar'eaofthe head being massaged; and wherein; there is": provided: a means for draining away? the fluid after it has served its purpose.

A further :object of-the' invention is 'to provide a head or hair treatingt device which isextremely simpl'e and inexpensive to manufacture.--

Other objects and advantages will: be apparent during the course" of the=followingt description;

In the aceomp anying drawings; forming a part of this application' and' in which like" numerals w are used to designate like parts :throughouvthe' same:

Figure -'1 is a 'side'elevatio'nal vieWof-the head treating assembly: of-= the-present inventionr with' parts broken away/and in sectiona Figure 2 is a sectional view-taken on: the' li'ne2 -2 of Figure l. s

Figure 3 is a sectional viewuaken on the"li'ne 3-3 of Figure 1.-

Figure 5 is :a:- sectional: view taken th'rough one of the head engagingmembers.-

Figure 6 is aside elevational viewof i amodified head treating assembly; with-parts broken away and in section.

Figure 7 is a sectional view taken atright angles to the view shown-in Figure 621 Figu're 8 is a sectional View takenon the line 8-8 of Figure 6;

Figure 9-is a 'sectional view' taken on the line- 9-9 of Figure 6Z- V Figure 10 is a"fragmentaryi sectional view showing one of the" clutches.

Referringiin-detail to the drawings, Figures 1 through 5,:the 'numeral 10 designates a horizontally disposed base, and extending upwardly from the' base 10- and secured theretowis a--vertically dilsposed'tube11 which has a 'po's't 12 telescopi'cally"orkadjustably connected thereto. A set screw 14- erves to maintain the post 12' immobile in its adjusted positions; and therc ispivotally connected to theupp'er'end of the post 12 ahollow housing 15 which can bef'made ofany suitable material.

Extending rarwardly from the" housing 15 and secu'red thereto or formed integral therewith is a pair of 2*; spaced aparit ears "'16 whichrare -pivotally: connected to t a flat portionifl. of the post 12,-and-forefiecting a pivotal. connectionbetween the cars 16 andthe portion 11 there isrprovi'ded a set screw18.

Depending from the housing! 15' and-secured thereto' through of a portion of the persons head,23,t-andt-thet body member 21- may i be detachably connected loathe casing 20 in any-suitable. manner, asnfor exampleby; m'eansrtof tsnap fasteners 22. A"portionof the-body? member 21 is: shaped to providea drain 24 whereby the fluid usedintrcatingiheheador hair can be conveyed away "to any suitable location.

Positionedinrthe housing 15 is a motor 25 which-can be of conventional construction, andthe motor25 may be connected-to a suitable source of electrical energy; Ashaft 26 -isdriven by the motor 25, and'the shaft26 has a 'gear .27 thereont-whichmeshes with a pair of opf. posed spacedapart gears 29, the gears 29 being mounted on a pair of spaced iparallel drive shafts 28. The shafts v 28-mayibe-rotatably supported hybearings 30=and 32,

and worms 33 -are-mounted on theshaftsgZS andz-rnesh with-aiwormvgear; 34 which is secured to ageanwheel 35 thatiis rotatably mounted .in the'housing 15..

There is-further provided a pair ofclutches which are each indicated by the numeral 36, and each a of the clutches 36 -includes-a toothed section 37 which is slidablyrkeyeduon the shaft 28, and for coacting with: the section- 37, there is further provided' a second clutch sec-i tion38'which may be'loosely mounted on the drive shaft 28.- The clutches 36 are constructed so thatwhen the sections 38 and- 37 are tin mesh, then the-corresponding worm-33will rotatetthe worm-gear 34. A link'n39 pivotallytconnects thesectionst38 of the pair of clutches 36rtogether assshown ini Figure 3, and the link 39wmay be-pivotally-mounted -intthe housing by means of apin 40. A lever 41 hasrone end pivotally-connectedtto-one of-the clutch sections- 38; while the other end of the lever 41ris pivotally mounted in the housing :15 by-rneans of a pin 42. The lever 41 includes a lug43 which is arrangedin engagement with: an oif center snaptspring 44 whichmayhave one end connectedmto the housing 15 by means of a pin 45.- Alugior' pin 46 extends up; wardly from the vgear wheel 35,vand-thelug 46r is adapted to engage thelever 41 for-controlling the rnovementsof the pairof clutches Thus, thecmotor25 is continually operating when-the device is being usedso thatxrthe shaft 27 is continually a rotating and-this in turn-causes rotationconstant-lyofboth ofvthe pairof gears 29lwhic-zh in turn rotatenconstantly the-pair of drive shafts; 28-. with theparts arranged as showninFigureG, the :gear wheel 35 will travelein a clockwise direction untilthe lug 46 comeswall-the way around and..-strikes the lever 41 on the right sideof the lever- 41 looking-t at the lever as shown in Figure 3 andthisin turn will cause the-lever 41 to shift: from right-ito left to thereby move .the upper clutch section 38 into engagement withits adjacent. sec: tion 37L: Atvthe same time the other clutch section 38 .will be .moved out ofrengagement withiits corresponding Pat-entail Nov. 19,. 1957- Referring to Figure 5 of the drawings there is shown in detail one of the head contacting members wherein the numeral 47 designates a gear, and each of the gears 47 are arranged in meshing engagement with the teeth of the gear wheel 35. A flexible shaft 48 is driven by the gear 47, and a sleeve 49 surrounds the flexible shaft 43. The sleeve 49 is provided with an annular flange or collar 50, and connected to an end of the shaft 48 1s a head 51, there being a coil spring 52 interposed between the collar 50 and the head 51. Extending from the head 51 is a plurality of fingers 53 which may be made of flexible material and the fingers 53 engage the hair or scalp to effectively shampoo or massage the head as shown in the drawings. The spring 52 serves to maintain the fingers 53 under the desired or proper amount of pressure or tension.

