US893092A

US893092A - Side or back comb holder.

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Publication number: US893092A
Application number: US39107807A
Authority: US
Inventors: Walter Noble
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1907-09-03
Filing date: 1907-09-03
Publication date: 1908-07-14
Anticipated expiration: 1925-07-14

Description

'No. S93,0'9-2. PATENTED JULY 14, 1908.

W. NOBLE.

SIDE ORBAGK 00MB HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 3, 1907.

WALTER NOBLE, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

SIDE OR BACK COMB HOLDER.

- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 14, 1908.

Application filed September 3, 1907. Serial No. 391,078.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER NOBLE, a citizen of the United States of America, residing in the city and county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented a new and useful Side or Back Comb Holder, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in comb holders, and the objects of my inven-v t1on are: first, to rovide a sliding, opening and closing, comb older for holding a comb in a ladys hair. Second, to provide a hair engaging comb holder that is adapted to be secured to a tooth of a comb. And third, to provide a simple, inexpensive comb holder that is practical, invisible when in the hair,

which is tasty, neat in appearance, and which permits the comb to be easily and quickly secured in the hair and removed therefrom. I attain these objects by the mechanism lllfilSifiated in the accompanying drawings, in w 1c Figure 1, is .a view of a comb, showing my improved fastener applied thereto. Fig. 2,

is a vertical, sectional view through one of the fasteners, showing the preferred form of spring used therewith. Figs. 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 are views of varying forms of the sprin retaining casing, which is secured to a toot of the comb. Fig. 8, is a sectional view of a portion of one of the end teeth of a comb, showing it provided with a recess to receive one of the retaining springs, the same arrangement being shown in dotted lines Fig. 1. And Figs. 9, 10, and 11 show different forms of the retaining spring or anchor.

Similar letters of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1, designates a side or back comb, commonly used by women to hold and ornament the hair after it is dressed or put up. The improved holder is adapted to be attached to a tooth of such a comb, and in its different forms it comprises a spring holding case 2, which is formed integral with or secured to a clamping or retaining member which is attached to a tooth of the comb. In the preferred form of the invention this retaining member consists of a slightly tapered, split tube 3, which is slipped upon a tooth, and held thereon by frictional engagement, the case 2 forming an integral part of it, as will be seen by reference to Fig. 3. I may, however, employ any of the forms of retainers shown in Figs. 4, 5, 6, and 7. In Fig. 4, the case 2 has an integral loop 4, at each end, which takes the place of the split tube, the tooth of the comb passing through these loops, while in Fig. 5 a pair of clamping strips or blades 5, are employed, which clamp the sides of the tooth. In Fig. 6, the case is provided with a coiled spring 6, which tapers towards the center from each end. This spring is slipped u on the tooth, and as the smaller coils, whicli fit tightly, are expanded, they cause the larger coils to contract, and bind upon the tooth, and these hold the case firmly in'position.

In Fig. 7, the retainer consists of a tube 7, provided adjacent to each end with a slit 8, which produces an inwardly projecting tongue 9, which cuts into and is slightly embedded in the face of the tooth. As shown, the upper tongue may be given a downward inclination, while the lower tongue is given an upward inclination, and thus the retainer will be held upon the tooth against move-v ment in either direction. A vertical lug 10 may also be formed in one or both sides of this retainer, to prevent its axial movement upon the tooth.

In .Fig. 8, I have illustrated a modification,

in which the end teeth of the comb are provided with recesses 11, also shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, which take the place of the case 2, and dispense with retaining or clamping members.

The case 2, is made of any suitable material, is open at each end, and is provided on each side with an oblong aperture 12.

The comb holding spring or anchor is inserted in the case from either end, and in the preferred form of this anchor it comprises an inverted U-shaped yoke 13, of spring wire, which is somewhat longer than the case, each arm of which is bent to form a loop 14, at its lower end, the remaining portion of the wire beyond the loop being bent to cross over and extend beyond the opposite arm of the yoke. These oppositely bent ends form flukes 15, which, when the anchor is slipped into the case 2, will project out through the apertures 12, in the sides of the case. The anchor is made to contact with resilient pressure upon the sides of the case, and when it is inserted in the case the flukes 15 will be compressed until their ends register with the apertures 12, and if the anchor is inserted from the bottom of the case, the flukes will employed. In Fig.

project through the said apertures, and extend out beyond the sides of the case, as clearly shown by reference to Fig. 2, while if the anchor is inserted'from the top of the case, it must be pressed down until the ends of the fiukes spring out through the apertures 12, and then are drawn up to the position shown in Fig. 2, which is the operative or comb-retaining position of the anchor, relatively to its case. In this position, the lower end of the anchor will be flush with the lower end of its case, while the upper end of the anchor will extend somewhat beyond the upper end of the case, in position to be engaged by the fingers of the wearer.

