US1080695A - Garment steaming and pressing machine. - Google Patents

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G.' B. HOWE.

GARMENT STEAMING AND PRESSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED Inga, 1910.

1,080,695. Paterited Dec.9,19 13.

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WITNESSES: INVENTOR CLARENCE a. HOWE AT ORNEYSTQ O.B.HOWB.

GARMENT STEAMINGAND PRESSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION TiLED JUNL3191U 1,080,695. Patented Dec. 9, 1913.

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GARMENT 5 5m Mme AND PRESSENG MAFHINE.

APPLI-IYATIUN ilL'riI) IUNLJ v H1O 1,080,695, Patented Dec. 9, 1913.

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WITNESSES: 2L7. 3 9: INVENTOR' CLARENCE B. HOWE ATTORNEYS C. B. HOWE.

GARMENT SIEAIYHM? AND PRESSHW: MACHINE,

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GARMENT STBAMING AND PRESSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3, 1010.

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ATTORNEY Pzitented Dec. 9, I913,

CLARENCE B. HOWE, F UTICA, NEW YORK.

GARMENT STEAMING AND PRESSING MACHEIN'E.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 9, 1913.

Application filed June 3, 19 10. Serial No. 584,761.

. and I declare the following to be a full, 'clear,

concise and exact description thereof sufficient to enable any one skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters refer to like parts throughout.

The object of the invention is to provide an ellicient machine to be used by pressers, cleaners, dyers, clothing manufacturers, knit oods manufacturers and cloth spongcrs and nishcrs whereb the renovating, refreshing and pressing 0 garments may be accomplished in a sanitary economical manner.

Further the machine contemplates a certain arrangement of the steam pipes whereby the steam may be admitted to parts of the buck at a time or to the whole surface of the buck as desired.

The machine further contemplates means whereby the steam admitted to the buck will be sufficiently heated so as to render it dry, as is known in the art. Furthermore. the machine will not shine, gloss or scorch any kind of fabric that it acts upon. Other objects will appear by reference to the specification and drawings in which latter- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my machine complete; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, certain parts being broken away; Fig. 3 is a detail enlarged of a casing employed to hold the head in elevated position; Fig. 4 is a detail enlarged of a rod employed in connection with casing shown in Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a section of a buck embodied in the machine; Fig. 6 is a plan view of the cover of the buck shown in Fig. 5; Figs. 7, l3 and 9 are details in plan, enlarged on the same scale as Figs. 5 and 6, showing the separator plates; Fig. 10 is a side elevation in section of'a smaller buck employed for specific parts such as the shoulder of the garment; Fig. 11 is a plan view of the cover of the shoulder buck; Figs. 12, 13 and 14 are details of the partitions employed on the shoulder buck shown in Fig. 10; Fig. 15 is a detail of the pipes disposed along the bottom of the buckshows, the top and partition plates being removed, the grooves cast in the base thereof for the condensed steam from the buck; Fig. 19 is-a plan view of the presser head of the buck, showing the steam pipes disposed in the grooves cast therein; Fig. 20 is 'a plan view of the casing that fits over and is secured to the presser head-shown in Fig. 19; Fig. 21 is a fragmentary perspective view of the levers adapted to effect the influx and efilux of steam to the pipes shown in dia gram in Fig. 17; Fig. 22 is a detail enlarged of a yoke employed to elevate the head of the buck; Figs. 23 and 24 are details ofpaddies that are used for finishing the pressed garments. Fig. 25 is a detail somewhat en-' larged of a bracket. employed to mount a steam pipe to a leg of the machine; Fig. 26, is a front elevation partly in sectionof the machine; Fig. 27 is a detail of the head taken on the line 27-27 of Fig. 26; Fig. 28, is a fragmentary view in detail, showing more particularly the cone shaped apertures in section; Fig. 29 is a fragmentary detail en.- larged of a cone shaped aperture on one of the separator plates; Fig. 30 is a detail view,

showing a side elevation of a yoke employed; v

Fig. 31 is a detail enlarged, showing alever, and its bearing in section, employed to actuate a cord for releasing the head; Fig. 32 is a detail view, enlarged, showing a central vertical section of the casing shownin Pg. 3 and of parts in elevation related thereto, for releasing the head from its position upon the buck; Fig. 33 is a fragmentary view of the head, showing the steam pipes connected thereto; Fig. 34 is a detail view enlarged, showing a vertical section of a spring valve employed to admit steam to the buck; Fig. 35 is a detail perspective view, showing fragmentary parts of the head; Fig. 36 is a detail enlarged, showing an elevation of a valve employed to permit steam to escape from the pipes located in the'head; Fig. '37 is a detail enlarged fi'agmeiitary view of a spring valve and pipes leading tlieretoand therefrom to admit steam to the shoulder buck; Fig. 36

is a detail enlarged perspective view of a bracket employed to provide a stop for the rotation of a yoke adapted to elevate the head; Fig. 39 is a cross-sectional view of the buck taken on line 39 39 of Fig. 18.

