Improvements in or relating to Hair Curlers.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Apr., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 16th Jan., 1900-Accepted, 10th Mar., 1900
11.7).
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Hair Curlers.
We, GEORGE LICHTENFELD, of 93, Great Portland Street, London, in the County
of Middlesex, Wig Maker, and STEFAN ANYZEWSKI, of 5, Avondale Mansions,
Rostrevor Road, Fulham, in the County of Middlesex, Hair-dresser's Assistant,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to hair curlers especially portable ones and comprises.
the following features.
The curler consists of a heater preferably cylindrical and hollow, and a sheath
fitting over the heater to which it can be fitted by a bayonet joint or other
fastening and being double ended it can be placed on either end first. The sheath
is provided with a few small teeth like a portion of a comb which can engage
with the hair and greatly facilitates the operation of curling. In some cases.
the sheath may be provided with an appropriate number and size of teeth to
constitute it a complete comb; these may be in addition to or instead of-the
small teeth previously mentioned.
The heater is pivotted in a frame of any suitable shape and size into, which.-it
can fold in a well understood manner; the frame may be provided with a shield
or protector to cover the teeth upon the sheath.
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In some cases I construct the parts as previously mentioned, but I pivot in
the frame a separate comb which can be folded up when not required for use.
In a modified form the sheath is made double cone shaped like an hour-glass
with the teeth at the central portion and is pivotted in a frame, which when
the hair has been wrapped round the sheath it can be folded over so as to secure
it in position. The sheath is made hollow as before and the heater can be in
serted in the hollow while the hair is in position, the pivotted frame being
specially shaped to accommodate the heater if desired, and also to protect the
hair from damage. The heater may be carried in a separate tube or case, so
that it can be used as a pocket instrument.
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All the above mentioned forms may be made either portable or not as desired;
where they are intended to be portable, they are made light, small and handy.
Springs may be employed for the purpose of holding the various parts, either
in their open or closed positions, or the frame itself may constitute the spring.
Dated this 17th day of April 1899.

page_text: stop which engages with recesses A³ in the frame A A¹ and limits the move-
ment of the comb when opened out.
When folded up the heater bar B lies within the framing and between the
side bars A A¹, the sheath D being in position upon the heater. The comb when
folded lies with its back adjacent to the frame bar A¹, as shown in Figure 1.
The whole device may be placed in a box which may be provided with a recep-
tacle for containing matches or tapers for use in heating the bar B.
The modified form of sheath shown in Figure 4 may, if desired, be used in
place of the sheath shown in Figure 3. In this case the teeth D¹ are dispensed
with and the sheath is provided with longitudinal ribs D which allow the hair
to be gripped and enable it to be wound upon the sheath. The ribs D may be
formed either by corrugating the metal of which the sheath is made or by apply-
ing strips or thickening pieces.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
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1. A combined pocket hair curler and comb.
2: In a hair curler the combination with a heater of a removable sheath such
as D with or without comb like teeth such as 11 for the purpose described.
3. In a hair curler the combination with a heater of a removable sheath such
as D with or without comb like teeth thereon and a folding comb substantially
as described.
4. In a hair curler the combination with a heater of a removable ribbed sheath
such as D D and a folding comb. substantially as described.
5. In a hair curler the combination with a frame such as A A' of a comb and
a heater provided with a sheath both pivotted to the frame and adapted to fold
within the latter substantially as described.
6. The complete pocket hair curler and comb substantially as described or
illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
7. The complete sheath for a hair curler substantially as describe dor illus.
trated in Figure 3 or Figure 4 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 9th day of January 1900.
GEORGE LICHTENFELD,
STEFAN ANYZEWSKI,
Boult, Wade & Kilburn,
Agents for the Applicants.