US2511455A - Glove ironing machine - Google Patents

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June 13, 1950 T. G. BOLDIZZONI GLOVE IRONING MACHINE 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed May 29, 1945 TEOBALDQ Bownzzom BY fi Q ATTORN EY June 13, 1950 T. s. BOLDIZZONI GLOVE IRONING MACHINE 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed May 29, 1945 INVENTOR 'TEOBALDO BOLDIZZONI BY /f ATTORNEY E- mm June 13, 1950 Filed May 29, 1945 T. G. BOLDIZZONI GLOVE IRONING MACHINE 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 IN VEN TOR.

ATTORNEY TEOBALDO BoLmzzom June 13', 1950 T. G. BOLDIZZONI GLOVE IRONING MACHINE 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed May 29, 1945 no m I INVENTOR. TEOBALDO BOLDIZZONI ATTORNEY Patented June 13, 1950 72 5 -GLOVE IERQNING 'ise nlsl fiu iqlsliz New ApplicatiorrMay-ZQ, 1945, Serial No. 596,456" 152 Qlaimsf. (Cl-2231.537.)

This invention relates to new and useful improvementsin maohines for -pressing gloves, especially gloves having seamed fingers.

In-my prior patent, No. 2,486,192, I have described a pressing machine in which -gloves are mounted on rotating forms and are stripped therefrom :by means of two continuously --rotating belts. Ehe two *hel-ts are movable with respect to one another during the cyclic operation ofthe machineto permit the-insertionof-a form between --the --two --belts without -mu-til-ating :the gloverand the subsequent stripping of the glove from the form.

in another Patent--2 324,673, I have shown that the-forms on which-the gloves are mounted can bereadily attached to and removed from areta-ting support, whereby various types of gloves may be pressed by the machine without-requirmg extensive alterations-and the intervention of skilled mechanics.

The object ozbthe present invention" is a mechanism for pressing-the fingers of the gloves to smooththe seams-thereof so thatthe-hands may slip into the glove easily I and comfortably.

Such pressing is now being done manuall-y on relatively expensive gloves ornotat all on relatively inexpensive gloves, These operations requirea greatdeal of time and'supervision. With my mechanism each glove will be uniformly pressed-in an economical manner.

A further objectcf theinvention is toaohieve certain improvements .in the. machine described in mypatents, and especially in-.1?atent .2 ,32A,673

According-tonne of .the :features of thepresent invention, pressing -memloers-are provided which areinserted between =the fingers of :the form and moved parallel thereto to smooth the seamsof the fingers separately.

More specifically, theform or fcrmson which the gloves aremountedlwhen in operating position, are arranged with the fingers extendingin a predetermined plane and the finger pressing members are arranged to move in a planeperpendicular to that predeterminedplane to be-in-v serted betweenthe fingers.

According to a further feature of ;the invention, means are provided for-heatingthe form or forms or for heating the finger pressingmems hers or both.

According toanother feature oftheinvention, the form orforms are moved intooand out .of operative positiomand the movement-of'form and finger pressing members are related toone an otherto occur-in predetermined order to permit continuous pressing. of. a. series of-gloves.

In another embodiment of the invention, theform orforms are stationary and the'finger press-- ing -mem-bers are moved into and out of opera-t ing :position under an ope-ra'tor s manual or pedal control.

and other features of the i-n-vent-ion will more clearly appear from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments of the present-invention and the appended claims.

-fig.-'-1 is-anelevated view of an automatic type machine -=permitting continuous finger pressing.

-FigJ2 is'a partial-plan view of this machine in assembled condition with certain par-ts shown in cross-section.

F-igs. 3 and share topple/I1 and side views, respectively, of the finger pressing mechanism shown-:in-Figs. 1-and' Rig. 5 :is an enlarged cross-section through a driving ior the finger pressing mechanism shown 'Figs. 1 -and 2.

