US3653391A

US3653391A - Hair rollers or hair curlers

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Publication number: US3653391A
Application number: US432576A
Authority: US
Inventors: Ann Andrews; Peter Andrews
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1965-02-15
Filing date: 1965-02-15
Publication date: 1972-04-04
Anticipated expiration: 1989-04-04

Abstract

A cushion padded hair roller means which is coaxially bendable and resilient but yet having at least one portion thereof diametrically substantially rigid for use by persons in the hair roller do-it-yourself art whereby a chic look may be obtained even when traveling as well as when going out and, the persons, when substantially sleeping on some of the hair roller means which are dressed in their hair will still substantially receive sleeping comfort as well as protection for at least one portion of their scalp which is generally protected from becoming hair roller numb; deficient or unhealthy and thereby leading to loss of hair or balding; and at times preventing stiff necks and the formation of dandruff, accordingly.

Description

0 llrte States 1 3,653,391 Andrews et al; 1 Apr. 6, 11972 [54] HAIR ROLLERS 0R HAIR @URLERS 3,109,437 11/1963 Broyles ..132/40 ux [72] Inventors:' Ann Andrews; Peter Andrews, both of 190 Penfield, 4526 3 258 016 6/1966 Roepnaclc: I :132/40 [22] Filed: Feb. 15, 1965 3,260,267 7/1966 Rubenstein et al. ..132/40 PP N05 432,576 Primary Examiner-Louis G. Mancene Assistant Examiner-Gregory E. McNeil] [52] US. Cl ..l32/40 51 1111. CL ..A45d 2 00 [57] ABSTRACT [58] Field of Search ..132/36.1, 36.2, 37.1, 39, 42.1, A cushion padded hair roller means which is coaxially benda- 132/43, 41-42, 9, 53, 31, 46.1, 44, 40 ble and resilient but yet having at least one portion thereof diametrically substantially rigid for use by persons in the hair [56] References Cited roller do-it-yourself art whereby a chic look may be obtained even when traveling as well as when going out and, the per- 1 UNITED STATES PATENTS 'sons, when substantially sleeping on some of the hair roller means which are dressed in their hair will still substantially g il' receive sleeping comfort as well as protection for at least one 63 32 33 portion of their scalp which is generally protected from 34 9/19 Sa becoming hair roller numb; deficient or unhealthy and thereby 3l09437 l 1/3963 Broylesfl leading to loss of hair or balding; and at times preventing stiff 3,260,267 7/1 966 Rubenstem et a1. ..132/40 necks and the formation ofdandruff accordingly 2,796,872 6/1957 Mussy ..l32/40 3,016,909 1/1962 Schrock ..132/36.1 UX 15 Claims, 11 Drawing Figures HAlllR ROLLERS R HAIR CURLERS This invention relates to hair curlers and having particular reference to that type of hair curlers which are commonly known, in this time period, as hair rollers and which roller will hereinafter be termed roller" or hair roller because of their generally large diameter which readily permits having an air ventilated or an air permeable, generally hollow core or mandrel.

These hair rollers are generally used for making roller curls, which are dryingly formed around specially made hair rollers, as is known in the hair roller" hair setting art, whereby a selected tress of hair is wound and secured therearound for giving, the female sex, a means by which their hair is caused to curl and/or giving a pleasing so-called permanent or even a temporary roll, wave or curl to their hair, as desired.

Many female persons, hereinafter may also be referred to as one or ones, roll or wind their own selected tresses of hair around various known so-called hair rollers and this do-ityourself hair roller operation is known and is in widespread use today; for example, at night before one retires to bed for a next day dressing of their hair to thereby having a pleasing and attractive hair appearance, especially for the same or even the next day, or a desired length of time thereafter the hair roller insertion operation into one s hair.

It is thereby also a common practice for a person to dress hair rollers into a female persons hair, as is performed in beauty parlors and the like to thereby give one a more lasting or so-called permanent curl to ones hair.

Mostof the present day hair rollers, when dressed in ones hair are either; too pricky, against ones scalp, to sleep thereon and thereby would tend to cause damage to ones scalp and hair; too soft and spongy, diametrically wise, for giving one an even, tight and an efficient round hair curl, especially when sleeping thereon; too soft, core-wise diametrically, to thereby obtain a tight and efficient round curl when one is sleeping thereon; too rigid a core or mandrel, axially and diametrically, to thereby allow one to have a proper, rest or sleep and/or scalp and hair protection, especially when one is resting their head thereon the roller, when sleeping.

For example, a roller core having a perforated or open tubular construction is disclosed in US. Pat. No. 3,016,909 and also having a generally soft core member for enhancing ones sleep. This core is thereby generally forced out of round, by ones sleeping and resting head, and also cannot bend axially without the cores middle section flattening out or buckling and thereby creating an undesired and uneven and out of round hair curl. It has also been found that when using the roller of US. Pat. No. 3,016,909 that pins or picks cannot be readily inserted with facility and ease at an extreme tangent angle through the roller core, and thereby correct positioning of the pin 46 end thereto ones scalp is not obtained. The cores construction and arrangement makes it impossible to insert a pin straight therethrough at an extreme tangent angle. To make the perforations larger would result in a still undesired softer core which still could not generally bend axially and further loose, uneven and out of round hair curls would result, when sleeping thereon. Furthermore, two correct perforations are not always selected without having the point of the inserted pin, at times, prickingly deflected downward into ones scalp. Thereby further unnecessary insertion and reinsertion, of the pin, through the padding around the core is executed, and especially when one is rolling their own hair and is tired. This thereby also creates a tedious task, especially when a desired hair roller tightness and adjacence to ones scalp is generally to be blindly obtained. Furthermore, because of the perforated core, pin perforating the core padding more than is necessary will result in a quicker padding deterioration or an inefficient delapidated core padding means, which may not properly cushion the core from ones scalp when sleeping thereon or create uneven hair curls thereby.

US. Pat. No. 3,144,027, for example, its core could never be made to bend axially and still have a substantially round center core or mandrel. This hair roller device is further also at a greater disadvantage, than the US. Pat. No. 3,144,027 one, in that any pin insertion and reinsertion through the very few perforations, in its core, would create a still greater tedious task of especially setting ones own hair, and axial bending thereof, if possible, would create still further and greater disadvantages and undesired results towards ones scalp and hair protection, and sleeping comfort, and hair curl shape.

A very important object of this invention is to provide an improved tress of hair roller means which is particularly designed, constructed and arranged to thereby give a protection for ones scalp and thereby generally protect it from becoming hair roller numbed; hair roller, pressured and thereby creating a lack of proper scalp, blood circulation; hair roller, scalp cell impairing or damage thereof; hair roller, scalp balding condition; hair roller, undesirable sleeping discomfort or hair roller, scalp pressured, pain and the like; especially when one is resting their hair roller ladened head thereon the air roller, especially when one is sleeping.

Another very important object of this invention is to provide an improved hair roller which is so constructed, arranged and designed, to thereby be characterized as being a hair roller means which will generally prevent; selected and rolled tress of hair, shaft, breakage; selected and rolled tress of hair, at least one general hair shaft, pullout from ones hair follicle or scalp; selected and rolled tress of hair, shaft, overstraining or overstretching damage thereto; selected tress of hair, shaft, brittleness and the like, that at times is caused by sleeping thereon an improper, prior art, hair roller.

