US2162354A - Pressing iron - Google Patents

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June 13, 1939. M M. NEWMAN PRESSING IRON '2 She'et's-Sheet 1 Filed Sept. 25, 1937 ml i V n W m Im H alb. M vQ u .l y w l i 5 w 4 M ..----.wl M 5 7: 3 IIIIPHH M i111! BY oc/z a' 155W/ ATTORNEYS June 13, 1939. M. M. NEWMAN 2,152,354

I PREssING IRON Filed sep't. 23. -1937 2 sheets-sheet 2 l IMII l Patented June 13, 1939 UNITED STATE Application September 23, 193i, Serial-No. laatst My invention relates to a new and' improved pressing iron. I i

One of the objects oi my invention is to provide a combination pressing iron and pressing cloth a which shall be especially useful for iro silh fabrics, including neclr-ties and the lilxe.

Another object of the invention is to provide a pressing iron with a pressing cloth which is mounted so that the iron can be moved to-andill fro relative to the cloth.

Another object of the invention is to provide automatic means for moistening the pressing cloth.

Other objectsv of my invention will be set forth in the following description and drawings which illustrate preferred embodiments thereoip it being understood thatA the above statement of the objects of my invention is intended generally to explain the same without limiting it in any manner.

Fig. l is a side elevation of the improved device. i

Fig. 2 is a top pian view, part oi the representation oi the pressing cloth having'been omitted, in order to show certain parts more clearly.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation, taken at the left hand side oi Fig. l, part of the representation of the pressing cloth having been broken away, in order to show other rts more clearly.

Fig. d is a sectional view on the line of Fie. 2. Fig. 5 is longitudinal sectional view of the roll on which the pressing cloth is wound. For ccn-n .venience, this may be designated as the n aaine roll.

Fig. t is an elevation of the magazine roll, showing how the pressing cloth is connected thereto.

, Fig. i is a sectional view on the line 'i-l oi Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a diagrammatic view, s

1, and showing a mocation.

In ironing'lmany types of fabric, the practice has been to'usea moistened pressing cloth which was wholly separate-trom the iron, e the industry has developed pressing irons having perforated pressing faces, through whichstearn Waspassed to moisten the fabric, such irons have not been suitabie for pressing silk and numerous `other fabrics.

In-pressing such fabrics, and even heavier fabries, the practice for many years has been to use pressing cloth which wasmoistened interinittently. se. i According to the invention.- I provide an atimiiar to Fig.

tachment to the iron, whereby a messing cloth is connected to the iron and the pressing cloth can be moistened continuously and automatically.

In another emboent, the iron has an at- 5 tachment whereby the pressing cloth can be moistened by manually operated means. The iron can be moved freely to and iro relative to the cloth. This greatly economzes labor, and produces superior and more uniform work.

The pressing iron l may be oi any conventional' type. `llt is provided with a handle H, which is connected to the body or' the iron` by means of screws it. Y

@ne of these screws it also ser-ves to connect a plate l to the body oi the iron. Said plate l is shaped to coniorm to the shape of the adjacent part of the body of the iron. Said plate l has integral arms t, and said arms i have integral upstanding bearings t. As shows in Fig.

5, the magazine roll t has a screw li which is removably hired to one end face of said magazine roll. The shank oi said screw ii passes loosely through an opening in one of the bearings i, so that the roll i can turn freely, in unison with bearing screw ll, relative to said bearing t. As shown in Fig. i and Fig. 5, the'roll t is hollow and a shank in is mounted in any suitable manner to the end wall 9b oi the roll t. The roll t can turn freely on shank 9a. A 30 torsion spring lil has one end thereoi' connected to the slotted end of the shank ta which is shown at the 'left-hand side of Fig. 5. A cap tc nts over the open end of the roll 9. Said cap may be resilient and it has a tight iit on roll 9, so`that roll t and cap ic turn in unison. A web' id is nxed to the end wall or the cap 9c, and webs te are fixed to the web 9d.

Referring to Fig. 5, the right-hand end oi' thel torsion spring it is connected in any suitable i0 I manner to the members de. llihe shank tia is provided with a reduced end portion to, which extends through the central opening inthe web tot and the aligned opening in the end wall of the cap ic. The extension ta is integral with li5 an end member il, which is ci rectangular crosssection. i

Referring to Fig. i, the bearing member it whichv is `shown in said figure, is provided with. a recess into which one-half ofthe member t ts. A holding `member ti is pivoted at t to said bearing member t, and said member d vis provided with a hook end i, which can ht frictionelly over an extension la of said member t. Therefore, when the member 5 isin the op- 55 erative position shown in Fig. 1, it locks the shank 9a against turning. The roller 9b can riphery of the magazine roll 9, by a series of cloth thereon.

staples +9, or in any other suitable manner, as clearly shown in Fig. 6.

'I'he cloth is Wound in the usual spiral form upon the magazine roll 9.

In order to utilize the pressing cloth, a suilcient portion thereof is unwound from the roll 9, so as to provide a pressing portion Iza which is located underneath the pressing face of the iron. The free end of said pressing portion I2a extends suiliciently beyond the rear edge of the iron, so that the iron can be moved longitudinally in its i'ull pressing stroke, without losing contact with said pressing portion I2a. In the embodiment shown in Figs. l-7, the pressing cloth contacts with a sponge or other' absorbent member S. Part of said sponge is located in a container I3 and part of said sponge projects out of said container. The sponge is kept suitably moistened. The cloth passes between a pair of guide rolls I4 and I5 which are turnably mounted in the arms I.

