US1537867A - Tie press - Google Patents

Description

May 12, 1925.

S. MOSSBACHER TIE PRESS Filed March 17, 1924 VEN OR QQM hinges will be placed under tension.

Patented May 12, 1925.

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Application filed March 17, 1924. Serial No. 899,666.

To all 10/10/71 it may concern:

lie it known that I, SoLoMoN- hciossnaorrnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, county and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Tic Press, of which the following isa specification.

This invention is a press, the purpose of which is to press neckties in order that wrinkles may be removed therefrom. The object of the inventionis to provide a simple, economical and highly etlicicnt device in which a tie may be kept overnight to press out wrinkles resulting from its wear during the preceding day, so thatthe following morning the tie will be perfectly flat and will not show the wrinkles produced by previous wear.

In its preferred practical form, the press is constructed from two rectangular strips of wood sufficiently broad to accommodate the widest part of a tie and sufiiciently long to accommodate approximately one half the length of the tie. Two of the longitudinal edges of the strips are hinged together by means of spring hinges so constituted that the leaves of the spring will embody inherent resiliency and said hinges are so associated with the strips that when the strips are in face abutting relation the leaves of the y virtue of the inherent resiliency of said leaves'ties of different thicknesses may be positionedbetween the strips and the strips brought into clamping relation on themtermediate tie, the hinges yielding to permit parallelism between the strips and at the same time producing pressure on the tie. The opposite longitudinal edges of the strips have clasps associated therewith for maintaining the strips in pressing position and these clasps are so constructed as to accommodate ties of different thicknesses and to give the relatively close adjustn'ient required to properly carry out the present operation.

In prior constructions intended for the pressing of ties, it is extremely difficult and in most cases practically impossible toobtain a uniform pressure throughout that portion of the tie to which pressure is required. In the present construction, however, uniform pressure is assured and all ,ing of the leaves without breakage.

hereinafter detailed description and claim, when read in conjunction with the acco1npanying drawings.

The accompanying drawings illustrate one practical QHIlQOCllDlGIlt of the invention, but the construction therein shown is to be understood as illustrative only and not as v defining the limits of the invention.

Figure 1 isa perspective view showing the tie press of the present invention in closed pressing position.

Figure 2: is a fragmentary view of the device in open position.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 33 of Figure 1, and,

Figure 4 is a section on the line 4+4 or .e'ure 2.

In the drawings 1 and 2 designate two strips of material which in practice is preferably wood although these strips may be made of anysuitable material such metal, fibre or composition. The strips are ofthc same size and are made suiiiciently wide to accommodate the width of the conventional tie and sufficiently long to accommodate ap-v proximately one-half or one-third of the length of such tie.

hinges are made somewhat longer than usual and they are secured to the respective strips land 2 by screws 6 in such manner that an appreciable portion of each leaf is positioned between the pivot 3 and the adjacent edge of the corresponding strip. This is clearly illustrated in Figure The inter mediate portion of each leaf is moreover so shaped as to impart thereto a configuration which willpcrmit of pronounced flex While the particular shape of the leaves of the hinges may be modified withoutdeparting from this invention, Ipreferably construct the leaves as shown in Figure 3 wherein it will be noted that the major portion of i the leaf is substantially straight. One end of the straight portion 8 is secured to one of the strips by the screws 6, while the other end of the straight portion terminates in a bend 9 beyond which there is another substantially straight portion 10 which is positioned at an angle of substantially l?) degrees to the straight portion 8 and this straight portion 10 terminates in the coil through which the pivot 3 passes. I find that this construction allows of a marked variation in the distance which the two strips may be positioned with respect to one another while in parallel planes, while imposing at all times pronounced spring pressure upon these strips. For example, in

Figure 2 a necktie 11 shown in dotted lines may be of one thickness or another'depending upon the style, construction and texture of the tie.

If the tie is relatively thin, the strips 1 and 2 will have to be brought fairly close together in order to properly clamp the tie between them when in the position shown in Figure 3. If the tie 11 is however relatively thick, the strips 1 and 2 will be spaced at a greater distance apart when in clamping relation. In either instance however the leaves of the spring will give or flex to permit the proper positioning of the strips 1 and 2 with respect to the tie while maintaining parallelism between said strips. The strips may be maintained in pressing relation by means of clips 1 1 shown best in Figure 1. Preferably two of these clips are employed and they are positioned respectively in alinement with the hinges so that a tendency of the strips to warp when under tension is obviated.

The clips 14 are preferably either made in the form of cams or eccentrics and are pivoted at 15 on the strip 2. They are adapted for cooperation with pins 16 on the strip 1 and that edge of each eccentric which cooperates with the pin is preferably serrated as shown at 17, so as to hold the parts in proper adjustment. This arrangement permits the strips 1 and 2 to be brought into proper gripping relation with respect -to the tie and the serrations on the eccentrics preclude slipping of the parts. The operat-ion of the device will be apparent from the following description but may be briefly described as follows.

To apply a tie to the press, the press is opened as shown in Figures 2 and 4. From the latter figure it will be noted that the portions 10 of the hinges will cooperate to form stops for the purpose of maintaining the strip 1 in upstanding position while the tie 11 is laid upon the upper face of the strip 2. After the tie has been properly positioned on the strip 2, the strip 1 is swung down so as to rest upon the top of the tie and then while the strips are pressed together, the two eccentrics 14: are brought into cooperation with the pins 16 to lock the parts in position.

During the clamping of the strips together, the hinge leaves will be placed under tension and when the assembly is complete, the inherent resiliency of the hinge leaves will maintain the pressure on thetie until the eccentrics are released and the tie removed. If desired, the cooperating faces of the two strips 1 and 2 may be lined or padded although in practice I find that this is not necessary.

The drawings show the invention in its preferred practical form but the invention is to be' understood as fully commensurate with the appended claim.

Having thus fully described the invention, what Iclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent isj A tie press embodying two strips hinged together by hinges, the leaves of which are of resilient material and are relatively long, means for securing the free end portions of each leaf to one of the strips, so as to leave a relatively long portion of the leaf unattachably extending between the hinge pivot and the adjacent edge of the strip, and which unattached portion is bent to bring that portion of each leaf adjacent the hinge pivot into angular relation to the remaining portion of the leaf, whereby said extending portions of the leaves embody sufficient resiliency to permitparallelism between the strips while said strips are at different dis tances apart in order to compensate for ties of different thicknesses, and the angularly disposed portions of the leaves serving also to maintain a predetermined angular relation between the strips when the'press is in open position, and means associated with the corresponding free edges of said strips and adapted to cooperate to draw the strips into parallelism and simultaneously place the hinge leaves under tension when the tie is positioned between said strips.

In'testimony whereof I have signed the foregoing sj'pecilication.

SOLOMON MOSSBAOHER.

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