GB866855A - Bag structure for garment finishing machines - Google Patents

Abstract

866,855. Drying and finishing garments. WICHITA PRECISION TOOL CO. Inc. April 6, 1959 [May 1, 1958], No. 11523/59. Class 34(1) The shape of a garment finisher bag structure 10, Fig. 3, of flexible and steam and/or air permeable material may be varied by actuating drawstring arrangements 40, 42, attached to the inner surface of the bag at the waist and the hem. The waist arrangement 40 comprises two loops 44, 46, Figs 2, 4, held in slidable contact with the bag by piping 48 and eyelets 54 and connected by hooks 56, a cable 58, a pulley 60 and a cable 62 to an operating knob 64, Fig. 1, which is located at the front of the finishing machine adjacent pressing clamps 36. The arrangement 42 at the hem comprises four loops 82, 84, 86, 88, Figs. 3, 5, held in slidable contact with the bag by piping and eyelets such as 90, 92 and 76, 80, and connected to an operating knob 102 at the front of the machine by shackles 94, cables 96, 100, and pulleys 98, 103. The loops 82, 84, 86, 88, pass through eyelets 91, 95, secured to the base 14 of the machine and the cable 96, and pulley 98 are attached to a beam 39 forming part of the machine. The free end of the cable 58, Fig. 2, is fixed to this-beam. The hem of the bag 10, which carries a drawstring 32 for securing the bag to an annulus 28 at the top of the machine base 14, is gathered up at the front and rear by loop members 66, 68, Fig. 3, and to prevent garments riding up' on inflation of the bag. rough surfaced strips 106 are provided thereon. The bag has openings, 22' closable by slide fasteners 24 and an elastic loop element 104. which embraces the neck element 18. of the machine and holds a zone 108 of the bag relatively flat upon inflation thereof. Specification 774,732 is referred to.