An Improvement in Curling Tongs, Goffering Irons, and. Apparatus for Stamping, Piercing, Marking, and Perforating:
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Dec., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 17th Aug., 1895-Accepted, 12th-Oct., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION:
An Improvement in Curling Tongs, Goffering Irons, and. Apparatus
for Stamping, Piercing, Marking, and Perforating:
I GEORGE SKINNER of 161 King's Road' Camden Town.in.the County, of
Middlesex Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this inventions to be..as
follows:-
My invention is a tong or apparatus for curling: crimping waving or other
treatment of the hair or other substance to he treated and is of either double-tor
single handle pattern. My object is to construct such tong or apparatus. with the
upper jaw (A) in Figure I opening and closing parallel with the bottom jaw (B)
thus enable the hair or other substance to be gripped the entire length of the tong
or apparatus. I construct the tong either in three or more pieces in the former
case the lower jaw being joined to its haudle (b) by a circular boss. (C) which is
slotted at (D) to receive the upper jaw and also slotted at (E) at right angles to the
aforesaid slot the last mentioned slot also running at right angles to the concave
and convex faces of the jaws.
The upper jaw is made with a lug (a¹) at one end to receive the two guide
pins (a). The handle to move the upper jaw consists of a lever (F) fitting into
the slot (D) cut in the boss of lower jaw and is slotted at (G) to receive the
lug. (a) of the upper jaw also slotted (F) at right angles to the aforesaid slot sɔ
as to allow of its angular movement on the guide pin (a 2*). The top of the guide
slot (E) cut in the side of the boss is curved towards the handle to allow of an
angular movement of the upper jaw when the top. guide pin (a 2*) has reached the
top of the slot.
The upper jaw handle being hinged to the boss of the lower jaw at (H). Ii may
stamp and bend these parts out of sheet or other metal.
Or I may as appears by Figure 2 dispense with the lower handle and use in its
place the trigger movement (a). Upon the trigger being pressed downwardiat
button (B) the upper jaw is raised along and follows the curve of the guide
slot (C) or may as shewn in Figure 3 use the following method of con-
struction (A) bottom handle (B) top jaw (C). finger piece (D) pivot (E) Mot.
(F) cam. G And using suitable springs to act upon the respective jaws.
Or I may dispense with guide slots and guide the top jaw to and from its' seat
by a lever hinged to the lower jaw in such a manner as to cause the upper jawsto
have a perfectly true vertical movement. The handle to move the upper jaw is
hinged in such a manner as to allow of a perfectly true vertical movement of the
upper jaw.
In applying my invention to appliances for stamping and piercing, dies for the
purpose are so fixed to the upper and lower jaws that when the jaws are closed
the dies fit perfectly.
Lonly apply this part of my invention to Figure and by the lever method
above described,
Dated this 18th day of December 1894.

page_text: An Improvement in Curling Tongs, Goffering Irons, and Apparatus
for Stamping, Piercing, Marking, and Perforating.
I GEORGE SKINNER of 161 King's Road Camlen Town Loudou Engineer do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
My invention relates to improvements in curling-tongs, or apparatus for curling,
crimping, waving, or other treatment of the hair or other substance, and may be
either of double or single handle pattern. My object is to construct such tongs or
apparatus with the upper jaw thereof opening and closing parallel with the lower
or bottom jaw, thus enabling the hair or other substance to be gripped the entire
length of the jaws.
My invention and some modifications thereof are illustrated by the accompanying
drawings in which
Figure 1, Sheet 1, is a side view of the tongs, the dotted lines shewing the upper
jaw raised, and the lower handle depressed.
Figure 2, Sheet 1, is a view from above showing the tongs closed.
Figure 1 Sheet 2 is a modification of my invention showing a trigger arrangement
for actuating the jaws.
Figure 2 Sheet 2 is a view from above of the same.
Figure 3 Sheet 2 is a side view of same with the upper jaw actuated by a cam.
Figure 1 Sheet 3 is another modification of the tongs.
Figure 2 Sheet 3 is a plan of the same.
In carrying my invention into practice I construct preferably the apparatus as
delineated by Figure 1, Sheet 1, in which the top jaw A is guided to and from its
seat in the concave face of the lower jaw B by the forked lever E attached to the
handle D which lever is hinged at G to the body of the tongs and to the top
jaw A at H.
The guide link F is hinged at I to the body C and to the top jaw A at J by
which arrangement the top jaw can be raised from the bottom jaw when the
lever E is actuated by the lower handle D¹ and can be held in horizontal position
by the link F thus causing a true vertical movement of the upper jaw A.
In Figure 1, Sheet 2, the top jaw A is fixed to the guide blocks G G and slotted
to receive the end of lever D and connected to the lever D by the pin H.
When the trigger E is pulled back the lever D rises and forces the guide
blocks GG along the curved guides C. C. thus raising the upper jaw A parallel
with the lower jaw B. The guides CC are slotted for the reception of the slotted
end of jaw A. The lever D is slotted to allow of its angular motion on the pin H.
When the trigger is released the spring F brings back the guide-blocks to their
original position thus closing the tongs.
In Figure 3 Sheet 2, the trigger when pulled back over the cam F raises the
guide-piece E along the guide-pin D thereby raising the top jaw A. The spring G
of which one part rests on the jaw, and another is connected with the handle B¹
keeps the top jaw parallel with the lower jaw.
In Figure 1 Sheet 3 the lower jaw B is attached to its haudle b, b, by a circular
boss C which is slotted at D, in plan Fig. 2, to receive the upper jaw A, and is also
slotted at E Fig. 1, at right angles to the slut D. The guide slot E runs at right
angles to the concave and convex faces of the jaws. The top jaw A is made with
a lug a' at one end to receive the guide-pins a a². The handle to move the upper
jaw consists of a lever F fitting into the aforesaid slot D-in the plan Figure 2-
and cut in the boss C of the lower jaw. The said lever is slotted at G, in the plan

page_text: Fig. 2, to receive the lug a-also in the plan of the upper jaw, and said lever F
is also slotted at Fat right angles to the slot G so as to allow of the angular
movement of the guide-pin a*. The top of the guide slot E cut in the side of
the boss C is curved towards the handle b, b to allow of an angular movement of
the upper jaw when the guide-pin a* has reached the top of the slot E. The
upper jaw handle b² 6, is hinged at H to the boss C of the lower jaw B.
The action of the mechanism shown by Figs. 1 & 2 Sheet 3 is as follows:
The lever F is connected with the lug a¹ of the upper jaw A. by the slot Fi
Fig. 1 cut in the side of the forked lever F through which the guide-pin a** is
passed. The lower handle 6-6 heing depressed causes the upper jaw A to rise at
an angle as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. Sheet 3. When said handle is
drawn towards the upper handle b, b, the guide-pin a** is pushed forward in the
slot E Fig. 1 which motion being controlled by the pins a³ a' parallel closure of
the jaws is effected.
In applying my invention to stamping piercing perforating and marking I make
the jaws A B square & the dies for stamping piercing perforating and marking are
fixed thereon with set screws.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what I
claim is as follows:
1. The tongs with parallel motion of the jaws as particularly delineated by
Figs: 1 & 2 Sheet 1.
2. The particular combination of the mechanism by which said jaws are
actuated.
3. The particular modification of the mechanism for actuating the tongs as
delineated by Figs. 1. 2. 3 Sheet 2.
4. The particular modification of the mechanism for actuating the tongs as
delineated by Figs. 1 & 2 Sheet 3.
5. The general arrangement, construction and combination of the several parts
constituting my invention of "An improvement in curling-tongs, goffering irons,
and apparatus for stamping, piercing, and perforating" substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated by the drawings.
Dated this 17th day of August 1895.
GEORGE SK
DAINER