US1023575A

US1023575A - Pressing-machine.

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Publication number: US1023575A
Application number: US64732511A
Authority: US
Inventors: Hjalmar Lindestrom
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1911-09-02
Filing date: 1911-09-02
Publication date: 1912-04-16
Anticipated expiration: 1929-04-16

Description

H. LINDESTROM.

PRESSING MAUHINE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT.2,1911.

Patented Apr. 16, 1912.

WITNESSES IN VENTOR Wm. M

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH c0, WASHINGTON. D. C.

HJALMAR LINDESTROM, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PRESSINGr-MAOHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 16, 1912.

Application filed September 2, 1911. Serial No. 647,325.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HJALMAR LINDE- STROM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pressing-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has relation to machines to be used for pressing cloth and garments, the pressure thereof being exerted by the operator and transmitted to the pressing iron through suitable transmission mechanism, and it consists in certain peculiarities of the construction, novel arrangement, and operation of the various parts thereof, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth and specifically claimed.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a machine of the above named general character, which shall be of such construction as to enable the frame thereof to be compact or reduced in size, and so that great leverage power may be exerted on the pressing iron with a minimum eflort by the operator.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the machine that its parts may be suitably adjusted to attain the desiredpressure on the garments or cloth.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be disclosed in the subjoined description and explanation.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which the invention pertains, to makeand use the same, I will now proceed to describe it referring to the accompanying drawings in which-- Figure 1, is a view in side elevation of a pressing machine embodying the invention, and Fig. 2, is a plan sectional view taken on line 22, of Fig. 1, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Like numerals of reference refer to corresponding parts throughout the different views of the drawing.

The reference numeral 10, designates the main or supporting frame, as a whole, which frame consists of two upright sides 11, and 12, of the same construction, which are spaced apart in parallelism with one another and are connected together at their lower portions by transverse bars 13, and at their upper portions by means of a platform 14, used for supporting the cloth or garments to be pressed. As is clearly shown in Fig. 1, of the drawing, the side pieces 11, and 12, of the frame, are provided at their rear upper portions with upward extensions 15, between which the head 16, of the iron carrying support is fulcrumed or pivotally mounted. This head is provided with two vertical openings 17, and 18, the former being for the reception of the upright part 19, of the iron carrying support, and the latter for the reception of a rod 20, used for securing the laterally disposed

arms

21, and 22, of said support to the head. The upper portion of the upright 19, is extended through the opening 17, of the head and may be se cured therein in any suitable manner, and said head has on its rear portion a transverse tubular member 23, through which a pin 24, is passed, which pin is also extended through the upper portion of the extensions 15, of the main frame. As shown, the

arms

21, and 22, extend forwardly from the head 16, and are connected at their front ends by means of a block or piece 25, which is interposed between said arms and is provided with an opening to receive a sliding arm 26, which has on its front end a downwardly depending knob 27 on which an iron 27*, of suitable construction may be mounted, but preferably, so as to have substantially universal movement thereon. The

arms

21, and 22, are pivotally connected by means of a rod 20, to the head 16, so that they may be swung to either side.

Mounted on the lower portion of the upright 19, of the iron carrying support is a foot 28, which is provided with a vertical opening 29, surrounded by a boss 30, at one of its ends. The lower end of the upright 19, is located in the opening 29, and may be secured in the desired position therein by means of a bolt 31, extended throu h said boss or a portion of the foot if esired. This foot has a series of transversely disposed openings 32, to be used in connection with a pin for adjusting it on the foot lever, which as is clearly shown in Fig. 2, of the drawings, is enlarged at its rear portion and is provided with a longitudinally extended slot 33, in the rear end of which the foot or block 28, is loosely located. The rear portion of the foot lever which is designated as a whole by the numeral 34, is provided on each of its sides with openings to receive a pivot in 36, which is passed through one set 0 the openings 32, in the foot or block 28, and is used for pivotally connecting said block or foot to the lever 34, and thereby uniting the upright 19, of the iron carrying support to said lever. The lever 34, is provided at about its middle portion with two forwardly extended lugs 37-, between which is pivotally secured the upper portion of the crank 38, which preferably has at the lower end of each of its arms 39, a laterally disposed tubular extension 40, to receive a pivot pin 41, which is passed through a suitable opening in said extension and secured at 1ts ends to the lower portion of the sides 11, and 12, of the main or supporting frame, as will be readily understood by reference to Figs. 1, and 2, of the drawing. Projecting upwardly from the front portion of the enlarged part of the lever 34, and extending forwardly of the main frame and between the sides 11, and 12, thereof, is an extension 42, which has on its free end a treadle 43, for the foot of the operator. Near its front end the extension 42, is provided with a transversely extended guard 44, which fits snugly between the side pieces 11, and 12, so as to prevent lateral movement of the foot lever, yet so as to permit of its free vertical movement. Connected at one of its ends to the rear portion of the extension 42, of the foot lever is a spring 46, which is connected at its other end to a portion of the main frame above said lever,

' and said spring is used for the purpose of retracting the lever 34, from its depressed to its normal position.

