US1531889A

US1531889A - Clamping clip for neckband expanders

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Publication number: US1531889A
Application number: US486779A
Authority: US
Inventors: Charles E Waream
Original assignee: MAERICAN LAUNDRY MACHINERY COM
Current assignee: MAERICAN LAUNDRY MACHINERY Co; MAERICAN LAUNDRY MACHINERY COM
Priority date: 1921-07-22
Filing date: 1921-07-22
Publication date: 1925-03-31
Anticipated expiration: 1942-03-31

Description

March 31. 1925. 1,531,889

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UNITED STATES 1,531,889 PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. WABEAM, A011:" CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR T THE AMERICAN LAUN- DRY MACHINERY COMPANY, OF NORWOOD STATION, CINCINNATI, OHIO, A COR- PORATION OF OHIO.

CLAMIIING CLIP FOR NECKBAND EXPANDERS.

Application :Bled J'uly 22, 1921. Serial No. 486,779.

A a citizen of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton, and State of Ohio, have invented certain 'new and useful Improvements in Clamping Clips for Neckband Expanders, of which thel following is a specification.

This invention relates to clamping clips for neckband formers.

It is the object of this invention to provide an improved clip for clamping the neckband of a shirt to the neckband former used in connection with an ironing board preparatory to the ironing operation, and more particularly to provide a tilting clip.

Other objects of this invention will ap.- pear from the following description and claims when considered together with the accompanying drawings. l

Fig. 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of the ironing table and its operating mechanism; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the neckband former; Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section of the former. taken on the line 3--3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4-is a vertical longitudinal section of the former taken on the line 3--3 of Fig. 2 with the clip down; and Fig. 5 is a vertical longitudinal section of a portion of the former taken on line 5 5 of Fig. 2.

The guide 1 is suitably mounted uponv the main table or support 2 and is provided with the bracket .3 for support of the guide plate 4 for thev neckband former. The

ironing table 5 is mounted upon the support 6 which has sliding movement upon the main table orv support 2. The main stationary portion of the neckband former is indicated at 7, while the rear portions 7 are adapted for adjustable movement according to the shape and size of the neckband. The adjustable extension blocks 7 have slidable movement in one direction along the guide pins 8 engaging the main granted August 30, 1921. -The guide pins 11 extend upwardly through the guides 12 and through the stationary portions 7 of the neckband former whereby it is possible for the neckband former to yield downwardly as may be necessary during the ironing operation. The upper rear portion of the ironing table 5 is cut down as indicated at 5a to permit such depression or sinking of the neckband expander during the ironing operation.

The front portion of the stationary part 7 of the neckband former is cut out as indicated at 13 so as to accommodate the clip 14. and its operating mechanism. -This clip has Alinked connection as indicated at 15 with the guide pin 16, which extends rearwardly through the stationary part 7 of the neckband former as well as through the depending arm 17 of the L-shaped locking member 18 and also through the upwardly extending portion 19 of the slide member 2O mounted in the front part of the neckband. former. The clip carries pins 21 which extend rearwardlylinto the forward ends of the spiral springs 22, which in turn are seated in the sunken 'recesses 23 provided in the stationary part-7 of the nec'kband former. A retaining plate 25 extends across the cut-out portion 13 and is secured by means of the screws 26 or thelike to the top of the stationary part 6 and affords an abutment for limiting the forward swinging movement of the retainer pins 25".

The guide pin 16 is provided with a notch forming a shoulder 27 for engagement-by the edge of the opening in the arm 17 through which extends the guide pin 16; and a spring 28 has a normal tendency of forcing the lock 18 forwardly into locking engagement about its lower edge which pivots in the notch 29 formed in the top portion of the slide 20, so that upon the clamp being pressed down by the operator, the lock will engage the shoulder 27 and hold the clamp locked. The clamp isA released for movement to the right only upon pressing the top of thelock 18 downwardly to the position shown in Fig. 3. The clamp is then forced open by action of springs 22.

An annular ring 30 is set in the stationary portion 7 of the neckband former and serves as a means of limiting the backward and forward movement of the slide 2O by contact of the screw head or other suitable 'projection 31 carriedV by the slide 20. The

slide. 20 is operated by means of the link 32 which extends downwardly through the cut out portion at this end of the ironing table and has pivotal connection at .33 with the clevis 34, Which is secured tothe operating rod 35, and a swivel block 37, Which is slidably mounted upon the rod 35 is adapted to compress the spring 38 surrounding the rod 35 and having bearing at its other end against the nuts 39 fixed on the end of the rod 35. The arm 40 is pivoted to the swivel block 37 and forms part of the cam lever 41 which is mounted on shaft 41a, fixed in the stationary guide 1. This cam lever is provided with the rollers 42 which in turn are adapted to be actuated by the cam 43 mounted upon the shaft 44 mounted in the guide wall 1 and operated by means of the lever 45.

