US3130508A

US3130508A - Pressing machine

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Publication number: US3130508A
Application number: US133430A
Authority: US
Inventors: Goldstein Samuel
Original assignee: SAM GOLDSTEIN Inc
Current assignee: SAM GOLDSTEIN Inc
Priority date: 1961-08-23
Filing date: 1961-08-23
Publication date: 1964-04-28
Anticipated expiration: 1981-04-28

Description

April 28, 1964 S. GOLDSTEIN PRESSING MACHINE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Aug. 23, 1961 [inw INVENTOR SAMUEL GOLDSTEIN BY AT1-Oms;

April 28, 1964 s. GOLDSTEIN PREssiNG MACHINE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Aug. 25, 1961 INVENTOR SAMUEL GoLDsTElN A ATTORNEY.v Y

United States Patent Office 3 ,130,508 Patented Apr. 28, 1964y 3,130,568 PR'SlNG MACHINE Samuel Goldstein, New York, NY., assigner to Sam Goldstein, Inc., New York, NX., a corporation of New York Filed Aug. 23, 196i, Ser. No. 133,430 6 Claims. (ill. 33-17) The present invention relates to pressing machines, and more particularly to machines for the huish-pressing of garments such as mens and womens jackets, coats, and the like.

lt is the general object of the invention to Pfovide a simple and eilicient pressing machine which can be employed for the finish-pressing by hand of garments and especially of higher grade garments requiring a highly finished appearance.

More specifically, it is an object of the invention to provide an eiiicient yet inexpensive machine characterized by a buck which is mounted for limited rotary movement through an angle oi about 1S() degrees in opposite directions to reverse the position of its rounded ends of larger and smaller diameters, and is releasably held in fixed position at each ot its opposite limits of rotatory movement.

It is also an object of the invention to provide heating means for the buck of a pressing machine which, while adequately heating the fabric to be pressed, avoids transmitting excessive amounts oi heat to the operator.

More specilically, it is an object of the invention to provide heating means for the rotatable buck oi a pressing machine such that the buck is heated by radiation, as from a steam pipe located in a fixed chamber or channel below the buck, whereby the heating can be localized to such a degree that the operator is not exposed to an uncomfortable degree of heat.

lt is a further object of the invention to provide a pressing machine of the type indicated wherein the hollow buck is mounted to swivel on a valve-controlled suction pipe which is rigidly secured to the iloor ot the shop, so that the buck is held against other than its horizontal rotary movement.

It is a still further object of the invention to provide means for coupling a suction pipe, on which the buck rotates, to the suction line containing a pedal-controlled suction valve, so that after a pressing operation is completed, air can be sucked through the padding on the buck and through the perforated top wall of the buck, such air thus passing through the garment to dry the latter.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following more detailed description taken together with the accompanying drawings wherein FIG. l is a top plan view of the buck;

FIG. 2 represents a front elevational view with parts in section;

FIG. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section along the line 3--3 of FIG. l;

FIG. 4 is a horizontal section on the line 4-4 of FIG. 2; while FIG. 5 is an end view of the machine, partly in section.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral lil indicates a hollow buck made of steel or other metal and secured in airtight manner to an approximately centrally positioned pipe ll which is in communication with the interior of the buch, as best shown at l2 in FlG. 3 and acts as a hollow supporting shaft.

The buck consists ot a bottom plate 13 to which the pipe or shaft ll is welded, a top plate 14 and a vertical wall 15 secured to the top and bottom plates in air-tight manner. The top plate is slightly arched and is periorated as indicated at 16 for a purpose which will be eX- plained hereinafter.

The vertical Wall l5 is inset a short distance from the peripheries of the top and bottom plates to enable a cord or band 17 or other securing means to hold in position a padding 18 stretched over the top plate i4.

The buckand the padding thereon are heated directly or indirectly by radiation from a steam pipe 19 arranged immediately beneath the bottom plate 13 and fed by a riser 2:0 from a boiler (not shown) or other source, the steam and condensate being returned through a pipe 2l..

