Improvements in Appliances for Curling, Waving, or Frizzing Hair.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Nov., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 16th Aug., 1893—Accepted, 14th Oct., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Appliances for Curling, Waving, or Frizzing Hair.
We, WILLIAM BOWN, 308, Summer Lane, Birmingham in the County of
Warwick, Manufacturer and GEORGE CAPEWELL, 114 Upper Thomas Street,
Aston juxta Birmingham aforesaid Machinist, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
:-
This invention has reference to improved means for curling, waving or frizzing
hair the object of which is to provide a neat and handy curler without the use of
heat.
Our improvements, consist in forming out of any suitable material a sliding or
sliding and folding or revolving or revolving and folding appliance so that the main
limb or arm (which is preferably provided with a hinged or spring clip and upon
which the hair is wound) is caused to slide into or upon a suitable shaped guard or
hold fast made in one or more parts: suitable means being provided for preventing
the said main limb from becoming detached from the said guard or holdfast and
also for securely holding the curler in the hair when in use. When making a
revolving or revolving and sliding or folding curling appliance the main limb or
arm is constructed so as to revolve upon or in the guard or holdfast or equivalent;
a suitable spring catch or other arrangement being provided so as to securely hold
the said curler in the hair when in use.
Dated this 15th day of November 1892.
WILLIAM BOWN.
GEORGE CAPEWELL.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Appliances for Curling, Waving, or Frizzing Hair.
We, WILLIAM BOWN, 308 Summer Lane, Birmingham in the County of
Warwick, Manufacturer and GEORGE CAPEWELL, 114 Upper Thomas Street,
Aston juxta Birmingham aforesaid, Machinist, 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 has reference to improved means for curling, waving or frizzing
hair the object of which is to provide a neat and handy curler without the use of
heat.
In order that our invention may be clearly understood we have annexed the
accompanying sheet of drawings illustrating same.
Fig. 1 shews our improved sliding curler in a position ready for use.
Fig. 2 shews the curler in the closed position it assumes when the hair is wound
thereon.
A is the main limb or arm which is provided with a hinged clip B or the said
clip B may be formed out of a spring. The said limb A. slides upon the guard
or holdfast C as shewn at Fig. 2. A spring catch being provided on the end of
the guard C as shewn at a for preventing the said guard C from becoming detached
from the main limb A or any other suitable means may be provided for the same
purpose.
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Fig. 3 shews our improved revolving curler provided with a spring clip B'. In
this case the main limb A revolves upon the spindle b which may or may not form
part of the guard or holdfast C¹.

page_text: Fig. 4 is a similar view to Fig. 3 but the main limb A is of a larger diameter
and we employ a hinged clip Bs.
The modus operandi is as follows:-
The hair is first placed upon the main limb A and then the clip B is closed down
upon the said hair afterwards the hair is wound round or upon the limb A and
clip B, then the guard or holdfast C is closed up in the position as shewn at Fig. 2,
the hair passing between the said guard or holdfast C and being securely held
thereby. In the methods as shewn at Figs. 3 and 4 the guard or holdfast C'hooks
or fastens onto the part c connected to the main limb A a suitable hook d or
equivalent being provided for that purpose.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we would have it understood
that we do not confine ourselves to the exact details as herein shewn & described as
they may be varied without departing from the nature of the invention, but what
we wish to claim is :-
Firstly. The sliding guard or holdfast C or its equivalent substantially as herein
shewn and described.
Secondly. The limb A or equivalent and hinged or spring clip B or equivalent
in combination with the sliding guard or holdfast C or equivalent substantially as
herein shewn and described.
Thirdly. The revolving limb either separate or in combination with a spring
or hinged clip substantially as herein shewn and described with reference to
Figs. 3 and 4.
Fourthly. A spring hinged or sliding guard or holdfast or equivalent in
combination with a revolving limb or equivalent substantially as herein shewn and
described.
Deted this 16th day of August 1893
WILLIAM BOWN.
GEORGE CAPEWELL.