The invention contemplates any practical form of fluke, and in Figs. 9, 10,and 11, I have illustrated three forms which may be 9, the fiukes 16 are formed by bending a portion of each arm of the yoke a suitable distance from its lower end, outward and upward, to stand at an' angle to its arm. In Fig. 10, the fiukes 17, are bent inward and upward, and then outward over its arm, and in Fig. 11, the bend of Fig. 10 is continued to form one or more coils 18, from which flukes 19 extend outward over their respective arms.

In each form of the anchor, the flukes are bent to stand under a normal outward pressure, and at an angle to the adjacent arm of the anchor, and the yoke portion of the anchor is of slightly greater width than. the cas ing 2; consequently when the anchor is inserted in the case, the arms-of the yoke are sprung towards each other, and are under resilient tension against the walls of the case the flukes are also compressed, and are under constant outward resilient tension.

When the anchor is pressed up in its case, the flukes move outward through the apertures 12, until the point is reached where they cross the adjacent arm of the yoke, and the crotch thus formed will contact with the upper end of the aperture 12, and prevent further upward movement of the anchor, The fiukes will then stand at an angle of divergence from the sides of the case suificient to cause them to inclose a portion of the hair between them and the sides of the case, making it impossible for the comb to become accidentally disengaged from the hair or withdrawn without the wearers notice.

When applied to small combs, the anchor case is pressed upon the middle tooth of a comb, but for large combs two or three anchors may be used, and they can be placed on teeth at the opposite end portions when two are used, or at equal distances apart when three or more are used throughout the length of the comb.

In applying a comb to the hair that is pro vided with one or more of my comb holders, the lady before thecomb is raised to the head presses all of the stems up fiush with the bottom of the case, which upward movement permits the fiukes to spring outward through and from the side apertures of the case. The

.inserts it in the hair, and as the teeth of the comb move into the hair, the fiukes will spring inward against the sides of the case, and will work out into their natural diverged angular position as soon as the comb stops. Or if desired, the stems may be all pressed down into the case before the comb is placed in the hair, which downward movement moves the flukes into the case. Then the comb is placed in the hair, and after it is properly positioned, a finger is placed in the below the lower end of the case and it is pressed into the case, which moves the fiukes spring outward through the side apertures oi the case into the hair, and they firmly lock the comb to the hair. When it is desired to remove the comb, the lady places a finger against the top of the stem and pushes it down into the case fiush with the top of the case, which movement causes the llukes to move downward entirely within the case, thus releasing the hair in which they are buried, and allowing the comb to be as easily withdrawn as though the holder was not on the tooth of the comb.

My invention is simple in construction, small in size, attractive in appearance, and makes an efiicient comb holder.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a comb holder, the combination with the comb, of a tubular case applied to a tooth of said comb, a tubular portion on said case fitting over said tooth and supporting said case thereon, a stem reciprocally mounted in said hollow case and of enough greater length than said case to extend beyond the opposite ends of said case when reciprocated in alternate order, said stem comprising a spring wire bent into a U-shape and formed enough wider than the tubular case to cause its side from its end to the ends against the opposite inner sides of said case, anchoring flukes formed on the free ends of the side wires of said stem, said flukes comprising portions of the terminal ends of said wires, bent upon. themselves and over their side wires, with a curved bend, and to normally stand at a diverging acute angle to its side wire, said fluke portions of said stem being arranged to be confined within said tubular case with said stem under expansive resilient tension, and apertures in the opposite sides adapted to permit said fiukes to move outward at an acute angle from said case as said stem is moved in said case towards the top end. of

lady then raises the comb to the head and ha1r against the end of the stem that projects upward, and as they move upward they 3 wires to be under lateral resilient pressure said comb, and to recede within said tubular case when said stem is moved in said case towards the points of the teeth of said comb.

2. In a comb holder, the combination with a comb, of a comb holder, comprising a tubular case provided with a sleeve portion fitting over the tooth of the comb and to secure said case on said tooth, and an anchor member reciprocatively mounted in said tubular case and comprising a wire stem member, consisting of a spring wire bent upon itself to form a long staple-shaped stem, said stapleshaped stem being of such a width as to be under expansive resilient tension against the opposite inner walls of the tubular case, and having engaging fluke portions, on the free ends of said anchor member, said flukes comprising bent up curved terminal end portions of the two side wires of the staple-shaped anchor stem, each of said ends being bent into a loop, then toward and across the opposite side wire, and extended beyond it at an acute diverging angle from it towards the top end of the staple-shaped stem, and being arranged to be under resilient lateral expansive tension when within said tubular case,

and apertures in the opposite sides of said case adjacent to the ends of said fiukes, adapted to permit said flukes to 'move through the sides of said-case by their resilient expansive tension to their normal acute angular position to said stem and case when said stem is moved towards the top of said comb, and to recede within said apertures and case when said stem is moved towards the ends of the teeth of said comb.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WALTER NOBLE. Witnesses:

G. SARGENT ELLIOTT, ADELLA M. FowLE.