US1332711A - Garment-pressing machine - Google Patents

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D. M. COOPER, DECD. I Gfs. CAUDLE, EXECUTOR- GARMENT PRESSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 6. xsm' 2 SHEETS-SHEET I,

D. M. COOPER, DECD.

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' GARMENT PRESSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 6, 1911.

Patented Mar. 2,1920.

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OF NOBWOOD, OHIO, A CORPORATION oammNr-r'nnssne moi-time;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 2, 1920.

Original application flied larch 80, 1912, Serial No. 885,115. Divided and this application filed October 8, 1817. Serial No. 185,186.

To all whom it may concern:

- Be it knownthat DANIEL M. Coorrm, deceased, late a citizen ofvthe United States, and formerly a resident of Rochester, county of Monroe, State of New York, is the in ventor of certain new and useful Improve- .ments in Garment-Pressing Machines, of

which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to garment press.- ing machines, and more particularly to that class of machines including a stationary lower pressing member or garment support and an upper pressing member or head movable verticall with relation to the lower pressing mem r and adapted to be brought mto pressin relation therewith to press a garment or brie lying between said members.

The object of the invention is to improve the mechanism or devices for producing pressure upon the garment, and particularly to provide improved means for adjusting the relation between the operating mechanism and the swinging arm or lever carrying the upper pressing member, so as to enable the operator to readily adjust the degree or amount of pressure imparted to the work. More particularly, the object of the invention is to provide an adjusting member carried by the swinging arm which supports the head and is rotatable relative to said arm, said adjusting member being connected to the toggle or other arm operating mechanism above said arm, or lying in a position above said arm, where it is always conveniently accessible and capable of being'easily operated.

A further object of the invention is to provide improved mechanism connecting the operating treadle and the swingin pressing head supporting lever so as to o tain the most efiicient application of power and maximum pressure with minimum effort, and also secure wide separation or working clearance between the two pressing members with minimum swing or movement of the operating treadle, both to enable the operator to manipulate the garment on the garment support when the press is open and to also avoid such wide range of o crating movement of the treadle as woul 111G011- Further objects of the invention are in art obvious and in part will appear more in detail hereinafter.

The invention comprises the construction and arran ment of parts hereinafter described an claimed.

This application is a division of a prior a plic'ation of the above named Daniel M.

ooper, deceased, for arment pressing machines, upon which atent No. 1,245,571 issued Nov. 6, 1917, to which reference may be had for a more complete description of the mechanism.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of one form of garment pressing machine embodying the invention, the pressing members being in open or release position; Fig. 2 is a detail cross section, on a larger scale, the adjusting arm or'han-. dle being shown in a different position; and Fig. 3 is a plan view of the machine shown in Fig. 1.

The machine shown in the drawi comprises a suitable frame 1 carrying t e stationary lower pressing member or bed 2, which has a padded surface 3 on which the garment to be pressed is supported and which may be suitably shaped to conform to the requirements of the operator or may be adapted particularly for pressing any desired kind of work. At the rear of the frame is an upwardly extending standard or support 4 to which is pivotally con-- nected a swinging frame or two armed lever 5 on which is mounted the upper pressing member or head 6, shaped to correspond to the bed 2 and provided on one of its arms with a pressing pad 7. Said upper ressing member may be heated in .any suitable manner such as by steam circulated from the supply pipe 8 through the hollow chamber of said head to the outlet pipe 9. The weight of said head and lever may be more or less counter-balanced by a weight 10 adjustably supported on the rear arm of the lever behind the pivot 10 on which the lever turns. The pressing head may be brought down into cooperating pressing relation with the bed'by ulling down upon the same with the hand, or which purpose it is usually provided with a conveniently located handle 12.

