Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Nov., 1898
ination Loft 30th Aug 1840_Accented. 30th Sept.. 1899
I, WILLIAM LORD BALLIN HINDE, of 185 to 187, Bromsgrove Street, and 57
to 63, Dean Street, in the City of Birmingham, Manufacturer, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:
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This invention relates to means and apparatus employed in waving or coiling
hair, and its object is to provide certain new and useful improvements whereby
the ordinary rigid waving or coiling fork or piece can be withdrawn immediately
after the said waving or coiling operations without interfering in any way with
the efficiency of the same.
The invention consists generally in arranging the hard rigid waving or coiling
fork or piece in such a manner that it carries in grooves or receives upon its
surface a connecting medium or nexus of soft or pliable metal so that after the
operation of waving or coiling is performed the withdrawal of the hard non-
pliable fork or piece leaves the connecting medium or nexus within the wave or
coil of hair produced, and this without the tying or untying of knots, which aro
especially destructive to ladies' hair, and the invention further consists in the
particular method and means employed to cause this connecting medium to lock
or fasten in position upon the coil or pleat.
In carrying the invention into effect according to one modification where a
fork shaped hard or non-pliable instrument is used initially to produce the waving
or coiling the construction. is as follows:-One side of the hard or non-pliable
fork is grooved in such a manner that the groove passes down both limbs and
round the bottom of the fork and is of such a depth that it can receive within it
a fork shaped soft metal strip. This fork shaped soft metal strip has either
limb of such a length that when in position upon the waving or coiling instru-
ment the ends of the strip project out beyond the forked ends of the instrument
a short distance. It is preferred to cover the whole surface of the soft métal
strip with any suitable woven or other textile material.
In using the waving instrument as hereinbefore described it is preferred after
placing the pliable strip in position upon the instrument to turn the projecting
soft ends down over the ends of the fork. The hair is then pleated or coiled upon
the fork always beginning at the base of it and finishing towards the ends. The
soft turned over ends of the strip are then turned in an upwards direction bent
over and flattened down upon the hair, securing the loose or uncoiled portion of
the mêche of hair, and preventing it from unravelling and effectively retaining
the pleated portion of the hair in the position given it. It is then only neces-
sary to withdraw the instrument leaving the soft metal connecting medium or
nexus in position.
In carrying the invention into effect according to a second modification where
the hard or unpliable coiling instrument is straight, a groove is similarly provided
upon each side of it, and each being of such dimensions that it will just receive
a soft metal strip whose extremities project at either end beyond the grooves.

page_text: The waving is performed by coiling the lock of hair round and round the waving
instrument after which the ends of the pliable strips are bent up and over the
hair to secure the coil in the given position the instrument then being withdrawn
leaves the soft or pliable metal strips within the coil.
It is to be clearly understood that the leading feature of this invention is the
introduction of such a nexus or connecting medium as a soft metal strip into
the hair by means of hard non-pliable instruments constructed as herein before
described as a means of preserving any coil or pleat.
BOLL
1000
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents.
Components in and relating to Hair Wavers.
I, WILLIAM LORD BALLIN HINDE, of 185 to 187, Bromsgrove Street, and 57
to 63, Dean Street, in the City of Birmingham, Manufacturer, 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:-
This invention relates to means for waving or coiling the hair whereby the
ordinary rigid waving or coiling fork or piece can be withdrawn immediately
after the waving or coiling operation, leaving the hair coiled or fastened in the
coil.
The invention consists in arranging the hard rigid waving or coiling fork or
piece in such a manner that it carries in grooves or receives upon its surface a
core strip or nexus of soft or pliable metal so that after the operation of waving
or coiling is performed the withdrawal of the hard non-pliable fork or piece leaves
the core strip or nexus, within the coil or wave of hair produced and this without
the tying or untying of knots which are especially destructive to ladies' hair. The
core strip or nexus may be caused to be turned over on the coil of hair or other
wise to fasten the coil of hair so as to prevent it from being unravelled.
The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,
Figure 1 represents a plan view showing a waving or coiling fork with the core
strip or nexus of soft or pliable metal in position upon it ready to be used, while,
Figure 2 represents the waving or coiling fork withdrawn from connection with
the core strip or nexus, and,
Figure 3 represents the coil of hair upon the core strip or nexus, and,
Figure 4 represents in plan an alternative form of coiling piece.
In carrying the invention into effect as illustrated in Figures 1 to 3 of the
accompanying drawings I employ a fork shaped hard or non-pliable instrument A
which is provided preferably at the inner edges of each of its limbs with a
groove B, the groove reaching round the bottom of the fork so as to be con-
tinuous and being of such a depth that it can receive within it a fork shaped soft
metal strip C as illustrated in Figure 1. This strip C has each limb of such a
length that when in position upon the instrument A the ends of the strip D
project out a short distance beyond the forked ends of the instrument A.
It is preferred to cover the whole surface of the soft metal strip with any suit-
able woven material.
In using the instrument it is preferred after placing the pliable strip in position
thereupon to turn the projecting soft ends D down over the ends of the fork, the
hair is then coiled, pleated or waved upon the fork, beginning at the base of it

page_text: and finishing towards the ends. The ends of the strip are then turned up and
bent over and flattened down upon the hair, securing the loose or uncoiled portion
of the mesh of hair, and preventing it from unravelling and thus retaining the
coiled pleated or waved hair in the position given it. It is then only necessary
to withdraw the instrument A, leaving the soft metal core strip or nexus in the
hair. After use the soft metal core strip or nexus may be withdrawn on its ends
being uplifted so as to unfasten the hair.
In carrying the invention into effect according to a second modification as
illustrated in Figure 4 a groove B¹ is similarly provided upon each side of a
straight hard non-pliable coiling instrument such as A¹, each groove being of
such dimensions that it will just receive a soft metal core strip whose extremi-
ties preferably project at each end and beyond the grooves. The hair is coiled
round and round the waving instrument and afterwards the ends of the pliable
core strip are bent up and over the hair to secure the coil in position, the
instrument A' being then withdrawn, leaving the core strip within the coil.
It is to be clearly understood that the leading feature of this invention is the
introduction of such a core strip or nexus into the hair by means of an instrument
as before described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
1. Means for coiling or waving hair consisting of a core strip or nexus such
as C about which the hair is coiled or pleated upon a coiling fork or piece such
as A as and for the purposes hereinbefore described.
2. In hair wavers a core strip or nexus such as C employed in the manner and
for the purpose hereinbefore described.