US2814302A - Side comb - Google Patents

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Nov. 26, 1957 M. N. GOODWIN SIDE COMB Filed March-8, 1954 4 I 'AZZRNEYE) United States Patent SIDE COMB Mary Nash Goodwin, Norfolk, Va. Application March 8, 1954, Serial No. 414,671

Claims. (Cl. 132-401) This inventionrelates to combs having hooks for impaling headdress of various kinds.

Heretofore bobby pins have been used for the purpose of holding scarves, flowers and the like on the head. Such devices are very unsightly, slip out of the hair when holding flowers, and present a very unattractive appearance when used to hold scarves and the like since the whole upper half of the pin shows on the scarf and the like. Also, such unsightly devices as bicycle clips, which are insecure and uncomfortable, are used to hold bridal veils or hair decorations.

It is the object of this invention to provide a firm, safe and comfortable yet decorative means for holding scarves, flowers, veils, hats or any other wardrobe appurtenances to the head or in the hair.

Other purposes of the invention will appear from the more detailed description which follows.

The purposes of this invention are achieved by providing a curved comb, substantially conforming to the curve of the head of the wearer, having a hook or hook means attached thereto and extending above the upper or convex surface of the comb. These hook or prong means may be an integral part of the comb or may be attached directly or indirectly to the comb.

Hooks or prongs can be molded as a part of the comb or can be attached thereto separately.

The hooks or prongs can be placed at either end and/or nearer the center of the comb. The shanks of the hooks may be attached to the comb body portion or to the teeth or to a decorative flange extending upwardly at an angle from the body, but in all embodiments, the hooks are adjacent or substantially at the body portion and their free ends project in a direction substantially opposite to that of the teeth, whereby pull on the hooks by the headdress operates to force the comb into the hair rather than out of it. The body portion of the comb can be short or long, wide or narrow, as the purposes for which the combs are to be used require.

Fig. 1 is a front perspective view of one embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a back perspective view of a second embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a back perspective view of another embodiment in which the books have been cut out in the making of the decorative flange portion, the position of the hooks after being pivoted into operating position being shown in dotted lines.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the end only of still another embodiment.

Fig. 5 illustrates fancifully the appearance of the same comb when on the wearers head engaging a veil and adorned with flowers inserted in the open spaces of the flange or tiara portion.

In accordance with a special embodiment of the invention the hooks are attached to the body of the comb (i. e., the plate or flat part to which the teeth are attached) and the front of the comb can have a decorative ridge just tall enough to hide the hooks or prongs.

In accordance with other embodiments the decorative ice attachment can be taller and thus form a tiara. The tiara optionally has openings in it and such openings can serve very effectively for the introduction of flowers or other decorations or it can be used as a part of a mantilla.

In accordance with another embodiment the comb can merely constitute a simple curved body with teeth having hooks or prongs conveniently placed on the terminal teeth near the body of the comb but extending above the convex surface of the comb.

The decorative means or tiara attached to the body of the comb can be made separately by die cutting or in one piece with the hooks or prongs constituting an integral part of the decorative device. If the decorative attachment is made of metal, the hooks or prongs can be cut out at the same time as the design and can be sufliciently thin that they are flexible and can be opened out from the decorative body (as shown in Fig. 3, one hook being still in the plane of said body and the other bent backwardly over the comb base) to be used to attach veils, scarves and like headdress to the comb. In fact, any type of tab attached to the comb or the decorative attachment which has a gripping means extending above the surface of the comb may be used. Where necessary metal can be used as part of a molded piece to impart added strength.

It will be apparent that the combs may be used individually, in pairs, or in larger numbers.

The combs of this invention can be used to hold a hat firmly on the head. For instance, two combs of the design of Fig. 1 can be worn on opposite sides of the head and then when the hat is placed over the combs it will be held firmly on the head by the hooks constituting a part of the combs.

A pair of combs can also be used to hold a false knot of hair on to the head.

