US1525019A - Trousers presser - Google Patents

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Feb. 3. 1925.

R.BARTELL TROUSERS PREssER Filed July 14. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 R. BARTELL TROUSERS PRESSER Feb. 3. 1925.

Filed July 14 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 /A/VE/VTOR WM ATTY.

Patented Feb. 3, 1925e UNITED STATES REINHOLD BAR'IELL, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

TROUSERS PRESSER.

Application ined Juiy 14,

To all ill/tom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, RniNHoLD BARTELL, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Newark, county of Essex, and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Trousers Pressers, of which the following is a specification.

In my prior patent. application, SerialNo. 507,677, filed Oct. 14, 1921, I have described certain improvements in trousers pressers, the purpose of which is to `forni a crease or fold in the cloth at the front and back of each leg of the garment. Means are described for clamping the several plates or boards of the presser together in order to afford the creasing vpressure required. My present invention relates to improvements in the clamping means, and is designed more particularly to afford quick and ready means for detaching the clamping cleats and for replacing them in position. I have also shown a detachable pressure plate for connectioii with the lower end of the presser, whereby, the lower ends of the trousers legs may be properly creased and pressed.

IIn the drawings, I have shown several slight modifications in the means for attaching and securing the clamps in place, all of which are deemed to come within the general scope of the invention.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 illustrates a plan view of the presser with the clamps in adjusted position. Fig. 2 is a rear plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is an edge elevation.

Fig. 4 is anend elevation of the same.

Fig. 5 is a cross-section o-f the presser plates showing the means by which the edges of the plates are connected together.

Fig. 6 is a similar section, showing a slight modification of the means for connecting the edges of the plates together.

Fig. T is a fractional plan view of one of the cleats and its keeper showing the means by which the width of the presser may be adjusted.

Fig. 8 is a fractional plan view of one of the keepers, showing the adjusting slot-s in the end thereof as located closer together in order to provide for a larger number of adjustments.

Fig. 9 is a plan view of a modified form of the adjustable fastening for the rear plates.

1922. Serial No. 574,892.

Fig. 10 is a side elevation of the same.

Fig. 1l is a modification of the front fastening cleat and its keepers.

Fig. 12 is a plan view of a separable extension for insertion beneath the garment and between the upper and lower plates for ci'easing'the lower ends of the trousers legs.

Fig. 13 is an edge view of the saine showing the method of folding such extension over to fasten it to the'body of the plate with thetrousers leg therebetween.

Figs. 14 and 15 illustrate forms of eX- tensioii flaps to be fastened to the bottoni plates 3 and 4 with the lower ends of the trousers leg folded back upon said plates with the extension flaps to be folded over and fastened above them.

Similar reference numerals refer to like parts throughout the specification and drawing. f

The presser consists primarily of the upper plates 1, 2jthe lower plates 3, 4. The outerl edges of the plates 1 and 4 are connected together-by a strip of fabric 5, the edges of which are laid upon the outer edges ofthe boards and lines of stitching 6, 7, 8 and 9 are run along the edges of the boards to secure such strip of fabric in place as shown in Fig. 5. The strip of fabric is of a width suicient to permit the folding over of the two plates so as to afford the narrow space' 10v between them as shown in Fig. 5. The inner edges of vthe bottom plates, 3 and 4 are connected together by a strip of fabric 11 with the ends 12, 13 folded under and secured by lines of stitching 15, 16. If desired,`a central fold 17 may be provided longitudinally of the strip 11, the limbs of such fold being held together by a line of stitching at their base. Thisaffords a means for enlarging or separating the plates when desired, to fit a larger garment. This may be readily done by ripping out the stitch ing at the base of the fold.

In practise thev plates 1, 2, 3 and 4 are made of what is known in the art as Upson board, which is very similar to heavy straw board but is water proof and soineiii'hat stiffer than the usual straw board of the same weight and thickness. Upon the face of each of the plates 1, 2, 3 and 4 are theL longitudinal strips 18, 19, 2O and 21. These may be of wood or metal as desired. When made of wood, as shown, they are secured to the faces of the plates by gluing or, if desired, may be secured by rivets. The ends of each of strips 18, 19, 2O and 21 are provided with the flat metal keepers 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29, riveted in place as shown. The ends of the keepers are provided with the open slots 30, spaced apart as shown. It will be noted, however, that the slots upon one pair of the keepers are spaced closer together' than those upon the other pair of keepers upon the same side of the presser. Beneath the keepers, as above described, the several cleats, 31, 32, 33 and 34 are inserted, said cleats spanning across the upper and lower ends of the presser plates. In order to retain these cleats in place, they are connectd together in pairs by means of the tapes or strips of webbing 35,36, a section of each of which,` as 37, 3S may be'made of elastic so that when oneof the cleats is fitted under its .keepers the other,'being connected by means of the tape 35 or 36, may be stretched down and slipped under the other pair of keepers. Each of the cleats is provided with a pair of ypins 39 for insertion in any of the slots 30 in the keepers, so that the plates 1 and 2,3 and 4 may `be adjusted toward or away Afrom each other to lit the various sizesof garments to be pressed.

