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US3474795A
US3474795A US527140A US3474795DA US3474795A US 3474795 A US3474795 A US 3474795A US 527140 A US527140 A US 527140A US 3474795D A US3474795D A US 3474795DA US 3474795 A US3474795 A US 3474795A
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Lionel L Hantman
Eugene F Lutz
George A Schroeder
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D24/00—Hair combs for care of the hair; Accessories therefor
    • A45D24/007—Hair combs for care of the hair; Accessories therefor power-driven

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  • a hair dressing device having an electric motor and drive mechanism releasably connected to a comb for rapidly oscillating the comb about a longitudinal axis.
  • This invention relates to a device for styling hair and pertains more specifically to a comb mounted on a mechanism for oscillating the comb rapidly about a longitudinal axis.
  • One object of the present invention is to provide a device which facilitates styling of human hair.
  • Another object is to provide a device which facilitates and accelerates the back-combing of human hair.
  • Another object is to provide a device which facilitates the removal of snarls and tangles from human hair, particularly from hair which has been backeombed, and which reduces the pain and discomfort of such removal.
  • a device including a comb having at least one row of teeth extending from a longitudinal spine together with means for rapidly oscillating the comb about a longitudinal axis which is spaced inwardly from the free ends of the teeth.
  • FIG. 1 is a view in side elevation, partly broken away and in section, showing one embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a view along line 2-2 of FIG .1;
  • FIG. 3 is a view along line 33 of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 4 is a view in section, partly broken away and on an enlarged scale, showing a portion of the drive shaft
  • FIG. 5 is a view along line 55 of FIG. 4;
  • FIG. 6 is a view along line 6--6 of FIG. 4;
  • FIG. 7 is a view in elevation of another comb embodiment interchangeable with the one shown in FIG.1;
  • FIG. 8 is a view along line 8-8 of FIG. 7;
  • FIG. 9 is a view along line 99 of FIG. 7;
  • FIG. 10 is a view along line 10-101 of FIG. 8;
  • FIG. 11 is a view in side elevation showing still another form of interchangeable comb.
  • FIG. 12 is a view along line 1212 of FIG. 11.
  • Holder 14 is preferably of a size suitable to be used as a handle and is adapted to be readily grasped in the hand of the user. It includes a metal or plastic housing 16 of generally cylindrical shape within which are mounted an electric motor 18 driven from a rechargeable electric storage battery or other power source 20 through suitable connections including a switch button 21 arranged to be actuated by a finger of the user. Mounted on motor drive shaft 22 is a drive gear 24 arranged to mesh with gear 26 carrying an eccentrically mounted pin 28. Comb mounting shaft 30 is rockably mounted in suitable bearings and carries fixed to it a yoke or slotted cam 32 which engages pin 28.
  • shaft 30 and cam 32 oscillate through a total amplitude of approximately 30 (15 on each side of dead center) during each cycle, i.e. each revolution of gear 26. While the preferred range of amplitude of oscillation for best results is from 20 to 40, useful results may generally be obtained in the range 5 to 150.
  • Shaft 30 includes a portion 34 of reduced or restricted diameter and a portion 36 at its outer extremity of generally rectangular cross-sectional configuration to serve as a key for the comb 10.
  • Different comb embodiments 50 (FIG. 11) and (FIG. 7) are provided for mounting interchangeably with comb 10 (FIG. 1).
  • the skirt 61 (FIGS. 710) is split axially at 38 to render it flexible, and inwardly extending detents 42, 42 are provided to mate with and seat in restricted shaft portion 34.
  • a keyway 44 extends longitudinally into each comb 10, 50, 60 of suitable size and shape to mate with key portion 36 of shaft 30.
  • the combs are removably mounted on shaft 30 by forcing them onto the end of the shaft until key 36 enters keyway 44 and detents 42 seat in restricted portion 34 of the shaft, split skirt 61 springing outwardly enough to enable the detent to pass over cylindrical portion 40 of the shaft.
  • the device is used by mounting the comb in place, turning on the switch to cause oscillation of the comb, then wielding the comb in a fashion very similar to that of an ordinary non-oscillatory comb.
  • a comb having closely spaced short teeth such as the one shown in FIG. 1 having approximately from 14 to 30 teeth per inch.
  • a strand of hair is held out from the head and the comb portion of the device is placed underneath the strand about an inch from the head with the teeth extending upwardly into the strand and, while oscillating, is moved toward the head. This is repeated several times, and subsequently longer strokes are used starting farther from the head until the entire strand has been backcombed.
  • the process is repeated with each separate strand; the greater the number of individual strands so treated, the fuller or bulkier or more boulfant will be the final hair style.
  • the outer surface of the hair style is then finished by smoothing over the top layer of hair using light strokes either with the oscillating comb or a conventional manual comb.
  • the same comb may be used for both purposes, i.e. back-combing and untang-ling, those which are most effective for this dual purpose having a tooth spacing in the intermediate range, from 12 to 16 teeth per inch.
  • the frequency of oscillation is not critical, and may vary from about 100 to 4000 or more cycles per minute, the upper limit being dependent primarily upon practical mechanical limitations and on convenient power and weight limitations of the device; preferably the frequency ranges from 1500 to 2000 cycles per minute.