Likewise, the combs can be used individually or in pairs to hold a scarf or veil on to or over the head.

The combs of this invention can be used especially advantageously by brides who can put orange blossoms or the like in the openings of decorative tiara part of the comb and attach a veil to the hooks. In this way both the veil and the flowers are firmly and comfortably attached to the head.

With further reference to Fig. 1, there is illustrated a comb containing teeth, a body portion in the same plane as the teeth and two hooks attached to and at the sides of the said body portion. These hooks extend upwardly from the body portion, turn and terminate in a direction opposite to that of the teeth. The pull on the hooks by a shawl, veil or other headdress has the effect of forcing the comb into the hair of the wearer rather than forcing it out.

In the embodiment of Fig. 2, there is an elongated base having a series of teeth extending from its rear edge and a decorative ridge or flange at its front edge extending upwardly at an angle to said base providing a tiara. In this embodiment the hooks are attached to the teeth and again they extend upwardly from the plane of the base, their hooking ends extending and terminating in a direction opposite that of the teeth whereby the pulling effect on the hooks during use is the same as described in connection with the first embodiment.

In Fig. 3 the flange or tiara section is of substantially the same design as that of Fig. 2, for it has openings in its design near its junction with the base. In the present embodiment, however, the hooks are integral at the bases of their shanks with the flange at edges of the openings therein. Because of this construction, the hooks may be molded originally in the plane of the plastic flange and subsequently heated and bent backwardly out of said plane to points above the base of the comb. When these hooks are bent backwardly above the comb body, the

hook ends extend in a forward direction as in the other A embodiments and they effect a holding of the headdress substantially adjacent to the flange and also any pull on the hooks by headdress tends to force the comb into the hair of the wearer in the manner already described.

With further reference to Fig. 4 there is illustrated another embodiment in which the hooks are made larger but still do not extend as high as the decorative flange or tiara.

In Fig. 5 the use of the combs of Figs. 2 and 3 by a bride is illustrated and here the comb serves not only the purpose of holding the veil in place on the top of the head but also of holding flowers such as orange blossoms which can be worked into the openings in the tiara design.

It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the exact construction or details of materials herein described, but that it extends to all equivalents which will occur to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the claims appended hereto.

What is claimed is:

1. A comb to be worn in the hair for holding headdress comprising, a body portion having a series of teeth substantially in the same plane as said body portion extending from the rear edge of said body portion and a decorative flange, having a front and rear side, extending substantially along the front edge of said body portion upwardly at an angle and out of the plane of the body portion, said flange being of a height at least as high as the hooks hereinafter specified, and hooks adapted to impale a headdress attached to said comb, said hooks being formed on the comb adjacent the intersection of the flange and the body portion and situated rearwardly of the rear face of said flange, the free ends of which hooks project in a direction substantially opposite to that of the comb teeth whereby pull on the hooks by the headdress operates to force the comb into the hair rather than out of it.

2. The comb defined in claim 1 wherein the hooks extend from the decorative flange on the comb.

3. The comb defined in claim 1 wherein the hooks are rigid with the body portion.

4. The comb defined in claim 1 wherein the comb is curved to conform substantially to the curvature of the head of a wearer.

5. A comb to be worn in the hair for holding headdress comprising, a body portion having a series of teeth substantially in the same plane as said body portion extending from its rear edge and a decorative flange extending upwardly along its front edge, and hooks adapted to impale a headdress attached to said comb, said hooks being formed on the comb adjacent the intersection of the flange and the body, the free ends of which hooks project in a direction substantially opposite to that of the comb teeth whereby pull on the hooks by the headdress operates to force the comb into the hair rather than out of it, said decorative flange being made of bendable material and having openings cut therein, said hooks having been cut out of the flange leaving the shank ends of the hooks connected to the flange, the shanks having been bent out of the plane of the flange to a position over the body portion of the comb.

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