In practise,l thepresser plates are laid out upon a fiat surfacefwith theplates 3 and 4 uppermost,` and the cleats 33, 34 are adjusted under their respective keepers.

The plates are then turned over with the sections 1 and 2 uppermost and they are folded out fiat while' the garment is laid upon and shaped upon' the upper faces of the two boards 3 and 4, after which, the two boards 1 and 2 are carefully folded over the edges of the garment and the cleats 31, 32 are adjusted as shown inv Fig. 1.

It `will be noted that the longitudinal strips'20 and 21, with their keepers 26, 27, 28 are located upon the plates 3 and 4, in a position to leave a considerable space between the'edge of the cleat 34` and the lower end of the presser. This is to afford a space for permitting the lower ends of the trousers to be folded back over the Irear plates 3 and 4 and there held in place by the means hereinafter described.

In Fig. 6, I have shown a slightly difterent formfor fastening the several plates together. In this case, the two plates 1 and 4, and the plates 2 and 3v arelaid flat upon asurface with .their edges close together. Upon their line of juncture' I place Istrips of oilclothas 40, 41v with the face thereof covered with some good water-proof adhesive.,` soV as to thoroughly cement saidstrips to the edges of the several boards. lIf deffl sired, lines` of stitching'as y42 .maybe run along-the :edgesof thelboard andthe edges of .the strip as shown' in.,Fig..--6. A .wide

strip of the oilcloth 11 may be placed on the lower side of the two plates 3 and 4 and secured thereto by cementing as above described in order that the two sets of boards, 1, 4 and 2, 3 may be secured together. The same style of cleats and fastening devices as shown in Figs. 1 to 4 may be used in connection with this modification. The use of the strips of oilcloth for connecting the edges of the boards together as described in connection with Fig. 6 is advantageous in this respect?, when pressing trousers better results are obtained by dampening the line of the crease, and it will be observed that the line of the crease will belocated between the folded parts of the oilcloth strips 40, 41; the moisture thus applied, will not penetrate the oilcloth and even lthough the plates 1, 2, 3 and 4-are made of non-water proof material, the moisturecannot -in any wayaiect them. y

VAs above described the slotted ends of the kee aers 22 to 29 inclusive, in conjunction with the several pins 39, afford convenient and ready means for adjusting the plate `to fit different sizes vof garments, vso that lthe creased edges of the same maybe in as close proximity to the outer edges of the plates as possible, forv at rthose points the greatest pressure is exerted when the plates are clamped together.

In some l.cases I may use a single fastening cleat upon the two ybottom boards, 3, 4 as shown in Fig. 9. `rlhe cleat50 is pivoted by means of the rivet 51V to the plate 3 near its inner edge as shown, with one end swinging under the keeper 52 andl 'the ,other end extending across and overlapping the plate 4, so as to swing beneath the keeper 53. Upon the'keeper 53 is'a spring member 54 having a pin 55 at itsiforward end so that it may be set into any one of a series. of apertures 5G in the adjacent end of the cleat 50. In this manner the- plates 3 and 4 may be adjusted towards and away from each other and firmlysecured.

In Fig. 11, IV have shown a slightly modified form of adjusting*means In this case the cleat- 57 is provided with a series of notches 53, 59 into any one of which 'the indentationst). 61 on the keepers G2,- 63 may Ybe inserted. f Other forms o1 adjustnientmay be used if desired yor preferred. I `hare vshown several differentmodifications, the

purpose of each ofwhich is to afford a secure fastening means by which the plates may be. held in their adjusted positions.

In Fig. 12,'I have shown a separablel e5;- tension 64, vwhich has a triangular piece (i5 integral therewith for insertion-betweeu the upper and lower Yplates,=and having lateral aps, 66 and 67 to fold over theexposed ends of the trousers legs and therafter the lextension is foldedoveruponthe plates 3,

4 with the tongue G3 tucked beneath thea-dlil?) -ia'eent cleat 34. If desired a strong rubber band may be slipped over this folded extension to hold it in place.

In Fig. 14, I have shown the extensions 69 and 7() as being attached to extensions 6 of the fabric strips 5', shown in Fig. 1, such fabric strips extending' beyond the extension 69, 70 with their ends tied together as means by which the presser with its contents may be suspended from a hook orused to wrap around the extensions 69, 70 after the same have been folded over against the plates 3, 4.

