US549161A

US549161A - Lewis albert situltz

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Publication number: US549161A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1895-11-05
Anticipated expiration: 1912-11-05

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No. 549,161. Patented NOV,- 5, 1895.

UNITED STATES PATENT @Erica LEWIS ALBERT SIIULTZ, OF WILKINSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

COMB.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 549,161, dated November 5, 1895.

Application filed May 10, 1895. Serial No. 648,851. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEwis ALBERT SHULTZ, a citizen of the United States, residing at Vilkinsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented or discovered a new and useful Improvement in Safety Attachments for Combs, of which the following is a full, clear, and erf-igt description, reference being had to the ac'cdmpanying drawings, forming part of this specilication, in which- Figure 1 represents a comb provided with my improved safety attachment as applied to the hair of the wearer. Fig. 2 is a View in perspective of a comb provided with my attaehment, showing it in a raised position. Fig. 3 is a similar view, but showing the attachment in a lowered position, as when applied in use. Fig. 4 is a view of a different style of comb, showing the attachment applied to the top and consisting of but a single hinged hook. Fig. 5 is a side elevation, partly broken away, showing` the hooks raised, their lowered position being indicated by dotted lines.

Similar numerals of reference refer to like parts wherever used throughout this specification.

My invention consists of a safety attachment for combs designed to be worn on the head; and its object is to prevent their hss or removal by accident or untn purposelyreleased, as I shall hereinafter describe.

It has been found in practice that combs used for securing the hair are frequently lost by becoming loose and falling out or by being caught by the garments of the wearer; also, as in the case of ornamental combs of considerable value, their forcible removal without detection is rendered comparatively easy by reason of the smoothness of the comb, and it is for the purpose of positively securing the comb in the hair of the wearer, thus effeetually preventing such removal, that my invention is designed.

Referring now to the drawings, 2 represents a comb, which may be of any desired a bearing 5, in which is hinged the inner end of one or more hooks G, which may be made of wire and curved, as shown in the drawings, so that when the comb is inserted in the hair the hooks may be depressed, as in Fig. 3 and as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 5, thus firmly engaging themselves .in the hair. A finger-piece is secured to the hooks for the purpose of aifording means for withdrawing the hooks from engagement and also serving to strengthen the hooks and bind them together. In the case of a single hook, as shown in Fig. 4, thispece 7 maybe l'ormed by the end of the wire turned out.

Any number of hooks U may be employed,

although for general purposes lpre'l'er to use but one or two, as I have found such a number to give goed results in practice.

It will be found advantageous to make the hinge-joint between the hooks and the bearing withmore or less friction, thus substantially aiding in holdin the hooks in place.

Changes and modifications may be made in the form, location, or design ol' my invention, as suggested by the skilled mechanic, without departing therefrom, and it may be also applied to many other uses--as, for instance, with hats, bonnets, &c.-and all such uses I consider as within the scope of my invention.

The parts may be made of. any desirableA metal, which may also be plated, if desired, and of any shape, so as to form au orn amental. addition to the comb.

llaving described my invention and in what manner it is constructed and used, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- A safety device for combs, comprising, in combination with a comb, a bearing secured to the comb, a downwardly projecting hook hinged in the bearing having a retractin g finger piece, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 7th day of May, 1895.

LEVIS ALBERT SIIULTZ. lVitnesses (l. M. CLARKE, D. HERN.