US1566886A - Fountain comb - Google Patents

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Dec. 22, 1925- 1,566,886

G. C. LILLIE FOUNTAIN 00MB Filed Jan. 28, 1925 Patented Dec. 22, 1925. l 1,566,886

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE C. LILLIE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

FOUNTAIN COMB.

Application led January 28, 1925. Serial No. 5,244.

To all whom, t may concern: 'hollow teeth 6 and extending into the said Be it known that I, GEORGE C. LILLIE, abody 1. citizen of the United States, residing at The wicks protrude slightly through Chicago, in the county of Cook and State lateral perforaticns 7 formed in the teeth, 45 6 of Illinois, have invented certain new and the free ends of the teeth being formed with useful Improvements in Fountain Combs, oflongitudinal ports 8 beyond the ends of the which the following is a specification. wicks through which ports the liquid carried This invention relates to improvements in by the wicks may seep out. Theteeth 6 are fountain combs adapted especially for the integral with thebar 9 that is removably 50 10 hygienic treatment of the scalp and hair, for secured in a slotted portion l0 of the body administering hair dyes, hair tonics, water l and thewicks 5 extend through the conand for treatments of the hair and scalp tractedperorations 11 in said bar and in generally. Simplicity inconstruction, efthel upper ends of the teeth whereby the ticiency in operation and cheapness of manwicks are securely retained in operative posi- 55 15 ufacture are objects attained. tion.

With the foregoing and other obieets in lVhen thehollow body 1 is provided with view the invention consists in the combina- Sulicient liquid the same is absorbed by the tion and arrangement of parts to be herewiel-:s 5 and as the hair or scalp is combed inafter fully described, pointed out in the the. wicks pass the liquid out over the hair, a 6U appended claims and illustrated in the accetain amount ot'iv the liquid passing out companying drawing which forms a part through theports 8 also.

of this application and in WhichlVhat is claimed is Fig. 1 is a view of my improvedfountain 1. In a fountain comb, a hollowl body, a comb in side elevation. handle therefor, hollow teeth removably car- 65 Fig. 2 is a cross section taken ou line 2-2 ried by said comb, and wicks carried by said ot Fig. 1. teeth and extending into the said hollow Fig. 3 is a section taken online 3--3 ot. body F ig. 2. 2. In a fountain comb, a hollow body, a

Fig. 4 is a cross section taken on lira vhandle therefor, a tooth bar removably car- 70 4-4 of Fig. 2. ried by said body and formed with a plu- Lilte reference characters denote corrality of perforations, hollow teeth integral responding parts throughout the several with said tooth bar and formed with conviews. tracted longitudinal ports at their free ends The reference numeral l denotes the-holand with lateral slots, and wicks carried in 75 low body of the comb to which the handle the hollow portions of said teeth and extend- 2 is releasably secured and which is proing through the perforations in said tooth vided with a filling orifice normally closed bar into said body. by thecap 3, anair vent 4 contiguous to said In testimony that -I claim the. foregoingf filling orifice being provided to ermit the as my own I have hereto affixed my sgna- 80 liquid contents of thebody 1 to ow out, or ture.

` seep out, through thewicks 5 carried in the GEORGE C. LILLIE.

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