US2750948A - Hair curling - Google Patents

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June 19, 1956 N. LUTZ HAIR CURLING Filed July 21, 1954 INVENT OR Unite My invention relates to hair curlers particularly adaptable for and employment by individuals using the popular home permanent waving lotions, said curling invention is especially designed to produce an especial type of curl, namely a round curl, such as the pin-curl, and if permanented in the position of which said curling invention holds lock of hair, will effect a curl that will need no pinsetting the duration of permanent.

The home permanent waving method requires a number of curlers to cover the entire head with curls, customarily known as hair blocking, which means blocking off a certain amount of hair strands to form a lock of hair to enclose or wrap on one curler at a time. This curling invention is so devised as to be no larger than a quarter (twenty-five cent piece) in size affording room for its partner curlers covering the head.

Another object of this invention is to provide novel and useful features of construction such as being quickly manipulatable from open to closed position and vice versa.

Another object therein lies in the provision of structure of a class described as light in weight, plastic or aluminum, which is light, rigid, and will not distort with use.

A still further object herein lies in the provision of means for applying waving lotions, also for drying if desired.

Another feature of this invention lies in the pronged base peg holder, allowing the lock of hair to be wound closer to the scalp.

Another feature is the rough surface below hinges of peg which affords a holding grip for lock of hair.

Yet another feature is the revolving peg whereon the lock of hair is wound making manipulation easier.

Another feature also lies in the hinged bifurcated peg which after the cage or covering is in place, said pegs snap down against cage or covering, holding cage or covering in place.

Another feature are the little knobs on cage or covering structure to act as brakes, to prevent pegs from slipping, which event would loosen lock of hair enwrapped.

Another feature is when the lock of hair is enclosed in said curling invention said curling invention then assumes disc like position against head, affording no discomfort or unsightliness.

Other objects, advantages and capabilities of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accomtates Patent Figure 4 is a top plan view of the cage employed in the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 is an elevation of the cage element, viewed from the bottom of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is an elevation of the cage element, viewed from the right hand side of Figure 4.

Figure 7 is an elevation of the hair curler assembly illustrating the manner in which it is initially associated with a lock of hair to commence formation of the pin 0 curl.

panying drawing showing one preferred embodiment of Figure 8 is an elevation of the hair curler assembly illustrating its condition when the pin curl is completely formed on the assembly.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary view of the spindle element with the base thereof shown in section to illustrate the construction by which the spindle is journalled on the base.

Figure 10 is a perspective view illustrating the condition of the spindle element and cage element in assembled position prior to rotation of the pivoted peg sections into locking position.

Figure 11 is a top plan view of the pin curler assembly illustrated in the condition shown in Figure 8.

Referring to the drawings, wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several figures, the pin curler assembly consists essentially of two mating components, the spindle element A illustrated in Figures 1-3 and the cage element B illustrated in Figures 46. The spindle element A is arranged to constitute a hair form about which the hair is wound to produce the pin curl, and to this end comprises the bifurcated elongated cylindrical peg 1 and a base 2 having four radial projections 2', each extending at right angles to the adjacent projections and all lying in the same plane. The bifurcated peg 1 is divided into two halves by a slot 3 extending along a medial longitudinal plane of the peg, and the upper portion of the peg is provided with a pivot pin 4 by which the pair of pivoted peg sections In and 1b of semicircular cross section are hinged upon the lower portion of the peg 1. The surface of the lower peg portion is knurled as indicated at 5 to increase the frictional contact with the lock of hair to be formed thereon. The bifurcated peg 1 is rotatably journalled in the base 2 at the center of the base to permit the peg 1 to be freely rotated relative to the base 2.

The cage B is adapted to be removably associated with the spindle to form an enclosure framework for retaining a curled lock of hair in curled position during the application of waving lotions and the like to the curled lock of hair and subsequent setting of the lock to produce a pin curl. The cage B consists of a framework mating with the base 2 of the spindle and includes four radial webs 7 corresponding with and adapted to be placed in alignment with the four radial projections 2' of the base 2. The radial webs 7 extend from an apertured central hub portion 8 to an upper outer circular rim 9 carrying four upstanding stop projections 9 thereon in alignment with the axes of the radial Webs 7. The side framework of the cage is formed by downwardly projecting webs 7a connecting with a lower circular rim 9a corresponding to the upper circular rim 9, the lower rim 9a, however, being omitted between one adjacent pair of side webs 7a to form a relieved sector 10 for the admission of the lock of hair.

