US1837603A - Pressing cloth - Google Patents

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Patented. Dec. 22, 1931 UNITED "STATES TALMZAGE B. WEAVER, F MITCHELL SOUTH DAKOTA PRESSING' CLOTH No Drawing.

This invention relates to a pressing cloth of the type employed when pressing suits and other garments in order to prevent danger of scorching the material from which the garment is made or causing cloth, such as serge, to become shiny.

One object of the invention is to provide a cloth impregnated with a dressing which will cause an iron to slide easily overthe cloth while pressing and also prevent the cloth from absorbing too much water when damped before being applied to the garment-to be pressed.

Another object of the invention is, to impregnate the cloth with a dressing which will serve to some extent to confine steam generated by the hot pressing iron between the cloth and the garment and thereby permit the garment to be pressed in a very-eflicient manner.

Another object of the invention is to so apply the-dressing to the cloth that it willbe evenly distributed and excess dressing removed so that there will be'no danger of the garment being stained or otherwise soiled by the dressing when the cloth is in use.

The pressing cloth constituting the subject-matter of this invention consists of a strip of closely Woven fabric and preferably heavy muslin of a close fine weave is employed. This strip is cut the proper lengthoughly saturated, it is placed in a centrifugal extractor which rotates at a high rate of speed and the centrifugal force created removes most of the excess dressing from the cloth. The cloth is then passed between heated rollers which serve to evenly distribute the dressing throughout the cloth and after being passed through the rollers the cloth is placed a heated dry room and left therein Application filed October 8, 1927. Serial No. 225,020.

until the gasoline remaining in the cloth has entirely evaporated and the cloth is deextractor the cloth is passed through a heated mangle subjected to heavy pressure together with a strip of preferably white paper of an absorbent nature; The paper is placed beneath the cloth when passed through the mangle and will serve to absorb any dressing which may be expressed from the cloth. This prevents anydanger of too much dress ing remaining in the cloth and causing a garment formed of light silk or thin cloth to be stained or otherwise soiled while I being pressed. d

When the pressing cloth is in use, it is first dipped in water and wrung out to re move excess water therefrom and is then placed upon the garment to be pressed and hot iron in the usual manner. Since the cloth is impregnated with beeswax, the iron will slide very easily across the cloth and in view of the fact that the wax fills the pores of the cloth steam generated between the cloth and garment will to a certain extent be confined and cause the garment to be pressed in a veryefficient manner. If desired, the dry cloth can be applied to the garment and after being sponged lightly ironed in the usual manner. i

Having thus described the invention, I claim: i

1. A method of forming a pressing cloth consisting of providing a strip of fabric, ims

mersing the, fabric in boiling water and rinsing to remove sizing therefrom, dipping the strip into a dressing consisting of gasoline and melted beeswax, removingmost of the excess dressing, distributing the dressing throughout the strip while subjecting the strip to heat and pressure, allowing excess gasoline to evaporate from the strip, dipping the strip in warm water and removing surplus moisture therefrom, laying a'sheet of absorbent material upmtsthe strip, and subjecting the sheet and the strip to heat and high pressure whereby the remainder of the excess dressing will be removed therefrom.

2. A method of forming a pressing cloth consisting of providing a strip of fabric free from sizing, impregnating the fabric with a dressing consisting of gasoline and melted beeswax and extracting most of the excess dressing therefrom,"subjecting the strip to heated pressing means to evenly distribute the dressing, allowing excess gasoline to evaporate from the strip, dipping the strip in warm water and then extracting the water, laying a sheet of absorbent material upon the strip, and subjecting the sheet and strip to heat and pressure whereby the remainder of the excess dressing will be removed from the strip.

3. A method of forming a pressing cloth consisting of providing a strip of fabric free from sizing, impregnating the fabric with .a dressing consisting of gasoline and melted beeswax and evenly distributing the dressing and allowin excess gasoline to. evaporate therefrom, dlppingthe dressed strip in Water and then extracting the water, and-finally removing excess dressing from the strip.

Intestimony whereof I affix my signature.

TALMAGE B. WEAVER [1,. s;]