A further important object of this invention is to provide an improved hair roller means which is so particularly constructed, arranged and designed to thereby give a, rolled thereon, selected tress of hair a desired, tight, efficient and substantially round curl, even when one is sleeping and thereby resting their head directly thereon this unique hair roller which has a core member which is generally rigid and substantially non-flattening diametrically-wise but still is generally bendable longitudinally or axially-wise, as necessary or desired.

Another further important object of this invention, generally having at least one of the previous objects in mind, is to provide one with a hair roller means which also has a soft outer layer of material, which is substantially therearound an axially and universally flexible core member, and upon which material the selected tress of hair ends will find a clinging affinity effect thereto, as one rolls the tress of hair thereon. This hair end clinging effect thereby facilitates the otherwise generally blind and tedious operation of one, at least, rolling their own selected tress of hair thereon as well as giving the shaft of hair ends a desired rolled curl effect.

A still further important object of this invention, generally having at least one of the previous objects in mind, is to provide one with a hair roller means which is so constructed, arranged and designed that it will be particularly characterized as being a scalp cushioning hair roller having a generally rigid diametrically-wise but flexible axially-wise core member, whereby sleeping comfort is enhanced as well as having at the same time a scalp and hair protective hair roller means.

Another yet further important object of this invention is to provide one with a hair roller means, which is so constructed, arranged and designed, that one may go to sleep with virtually this hair roller pillow dressed in their hair. Thereby headaches, stifi necks and the like which would easily be brought on by other, slept on, prior art diametrically and axially rigid rollers, is virtually eliminated.

Another object of this invention, generally having at least one of the prior objects in mind, is to provide one with a hair roller means which will also somewhat preserve ones otherwise lost scalp heat, which heat was previously preserved by ones hair, prior to the tress of hair selection and hair roller insertion into ones hair. This hair roller will, if desired, generally hug, longitudinally and axially, closer to ones exposed scalp and thereby scalp heat loss is somewhat preserved. Head colds are also somewhat eliminated because drafts of air over ones damp and exposed scalp are thereby also somewhat eliminated when sleeping and especially when one is shopping or traveling with tresses of ones hair rolled around this improved hair roller and allowed to dry thereon.

Another object of this invention, having generally at least one prior object in mind, is to provide one with a hair roller which is so constructed, arranged and designed that dandruff is generally prevented. Dandruff is increased and generally is caused by a sluggish condition of the scalp and occasioned by poor, scalp, blood circulation and lack of nerve stimulation, for example, as is also generally caused by one wearing a tight hat or cap for long periods of

say

6, 8 or hours, at one time. This improved roller having its diametrically generally rigid core cushioned from ones scalp, will prevent this undesired scalp condition, especially by having the core member bendable axially to thereby prevent further unnecessary, scalp and roller pressure even when a kerchief is worn tightly thereover these hair rollers.

And another object of this invention, generally having at least one of the previous objects in mind, is to provide one with this hair roller whereby bobby pins, hair pins and pins or picks may readily be employed, as desired. The pins or picks may furthermore be inserted through this diametrical roller core portion, at any angle or even at any extreme tangent angle, to thereby easily and conveniently obtain a desired hair roller to scalp adjacence or closeness, especially when one is rolling their own tresses of hair. Furthermore ones scalp is further protected by generally eliminating unnecessary pin pricking thereof, by not using an integral, one piece, closely perforated core of the prior art. Also hair roller maintenance cost is reduced by eliminating unnecessary pin perforating of the roller cores cushioning pad member, whereby the cushioning pad portion will give one a savings by having a longer and undelapidated, use thereof. An early replacement ofthe complete hair roller is thereby also generally prevented, especially if a replacement, for the rollers outer, delapidated, cushioning pad portion, is not available and further roller use is undesired.

A further object of this invention, generally having at least one ofthe previous objects in mind, is to provide one with hair roller means which also allows the selected tress of rolled hair to readily dry thereon this improved hair roller which is so constructed, arranged and designed that at least its core member is air permeable, but preferably, the complete roller means is to be air permeable, as desired or deemed necessary.

A still further object of this invention, generally having at least a portion of at least one of the previous objects in mind, is to provide one with a hair roller means whereby at least the outer cushioning pad portion of the roller is in various desired colors, for thereby giving one a pleasing and attractive chick look, and especially whenever the hair rollers are dressed in one's hair whenever they are shopping; or out of ones own place of sleeping; or even when traveling; or even when going out for the evening, such as dining, dancing, entertainment, and the like.

Yet another object of this invention is to further reduce maintenance cost by providing one with this hair roller which may also be washed, cleaned, vacuumed, sterilized and the like. Maintenance cost is further reduced by providing one with a replacement outer roller cushioning core pad, if desired, as well as providing a replacement of any single or combination portion of the roller as may be desired or deemed necessary.

And yet another object of this invention is to provide a particular embodiment for this improved hair roller, in that it will be so constructed, arranged and designed to thereby provide a person with a means with which to compress and shorten the roller core length, if desired, so that generally any desired core, axial limpness, is thereby achieved, as well as also obtaining a shorter roller means, if desired. An axially limp and also an axially curved roller core means may also be achieved for giving one a curved hair curl, if desired, or generally a curved hair roller to match one's curved head and thereby also having, at the same time, substantially no cantilevered roller end, shaft of hair strain, even and especially when one is sleeping thereon only the hair roller ends.

These objects together with other objects and advantages, which will become apparent, reside in the details of construction, arrangement and operation, as more fully hereinafter described, shown, and claimed, with reference being made to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, in which:

FIG. 1 shows a partial cross-section of an open coil, closed ended, spring-like hair roller core means, which is shown in a free and partial compressed length.

FIG. 2 shows an axial sectional view of the first embodiment of the hair roller and taken along line 1-l of FIG. 3.

FIG. 3 is an end view of the hair roller, shown in axial crosssection in FIG. 2 and which hair roller is dressed in ones hair and on ones scalp.

FIG. 4 is a slightly modified axial cross-section of the first embodiment of the hair roller taken along FIG. 2-2 of FIG. 5.

FIG. 5 is an end view of the hair roller, shown in axial crosssection, in FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is another embodiment of the hair roller shown in axial cross-section and taken along line 3-3, of FIG. 7.

FIG. 7 is an end view of the hair roller, shown in axial crosssection in FIG. 6 and is shown dressed in ones hair and on ones scalp.

FIG. 8 is a slightly modified axial cross-section of the hair roller generally shown in the first embodiment of FIGS. 2 and 4, but FIG. 8 is taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 9.

FIG. 9 is an end view of the hair roller shown in axial crosssection in FIG. 8 and which is dressed in ones hair and is shown located on ones scalp.

FIG. 10 is another slightly modified axial cross-section of the hair roller shown in FIGS. 2, 4 and 8, and thereby FIG. 10s end view is not shown, but would be similar, for example, to FIGS. 3, 5 or 9.

FIG. 11 shows an axial cross-section view of one end of the hair roller, as shown in FIG. 10, having its core end cushioned from ones scalp as it is finger forced, for example, towards her scalp.

