US1310602A

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Publication number: US1310602A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1919-07-22
Anticipated expiration: 1936-07-22

Description

C. H. BOYULS;

GARMENT FORMER. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 6, I918.

l ,3 1 0,60% Patented July 22, 1919.

INVENTOR STATES rnnnr cri ics.

CECIL H. BOYUIJS, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-FOURTH TO ADOLPH A. MYERS AND ONE-FOURTH TO MILTON A. MYERS, BOTH OF LOUISVILLE, KEN- TUCKY.

GARMENT-FORMER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jul 22,1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CECIL H. Borrow, a citizen of the United States, residing in Louisville, county of J eiferson, and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and useful Garment-Former, of which the following is a specification.

This specification relates to a method of ironing shirt sleeves.

The method by which shirt sleeves are most generally ironed, is to spread, the sleeves out smoothly on a padded flat surface and move a heated fiat iron manually to and fro over it, until the wrinkles are all removed. This method is too slow for the modern commercial laundry so recourse has been had to other methods such as pressing the sleeve between two padded steam heated surfaces; another method is placing the sleeve between a padded rotatable roll and a concave heated iron, which conforms to, and extends about, a portion of the circumference of the roll, and exerting tractionon the sleeve as the roll turns. These methods while more speedy than that of the old style fiat iron are not as efficient as desired inasmuch as unnecessary time and labor is consumed in spreading out and preparing the sleeve for subjection to the action of the machine.

An object of this invention is to provide a method of ironing shirt sleeves which will not require a preliminary preparation of the sleeve before subjection-to the action of the device by means of which the ironing is accomplished.

A further object is to provide means of the character described which may be economically constructed and which will be eflicient in service and durable in operation.

7 The invention may be understood from a consideration of the following detailed description taken in connectionwith theaccompanying drawing which forms a part of the specification, with the understanding however that while the drawing shows a practical embodiment of the invention, the latter is by no. means limited to exact conformity therewith, but may be embodied in any other form which may come within the scope of the claims appended hereunto.

In the drawing. wherein similar reference characters designate like parts in the several views, Figure 1, isa side elevation of an embodiment of the invention: Fig. 2, a

- is supplied to heat the form.

central vertical longitudinal section: Fig. 3, a transverse section on line 33 of Fig. 1.

Referring now to the drawing the reference character -llindicates a stand, or table, which may be of any usual or desired construction, on which is secured a pedestal 12-, which comprises a flange 'l3- and a column 14-. This column may be arranged at a suitable angle, preferably 45 degrees, and as illustrated it is hollow and is counterbored at 15 to receive a stem 16- which in turn supports a form -17-. The form which is highly polished on its outer surface is hollow, elliptical in cross section, and its longitudinal contour similar.

to that of a shirt sleeve, the upper edge 18- being a straight line, and the lower edge -19- curved, as from the arm-hole to the cuff of a sleeve. A reduced portion 20 of the form corresponds to the cuff of a sleeve. The form' terminates in a rounded end portion 21. Near its rear end, the form is provided with a transverse partition 22 which has an aperture to receive the end of the stem 16, a flange -23- fitting against the partition, the surfaces being so finished that a steam tight joint is secured. The heads of cap-screws 21- bind on the edge of the flange 23, and serve to retain the parts in their relative positions. By loosening the cap screws the form may be adjusted about its axis to give it the position which best suits the convenience of the operator. The stem-is provided with a. longitudinal passage 25 in the inner end of which is secured a pipe 26-, which extends forward and terminatesin proximity to the head of the form.- A. pipe 27. secured in the outer end of the passage 25, leads to a suitable source from which steam A second passage 28 conducts the water of condensation to a drain pipe 29-.

In operation live steam is admitted to the interior of the form through the pipe 26, whereby it is delivered close to the forward end, heating it to a suitable temperature. The water of condensation accumulates in the lower end until it overflows through the passage 2-8. An operator then takes position along side, with a number of shirts, properly conditioned for ironing, within convenient reach, grasping a shirt, with both hands, in proximity to an armhole, she inserts the form into the sleeve through the arm hole, in such a manner that the upper edge of the sleeve will correspond with that of the form, and draws the sleeve down over the form until an offset 30 engages with the cuff band. The cuif band is then grasped and the sleeve pulled from oil the form. The material being slightly elastic it is readily drawn tightly about the form, every wr nkle and crease being obliterated the heat of the form setting the fabric in that form, the edges of the form producing creases which .aid in the folding of the sleeve. After removing the sleeve from the form, the gathers.

along the cuff may be ironed by grasping the cuff at each end stretching it tightly and rubbing the gathers longitudinally on the rounded head 21. As the operator has but to pull the sleeve on the form and off again, no preliminary preparations being necessary, nor operation required while the sleeveis on the form, the work may proceed very rapidly.

- form being sages therethrough.

Having thus described my'inv'ention so that others skilled in the art pertaining thereto can make and use the same, I claim:

1. A device as characterized comprising a pedestal, a stem positioned therein, a closed hollow form contoured to resemble a sleeve having a straight upper edge and a curved lower edge, there being an 0 set in the edges a spaced distance from the forward end, said .adjustably fitted on said stem and the ,stem having inlet and exhaust pas- 2. A device as characterized, comprising.

CECIL H. BoY Ls.