Suitable mechanism is also provided for enabling the head to be applied with powerful pressure to the bed for securing the pressure upon the work necessary for efiective ironing or pressin This mechanism, as shown, is actuate by a foot treadle 13 pivoted at 14 in the frame and connected by a link 15'to one arm of a lever 16 pivoted at 17 in the frame. The other arm of said lever is connected by a link 18 to suitable toggle mechanism for actuating the swinging lever 5. This toggle mechanism comprises two members pivotally connected to each other at the flexible joint 19, which is also the point of connection of said toggle mechanism to the operating link 18, as shown in Fig. 1. The lower member of the toggle mechanism is a link 20 pivotally connected at 21 to a suitable support, such as the stationary frame. The upper member of the toggle mechanism includes relatively adjustable members adapted when adjusted to vary the pressure'between the head and garment support when the press is closed. This upper toggle member includes a member 22 having a threaded. socket 23 to receive the threaded lower end of a rod 24 extending upwardly to the rear portion of-the swinging lever 5 where it passes through a transverse substantially vertical opening in a sleeve member 25 mounted to turn on a shaft or rod 26 carried by the two side members 27 of the lever 5. The shoulder 28, where a reduced portion 29 of the rod 24 enters the sleeve 25, transmits the upward thrust of the toggle mechanism to the arm.- Rod 24, above the sleeve 25, is provided with suitable operating means adapted when operated to vary the working pressure, as aforesaid. This. means, as illustrated, comprises a head 30 to which is pivotally connected a swinging handle 31 having a toothed portion 32 adapted to enter any one of a series of circumferentially spaced notches or recesses 33 in a cup shaped upward extension of the sleeve 25.

The lever 5 is normally. held in its upper open or release position by a tension spring 34 connected at one end to the rear portion of the lever 5 and at its opposite end to a support, such as ahook 35 on a portion 'of the stationary frame 1.

Fig. 1 shows the press in its open or release position. The head 6 is up, the rear arm of the lever 5 is down, the toggle mechanism is broken, and the pressure treadle 13 is up. If the pressure of the foot of the operator is applied to the treadle 13 the lever 16 is turned in a clockwise direction and the upward thrust of the link 18 is transmitted to the toggle mechanism, causing the head to move downward into pressing relation with the bed. The press is so arranged that when the treadle 13 reaches 1ts lower pos1t1on and its motion is stopped either by contact with the floor or a suitable stop device the pivot 19 of the toggle mechanism is moved a little beyond a straight line joining the pivots 21 and 26. The press is therefore locked in closed position, as is usual with toggle operated devices. The pressure between the head and bed in this position may be adjusted by lifting the handle 31 to release its tooth 32 from the notches .33 and by means of said handle turning the rod 34 to screw the same into or out of the socket 23 and then rengaging handle 31 with a notch 33. This adjustment is usually made when the machine is in release position, and in eflect raises or lowers, as the case may be, the level of the point of connection of said toggle mechanism to the swinging lever. The adjusting device, to-wit, the handle 31, is rotatably connected by the rod 24 to the lever 5, but its point of connection to the rod 24 has no vertical motion relative to the lever. In fact the rod 24'is swiveled to the lever. Consequently its position is fixed relative to the lever and the adjusting deviceis always in convenient position for operation. The adjusting device is also so located that when the press is released it does not move down into the machine or back of other parts of the mechanism where it is more or less inaccessible efficient and practical. The rear arm of lever 16 and link 18 together form auxiliary toggle means which exerts its effort upon the pivot 19 joining the main toggle members. Both sets of toggles straighten and break together and the powerful effect and increased leverage secured during the latter portion of the straightening movement of the auxiliary toggle members 16, 18 is exerted upon the main toggle, members during the final straightening movement thereof and, at a time when maximum power is requlred. By properly proportioning the lever arms and toggle members with relat1on to each other the mechanism can be so arranged, and is so shown, that the foot treadle has a limited range of movement, in practice about ten inches, which is'the most convenient rangefor foot operation.

Greater range of movement would interferewith efiicient application of pressure by the foot. Thls same range of movement of the on the support notwithstanding foot treadle secures wide opening between the pressing head and garment support when the press is open, thereby enabhng the operatorto readily manipulate the arment erelatively wide pressing area and the abmnce of relative lateral movement between the pressing members. At the same time the relatively long length of the foot treadle avoids the choppy effect of a short treadle and maintains the footreceiving portion of the treadle in more nearly un formly 111011- zontal position throughout its range of movement.

What is claimed is 1. A garment press, comprising a garment support, a swinging lever carrying a press head, means for actuatlng 831d lever, said means comprising toggle mechanism and a connection to said lever and including relatively adjustable members adapted when adjusted to vary the pressure between the head and garment support when the press is closed, and means connected to one of said members above said lever for relatively adjusting said members.

2. A garment press, compnsmga frame, n. garment support carried thereby, said frame havin a supporting portion spaced rearwardly om said garment support, a two armed lever pivoted to the supporting portion of said frame, the front arm of said lever carrying a press head for cooperat on with said garment support, said lever lying substantially horizontal when the head is in pressing enga ment with the garment support, toggle links one connected to the rear arm of said lever and another to a support beneath the same, and means for straightening and breaking said toggle links, comprising a foot treadle, a two armed operating lever pivoted 1n the frame, a link connecting said treadle w th the forward arm of said operating lever, anda link operatively connecting the rear arm of said operating lever to said toggle links, the rear arm of said operating lever and the link connected thereto forming a second to gle which straightens and breaks with the rst toggle and extends substantially transversely thereto when the press 1s closed.