Referring to the drawing and FIG. 1 wherein I have shown a diametrically circular cross-sections 4 of a coiled wire-like core, spring-like means, in an open and free length, as shown by the X length indicator. The spring-like core also may have the preferred closed ends, 3, and also a compressed spring-like coiled core means as is indicated by the Y" length indication. By compressing of the coiled spring-like core means, one will thereby have a shorter hair roller length, if desired, or a hair roller having a softer or generally limp hair roller means, which will readily bend axially towards ones scalp whenever a persons finger or kerchief, pillow, or even when a shrinking and drying hair shaft length, 13, shown in FIG. 2, tends to pull and the other prior force means tends to push the generally cantilevered hair roller towards ones scalp, as is also generally shown, for example, in FIG. 2. The advantages which one will thereby obtain from this generally resilient and flexible, axially, hair roller, will be fully disclosed in the disclosure which will hereafter follow.

FIG. 2 shows a preferred embodiment of the hair roller 1, a preferred air permeable roller core

cushioning pad material

2 and 28, the preferred coiled spring-like closed ends 3, a coiled wire-like core means 4, selected tress of hair shafts 5, a persons finger 6 which is shown forcing the generally cantilevered hair roller ends 11 downward towards ones scalp 15, to thereby illustrate just how this cushioned and axially, resilient, flexible, bendable, soft, limp, and the like, as desired, hair roller 1 will thereby generally protect ones scalp l5 and hair 5. This uniquely constructed, arranged and designed hair roller 1 will also generally at least curtail, hair roller, balding of ones scalp 15, breakage of ones hair shafts 8, damage to ones hair shafts through excessive stretching 10 thereof, especially when an end of the hair roller is rockingly forced upwards and away from one s scalp 15, as shown by the dashed line outline, and being generally at least one prior art axially rigid 7, hair roller means 7, and especially when one does have them dressed in their hair and is sleeping thereon the rollers 7. Shaft of hair pullout 9 from ones scalp or follicle (not shown) is also generally prevented when one uses this improved and being substantially characterized as being a

cushion pad

2 or 23 covered hair roller means 1. The roller 1 is also characterized as being a cushioned, diametrically rigid roller but one which will also at the same time bend axially, as is shown by the extended (for illustrative purposes only) and dashed line position of the roller 1 end, which is numbered 12. The same roller ends 12 are further shown as 11, whereby one or both ends 12 or 11 may be forced to generally conform to ones scalp, for example, as is illustrated by merely using a persons finger 6, The scalp concentrated and pressured or numbed area 16 is thereby also substantially eliminated, whereby a greater roller distribution upon a greater area of ones scalp is obtained, especially when one is sleeping thereon the hair roller 1. A sluggish scalp condition is generally thereby prevented, and a proper blood circulation and nerve stimulation of ones scalp is also thereby allowed to continue, and dandruff will thereby not be increased; impairing of the health and growth of ones scalp cells will generally be prevented; proper hair growth will not be hampered; and a hair balding scalp condition will thereby be substantially prevented. All this and more is accomplished-by one merely using this roller, substantially diametrically rigid, core cushioned but axially bendable hair roller 1, instead of a prior art at least axially rigid and even a cushioned core, hair roller 7.

It is also known that normal dry hair can be stretched to about one-fifth of its natural length and when the hair 5 is wet, it can generally be stretched to about 40 to 50 percent of its length. With the foregoing in mind, FIG. 2 shows a shaft of hair 13 which is generally wetted and rolled around an end 12 of roller 1, whereby the shaft of hair 13 will tend to shrink in length and thereby generally pull the cantilevered roller end 12 downward towards ones scalp, as shown in dashed line outline. The shaft of hair will thereby not as is shown in dashed line outline of an axially rigid roller 7, be straining itself, or breaking itself in two 8, or even pulling itself out 9 of the scalps follicle (not shown) or even pull itself off of the hair papilla (not shown).

FIG. 2 further shows the hair roller 1 having a netting or mesh means which is preferred to be formed over and into the rollers open end, as is now generally being done with some of the prior art, mesh covered, wire coiled core hair rollers, which do or do not have a brush means therein, for example, brush type of hair roller means, The mesh means 20 is generally a simple crisscrossed, oblique-angled mesh or netting, but a chignon foundation roller of elasticized mesh 42 which has an elastic member 21 woven therethrough the plain oblique angled mesh, or a multiple oblique-angled crisscross mesh 23 or even an integral mesh, which is integral at least at some of the mesh crossing points 22, may also be used as desired. These disclosed examples of a meshed material should thereby hereafter be understood as being a mesh material 20, to thereby establish a clear meaning, for example, of what a mesh material 20 will hereafter in this specification and claims will thereby generally and substantially represent. Also thereby use of such mesh means 20, the roller coiled core 4 will be permitted to bend axially, as necessary, for one to thereby obtain at least one object, of this invention.

FIG. 2 further shows a person's finger 6 being forced against the diametrical outer portion of roller 1, as is also generally shown in FIG. 3, to thereby illustrate that the coiled core 4 is substantially rigid and will thereby retain its substantially round diametrical cross-section even when one has their hair set by employing this uniquely cushioned and axially bendable hair roller and is sleeping thereon. The rolled tresses of hair 5 will also thereby dry into an efficient and substantially round curl, even when one is sleeping. Furthermore ones scalp and hair is protected to an utmost degree by having the diametrically, substantially rigid core 4 cushioned from ones scalp especially when one is sleeping, by having the preferred air permeable

cushioning pad material

2 or 28, which also enhances ones sleep thereby and which cushioning pad material will readily allow the shaft of hair 5 ends (not shown) to be conveniently rolled thereon its generally soft outer surface.

FIG. 3 shows that the hair roller core is substantially nonflattening even when a generally large force is applied thereto and which force is simulated by a person's downward forcing finger 6, in the direction indicated by the arrow on the finger 6, and against ones scalp 15. This FIG. 3 further shows that pin 25 may readily be inserted through the pad material 2 and at substantially any tangent angle through the coiled roller core 4, to thereby secure the roller 1 thereon ones scalp, for example, as shown. The shaft portion 24 of pin or pick 25 is, for example, shown in FIG. 2, between two coils of the core 4 as well as in FIG. 3, wherein the end 24, of pin 25, is resting adjacently thereagainst the scalp 15, as is desired and is known in the art of hair, roller, setting. A bobby pin or hair clip 26 may also be used, for example, in place of pin 25, if desired, as is known in the hair roller setting art.

The cushioning pad material 2 is preferred to be a substantially resilient, flexible, and soft, air permeable, open cell foam material but it may also be a fiber bonded 28 material which is thereby substantially resilient, flexible, air permeable, and soft. A soft, scalp non-pricking, cushioning pad material 28, if used, is preferred. Perforations 18, which are shown in dashed line outline and are shown through the

material

2 or 28 may also be used, if desired, for example, to thereby aid in reducing the drying time ofones generally damp hair 5 therearound the roller 1. Partial closed ended pockets, l7 and 19, or either 17 or 19 may also be therein the

material

2 or 28, if desired, for thereby shortening or improving the drying of ones rolled tress of hair 5 and/or for improving the cushioning pad, roller core 4, characteristic of the

material

2 or 28 towards ones scalp. The mesh 20 acts as a reinforcement as it spans across the outer peripheral coils of core 4 and thereby prevents the

cushioning pad

2 or 28 from being partially forced in between the coils of the roller core 4, as is generally shown, as 38 for example, in the top portion of FIG. 4, wherein it is desired and thereby will be later disclosed in FIG. 4. In FIG. 3, the damaging or generally the scalp numbing area 16 is also shown, whereby a person can readily understand why this cushioned and axially bendable core hair roller is an improvement, over prior art which are either, air non-permeable and/or axially non-bendable hair rollers and/or diametrically rigid, all at the same time, as is this improved hair roller.

It should be noted that the applicant prefers to combine the brief description to the drawings therewith the detailed description of this specification for his and others, clarity thereto this invention.

FIG. 4 shows an axial cross-section of the hair roller in a slightly altered view from the roller which is shown in FIG. 2 wherein FIG. 4 the coiled core 4 having no mesh material directly thereacross the coils 4 and thereby the

cushioning pad material

2 or 28, which is numbered 33 herein because its inside wall portion has either protrusions, bumps or a spiral interior 38 or a forced in between the coils of the core 4, protrusion 38, which will thereby act, for example, as furnace or radiator fins, whereby circulating air 29 will pass therethrough for improving the drying of the material 33 and the rolled thereon on tress of hair 5. The upper layer 33, being the

cushioning pad material

2 or 28 as desired, and each layer may be of the same air permeable characteristic or different as desired, for example, the lower layer 33 may be readily air permeable, especially if it is constructed of a not too closely a spaced fiber bonded material 28, if desired. The upper layer of roller scalp

cushioning pad material

2 or 28 is preferred to be a substantially soft, air permeable, material, for example, open cell foam, a polyurethane open cell foam, a rubber latex foam, a plastic foam and the like, and also a so-called Scott-foam, as desired. A mesh reinforcing 30 is preferred to be thereon the inside wall of the pad material 33 and either loose, sewed,

or adhesively secured thereto as desired, to thereby prevent the material 33 from being forced in between the core 4 coils and forming the protrusion 38. The mesh 30 cushioning pad material reinforcing means, being substantially the previous mesh 20, which was disclosed in FIG. 2, may also be inserted thereinbetween the layers of pad material 32 and 33, and adhesively 31 secured thereinbetween, sewed, or secured, as desired. The mesh material 30 may also be a generally non-cementable plastic material, for example, polyester, polypropylene, polyethylene and the like, whereby the adhesive means 31 would only then join and substantially spot adhesively secure together the layers of material 32 and 33 through at least some of the mesh openings 34. Thereby the mesh 30 would, in effect, be universally and substantially loose, that is, not directly adhesively secured to material 32 and 33, and also in effect, the cushioning pad material 32 and 33 will itself retain the mesh 30 in a loose but captive position thereinbetween as desired. The material 33 also may, first, be placed therearound the core 4 and, second, the mesh 30 is placed therearound and thereupon the material 33, and, third, the outer layer of material 32 over the mesh 30, whereby only frictional means would then retain the mesh 30 thereinbetween. This latter operation will, for example, generally force the material 33 against the open coiled core 4 and thereby automatically create the protrusions 38. The mesh 30 would also thereby substantially have, for example, some protrusions, (not shown) up therein the mesh 30 openings (not shown), and the outer layer of material 32 would generally contact the raised latter spot-like protrusions for frictional contact therewith, if desired. The latter protrusion effect would be governed by the size of the mesh 30 openings, the softness of material 33, and the amount of mesh force upon the material 33.

FIG. 4 further shows an alternate flat, rectangular or substantially round, pin-like 35, cushioning pad 32 and 33, reinforcing means thereinbetween the layered cushioning pad or if the pad 2 is a single layered material, the pins 35 could then be secured to the inside wall of pad 2 by sewing, adhesive means and the like, ifdesired. The mesh 30 means would also thereby not be used, if desired, especially if the pins 35 are spaced in close relationship, substantially as shown. The end of pin 35 may be terminated 36 therein the pad 2 or terminate at the edge 37 of pad 2, as desired. Also the pins 35 are shown in parallel spaced axial relationship, but they may also be in spaced relationship and in an oblique angle to the longitudinal axis ofthe roller core, 4 if desired. If the pins 35 were substantially in two layers and each layer obliquely spaced, directly or indirectly, over each other, in opposite directions, then the arrangement and construction would generally be a mesh one and thereby considered as a mesh material 30, even if they were not in direct contact at their crossover points.

FIG. 4 shows the circulation of air 29, scalp l5, finger 6, roller ends 11 and 12, cross-section of the shaft 24 if pin 25 located between the core 4 coils.

FIG. shows the general locations of pins 35 and their cross-sectional shape, if desired. It further shows pin 25, bobby pin or hair pin clip 26, roller 1 scalp numbing or pressured area 16 and finger 6 forced against the diametrical portion of roller 1 to show that the roller core 4 is substantially rigid and nonflattening by a force thereagainst which would at least be equal to that which a persons resting and sleeping head thereon would create.

FIG. 6 shows another embodiment of the hair roller wherein the construction and arrangement of the elongated and substantially round roller core 44 is an integral universally flexible one piece member having at each end a preferred perforated and open ended, substantially cup shaped hubs 45, which are integrally connected by an integral universally flexible center shaft like core 46, which has integrally thereon perforated disc members 52. The outer circumferential portion of the disc 52 may be pointed, rounded or square, if desired. The discs 52 and 52X are preferred to have perforations or openings 41 therethrough their thickness for the circulation of air, as well as through any wall portion thereof the cup shaped hubs 45. The openings in the hubs are shown as being generally round but they may also be triangular shaped 41, as shown in FIG. 7, and thereby having spoke-like integral members 43, shown in dashed line outline in FIG. 7. FIG. 6 further shows hair 5, cushioning pad material 2, which may also be a layered material, as in FIG. 4, and having a reinforcing means, 20, 30, or 35 thereinbetween the layers single long pad 2 may be a single layer and thereby have the pad 2 reinforcing

means

20, 30 or 35 directly against the core member 45 outer circumferential diametrical portion, if desired, and generally as shown. The reinforcing means 20, 30 or 35 may extend to the outer longitudinal ends 41 or 47 of the pad 2, if desired, and thereby allow a person to manufacture the pad 2 from sheet form of construction, if desired, whereby a pad 2 joining, sewed and the like, seam 62, as shown in FIG. 9, would be necessary. The reinforcing means 20, 30, or 35 may also terminate short of the pad 2 longitudinal outer ends 41 or 37, as shown, whereby adhesive 31 securing means may be used at the pad 2 longitudinal ends and at points 34, if desired. The mesh 20 may also be tucked over and into the ends of the cup shaped hub 45, if desired. Also the mesh 20 may extend beyond the pad 2, edge 41 (not shown), and thereby the mesh 20 may be tucked into the hub 45 ends, if desired. The latter extended mesh 20 construction and arrangement allows the pad 2 to be mesh 20 secured thereto the roller core 45 and also thereby provides a securing and reinforcing means for pad 2, if desired. The outer circumferential portion of the discs and hubs may be notched out 56 and a separate generally short pieces of cross bars 51 are inserted thereinto the notches 56. If the cross bar spans across, for example, 3 discs 52 or 57 then the bar 51 would be secured to the center disc 52 and thereby both ends of the bar 51 would be free to slidingly move in the notches 56 of the other two discs whereby the roller 45 would still be subject towards axial bending, The bars 51 would thereby be a reinforcing means to prevent portions of pad 2 from being circumferentially forced into the spacings, for example, between the discs 52. The bars 51 may also be in a staggered relationship across the longitudinal outer peripheral portion of the roller 45 or be single long bars 51 which may be secured to and in the notches of the center disc and be spanningly free to move in an axial direction, for example, on both sides of the center disc 52, having the modified embodiment showing. With the above construction and arrangement it is preferred not to have any reinforcing

means

20,30, or 35, if desired. The center disc 57 illustrates or shows a modified embodiment of the roller 45 wherein the central core 47 is a resilient, flexible coiled spring member. The cupped ended hubs 44 and hubless but now altered discs 52 and 52X are all spacingly threaded and are snugly and axially unslidable, thereon the coiled core 47, for example as is a screw in a tapped nut, whereby a resilient, flexible, spring cored roller 45 is obtained. A square ended hub 48 which is preferred to be on both sides of an alternate hubbed disc 57 is also shown. The hub ends may be substantially square 48 ended, that is on a one or two ended hub 48, if desired, and a substantially rounded or radius one or two ended hub 50 may also be used, if desired. Any combination of square 48 hub ended and radius 50 ended hubs may also be used throughout, if desired. The discs 52X may be solid or hollow and having side walls which are convexed or curved outwardly. The discs 52X are hubless and may easily be threaded on the close coiled core 47, if desired. The disc 52X may also have the outermost curved portion thereof that is adjacent to the hole therethrough their centers, in contacting relationship, and thereby the curved discs 52X will rockingly roll against each other whenever the roller 45 is subject to an axial bending action as is shown by the gradual axial, roller 45, bending positions 39. The gradual axial roller 45 bending action 39 may also be caused by the gradual shrinking hair shafts 13, shown in dashed line outline. The extreme axial bending of roller 45 is also shown extended for clarity of drawing and is also indicated by the intentionally extended for clarity purposes,

dashed line roller 45 outline 11 and the reinforcing means is bendingly shrinking 53 into the pad 2 or bendingly is extended 54, beyond pad 2s shrinking length or outer edge, if the reinforcing means 35 is used. The previous snug threading center, spring core 47, hole therethrough the discs 52, 52X, or hubbed discs 57 may be a spring core 47 clearance hole, whereby the coiled spring core 47 would be threaded axially and freely therethrough, as is for example a pin through a hole in a button. Thereby the square 47, rounded 50, or convexed 52X surfaces or hub ends are axially compressed against each other by the altered and now outstretched spring core 4. One or both ends of the spring core 47 will thereby be securely threaded, for example, as is a threaded screw into a snug fitting threaded nut, thereinto the center spring core 47 hole of the end hubs 44, which may also be hubbed, if desired, and/or be free therein that center hole also whereby one or both of the spring core 47 ends would have to be, for example,

loop ended (not shown) for anchoring the loops by pin means 7 indirectly against the inside wall of the hubs 44, if desired, for example, a cotter pin-like means (not shown) or the like, if desired. The circulation of air 29 is also shown in FIG. 6 by arrow means, .which is preferred for all construction and arrangements hereinbefore disclosed. One or both ends of the spring core 47 may, if desired, be hook ended, unrolled ended, flared out or upset to thereby provide an outstretched spring core axially returnable preventive securing means, and one example thereof is, for example, generally shown in FIG. 18, being an enlarged scale thereof. Thereby no separate means or element securing means for core 47 ends would be necessary to prevent the outstretched spring cores 47 ends retraction into at least the enlarged axial center clearance hole thereof, at least, one hub 44. Separate rigid or resilient ring or beads may also be threadingly slipped onto the core 47 and be located inbetween the plain, for example, hubless axial clearance holed discs 52, whereby rigid or resilient spacing means of the discs 52, 57 and the like, for example, would result in using them as are also the altered, axial or center clearance holed, hubbed discs 57, if desired, whereby ifsquare ended rigid beads are used the axial center core 46, for example, would have to be axially elastic and resilient but if resilient beads are used, then the core 46, for example could be axially non-elastic. That is, that resilient bead-like members, if used, would enable a person to use a substantially non-stretchable axially, but still be an axially bendable center core member which thereby replaces the coiled spring core 47 and which the generally axial core 46, for example, has its ends also anchored to hubs 44, whereby axial flexure or bending of the roller is thereby obtained by another modified roller core construction, and which is substantially resilient in nature. A poppet bead or in-arched bead-like construction may also be readily used as being another modified roller 45, core 55, construction and arrangement, whereby the center core (which replaces core 46) is also axially at least universally flexible or bendable. The poppet bead-like arrangement is substantially partially shown opposite the characters, FIG. 6, and thereby is deemed readily understood, whereby no spring core 47 is used and the reinforcing

means

20, 21, 30, 35, or 511, for example, may be used, as desired. The elasticized meshed member 21 would be generally preferred over the other because of its axial resilient nature. The bar 51 means automatically keys the otherwise rotatable discs 52, 52X or 57 discs, which are, for example, free on the spring core 47 and/or in the poppet bead-like arrangement. This keying of the above mentioned discs maintains the openings 41 in coaxial alignment, whereby a bobby pin or hair pin may be readily inserted therethrough the, diametrically opposed, lined up openings 41, if desired. The hub ends 48 may also be constru'cted in a keyed arrangement, if desired, whereby the roller 44 will also not be so apt to partly twist radially and/or unline the coaxially alined openings 41 as one is rolling a tress of hair 5 thereon the roller 44 cushioning pad 2. An elastic cord, rubber band or other, for example, outstretched and resiliently contractable, means may also be used in place of the substantially universally resilient spring core 47, if desired. A longitudinally solid or tubular member may also be slidingly threaded through the center hole openings therein the hubs 44, and discs 52, 52X or 57, which, if desired, may be loose thereon or spacingly secured thereon the inserted core member by cementing, adhesive, soldering, pressing securely or shrinking thereon, and the like means. This latter, rod or tubular spaced thereon, construction and arrangement will thereby substantially parallel the first integral core 46 embodiment, shown in FIG. 6.

FIG. 7 being an end view of the hair roller of FIG. 6 shows openings 41 in a round or triangular shape therein the inside wall of the hub 44, with the latter triangular opening 41 being in dash line outline and having also thereby spokes 43, if this skeletonized frame-like arrangement is desired. It is preferred that the hub 44 inside wall have at least one opening, for example, opening 41 therethrough. The at least one diametrically opposed opening is desired, and be substantially in coaxial alignment therewith a similar at least one opening therein the discs 52, 57 and the like which were hereinbefore disclosed, when describing FIG. 6. The reinforcing means 35 are partially shown in spaced relationship, as desired. Adhesive means 31 is also shown, if used, and the rounding scalp l5, hair 5, pin 25, bobby pin or hair clip 26 having one leg part inserted through the opening 41 and another partly on the pad 2. The shank 24 of pin 25 is also shown inserted through the roller 45 for securing it generally thereagainst ones scalp 15.