6 a perspective -view explaining the principal phases -of finger pressing in a continuous type machineaocording to Figs. 1-5.

is an elevated view of a semi-automatic type .machine-permitt'ing finger pressing in discontinuous steps interrupted ny manual operations. I

Fig.3 gis atop riewlomhesfingenpressing .mech' anism of ;.'F.ig.i.-7.

fig. i9. stop view of a cross-section along lines inlFig.

Referring first to Fig. 1, four glove forms, only three of which, .'l,;=l,a.land lb are.shown,.are.fastoned. to aspidenstructure .2 abylmea-nsrof r bolts ii. Structure 1-2 ,is .mounted. on and .rctatedlby a hollowshaftfl carried inbrackets hand Etona table I. aAseshaf-t o1, rotates, vlone .-form.after the other is moved down through fanopening in the-tablehhetweenradjaeenhportions.of two endless driven belts 8 and 9. Form lb, with a glove mounted thereon, :15 shown as sgripped :hetwoen vthe. .two beltsrflu-and-fl.

:Belt 18 .passes aver a .set of rollers comprising two small rollers is and 1H andan intermediate largerrollerslfl. .lBearingsagainsti-the outsidesurfaceof themeltraeislarroller do. supported in a. frame 5 lriinlwhichroller .1 his also. supported. .The frame 1 i4 .is carried zinl-a rframework .15 .on which the table .1 .is mounted. EDheJcelt .:,9 .is l similarly mounted on a set consisting of two small rollers l6 and Al and .'-an intermediate large .roller .18. The contacting portions of tthe two zbelts .form a at thelhotto'm of .Whichithelarge roller ll-is located. The belts contact .with .one .another throughout; their contiguous routeresurfaces. :By

mechanism to be presently described the portions of the belts extending between rollers |6, |2, l6 and i6, respectively, are moved back and forth with respect to one another so as to allow the entry of a form between the belts whereupon the belts are pressed together and, as they rotate, will strip the glove from the form and carry it until it emerges between the small rollers and ii. The gloves travelling between the belts are ironed by means of irons i9 and 2t engaging opposite surfaces of belts 8 and 9 forming one leg of the V.

The operating mechanism is substantially like the one illustrated in my first-mentioned patent and, therefore, only so much of it is shown in Figs. 1 and 2 as is necessary for an understanding of the invention. Part 2| is a motor driven shaft mounted within the frame l5 of Fig. 1. Shaft it drives through suitable gearing (not shown) the large rollers l8 and I2, and the rotation of the rollers is transmitted to the small rollers 16 and lb by means of two endless driving belts Z3 and 24 encircling the two pairs of rollers. The belt 6 is placed on top of the belt 23, the two belts being held in position by means of a guide 25. Similarly, the belt 9 is placed on top or the belt 24 and the belts are held in position by means of guide 26.

The roller no is supported by a frame 21, rotatably mounted on shaft 22 of roller I2. Roller i6 is on a frame 28, which is oscillatable about shaft 2|. Limited relative movement between the rollers |6 and i2 is insured by means of a spring 29 to permit slight relative displacement of these rollers when a glove passes between them.

A cyclic reciprocating movement between the two rollers 1t and i6 is controlled by the means fully disclosed in my first-mentioned patent.

A cam (not shown) actuates levers (not shown) to control the machine and cam 36 (Fig. l) provided on the shaft 2|, actuates a pivoted lever 3| which through a rod 32 and suitable gearing 33 provided within a housing 34 on the table 7 causes the cyclic rotation of the shaft 4. Thus it will be insured that the left hand portions of belts 6 and 9 forming one leg of the V along which they contact, will separate to allow the insertion of a form between them and will then be pressed together to strip the glove from the form and move the glove to the delivery point past the rollers H and H.

The arrangement of the belts 8 and 9 is such that the gloves mounted on the forms will be definitely gripped in succession as they are moved between the belts without deforming the gloves. The glove will then be removed from the form and will be carried between the belts and the rollers l2 and I8, which will strip and flatten them.

Each of the forms Ia and lb, consists of two parts and encloses two resistances (not shown) so distributed within the form as to heat and thus dry the glove placed thereon.

Electrical contact is made with the terminals of a form as an incident of the mounting thereof on the spider 2. This feature is described in Patent 2,324,673 and includes conductors 35, 36, 3'! electrically connected to a contact spring assembly.

The ends of conductors 35, 36 and 31, are connected to commutators 38, 39 and 46 (Fig. 1), respectively, mounted on the end of shaft 4, but insulated therefrom and from one another. These commutators are engaged by springpressed brushes 4|, 42 and 43, the whole assembly being enclosed within a housing 44 (Fig. 1), pro- 75 ently from the other roller. Yielding pressure isvided on table "I. On this housing 44, are mounted switches 45 and 46, by means of which the resistance elements within the irons l9 and 26 may be controlled, as well as switches (not shown) by means of which the elements within the forms may be controlled.

Crank 48 is attached at one end to shaft 2| through sleeve 41; crank 48 also engages, with its other end, sleeve link 50 through ball and socket joint 49; link 56 is engaged through a second ball and socket joint 5| with lever 52 and produces, when driven by crank 48, an oscillatory movement of shaft 53 and lever 52 attached thereto. The lower end of shaft 53 is mounted in bearing 54 supported by cross strip 56 which, in turn, is attached to two cross bars of which one is shown at 51. The upper end of shaft 53 passes through bearing 55 mounted underneath table I.

Shaft 53 carries on its upper end and above table I a sleeve 56 which supports a finger pressing mechanism. The finger pressing mechanism is rotated in a surface inclined by a certain angle with respect to a horizontal plane. Shaft 4 and the fingers of forms I, la, |b, Ic, when in operative position, point in a direction having a similar angle with respect to a horizontal plane. In this way the operative movement of the finger pressing mechanism caused by the rotation of shaft 53 about a vertical axis is caused to occur in a plane substantially perpendicular to the plane in which the fingers are arranged and substantially parallel to the direction of the fingers. An accurate straightening of the finger seams is assured.

As more clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the finger pressing mechanism comprises three metal blades 59 mounted on projections 60 of sleeve 58. A bolt 6| passing through holes in blades 59 and projections 66 serves to hold blades 59 in such a way as to permit a rotating movement of each blade about bolt 6|. Sleeve 58 and projections 66 are made of one piece and consist of rather solid and good heat-conducting material such as aluminum casting. Blades 59 are elastic, preferably of phosphor bronze.

Riveted or welded to each of the metal blades 59 is a bronze or metal casting 62 which is formed with a projecting lug 63. Each lug 63 has a hole for receiving a screw 64. This screw is fastened in a corresponding recess 65 formed in sleeve 58. A spring 66 slipped over screw 64 and acting between lug 63 and recess 65 resiliently opposes the rotation of blades 59 on bolt 6|.

Thus, the pressure exerted by the finger pressing mechanism during its rotating movement about vertical shaft 53 is made flexible. Additional flexibility is achieved by the manner in which the pressure elements engaging the glove fingers or seams are mounted.

These pressure elements as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 consist of conically profiled rollers 6'. arranged in pairs on each side of each of the bronze blades 59. Rollers 6'! consist of metal and are each mounted on a crank lever 69. The levers 68 are rotatably supported on the bronze blades 59 by means of pivot pins 69. Each roller 61 is attached to one end of a crank lever 68. The other end of crank lever 68 is attached to a spring 19, the free end of which is fastened to bronze blade 59 at H. Thus it is assured that during a pressing operation each roller 6'! rolls along each corner or seam of a glove finger independexerted against the seams andaccurate pressin operations are per-formed. The correct sequence of these finger pressing operations with respect to other operations of the machine is assured by sleeve link 50. This link including ball and socket joints 49 and represents the connection between the driving and the driven members of the finger pressing mechanism and is illustrated in more detail in Fig. 5.