Referring more particularly to the drawlngs, I represent a table by 1 upon which is mounted buck 2 by a goose neck 3 adapted to hold the upper surface of buck 2 perfectly level. Buck 2 is preferably cast with grooves 4 in its base for the reception of steam pipes which I shall presently describe and may be also cast with integral sides and ends a and b, the end abeing longer than end in order that the upper surface of buck 2 shall be level and that the base -,(7 shall incline toward a drain pipe 15, when said buck 2 is disposed upon gooser neck 3. The sides 5 are narrower at end -71- than at end a and the upper surfaces of'the sides and ends are in the same horizontal plane. Ends -aand bof the buck are provided with shoulders 6 upon whiih rest, when the parts are assembled separator plates 8, 9 and 10 provided with cone shaped apertures asll, 12 and 13 respectively. Apertures 11 12 and 13 may be made by the process of punching and are so formed that holes 11 of the bottom plate 8 are the largestand those of the remaining plates di minish successively in size. Holes 11, 12 and 13 of plates 8, 9 and 10 are also so disposed as not to aline with each other. Cover 14 is also provided with cone shaped apertures N, preferably smaller than any of those in plates 8, 5) and 10 and is secured to buck 2 by bolts 0 having heads I countersunk in cover 14 and nuts M countersunk in the base of buck 2 shown in Fig. 5. Plates 8, 9 and 10 are supported centrally in assembled position by partition soldered thereto. Plates 8, 9 and 10 and cover 14 are all easily removable from buck 2 for the purpose of cleaning of same when de sired.

As before stated the sides 5 are wide:- at end a than at end I) and by referring to Fig. 5 it will be noticed that plates 8, f) and 10 are disposed within buck J in zigzag formation which arrangement together with the grooves 4 in base of the buck is adapted to permit the condensed steam to gravitate toward outlet pipe l provided with trap d and cock 16.

In Fig. 17 I have shown-a diagrammatic plan view of the steam pipes as they are ar ranged in the buck. The steam enters by way of pipe 18 and proceeds along pipe 19 to pipes 15), 20 "xi- 1. Pipe 19 is perforated along opp ridrs for ibout one half its lellffilt by Niall hol s adapted to permit the escape w 'he sham and pipes ll). 20 and 2l are likewise perforat d as; s here s n. for the ocape. of the steam.

This is to permit the steam to enter onehalf of the buck only. In the event that it is desirous to allow the steam to enter the opposite half of the buck I provide pipe '25 perforated alon 1 their opposite sides to distribute same.

Head 26 is preferably cast with grooves 110 for the suitable housing of pipes 27 arcuss Rod ll is slidingly mounted in casing l pirotally held to trcadle 41- by hearings l5 integral with said casing 41 having near its upper portion a bracket 46 ver 47 whose arm 48 extends or projects through a recess in plunger pin 49 slidingly mounted in slecveJit) integral with casing 43 and having a central chamber ronnrct- 42), so that pliuiger pin ll! will project int chamber El and arrest the nn-venn-nt; of rod 41. by engaging with meet-sis 4; thereof. Plunger pin l held inn-malty inward elevation 52 of bracket i and to hell crank lever 4. as shown.

In order to (dist-at or draw out. pin it from recess 13 oi rod ll a cord 51% attached to the upprr bell crank lever 47 as at :li and to an end of a second bell crank l -Yr-r 53 pivotally mounted in a =1 ring; 56 secured to y 'i. i\ shown in Fifi- :3. hell crank lever is plunger, employ above the bell crank lever -17. Another cord 57 is secured to the other arm of lever 55 and to a lever handle .38 pirotally mounted in a suitable bearing socurrd to cover 271 as shown in Fig. 20. in; forward on lever handle .38 it will by means of the string (fmmvctiflll just explained draw plunger pin ll) out from its engagement with notch 12 of rod 41 and yoke A actuated by spring (it) to slide downward in casing 4-33 and thus allow spring 1 30 to r tate yoke A on its axis 38 and raise brad into the position shown in Fig. 2.

i h s t. i secured to the edge of the up- 22 to admit the steam and pipes 2 ll'and 7O ranged preferably as here shown in Fig. 1E)

The steam enters pipes "37 8Q 27 by bolts ally mounting rod 'll provided with a readapted to pivotally mount bell crank le- 55 lllg or opening into chamber 31 of casing 139 against; rod 'llby spring id secured t 10.5

a rm of preferably located a little to the rear and Obviously by pull- 121) permit. said rod ll pivoted to the rear of 125 moves on into pipe 29 and pipes 27 in head per surface of top of table 1 is a means against. which yoke A abuts to provide a positive stop for the rotation of yoke A and the consequent raising of head .26.

The arrangement of the pipes for the influx of the steam to the head and the buck embodies a main pipe 62 provided with a cook 63. The steam may be supplied by means of a boiler 64 heated in any desirable manner. The steam moves from pipe 62 into pipe 69 and part of it moves into pipe 65 having a cock 66 adapted to regulate the movement of the steam into pipes '7 and 68 the latter being connected to pipe 67 by a swivel joint as 67. The steam 26 and may be allowed to escape by cock 30. The arrangement of the pipes as shown in Fig. 19 causes the condensed steam, when the head 26 raised, to gravitate toward pipe 29 and thence backward through pipes 68, 67, 65 and down pipe 69 where it collects in cylinder 7t and may be let out by cock 71. That part of the steam that does not go through pipe 65 moves downward through pipe I59 into pipe 72 and part of this remainder moves u pipe 73 provided with a spring valve k 0 any ordinary construction, well known in the art, and said spring valve is is actuated by a knee plunger 75 slidingly mounted in bracket 76 pendant f om the top of table 1. From pipe 73 the steam moves when permitted by the spring valve Ii, into pipes 23, 24 and 25 located in buck 2. The yet remaining portion of the steam moves rom pipe 73 to pipes 77 and 78 provided with a spring valve Z similar to the valve l; and is actuated by a knee. plunger 81 sin'iilarly mounted to plunger 75 in the remote side of bracket 76. \Vhen valve 7 is opened the steam moves onward thr ugh pipes T2? and 80 to pipes 19, 19 20 and 21 also located in buck In the event that the operator desires to permit the influx of steam to all the pipes in the buck 52 he pushcwith his knee inward on plunger 9 15 having extended sides Bil--83 on its head adapted to abut against the corresponding adjacent sl'imiltlcrs 84--84 of the heads of plungers 75 and 81.

To operate the machine the garment placed upon the upper surface of buck 2, which suii'ai-e is covered preferably With a layer of felt 112 covered with a layer of woolen or iinen cloth 113. The operator then umuipulates handle 86 and brings head 26 down in to the position shown in Fig. 1. in which osition plunger 4.) engages re g cess 42 of rod it and thus holds the head i Ed in the position here indicated. Corks (,3 and are opened and the steam al 1 lowed to ent r he head. The under or con tact surfaotv the head 34 iilfWls rm: cred with felt and linen or 'uoolvu cloth 114 and is brougl'it to bear on the garment on i the buck by pressing down with the foot on treadle 44 fulcrumed in bracket bearing 88 pendant from cross rod 89 and pivotally mounted to casing 43 held stationary to rod 41 by plunger pin 49 engaging recess 42 thereof. Treadle 44 is further held in convenient central position by guide bracket 90 secured to cross bar 91 of table 1. The forcing down of lever 44 will by the connections just explained force rod 41 upward and the arms 36--3ti of yoke A downward and consequently head 26 will come to bear upon the garment with any desired degree of pressure determined by the weight of the foot upon lever 44. Steam may now be let into all the pipes in the buck, simultaneously, by pressing inward on central knee plunger 82 or the steam may be let into either end independently by pressing inward on eitlier )lunger 75 or 81 as desired. The releasing or the knee plungers 75, 81,, or 82 causes the valves to close so that the steam can not enter, as is obvious. \Vhen the garment has been pressed sufiiciently, the head will be automatically raised by simply pulling forward on lever handle 58 which will, by the string connections heretofore explained, draw plunger pin 49 out from its engaging position in recess 42 of rod 41 and thus cause spring 60 to elevate head 26 to the osition shown in Fig. 2.

