US1400808A - Ironing-machine - Google Patents

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A. J. FISHER.

IRONING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 24. I920.

Patented Dec. 20, 1921.

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IRONING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 24, I920.

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ALVA J. FISHER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 HURLEY MACHINE COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

IRONING-MACHINE.

Application filed May 24,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALVA J. FIsHEB, 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 Ironing-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an ironing machine preferably but not necessarily designed for household use, and the object thereof is to provide a simple and efficient machine of this character which is capable of properly and conveniently ironing articles of different kinds as well as different portions of certain articles which are rather difficult of ironing. In the use of the ordinary ironing machine it is difficult to iron certain articles such as collars and cuffs and certain portions of articles such as the neck bands of shirts. By the use of my invention all of these different articles and all parts thereof may be conveniently ironed by one and the same machine thereby dispensing with the use of separate and special machines for special work.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective of a machine embodying my invention; Fig. 2- an end view thereof on a larger scale and Fig. 3 a side view of the parts illustrated in Fig. 2.

Referring to the particular embodiment of my invention herein shown the same comprises a main frame, the ironing rolls mounted therein and the ironing shoe for supplying the heat and pressure. As shown the frame consists of two end standards 1 connected together by tie rods 2 and surmounted by hearing brackets 3. These brackets at their upper ends provide bearings for the shaft 4 of the main ironing roll 5. This main roll is located entirely within the compass of the brackets 3 and the same is adapted to take care of the ordinary ironing. However, the shaft 4 is extended at one end so as to project beyond one of the brackets 3. On this extended shaft there is mounted a small or special roll 6 which is the one adapted to take care of the ironing of special articles such as collars, cuffs, shirt neckbands, etc.

A feed table 7 is suitably mounted on the brackets 3 and the same extends only be- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 20, 1921.

1920. Serial No. 383,649.

tween these two brackets so as to serve only the main roll 5 leaving the small roll 6 open and exposed for its special work.

The heating and ironing shoe 8 is pivoted on the horizontal rod 9 mounted in the brackets 3 and the same is so extended as to be common to both the rolls 5 and 6, that is to serve both these rolls for the ironing operations.

Thus the small roll 6 is so positioned and arranged that the special character of iron- 1ng referred to can be easily and readily taken care of by the same machine which does the ordinary ironing, thereby dispensing with separate machines for this purpose and enabling a single machine to do all of the requlred work, which is a great advantage especially when used in the household.

I claim:

1. In an ironing machine, the combination of a frame including end bearing brackets, a main ironing roll bearing in said brackets and located between them, said roll having a shaft extended at one end beyond its brackets and freely exposed and unsupported at its outer end, a separate small roll on such extended end, and a single pivoted heating and pressure shoe common to and. serving both of the rolls.

2. In an ironing machine, the combination of a frame having end bearing brackets, a main ironing roll mounted within said brackets and located therehetween, said roll having a shaft extending at one end beyond its bracket and freely exposed and unsupported at its outer end, a separate small roll on the extended end, and a cooperating swinging pressure element inova-ble relatively to both of said rolls as a unit.

3. In an ironing machine, the combination of a frame including bearing brackets, a main ironing roll bearing in said brackets and located therebetween, a shaft extending from said roll at one end beyond its bracket and freely exposed and unsupported at its outer end, a small roll on said extended end, and an elongated pressure shoe common to and serving both of said rolls, said shoe being mounted for a swinging movement relative to said rolls.

ALVA J. FISHER.

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