3. A garment press, comprising a frame,

a garment support carried thereby, 'said frame havin a supporting portion spaced rearwardly rom said garment support, a two armed lever pivoted to the supporting portion of said frame, the front arm of said lever carrying a press head for cooperation with said garment support, said lever lying substantially horlzontal when the head is in pressing engagement with the ,garment support, toggle links one connected to the rear arm of said lever and another to a support beneath the same, and means for straightening and breaking-said toggle tially' transversely to each other when the press is closed. a

4. A garment press, comprising a frame, a garment support thereon, a substantially straight lever of the first kind pivotally mounted in the frame, a press head carried by one arm of. said lever and adapted to cooperate with said garment support,,a pivoted foot treadle, main toggle links one of which is connected to the rear arm of said lever and the other to a relativel fixed part, and auxiliary toggle members e ective upon said main toggle links and connected to a relatively fixed part and to said treadle, both sets of toggles moving toward straightened position as the treadle is depressed.

5. A garment press, comprising a frame, cooperating relativel movable pressing members carried there y, a pair of pivotally connected toggle members operatively connected to said pressing members, said members being so arranged that straightening movement thereof causes relative approach of the pressing members, and toggle means adapted when moved toward straightened position to produce straightening movement of said togg e members.

6. A garment press, comprising relatively 'movable pressing members, a pair of toggle members operatively connected thereto and adapted when straightened to produce pressure between said pressing members, and a second air of toggle members operatively connected to said first named pair for straightening the same, said two pairs of toggle 'members extending substantially transversely to each other when the press is closed.

7. A garment press, comprising relativel movable pressing members, a air of togg e members operatively connecte thereto and adapted when straightened to produce pres-- sure between said pressing members, and a second pair of to gle members operatively exmg joint of said firstport mounted on the frame in front of said supporting portion, a cooperating press head, head swinging mechanism including an arm ivoted in said supportin portion and having a member depending t erefrom and swinging forwardly or rearwardly with movement of said head, a two-armed operat ing lever pivoted intermediate its ends in the frame, a connection between said depending member and one arm of said two-armed lever and forming a toggle with said arm, a treadle, and a connection between said treadle and the other arm of said two-armed lever.

9. A garment press, comprising a frame having a supporting portion, a arment su port mounted on the frame in ront of sad sup orting portion, a cooperating press head head swinging mechanism including an arm pivoted in said supporting portion and having a member depending therefrom and swinging forwardly or rearwardly with movement of said head, a toggle lever operating member pivoted in the frame, a

head, a member depending from said lever and movable forwardly or rearwardly with movement of said head, a two-armed operating lever pivoted in the frame, a link pivotally connected at its opposite ends to said depending member and to one arm of said operating lever and with said arm forming a toggle, a relatively long foot treadle pivoted in the rear portion of the frame behind the pivot of said operating lever, and

a link connecting the forward portion of with movement of'said head, a treadle lever pivoted near the rear of said frame and extendin outwardl from the front thereof, a toggle ever mem er pivoted in the frame above said treadle, connecting means between the front portion of said treadle lever and said toggle lever member, and a link connecting said depending member to said toggle lever member and formin a toggle therewith, the connection of said l1nk to said toggle lever member being farther from the pivot of said toggle lever member than the treadle connection thereto.

12. A garment press, comprising a frame, a garment support thereon, a press head, and operating means therefor, comprising a lever pivoted in said frame and carrying said head, a member depending from said lever and movable forwardly or rearwardly with movement of said head, a two-armed operatinglever pivoted in the frame and havin a short arm and a longer rear arm, said sfiort arm extending upwardly and said rear arm downwardly when the press is open, a relatively long foot treadle pivoted in the rear of the frame below said operating lever and extendin outwardly from the front of the press, a ink connecting the forward portion of said treadle to said short lever arm, and a link connecting said depending member and said longer lever arm and cooperating as a toggle therewith.

In testimony whereof, I, GEORGE B. CAUDLE, executor of the estate of DANIEL M. COOPER, deceased, hereby ailix mysignature.

GEORGE B. CAUDLE,

Executor of the Estate of Dwm'el M.

Gooper, deceased.

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