US2730111A - Curl holding clip - Google Patents

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Jan'. l0, 1956 N. L. soLoMoN 2,730,111

CURL HOLDING CLIP med sept. 29, 195o I N VEN TOR.

United States PatentO CURL HOLDING CLIP Nathan L. Solomon, Englewood, N. J.

Application September 29, 1950, Serial No. 187,395

1 Claim. (Cl. 132-46) This invention relates to clips adapted for use in holding at curls and, particularly, to devices of this type and kind having means for retaining the clip against displacement from the curl. More particularly, the invention deals with devices of the kind defined which are formed from two elongated thin walled strips having means pivotally coupling and keying one end portion thereof and, further, in arranging an elastic tubing on the strips adjacent the pivot ends thereof and in providing key means for supporting the clip in engagement with the curl.

The novel features of the invention will be best understood from the following description, when taken together with the accompanying drawing, in which certain embodiments of the invention are disclosed and, in which, the separate parts are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views and, in which:

Fig. l is a perspective view of one part of a clip made according to my invention.

Fig. 2 is a View similar to Fig. l of the companion part of the clip.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of an elastic tubing which I employ.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the three parts shown in Figs. l, 2 and 3 assembled.

Fig. 5 is a partial longitudinal section through the device, as seen in Fig. 4.

Figs. 6 and 7 are views similar to Figs. l and 2 showing a modification.

Fig. 8 is a plan view of the assemblage of the members shown in Figs. 6 and 7.

Fig. 9 is a side View of the structure, as seen in Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a bottom plan view of part of the structure as seen in Fig. 9.

Figs. l1 and 12 are views similar to Figs. 8 and 9 showing only a part of the construction and showing a modication; and

Fig. 13 is a longitudinal section through a part of a clip showing another form of construction.

In Figs. 1 to 5 of the drawing is shown one form of clip comprising two enlogated strip or sheet jaw members 15 and 16, both of the same general outline thickness and width throughout the major portion of their length, the members having recessed sides, as at 17 and 18 adjacent pivot end portions 19 and 20 thereof.

The pivot end portions of the members 15 and 16 are formed by olfset half- round wall portions 21 and 22, the portion 21 having a central longitudinal aperture 23; whereas the portion 22 has a tongue or key member 24 extending into the channel of the portion 22 so as to enter the aperture 23, thus keying the members 15 and 16 against lateral separation.

Extending beyond the pivots 19 and 20 are Iingerpiece portions 25, 25, the portion 25 being offset upwardly, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 5; whereas the portion 26 is disposed in the plane of the member 16. Spaced longb tudinally of the member 15 is a plurality of teeth or projections 27 formed from the material of the member 15. The member 16 has a corresponding number of apertures 28 adapted to receive the teeth 27, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 5. These teeth are adapted to pass through a curl held by the clip to definitely position and retain the clip in position on the curl. The free ends of the jaws of the members 15 and 16 are preferably contracted and rounded, as seen at 29 and 30.

At 31 is shown a suitable tensioning device for normally retaining the jaws of the clip in abutting engagement, as seen in Fig. 5, the device in the construction shown being in the form of a rubber tubing which tits in the recessed portions 17 and 18, these portions retaining the tubing in position on the members 15 and 16, as will be apparent. It will be noted from a consideration of Fig. 4 of the drawing that the outer sides 32 of the yieldable tubing 31 are within the boundary side edges of the members 15 and 16.

In Figs. 6 to 10, inclusive, is shown another form of clip, wherein members 15', 16' are employed which substantially are the same in general construction as the members 15 and 16, the only difference being that, at the pivot portions 19', 20', instead of employing the aperture 23 and key tongue 24, the member 16' has upwardly eX- tending side walls 33 which close the ends of the channel formed by the depressed pivot portion 22', thus retaining the depressed pivot portion 21' against lateral displacement from the portion 22. The members 15', 16 have prongs 27', similar to the teeth or projections 27, and apertures 2S', similar to the apertures 23. At 17', 18' are shown the notched sides of the members and, at 25', 26', are shown the ingerpiece portions. As noted in Figs. 8 and 9, a yieldable tubing 31', similar to the tubing 31, is employed to tensionally support the members 1S', 16 in engagement.

In Figs. l1 and l2 is shown a slight modification which could apply to either of the structures shown in Figs. 1 to 5 or 6 to 10. In other words, in this structure, the member 15" terminates in a contracted downwardly eX- tending hook end 34 which overlies the end of the companion members 16", as clearly seen in Fig. l2 of the drawing.

In Fig. 13 is shown a modified form of construction which is adapted primarily for use on what might be termed ringlike at curls which are sometimes referred to as sculpture curls and here one member 3S of the clip has a transversely depressed portion 36 adapted to t into the socket 37 of a correspondingly depressed portion 38 on the clip member 39. In other words, the portions 36, 38 are substituted for the prongs 27 and 2'7' and the apertures 28, 28'.

In the drawing, 40 represents diagrammatically a flat curl arranged in the clip device. At 41 is shown a tubing, similar to the tubing 31, 31', for tensionally supporting the members 35, 39 in engagement with each other or with a curl. Aside from the modiiication dened, the structure of the clip shown in Fig. 13 of the drawing can otherwise be the same as that shown in Figs. l to 5 or Figs. 6 to 10.

By virtue of the simplicity of the structure disclosed, it will be apparent that clips of the kind under consideration can be very economically produced and these clips can be formed of any suitable sheet or strip material and, in this connection, it will be apparent that any suitable metal or plastics or combinations of metal and plastics can be employed. Devices of the kind under consideration can be utilized in forming what is generally known as the chemical permanent wave.

Having fully described the invention, what is claimed to be new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A curl holding clip, comprising a pair of elongated jaw members in the form of a flat one thickness thin strips of substantially the same general contour, the jaw members, adjacent one end, having half-round intertting otset wall portions forming a pivotal coupling between said jaw members, means integral with one wall portion engaging the other wall portion for keying the jaw members against lateral separation, diverging ngerpieces extending out wardly from the oiset wall'portions of said jaw members, the side edges of the jaw members, adjacent the wall portions, having elongated recesses, a wide elastic ring of a width equal to the length of said recesses and arranged therein Hush with the side edges of said jaw members, said ring yieldably supporting the jaw members in abuttingvengagement, outer side edges of the ring being iiush with the corresponding edges of the jaw members, interlitting means spaced longitudinally of the jaw members intermediate the ends thereof for engaging a curl supported therebetween in retaining the clip against displacement from the curl, and the free end of one jaw member having an oifset portion overlying the corresponding end of the other j awmember.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Reiner et al. Nov. 1, Farrington June 28, Campbell May 31, Jones Oct. 11, Jones May 14, Eicher May 21, Cochran May 21, Leon Apr. 19, Klar Jan. 2,

FOREIGN PATENTS France July 30, Sweden Nov. 7,

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