US2506297A - Hair-retaining comb - Google Patents

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y 1950 J. GOODMAN 2,506,297

3 HAIR-RETAINING COMB Filed June 21, 1947 gay. 6:

INVENTOR. (/4606 6000/m4/v BY m ATE/AW fiTTO/G/VEV Patented May 2, 1950 HAIR-RETAINYNGT Lia/cob Goodman, New Yorke N; K'assig'noritu; Delamere Company, Inc;,.. Jersey: Gitm. 1%,. a corporation of. Delaware;

Application June 21, 1947;j$eria11-No. 756143 (chase-4a) 2 Gliimss 1..

, Thisinvention relates to'a haii -retainihgcomb o!"- barrette of the I type I having spring teeth in: tended to be worn bywomen and children to'hold their hairneatly and securely.

Combs of this general tvpe'arewnow made with an elongated back and a plurality of teeth extend ing from the back, thet'eeth having elongated openings to provide relatively thin resilient side portions that normally-are in substantialcontact with the like side portions of adjacent teeth and that grip the hair when the comb is inserted.

It has, however, been found that the spring action of the teeth of combs of such construction does not provide sufiicient tension to assure that the comb will remain in the hair, with the result that they frequently slip out of place or drop out of the hair and become lost.

Having in mind the defects of the prior art hair-retaining combs, it is an object of my invention to provide a comb of that type having spring teeth that will grip the hair so tightly as to maintain the comb firmly in place without likelihood of loss or displacement.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a comb of that type which is easy to manipulate and relatively inexpensive to manufacture.

According to my invention the comb is formed with two backs that are slidable lengthwise one with respect to the other, and a plurality of spring teeth each having two legs with one leg extending from one of the backs and the other leg extending from the second back to grip the hair and permit relative movement of the backs.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a plan view of a blank from which the comb, in its preferred form, may be made;

Fig. 2 is a view in elevation of the comb showing the spring teeth in expanded, or hair gripping, condition;

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the teeth in contracted r hair releasing, condition;

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the comb, partly in section;

Fig. 5 is a schematic view in elevation of a modified form of the invention; and,

Fig. 6 is a sectional view, on an enlarged scale,

2. connected together: at reg ti'veiy-thin and riarrow-stripsthat fonnt crthenmshe-dcomb. Each stri has tw sitely curved portions I2 and" I3; and a: tiv'ely straightintermediateportion I42 The-top edge It: and one end edge I 6' oithetcp-pbrtioner back-member til are bent upward, and the apps: site ens edge It" of-jthe lower portionsateen back member His also bentupwars. m'ii'lfil ber Ill has a circular opening or eyelet I8, and the member II has a correspondingly positioned slot I9.

In making the comb, the blank is doubled over at the middle to form the teeth and to bring the two backs into superposition. The backs are slidably connected together by a rivet or eye 20 passing through the hole I8 and slot I9, and the end I! of the back member I I is bent around the back member Ill, as shown in Fig. 4.

A modification of the invention is illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6 wherein the back members Ill and I I are formed as separate parts, and the teeth are made of spring hairpin wire or the like. In this instance the teeth are bent to form two oppositely curved leg portions 22 and 23 that terminate in a relatively straight portion 24 having a rounded lower end or point. The upper ends of the tooth- legs 22 and 23 are welded, as at 2I, or otherwise suitably secured to the back members I0 and I I, respectively.

The spring action of the teeth urges the backs I0 and II into their normally distended position shown in Fig. 2, in which position the curved or bulging portions of adjacent tooth-legs contact, or substantially contact, each other to afiord a tight grip on the hair and to lock the comb firmly in place. On inserting the comb in the hair, the spring legs of the teeth will automatically yield to permit passage of hair between their normally contacting portions. To remove the comb it is merely necessary to grasp its ends between the thumb and forefinger and to press the two backs relatively toward each other a short distance so as to release the spring grip of the teeth on the hair and to open a gap between adjacent teeth, as shown in Fig. 3, whereupon the comb can be easily and freely withdrawn without mussing or disarranging the hair-dress. Only a slight pressure on the ends of the backs is required to overcome the tendency of the spring teeth to hold the backs in their normal distended condition.

As is usual in combs or barrettes of this type, the backs are preferably arcuate in shape lengthwise so as to conform generally to the contour of the head.

r antervmsbgrerm While I have described and illustrated my invention with respect to specific forms thereof, it is to be understood that various changes and modiflcations may be made therein within the scope of the claims.

What I claim is:

1. A hair-retaining comb comprising two superposed backs secured together to slide lengthwise relatively to'each other, and a single set of spring teeth extending from and common to said backs, each tooth being resilient and having two legs formed with oppositely bulging upper portions terminating in lower portions that are united at their lower end, the upper end of each of one of said legs being connected to One of said backs and the upper end of each of the other said legs being connected to the second back, the bulging portions of adjacent teeth normally being substantially in contact with each other, said teeth providing a spring action that normally holds the backs in longitudinally distended condition and being adapted to open gaps between the contacting portions of the teeth on pressing the backs endwise relatively toward each other.

- 2. A hair-retaining comb comprising two backs secured together slidably face to face for relative longitudinal movement, and a set of teeth extending from said backs, each tooth having two spring legs formed with bulging side portions and having a common point below the bulging portions, the upper end of one leg of each tooth being fixed to one back and the upper end of the other leg of each tooth being fixed to the second back.

.the bulging portions of adjacent teeth being normally in contact with one another to afiect a spring action that normally maintains the two backs in distended condition but permits of mobility of said backs to form gaps between the teeth on pressing the backs endwise relatively towards each other.

JACOB GOODMAN.

- REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS France May 22, 1936

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