US1622821A - Marcel waver - Google Patents

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March 29, 1927- C' G, BEESLEY MARCEL WAVER' Fi'led July 1e, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheetl March 29 1927.

C. G. BEESLEY MARCEL WAVER Filed July 1:8, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Mar. 29, 1927.

PATENT OFFICE.

CURA Gr. BEESLEY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

MARCEL WAVER.

Application filed July 18,

This invention relates to improvements in Marcel wavers and one of the objects ot the invention is to provide an improved device ot this character by means ot' the use ot which a Marcel wave may be readily and effectively given to the hair.

Heretofore with 'the use of hand irons as now constructed it has been necessary to twist or turn the iron so as to procure in the hair the necessary arrangement of the curves or waves, with the` result that it is diliicult to manage the hair and manipulate the iron and at the same time prevent pull ing of the hair and burning of the scalp.

llt is one ot the objects ot the present invention to overcome these diiiiculties and objections and to provide an improved hand iron ot 'his character which will be of a .sinn ple, durable, and comparatively cheap construction which will be ei'llective and etlicient in operation, and with which iron there is associated means for positioning and holding the hair while the irons are being placed in position; the parts being so arranged that there will be no projection to contact with head of the person whose hair is being treated.

To the attainment of these ends the accomplishment of other new and useiull objects as will appear', the invention consists in the features o1 novelty in substantially the construction, combination and arrangement of the several parts hereinafter more ully described and claimed and shown in the accompanying drawings illustrating the invention, and in which drawings;

Figure 1 is a view partly in elevation, partly in longitudinal section and partly brolren away ot a device of this character constructed in accordance with the principles o this invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view ot Figure l.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line il-Ll Figure 2.

Figure 41 is a sectional view taken on line Ll 41 Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a right hand end elevation ot Figure 1, with parts omitted.

Figure 6 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line G-6 Figure 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawings the immoral 10 designates a support ot any desired size and configuration and.

1924. Serial No. 726,656.

constructed of any suitable material. To the support 10 and preferably adjacent one end thereof, is connected a handle 11 by means of which the device may be transported. Pivotally mounted upon the base 10 are a plurality ot irons 12, Which may be of the ordinary and well known construction, the specific construction of the body of Which constitutes no part of the present invention, sul'lice it to say that the irons 12 are of the usual electric type and are adapted to be heated by means of current supplied thereto through suitable conductors 13, to these conductors 13 is connected another conductor 15 the latter being adapted to be attached to the usual source of supply of electricity or current, such as by means of the well known plug and socket connection. The conductor 15 preferably passes through the handle 11 and the conductors 13 preferably pass through a tubular bearing 16 supported preferably adjacent the handle end of the base or support 10 and extends transversely o' the base.

Each ot the irons 12 is mounted upon the base or support 10 tor pivotal movement with respect thereto and independently with respect to each other. To that end each of the irons may be provid-ed at one end with a tubular bearing 17 which is sleeved over the tubular bearing 16 and the respective bearings 17 ot adjacent irons 12 are held laterally spaced from each other in any suitable manner such as by means of spacing members or sleeves 18.`

The extremity of each ot' the irons 12,l

which is connected with the bearing 16 is preferably tubular as at 19, and the bearino' 16 is provided with a. pluralit of elongated openings 20 individual to t e irons, and with which openings 20 the tubular ends 19 ont the respective irons 12 register. The conductors 13 pass through the respective openings 2O and into the respective tubular ends 19 of the irons so that the irons may be readily moved about their points of pivotal connections with the bearing 16 Without injuring the conductors 13.

The irons may be of any desired size and `length and each is preferably provided at its tree end with a suitable handle 21 by means of the use o Which handle the irons may be readily moved about their pivots.

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The pivots of the irons are preferably disposed in close proximity to the base or support l0 so that when the free ends of the irons are moved to points adjacent the base or support l0, the irons will stand in close proximity to the base and substantially parallel thereto.

lf desired suitable heat insulating material 22 may be provided between the base or support l0 and the irons so as to prevent injury to the scalp in the event that the irons become overheated.

Any suitable means may be provided for yieldingly lockingl the irons l2 in an operative position with respect to the base and support l0, or in the position shown in full lines in Figure l. 'llo that end there may be provided an enlargement or shoulder pertion 23 disposed adjacent the free end of the irons and preferably in proximity to the handle 2l. 'lhese portions Q3 are adapted to engage yieldable catch devices 24, the stress of which is suilicient to retain the irons when pressed down upon the hair and thereby maintain the irons in proper position during the formation of the waves, but will yield under abnormal stll e to permit the irons to be swung` about their pivots by the handles 2l.

lrny suitable means may be provided for maintaining the irons in elevated position with respect to the base or support l0, to permit of the arrangement of the hair upon the device before the :irons are brought into contact with the hair.

A. suitable and eilicient means for accomplishing this end embodies a spring like dedevice or formation which is arranged adjacent the pivot of the iron l2 and cooperates with a flat surface 26 on the ber-.'- ing 17 of the iron. llilhen the iron is lowered to the position shown in full lines in Figure l, the flat surface will pass out of engagement to the spring 25, the latter yielding sufficiently to permit this movement. lllhen, however, the iron is raised to the dotted line position in Figure l the flat surface 26 will Contact with the spring E25 and the iron will be yieldingly held in its raised position.

(lo-operating with the irons are a plurality of comb like devices 27 which may be constructed of any suitable material and may be of any desired size and length. These comb-like devices are arranged alternately with the irons l2 and are parallel thereto, the teeth of the comb-like devices projecting,` for any desired distance above the base or supportlO and for any desired distance above the. irons when the latter are in the position shown in igures l and 4. lt is, however, preferable that the base of the teeth of the combs shall terminate in a plane below the plane of the top surface of the iron. rlhe comb like devices are mounted for bodily longitudinal shafting movements with respect to the base or support l0 and in directions lengthwise of he comb-like devices and also lengthwise of the irons l2.

.tiny suitable means may be provided for so n'ionntinrf the comb-like devices such for instance es guides (see Fifi'ure which house thl bare of the comb line devices and these guides provided with an elongated slot Qt) (see ure 2), the slot being` somewhat longr than the length of the comb so as to permit the comb to be longitudinally shifted.

The combs are preferal'ily shifted by means of a suitable handle 30 connected therewith, and the combs may be held in their adjusted positions in any suitable manner, preferably by means of suitable teeth or projections 3l on the body of the comb and which teeth or projections are adap l to pass over and co-operate with another tooth or projection connected with the l* or support l0. The teeth 3l are p' fer ny arranged so as to point in one direction thereby enabling the operator to ratchet the teeth 3l over the tooth 32 when the comb is moved one direction. The portion 33 of the comb on which the teeth are located is preferably slightly yieldable so as to permit of the adjustment of the comb. lilhcn it is desired to move the comb in the opposite direction the teeth 3l niay be elevated with respect to the tooth 32 so to pi s over the latter.

ln operation the hair is lirstcombed in the usual manner.

rllhe irons l2 are then elevated with respect to the base or support to the dotted line position in Figure l. The comb like dcvices 2i' are then adjusted longitudinally of the base or support l0 so that the combs lwill stand in alinement with each other and at any desired position 'with respect to the length of the respective slots but preferablyr in the center of the slots 2li. The hair is then laid across all of the comb lilre devices 27 and between the teeth thereof. The first iron l2 is then lowered into contact with the hair and fastened in its lower position bv means ot the catch formation 24,23. Qhe

second comb-lille device 2.7 is then shifted longitudinall `v in the slot 29, while in engagement with the hair and with respectr lo the iirst comb like device so as to deflect or bend the hair transversely thereof and in a direction lengthwise of the iron. The comb that has just been adjusted will be held in its position by the catch devices rllhe second iron l2 is then lowered and .fc-- cured in position. The second comb like device is then moved bach to its1 original position. The 'third comb like device may then be shifted in its slot and with respectnto the second comb. The third iron l2 is then levrered and fastened. The third comb like device 27 may then be again shifted in its slot and with respect to the second comb like device, after which the fourth iron may then be lowered and secured in position.

Obviously, the comb like devices and irons may be relatively adj usted one with respect to the other in any desired or suitable manner according to the shape oi' the wave in the hair that it is desired to produce.