In Fig. 25 I si ow a bracket 95 having an internally screw threaded sleeve 97 for the screw mounting of one end of pipe 67 to rear leg 39.

In order to give a finishing etiect to the garment the operator may apply thereto, by rubbing over the surface of the garment after the head 26 has been elevated a paddle such as 91 shown in Fig. 2?; or as )2 shown in Fig. .24, and may admit the steam to that part of the buck 2 over which the immediate part of the garment being worked upon is located, without the operator experiencinp the discomfort of the excessive steam rising over the part on which he is not working.

At 100 I show a small buck used to press more particularly the shoulders of garnn-nts, which can not be done so eflvrtively upon buck 2. The small burl; 100 is provided with a'top 101 adapted to conform to the cut. of the shoulder of a garmentv ()thcn wise the buck 100 is constructed lili'e luv-l; 2 only on a much smaller scale. Steam allowed to enter by pipe "it? connected to pipe '73 and having a spring \alvr lULl actuated by treadlilttl The conden ed Situlil gravitntes toward outlet pipe 105 whereby it .may b dmwn oil.

In the mm that it is found desirable to have the steam for p "sing the garment exeessirely dry, the lates ti, fl and 10 oi buck i may be turned over. as to rest on the opposite side from that shown. in Fig.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as net and desire to secure by Let ters Patent 15:

1. In a garment pressing and steaming v machine, a huek provided with detat'hahle partitions having aperture and said partitions at tinged in inclined zig zag formation adapted to render the steam passing through said buck dry.

9. In a garment steaming and pressing maehine, a buck hating steam pipes along its base, and partition memhers arranged in inclined zig zag formation. said partition members being provided with apertures adapted to render the steam pa sing there through dry.

3.111 a niaehine of the eharaeter described, a huek provided with steam pipes and partition metahers disposed in int-lined Zig zag: t'ormation. eone shaped apertures in said partition memhers. said apertures adapted to render the v team pa ing therethrough dry. i 2

4. In a garment steamiig and pres ing maehino o" the eharaeter des rilwd. a tltltk having steam pipes therein. means for ad lnittin; steam to said liut'lt'. means for automatieallv shutting ott 2li l steam t'rein said huelt'. partition members disposed in inelined Zig 'xafz tortnation in said hut-h. and vsaid partition memliers havin; apertures adapted to render the steam passing: therethrough.

dry. suhstant iail v as dt'st-rihed.

In a garment steam ng: and pressin; tnaehi ie. a huelt' iavin; steam pipe dispt'sed along its ha e said hase heing inelined K r the drainage of the eondeteed steam. mean for opening and elo in; the valves to said pipes. and partition memhers disposed iii int-lined zi 7.2!;1' ttnmation in .-aid huek and having eene v-naped aperture adapted to render th team pa ing therethrouglu dry. uhstantiallv a-- deserihed.

(3. in a maehine ot' the eharaeter deserihetL the eomhination ot a [melt and a head. said huelt provided with st am pipes and partition niemher; di po ed in int-lined vii Zap: t'orinatien. said partition members havin; rone shaped apertures adapted to render the dean: pa ing tlwrethrough. dry, lever means for lit-inning! aid head to heat id linelvi and ant inuan tot (h vating aid head tron] otl aid lT-tttlv'.

7. l t i .t t i t a t *l i i x l e l i l t l t e t l t 2| i: ate I serilied. the eomhination ol :1 lint-l; having steam pipes disposed along its hase. aid pipe being arraimjed to admit steam t either end of -aid hut-k. er to both ends th reof siinultanenuslv. said pipes heing p r-- t rated t r the eseape ot the :team to the interior of said lai le partition meinhers dis po ed in inelined xiv; rag t'trrtnation in .aid ll 'k. said partition memhers l avitt'f e'ne shat d aperture adapted to r m-ti r i ebteata rwsing ttieretta-eeafin t 3 r 1 ing purposes, and a head to hear n said huek. t 3. In a garment steaming" and pi'es.- t':,e' maehine, the t-oinhination t' a hurl; having sides and ends east integral therewith, sides heing narrow er at one end than at the other. wherein the laise oi said l uelt any he held in inelined position by a goose net'lL steam pipes arranged in grooves east in base of said huett, a drainage pipe for drawing oti' the eondensed team. partition members in said hut-It. ttitl memhers having con shaped apertures for the pa sage Mt: steam from said steam pipes, means for holding? said partitions in in lined al Lag: forma tion, whereliy the 'ntt'tensed steam will gravitate toward said. drainage pipe. and a head adapted to hear on said had; for pressing and steaming garments.

t). In a garment. steaming and uressing machine of the eharaeter deserted, tho eomhination ot a huelv'. a head. spring aetuated valves for admitting steam to said huek, said hut-h l eiitg pr vided with partitions having eone rltttped :tpert res for the. passage of steam therethr n i aid i ad having steam pipes arrange-K so that titl'tth. the eondensed steam will gravitate toward a drainage pipe. and automatie means for elevating said head.