The buck is movable, with the pipe ll, about a vertical axis for a half turn in opposite directions. To this end, the pipe il is provided with a threaded lower end, as indicated at 22, and is received in a coupling 23 which is ixedly mounted, as by welding, within an opening in a metallic plate 24a forming orsecured to the top of a table. The lower portion of the coupling 23 receives the threaded end of a pipe 24 which is secured in any suitable manner, as by a mounting or base 25, to the loor 26. Intermediate its ends, the pipe 24 is provided with a coupling 27 by which it is connected to a valve 28, operated by means of the rod 29 and lever 30 from a f oot pedal 3l. The valve 25 is connected to the suction side of a blower (not shown) or equivalent device. The lever Sil is pivoted upon a bolt 32 by way ofan ear 33, the bolt being anchored in the floor mounting 25 for the pipe 24.

Located beneath the buck is a channel 34 whose central, bottom web is provided with openings through which pass the pipe l1 and the elbows 35, 36 connecting the steam pipe 19 with the pipes Ztl and 2l. The channel is supported by four angular brackets 37 which are secured to the plate 24, as by means of bolts 33. The pipe 19 may be secured within the channel by means of one or more straps 39.

The left end of the channel 3,4, as Viewed in the drawings, is provided with a vertical Wall or flange 4i). Secured to the bottom web of the channel 34, and preferably also to the rear face oi the ilange 4i), is a U-shaped member l1 forming, with the ange 4.6, a housing for a rod 42, slidably mounted within suitable openings in the opposite walls of the housing. The rod is provided with an enlarged portion 43 against which bears a spring 441 which urges the rod toward the left, the movement being limited by a cotter pin 45. The extreme left end oi the rod 42 is rounded as indicated at 46, and is adapted to engage a cam member 47 depending from the bottom wall i3 of the buck. The member i7 is provided with a cam surface terminating in a notch 43 which receives the pin 42 and which permits movement of the member 47 (and the buck secured thereto) in only one horizontal direction, i.e., counterclockwise, as viewed in FlG. l. A similar cam member 49 depends from the buck adjacent to its other end, the cam surface being so arranged that when the rod 42 is engaged within the corresponding notch Sil, the buck isV held` against further countereloclrwise movement and can be moved only clockwise.

It will be evident from the foregoing that the parts 42 to Sil, which constitute detent mechanisms disposed at diametrically opposite positions, hold the buck yieldingly against the pressure of spring 44 in either one of its opposite positions, and permit movement of the buck in one or the other direction to the extent of only about The buck is of generally tapered form in horizontal plan, being narrower at one end, as indicated at lila and wider at the opposite end as indicated at 1Gb, so that the end more suitable for the pressing of a particular part of a garment can, by giving the buck a half turn, be brought to the left or right side oi the machine.

In the use of the machine, and after steam has been admitted into the pipe 19 for a sufficient length of time to heat the parts to the required temperature, the garment is placed over the padding on the buck and the different parts thereof given a finish hand-pressing. The pipe 19 heats the bottom wall 13 of the buck directly by radiation, and heat is conducted to the side wall or flange 15 and top wall 14 and the padding 18. Additional heat can be conducted from wall 13 to wall 14 by metal bars connecting the two walls without blocking the path of air from the openings 16 to the pipe 1.1. After the pressing operation is completed, the operator steps on the pedal 31 controlling the suction valve 28 and the interior of the buck 10 is subjected to suction whereby air is drawn through the garment and padding and through the perforations 16 in the buck and into the hollow shaft or pipe 11, thereby drying the garment. In the course of using the machine, the buck 10 will be given a half turn in one or the other direction in order to bring either the narrower end 10a or wider end 10b to the left side of the machine, the detent end 42 yielding on the application of hand pressure to the one or other end of the buck.

To protect the operator against the heat, a sheathing of heat-insulating material can be disposed in front of the machine and coextensive with the

pipes

19, and 21; or the

pipes

20 and 21 can be provided with an insulating sheathing, or both measures can be applied.

It will be seen from the foregoing that I have provided a simple and eicient machine for presenting a heated and padded surface for the -nish pressing of garments and which can be easily connected with existing steam and suction lines of garment manufacturing and tailoring establishments.

It will be apparent that the stationary steam pipe 19 can be replaced by a plurality of pipes or by a steam box, or by any other source of heat, such as one or more electrical heating elements, extending across any desired area of the buck.