It will be noted that the guides 28 intermediate the comb like devices 27 are shaped as at 84 (see Figure 4L) to formcradles or pockets into which the irons 12 press the hair when in engagement therewith and as these pockets 34 are preferably of a rounding or semi-circular coniiguration, a similar shape will rbe given to the hair.

After the irons have been allowed to remain in contact with the hair for the necessary or desired length of time, they may be released and elevated by grasping the handles 21. During the operation ot this device it is to be understood that the operator holds the same with one hand by the handle l1. This will leave the other hand :tree to manipulate the hair and operate the ironsl and comb like devices.

Vith this improved construction it will be manifest that it is not necessary to twist or turn the entire device and there will be given to the hair two distinct waves, that is to say, two different waves will be formed in the hair in planes intersecting each other.

While the preferred form ot' the invention has been herein shown and described, it is to be understood that various changes may be made in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the various parts, within the scope of the claims, Without departing 'from the spirit of this invention. j

lWhat is claimed as new is:

l. A Marcel Waver including an iron, means for heating the iron, a comb like device co-operating with the iron, means conneet-ing the iron adjacent one end and the said comb like device Ytor pivotal movement one with relation to the other, means mounting the comb like device for bodily adjustment in directions lengthwise of the iron and within the contines of the ends of the iron, and means for locking the iron and the said combl like device against relative pivotal movement, the last recited means including a yielding catch like formation co-operating with the free end of the said iron.

2. A Marcel Waver including a support, a handle connected therewith, an iron pivotally connected adjacent one end with the support 'for movement toward and away 'from the support, a comb like device connected with the support for bodily movement with respect thereto and with respect to the said iron and within the confines of y the ends of the iron, means for heating the is in a position substantially parallel with the said support, means for bodily adjusting the said comb like device with respect to the said iron, and means for yieldingly locking the said iron in proximity to the said support.

`3. A Marcel waver including a support, a handle connected therewith, an iron pivotally connected adjacent one end to the support, means tor yieldingly locking the free end of the iron adjacent the support, a comb like device connected with the support for bodily lengthwise adjustment with respect to the support and the said iron, and means. for maintaining the said comb like device in its adjusted position.

4. A Marcel waver including a support, a handle connected therewith, an iron pivotally connected adjacent one end' to the support, means for yieldinglylocking the free endy ot the iron adjacent the support, a comb like device connected with the support for bodily lengthwise adjustment with respect to the support andthe said iron, means for maintaining the comb like device in its adjusted position, and means for yieldingly maintaining the said iron in an elevated position with respect to the said support.

5. A Marcel Waver including a support, a handle connected therewith, an iron pivotally connected adjacent one end to the support, means for yieldingly locking the free end ot' the iron adjacent the support, a. comb like device connected with the support for bodily lengthwise adjustment with respect to the support and the said iron, means for maintaining the said comb like device in its adjusted position, and means for heating the said iron.

6. A Marcely waver including a support, a plurality ot laterally spaced irons pivotally connected with the support, said irons being substantially parallel when their bodies are in proximity to the support, means individual to the irons iter yieldingly locking their tree ends adjacent the support, and comb like devices interposed between adjacent irons, said comb like devices being mounted for bodily adjustment one with respect to the other and in directions lengthwise of each other.

7. A Marcel waver including a support, a plurality of laterally spaced irons pivotally connected with the support, said irons being substantially parallel when their bodies are in proximity to the support, means individual to the irons for yieldingly looking their l free ends adjacent the said support, comb like devices interposed between adjacent irons, said comb like devices being mounted for 4vbodily adjustment one with respect to the other and in directions lengthwise of each other, and means for maintaining the said comb like devices in their adjusted positions with respect to each other.

8. A Marcel waver including a support, a plurality oft laterally spaced irons pivotally connected with the support, said irons being substantially parallel when their bodies are in proximity to the support, means individual to the irons tor yieldingly locking their tree ends adjacent the said support, comb like devices interposed between adjacent irons, said comb like devices being mounted for bodily adjustment one with respect to the other and in directions lengthwise of 'each other, means for yieldingly maintaining the said comb like devices in their adjusted positions with respect to each other, and mea-ns tor yieldingly maintaining the said irons in their elevated positions about their pivots.

9. A Marcel waver including a support, a handle therefor, a plurality ot irons independent ot each other and pivotally con nected adjacent one ot their respective ends with the support, means :tor heating the irons, spaced parallel comb like devices connected with the support 'tor bodily movement with respect thereto, said comb like devices being alternately arranged with the said irons and b-eing substantially parallel thereto when the irons are in position adjacent the said support, and means for bodily adjusting the said comb like devices in lengthwise directions and in directions lengthwise of the said irons.

10. A Marcel waver including a support, a handle therefor, a plurality of irons independent ot each other and pivotally connected adjacent one of their respective ends with the support, means for heating the irons, spaced parallel comb like devices connected with the support :tor bodily movement with respect thereto, said comb like devices being alternately arranged with the said irons and being substantially parallel thereto when the irons are in position adjacent the said support, means for bodily adjusting the said comb like devices in lengthwise directions and in directions lengthwise oit the said irons, and means individual to the said irons for yieldingly locking their tree ends adjacent the said support.

11. A Marcel waver including' a support, a handle therefor, a plurality of irons independent ot' each other and pivotally connected adjacent one ot' their respectiveI ends with the support, means for heating the irons, spaced parallel comb like devices connected with the support tor bodily movement with respect thereto, said comb like devices being alternately arranged with the said irons and being substantially parallel thereto when the irons are in position adjacent the said support, means for bodily adjusting the said comb like devices in lengthwise directions and in directions lengthwise ot the irons, means individual to the said irons for yieldingly locking their tree ends adjacent the said support, and means for yieldingly maintaining the free ends of the said irons elevated with respect to the said support.

12. A Marcel waver including a plurality of alternately arranged and substantially parallel comb like devices and irons, means for heating the irons, and means pivotally connecting the said comb like devices and the said irons adjacent one end tor move.- meut about said pivot one with respect to the other in directions one toward and away from the other, and means mounting the comb like devices for relative. longitudinal movement one with relation to the other and independently ot and with respect to the movement of the irons.

13. A Marcel waver including a plurality of alternately arranged and substantially parallel comb like devices and irons, means i'or heating the irons, means mounting the comb like devices for relative longitudinal movement one with relation to the other, means pivotally connecting' the said comb like devices and the said irons adjacent one end for movement about said pivot one with respect to the other in directions one toward and away from the other, and means for yieldingly locking the parts against moven'ient about their pivots.

14. A Marcel waver including a plurality of alternately arranged and substantially parallel comb like devices and irons, means t'or heating the irons, means mounting the comb like devices for relative longitudinal movement one with relation to the other, means pivotally connecting the said comb like devices and the said irons adjacent one end for movement about said pivot one with respect to thel other in directions one toward and away from the other, means for yieldingly maintaining the tree ends of the respective irons and comb like devices separated, and means tor yieldingly locking the free ends ot the parts in close proximity.

15. A Marcel Waver including an iron, a comb like device co-operating therewith, means for heating the iron, means connecting the iron and comb like` device in a manner that one end thereof may be moved toward and away from the other, means mounting the said comb like device for longitudinal adjustment with respect to the said iron and within the Comines ot' the ends of the iron, and means for yieldingly locking the tree ends ot the said parts in close proximity to each other.

16. A Marcel Waver including an iron, a comb like device co-operating therewith, means for heating the iron, means connecting the iron and the comb like device in a lil() manner that one end thereof may be moved toward and away from the other, means mountingthe said comb like device for longitudinal adjustment with respect to the said iron and Within the confines of the ends oi the iron, and means i101' yieldingly maintaining the said iron in a separated position with respect to the said comb like device.

17. A marcel Waver including a plurality of irons, a plurality oi comb like devices c0- operating therewith, means pivotally mounting the irons with respect to the comb like devices, means mounting the comb like devices for bodily adjustment with 15 respect to and in directions lengthwise of the irons,- means yieldingly locking the said irons and comb like devices against `a separating movement about the said pivot, and means for yieldingly maintaining the 20 said irons and comb like devices in their separated positions.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, on this 15th day of July, A. D. 1924.

CORA G. BEESLEY.

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