US1533685A - Clothing-seam-pressing machine - Google Patents

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April 14, 1925. 1,533,685,

' F. BAILER ET AL CLOTHING SEAM PRESSING MACHINE F. w. BAILEI Q ET AL CLOTHING SEAM PRESSING MACHINE Filed Oct. 21, 1920 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Im/enfors April 14, 1925.

F. W. BAILER ET AL CLOTHING SEAM PRESSING MACHINE Filed Oct. 21, i920 3 Sheets-Sheet :5

Patented Apr. 14, 1925.

UNITED FRANK W. BAI'L'ER AND MAX WEINBEBG, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

CLOTHINGSEAM-PRESSING MACHINE.

Application filed October 2 1920. Serial no. ns/n7.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FnaNir V. Bnrnnn and l dAX lVnnnniao, citizens of the United States, and residents of St. Louis, Missouri, have invented certain new and useful 1911- provements in a Clothing-SeanrPressing Machine, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in clothing seam pressing machine, and has for its object a mechanism which is conveniently placed on a table, the same provided with a pressing arm or table on which the garment is placed, a heated roller arranged to be placed on the seam, a seam spreader toot conveniently located for spreading the seam, driving rollers for advancing the garnient under the heating roller and a means for raising the heating roller from the garment so that the same can be shifted on the arm or table.

The essential feature of our invention is to construct a machine having power driven driving rollers, an'ironing roller-which is properly heated by any means of heat supply, the same arranged to be raised and lowered for the advancing of the garment and a spreader foot whereby the seam is spread apart so as to be pressed flatly between the rollers.

Figure 1, is a side elevation of our invention with parts broken away and in section showing the general structure.

Fig. 2, is a front view of the same.

Fig. 3, is a central sectional view of the rollers made use of in carrying out our invention.

Fig. d, is a cross sectional Viewot the same.

Fig. 5, is a detail perspective view of the spreader toot shown in application spread? ing a garment or seam.

Fig. 6, is a top plan view of our invention.

Fig. 7, is a detail front view of a cam mechanism made use of for raising and low ering the rear spreader foot.

Fig. 8, is a sectional View of the same.

F 9, is a detail perspective view of a portion of the supporting :arrn, showing the le or arm of a garment placed over the same in readiness for pressing the seam.

Referring; to the drawings in detail 10 indicates the general frame of our invention the same consisting of a supporting body portion 11, the upper end thereof -tern1inating into an extending arm 12 and attached to the body portion 11 and ata convenient location beneath the arm 1:2 is a supporting arm or ironing table 13. These parts inthe form of construction are generally formed integral.

On the arm '12 is formed a head 1% in which is supported a rod 15, on the lower end of which'is supported a sitar ated roller support 16 in which is aiiially mounted a hollow roller 17. In the top of the, head and around the rod 16 is plac'ed'a screw-threaded adjusting sleeve 18, the bottom end of which communicates with the upper end of a spring 19 locate around the rod The bottom end of the spring 19 is supporte'd on the collar 20 attached to the rod 15 and the tendency of said spring is to normally hold the roller 17 in contact with the garment placed beneath the same. To the upper projeeting end of the rod 15 is pivotallv attached operating arm 21, which straddles the rod 15 by means of. its bifurcated end 22. This rod is supported on the arm 12 by bifurcated support 23., the free end of the operating rod 21 being formed into an eye 2st to which is attached one end of a chain 25. This chain passes down through the hollow body portion 11, and its opposite end is attached tdthc toot lever 26., conveniently located on the floor and When the foot lever is operated it will raise the rod 15 and the roller 17 sufficiently to permit a garment to be placed in position under the same.

On the head 14 is likewise supported a rod 27, on the bottom end of which is located a seam spreading head 28 with which the seam is first brought in contact and as the same is advanced forward under the roller it spreads the same from a vertical to a horizontal position as illustrated in Fig. 5. a

This rod is supported in a bracket 29 attached to the front end of the head and around the rod and within the bracket is a spring 30 which rests upon a collar 31 at tached to the rod and the tension of the spring normally holds the foot 28 in contact with the table.

On this rod is attached a collar provided with a projection 32, this projection being); located in alignment with a. projection formed on the bifurcated roller support and when the projection 83 contacts with the projection roller is raised upwardly this 32 and raises the spreader foot 28 away from the table.

In order to obtain additional pressure upon the foot 28 we provide a foot operating mechanism which consists of a lever 34: pivotally attached to the bracket 35 formed on the head 14, said bracket loosely contacting with the upper portion of the rod 27. Its opposite free end is connected to the rod 36 which extends downwardly and is attached to a foot lever 37, and by pressing downwardly on the lever with the foot it pulls down on the rod and additional pressure can be obtained.

To the rear of the head 14 is likewise located a rod 88, and around this rod is also placed a spring 39 the tension of which normally holds the foot 4.0 of this rod in contact with the table, and in order to hold this foot in elevated position as shown by solid lines in Fig. 1, we provide a cam mechanism 41, the same being attached to the frame of the head by means of a cap screw 42, said cam mechanism being provided with a cam slot 4-3, in which projects a pin ll extending from the rod 38, and when the cam is in horizontal position as shown in F 7, the foot is down and when the operating handle of the cam is pressed down and in a vertical position it brings the pin l to its highest position thereby raising the foot 40 and is held in such position until the cam is again released from the vertical "to a horizontal position.