From the foregoing and by reference to the drawing, it will be readily understood and clearly seen, that when the parts are assembled as shown in Fig. l, of the drawing, the iron carrying support consisting of the upright 19, head 16,

arms

21, and 22, and slidlng arm 26, can be operated so as to create great pressure on the ironing board or platform 14, through the iron, by simply placing the foot of theoperator on the treadle 43, and pressing downwardly on the same, in which operation it is apparent that as the arms 39, are pivotally connected to the foot lever as well as to the frame of the machine, they will act somewhat like a toggle and force the upright 19, from the position shown by continuous lines in Fig. 1, rearwardly, to about the position shown by dotted lines in said figure, so as to produce great leverage at the outer end of the sliding arm 26, on which the iron is supported. It is further apparent that as the block or foot 28, on the lower portion of the upri 'ht 19, is pivotally and adjustably secure on the rear portion of the foot lever 34, the degree of pressure applied to the ironmay be regulated by shifting the i pivot pin 36, from one set to another set of the openings 32, in the foot 28, and from one set of the openings 35, to another set in the rear portion of the foot or operating lever. It is also manifest, that the rear slotted portion of the foot lever 34, as well as the horizontally disposed foot 28, can be of any desired length, and may extend rearwardlyfrom the back portion of the upright to any desired point, which arrangement will permit of the frame being comparatively small in size, yet will permit of considerable adjustment of the'upright part of the iron-carrying-support.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a pressing machine, the combination with a frame, of an iron-carrying-support fulcrumed on the upper portion thereof and having an upright portion located between the sides of the frame, a foot adjustably se' cured on the lower portion of said upright, a foot lever adj ustably and pivotally connected near one of its ends to said foot and extended forwardly'between the sides of the frame, a connection pivotally secured at one of its ends to the lower portion of the frame and beneath the foot lever and similarly connected at its other end to a portion of the foot lever rearwardly of the first mentioned end of said connection.

2. In a pressing machine, the combination with a frame, of an iron-carrying-support fulcrumed on the upper portion thereof and having an upright portion located between the sides of the frame, a foot secured on the lower portion of said upright, a foot lever pivotally and adjustably connected near one of its ends to said foot and extended forwardly between the sides of the frame, a

connection pivotally secured at one of its ends to the lower portion of the frame and beneath the foot lever and similarly connected at its other end to a portion of the foot lever rearwardly of the first mentioned end of said connection, and means, to raise guard near its front end, a connect-ion piv- .1

otally secured at one of its ends to the lower portion of the frame and beneath the foot lever and similarly connected at its other end to a portion of the foot lever rearwardly of its point of connection with the frame,

and a spring secured at one of its ends to said lever and at its other end to the frame above the lever.

4. In a pressing machine, the combination with a frame, of an iron-carrying-support fulcrumed on the upper portion thereof and having an upright portion located between the sides of the frame, a horizontally disposed foot secured on the lower portion of said upright and having one or more sets of transversely and horizontally disposed openings therein, a foot lever having one or more transversely and horizontally disposed sets of openings near one of its ends and extended forwardly between the sides of the frame, a pin extended through one of the sets of openings of the foot lever and one of the sets of openings of said foot to pivotally connect them together, a transversely disposed guard on the foot lever near one of its ends and between the sides of the frame, a connection pivotally secured at one of its ends to the lower portion of the frame and below the foot lever and at its other end to a portion of said lever, and a spring secured at one of its ends to said lever and at its other end to the frame above the lever for the purpose of retracting the latter to its normal posit-ion.

5. In a pressing machine, the combination with a frame, of an iron-carrying-support fulcrumed on the upper portion thereof and having an upright portion located between the sides of the frame, a foot secured on the lower portion of said upright and having a horizontally disposed portion provided with one or more transversely and horizontally disposed sets of openings, a foot lever pivotally connected to said foot and located between the lower portion of the sidesof the frame and having in its rear portion a longitudinally extended slot and provided near its rear end with one or more transversely disposed sets of openings, the said foot and lower portion of the upright part of the iron-carrying-support being located in the slot of the foot lever, a transversely disposed guard on said lever near one of its ends, lugs on said lever near its middle portion, a connection pivotally secured at one of its ends to the lower portion of the frame forwardly of said lugs and at its other end to the lugs, and means to raise the lever from its depressed position.

6. In a pressing machine, the combination with a frame, of an ironcarrying-support fulcrumed on the upper portion thereof and having an upright portion located between the sides of the frame, a horizontally disposed foot secured to the lower portion of said upright, a foot lever pivotally secured to said foot and located between the lower portion of the sides of the frame and having in its rear portion a longitudinally extended slot, said foot and lower portion of the upright part of the iron-carrying-support being located in the slot of the foot lever, lugs on said lever near its middle portion, a crank pivotally secured at one of its ends to the lower portion of the frame forwardly of said lugs and at its other end to the lugs, and means to raise the lever from its depressed position.

HJALMAR LINDESTBOM.

Witnesses:

CHAS. G. TILLMAN, E. NEWSTROM.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. C.