A Combined Hair Comb and Cleaner Attachment.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Dec., 1898 -Accepted, 1st Apr., 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Combined Hair Comb and Cleaner Attachment.
I, ALFRED HEDLEY COTTON, of Kaihu, Dargaville, in the Provisional District of
Auckland and Colony of New Zealand, Teacher, 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:―
The purpose of this attachment to a hair comb is to provide a ready and effective
means of removing from the teeth of the comb the dandruff and other particles
of dirt collected from the hair.
The invention consists of a plate or cleaner which has as many openings or per-
forations in it as there are teeth in the comb to which it is attached. It is fitted
to the comb by the teeth being passed through the perforations or openings until
the plate rests close to the inside of the back of the comb to which its ends are
fastened by any suitable means. To use the cleaner its ends are unclasped and it
is pressed downwards towards the points of the teeth with the result that the dirt
adhering to the teeth is detached and carried with the cleaner from which it can
be wiped away.
Five figures are shown on the accompanying drawing of which,
Figure 1, is a front elevation of an ordinary comb.
Figure 2, is a plan of a plate or cleaner. in one piece showing a series of per-
forations for cleaning the teeth of the comb.
Figure 3, is a plan of a hinged plate or cleaner partly open showing saw shaped
teeth which come together when the plate is closed.
Figure 4, is a front elevation of a comb with the plate or cleaner attached and
showing dirt on the plate and on the teeth.
Figure 5, is a front elevation of a comb with the plate or cleaner drawn down
close to the points and showing the dirt detached from the teeth.
The separate parts of this combination are a comb A having a back B and
teeth C as shown in Figure 1 and a plate or cleaner D with perforations or holes E
in it as shown in Figure 2 or an open plate H hinged at J having saw shaped
teeth K as shown in Figure 3.
The combination is effected by either fitting the plate D on to the comb A by
passing the teeth C through the perforations E until the plate 1) rests close up
against the inside of the back B to which it can be fastened at L in any suitable
way, or the saw shaped teeth K of the hinged plate H can be inserted between the
teeth C of the comb A and closed together when the open end, that is the end
opposite to the hinged end J, can be fastened by a spring or otherwise secured and
the plate H be held to the back B in the same manner as the plate D, this com-
bination is shown in Figure 4 with the addition of dirt adhering to the plate.
When either plate D or H is thus fitted the comb A is ready for use and upon the
teeth C becoming clogged with dirt F through use, the plate is unclasped and
pushed down towards the points of the teeth C and carries with it the dirt F
detached from the teeth C as shown in Figure 5 which dirt F can be wiped away,
and the plate then returned to its original position, inside the back of the comb,
for further use. The perforations E and the spaces between the saw shaped teeth K

page_text: are of such a size and shape that the teeth C while they pass freely through them
still press sufficiently against them to force the dirt F to become detached from
them.
The plate 1 should be strong and tough enough to permit of the perforations E
being made so that it will not break when being pressed up or down. The plate H
should also have sufficient strength to accomplish what is required of it.
Combs are made of different metals, various compositions, tortoise shell and
such like and the plates can be made of the same material as the combs or of
different material so long as they are made strong and to fit. If thought fit the
plate can be backed or faced with india rubber or it can have right angle sides
which will overlap the sides of the back of the comb so that it will fit in between
them.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim
is:-
First. The combination with an ordinary hair comb of an adjustable and sliding
plate to fit over and between the teeth of the comb and close up to the inside of
the back of the comb substantially as described and illustrated.
Second. In combination with an ordinary hair comb, a plate having perforations
or holes therein whereby it can be fitted over and around the teeth of the comb
and close up to the inside of the back for the purpose set forth as herein described
and illustrated..
Third. In combination with an ordinary hair comb a hinged plate having saw
shaped teeth to fit between the teeth of the comb and close up to the inside of the
back of the comb when the plate is closed for the purpose set forth as herein de-
scribed and as illustrated.
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100 u
DAY, DAVIES, & HUNT,
Chartered Patent Agents,
321, High Holborn, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.