  • While combs having a single row of teeth may be used, as described above, excellent results in imparting an end curl to hair tresses during styling have also been obtained using a comb 50 of unique configuration as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 in which two rows of teeth 52 and 54 extend divergently from spine 56 and which embodies at one end a suitable detent and keyway construction for mounting on shaft 30 as shown in FIGS. 810.
  • Each tooth has a broad lateral surface extending generally perpendicular to spine 56, and opposing teeth in the two adjacent rows are aligned with each other to define a single plane generally perpendicular to the spine.
  • Each tooth 52, 54 is wider adjacent its free end when measured transversely of the longitudinal axis of the tooth (said axis extending radially from the axis of the spine) in a plane perpendicular to the spine, than it is adjacent its root end where it joins the spine.
  • the lateral edges of each tooth are conoa-vely curved to provide a pointed portion 58 extending laterally outwardly to facilitate entering a hair tress.
  • Tooth spacing in this embodiment is approximately the same as that of the other combs described above but is preferably in the intermediate range, from to 15 teeth per inch. Additional rows of teeth may be present if desired.
  • the comb oscillates about a longitudinal axis which is spaced inwardly from the free ends of the teeth in the direction of the spine.
  • the oscillation axis lies in the spine of the comb, while in the case of combs 50 and 60 the oscillation axis lies approximately midway between the free ends of the teeth and the spine.
  • the latter arrangement is desirable in the case of combs having relatively long teeth, e. g. three-fourths inch or more, in
  • the latter arrangement provides a better balance of moving masses about the axis during oscillation and minimizes the vibration which otherwise tends to occur when using large, long-toothed combs. While it is possible, in the case of short-toothed combs, to locate the axis of oscillation on the opposite side of the spine from the teeth, this is usually undesirable because it increases the complexity of manufacture and because it increases the arcuate extent of movement of the free ends of the teeth and makes the device more diflicult to use with comfort.
  • a device for dressing hair comprising a comb having at least one row of teeth extending from a longitudinal spine, and means including an electric motor and drive mechanism connected to said motor and releasably connected to said comb for oscillating said comb at a frequency from to 4,000 cycles per minute and at an amplitude from 5 to solely about a longitudinal axis spaced inwardly from the free ends of said teeth.
  • a device as claimed in claim 1 in which said axis lies in said spine.
  • a device as claimed in claim 1 in which said axis lies between said spine and the ends of said teeth.
  • each tooth is wider adjacent its free end, measured in said plane, than adjacent its root and has an arcuate end.

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US3897794A (en) * 1974-03-11 1975-08-05 John W Branch Grooming implement
US4192326A (en) * 1978-06-28 1980-03-11 Klinge Gerald E Hair styling implement
US4479516A (en) * 1982-02-08 1984-10-30 Hunter Frank M Electrically driven toothbrush
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US5343881A (en) * 1988-12-01 1994-09-06 Zeev Golan Hair treatment apparatus and method
US5603339A (en) * 1995-03-16 1997-02-18 Brazeal; Sharon Rotating comb device
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US2682066A (en) * 1953-01-27 1954-06-29 Clifford D Keely Mechanical toothbrush with opposed oscillatory brushes
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US3850180A (en) * 1973-03-27 1974-11-26 Gen Electric Hair detangler
US3897794A (en) * 1974-03-11 1975-08-05 John W Branch Grooming implement
US4192326A (en) * 1978-06-28 1980-03-11 Klinge Gerald E Hair styling implement
US4479516A (en) * 1982-02-08 1984-10-30 Hunter Frank M Electrically driven toothbrush
US5078157A (en) * 1988-12-01 1992-01-07 Mepro Epilady Ltd. Oscillatory hair treatment apparatus and method
EP0371501A3 (de) * 1988-12-01 1992-02-12 Zeev Golan Gerät zur Pflege des Haars und Verfahren
US5343881A (en) * 1988-12-01 1994-09-06 Zeev Golan Hair treatment apparatus and method
US5603339A (en) * 1995-03-16 1997-02-18 Brazeal; Sharon Rotating comb device
WO2003022095A1 (fr) * 2001-09-12 2003-03-20 Faco Sa Dispositif et procede pour l'elimination de parasites d'une chevelure
US9504311B2 (en) * 2011-02-03 2016-11-29 Koninklijke Philips N.V. Hairbrush device having a variable stiffness of brush filaments
US20140311510A1 (en) * 2011-02-03 2014-10-23 Koninklijke Philips N.V. Hairbrush device having a variable stiffness of brush filaments
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US20140034075A1 (en) * 2012-07-31 2014-02-06 Steven C. Machiorlette Applicator Assembly
US20170251783A1 (en) * 2014-12-16 2017-09-07 L'oréal Single use hair coloring appliance
US10624448B2 (en) 2015-10-02 2020-04-21 Worth Beauty, Llc Computerized cosmetics brushes
US10881194B2 (en) 2015-10-02 2021-01-05 Worth Beauty, Llc Computerized cosmetics brushes
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US10808810B2 (en) 2016-09-28 2020-10-20 Braun Gmbh Electrically driven device
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