Improvements in Hair Ouriers.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Feb., 1897-Accepted, 20th Mar., 1897
Improvements in Hair Ouriers.
I, ANNELLA SLAUGHTER GILMORE of Elk Point, County of Union, State of
South Dakota, U.S.A., Housewife, 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 improvements in hair curlers of that class which are
adapted to twist with the hair and remain attached thereto for a suitable length of
time until the hair is sufficiently curled to retain its wavy or curled state, and the
object of the invention is to provide a simple, durable, cheap and easily manipulated
hair curler by which the hair can be more easily twisted and curled than with the
ordinary curlers of this class.
In the accompanying drawing
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the hair curler of this invention.
Fig. 2 a section on line - of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 a perspective view shewing the mode of twisting the hair and curler
together.
Fig. 4 a view of the curler after the ends have been bent up to keep it from
untwisting.
A is the hair curler constructed of a piece of woven fabric or other suitable
material and consisting of two rolls B, C, and intermediate connecting web D.
The fabric of suitable length and width is lapped or folded at the two longitudinal
edges, the folded edges stitched to the fabric, and thus two longitudinal pockets e
provided on said edges. The rolls B, C, consist of a filler or roll of cotton, hair,
or other fibrous material f and a pliable wire g preferably of copper although other
suitable material may be used. The pliable wire g for each roll, is embedded or
enclosed within the fibrous filler or roll f and one of such bodies inserted in each
of the longitudinal pockets e. If desired the ends of these pockets may be closed
by sewing together the edges of the fabric at their ends thus preventing the filling
from escaping.
In use, the curler is straightened out and the ends of the hair to be curled laid
or arranged across one of the rolls, say C, and the web D. The curler is now
rolled upon itself, with the hair thereon, beginning with the side having the roll B.
The rolling of the hair and roll B within the web is continued until the rolls B, C,
come together, and if desired, the hair may be wound or coiled upon the rolled up
curler until the curler is close to the head, whereupon the ends of curler are bent
up or folded over as shewn in Fig. 4. The pliable wires within the rolls or cores
of fibrous material serve to hold the curler in its bent, attached position, in
which it can remains attached to the hair for a sufficient time to insure proper
curling.
g
It is claimed that this construction is an improvement on ordinary hair curlers
inasmuch as it rolls or folds with the hair and thus confines or holds the hair to
better advantage than when the hair is simply twisted around the curler.
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 hair curler consisting of a pliable web and longitudinal rolls arranged at

page_text: the sides of the web and attached to the same, one of the rolls and the web adapted
to be coiled or rolled together, and both rolls and web being foldable for the
purpose of holding the curler attached to the hair, substantially as described and
shewn.
2. As a new article of manufacture, a hair curler consisting of a pliable web
provided at the sides with longitudinal pockets, and rolls enclosed in the pockets
at the sides of the web, and each roll provided with a pliable wire and a filler of
fibrous material, substantially as described and shewn.
Dated this 16th day of February 1897.
THOMAS R. SHILLITO,
89 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.