Other variations may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

l. A pressing machine comprising a base, a vertical shaft supported on the base and rotatable about its vertical axis, a buck mounted on said shaft, said vertical axis intersecting the buck approximately at the longitudinal center thereof, said shaft allowing rotary movement of the buck in a horizontal plane about the axis of said shaft, a heating element arranged to radiate heat to the buck from below, and cooperating means connected to the buck and supported on the base for releasably locking the buck in opposed end positions reached by rotation through substantially 180.

2. A pressing machine comprising a base, a hollow vertical shaft supported on the base and rotatable about its vertical axis, a buck mounted on said shaft to rotate with it, said vertical axis intersecting the buck approximately at the longitudinal center thereof, said shaft allowing rotary movement of the buck in opposite directions in a horizontal plane to bring opposite ends of the buck into operative position at the same side of the machine, cooperative means connected to the buck and supported by the base for limiting the rotary movement of the buck in either direction to an angle of approximately degrees, and a stationary steam pipe supported on the base, in position to heat by radiation a garment placed on the buck.

3. A pressing machine comprising a hollow buck having spaced upper and lower walls, the upper Wall containing perforations communicating with the interior of the buck, means for supplying heat to the buck, a hollow vertical shaft secured to the lower wall of the buck and communicating with the interior of the buck at approximately its longitudinal center, a stationary plate, a coupling secured to the plate, the lower end of the shaft being in sealing engagement with, and in communication with the interior of said coupling, said shaft being rotatably supported on said coupling for rotation about its own vertical axis, whereby the buck can be rotated about the vertical axis of the shaft, and a suction line connected with the coupling and, through the shaft, with the interior of the buck.

4. A pressing machine comprising a base, a hollow buck having spaced upper and lower walls, the upper wall containing perforations communicating with the interior of the buck, means for supplying heat to the buck, a hollow vertical shaft secured to the lower wall of the buck and communicating with the interior of the buck at approximately its longitudinal center, a stationary plate, a threaded coupling secured to the plate, the lower end of the shaft being in threaded engagement with said coupling and rotatably supported thereon, whereby the buck can be rotated about the vertical axis of the shaft, a pipe rising from the base and in threaded engagement with the coupling to support the same and the plate, the interior of the pipe being in communication with the interior of the shaft and buck, a suction conduit connected with the pipe, and cooperating means connected to the buck and to the base for limiting the rotation of the buck to approximately 180 in opposite directions.

5. A pressing machine as defined in claim 2, wherein the limiting means comprises a horizontally movable spring-pressed detent, and cam means at diametrically opposite positions each providing a recess into which the detent moves in the end positions of the buck, said cam means preventing further rotary movement of the buck in the same direction but permitting return movement in the opposite direction.

6. A pressing machine as defined in claim 3, including detent mechanism connected to the buck and supported on the base for limiting the rotary movement of the buck with the shaft to approximately 180 in opposite directions.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 339,213 Richardson Apr. 6, 1886 897,832 Hoffman Sept. 1, 1908 1,963,822 Beede June 19, 1934 2,142,202 McKay Jan. 3, 1939 2,242,513 Dewey May 20, 1941 2,307,370 Hale Ian. 5, 1943 2,490,618 Caplan Dec. 6, 1949

Claims

1. A PRESSING MACHINE COMPRISING A BASE, A VERTICAL SHAFT SUPPORTED ON THE BASE AND ROTATABLE ABOUT ITS VERTICAL AXIS, A BUCK MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFT, SAID VERTICAL AXIS INTERSECTING THE BUCK APPROXIMATELY AT THE LONGITUDINAL CENTER THEREOF, SAID SHAFT ALLOWING ROTARY MOVEMENT OF THE BUCK IN A HORIZONTAL PLANE ABOUT THE AXIS OF SAID SHAFT, A HEATING ELEMENT ARRANGED TO RADIATE HEAT TO THE BUCK FROM BELOW, AND COOPERATING MEANS CONNECTED TO THE BUCK AND SUPPORTED ON THE BASE FOR RELEASABLY LOCKING THE BUCK IN OPPOSED END POSITIONS REACHED BY ROTATION THROUGH SUBSTANTIALLY 180*.