When the cloth is pulled to the operative position as shown in Fig. 1, the torsion of the spring I0 tends to turn the roll 9 so as to wind up the Hence, when the iron does not press against the pressing cloth, said pressing cloth may be wound up on the magazine roll (if desired) -until the stops I9, which are removably connected to the cloth, abut -the undersides of rolls I4 and I5. 'I'his can be modiiied as desired.

For example, when the spring- III is under no torsion, a suiiicient length of the cloth can extend below the rolls Il and I5, and said free portion of the cloth may be of suiilcient length to extend underneath the entire pressing surface, or any part of said pressing surface. The spring III may be under torsion when the stops I9 abut rolls Il and I5. when the free end of the pressing cloth extends any desired distance behind the rear edge of the iron. However, I prefer to have the spring III under torsion at all times, so that when the iron is raised from the work, the cloth is wound upon roll 9 -until stops I9 abut guide rolls Il and I5.

Referring to Fig. 1, when the iron is moved to the left of the position shown therein, the pressure of the iron keeps the pressing portion Ila stationary `upon the cloth, and the movement of the iron to the left of the position shown in Fig. 1, merely unwinds more of the cloth from the magazine roll. When the iron is moved to the right of the position shown in Fig. 1, the roll l is turned so as to wind up some of the cloth. Hence, as the iron is moved longitudinally over the work, the cloth is always held taut above the front end of the iron, in the preferred embodiment. 'I'he operator can hold down the free end of the cloth at a suitable distance from the rear end of the iron, as the iron is moved to and fro. Likewise, the coeiiicient of friction between the iron and the pressing cloth is.less than the coemcient vof friction between the pressing cloth.

and the work which is being ironed. This makes it possible to raise the iron duringv the pressing operation, without winding the pressing portion The spring I0 may be under zero torsion of the cloth upon the roll 9. The rear or free end of the cloth can be held down uponthe pressing table by any suitable releasable means.

'I'he cloth is therefore rubbed back and forth along the sponge S. Inany event, the cloth is sumciently absorbent and it can conduct moisture suillciently, so that the moisture will travel from the sponge S, to keep the pressing portion I2a suitably moist.

Likewise, the iron can be raised at any time so as to allow roll 9 to wind up the cloth until stops I9 abut rolls I4 and I5. By pulling the cloth I2l outwardly, the pressing portion I2 is rubbed along the Wet sponge S, in order to moisten the pressing portion thoroughly.

The embodiment shown in Fig. 8 is the same as the preceding embodiment, save that in Fig. 8 the vessel I3 contains Water W. An atomizer consisting of the usual bulb B, and the tubes I6 and I'I, is provided. By operating the elastic bulb B, so as to force air through tube I6, water is sprayed through the tube I'I upon the adjacent part of the pressing cloth.y

The width of the pressing cloth exceeds the Width of the pressing face of the iron, as shown in Fig. 2.

Any iron can have the improvements applied thereto as an attachment, including the wellknown irons in which the pressing face is peruse of a moistening attachment on the iron.

The magazine roll and spring represent one of numerous types of devices which can be used to move the cloth automatically relative to the iron, s0 as to maintain the pressing portion of the cloth in taut condition. Other means for maintaining the pressing port-ion of the cloth in taut condition may be substituted, and I do not wish to be limited to the use of a magazine roll or spring.

I have shown preferred embodiments of my invention, but numerous changes and omissions could be made without departing from its spirit.

I claim:

1. In combination with a. pressing iron, a magazine roll connected to said pressing iron, a pressing cloth connected to said magazine roll, said magazine roll being turnable relative to the iron so that the pressing cloth can be wound around said magazine roll or unwound therefrom, guide means also con-nected to said pressing iron and adapted t0 guide the movement `of said pressing cloth when Ait is wound upon the roll or unwound from the roll, said magazine roll having a spring f on, said pressing cloth having stop means adapted to abut said guide means and to prevent the winding' of the cloth upon the magazine roll 'beyond a predetermined point.

2. In combination, a pressing iron and a pressing cloth connected to said pressing iron, said pressing cloth having wholly separated ends, one end of said pressing cloth being attached to the iron, the other end thereof being free, said iron being movable longitudinally relative to said pressing cloth, said pressing cloth being of suiiicient length to extend under the working face of said pressing iron, all the parts of said iron being located above its working face.

3. In combination, a pressing iron, a turnable roll mounted on said pressing iron and movable in unison with said pressing iron, a pressing cloth having separated ends, only one of the ends .of said pressing cloth being connected to said roll. said roll being turnable and having means to wind up the pressing cloth thereon, means secured to said iron for moistening said pressing cloth, said pressing iron `being movable longitudinally relative to said pressing cloth, said pressing cloth being of suilicient length to extend under the Working face of said pressing iron, all the parts of said iron being located above its working face.

4. In combination, a pressing iron and a pressing cloth connected to said pressing iron, said pressing cloth having wholly separated ends. one end oi. said pressing cloth being attached to the iron, the other end thereof being free, said iron being movable longitudinally relative to said .pressing cloth, said pressing cloth vbeing oi suicient length to extend under the working face of said pressing iron, said iron having spring means adaptedy to take up the slack in the cloth as the iron moves longitudinally with respect-to said cloth, all the parts of said viron being located above its working face. n

5. In combination with a pressing iron, a magazine roll connected to said pressing iron above a working face of said iron, a pressing cloth connected to said magazine roll above said working face, said iron having spring means operative to turn said roll and to wind up the pressing cloth thereon, said pressing cloth being of suilicient length to extend under the working face of said iron. l

. 6. The combination as claimed in claim 1 including means secured to said iron for meistening the pressing cloth.

MAXML NEWMAN.

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