In the arm or ironing table 13 is located a shaft 46. This shaft is supported in suitable bearings 4:7, and on the same is located a drive sheave 48 over which a belt i9 is placed and said belt may be attached to any sort of power supply as a shaft as indicated by the numeral 50 or to the ordinary driving mechanism or said shaft may be driven direct from the motor, if so desired.

On this shaftete is placed a pair of worms 51 which are arranged in mesh with worm gears 52 mounted in trunnions 53 formed on driving rollers 54, which are preferably two in number, the periphery of said rollers operating through openings formed in the upper surface of'the ironing table and are arranged to project slightly above the surface thereof and said rollers are so positioned as to permit the heating roller to contact with both of said rollers, these rollers by means of the worm mechanism being driven in the same direction.

The hollow heating or ironing roller 17 is supported in the bifurcated supporting frame 16 by sleeves 55 and in these sleeves is supported a pipe 56 which is provided with a. plurality of small holes 57, through which gas may pass and when ignited will form small flames for heating said roller. The gas is admitted to the pipe through a flexible connection 58. If found desirable this roller may be heated by steam or electricity as found most applicable.

The operation of our invention is as follows:

In the construction of clothing after the legs, sleeves and sections of the garment are stitched together and when the same is formed there are projecting ends which normally project outwardly. In order that these edges may be flattened down to form a flat seam the garment is placed on the ironing table and in the event of a sleeve or trouser leg it is slipped over the table. The operator exerting pressure on the foot lever 26 raises the ironing roller together with the presser foot; when so raised, the

garment is placed on the table 13 and when pressure is released the roller and foot will contact with the garment, the foot forming the seam as indicated in Fig. 5, flattening down the edges, the rollers have a tendency to advance the garment beneath the heating roller. When the entire. seam has passed under the roller and is ironed flat the operator then elevates the roller .and presser foot, then turns the garment to bring the next or opposite seam between the rollers, this operation being accomplished while the garment is on the table, then the mechanism is reversed and the inner presser foot lowered so as to flatten out the seam and when drawing the same off of the table the roller will perform its ironing function. In Fig. 9, we show an illustration of the table with the garment leg or arm in position on the same. 7

Having fully described our invention what we claim is:

1. A clothing seam pressing machine comprising a frame, a stationary overhanging head, a garment supporting arm formed integral with and extending from the frame, rollers supported in said arm,

and a heated ironing roller located above the arm and supported in the overhanging head to contact with a garment for ironing out the seam, substantially as specified.

2. A machine of the character described comprising a frame, a garment supporting arm projecting therefrom, rollers mounted V as specified.

3. A machine of the character described comprising a frame, having a supporting over-hanging head, an arm projecting from the frame and in alignment with the over-hanging head, a pair of power driven rollers located in the arm, a spring com pressed heated ironing roller supported in the ovei lianging head and arranged to contact with the periphery of both driving rollers, means for controlling the pressure of the ironing roller, a presser toot located in the front and to the rear of said roller, and means for regulating the pressure of the feet on the garment, substantially as specified.

4. A machine of the character described comprising a frame, the upper end terminating into an arm, a head formed on the end of said arm, a spring actuated rod located in said head, an ironing roller supported by the lower end of said rod, a heat generator located in said roller, an operating lever connected to said rod by which the same may be raised and lowered, an arm projecting from the frame on which the garment to be pressed is placed and power driven rollers located in the arm on which the garment is supported during the ironing process, substantially as specified.

5. A machine of the character described comprising a frame, an arm forming a part thereof, said arm acting as an ironing table around which the garment to be pressed is placed, a rotatable'heating mecha nism supported by the frame and permitted to contact with the garment for pressing and flattening the seam of the garment without making an imprint on the remainder of the garment, substantially as specitied.

6. A clot-hing seam pressing machine comprising a frame constituting an integral upper arm provided with an overhanging head; a garment supporting arm formed integral with and extending from the frame; a shaft supported in said arm; worms mounted on said shaft; a pair of rollers located in the a m in mesh with the Worms on said shaft; the periphery of said rollers projecting slightly through the top of said arm; a rod vertically mounted in the overhanging head; an ironing roller supported by said rod; a spring mechanism for normally holding the ironing roller against the periphery of two lower rollers; a lever mechanism communicating with the vertical rod by the manipulation of which the ironing roller may be raised out of contact with the lower rollers; a presser foot positioned on each side of the ironing rol- "ler and supported by the overhanging head, said foot designed'to spread the seam and flatten out the same before entering the three rollers, the garment supporting arm being so arranged as to permit the leg of a trouser or a sleeve of a coat to pass there over, substantially as specified 7. A clothing seam pressing machine comprising a head having two horizontal portions, the lower horizontal portion being free and unobstructed so that a completely sewed garment may be inserted thereover, rollers mounted in said horizontal portions, means for heating at least one of said rollers, and means for placing said rollers in operation simultaneously.

In testimony whereof, we have signed our names to this specification, in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

, FRANK W. BAILER.

MAX WEINBERG. Witnesses:

ALFRED A. EIoKs, BLANCHE L. EIoKs.

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