Improved Hair-waving Pin.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Dec., 1897-Accepted, 5th Feb., 1898
Improved Hair-waving Pin.
I, WILLIAM LORD BALLIN HINDE, Manufacturer, of 185 to 187, Bromsgrove
Street, and 57 to 63, Dean Street, Birmingham, 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 improved hair-waving pin and consists in the
features of construction hereinafter described.
My invention has for its object to provide a waving-pin which shall be simple
and strong, easy to put on and take off and which, while being highly efficient,
shall not subject the hair to any injurious strain or twist.
In the accompanying drawing showing an instance of a waving-pin made in
accordance with my invention,
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the waving-pin, open.
Fig. 2 is a side view of the waving-pin, closed, with a lock of hair therein.
Fig. 3 is a corresponding view showing the waving-pin in front view.
Fig. 4 is a horizontal cross section on the line 4, 4 of Fig. 2.
Fig. 5 shows the fold or curl of the lock of hair, after the removal of the waving-
pin.
My improved waving-pin is essentially formed of a bent arm a, which is pre-
ferably ovoid in section, as shown in Fig. 4 and which can be made of horn, tortoise
shell, wood or any other suitable material. The said arm is jointed at one end, at b,
to the free ends of the prongs of a long curved fork c preferably made of strong
wire.
The fork c is curved at its ends, with reference to the plane of its prongs, as best
shown in Fig. 2, in such a manner that the pivot b and the top of the fork c shall
be out of plane with the said prongs. In this manner, when the pin is closed,
the arm a assumes a position outside of the fork c, substantially parallel to the
prongs of the said fork, see Figures 2 and 4.
In order to keep the pin closed, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, various suitable or
known means may be adopted; in the drawing, I have shown, by way of example,
a simple and efficient arrangement which, in practice, gives excellent results.
At or near the top end, the two prongs of the fork c are curved towards each
other at d, so as to form a catch through which the free end of the arm a may pass
with the requisite amount of friction when the said end is being forced in between
the said prongs, the latter springing slightly apart. Beyond the catch d, the top of
the fork c forms forms a loop e into which is placed the end of the arm a, after having
passed through the catch d. In this manner, when the pin is closed, it is held
in such position and it is prevented from opening of itself, whilst at the same time
it may be readily opened by exerting slight pressure with the fingers upon the
loop e and the free end of the arm a.
The operation is as follows. The pin being open, as in Fig. 1, the arm a, with
its convex edge outside, is passed under the lock of hair to be waved, after which
the fork c is caused to be turned around the pivot b, in the direction of the arrow,
Fig. 1, so as to cause it to lay close to the arm a and to cause the latter to pass

page_text: between the prongs of the fork, Fig. 2. A slight pressure exerted at the top of
the fork c and free end of the arm a causes the end of the said arm to pass through
the catch d and locks the said end within the loop e. The pin is then closed
and the lock of hair is caught between the arm a underneath and the prongs of
the fork c above, as shown in Fig. 4.
By effecting the reverse operation, the pin may be readily removed, after the
lock has thus been held for a sufficient length of time to produce a proper
undulation.
Fig. 5 shows the undulation produced upon the lock of hair after the removal
of the pin.
From the foregoing, it will be seen that the hair is neither twisted nor unduly
strained. My improved pin is readily put on and taken off; owing to its light
relatively light weight, several pins may be applied at the same time, without any
inconvenience or trouble for the user and, finally, it produces an excellent undu-
lation without any injury to the hair.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
1. A waving-pin having a moveable curved arm a jointed at one end between
the free ends of the prongs of a fork c, out of plane with the said prongs, substan-
tially as described and shown, and for the purpose set forth.
2. In a waving-pin of the kind described, a fork as c, the ends and top of which
are bent with reference to the plane of the said prongs, so as to be out of the said
plane, substantially as described and shown, and for the purpose set forth.
3. In a waving-pin, a fork c bent at its ends with reference to the plane of its
prongs, a moveable arm a jointed at one end between the ends of the fork c and
out of plane with the said prongs, and a catch (d formed at the top of the fork c,
substantially as described and shown and for the purposes set forth.
4. The improved hair-waving-pin, substantially as herein described and shown
in the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 29th day of December 1807
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents.