Improvements in Crimping or Curling Tongs.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Feb., 1898-Accepted, 19th Mar., 1898
Improvements in Crimping or Curling Tongs.
I, FRANZ ZIMMERMANN, of 64, Klopstockstrasse, Berlin, N.W., Germany, Haircutter,.
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 tongs for use while heated for crimping waving or curling
hair. The chief feature of the invention consists in that it allows of forming a
considerable number of waves as desired, of a desired length and depth, thereby giving.
an appearance of naturally-wavy hair to a greater extent than is effected by existing
contrivances.
In the accompanying drawings,
Fig. 1 illustrates the improved tongs in closed condition, that is to say, out.
of use.
Fig. 2 shows the tongs in open condition with a lock of hair h placed in
position.
As shown in the drawings, the tongs consist of two legs or members, a and b,
which are bent in serpentine fashion, and have a common pivot d.
At the inner facing points of the two legs, there are arranged, vertically to the
same, the heating irons proper c, which are staggered, or arranged in a zigzag
manner, in consequence of the construction of the legs. It will be clearly seen that
by means of the arrangement shown regular waves can be formed (by heating) along
a very much greater length of hair than hitherto.
It may also be mentioned here that the tongs can be placed upright, and therefore
allow of a considerably more varied use than other known crimping tongs.
It will also be perceived that twisting or breaking of the hair is obviated by reason
of the peculiarity of the construction. This also certainly results in preventing
damage to the hair.
Further advantages of these new crimping tongs are, as compared with other
existing devices employed for the same purpose, the following:-
The crimping tongs are here operated by pressing together the handles e and ƒ at
the rear, as indicated by the arrows g in the drawing. This allows of much easier
manipulation, and also requires a much smaller exertion of power.
Further, no special heating apparatus is required for heating these tongs, but an
ordinary simple flame is sufficient to heat the whole of the crimping irons c at one
and the same time, that is to say, in a perfectly uniform manner, namely, by
opening the tongs to such an extent as to bring the heating irons in line with one
another.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. Hair-waving or crimping tongs in which the heating irons proper care arranged
in a zig-zag manner upon legs a and b, which are twisted in serpentine fashion, the
arrangement being such that the heating tongs are operated by moving the handles e

page_text: 2. The improved hair-waving or crimping tongs constructed and operated
substantially as herein before described with reference to and shown in the
accompanying drawings.
Dated this 19th day of February 1898.
F. WISE HOWORTH,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.