In Fig. l5, I have shown lateral flaps 7l, 72 as secured along the lower ends of the two plates 3, 4 by means of the fabric strips 73, 74 so that said flaps 7l, 72 may be folded over the lower extremities of the trousers after they have been turned up and placed upon the two plates 3, 4. Fastening strings or tapes 75 may be attached to the free edges of the flaps 7l, 7 2 to be tied together after `said flaps have been folded over so as to hold the trousers in place.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that I have provided a presser which in general contour conforms to the shape of the garment to be pressed and that the several devices illustrated and described firmly unite the parts together when the garment is in place and confines the edges of the garment between the upper and lower plates with considerable pressure. The provision of the extensions illustrated in Figs. 12 to 15 in elusive, also affords effective means for extending the crease at the front and rear of the trousers legs, the entire length thereof.

IVhile I have described the plates l, 2, o and 4 as made of Upson board, yet I do not desire to confine myself to that material alone, since wooden plates or plates made of straw board may be used and serve the purpose under certain conditions, fully as well. The Upson board is preferred because of its extreme lightness, its great toughness and its water-proof qualities, although slightly more expensive than either straw board or wood.

I claim:

l. In a trousers presser, the combination of a pair of lower plates, means for securing said plates in relative spaced relation to Vveach other, comprising a strip of fabric secured to the adjacent edges of said plates.

a pair of upper plates of similar shape, strips of fabric connecting the .upper and lower plates in pairs, keepers upon each of said plates and cleats for insertion beneath said keepers to clamp said plates together.

2. In a trousers presser, the combination of tapering` upper plates and a similar pair of lower plates, a strip of fabric, connecting the adjacent edges of said lower plates together in spaced relation to each other, strips of fabric, connecting the non-ad jacent edges of said lower plates with the corresponding edges of said upper plates, clamping means upon said lower plates, said clamping means having devices connected thereto for holdingsaid lower plates in fixed relation, and clamping means upon the upper plates for securing the same in fixed relation to said lower plates.

3. In a trousers presser, the combination of a pair of upper plates, and a pair of lower plates, means for flexibly connecting each of said upper plates with the corresponding lower plates and means for flexibly connecting said lower plates together to form a longitudinal channel therebetween, keepers upon said lowerf plates and a cleatadapted to be inserted beneath said keepers and having means thereon to hold said lower plates in fixed spaced relation, keepers upon the upper plates and cleats adapted to be inserted beneath said keepers, to hold said upper plates in fixed spaced relation.

4. In a trousers presser, the combination of a pair of lower plates, means for securing said plates in relative spaced relation to each other, comprising a strip of fabric secured to the adjacent edges of said plates, and a pair of upper plates of similar shape, strips of fabric connecting the upper and lower plates in pairs, keepers upon each of said plates, cleats for insertion beneath said keepers to clamp said plates together, and a separable extension, adapted to be inserted between said upper and lower plates, said extension having lateral flaps adapted to fold over the extremities of the garment and thereafter said extension and said garment folded over and secured to the ends off' said plates.

In a trousers presser, the combination of tapering upper plates and a similar pair of lower plates, a strip of fabric, connecting` the adjacent edges of said lower plates together in spaced relation to each other, strips of fabric, connecting' the non-adjacent edges of said lower plates with the corresponding edges of said upper plates, clamping means upon said lower plates', said clamping means having devices connected thereto for holding said lower plates in fixed spaced relation, clamping means upon the upper plates for securing the same in fixed relation to said. lower plates, and a separable extension, adapted to be inserted between said upper and lower plates, said exten sion having lateral flaps adapted to fold over the extremities of the garment and thereafter said extension and said garment folded over and secured to the ends of said plates.

6. In a trousers presser, the combination of a pair of lower plates, means for securing said plates in fixed relation and spaced apart from each other, said means comprising a keeper upon each of said plates, and

a. cleat Vadapted to be fitted in 'adjustable positions with respect to saidvkeeper, saidy cleat and keeper'- liaving-'means' thereon `for holding, said plates 1n vfixed spaced vrelation tremities ot a garment therebetween.

7. In a trousers presser, the combination foi" a pair of upper plates, and a pairof lower plates, means for flexibly connecting' cachot' said upper plates with the -corresponding lower plates and means for flexibly` *connectingV said lower plates together to form a longitudinal channel` therebetween, keepers upon said lower plates 'and a cleat adapted to be inserted beneath'. said keepers and having means thereon t0 hold` said lower plates in'ixed spaced' relation, keep-` ersupon the upper plates, cleats adapted'toy beinserted beneath said keepers to hold said upper plates in fixed spaced relation, and eX- tensions adapted to be connected to the Vends of saidv plates and folded over thereupon to 'enclose the extremities of a garment therebetween.

"REINHOL-D BARTELL-

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