Method and apparatus for treating hair |
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| 申请号 | US3570500D | 申请日 | 1968-11-05 | 公开(公告)号 | US3570500A | 公开(公告)日 | 1971-03-16 |
| 申请人 | RONALD G BERRY; | 发明人 | BERRY RONALD G; | ||||
| 摘要 | This invention pertains to an apparatus and a method of using it, in which the hair on an individual''s head is measured in a plurality of uniformly distributed regions on the head and a record made of the measurements and thereafter the hair is engaged in the same regions and drawn out to the measured length in conformity with the recording and is cut off at that length. | ||||||
| 权利要求 | 1. In an apparatus for measuring the length of hair of an individuals head in distributed regions and for cutting the hair of an individuals head to a predetermined length in each said region; a frame, a carriage, support means supporting the carriage in the frame for movement along a path following the contour of the head for traversing said regions in succession, said carriage being adapted to support hair engaging means, a rake element on the carriage engageable with the hair between said hair engaging means and the head, means for moving said rake element relative to said hair engaging means to draw the hair from said hair engaging means in each said region, a record member movable in unison with said carriage so each portion of said record member pertains to a predetermined position of said carriage and a predetermined said region, switch means in said carriage responsive to the release of hair from said hair engaging means, solenoid means in said carriage engageable for actuating said hair engaging means, an electric circuit operatively connecting said switch means and solenoid and record member in circuit, and means including said circuit for selectively supplying actuating signals to said solenoid means from said record memberS and for supplying signals to said record member from said switch means. 2. An apparatus according to claim 1 in which said hair engaging means is a clamp operable to engage the hair, said clamp being biased toward a first position and being moveable away from said first position as the hair is drawn therefrom by movement of said rake element, said switch means including a first switch operated into closed position by movement of said clamp back to its said first position when the hair is drawn completely therefrom by said rake element. 3. An apparatus according to claim 2 in which said switch means comprises a second switch in series with said first switch and periodically operated into closed position. 4. An apparatus according to claim 3 in which said carriage includes a reciprocating slide, said second switch being operated into closed position by said slide at one end of the movement thereof. 5. An apparatus according to claim 4 in which said switch means includes a third switch operated into closed position by said rake element when the latter is retracted into position to engage the hair engaged by said clamp, said third switch being operable to energize said solenoid when closed, said solenoid being mounted on said slide and being operable when energized to open said clamp to receive hair. 6. An apparatus according to claim 1 in which said support means comprises a bracket pivotal on vertical axis, an arm pivoted at one end on a horizontal axis on said bracket, said carriage being mounted on the other end of said arm, the planes of movement of said carriage intersecting on and including said vertical axis, indexing means for indexing said bracket on said vertical axis, means for swinging said arm on said horizontal axis in each indexed position of said bracket to cause said carriage to move to a lower position and then back up to an upper position, and means for actuating said indexing means each time said arm moves said carriage into its said upper position. 7. An apparatus according to claim 6, which includes reversible drive means connected to said arm for oscillating the arm about said horizontal axis, first means for reversing said drive means when said carriage reaches the top of its stroke, and adjustable second means for reversing said drive means when the carriage is moving in the downward direction. 8. An apparatus according to claim 7 which includes a shaft on said horizontal axis connected to said arm, a gear on said shaft, pins distributed circumferentially of said gear and projecting different axial distances therefrom, a reversing lever moveable for reversing said drive means and moveable axially of said gear for engagement by a selected one of said pins, and means for adjusting the axial position of said lever in conformity with the indexed position of said bracket. 9. An apparatus according to claim 8 in which said carriage is pivotally mounted on said arm for tilting movement thereon on an axis parallel to said horizontal axis, a cam on said bracket, and a lever connected at one end to said carriage and engaging said cam at its other end and pivoted intermediate its ends to said arm whereby the tilting of said carriage on said arm is under the control of said cam. 10. An apparatus according to claim 8 in which the last mentioned said means comprises cam means stationarily mounted on said vertical axis, a tiltable arm pivoted to said bracket and having said reversing lever pivoted thereto at the lower end and at the upper end engaging said cam means, and means operated by said carriage supporting arm when it moves into its upper position for tilting said tiltable arm so the said upper end thereof is moved away from said cam means prior to indexing of said bracket. 11. An apparatus according to claim 1 in which said hair engaging means is a cutoff device, said cutoff device being adapted to receive hair therein for engagement by said rake element whereby movement of the rake element will withdraw hair from The cutoff device, and said solenoid means operating the cutoff device to perform a cutoff operation. 12. An apparatus according to claim 1 in which said hair engaging means is in the form of a scissorlike cutoff device, said scissorlike cutoff device being biased toward a partly closed position means for opening said device to receive hair therein, and said solenoid means actuating said device for a cutoff operation after the hair has been withdrawn therefrom a predetermined amount by said rake element. 13. An apparatus according to claim 1 in which said hair engaging means is in the form of a device having two legs pivoted together intermediate their ends and mounted in said carriage so as to present the legs endwise in the direction of movement of the carriage, said support means for the carriage moving the carriage step by step along said path, said hair engaging means opening when the carriage moves upwardly on each step to receive hair therein and then being released to confine the hair therein. 14. An apparatus according to claim 1 in which said hair engaging means is in the form os a scissorlike device comprising two legs pivoted together intermediate their ends and biased toward a partly closed position, a finger element on at least one of said legs adapted to overlie the other when said legs are partly closed to provide a closed space in which hair can be confined in the device while the hair can be drawn therefrom by operation of said rake element, a reciprocating slide on said carriage, a solenoid actuated plunger carried by said slide, and means for actuating said solenoid plunger during movement of said slice in one direction or the other to cause opening of said device to receive hair therein and closing of said device to cut off said hair. 15. In an apparatus for cutting hair; a carriage, a two-arm scissorlike device carried by the carriage, support means supporting said carriage and operable for successively positioning the carriage in a plurality of predetermined spaced positions which together define a grid approximating the contour of a human head, means for introducing hair into said scissorlike device between the arms thereof as said carriage moves into each said position thereof, a hooklike rake element adjacent said scissorlike device on the head side thereof and movable in a direction transverse to the said arms of said device and while said carriage is stationary in each said position thereof, said rake element being adapted to engage hair in said device between said device and the head whereby movement of the rake element will adjust the length of the hair as measured from the head to said scissorlike device, the arms of said scissorlike device being relatively movable, means on the carriage operable to actuate said scissorlike device to cause said arms to move relative to each other, and means for actuating said rake element and said scissorlike device in timed relation. 16. An apparatus according to claim 15 in which the actuation of said scissorlike device is under the control of a record tape the movement of which is synchronized with the movement of the carriage successively into its several positions. 17. An apparatus according to claim 15 in which said apparatus comprises a frame having a seat and a chin support adjustable relative to said seat for engaging the chin of an individual seated in the seat so as to position the head of the individual in a predetermined position, said support means including a bracket rotatable on a vertical axis above and in substantial registration with the center of the top of a head in said predetermined position and an arm pivoted at one end to said bracket on a horizontal axis at about the level of the ear of a head in said predetermined position and spaced outwardly from the head, said carriage being mounted on the other end of said arm, means for indexing said bracket on said vertical axis, and means for moving said arm in steps in each indexed position of said bracket to carry said carriAge first downwardly and then backwardly. |
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