FIG. 8 shows substantially a herringbone design of the

pad

2 or 28, reinforcing means 59 which are preferred to be substantially half round in cross section, but may also have a substantially round, rectangular or other desired shape. The herringbone means 59 are integral with two ring-like end bands 58 and together means 59 and ring ends 58 are in the shape of a substantially elongated tubular member 60, which is an integral element. This herringbone construction and arrangement also readily allows the roller coiled core 4 means to be readily flexured and/or bend axially and substantially without changing the substantially round diametrical cross-section of the roller, around which a tress of hair is rolled. This is one of the most important characteristics of this hair roller invention and still be all air permeable and cushioned. Buckling thereof pad 2 reinforcing 59 means, which spans thereacross and against the outer peripheral portions of the coiled core 4 coils, is also substantially eliminated by this or other, flexuous, zigzag, and the like, 59 means shape. The pad 2 is thereby generally prevented from being forced in between the core 4 coils by the tress of hair 5 as it is rolled thereon and around

pad

2 or 28, as desired. The end ring-like bands 58 may also be wider axially than that as shown, if desired, and also they may be adhesively secured to the inside wall of the

pad

2 or 28 or even to the outer circumferential portion of the coiled core 4 end coils, especially if the coils are also made of a plastic material, which is cementable or heat sealed together, as desired. Keying projections (not shown) integrally on the inside or circumferential outside, of ring 58, are readily understood and which thereby would key themselves in between the closed end coils of core 4 or into the inside wall of

pad

2 or 28, if desired. Mesh pad 2 reinforcing

means

30, 35 or even a plain or a

layered pad

2 or 28 having only an adhesive means 31 in between the layers of the

pad

2 or 28, if desired. The remainder of FIG. 8 is thought to be self-explanatory from the previous disclosure thereupon.

FIG. 9 shows an end view of the hair roller 60 shown in FIG. 8. FIG. 9 also shows generally, the axial air circulating and bobby pin opening 69, which is also shown, for example, in FIGS. 3, 5, 11, I4, 15, l6, 19, 21 and 22. The cushioning pad material butted seam 62 and adhesive means 31 therein is created by a sheet of, wrapped therearound,

pad

2 or 28 material, otherwise the

pad

2 or 28 is a one piece, integral tu' bular form, as is known in the hair roller construction art. Shown in FIG. 9 is a small cut-out cross-section taken partially on the line 5-5 of FIG. 6, to thereby generally show at least two cross-sectional shapes of the herringbone, and which may be generally round 59 and half round 61, but a rectangular shape (not shown) may also be desired, as is generally shown in FIG. 5, as means 35. The herringbone or flexuous means 59 may also be inserted between the layers of

pad

2 or 28, if desired, instead of as shown, for example, as is 30 in FIG. 4. FIG. 9 also shows a partial multi-layered 63,

pad

2 or 28 material, if desired, and thereby a varied softness and varied air permeable, stratum layered cushioning pad may be constructed, if desired. The remainder of FIG. 9 is thought to be self-explanatory and need not be repeated herenow because of the previous disclosure thereof.

FIG. 10 shows another modified embodiment of an axially bendable and diametrically and substantially rigid, coiled core 4 hair roller 64, which has a concaved outer longitudinal shape. The concaved roller core 4 has a

cushioning pad

2 or 28 that is generally parallel in its thickness and thereby also creates a concaved outer roller form. That is, because it is slipped endwise thereover in tubular form or is sheet-like wrapped around the concaved roller coiled core 4, forming seam 62 (as shown in FIG. 9 and adhesive means 31 therein. This type of hair roller 64 construction will generally give one their greatest scalp and hair protective means because the otherwise scalp numbing area 16 is automatically distributed over a greater area of ones scalp, and roller end cantilevering, is or is substantially eliminated, depending of course where on ones scalp 15 and in ones hair this hair roller is set. Generally some cantilevering, at times, will be present and thereby the roller concaved core 4 will still have to bend axially whenever an outside force is exerted diametrically thereon the roller end or ends, especially when one is sleeping thereon. This action is generally shown in dashed line roller end 11 outline, at the left of FIG. 10 having finger 6 forced thereon as shown by arrow means. This latter dashed line 11 outline also shows how the closed end, core 4, coils are cushioned from the scalp 15 by the

pad

2 or 28 cushioning means to thereby protect ones scalp, enhance their sleeping comfort, and protect ones hair from excessive stretching, breaking in two, pulling out, and the like hereinbefore disclosed, at least, in FIG. 2. The FIG. 10 also partially shows a side-edge seam 62 having adhesive securing means thereinbetween to thereby adhesively 31 secure a strip of helically wound strip of

pad

2 or 28 material together at their sides to thereby substantially form a helically seamed integral layer of

pad

2 or 28 material therearound the concaved roller core 4, if desired. Thereby the strip of

pad

2 or 28 may also readily be helically wound thereon the mesh or a parallel or obliquely spaced reinforcing means 35, as desired. As the roller core 4 bends axially the adhesively secured strip of

pad

2 or 28 is prevented from separating. The rest of FIG. 10 such as, 2, 28, 21, 42, 20, 30, 35, 31 and the like is thought to be self-explanatory and clear from the previous disclosure thereabout, in previous figures herein and thereby is and/or need not be repeated.

FIG. 11 shows roller 64, end 11, in a partial dashed line outline to more clearly show how the most vulnerable protrusion which is the largest diametrical portion of the roller 64 and which is readily exposed and is thereby subject for directing almost any force, applied thereon, directly thereto ones scalp, especially when one is sleeping thereon the vulnerable ends 11 of this concaved roller 64. Thereby also, the coiled ends 11 must be cushioned from ones scalp by the

pad

2 or 28 cushioning means, as shown. This cushioning means also reduces the scalp numbing 16 effect, which is also shown on the left of FIG. 10, for protecting ones scalp, preventing the creation of more scalp dandruff, protecting ones hair or shafts thereof and the like previously disclosed herein this disclosure or specification. Also shown is the axial, air circulating therethrough, opening 69 and the reinforcing means 35, which is against the coiled core 4 coils, if so desired. Finger 6, for example, is shown forcing the cushioned roller end 11 generally against ones scalp l5 and also generally against and partially around the rolled hair 5 which is against ones scalp 15, in the arrow pointed direction, as would generally a pillow, tight kerchief, back ofa padded chair and the like, especially when one is resting their hair roller ladened head thereagainst.

Balding condition of ones scalp is said to be nothing more absurd or even humorous about women becoming bald and for a woman it is a terrible affliction, akin in mind to losing her femininity.

For women, however, their hair is, traditionally, a thing of pride and beauty. The ironic result of some of the endeavors has been the loss of the very feature they are trying to glamorize, their hair.

It is traction baldness, a condition which is unique to the female sex. It generally comes from constant pressure on the hair by at least sleeping in tight hair rollers or hair curlers, the pull on the scalp that generally tear or pull the hair out by the roots.

If the hair is subjected to strain over a long period of time using tight hair rollers, for example, said 2 to 4 years, the hair follicle may shrink and dry up, discouraged by the unequal struggle, and baldness may then become substantially permanent. If the damage is of short duration, the hair should ordinarily grow back.

Since certain changes may be made in the above cushion padded hair roller means which is substantially diametrically rigid and yet substantially coaxially bendable without departing from the scope of the invention herein involved, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in the limiting sense.

