Improvements in Apparatus for Drying Hair.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Apr., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 27th Oct., 1891-Accepted, 28th Nov., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Drying Hair.
We,
JOHN COOMBS of 44 Crouch End Hill Hairdresser, and THOMAS SHARPE
of 55 Crouch End Hill, Gas Engineer, both in Hornsey in the County of Middlesex,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:--
This invention relates to apparatus for drying by means of a current of heated
air, the hair of the head, after shampooing or other operation by which it has been
rendered wet. The said apparatus also serves for drying.loose hair.
In carrying out our invention we provide a pipe for directing the current of
heated air onto the hair to be dried, the said pipe being connected to a pipe-coil or
chamber arranged so as to be heated by a suitable gas or other stove.
The coil
or chamber is also connected to a suitable bellows, blower or fan arranged so that
it can be actuated either by hand. foot or other power.
By this arrangement, if the bellows blower or fan be actuated, a current of air
will be forced through the coil or chamber hereinbefore described, where it will be
heated by the heat from the stove and will issue in such heated condition from the
directing pipe onto the hair to be dried.
The directing pipe is advantageously made telescopic and provided with a handle
so that its position can be adjusted as required.
The heating stove is advantageously arranged in a chamber and we sometimes
connect the said chamber to the directing pipe so that the heated products of
combustion from the stove are utilised together with the heated air current for
drying the hair.
Dated this 6th day of April 1891.
JOHN COOMBS.
THOMAS SHARPE.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Drying Hair.
We, JOHN COOMBS of 44 Crouch End Hill, Hairdresser, and THOMAS SHARPE
of 55 Crouch End Hill Gas Engineer, both in Hornsey in the County of Middlesex,
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 apparatus for drying by means of a current of heated
air the hair of the head after shampooing or other operation by which it has been
rendered wet. The said apparatus also serves for drying loose hair.
In carrying out our invention we provide a pipe for directing the current of
heated air onto the hair to be dried, the said pipe being connected to a pipe coil or
chamber arranged so as to be heated by a suitable gas or other stove. The coil
or chamber is also connected to a suitable bellows, blower or fan arranged so that
it can be actuated either by hand, foot or other power.
The directing pipe is advantageously arranged telescopic and provided with a
handle so that its position can be adjusted as required.
The heating stove is advantageously arranged in a chamber, and we sometimes
connect the said chamber to the directing pipe so that the heated products of
combustion from the stove are utilised together with the heated air current for
drying the hair.

page_text: In the accompanying drawing,
Figure 1 is an elevation, partly in section, of apparatus constructed according to
our invention for drying hair,.and
Figure 2 is a view taken at right angles to Figure 1, shewing only a portion of
the lower part of the apparatus.
a is the directing pipe which is advantageously made in two parts, the outside
part telescoping on the inner part and provided with a handle b so that its position
can be adjusted relatively to the hair being dried. e is the pipe coil, d the gas
burner or stove for heating the said coil, and e the chamber in which they are both
located and which is preferably connected at the top to the inner part of the pipe a.
is the bellows connected to the coil by a flexible pipe g and designed to be
worked by the. foot, which bellows is arranged in a suitable case h. i is an
opening in the chamber e for enabling the gas burner d to be lighted and j is a
bracket which we advantageously employ in connection with our apparatus so that
a pair of curling tongs can be supported thereon while being heated in the flame of
the burner d. kk are handles to render the apparatus portable.
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By this construction of apparatus it will be seen that if the coil c be heated by
the flame of the burner d and the bellows f be operated, a current of air will be
caused to pass from the said bellows through and be heated in the said coil and
will pass into the pipe a and will at the same time induce the products of com-
bustion from the burner d to flow into the pipe a and mix with the said air, the
mixture then issuing from the mouth of the pipe a whence it can be directed onto
the hair to be dried.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. Apparatus for drying hair comprising a pipe coil or chamber adapted to be
heated by a suitable gas burner or stove, and a bellows or other air blower for
forcing a current of air through the said pipe coil or chamber substantially as and
for the purpose described.
2. Constructing apparatus of the kind herein described in such a manner that
the products of combustion from the gas burner or stove can be utilised together
with the air forced through the coil or chamber substantially as and for the purpose
described.
3. In apparatus for drying hair, of the kind herein described. the employment of
an adjustable tube for directing the drying medium onto the hair to be dried,
substantially as described.
4. The improved apparatus for drying hair, constructed and operating substan-
tially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 27th day of October 1891.
JOHN COOMBS.
THOMAS SHARPE.