Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Feb., 1887.
Complete Left, 26th Apr., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 27th May, 1887
I, WILLIAM LEIGH, Tool maker, of No. 4 West End Terrace, Wrentham Street,
Birmingham, County of Warwick, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
My invention consists of an instrument forming a Curling Tongs which will not
soil or singe the hair or other material, to which it is applied.
I have represented in the accompanying drawings, by way of example, an instrument
constructed according to my invention.
Figure I represents the general appearance of the Curling Tongs when it is closed.
Figure II represents same as Figure I but shews the heating rod protruding, as
hereafter explained.
Figure III is a sectional view shewing the tongs open.
The same letters of reference in the different figures, are used to denote same parts
of the instrument.
The bracketed letters in this specification inserted after the name of any part of the
instrument, refer to parts denoted by same letters in drawings.
This instrument is constructed to have a pair of shafts (a F) (round or between
which the hair or other material is curled) and a handle (B) of any suitable material.
This handle has a groove (d) in one side, extending the greater part of its length,
within a convenient distance of either extremity, and is hollowed throughout to allow
part (a) of a long metal tube to be inserted and secured. This part of the tube has a
groove (d) in one side, to coincide with the groove in the handle. The other
part (a) of the tube forms one of the pair of shafts. Within this tube and of same
length, a rod (c) (of convenient thickness that it may easily be slid backwards and
forwards) is inserted. This rod may be either solid, hollow, or hollow and filled with
heat absorbing material. By means of this rod heated at any convenient fire, the
Curling Tongs is heated. A pin (c) passing through grooves in handle and tube, is
fastened to end of rod within the tube. This pin is of convenient thickness, that it
may easily be slid backwards and forwards in the grooves causing the rod to which it
is attached to be withdrawn or protruded a corresponding distance from the extremity
of that part of tube forming one of the pair of shafts. To this part of tube or to

page_text: handle is affixed (by means of a strap or band (e), passed round and secured or other
convenient method), a pivot (e'), upon which is hinged a strip of metal, part (F) of
which forms the other one of pair of shafts. This part is hollowed or grooved to fit
and partly cover part of tube forming one of the shafts. The other part (F) of strip
is shaped at a convenient angle to form a lever. By means of the pressure of a
spring (F) attached to this lever, the grooved shaft is brought into contact with the
other shaft, and is separated from it, by the pressure on the lever of the finger or
thumb of person using the Tongs.
The Curling Tongs is heated in the following manner,-
The pin which passes through grooves in the handle and tube, together with the
rod to which it is attached, is slid towards the shafts, the rod consequently protruding
from the extremity of tube (as shewn in Figure II). The rod is then drawn back
within the tube.
The Curling Tongs may now be applied to material requiring to be curled, and
being heated by means of heating rod applied interiorly, will be free exteriorly from
extreme heat and dirt which may accumulate through being heated at the fire.
I do not confine myself to any particular shape or material in constructing this
instrument, nor to the method herein described and represented in the drawings, of
securing the pivot. The spring may also be secured by any other method to that
which is shewn in the accompanying drawings.
Dutal 7th day of February 1887
WILFRED P. GOSLING,
15, Vincent Street, Balsall Heath,
Birmingham,
Agent for Applicant,

page_text: I, WILLIAM LEIGH, Tool maker of No. 4 West End Terrace, Wrentham Street,
Birmingham County of Warwick, 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 consists of an instrument forming a Curling Tongs, which will not
soil or singe the hair or other material to which it is applied.
I have represented by way of example in drawings left with Provisional Specification,
an instrument constructed according to my Invention.
Figure I represents the general appearance of the instrument when closed.
Figure II represents same as Figure I but shews the heating rod protruded, as
hereafter explained.
Figure III is a sectional view shewing the curling tongs open.
The same letters of reference in the different figures are used to denote same parts
of the instrument.
The bracketed letters in this specification inserted after the name of any part of
the instrument, refer to parts denoted by same letters in the drawings.
This instrument is constructed to have a pair of shafts (a¹ F) (round or between
which the hair or other material is curled) and a handle (B) of any suitable material.
This handle has a groove (d) in one side, extending the greater part of its length,
within a convenient distance from either extremity and is hollowed throughout to
allow part (a) of a long metal tube to be inserted and secured. This part of the tube
has also a groove in one side to coincide with the groove in handle. The other part
of the tube forms one, of the pair of shafts. Within this tube and of same length a
rod (c) (of convenient thickness that it may easily be slid backwards and forwards) is
inserted. This rod may be either solid, hollow, or hollow and filled with heat
absorbing material. By means of this rod heated at any convenient fire the Curling
Tongs is heated. A pin (¹) passing through the grooves in handle and tube is
fastened to the end of rod within the tube. This pin is of convenient thickness that
it may be easily slid backwards and forwards in the grooves causing the rod to which
it is attached to be withdrawn or protruded a corresponding distance from the
extremity of that part of tube forming one of the shafts. To this part of tube or to
handle is affixed (by means of a strap or band (e) of metal passed round and secured
or other convenient method) a pivot (e) upon which is hinged a strip of metal
part (F) of which forms the other one of the pair of shafts. This part is hollowed or
grooved to fit and partly cover part of tube forming one of the shafts. The other
part (F) of strip is shaped at a convenient angle to form a lever. By means of the
pressure of a spring (F) attached to this lever the grooved shaft is brought into
contact with the other shaft, and is separated from it by pressure on the lever of the
finger or thumb of person using the instrument.

page_text: The Curling Tongs is heated in the following manner :-
The pin which passes through grooves in the handle and tube together with the
rod to which it is attached is slid fowards the shafts, the rod consequently protruding
from the extremity of tube (as shewn in Figure II). The rod is then drawn back
within the tube.
The Curling Tongs may now be applied to material requiring to be curled and
being heated by means of heating rod applied interiorly, will be free exteriorly from
extreme heat and dirt which may have accumulated through its being heated by
the fire.
I do not confine myself to any particular shape or material in constructing this
instrument nor to the method herein before described and represented in the drawings
of securing the pivot.
The spring may also be secured by any other method to that which is shewn in
the drawings.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is —
1st. An instrument forming a Curling Tongs constructed to have a handle, a
heating rod to he either solid, hollow or hollow and filled with heat absorbing
material and a pair of shafts one shaft being a tube in which the heating rod is
inserted.
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2nd. The method by which the heating rod is protruded and withdrawn by means
of a pin passing through grooves in the handle and tube.
3rd. The combination of the whole as herein before described and represented by
drawings left with Provisional Specification.
Dated this 23rd day of April 1887
WILFRED P. GOSLING,
43, Newport Road, Sparkbrook,
Birmingham,
Agent for Applicant.