Improvements in or relating to Toilet Combs and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Toilet Combs and the like.
I, HEINRICH TRAUN of 60 Meyerstrasse, Hamburg, in the Empire of Germany,.
Manufacturer, 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 improvement in or relating to toilet combs and it
consists in a device for protecting the teeth of the comb; this device consists of a
bow, which is rotatable and arranged on the comb in such a manner, that, when
placed in one position it allows of the free use of the comb, and when placed in
another position the teeth are protected against catching and breaking, as for
example when the comb may be put in a case, box or the like containing say articles
of clothing.
The improvement is shown in the accompanying drawing in which
Fig. 1 represents the comb with the bow in the position as when ready
for use.
Fig. 2 shows the bow in its protecting position.
As illustrated in the accompanying drawing the arrangement is such that a
bow A having the shape of the comb-back B and being a little larger than the-
latter, is secured to the two end-teeth B¹ and B2 of the comb, so that it can be
turned on the pins C¹ and C 2, i.e. round the longitudinal axis of the comb. To
the arms A¹ and A 2 of the bow or to the teeth B1 and B2 of the comb are fixed
small buttons E¹ and E 2, which, when the bow is in the position shown in Fig. 1
as well as in that shown in Fig. 2 engage with corresponding notches formed in.
the opposite comb-teeth or bow-arms and, in combination with the elasticity of the
bow, secure the latter in its corresponding position. To disengage the bow it is
sufficient to push it sidewise from the comb by hand; in general, the hold is-
sufficiently strong to retain the bow in its position for use as well as in its
protecting position.
In manufacturing the comb it is advantageous to give the comb a larger back than
usually is the case and to separate the bow from the comb by means of a special.
cutter.
The comb and the protecting bow may therefore be advantageously manu--
factured at one pressing operation; but this of course is not absolutely necessary
as the protecting band may be made separately from the comb. The essential
feature of the improvement is, that the comb has a protecting bow of a form
adapted to the shape of the comb and extending when the comb is in use,.
around the back of the latter, while for protecting the teeth it is turned
through 180°.
The protecting bow can be applied to various kinds of comb such as dressing
combs, pocket-combs, dandriff combs and the like, and it is not limited to any
particular shape or size of the comb. In addition to the protection afforded by
the bow A to the teeth of the comb, the bow is also of great use during the washing
and cleaning of the comb, at which time it is turned through 90°, and holds the
comb clear of its support and permits of its quick drying.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is;-
1. The combination with a comb of a protecting bow rotatable round the

page_text: longitudinal axis of the comb and extending around the back of the comb when
the latter is in use while for protecting the comb-teeth it is turned through 180°
substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
2. The combination with a comb of a bow pivoted thereto and one or more
catches for retaining the bow in any of its positions of adjustment in relation
to the comb substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawing.
Dated thi 00th November 1905
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.