What is claimed is:

1. A hair roller having a generally elongated tubular-like configuration and comprising in combination: a first body which is an elongated coaxially resilient and flexible member, said first body is substantially rigid diametrically and round throughout its longitudinal length which is also coaxially bendable, said first body is generally spirally wound in at least one portion of its generally central longitudinal length, a second body pad member means is substantially embraced around said first body for being an outer cushioning pad covering for said first body and having a sufficient wall thickness for proper cushioning of said first body from ones scalp and for protection ones scalp and hair by allowing coaxial bending of said first body especially when one is sleeping and is resting their head substantially on a diametrically rigid end portion of said first body, said member means is soft and resilient for restoring itself to substantially its original generally diametrically round longitudinal shape, said member means having reinforcing means substantially therein that allows said first body to still bend coaxially and for substantially preventing at least one portion of said material means from being forced into said wound portion of said body by at least one portion of a tress of hair when it is wound around at least one portion of said material means and especially when one is sleeping substantially on said first body.

2. A combination according to claim 1 wherein said reinforcing means is substantially in the form of elongated flexible pin-like means which have a length which is generally the same as the longitudinal length of said first body, said pin-like means length is substantially coaxially parallel to the outer diametrical opposed portion of said first body, said pin-like means are generally secured by a means to the inner diametrical wall of said pad member means for providing a fixed relationship between said pad and said first body and are in substantially outer circumferential spaced relation to each other therearound and are substantially directly against the outer circumferential coiled portion of said first body for preventing at least one portion of said pad member means from being substantially forced in between at least one portion of said wound portion of said first body.

3. A combination according to claim 1 wherein said pad member means will allow a substantially free passage of air through at least one portion of its wall thickness for further air drying of ones tress of hair when it is wound around said pad member means.

4. A combination according to claim 1 wherein a hair roller securing means is employed for removably securing substantially said first body and said pad member means into ones hair.

5. A hair roller having a generally elongated tubular-like configuration and comprising in combination: a first body which is an elongated coaxially resilient and flexible and is a spirally wound wire-like member which is substantially axially hollow, rigid and round diametrically throughout its longitudinal length which is also coaxially bendable, said first body is generally spirally open coiled in at least one portion of its generally central longitudinal length, a second body pad member means is substantially embraced around said first body for being an outer cushioning pad covering for said first body, said pad member means having a sufficient wall thickness for proper cushioning of said first body from ones scalp especially when one is sleeping and is resting their head substantially on a diametrically rigid end portion of said first body, said pad member means is soft and resilient for restoring itself to substantially its original generally diametrically round longitudinal shape, said pad member means is air permeable and having substantially therein a substantially flexuous reinforcinc means which permits universal coaxial bending of said first body for protecting ones scalp and hair by allowing said bending of said first body and yet said reinforcing means being also for generally preventing atleast one circumferential spiral portion of said pad member means from being forced into at least one said portion of said length of said first body, said forcing of said pad member means is created by at least one wound therearound tress of hair.

6. A combination according to claim 5 wherein a hair roller securing means is employed for removably securing substantially said first body and said pad member means into ones hair.

7. A combination according to claim 5 wherein said pad member means is readily air permeable for substantially free passage of air through at least one portion of its wall thickness.

8. A combination according to claim 5 wherein said rein forcing means is a readily air permeable and universally flexuous elongated generally tubular mesh shaped member which has therein a coaxially interweaved elastic substantially cordlike member which substantially causes said mesh reinforcing means to become in effect a coaxially contracting elasticized mesh means for longitudinally and coaxially contracting said first body especially when said mesh means is generally coaxially stretched and is embraced over said first body with said mesh means having its two ends each formed over each diametrical end and tucked into each coaxial opening end of said first body, said roller is so constructed and arranged that said mesh means partially counteracts the coaxial outward resilient force of said first body and thereby creates a generally limper said first body which is substantially diametrically rigid and yet readily coaxially bendable for protecting ones scalp and ones hair and enhancing ones sleep and yet obtaining substantially round tress of hair curls, especially when one is sleeping on and with at least one said roller dressed in ones hair.

9. A combination according to claim 5 wherein said first body is inserted into an elongated substantially diametrically round tubular-like body which allows passage of air through its substantially open longitudinally constructed wall portion, said round tubular-like body having two band-like rings, one at each extreme coaxial end thereof and which rings are connected to at least three substantially herringbone configurated and partly oblique-angled coaxially extended strip-like members, said strip-like members having each end thereof integrally connected to each said rings, said strip-like members substantially reinforces at least one diametrical portion of said pad member means from being forced into at least one open diametrical portion of said first body and which said pad member means is generally embraced circumferentially over and generally diametrically around onto said tubular-like body which is "substantially inserted coaxially within said pad member means, said strip-like members are flexuous generally coaxially across said portion of said length of said first body.

10. A combination according to claim 5 wherein said first body has a substantially hourglass longitudinally concaved configuration in that the outermost end coils are substantially larger in diameter than the center coils thereof, said pad member means generally closely circumferentially embraces said concaved shapes of said first body for maintaining said hourglass configurated appearance and will more readily conform to ones generally rounding head shape, said roller is so constructed and arranged that a minimum of coaxial bending is thereby required especially when one is at least sleeping indirectly on said concaved first body, whereby at least a minimum of coaxial flexing is thereby necessary for protecting ones scalp and ones hair and also for enhancing ones sleep especially when one is sleeping with their head resting indirectly on a substantially diametrically rigid portion of said concaved said first body having said large outer diameter ends which are substantially diametrically rigid and are generally coaxially forced upwards and away from ones scalp when it is substantially dressed in ones hair on the flat side of their scalp.

lll. A hair roller having a generally elongated tubular-like configuration and comprising in combination: a first body which is an elongated coaxially resilient and flexible member, said first body having and substantially housing an axially flexible and universally substantially resilient axle-like core member which is integrally connected to at least two substantially coaxially opposed wheel-like members each having at least one portion substantially diametrically rigid and being substantially coaxially opposed and being in coaxial spaced relation to each other for forming a substantially diametrically rigid and substantially diametrically round and elongated universally coaxially flexible said first body, a second body pad member means is substantially embraced around said first body for being an outer cushioning pad covering for said first body, said pad member means having a sufficient wall thickness for proper cushioning of said first body from ones scalp especially when one is sleeping and is resting their head substantially on at least one diametrically rigid end portion of said first body, said pad member is soft and resilient for restoring itself to substantially its original generally diametrically round longitudinal shape, said pad member means is air permeable and and having a substantially flexuous reinforcing means for permitting universal coaxial bending of said first body and for preventing at least one circumferential portion of said pad material from being forced into at least one substantially longitudinal opening in said first body, said forcing of said pad material is created by at least one wound therearound tress of hair.

12. A combination according to claim 11 wherein said core is substantially diametrically rigid and round, said core is constructed from a length of material which is a spirally coiled substantially wire-like material, said core is coaxially resilient and universally bendable, said core is a substantially spirally coiled spring-like member whose outer diametrical circumferential generally coaxially coiled surface is threaded through an axial substantially diametrically opposed opening in said wheel-like members, said wheel-like members are generally threaded snug in a coaxially spaced relation to each other on said core as is generally a tapped machine nut snugly on a coaxially elongated threaded shaft, said wheel-like members are substantially diametrically rigid and having at least one off-axis diametrically opposed opening entirely through at least one said wheel-like members side portion for at least one passage of air through said portion.

13. A combination according to claim 12 wherein said core, having each of said wheel-like members substantially axially hubed on at least one side of said wheel-like members, said core member is threaded through an axial opening which is entirely through at least one coaxially center portion of said hubbed portion of said wheel-like members.

14. A combination according to claim 13 wherein said core, has substantially at least three of said hubbed portions of said wheel-like members in substantially axial aligned contacting relationship with each other, said core is freely axially threaded through at least one said axial opening in said hubbed portions and both ends of said core are generally captively secured by a means to at least two of said members of said first body for resiliently and coaxially aligning said discs together.

15. A combination according to claim 14 wherein said core has the diametrically opposed outer ends of at least one of said hubbed portions and at least one of said members sides in interlocking coaxial captive relationship with each other and said members having at least one off-axis diametrically opposed opening entirely through their thickness portion and each said off-axis opening are all coaxially substantially straight and tunnel-like aligned, whereby at least one portion of a hair roller securing means may easily and conveniently be inserted into at least one side of said aligned off-axis openings whenever one desires to use said portion of said hair roller securing means for substantially securing said hair roller into one s hair.

Claims

1. A hair roller having a generally elongated tubular-like configuration and comprising in combination: a first body which is an elongated coaxially resilient and flexible member, said first body is substantially rigid diametrically and round throughout its longitudinal length which is also coaxially bendable, said first body is generally spirally wound in at least one portion of its generally central longitudinal length, a second body pad member means is substantially embraced around said first body for being an outer cushiOning pad covering for said first body and having a sufficient wall thickness for proper cushioning of said first body from one''s scalp and for protection one''s scalp and hair by allowing coaxial bending of said first body especially when one is sleeping and is resting their head substantially on a diametrically rigid end portion of said first body, said member means is soft and resilient for restoring itself to substantially its original generally diametrically round longitudinal shape, said member means having reinforcing means substantially therein that allows said first body to still bend coaxially and for substantially preventing at least one portion of said material means from being forced into said wound portion of said body by at least one portion of a tress of hair when it is wound around at least one portion of said material means and especially when one is sleeping substantially on said first body.

3. A combination according to claim 1 wherein said pad member means will allow a substantially free passage of air through at least one portion of its wall thickness for further air drying of one''s tress of hair when it is wound around said pad member means.

4. A combination according to claim 1 wherein a hair roller securing means is employed for removably securing substantially said first body and said pad member means into one''s hair.

5. A hair roller having a generally elongated tubular-like configuration and comprising in combination: a first body which is an elongated coaxially resilient and flexible and is a spirally wound wire-like member which is substantially axially hollow, rigid and round diametrically throughout its longitudinal length which is also coaxially bendable, said first body is generally spirally open coiled in at least one portion of its generally central longitudinal length, a second body pad member means is substantially embraced around said first body for being an outer cushioning pad covering for said first body, said pad member means having a sufficient wall thickness for proper cushioning of said first body from one''s scalp especially when one is sleeping and is resting their head substantially on a diametrically rigid end portion of said first body, said pad member means is soft and resilient for restoring itself to substantially its original generally diametrically round longitudinal shape, said pad member means is air permeable and having substantially therein a substantially flexuous reinforcinc means which permits universal coaxial bending of said first body for protecting one''s scalp and hair by allowing said bending of said first body and yet said reinforcing means being also for generally preventing at least one circumferential spiral portion of said pad member means from being forced into at least one said portion of said length of said first body, said forcing of said pad member means is created by at least one wound therearound tress of hair.

6. A combination according to claim 5 wherein a hair roller securing means is employed for removably securing substantially said first body and said pad member means into one''s hair.

8. A combination according to claim 5 wherein said reinforcing means is a readily air permeable and universally flexuous elongated generally tubular mesh shaped member which has therein a coaxially interweaved elastic substantially cord-like member which substantially causes said mesh reinforcing means to become in effect a coaxially contracting elasticized mesh means for longitudinally and coaxially contracting said first body especially when said mesh means is generally coaxially stretched and is embraced over said first body with said mesh means having its two ends each formed over each diametrical end and tucked into each coaxial opening end of said first body, said roller is so constructed and arranged that said mesh means partially counteracts the coaxial outward resilient force of said first body and thereby creates a generally limper said first body which is substantially diametrically rigid and yet readily coaxially bendable for protecting one''s scalp and one''s hair and enhancing one''s sleep and yet obtaining substantially round tress of hair curls, especially when one is sleeping on and with at least one said roller dressed in one''s hair.

9. A combination according to claim 5 wherein said first body is inserted into an elongated substantially diametrically round tubular-like body which allows passage of air through its substantially open longitudinally constructed wall portion, said round tubular-like body having two band-like rings, one at each extreme coaxial end thereof and which rings are connected to at least three substantially herringbone configurated and partly oblique-angled coaxially extended strip-like members, said strip-like members having each end thereof integrally connected to each said rings, said strip-like members substantially reinforces at least one diametrical portion of said pad member means from being forced into at least one open diametrical portion of said first body and which said pad member means is generally embraced circumferentially over and generally diametrically around onto said tubular-like body which is substantially inserted coaxially within said pad member means, said strip-like members are flexuous generally coaxially across said portion of said length of said first body.

10. A combination according to claim 5 wherein said first body has a substantially hourglass longitudinally concaved configuration in that the outermost end coils are substantially larger in diameter than the center coils thereof, said pad member means generally closely circumferentially embraces said concaved shapes of said first body for maintaining said hourglass configurated appearance and will more readily conform to one''s generally rounding head shape, said roller is so constructed and arranged that a minimum of coaxial bending is thereby required especially when one is at least sleeping indirectly on said concaved first body, whereby at least a minimum of coaxial flexing is thereby necessary for protecting one''s scalp and one''s hair and also for enhancing one''s sleep especially when one is sleeping with their head resting indirectly on a substantially diametrically rigid portion of said concaved said first body having said large outer diameter ends which are substantially diametrically rigid and are generally coaxially forced upwards and away from one''s scalp when it is substantially dressed in one''s hair on the flat side of their scalp.

11. A hair roller having a generally elongated tubular-like configuration and comprising in combination: a first body which is an elongated coaxially resilient and flexible member, said first body having and substantially housing an axially flexible and universally substantially resilient axle-like core member which is integrally connected to at least two substantially coaxially opposed wheel-like Members each having at least one portion substantially diametrically rigid and being substantially coaxially opposed and being in coaxial spaced relation to each other for forming a substantially diametrically rigid and substantially diametrically round and elongated universally coaxially flexible said first body, a second body pad member means is substantially embraced around said first body for being an outer cushioning pad covering for said first body, said pad member means having a sufficient wall thickness for proper cushioning of said first body from one''s scalp especially when one is sleeping and is resting their head substantially on at least one diametrically rigid end portion of said first body, said pad member is soft and resilient for restoring itself to substantially its original generally diametrically round longitudinal shape, said pad member means is air permeable and and having a substantially flexuous reinforcing means for permitting universal coaxial bending of said first body and for preventing at least one circumferential portion of said pad material from being forced into at least one substantially longitudinal opening in said first body, said forcing of said pad material is created by at least one wound therearound tress of hair.

15. A combination according to claim 14 wherein said core has the diametrically opposed outer ends of at least one of said hubbed portions and at least one of said members sides in interlocking coaxial captive relationship with each other and said members having at least one off-axis diametrically opposed opening entirely through their thickness portion and each said off-axis opening are all coaxially substantially straight and tunnel-like aligned, whereby at least one portion of a hair roller securing means may easily and conveniently be inserted into at least one side of said aligned off-axis openings whenever one desires to use said portion of said hair roller securing means for substantially securing said hair roller into one''s hair.