Improved Apparatus for Drying Hair.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Dec., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 1st Sept., 1892-Accepted, 1st Oct., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus for Drying Hair.
RUDOLF NEUMANN, 14, Scarisbrick Avenue, Southport, Ladies Hairdresser &c.
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention is for drying hair. a. platform to rest stove on, from which three
uprights b. b. b are taken to hold the stationery cylinder c. c. which has an enlarge-
ment at the bottom to embrace the heat, the cylinder c. has an opening its entire
lengs, d. that can be shut by the door, e. f. f. is a loose cylinder, which fitts over
cylinder c. between the clips g. g. which are fitted with a srew each, by means
of which the cylinder f. f. can be adjusted to any desired hight. The cylinder f. f.
has also an opening its entire lengs. The opening in both cylinders is for the
purpose, that the damp hair can be placed inside to be dried. Cylinder c. is fitted
with fan, i. which is revolved by the ascending heat, for the purpose of modifying
and distributing evenly the heat above. h. h are the handles for carring the
apparatus about, or adjusting same.
The operation of drying hair with this apparatus is done as follows:
The damp hair is placed inside the cylinder through the opening, and the door
shut after. A stove is placed on the platform and lit, the ascending heat will dry
the hair, and the steam escape through the opening at the top and front of the
loose cylinder.
Dated this 28th day of November 1891
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus for Drying Hair.
I, RUDOLF NEUMANN of 14, Scarisbrick Avenue, Southport, in the County of
Lancaster, Ladies Hairdresser &c. 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 is for drying ladies hair after shampooing, dyeing or bleaching
by means of hot air, without injuring or heating the skin of the head, and this
object I accomplish by placing the damp hair inside an adjustable cylinder,
through an opening along its entire length, the stationary cylinder being fitted
with a heat actuated fan for evenly distributing the heat, all as will be hereinafter
more fully described and specifically pointed out in the claims..
Refrence is to be had to the drawing left with the Provisional Specification
in which drawing similar reference letters indicate corresponding parts of the
view. The drawing represents the front view of my improved apparatus for drying
hair.
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a is a plattform to rest a stove on, from which plattform three or
uprights are taken to hold the stationary cylinder which cylinder has an
enlargement at the bottom to embrace the heat, the cylinder has an opening
along its entire length d, which said opening can be closed by means of a door E.
F is a loose cylinder, which fitts over the cylinder cbetween two clips gg which
are fitted with a screw each by means of which the loose cylinder can be adjusted
to any desired hight. The cylinder F has also an opening along its entire length.
The opening in both cylinders is for the purpose that the damp hair can be placed
inside the cylinders to be dried. The stationary cylinder c is fitted with a fan i
which is revolved by the ascending heat for the purpose of modifying and evenly
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page_text: distributing the heat above. hh are the handles for adjusting the loose cylinder
or carrying the apparatus about. Since the Provisional Specification has been
filled have provided two wire brackets on the bottom of the enlargement of the
stationary cylinder for holding curling irous, waving- or pinching irons.
In operation, the apparatus is placed behind the chair, on which the lady is
seated, whose hair is to be dried, the loose cylinder is to be raised, almost to reach
the neck of the lady, the damp hair is placed inside the cylinder through the
opening and the door closed after, except if the hair is very long, the door should
remain open.
A gasstove, oil or spirit lamp is placed on the plattform and lit,
which must of course produce a considerable heat, the ascending heat will dry the
hair and the steam escape through the opening at the top and front of the loose
cylinder, without affecting the skin of the head.
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. An improved apparatus for drying hair consisting of two cylinders, one
of the said cylinders fitting over the other, between two clips, which clips are
fitted with a screw each, arranged for adjusting said cylinder substantially as
described.
2. An improved apparatus for drying hair consisting of two cylinders, said two
cylinders having an opening along their entire length, the stationary cylinder of
the said two cylinders being fitted with a door, arranged for closing the opening of
the said stationary cylinder substantially as described.
3. An improved apparatus for drying hair consisting of two cylinders, said two
cylinders having an opening along their entire length, one of the said cylinders
having an enlargement at the bottom, said enlargement being fitted with two wire
brackets, arranged for carrying curling waving- or pinching irons, substantially as
described.
4. An improved apparatus for drying hair consisting of two cylinders, with
an enlargement at the bottom carried by three or more uprights from a plattform,
upon which plattform rests the heating arrangement, substantially as described.
5. An improved apparatus for drying hair, consisting of two cylinders, the
stationary cylinder of the said two cylinders being fitted with a heat actuated fan,
arranged for modifying and evenly distributing the heat above substantially as
described.
6. An improved apparatus for drying hair, consisting of two cylinders the
loose cylinder of the said two cylinders being provided with handles arranged
for carrying the apparatus about or adjusting the loose cylinder substantially as
described.
7. An improved apparatus for drying hair, without injuring or heating the skin of
the head substantially as herein shown and described.
Dated this 31st day of August 1805
RUDOLF NEUMANN.