Depending from the bottom wall 65 of the housinglS is a pipe or tube 54 which has its lower end open as shown in Figure 4. Th housing may further include a continuous side wall 67 and a top wall 66. A conduit 55 is arranged in communication with the pipe 54, and a container 56 may be connected to the conduit 55 by means of a line 60, and the container 56 can hold a suitable fluid such as oil which is to be used in treating the head or hair. A manually operable valve 57 may be arranged in the line 60. A second container 58 may be connected to the conduit 55 by means of a line 62, and the line 62 may have a manually operable valve 59 therein, the container 58 adapted to hold a suitable shampoo fluid therein. trol the admission of fluid from the lines 60 and 62 into the conduit 55, and the valves 61 and 63 may be actuated or operated by arms 68 which are pivotally connected to a shiftable rod 64. The rod 64 may be shifted back and forth by means of a solenoid 69 which may have a timing switch 71 electrically connected thereto as shown in Figure 1, and the numeral 72 designates a suitable source of electrical energy. A manually operable switch 73 may be mounted adjacent the housing 15 for controlling the electrical part of the apparatus and the switch 73 may be under the control of the customer.

There is further provided a means for supplying hot and cold water to the conduit 55 and consequently to the pipe 54 which is arranged within the casing 20. This means comprises a pair of lines 74 and 76 which are adapted to be connected to a suitable source of supply of hot and cold water, and these lines may have manually operable valves 75 and 77 therein. A mixing valve 78 is connected to these lines and to a tube 79 which leads to a valve 80 which also may be controlled by the rod 64 which is operated by the solenoid 69. A line 81 leads from the valve 80, and the line 81 can be used for draining off fluid such as water, and the drain line 81 may have a manually operable valve 82 therein.

Referring to Figures 6 through 9 of the drawings there is shown a modified hair treating apparatus wherein the numeral 84 designates the housing which is arranged above the casing 20, and the housing 84 is used in lieu of the housing 15. Arranged in the housing 84 is a rotatable disc 85 which has a pair of spaced apart pins 86 and 87 extending upwardly therefrom, and the pins 86 and 87 are adapted to engage opposite sides of the lever 41 for controlling the direction of rotation of the disc 85 by means of the previously described gear and clutch arranegment. A tube 88 is secured to the disc 85, and the tube 88 extends down through a bushing 89 which may have one end of a conduit such as the conduit 55 connected thereto. The tube 88 is provided with a plurality of apertures 90 whereby fluid from the bushing 89 can enter the tube 88 and pass down through the open end thereof onto the persons head.

7 Hingedly connected to the tube 88 by means of hinges 92 is a pair of curved substantially semi-circular plates 91, Figure 8. Coil springs 93 are interposed between Valves 61 and 63 serve to also con- '4 .1 the pair of plates 91 and the casing 20 for urging fingers 94 into engagement with the head or scalp.

From the foregoing it is apparent that there has been provided a device which will automatically massage or shampoo a persons head without the necessity of doing this job by hand. In use the head 23 of the person to be shampooed is positioned within the casing 20 and with the body member 21 snugly engaging a portion of the head as shown in the drawings. oil from the container 56 or shampoo from the container 58 can be supplied to the conduit 55, and the flow of these fluids can be controlled manually by means of the valves 57 and 59 or else it can be controlled electrically by means of the solenoid 69. This fluid will flow from the conduit 55 into the tube 54 where it will pass onto the persons hair or head. At the same time the motor 25 causes rotation of the pair of shafts 28 through the gears 27 and 29. And with the parts arranged as shown in Figure 3 worm 33 appearing at the bottom or lowermost portion of the drawing will be rotated to thereby cause rotation of the gear 34 through the lower worm 33 and this in turn will cause clockwise rotation of the gear wheel 35. This rotation of the gear wheel 35 will continue until the pin 46 moves approximately 360 degrees to engage the opposite side of the lever 41 to thereby shift the lever 41 until the lowermost clutch section 38 is shifted out of engagement with its corresponding clutch section 37. At the same time the uppermost clutch section 38 will move into engagement with its clutch section 37 so that the upper worm 33 will be rotated and the lower Worm 33 will stop rotating. Then the upper worm 33 will cause rotation of the gear 34 in the opposite direction whereby the gear wheel 35 will rotate in a counterclockwise direction until the pin 46 again returns to the position shown in Figure 3. It is to be understood that where the terms upper and lower have been used herein in referring to the worms 33 and associated parts, that actually these worms are in the same horizontal plane but the expressions upper and lower are being used merely for purposes of clarity in describing the movement of the parts shown in Figure 3. The spring 44 is an. off center spring which serves to retain the lever 41 and clutches immobile in their various adjusted positions. As the gear Wheel 35 rotates, the gears 47 will be rotated and since the gear wheel 35 oscillates, then the gears 47 will be rotated first in one direction and then in the other. This rotation of the gears 47 will cause rotation of the shafts 48 and this in turn will cause similar rotation of the fingers 53 which are arranged in engagement with the persons head. Thus, the oil, shampoo or water or other fluid will be thoroughly and eflectively massaged or rubbed into the scalp or hair. The fluid will drain out through the opening or passageway 24 after it has been used.

