An Improved Hair-curler.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Mar., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 28th Dec., 1894-Accepted, 9th Mar., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Hair-curler.
We WILLIAM ROBERT MCHARDY of Zoffany House Chiswick Middlesex
Engineer, and JOSEPH BUTLER CHAMBERLAIN of 5 Rupert Road Chiswick
Middlesex Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to an improved hair-curler. We provide a piece of rubber,
or other suitably elastic material of such a form as, that when any part of it is
twisted, the remainder will, in a manner revolve upon itself. If, for example the
article be in the form of a D and have a slit in the straight part into which one
may introduce the points of the hair, it will be evident that, on twisting the curved
part the hair will be wound upon the straight part and so, curled. We do not
confine ourselves to any particular form or material, our object being to apply the
principle of the buckling of certain elastic and suitable forms combined with the
slit or its equivalent, to the curling of hair.
Dated this 28th day of March 1904
WILLIAM ROBERT MUHARDY.
J. B. CHAMBERLAIN.
An Improved Hair-curler.
We, WILLIAM ROBERT MCHARDY of Zoffany House Chiswick Middlesex,
Engineer and JOSEPH BUTLER CHAMBERLAIN of 5 Rupert Road Bedford
Park Chiswick Middlesex Gentleman 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, which relates to, an improved hair-curler, is carried into practice
by providing a piece of rubber or other elastic material of such a form as, that
when any part of it is twisted the whole will, in a manner revolve upon itself.
If, for example the article be in the form of a D and have a slot in the straight
part, into which the points of the hair may be introduced, it will be evident that,
on twisting the curved part, the hair will be wound upon the straight part and so
curled.
We do not confine ourselves to any particular form or material, our invention
consisting of the application of the principle of buckling in certain elastic and
suitable forms, in combination with a slot or its equivalent, to the curling of hair.
In the accompanying drawings,
Fig. I represents the hair-curler in a somewhat elongated form.
a. is the elastic material baving in it, a slit or slot as represented at c.
If the slit c be opened, the hair may be readily inserted; any part of the hair
curler then being twisted, will cause the slotted or slit part of a b to wind up the
hair. The elasticity of the material is sufficient to prevent its unwinding.
In Figs. II and III the lettering and everything else except shape are identical
with Fig. I.

page_text: 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. The combination of convenient elastic forms with a slot or its equivalent, in
the construction of hair curlers.
2. The application of the principle of elasticity in certain forms of continuous
material in combination with a slot or its equivalent, for curling hair and retaining
it in the position into which it may be twisted.
Dated this 27th day of December 1894.
WILLIAM ROBERT MCHARDY.
J. B. CHAMBERLAIN.