Improvements in Curling Tongs.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 27th July, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 27th Apr., 1893-Accepted, 27th May, 1893
Improvements in Curling Tongs.
1, HARRY WILLIAM CHARLES Cox, of No. 49 Londesborough Road, Stoke
Newington, London N. Electrical Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in curling tongs, and has for its object, to
facilitate the withdrawal of the tongs from the hair without damaging, or unrolling,
the curl.
In carrying out my invention, I take an ordinary pair of curling tongs, as at
present in use, and adapt to the lower (or grooved) limb, a kind of double
trough" of metal, which slides over the grooved limb like a jacket. The object
of this contrivance is to facilitate the withdrawal of the tongs from the curl, which
is effected in the following manner :-
The "double trough" is slipped over the grooved limb of the tongs, and the two
heated together by a lamp, or other suitable method (or the tongs may be licated
first, and the "double trough " slipped over afterwards). The curl is then made in
the usual manner, and the tongs withdrawn, leaving the "double trough" in the
curl of the hair. It will be seen that by this method the curling is much facilitated,
as the "double trough" can be removed from the curl after the tongs have been
withdrawn. Or I may use a tube, or "jacket" of circular section, for the purpose
of sliding over the upper (or round) limb of the tongs, to be used in a similar
manner. Or I may use the two appliances (the tube and trough) in combination
with each other.
My invention can also be modified in the following manner :-
I take a short length (say 2 inches, or less) of tube, and rivet inside, or outside
it, a lug, to which one limb of the tongs, is jointed. The other limb slides
through the unoccupied part of the tube, and the same object is attained as
heretofore, without the use of the circular "jacket," or "double trough," by reason
of the two limbs being caused to slide against, or along, each other.
Or I may again modify my invention, as follows:-
The grooved limb may be slotted, at the bottom, throughout its length, and the
round limb jointed to a lug, to which is fixed a pin, which travels along the slot, a
threaded nut on the pin preventing the tongs coming apart, though they are free to
open, or close. Or the round limb may be slotted in a similar manner, and the
lug and threaded pin fixed to the grooved limb, with the same result as before.
The usual curling tong spring is employed to keep the tongs closed, it also
serving, to keep the two limbs, as it were "even" with each other, i.e. to avoid
any "side shake" there might be, owing to the fact, that in some forms of my
improved tongs, the limbs are not jointed together.
Dated this 26th day of July 1892.
HARRY WILLIAM CHARLES COX,
49, Londesborough Road, Stoke Newington, London, N., Applicant

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Curling Tongs.
I, Harry WilLIAM CHARLES Cox, of 49 Londesborough Road, Stoke
Newington, London, Electrician, 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, and has for its object
to facilitate the withdrawal of the tongs from the hair, without damaging or
unrolling the curl.
In carrying out my invention, I take an ordinary pair of curling tongs as at
present in use, and adapt to the lower, or grooved limb, a kind of "double
trough" of metal, which slides over the grooved limb like a jacket. The object
of this contrivance is to facilitate the withdrawal of the tongs from the curl,
which is effected in the following manner :-
"
The "double trough" is slipped over the grooved limb of the tongs, and the two
heated together, by a lamp, or other suitable method, (or the tongs may be heated.
first, and the jacket slipped over afterwards). The curl is then made in the usual
manner, and the tongs withdrawn, leaving the "trough or "jacket" in the
curl of the hair. It will be seen that by this method the curling is much facilitated
as the sliding "trough or "jacket" can be removed from the curl after the
tongs have been withdrawn. Or I may use a tube of circular section, for the
purpose of sliding on the upper (or round) limb of the tongs, to be used in a
similar manner. Or I may use the two appliances (the "tube" & "trough" in
combination with each other.
And in order that my invention may be fully understood, I proceed to describe
the same, with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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Fig. 1 represents the lower (or grooved) limb a, to which is adapted the
"double trough
or "jacket c, shewn in longitudinal section Fig. 2 and
transverse section Fig. 3. A circular tube x which may be used in conjunction
with the upper, or round limb or in combination with the "double trough
"jacketc, is only shewn in longitudinal and cross section in Fig. 14, its use being
well understood.
Or
Fig. 4 represents a modification of my invention. I take a short length of tube,
(say one inch or less) and about half an inch diameter, and rivet inside (or outside)
it a lug d, to which the limb bis jointed, as shewn. The other limb a, slides
through the unoccupied part of the tube, and the same result is obtained as before,
but without the use of the circular tube x or "double trough" c, by reason of
the two limbs being caused to slide along, or against, each other.
Fig. 5 represents a second modification of my invention, in which the grooved
limb ", is jointed to the handle e, which is hollow. The round limb b is free to
slide into the said handle e, which is slotted throughout its length, as shewn at e¹ in
order that the pin f which is fixed to the limb b may carry it up, or down in the
direction of the arrows. In this modification the use of either circular tube, or
"double trough" is also dispensed with.
Or I may again modify my invention, as shewn in Fig. 6. The grooved limb a,
may be slotted at the bottom, throughout its length, as shewn at g, and the round
limb jointed to a lug d, to which a pin his fixed, which travels along the slot in
the grooved limb a, a threaded nut i, on the pin preventing the tongs coming apart,
though they are free to open or close. Or the round limb may be slotted in a
similar manner, and the lug and threaded pin fixed to the grooved limb, with
the same result as before.
The usual curling tong spring is employed to keep the tongs closed, it also
serving to keep the two limbs, as it were,
$5 even with each other, i.e. to avoid any

page_text: side shake there might be, owing to the fact that in some forms of my improved
tongs, the two limbs are not jointed together.
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 :-
1. The combination, with a pair of curling tongs, as at present in use, of the
"double trough" c or circular tube x or both, substantially as described, and as
illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
2. The modified construction and arrangement of tong, as shewn in Figs. 4, 5
and 6, whereby the use of either "double trough," or circular tube are dispensed
with, substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
as
3. The general construction, arrangement, and combination of the several parts,
constituting my improved curling tongs, substantially as described, and
illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings, and for the purpose
set forth.
Dated this 27th day of April 1893.
HARRY WILLIAM CHARLES COX,
Applicant.