US2234496A - Garment pocket ironing device - Google Patents

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March 11, 1941. J. H. LEEF. 2,234,496

GARMENT POCKET IRONING DEVICE Filed July 27, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 5 21 .1 Egg Jul/22102" 170/121 ff. Leaf 72213 Affor'we mp4 WM- r March 11, 1941. -J. H. LEEF GARMENT POCKET IRONINGr DEVICE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 fizz/2. 21507" John H Leer 3% hisflfi' orizeyd WWW IIIIIIIIII LII/II Filed July 27, 1940 Patented Mar. 11, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GARMENT POCKET IRONING DEVICE John H. Leef, Minneapolis, Minn. Application July 27, 1940, serial No. 347,980

10 Claims. (01. 223-66) My present invention has for its purpose to provide a simple and highly efficient garment ironing device especially designed and particularly adapted for the ironing of pockets of trousers; and generally stated, the invention consists of the novel devices, combinations of devices and arrangement of parts hereinafter defined in the claims.

Because of the peculiar shape of trouser pockets, it has been quite diificult to quickly and efficiently iron out and smooth the same by means of an ordinary iron usually provided. In the ironing or pressing of high grade trousers, the cost of ironing or pressing the pockets of the same is not a highly important matter, or at any rate, is taken care of by the usual charge; but in pressing 0r ironing overalls and workmens trousers, the matter of cost is highly important, and the whole operation must be performed rapidly, efliciently and at small cost.

My present improved machine takes care of this last noted operation, to wit; the pressing and ironing of overalls and the like so conveniently and in such rapid order that the proper ironing or pressing of the pockets is performed at a cost that closely approaches nil.v

The improved machine is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views. Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a view in perspective showing the improved machine; 7

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. l, but shows overalls or trousers applied to the device for simultaneous pressing or ironing of the pockets thereof;

Fig. 3 is a vertical front to rear section taken on the lines 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a section taken onthe same line as Fig 3, but showing certain of the parts in different positions from those shown in Fig. 3 and some portions being broken away;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view in horizontal section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a detail in section taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 3; and

Fig. '7 is a fragmentary vertical section taken approximately on the line l--'I of Fig. 3.

This improved device is designed for the simultaneous pressing or ironing of two pockets, and each pocket ironing device involves a hollow shell-like relatively fixed boot I0 and a relatively movable hollow shell-like cooperating boot ll. These boots are supported on the upper por- 5 tion of a casing so that the boots are at the proper altitude for applicationthereto of the pock- 'ets of the trousers or the garment being treated.

. The relatively fixed boots, ID are formed with flanged bases that are bolted or otherwise rigidly secured to an elevated plate or table l2 rig- 5 idly secured on the upper end of a'column or post l3, which at its lower end is, in this preferred structure, rigidly secured to a base l4. Preferably also, the lower portions of the device are located in a sheet metal casing I5 supported by the base l4 and table 12.

Pockets of overalls and trousers are usually wider than their neck or openings, and to adapt theboots Ill and H to fit the interior of such pockets, the lower portions of said boots are preferably contracted at Ill and II' respectively. 0r otherwise stated the lower portions of the said boots are contracted as best shown in Figs. 3 and 4. The base of the fixed boot I0 is shown as provided with depending integrally cast lugs I6 through which is passed a rock shaft H, which at one end extends to the exterior of the casing and is provided with anoperating arm l8 having a heavyor weighted outer end l8. The movable boots H are supported-by links l9, the 25 upper ends of which are pivotally connected thereto at 20, and the lower ends of which are provided with hubs I9 that are located between the lugs l6 and are pivoted on the common rock shaft l1; v

Secured on the rock shaft ll, by set screws 2|, are bifurcated rockers 22, which in plan view is substantially U-shaped. These rockers embrace the cooperating lugs l6 and the transverse portions thereof stand in position for engagement 5 with the outer surfaces of the links l9.

By reference to Figs. 3 and 4, itwill be noted that the arm I8 is movable from one side. to the other of a vertical line that intersectsthe axis of rock shaft [1. By reference to Fig. 3 it will be seen that when arm I! is moved to the left of said vertical line, the upper edge of the transverse portion of rockers 22 will engage the cooperating links l9 and force the movable 45 boots into close contact with the fixed boots; and by reference to Fig. 4, it will be noted that when the arm I1 is moved to the right of the said vertical line, the lower edges of the transverse portion of the rockers 22 will operate on 50 the depending lower ends of the links l9, and finally move the two movable boots away from the cooperating fixed boots. Otherwise stated, the rockers 22 under one movement engage the cooperating links above and supporting pivots,

pockets. The numeral 29 indicates a catch trough and under the other movement operate on said links below their supporting pivots.

Preferably the depending ends of the links I9 are provided with adjustable stops in the form of screws 23 with which the rockers directly'engage. Movements of the rock shaft into rockers 22 tend to impart like movements to the movable boots of both pocket ironing devices, but to compensate for slightly different movements that may be required for pockets of different size, said links 19 can be made of spring metal so that the one movable boot may be given a slightly greater movement than the other. Otherwise stated, the links when made resilient afiord a simple and efficient yielding element between the boots and the common rock shaft.

In practice, the boots described will be steam heated, and this is preferably accomplished, as shown. The numeral 24 indicates a steam box shown as supported within the casing on the column l3. intake pipe 25 and a return or drain pipe 26. From the steam box 24, steam pipe 21 extends upward into the fixed boots [0, and steam delivery pipes 28, having flexible sections 28, extend from the steam box upward into the movable boots II.

In Fig. 4, the numeral y indicates a garment pocket shown as slipped over the cooperating boot.

Obviously, by easy manipulation of the arm 18, the movable boots can be moved to and from positions shown in Figs. 3 and 4 and conversely. When the boots are moved together as shown in Fig. 3, the pockets can be easily slipped over the ironing boots. When the arm is set as shown in Fig. 3, the weighted end of the arm will tend to hold the movable boots against the fixed boots. When the arm is moved to the position shown in Fig. 4, the movableboots will be separated from the fixed boots as far as permitted by the walls of the applied pocket. In the operation, it will be customary first to press the arm so as to put the pocket under considerable strain, stretching and ironing the same, and then the arm may be released. 1

It will be noted that the movable boots II are pivoted to the upper ends of the links 19 so that they are capable of rocking movements to adapt themselves to the taper or interior form of the or garment holding device applied to the casing l5. In the above specification, the garment pockets have been marked with a letter, small 11 but in Fig 2, these pockets are shown as a 'part of a pair of overalls or like garment indi This steam box is provided with an ing boot, a handle equipped rock shaft below said ironing device, a link pivoted on said rock shaft at its lower end and at its upper end pivotally connected to and supporting said relatively movable boot, and a rocker secured on said rock shaft and engageable with said link above its lower pivot to move said movable boot toward said fixed boot and engageable with said link below its pivot to move said movable boot from said fixed boot.

2. In an ironing apparatus, a pair of ironing devices each involving fixed and relatively movable ironing boots, a handle-equipped rock shaft mounted below said ironing devices, links pivoted on said rock shaft at their lower ends and at their upper ends pivotally connected to and supporting said relatively movable boots, and rockers secured on said rock shaft and engageable with said links above their lower pivots to move said movable boots toward said fixed boots and engageable with said links below said pivots to move said movable boots from said fixed boots.

3. The structure defined in claim 1 in which said boots are hollow, and are combined with means for introducing steam thereinto.

4. The structure defined in claim 2 in which said boots are hollow, and are combined with means for introducing steam thereinto.

5. The structure defined in claim 2 in which said links are resilient so that said movable boots are capable of differential movements away from the cooperating fixed boots.

6. The structure defined in claim 1 in which the handle of said rock shaft is a weighted arm that is movable from one side to the other of a vertical line drawn through the axis of said rock shaft.

'7. The structure defined in claim 1 in which said boots have narrowed lower end portions adapting them to said pockets that have contracted openings.

8. The structure defined in claim 1 in which the supporting means for said fixed boot includes a base, a column rising from said base and a table to which said fixed boot is directly secured.

9. The structure defined in claim 1 in which the support for said rock shaft includes a bracket depending from said fixed boot and in which said rocker is approximately U-shaped and has spaced lugs that embrace the lower end of said link and are directly secured to said rock shaft.

10. The structure defined in claim 1 in which the supporting means for said fixed boot includes a base, a column rising from said base and a table to which sad fixed boot is directly secured, and a steam containing box supported by said base and having connections with the respective boots for delivery of steam thereto.

JOHN H. LEEF.

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