Thimble stick attachment

April 11, 1939. a. _{N K1NG} 2,154,337

THIMBLE STICK ATTACHMENT , Filed March 7, 1938

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Patented Apr. 11, 1939

2,154,337

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE

2,154,337 THIMBLE STICK ATTACHMENT Alvin Newton King, Oakland, Calif. Application March 7, 1938, Serial No. 194,436

Claims. (Cl. 132—1)

This invention relates to improvements in thimble stick attachments adapted for use in making sectional parts on the scalp when scalp treatments are resorted to, or when it is desired 5 to bleach or dye the hair.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a device adapted to be detachably secured to the finger of a beauty operator so that it will be most convenient for use while the operator is 10 engaged in treating the hair or the scalp.

A further object is to produce a device of this character that will readily accommodate various , lengths or thicknesses of fingers, thereby rendering the attachment adaptable to use by various 15 operators.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a simple means for retaining the attachment on the fingers against accidental displacement or loss.

²⁰ A further object of the invention is to produce an attachment of the character described that is simple in construction, economical to manufacture, and highly efficient in operation.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent 25 during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same, ³⁰ Fig. 1 is a view illustrating to advantage the attachment contacting the hair or scalp of a person being treated;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device constructed in accordance with my invention;

3a Fig. 3 is a side elevation, partly in section, of the device showing the preferred form of the invention; and

Fig. 4 is a similar view illustrating a modified form of the invention.

In the treatment of the scalp it is often necessary to apply a medicinal preparation to the scalp, or in bleaching or dyeing the hair it is frequently required to make sectional parts.

I have, therefore, devised the present inven45 tion wherein the numeral 4 designates a thimblelike attachment equipped with an elongated pointed extremity 5 and a concavity 6 in which the end of the finger of the operator rests. This thimble-like member is preferably made of Bake50 lite or hard rubber, and is provided with an ex tension 7 that carries an overlapped spring clip 8, adapted to encompass a finger of the operator.

In the modified form of the invention, as shown in Fig. 4, the construction of the body of the attachment and likewise the spring clip are similar 6 to the preferred form of the invention, the only difference residing in the steeped formation of the concavities, whereby various lengths or thicknesses of fingers may be accommodated.

In practice the attachment is secured to one of 1° the fingers of the operator, as illustrated in Fig. 1; and if it is desired to treat the scalp, the pointed extremity 5 is dipped in a medicinal preparation which can be readily applied to the scalp of the person being treated with the greatest degree of ¹⁶accuracy; or when the device is to be used for bleaching or dyeing, the same degree of accuracy and care can be obtained in making sectional parts.

It will be obvious from the above description that a most convenient attachment is provided that will readily accomplish the objects set forth.

It is to be understood that the forms of my invention herewith shown and described are to be taken as preferred examples of the same and that ²⁶various changes relative to the material, size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.