10. In a garment steaming nd ssing maehine oi the eharaeter de tri. l. the (omhination ot' a huek having: partitions dispo ed in Zip yag formation therein, said par- ,titiens having apertures adapted to render the steam passing tlif'tetlli'tittglt dry. pipes in said hut-k. whereby steam ma v he admitted to either end thereot'. valves opened hy knee plungers to admit steam to said pipes, automatie means for rinsing said valves. :1 head ha vine steam pipes therein, and lever means tor br nging said head to hear on said huek.

ll. In a garment steaming and pressing maehinr. the eomhination of a huek provided with partitions disposed on an int-line to -aeh other and having one haped apertures for the passage of steam. pipes arranged in said hut-k. sprint valves aetuated h v knee plungers tor admitting steam to either end of said l)tt('l\' or to both ends thereet' simultaneou ly. and a head having .--team pipes arranged therein in a manner adapted to allow the eondenstd steam to gravitate toward a drainage pipe, when said head is in elevated position.

1). In a garment steaming and pressing mat'hinta the eomliinati n ot' a lunlt. a head, steam pipes and spring valves said ta -h hein; provided with partitions having tone h d apertures to! the passage, of steam, means for holding said partitions in inelined xig mag: formati n. said pipes heing disposed in said hu -k in a manner adapt d i to admit steam to either end of the lav-k. i t dependently of the other or to hetlt Qt 'lstmultaneously, and said valves adapted to admit steam to said pipes.

13. In a garment steaming and pressing machine, the combination of a buck having steam separator lates disposed in a longitudinally inclined zig zag formation therein, said plates having cone shaped apertures for the passage of steam in small quantities,

-.. a headadapted to be brought to bear on said buck, means for elevating said head, steam pipes arranged in said buck, whereby steam may be admitted to either end thereof, independently of each other, and steam ipes arranged in zig zag formation in said liead.

14. In a arment steaming and pressing machine of t e character described, the combination of a buck, steam ipes, and means for supplyin steam to sai pi es, said buck being provi ed with detachab e plates having cone shaped apertures for the passage of steam, pipes arranged in said buck, whereby steam may be distributed to either end, or to both ends simultaneously, of said buck spring valves actuated by plungers and adapted to 0 en said pipes for the passage of steam, a ead ada ted to be brought to bear on said buck, an automatic means for elevating said head, substantially as described.

16. In a garment steaming and pressin machine, the combination of a buck, a hea steam pipes, and spring valves said buck having separator plates dis osed in zig zag formation in said buck an having a cover with cone shaped apertures covered with cloth, plungers adapted to admit steam to either end, or to both ends simultaneously, of said buck, said head having therein steam pipes covered with a heat retaining substance, means for elevating said head, and means for bringing said head to bear on said buck, whereby to press a garment.

16. In a arment steaming and pressing machine a uck, cone shaped apertures in said buc whereby to render the steam passing theretlirough dry, spring valves for admitting steam'to said buc r, plun ers for opening said valves, and a plunger For actuating the aforesaid plungers, whereby to open all of said valves simultaneously.

17. In a garment steaming and pressing machine, a buck having disposed therein partitions arranged on an incline and in zig zag formation, cone shaped apertures in said partitions and spring valves actuated by pgungers, w iereby to admit steam to said buc 18. In a garment steamin and pressing machine, a buck having disposed therein partitions with apertures, and said partitions being detachably mounted in inclined position by shoulders, substantially as described.

19. In a garment steaming and pressing machine the combination of a buck, a plurality oi detachable partition members disposed therein on an incline to each other for the drainage of the condensed steam, cone shaped apertures in said partitions for the passage of steam, and spring valves for the admission of steam to said buck.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto aiiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CLARENCE B. HOWE. Witnesses:

James H. GOODIER, T. L. Wnmm.

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