Each ball and socket joint consists of a screw member I2 one end of which contains a thread which is attached to the driven and driving cranks, respectively. The head of screw member 12 forms the joint and is located-in a correspond-.- ing recess of part 13. This part is attached to link portion M by means of screw I5 in an easily detachable manner. Flexibility is accomplished by spring It which is pressed against the inside of part M; the tension .of the spring can be varied by adjusting nut l1.

Fig. 6 shows perspectively, and schematically, the various operational phases of a finger presse ing mechanism such as illustrated in Figs. 1-5.

In Fig. 6, XI, X2, X3 and X4 represent the axes on which the four glove forms, only two of which, I and Ia, are shown, are mounted. The regular pyramid or spider formed by axes XI-X4 is rotatable about axis YI. In this way each of the axes XIX4 can be moved in succession into operative position such as is shown in Fig. 6 for axis X2.

Axis XI is shown to be arranged in plane YI, Y2 and Y8. Axis X2 falls in plane YI, Y4 and Y5 which is perpendicular to plane YI, Y2 and Y3 and which forms, as may be' seen more clearly from Fig. 1, an acute angle U! with the table i.

The finger pressing mechanism is represented schematically in Fig. 6 by bronze blades 59' at"- tached to sleeve 58'. Shaft 53 supports sleeve 58' and rotates the finger pressing mechanism about vertical axis 2|. Bronze blades 59 form an angle U2 (Fig. 1) with axis ZI. This angle is slightly less than 90*. By rotating bronze blades 59 about axis ZI, the bladesdescribe a conical surface or a number of parallel conical surfaces with the bronze blades or parts thereof forming the generatrices of the cones.

In the course of this movement, the phosphor bronze blades start from position 59", '(indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 6) and stopin operative position 99. In the latter position the bronze blades form an angle of approximately 90 with axis X2 and the direction of the fingers or finger seams. In this position, blades 59' are substantially perpendicular to the plane in which glove form Ia is situated. The plane in which'a bronze blade 59 is situated and in which it moves immediately before and immediately after having arrived in its operative position isa tangential plane to a cone formed by the rotary movement of bronze blades 59' about axis Z'I. This tangential plane is substantially perpendicular to the planein which form la is situated.

Many other solutions will occur to those mechanically minded to cause the finger pressing mechanism, at least near its operative position, to move in a plane substantially perpendicular to the plane in which the glove form or glove is situated.

It would be possible, without exceeding the scope of this invention, to arrange axis ZI substantially perpendicular to bronze blades 59' so that during their rotation about axis ZI, bronze blades 59' describe parallel planes instead of cones. In order to achieve this, axis 'ZI will have to be arranged at an angle with respect to the vertical.

In order to facilitate the connection of axis 'ZI to thedriving mechanism of the entire machine, axis ZI has been arranged vertically, and angle U2 (Fig. '1), between axis ZI and bronze blades, has been made less than Simultaneously with axis X2 moving into operative position, as indicated'in Fig. 6, stop plate 85" is moved from the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 6 into the full drawn position shown at 85'. This movement is a rotation about axis Z2 and is accomplished by means of hub 83' which is connected through arm BI to stop plate 85'.

Fig. 7 shows a finger pressing machine in which one or several stationary glove forms are arranged. Each of these forms cooperates with a finger ironing mechanism in accordance with this invention.

In Fig. 7-, 92 is a glove form capable of receiving a glove to be pressed. A top view of the glove form is shown in Fig. 8 and Fig. 9 shows a cross section of the form along lines 99 of Fig. '7. Form 92 has a base 93 which is attached to table 94 by means of screws 95.

Form 92 consists of two parts, 92 and 92. Part 92' is stationary on base portion 93 and 92" is hinged on base portion 93 by means of a horizontal bolt 96. Glove form 92 contains electric heater elements 91 and 97" located in portion 92' and 92", respectively. In order to remove or replace one of the heater elements 91', 91" it'i's only necessary to separate portion 92" from portion 92','and move it into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. '7 against the force of spring 98.