In the use of the assembly to form a lock of hair into a pin curl, the spindle A is positioned with the base 2 against the scalp and the end of the lock of hair to be curled is drawn upwardly between one pair of the radial projections 2' of the base 2 and inserted into the slot 3 0 of the peg 1. The end of the lock of hair is held in the slot 3 of the peg 1 while the peg is rotated relative to the base 2 to Wind the lock of hair into a curl upon the peg 1. During this stage of the operation, the cage B is completely removed from the spindle A.

After the lock of hair has been wound upon the peg 1 in the manner just described, the cage B is fitted over the spindle A with the apertured hub 8 of the cage receiving the peg 1, and the cage is shifted downwardly upon the peg 1 until the lower rim 9a of the cage is brought into juxtaposition with the ends of the radial base projections 2. Care should be taken that the webs 7 of the cage B are in alignment with the radial base projections 2 and that the relieved sector 19 of the cage corresponds with the portion between the adjacent radial base projections 2 between which the lock of hair is drawn. The two pivoted peg sections la and 1b are then pivoted in opposite directions as illustrated in Figures 8 and 11 into abutment with the stop projections 9' on the cage B which restrains any further relative movement between the cage B and the spindle A and thereby prevents loosening of the hair lock wound upon the spindle.

After all the hair is enclosed in curling assemblies of the type described, waving lotion is then applied through the openings between the framework of the cage by means of an eye dropper or moistened cotton. After the hair is set and the curling assembly is removed from the curl, the ends of the locks of hair which were projected into the slots 3 should be snipped off since curvature imparted to the end portion of the lock of hair will not conform to the remaining portion of the curl.

While only one preferred embodiment has been particularly shown and described, it is apparent that various modifications may be made in the invention without departing from the spirit and scope thereof, and it is desired, therefore, that only such limitations shall be placed thereon as are imposed by the prior art and are set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A hair curler assembly for forming pin curls and the like from a lock of hair and retaining the lock in curl form during application of waving compositions thereto comprising a spindle element including a base member adapted to be positioned against the head of the user and having a central hub portion and a plurality of radial projections extending in a common plane from said hub portion, a peg member having a longitudinal slot opening through one end thereof for reception of the end of a lock of hair, means rotatably journalling the other end of said peg member in the hub portion of said base member with said peg member disposed perpendicular to said common plane, means pivotally connecting end portions of the pair of leg sections defined by said slot with the adjacent portions of said peg intermediate the ends of said peg, and an open framework cage element adapted to be removably associated with said spindle element comprising an upper circular end bounded by a depending peripheral flange adapted to form with said base an open framework cylinder for enclosing and retaining in curled form a lock of hair wound about said peg, said flange having a relieved sector corresponding in extent to the space between one adjacent pair of projections to define an entrance for the admission or" a lock of hair into said cage, and said pivoted leg sections being pivotable in opposite directions to overlie the upper end frame of said cage element when said cage element is in mated position with said spindle element to restrain said cage element against removal from said spindle element.

2. A hair curler assembly for forming pin curls and the like from a lock of hair and retaining the lock in curled form during application of waving compositions thereto comprising a spindle element including a base member adapted to be positioned against the head of the user and having a central hub portion and a plurality of radial projections extending in a common plane from said hub portion, a peg member having a longitudinal slot opening through one end thereof for the reception of the end of a lock of hair, means rotatably journalling the other end of said peg member in the hub portion of said base member with said peg member disposed perpendicular to said common plane, means pivotally connecting end portions of the pair of leg sections defined by said slot with the adjacent portions of said peg intermediate the ends of said peg, a cage element adapted to be removably associated with said spindle element, said cage element comprising a circular upper end including a central apertured hub adapted to be fitted over said peg and radial webs lying in a common plane parallel to the plane of said projections and corresponding to said projections extending from said hub to an annular rim coaxial therewith, a peripheral flange depending from said rim comprising an open framework having a relieved sector at the edge thereof remote from said rim corresponding in extent to the space between one adjacent pair of said projections to define an entrance for the admission of a lock of hair into said cage, said cage element forming an open framework cylindrical enclosure with said base member to restrain a lock of hair wound upon said peg in curled condition, and said pivoted leg sections being pivotable in opposite directions to overlie the upper end of said cage element when said cage element is in mated position with said spindle element to restrain the cage element and spindle element in assembled condition.

3. The combination recited in claim 2 wherein upstanding stop lugs project upwardly from said upper end of said cage element at selected positions about the circumference thereof for engaging said pivoted leg sections when positioned to overlie the upper end of said cage element and restrain said peg member against rotation relative to said peg element.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,173,872 Barnes Sept. 26, 1939 2,593,544 Davis et al. Apr. 22, 1952 2,672,147 Freeland Mar. 16, 1954 FOREIGN PATENTS 688,349 Germany Feb. 19, 1940

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