Means for the Purpose of Preventing Loose Hairs or Water from Getting Down the Neck During the Operation of Hair Cutting, Shampooing, or Shaving.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Aug., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 13th Feb, 1890-Accepted, 15th Mar., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Means for the Purpose of Preventing Loose Hairs or Water from
Getting Down the Neck During the Operation of Hair Cutting,
Shampooing, or Shaving.
JOHN MURRAY WRIGHT of No. 21 Monnery Road Junction Road Upper
Holloway in the County of Middlesex Solicitors Clerk do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention consists of a new and improved method of preventing particles of
hair from getting down the neck while the hair is being cut. As it also prevents
water penetrating in like manner it is useful in shampooing and shaving. I effect the
same by means of a disk of indiarubber or combination of indiarubber and water-
proof sheeting with a hole in the centre and a division from the centre hole to the
circumference of the disk, by which means it may be put round the neck like a
collarette or tippet. It overlaps and is fastened behind by an arrangement of hook
and eyes making the appliance adjustable to any size neck.
Dated this 22nd day of August 1889.
JOHN M. WRIGHT.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Means for the Purpose of Preventing Loose Hairs or Water from
Getting Down the Neck During the Operation of Hair Cutting,
Shampooing, or Shaving.
JOHN MURRAY WRIGHT 21 Monnery Road Junction Road Upper Holloway
London, N. Solicitors Clerk 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 a new and improved method of preventing particles of
hair from getting down the neck while the hair is being cut. As it also prevents
water penetrating in like manner it is useful in shampooing and shaving. I effect
the same by means of a disk of indiarubber or such like elastic material, or combina-
tion of indiarubber and waterproof sheeting or any such like waterproof material,
with a hole in the centre of the said disk and a division from the centre hole to the
circumference of the disk by which means it may be put round the neck like a
collarette or tippet. It overlaps and is fastened by an arrangement of hook and eyes
or other suitable means, so making the appliance adjustable to any size neck. When
made of indiarubber or other elastic material in combination with waterproof sheeting
or such like material, the waterproof sheeting is attached round the outer circumference
of the indiarubber disk.
This piece of waterproof material may be cut in segments and joined together (four
segments are a convenient number having only three joins) thereby saving a large
quantity of material. The segments may be joined together and the whole may be
attached to the outer circumference of the indiarubber disk by cementing or sewing
or other efficient means.
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. A cape collarette or tippet made of elastic material such as indiarubber; to be
used in haircutting, shampooing or shaving, made substantially as hereinbefore
described.

page_text: 2. A cape collarette or tippet made either solely of indiarubber or other elastic
material, or in combination with a non-elastic waterproof material made substantially
as hereinbefore described.
3. A cape, collarette or tippet made with means of adjustment substantially as
herein before described.
JOHN MURRAY WRIGHT.