← Back to Patent Explorer
US3591118A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Angularly adjustable wig block support

Assignee: Gemini Products Inc
•
Filing: 1969-05-08
•
Granted: 1971-07-06
•
Expires: 1989-05-08
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

Abstract An improved block support for simulated heads, called blocks, on which wigs are mounted for styling. The support includes a vertically extending shaft adapted at its top for connection to the block and a base portion having a clamp for securing it to a table and a horizontally extending plate. The plate has spherically rounded upper and annular portions through which the reduced, threaded lower end of the shaft extends. A locking nut on the threaded shaft is adapted to squeeze spherically curved annular members carried on the shaft against the upper and lower plate annular portions which are spaced from the shaft to allow the shaft to tilt.

Inventors

  • 👤 Robert J Gentile
  • 👤 Arthur G Martineau Jr

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 05:31
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47F; A47F7/00; A47F7/06; A47F7/065; A45; A45D; A45D44/00; A45D44/14; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/32; Y10T403/32606; Y10T403/32819; Y10T403/32844

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 267 words
In an angularly adjustable wig block support bracket having an elongated shaft adapted at its upper end to be removably secured to wig block and having a base adapted to be secured on a supporting surface, the shaft being adjustably secured to the base at its lower end, the improvement comprising: the base having a horizontally disposed support plate and means for securing the plate above the supporting surface, the plate having upper and lower annular portions spherically curved, the lower portion forming a concavity in the bottom surface of the plate and the upper portion being fixed to the lower portion and having the top of its upper convex surface spaced above the lower portion, upper and lower spherically curved annular members contacting the annular portions, the lower member being fixed on the lower end of the shaft and having its top convexly rounded for tiltable contact with the lower portion concavity, the upper member having its lower surface concave for sliding contact with the upper portion, the shaft having a reduced threaded portion passing through the plate annular potions and the annular members, a nut having a circumference greater than the annular portions and members threadedly carried on the threaded portion above the upper annular member for moving it axially of the shaft, and a tubular spacer around the shaft between the nut and the upper member, the upper annular portion being spaced from and around the threaded portion of the shaft, whereby the nut may be tightened and loosened and the shaft tilted at the same time with a single hand by the operator.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 267 words
In an angularly adjustable wig block support bracket having an elongated shaft adapted at its upper end to be removably secured to wig block and having a base adapted to be secured on a supporting surface, the shaft being adjustably secured to the base at its lower end, the improvement comprising: the base having a horizontally disposed support plate and means for securing the plate above the supporting surface, the plate having upper and lower annular portions spherically curved, the lower portion forming a concavity in the bottom surface of the plate and the upper portion being fixed to the lower portion and having the top of its upper convex surface spaced above the lower portion, upper and lower spherically curved annular members contacting the annular portions, the lower member being fixed on the lower end of the shaft and having its top convexly rounded for tiltable contact with the lower portion concavity, the upper member having its lower surface concave for sliding contact with the upper portion, the shaft having a reduced threaded portion passing through the plate annular potions and the annular members, a nut having a circumference greater than the annular portions and members threadedly carried on the threaded portion above the upper annular member for moving it axially of the shaft, and a tubular spacer around the shaft between the nut and the upper member, the upper annular portion being spaced from and around the threaded portion of the shaft, whereby the nut may be tightened and loosened and the shaft tilted at the same time with a single hand by the operator.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 61 words
A wig block support bracket as defined in claim 1 characterized by the threaded portion of the shaft carrying a compression coil spring normally longer than the spacer and therewithin, whereby the annular members are biased against the annular portions when the nut is first loosened to unlock the shaft for tilting for providing frictional resistance to tilting of the shaft.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US398994A Cited
US2567169A Cited
US2629286A Cited
US3034810A Cited
US3198408A Cited
US3424419A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1974-07-05 1975-01-04 1975-07-06 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1978-07-05 1979-01-04 1979-07-06 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1982-07-05 1983-01-04 1983-07-06 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag