US930991A - Loss-preventing device for combs. - Google Patents

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P.B.SALTER. LOSSPRIEVENTING DEVICE FOR GOMBS.

APPLIflA'pl0N FILED MAR. II 1909- 930,991. v Patented Aug. 10, 1909.

FREDERICK B. SALTER, OF TR'ENTON, NEW JERSEY.

LOSS-PREVENTING DEVICE FOROOMIBS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 10, 1909.

Application filed March 1, 1909. Serial No. 480,662.

This invention relates to ladies side combs and back combs, and one of the principal objects of the same is to provide simple, reliable and eti'ieient means to prevent the comb from being accidentally withd'awn from the hair and lost.

Another objectis to provide simple means for retaining the comb within the hair and to provide simplemeans for withdrawing the comb and detachii'ig the same.

These and other ,ohjects are attained by means of the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a side view of a ladys comb having my retaining device connected thereto, and shown in an open position; Fig. 1 is a similar view of the comb with the retaining device in a closed position; and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one member of the retainer.

Referring to the drawing for a more particular description of my invention, the numeral 1 designates a ladys side comb, and 2 are the members of the retaining device. Each of these members consists of a length of wire having an inwardly-turncd hook 3. the wire extending from said hook upward at. the side of the comb, as at il, and bent substantially at right angles, as at 5, forming a longitudinal portion (3 having an eye 7, and tern'iinating in a finger piece 8. A pin or rivet 9 extends tl'irough the eye 7 to pivot the members upon the inside of the comb, and a spring 10 coiled around the pin 9 bears at its ends upon the retainer to hold the hooks in the position shown in Fig. 2.

When the comb is to be inserted in the hair, the members 2 are thrown upward by raising the finger piece 8, so that the meinhers will assume theposition shown in Fig. 1. After the comb has been inserted in the hair, the fingerpieces 8 are pushed down ward and the books 3 are brought inward toward. each other to hold the comb in the hair. To withdraw the. comb from the hair, the linger pieces 8 are drawn upward, thus withdrawing the hooks 3 from the hair and permitting the comb to be easily removed.

From the foregoing it will. be obvious that a lady's side comb or back comb provided with my improvement cannot be readily lost. The wire members 2 may be made of gold plated or silver plated material, and being upon the inside of the comb will not detract from the appearance of the comb, and

-will provide an ctlicient means for prevent-n ing the loss of these combs, many of which are valuable. I

Various changes iirthe form, proportion and the minor details of construction may he resorted to without de mrting from the principle. or sacrificing any of the advan tages otthis invention, as defined. by the appended claim.

l'laving thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters latent, is,-

A comb retaining device con'iprising in combination with a comb, a pivotal stud secured t0 the rear of said comb, a pair of oppositely disposed hook members pivoted to the stud, a spiral spring on the stud en gagin the members to normally bring them to operative position, and integralv handles on said members for operating the same against, the tension of the spring, said handles being concealed behind the back of said comb when the men'ibers' are in operative position. i

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FREDERICK l. SALll llt. \Vitncsses:

JOHN E. MUIIEY, V. .FI'rzonnaLn.

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