Thus it will be seen that upon raising the lever 45, the cam 43 will engage`l one of the rollers 42 and cause a rocking movement of the cam lever clockwise with the result that the spring38 will be compressed and the rod 35 will be moved to the right. The link 32, which has `fixed thereon the pin 32 for engagement in the slot 46 provided in the bracket 46a will be caused to rock about the axis of the pin 32 and the slide 20 will be moved to the left as viewed in the iigures of the drawing. Thus the clip 14, which has already been depressed by the operator i against the tension of springs 22 so as to bring its cut out portion 14 over the front collar button indicated at 14a, will be more firmly clamped against the collar band and the stationary portion of the neckband former. Continued manipulation of the lever 45 in an upward direction will cause rocking movement of the lever arm 50 tothe left by virtue of the meshing engagement of the segmental gears 51 and 52 until the roller 53 engages the slidable support 6 and causes it to move toward lthe left as viewed in the drawings. In this way, the ironing table with the shirt thereon is moved to the left together with the yoke late and the extensible blocks ol" the nec band former until the neckband former takes on the size and shape of the neckband of the shirt .which is to be ironed. Regular pressing or ironing operation of the shirt is then performed. The ironing member 56 for iron- -ing the yoke of `the shirt'against the yoke plate is operated in the present case in the same manner andby the same form of mechanism as already shown and described in the patent above referred to, and from which a fuller understanding of the mechanism in general can be had.

Upon the completion of the ironing operation, the top of the lock 18 is depressed Vso as to release the guide pin from locking The collar 36 is fast upon the roolv As the clip is forced outwardly by means of the springs, the retainer pins 25@l will be caused to engage the retainer plate 25 and ras a result, the clamping clip will be caused to rotate about the point of connection between the same and the guide pin'so as to leave the forward end of the neckband former. Such tiltingimovement 'of the clip iS limited by the engagement. of the pins 2l against the coils of the springs 22.- .The springs 22 hold the clip in release position. the rear end portions of the pins 21 being beveled and engaging the coils of the springs 22 against the neckband former.

Thus I have provided a clamping clip which is thrown up out of the way when released andwliich at the same time is readily placed in clamped position and possesses a high degree of eiiiciency.'

lVhat I claim is:

1. In a device of the ciiaracter described, a neckband former, means for clamping the ncckband of a shirt to said neckband former comprising a clamping clip and a guide pin having pivotal connection therewith, means for releasably locking said clip in clamped engagement with said neckband former, and means for automatically turning said clip about the point of said pivotal connection upon release of said clip from locked engagement, said means including an abutment, and a projection carried by said clip \nient and effecting engagement of said projection vwith saidabut'ment so as -to cause said clip to turn about its pivot.

2. In a device of the character described, a neckband former, means for clampingthe neckband of a shirt to said neckband former comprising a clamping clip and a guide pin having pivotal connection therewith, means for releasably locking said clip in clamped engagement with said neckband former, and means for automatically turning said clip about the point of said pivotal connection upon release of said clip -from locked engagement, said means including an abutment, and a projection"earried by said clip for engaging the same and a spring for forcing said clip out of clamping engagement and eli'ecting engagement of said projection with said abutment so as to cause said clip to turn about its pivot, said abutment and projection serving also to limit movement of. said clip towards clamping position. l

. 3. In a device of the character described,

n'eckband of a shirt to said neckband former comprising a clamping clip and a guide pm having pivotal connection therewith, means for releasably locking said clip inl clamped engagement with said neckband former, and means including a spring for automatically turning said clip about the point ofI said pivotal connection upon release of said clip from locked engagement.

4. In 'la device of the class described, a. neckband former, means for clamping the neckband of a shirt to said neckband former including a pivotally mounted clip, means for releasably loc-king said clip in clamped engagement with said neckband former, means for releasing said clip from clamping engagement with the neckband former, and means independent of said releasing means for automatically turning said clip about its Vpivot point upon release of the same from suchclamping engagement.

5. In a device of the class described, an adjustable neckband former having front and rear parts, a clip for clamping the neckband of a shirt to said neckband former, said clip being pivotally mounted at the front part of said former so as to `be moved in and out of positign for operation, and means for effecting bodily adjustment of said clips for releasably locking the same in clamped engagement with said neclrband former.

v(i. In a device of the character described, a neckband former, a clip pivotally mounted for adjustment into and out of proper position for clamping the neckband of a shirtv to said neckband former, a guide pin connected to said clip, and a lock having releasable locking engagement with said guide pin for maintaining said clip in clamping engagement with the neckband former.

7. In a device of the character described, a neckband former, a pivotally mounted clip for clamping the neckband of a shirt to said former, a guide pin connected to said clip, a pivotally mounted lock for said guide pin, a slidably mounted memberfor engagement with and actuation of said lock for releasably locking said clip in clamping engagement, and means for operating said slidable member.

8. In a device of the character described, a neckband former, means for clamping the neckband of a shirt to said neckband former,

comprising a clamping clip and a slidabley guide member `'upon which said clip is pivotally mounted, said clip being adapted to be moved upon its pivot into and out of proper position for clamping engagement, and said guide member Ibeing adapted for movement for effecting clamping engagement of said clip, and a locking member through which said guide member extends having releasable engagement therewith for maintaining the same in clamping position.

In ftestimony whereof Iv hereby aiix my signature.

CHARLES E. WAREAM.