US2627275A - Hair curler - Google Patents

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K. KIVILUOMA Feb. 3, 1953 HAIR CURLER File d Sept 2, 1950 IN VEN TOR.

Patented Feb. 3, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HAIR CURLER Katherine Kiviluoma, Elmhurst, 111.

Application September 2, 1950, Serial No. 183,039

2 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in hair curling devices and, more particularly, it relates to devices upon which a strand of hair may be wound and secured parallel to the head for curling purposes, the Wound hair being held in position to effect a permanent wave, or to provide pin curls or finger curls.

Various kinds of devices for curling hair have long been known. Such devices have included complex curlers and various types of hair pins, as for example, bobby pins. None of these devices has proved satisfactory because they often required a great deal of skill in their application to the hair and when applied they have been unsightly, frequently causing the user to be embarrassed. In addition, the previously known devices have been uncomfortable, particularly when the user is asleep.

In addition, these heretofore known curling devices have not produced a sculptured curl with sufficient resilience. The curls often looked ama teurish and did not have the professional appearance of having been made by a hair stylist. Furthermore, the curling devices commonly used were incapable of retaining moisture so that it was necessary to wet the entire head of hair. Moreover, the hair curling devices known previously often cut or damaged the hair, producing a curl having a ragged, unprofessional appearance. This is particularly true when bobby pins are used to hold the curl in place.

The main objects of this invention are to provide an improved hair curling device which may be quickly and easily applied, is pleasing in appearance when applied to the hair, provides a sculptured curl having sufficient resilience to give it a professional appearance, may be comfortably worn by the user while sleeping, may be employed to produce a curl without wetting all of the hair, and will not damage the hair; and to provide an improved hair curling device which will accomplish these results without the use of bobby pins.

Illustrative embodiments of this invention are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the method of applying the improved curler to the end of a strand of hair as one of the first steps in making a curl;

Figure 2 is a similar view to that illustrated in Figure 1 but shows most of the strand 'of hair wound around the curler;

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the hair curling device in position on the head, with the entire strand of hair wound upon the device and secured against displacement by a hair pin;

0 wave solutions.

Figure 4 is a plan view of one embodiment of my invention;

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view, taken on the line 5--5 in Figure 4; and

Figure 6 is a perspective view illustrating another embodiment of my invention.

As illustrated in the drawing, the improved curler I, used for curling hair 2, is generally in the form of a cross, such as a forme or Maltese cross, comprising an elongated, oval central section 3 and a pair of arms 4, generally triangularin shape, which extend transversely outwardly in opposite directions from the central section.

In the preferred embodiment illustrated in Figures i and 5, the curler l is of multi-layer construction comprising an outer or facing sheet 5 of flexible material which is secured to a flexible inner or backing sheet 6 which is preferably made of absorbent material. A wire or other formable frame member I is secured intermediate the facing sheet 5 and backing sheet 6 for holding the curling device I in various desired shapes 3. The facing sheet 5 is preferably made of rubber, and may be suitably colored to provide a curler of pleasing appearance. The backing sheet 6 is preferably made of sponge rubber. Both the facing sheet 5 and the backing sheet 6 should be made of a synthetic rubber which is particularly adapted to withstand the chemical action of oils and chemicals of the type ordinarily employed in hair waving solutions and in the various curling operations in which heat is employed. Althoughuse of such a synthetic rubber is most desirable in the manufacture of my curler, it will be understood that natural rubber or any combination of various rubbers may be employed. In addition, the facing sheet 5 may be fabricated from a fibrous material such as cloth, paper, etc., and the backing sheet 6 may be made of other absorbent materials, as for example, blotting paper, cloth, sponge, etc.

The frame member 1 is a stiff but formable wire and is disposed adjacent the periphery of the curler I (Fig. 4). The wire may be covered or wrapped with a suitable material (not shown) such as rubber, to prevent the wire from rusting or reacting with chemicals with which the curler may be used, as for example, various permanent The frame member is operative to hold the curler in clamping engagement with the hair so that hair pins and bobby pins are not necessary.

In order to apply the curler to the hair, a strand 8 of hair is separated from the body of the hair as shown in Fig. 1, and the lower end oi: the

curls made by previously known devices.

strand 8 is laid upon the central section 3 of the curling device. The curler is then folded upon itself to form a mandrel and so that the central section 3 extends around the strand of hair 8. By pinching the curler l, as shown in Fig. l, the frame member I secures the curler to the end of the hair strand.

The curler is then rotated inwardly with respect to the head in such a manner as to Wrap the strand 8 of hair upon the mandrel at the restricted portion of the curler 1,- intermediate the arms 4 and the central section 3. After the entire length of the strand is wound on the curler, the curler is turned so as to lay the curl, shown at 9, against the head, and the arms 4 of the curler l are then bent outwardly with respect to each other to hold the curl'in position and to provide the pleasing appearance cf a hair bow.

The curler I is capable-ofproviding larger curls than those made bygfinger waving, but the curler may be proportioned to provide curls of any desired size. In addition, the curls are perfectly formed and have that resilience which has been I characteristic of work done by accomplished hair stylists.

It will be noted that when the curler is applied to the hair, no metal touches the hair. This is an important feature of the invention as it prevents marking of the hair. Such marking often resulted in the past when metal curling devices were used, and particularly when these devices were used with variouspermanent wave solutions. j l

While theframe section 7 has been found satisfactory for securing the wound curl 9 against the head, it is occasionally desirable to insert a hair pin 10 over the curler, -one..leg of the pin Ill extending across the outerf'aceof the curler I and the other leg extending inback of the curler and under the curl '9 (Fig. 3) pin can not cause any apparent markin of the hair.

The curler-;- may be applied to the hair while wet, butiit is most desirably dipped in water, wavin fiuid, or chemical employed for cold waving hair, so that the backing sheet 5 absorbs the liquid. Thus, when the hair is wound upon the device, the curl is in intimate contact with the liquid and it is not necessary to wet all of the hair. The curler has additional advantages in that hair pins are not required and a professional curl may be achieved by novices in the hair styling field. Furthermore, the device is highly advantageous for curling .childrens hair because there are no sharp objects to injure the child.

The curl resulting from application of my device I to the hair is sculptured and has such bounceas to give the hair that appearance which has been only possible in the past through treat?- ment" by a professional hair stylist. Moreover, the curl is perfectly formed and lasts longer than The hair is made soft and beautiful, apparently from thecontact with the absorbent backing sheet v6, and does not become harsh and brittle from freuen e tin The use of the hair A modified form of the invention is illustrated in Fig. 6. In this embodiment, the curler II is made of sponge rubber. This modified device is shaped like the curler previously described and applied to the hair in the same manner as that described above. The portions of the modified curler II which are similar to the curling device I are similarly numbered, the members being differentiated by the symbol prime Since this modified device does not have the frame member for securing it in the desired position, it i necessary to employ a hair pin in, the hair pin being applied as shown in Fig. 3 and described in connection with curler I.

In the foregoing, I have described a new and improved hair curler which has many advantages over the previously known devices for curling hair. For example, women need not remove the curler before retiring because they produce no discomfort, resilient curls may be made without wetting all of the hair, the necessity of bobby pins with consequent discomfort and damage to the hair is eliminated, and the device when ap plied to the hair is as attractive as a hair bow.

Although but two specific embodiments of the invention have been herein shown and described, it will be understood that details of the construction shown may be altered Without'departing from the spirit of the invention as defined by the following-claims.

I claim:

1. A hair curler comprising a generally cross shaped member made from a pair of layers of rubber material, one of said layers being made of a sheet of rubber, another of said layers being made of sponge rubber and bonded to said rubber sheet, a formable frame member intermediate said sheet and said sponge rubber, said cross shaped member comprising a central section and a pair of oppositely directed arms.

2. A hair curler comprising a generally cross shaped member made from a pair of layers of rubber material, one of said layers being made of a sheet rubber, another of said layers being made of sponge rubber and bonded to said ru ber sheet, a formable Wire frame member intermediate said sheet and said sponge rubber and adjacent the periphery of said cross shaped member, said cross shaped member comprising an ovate central section adapted to extend around a strand of hair and apair of triangularly shaped arms Which are connected to and extend outwardly, in opposite directions, from said central section, said cross shaped member, when folded upon itself, forming a mandrel for winding on a strand of hair.

KATHERINE KIVILUOMA.

Name Date Webster Oct. 17, 1950 Number

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