The finger pressing mechanism consists of a device somewhat similar to that shown in Figs. li-l6. Three parallel bronze blades 99 are rotata-bly mounted in. a vertical plane on a shaft I00. Bronze blades '99 carry independently mounted rollers H3! which are pressed by springs I02 against the seams of the glove fingers in a mannersimilar to that shown in Figs. 1-5.

Bronze blades as are rotated from the posi tion shown in solid lines into that shown in dotted. lines at 99'by means of a lever arm I93 and against the force of springs I09; lever arm I03 in turn engages at one end the free end of bronze blades '99 and is engaged at the other end by lever I95. Lever I95 is rotatable about axis I96 and mounted on the bottom side of table 94.

-Lever I95is engaged at a point intermediate its length and relatively close to axis I66 by a vertical rod I91, which has attached thereto a flange I99. This flange I08 engages the marginal portions of a slot I99in lever I535 through which rod I9! is passed. By moving rod IIJ'I upward in vertical direction, rod It! with its fi'ange I08 engages'lever m5 and forces it from the position shown in dotted lines at I95 upward into the operating position drawn in full lines (Fig. 7). This movement iorc'es lever Hi3 upward and pushes bronze blades 99 from position 99 down into its operative position, shown in full lines in Fig. '7. During this movement, springs I 94, which are attached with one end to bronze blades 99 andwith the other end to bracket IIII, are compressed.

As soon as the force exerted by rod I91, through fiange'ies on lever I95, is released, compression springs I'M expand and force bronze blades 99 upward into the position shown in dotted lines at'99.

At the same time, lever I93 is forced down and in turn forces lever 5'95 into the position shown in dotted lines at 65. The entire machine is ready for a new finger pressing operation.

Bracket Ht, which carries shaft I00, is attached to table 9% by means of screws Ill.

Vertical rod Hill, which produces the force necessary to move bronze blades 99 into operative position, may be driven by an appropriate means without exceeding the scope of this invention, manually, semi-automatically or fully automatically, electrically, by air or liquid pressure.-

In Fig. 7, rod is? is driven by the armature or plunger (not shown) of a solenoid H2, which is attached to the bottom of table as by means of bolts 4 id, or in any other suitable manner. The energization of solenoid H2 pushes rod l! up into the direction of arrow A, against the force of Spring H3 arranged in the bottom portion of form 92. Spring H3 presses against a wedge H arranged slidably between portions 92 and 92". In the course of the upward movement of rod 58?, wedge lit is pressed in a fiexible manner between portions 52' and 92". As a result, portions 92' and 92" separate and stretch the glove mounted thereupon.

As soon as the energization of solenoid H2 ceases, rod liil falls back under its own Weight taking spring H3 and wedge H4 with it. Thus,

it is possible for blades 99, lever I93 and lever m5 to return into their original positions under the force of the expanding springs I04.

In this way, positive movements of all the members associated with the finger pressing mechanism are assured.

The driving mechanism for rod I01 may be arranged in any desired manner, and in particular, may be common to a number of vertical rods (not shown) which extend into the interior of a number of parallel glove forms in a manner similar to that shown in Fig. '7. Each glove form is provided with a separate ironing device similar to that shown at 99. The various finger pressing mechanisms for these various glove forms may be arranged on a common shaft H30, and be driven through a commo shaft H5. In this case, it is not necessary to provide for each triplet of bronze blades, a separate lever 73, a separate lever H and a separate driving rod Iii'l. Common shaft I Hi may be driven by a single lever mechanism consisting of single levers I03, 35 and rod Mi, driven by a single solenoid, air valve or any other suitable driving mechanism, without exceeding the scope of this invention.

In this way a number of gloves may be simultaneously ironed under the control of a single drive mechanism and with a minimum of interconnecting links.

Ball and socket joint 49 can be disassembled by removing screw 18. The second ball and socket joint 5! is somewhat similar to joint 49 except that its insert is is rigidly attached to sleeve link as by means of a thread which adjustably fits into a corresponding thread of link so.

Joint 5! is held in place in a similar manner as joint 49 except that the corresponding fastening screw 19 is permanently adjusted by means of a cotter splint 89 passing through screw 19 and insert 78.

In this way the eifective length of sleeve link 50 and the flexibility of the connections 13, i4, 15, I6 can be adjusted independently of one another. The rotation of shaft 53 under the control of sleeve link 50 and crank 48 also controls the movementof a stop arm which helps to back a glove form while it is in its operative position and prevent a glove being pulled from the form by rollers 61.

This stop arm, designated at 8|, is rotatably mounted on shaft 82 which is supported by bearing 83 in table 1. Stop arm 8! is attached at one end to the upper end of shaft 82. On its other end, stop arm 82 carries a plate 85 which is rotatable about pivot t l. The lower end of shaft 82 has attached thereto a wheel 86 which is driven by a chain 87. One end of this chain is attached to the free end of lever 88, which is attached to and driven by shaft 53. The opposite end 89 of chain 8?,- after passing through wheel 86, is attached to a spring 96 which is secured to table I at 9|.

In this way, in accordance with the movement of shaft 53, wheel 86, shaft 82 and stop arm 8| are moved and thereby stop plate 85 is pressed in a fiexible manner against that glove form (la in Fig. 2) which is in operative position.

What I claim is:

1. In a machine for ironing gloves, means for supporting the fingers of the gloves to extend substantially in a predetermined plane, seam pressing members operative for insertion at least partially between the fingers, and means for roving said pressing members while inserted in a plane substantially perpendicular to said predetermined plane.

2. In a machine for ironing gloves having seamed fingers, at least one glove form supporting the fingers of the glove to point substantially in a predetermined direction, pressing members operative for insertion at least partially between the fingers, and means for moving said pressing members while inserted in a direction substantially parallel to that of the fingers to smooth the seams of the fingers.

3. A machine according to claim 1, wherein said supporting means comprises at least one heated glove form mounted with the fingers pointing vertically upward and extending substantially in a vertical plane, and in which the pressing members are arranged rotatable about a horizontal axis extending substantially parallel to said vertical plane.

4. A machine according to claim 1, wherein the pressing members comprise a number of parallel blades facing one another and spaced in accordance with the space between the fingers of the glove, and means for moving said blades to be inserted at least partially between the fingers,

. said blades being formed to extend while inserted in a plane substantially perpendicular to the plane in which the fingers of the gloove are arranged.

5. A machine according to claim 1, wherein the pressing members comprise a number of parallel blades facing one another and spaced in accordance with the space between the fingers of the glove, each of said blades supporting on both sides thereof pressure elements formed to engage adjacent finger sides, and means for moving said blades to be inserted at least partially between the fingers, each of said blades being formed to extend while inserted in a plane substantially perpendicular to the plane in which the fingers of the glove are arranged.

6. A machine according to claim 1, wherein the pressing members comprise a number of elastic blades facing one another and spaced in accordance with the space between the fingers of the glove, each of said blades supporting on both sides thereof a pair of spaced spring mounted pressure rollers of conical profile to engage therebetween adjacent finger sides, and means for moving said blades to be inserted at least partially between fingers, each of said blades being formed to extend while inserted in a plane substantially perpendicular to the plane in which the fingers of the glove are arranged.

'7. A machine according to claim 1, wherein the pressing members comprise a number of parallel blades consisting of spring metal and facing one another and spaced in accordance with the space between the fingers of the gloove, each of said blades supporting on both sides thereof pressure elements of good heat conducting metal formed to engage adjacent finger sides, and means for moving said blades to be inserted at least partially between the fingers, each of said blades being formed to extend while inserted in a plane substantially perpendicular to the plane in which the fingers of the glove are arranged.

8. In a machine according to claim 1, wherein said supporting means comprises a heated metal glove form mounted with the fingers pointing vertically upward and extending substantially in a predetermined vertical plane, and wherein the glove form consists of two half portions, at least one of which is arranged hinged about a horizontal axis so as to permit separation, a vertical shaft on which the pressing members are mounted near one end thereof so as to be rotated in vertical planes substantially perpendicular to said predetermined vertical plane, good heat conducting pressure elements supported near the other end of the pressing members and formed to engage adjacent finger sides, means for pendulating said pressing members about said shaft, including links engaging said one end to rotate said pressing members into operative position so as to insert the pressure elements between the I fingers, and springs attached to said pressing members and deformed by the rotation for moving the pressing members out of operative position.

9. A machine according to claim 1, wherein said supporting means comprises a number of heated metal glove forms supported on a spider structure, a rotary shaft Within said structure and arranged symmetrically with respect to the glove forms, means for rotating said shaft intermittentl to move each of said gloove forms successively into operative position, each glove form when in operative position being arranged to extend the fingers of the glove substantially in a direction perpendicular to the movement of the pressing members while inserted, and pressing members consisting of a number of parallel metal blades facing one another and spaced in accordance with the space between the fingers of the glove, each of said blades supporting on both sides good heat conducting pressure elements formed to engage adjacent finger sides, said metal blades while inserted extending in a plane substantially perpendicular to the plane in which the fingers of the glove are arranged, and means for moving said blades for insertion at least partially between the fingers at a predetermined time following the movement of a glove form into operative position.

10. A machine according to claim 1, comprising means for moving the glove supporting means intermittently to place a glove form into operaill tive position, means for moving the pressing members into operative position, and means for coordinating the movements of the glove supporting means and the pressing members.

11. A machine according to claim 1, comprising means for moving the glove supporting means intermittently to place a glove form into operative position, means for moving the pressing members into operative position, means for coordinating the movements of the glove supporting means and pressing members, and an additional member backing the glove form while said form is in operative position, and means for moving said additional member into operative position at a predetermined time following the placing of the glove form.

12. In a machine for ironing the fingers of gloves, a number of glove forms arranged on a spider structure, a first shaft secured to said spider structure, the angles between the shaft and forms being less than 90, means for rotating said shaft intermittently to move said glove forms into operative position, each glove form when in operative position supporting the fingers of the glove in a vertical plane, a number of parallel metal blades facing one another and spaced in accordance with the space between the fingers of the glove, pressure elements supported near one end of said metal blades and formed to engage adjacent finger seams, said one end of the blades penetrating between the fingers to form an angle of 90 with the axis of the glove form, a second vertical shaft supporting said metal blades near the other end, means for rotating said second shaft to move said pressure elements into and out of operative positions, and means for coordinating the rotations of the two shafts.

13. A machine according to claim 1, wherein said supporting means comprises a plurality of heated glove supporting forms supported by a spider structure, a rotary shaft secured to the spider structure and disposed symmetrically to the forms, means for rotating said shaft intermittently to move said glove forms one after another into operative position, each glove form when in operative position supporting the fingers of the glove to extend substantially in a direction perpendicular to the movement of the pressing members while inserted.

14. A machine according to claim 12, wherein the means for coordinating the rotations comprise a common drive shaft connected to said first shaft by cam means and to said second shaft by crank means.

15. The device according to claim 12 and spring means disposed between each of said metal blades and said second vertical shaft.

16. The device according to claim 12 and a resilient adjustable connection between said second shaft and the means for rotating it, including an adjustable sleeve link and a spring in said link.

17. The device according to claim 12 and spring means disposed between each of said metal blades and said second vertical shaft, and a resilient adjustable connection between said second shaft and the means for rotating it, including an adjustable sleeve link and a spring in said link.

TEOBALDO G. BOLDIZZONI.

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