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History of Heatless Hair Straightening devices:
With all the recent buzz, I decided to do a little research on the history of heatless straighteners. I found interesting information on people who have previously created & patented devices. Check it out!
1) E. Roth Device For Straightening Hair (1949):
Description :
Filed Aug. 19, 1949. Patented Qct. 17, 1950.
Inventor:
Elsie Roth
This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a device for straightening hair and has reference particularly to the straightening of kinky or curly hair.
An object of this invention is to provide such a device having a new and simplified construction enabling the user to apply the device in hair straightening position with the minimum degree of effort. 7
Another and equally important object of the invention is the provision of such a device having a construction by which the kinky or curly hair may in part or in whole be straightened, or a portion of the hair straightened with the remaining portion formed into a curl.
Yet another and equally important object of the invention is the provision of a simplified and improved means for effectively clamping that part of the hair to be straightened, upon a bed plate where the hair will be firmly held upon such plate during the straightening process.
Another object of the invention is to provide a hair straightening device comprising a bed plate upon which the kinky hair to be straightened is mounted and held in such mounted position while a hair treating solution is applied thereto, the bed plate being relatively flat, thereby greatly facilitating the application of this hair treating solution. 1
It had a curler on the end:
When the device is in applied position, the clamping plate 20 may be positioned in clamping engagement with the hair at the extreme outer end of the plate It, or the clamping plate 28 may be disposed inwardly of the outer ends of .the hair to leave such outer ends unaffected by the straightening device. Again, where it is desired to curl the outer ends of the hair while straightening the remaining upper portions thereof, the clamping plate 29 is positioned with the curler rod 25 in clamping engagement with the hair upon the bed plate ID, as shown in Fig. 3. In this position of the curler rod 25, the ends of the hair may be arranged in the slit 29 formed in the curler rod 25 and wound there around, so that when the straightening operation is completed the ends only of the length of straightened hair will be substantially curled.
From the description herein set forth, it is apparent that my improved hair straightening device employs no heat unit in the hair straightening operation, the hair straightening operation being accomplished by stretching the hair upon the bed plate and firmly holding the hair in this stretched position on such bed plate by the clamping structure hereinbefore described. This device remains in applied position upon the head for such period of time as it is deemed necessary to remove the kinks and curls from the hair. Either before or after or during this hair stretching operation, a hair treating solution may be applied to the hair.
With all the recent buzz, I decided to do a little research on the history of heatless straighteners. I found interesting information on people who have previously created & patented devices. Check it out!
1) E. Roth Device For Straightening Hair (1949):
Description :
Filed Aug. 19, 1949. Patented Qct. 17, 1950.
Inventor:
Elsie Roth
This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a device for straightening hair and has reference particularly to the straightening of kinky or curly hair.
An object of this invention is to provide such a device having a new and simplified construction enabling the user to apply the device in hair straightening position with the minimum degree of effort. 7
Another and equally important object of the invention is the provision of such a device having a construction by which the kinky or curly hair may in part or in whole be straightened, or a portion of the hair straightened with the remaining portion formed into a curl.
Yet another and equally important object of the invention is the provision of a simplified and improved means for effectively clamping that part of the hair to be straightened, upon a bed plate where the hair will be firmly held upon such plate during the straightening process.
Another object of the invention is to provide a hair straightening device comprising a bed plate upon which the kinky hair to be straightened is mounted and held in such mounted position while a hair treating solution is applied thereto, the bed plate being relatively flat, thereby greatly facilitating the application of this hair treating solution. 1
It had a curler on the end:
When the device is in applied position, the clamping plate 20 may be positioned in clamping engagement with the hair at the extreme outer end of the plate It, or the clamping plate 28 may be disposed inwardly of the outer ends of .the hair to leave such outer ends unaffected by the straightening device. Again, where it is desired to curl the outer ends of the hair while straightening the remaining upper portions thereof, the clamping plate 29 is positioned with the curler rod 25 in clamping engagement with the hair upon the bed plate ID, as shown in Fig. 3. In this position of the curler rod 25, the ends of the hair may be arranged in the slit 29 formed in the curler rod 25 and wound there around, so that when the straightening operation is completed the ends only of the length of straightened hair will be substantially curled.
From the description herein set forth, it is apparent that my improved hair straightening device employs no heat unit in the hair straightening operation, the hair straightening operation being accomplished by stretching the hair upon the bed plate and firmly holding the hair in this stretched position on such bed plate by the clamping structure hereinbefore described. This device remains in applied position upon the head for such period of time as it is deemed necessary to remove the kinks and curls from the hair. Either before or after or during this hair stretching operation, a hair treating solution may be applied to the hair.
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