IMPROVEMENTS IN HAIR ROLLS
Year: 1886

page_text: I, JOSEPH LOUIS WELLS of the city of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania,
United States of America, manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my inven-
tion for IMPROVEMENTS IN HAIR ROLLS and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
Reference being had to the accompanying drawing in which figure 1 is a plan of
braided-wire roll with textile covering partly removed and figure 3 a similar view
of braided-rattan roll. Figures 2 and 4 are transverse sections through the middle
of figures 1 and 3 respectively.
My invention relates to hair-rolls composed of braided wire, rattan or other
equivalent material, and has for its object to provide means which prevent the
hair of the wearer from becoming entangled or caught in the meshes of the wire,
rattan or other material forming the body of the roll.
My invention consists in the combination with the body of a hair-roll composed
of braided wire or rattan of a sheath or covering of textile or equivalent material
substantially as hereinafter set forth.
Referring to the accompanying drawing A designates the body of the hair-roll,
which is composed of braided elastic wire or braided rattan, and is shaped like a
crescent, tapering to each end. Said body is hollow and may be any desired shape
in cross section.
If wire be used as the component of the body the ends of the wires are turned or
bent over back on the body, on the inner side of the crescent, so as to fasten them
and prevent the structure from unraveling, or they may be otherwise secured, as by
metallic clips or fastenings.
If the body of the roll be composed of braided rattan the ends of the braided
strips may be secured by metallic fasteners or by pieces of textile material such as
muslin secured by stitching or other suitable means.
B represents the sheath or covering for the body of the roll. This sheath or
covering is of textile or elastic material and may consist of muslin, lace or netting.
(as shown in fig. 3 of the drawing) or may be thread, yarn or elastic cord braided
over the body, as shown in fig. 1 of the drawing.
This covering fits closely to the body of the roll and being of finer mesh than the
braiding of the roll prevents the hair of the person wearing it from becoming
entangled or caught in the meshes of the wire or rattan strips forming the body of
the roll.

page_text: The ends of the covering are or may be closed or fastened, preferably by braiding
down to a point, or by doubling or bending back said ends and securing them by
stitching, and a fastening cord C may be attached to said ends for the purpose of
retaining the roll in position on the head of the wearer.
In use the article is placed on the head of the wearer and the hair brushed,
combed or drawn over the roll.
Any equivalent braided material may be substituted for wire or rattan and be
within the spirit of my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
:
1. The combination with a hair-roll body consisting of braided wire or rattan of
a covering or sheath therefor of textile or elastic material substantially as and for
the purpose set forth.
I.
2. A hair-roll consisting of a body of braided elastic wire or rattan and a sheath
or covering therefor which envelopes the body and prevents the hair from being
caught in the meshes of the latter, substantially as shown and described.
3. A hair-roll comprising the combination with an elastic or spring body, as
braided wire or rattan, of a covering of textile or flexible material, as netting or
braided cord, substantially as shown and described.
Dated this 7th day of September, A.D. 1886.
JOSEPH LOUIS WELLS.
Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London,
Agents for the Applicant.