Improved Apparatus for Drying Hair.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Oct., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 5th Mar., 1894-Accepted, 7th Apr., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus for Drying Hair.
I CONRAD BEYER Ladies Hairdresser of 130 High Street Kingsland, County of
Middlesex do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improvement for drying long and short hair, and
every part of the hair at the same time, and in one operation, after shampooing,
dying, bleaching, or any other application, by which the hair has been rendered
wet, which is to be accomplished, and better explained as followes.
A metal cylinder, with an atmospheric burner in the base of it, fixed on a metal
collar and telescopes on a steel tube in a stand, by which said cylinder can be
adjusted and held in the required position by a thumb screw. To the top of said
cylinder is fixed a cowl, with a hinged hood, which is so constructed that after the
hair is placed inside the said cowl every available heat is forced through the hair,
and along the head and dries all the hair and every part of the head at the same
time and in one operation.
The internal arrangments of the said cowl, is an oval shaped wire gauzing, for
distributing the heat amongst the hair, which, is placed on, and held in position
by metal forks.
A suitable rest is affixed to the front of said cowl, for the support of the head
during the operation.
Improved Apparatus for Drying Hair.
I CONRAD BEYER of 130 High Street Kingsland County of Middlesex
Hairdresser 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 an improved apparatus for drying long and short hair,
and every part of the head at the same time and in one operation, after shampooing,
dying, bleaching or any other application by which the hair and head have been
rendered wet.
And also the roots only without heating the long hair which is to be accomplished
and better explained by the accompanying drawing.
A metal cylinder (A.) with an atmospheric gas burner (B.) in the base of it,
fixed on a metal collar (C.) and telescopes on a steel tube (D) in a tripod stand (E.)
by which said cylinder, can be adjusted, and held in the required position by a
thumb screw (F.). A round opening (G.) is made in the cylinder on each side of
the inlet pipe to the atmospheric burner, to facilitate the lighting and for holding
the curling irons to be heated. A similar opening (H.) is placed near the top of
cylinder, which acts as a safety ventilator should the air in the said cylinder
become overheated. (I. 1) are two handles for carrying the apparatus about.
To the top of said cylinder is fixed a cowl (J.) with a hinged hood (K.).
The internal arrangement of the said cowl, is an oval shaped wire gauzing, for
distributing the heat amongst the hair, which is placed on, and held in position by
metal forks.

page_text: A suitable rest is affixed to the said cowl for the support of the head during
the operation.
The method of using the apparatus for the aforesaid purpose is as follows.
Place the apparatus behind the chair, on which the custumer whose hair is to be
dried, is seated adjust it so that the front of the hood reaches within an inch of the
forehead of the custumer, throw back the hood and place the long hair inside the
cowl laying it loosely on the metal forks, close the hood, and light the atmospheric
burner, the heat generated by the said burner will cause a current of heated air to
ascend and will be spread in an amongst the hair, by the oval shaped wire gauzing,
and directed all along the along the head by the hood, and escapes out in the open
near the forehead.
To dry the roots only, the apparatus is placed and adjusted in the same manner,
the long hair is placed over the sides of the cowl, the hood closed and all the
currunt of heated air will be directed to the roots only by the action of the hood.
Having now particulary 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
c'aim is.
1. An apparatus for drying long and short hair and every part of the head at the
same time and in one operation.
2. An apparatus for being capable of drying the roots only by placing the long
hair over the sides of the apparatus.
3. An apparatus consisting of a cowl with a hinged hood and fitted with a wire
gauzing for distributing the heat evenly amongst the hair which is laid on and
held in position by metal forks.
4. An improved apparatus for drying long and short hair constructed and acting
substantially as herein before described with reference to the accompanying
drawing.
Dated this 5th day of March 1894.
CONRAD BEYER,