In Figures 6 through 9 there is shown a modified apparatus and in use the previously described fluids can be supplied through the conduit 55 and this fluid will enter the bushing 89 and then enter through the openings 9i and pass out through the lower end of the tube 88 onto the head 23 of the person sitting in the beauty parlor or the like. At the same time the disc is rotated or oscillated first in one direction and then in the other and this causes oscillation of the tube 88 and corresponding alternate oscillation of the pair of plates 91 and the plurality of fingers 94 which engage the head 23. In using the assembly of Figures 6 through 9 the motor 25 is actuated and as previously described this causes rotation of the clutch sections 38. The clutch sections 38 may each be provided with an annular groove as is well known in such clutches and in these annular grooves are arranged pins or yokes which are connected to the lever 41 and link 39. With the parts arranged as shown in Figure 9, the disc 85 will rotate in a clockwise direction until the pin 87 strikes the lever 41 so as to shift the clutches 36 from the position shown in Figure 9 Then, fluid such as whereby reverse rotation of the disc 85 will occur until the pin 86 contacts the lever 41 and again there will be a reversal in the rotation of the disc 85 as well as the tube 3% and plates 91. Thus, the fingers 9- will be constantly moving and oscillating back and forth to effectively massage or shampoo the head or scalp.

The motor 25 can be driven by any suitable mechanism. The elements which engage the persons head can be made of any suitable material such as flexible rubber. The valves 57, 59 and 78 and the valve can be manually controlled, while the valves 61, as and 31) can be automatically controlled so that they will operate in unison. The post 12 can be adjusted to any desired height by loosening the screw 14. If desired the fluid can be recycled and used over and over again. The springs 93 insure that the parts will conform to the shape of the persons head. A thermostatic valve 95 may be positioned in the conduit 55, Figure 1, and the valve 95 may be positioned down stream of the mixing valve 86 so as to act as a safety cut-off in the event that the water passing through the line 55 is too hot so that the customers scalp or head will not be injured.

I claim:

1. In combination, a horizontally disposed base, a vertically disposed tube extending upwardly from said base and secured thereto, a post adjustably mounted in said tube, a housing having ears pivotally connected to said post, a transparent casing mounted below said housing for receiving therein a persons head, a body member detachably connected to said casing for engagement with a portion of a persons head, said housing including a top wall, a side wall and a bottom wall, a skirt depending from said housing and secured to said casing, a pipe depending from said bottom wall and projecting into said casing, a conduit connected to said pipe, a pair of containers connected to said conduit for supplying fluid thereto, a gear wheel rotatably mounted in said housing, a plurality of gear members rotatably arranged in said housing and meshing with the teeth of said gear wheel, a flexible shaft driven by each of said gear wheels, a sleeve surrounding each of said flexible shafts and having an annular shoulder thereon, a head connected to the lower end of each of said flexible shafts, a. coil spring circumposed between each of said heads and an adjacent shoulder, a plurality of fingers connected to each of said heads, a pin extending upwardly from said gear wheel, a motor positioned in said housing, a pair of drive shafts arranged in said housing, gear means connecting said motor to said drive shafts, a worm arranged on each of said drive shafts, a Worm gear meshing with said worms and connected to said gear wheel, clutch means for selectively controlling said worms, and a lever for operating said clutches, said lever being engaged by said pin.

2. The structure as defined in claim 1, wherein a portion of said body member is shaped to provide a drain for the egress therethrough of fluid.

. 3. The structure as defined in claim 1, and further including manually operable valves for controlling the flow of fluid into said conduits.

4. The structure as defined in claim 1, and further including automatically controlled valve means for controlling the flow of fluid into said conduit.

5. The structure as defined in claim 1, and further including means for supplying hot and cold water to said conduit.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,305,358 Hapgood June 3, 1919 1,470,311 Wirth Oct. 9, 1923 2,178,943 Terauchi Nov. 7, 1939

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