US829235A - Comb. - Google Patents

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PA'IBNTBD AUG. 21, 1906. o. J. SMITH.

APPLICATION FILED DEU.12.1905.

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CHARLOTTE J. SMITH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COMB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 21, 1906.

Application filed December 12, 1905. Serial Non 291,388.

To all w/trmt it may concern:

Be it known that l, CHARLOTTE J. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Comb, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact dc scription.

This invention relates to combs such as ladies wear in their hair.

The object of this invention is to produce a comb of this class which is constructed so as to prevent it from becoming dislodged.

A further object is to construct the comb so that when in use it will present substan tially the appearance of an ordinary comb.

The invention consists in the cmnstruction and combination of parts to be more fully described hereinafter and particularly set forth in the claim.

Reference is to be had to the acconqmnying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of refer ence indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective showing substantially one-half of a comb, the forward part thereof being broken away and represented in section. Fi .2 is an elevation of the comb, showing the side usually presented to an observer; and Fig. 3 is a cross-section of the comb and representing the action of the comb, in being applied in practice.

Referring more particularly to the parts, 1 represents the body of the comb, which comprises a bar 2 of the usual curved form, having a plurality of teeth 3 projecting downwardly from the lower edge thereof. To the forward face of this body 1 I attach a shield or face-plate 4, which is preferably curved so as to conform nicely to the curvature of the bar 2. I attach this shield to the upper edge of the bar 2 by means of a spring-hinge, 5, as shown most clearly in Fig. 1. This hinge is preferably attached at substantially the midcle point of the bar. I attach the parts so that the shield 4 projects at its up er edge beyond the upper edge of the bar 2, or a purpose which Wlll appear more fully hereinafter. Furthermore, the lower edge 6 of the shield 4 projects below the lower edge 7 of the bar 2, as shown. On the rear or in ner face of the shield 4 I prefer to provide a plurality of projections or nibs 8, the same icing arranged in a row near the lower edge 6, as indicated. These nibs are disposed a slight distance apart to correspond with the teeth 3 and are arranged so that when the shield lies closely against the body of the comb the nibs project into the space between the teeth, as indicated most clearly in Fi 1.

It should be understood that the s rm hinge 5 operates to hold the shield c ose y against the body of the comb; but by exerting a slight force upon the parts the shield may be rotated outwardly upon the hinge connection 5, as indicated most clearly in Fig. 3, so that an angle 9 is formed between the body of the comb and the shield. The possibility of separating the shield from the body of the comb enables the comb to be applied to the hair and fastened thereto. With the parts of the comb in substantially the relation shown in Fig. 3 it should be understood that the body of the comb would be applied. to the hair in the usual mannerthat is, the teeth 3 passing downwardly be tween the locks of hair. In this way the locks of hair pass through the space between the teeth 3, near the roots thereof-tl'1at is, near the lower edge 7 of the bar 2. Now when the shield 4 is allowed to resume its normal position its lower edge comes against the locks of hair which pass between the teeth, and the nibs 8, pro ecting as they do into the space between the teeth, operate effectively to hold the comb in osition.

By reason of the fact that tie shield projects above the bar 2 at its upper edge it will be understood that the hinge connection 5 is concealed from the eye of an observer, for it will be remembered that the shield 4 is on the side of the comb that is presented to view.

Special attention is called to the fact also that the nibs 8 are formed not directly at the lower edge 6 of the shield, but slightly removed thcrefroin. Hence they cannot be seen from the side of the comb which is ordinarily ircscntcd to view. For these reasons it shou d be understood that the comb after being a plied in the hair presents substantially t 10 appearance of an ordinary comb, and this I consider highly advantageous, as the presence of springs or similar parts which lie in view are unsightly and injure the salable qualities of the comb.

The fact that the shield 4 lies flat against the face of the bar 2 assists in giving the comb the appearance of an ordinary comb. When combs are otherwise constructed and the hinged parts project at an angle to each other, it becomes impossible to deceive the eye of an observer and, moreover, the comb becomes unsightly in a pearance.

Having thus descri ied my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent A comb, comprising a body consisting of a bar havin a plurality of teeth projecting downward y on the lower edge thereof, and a shield having a spring-hinge connection with lying flat u on said bar and. having a plurality of ni )s on the rear face thereof, said i 5 nibs being removed above the lower edge of said shield whereby they are concealed by said shield.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of 20 two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLOTTE J. SMITH.

Witnesses:

A. H. DAVIS, P. D. RoLLHAUs.

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