US3332588A - Form finisher and means for adjusting size of bag thereof - Google Patents

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July 25, 1967 B.G.BLEVENS 3,332,588

FORM FINISHER AND MEANS FOR ADJUSTING SIZE OF BAG THEREOF Filed Sept. 7, 1965 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 v INVENTOR BERTRAM G. BLEVENS ATTORNEY July 25, 1967' B. G. BLEVENS 3,332,588

FORM F'INISHER AND MEANS FOR ADJUSTING SIZE OF BAG THEREOF 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Sept. 7, 1965 ATTORNEY July 25, 1967 a. G. BLEVENS FORM FINISHER AND MEANS FOR ADJUSTING SIZE OF BAG THEREOF Filed Sept.

5 Sheets-Sheet 5 i k INVENTOR BERTRAM G. BLEVENS ATTORNEY July 25, 1967 FORM mmsuma AND mews FOR ADJUSTING sxzm OF BAG THEREOF Filed Sept. 7, 1965 B. G. BLEVENS 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 6 b nos as 13 5 G 53 a 35 3o 2 9 I fie? INVENTOR ATTORNEY July 25, 1967 a. G. BLEVENS 33 25 FORM FINISHER AND MEANS FOR ADJUSTING SIZE OF BAG THEREOF Filed Sept. 7, 1965 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 7 'i Q'TJO Y INVENTOR BERTRAM G. BLEVENS BY K) F.

ATTORNEY United States Patent 3,332,588 FORM FINISHER AND MEANS FOR ADJUSTENG SIZE OF BAG THEREOF Bertram G. Blevens, Louisville, Ky., assignor to W. M.

Cissell Manufacturing (Iompany, Louisville, Ky., a corporation of Kentucky Fiied Sept. 7, 1965, Ser. No. 485,338 8 Claims. (Cl. 223--67) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A form finisher having an inner form enveloped by a distendable, fluid-pervious bag of large size; the bag having apertures in its sides adjacent its hem and waist regions and through which bag-size-adjusting drawstrings in contact with the external peripheries of the bag can pass from an adjusting mechanism located within the bag and operable from a position external to the bag; the excess bag material at the lower end of the bag being storable adjacent the lower end of the form when garments of small size are being treated.

This invention relates generally to the finishing of garments, and more particularly to an improved form finisher apparatus in which the size of the bag can be efliciently adjusted to accommodate a Wide range of sizes and styles of garments.

One object of the invention is to provide an apparatus of this type in which a large bag is employed and with the bag so mounted as to provide for eflicient storing of excess bag material when small garments are being processed.

Another object is to provide a form finisher apparatus adapted to finish the skirt portions of garments upon an inflated bag so as to impart a generally cylindrical shape to the skirt portion.

Another object is to provide a form finisher apparatus in which the bag can be rapidly deflated following the finishing of a garment thereon.

Another object is to provide a form finisher apparatus employing adjustable drawstrings in contact with one or more exterior peripheries of the bag and serving to establish circular rather than non-circular shapes to the inflated bag at the lines of contact between the bag and drawstrings.

Other objects and advantages will become more apparent as the description proceeds and when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the apparatus with the clamps removed and with the bag inflated.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the rotatable housing and frame with the bag and clamps removed.

FIG. 3 is a side elevation of the frame detached from its associated housing.

FIG. 4 is a detail view of a part of the drawstring mounting taken on line 44 of FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is a detail View of a part of the drawstring mounting taken on line 55 of FIG. 3.

FIG. 6 is a rear elevation of the frame and its associated housing with portions of the storage ring controlling linkage shown in dotted lines.

FIG. 7 is a vertical sectional view through the lower wall of the frame showing the linkage for actuating the control rods for the drawstrings.

FIG. 8 is a vertical sectional view through the lower wall of the frame showing the linkage for actuating the control means for the storage ring.

FIG. 9 is a front elevation view with portions broken away showing the attachment of the lower end of the bag to the wall of the frame, and

3332,58 Patented July 25, 1967 ice FIG. 10 is a detail view to a larger scale, showing the mounting of the articulated second pair of drawstringguiding members and taken on line 1010 of FIG. 3.

The present invention is adapted for use with many types of garment-processing equipment generally designated in the trade as garment finishers or form finishers, and in which steam and heated air are supplied successively or jointly into an inflatable bag on which the garment is supported and which bag requires selective adjustment as to size depending upon the particular garment being processed. One type of such equipment shown generally in FIG. 1, and characterized by the ease with which it may be served by the operator, is more fully disclosed in my copending application, Ser. No. 537,068 filed Mar. 24, 1966, assigned to the same assignee as the present invention, and is preferred for use with this invention. Such apparatus includes a stationary housing 10 mounting a motor-driven blower 11 which forces air under pressure through conduit 12 and into a stationary base assembly 13 having an annular top flange 14 (FIG. 7) through which air may pass upwardly. A conventional steam coil (not shown) for heating such air is provided and may be of the type disclosed in Richterkessing Patent No. 3,006,- 516. Such coil is disposed within the base assembly and is connected to a steam inlet line 15 and to a condensate return line 16. A conventional steam column 17 having a support-plate-confining shoulder 6 is mounted within the base assembly and is adapted to release steam within the bag from its upper end at a location generally indicated by the steam-diffuser 5 (FIG. 3), and under control of a timer 18 mounted upon housing 10.

Various forms of controls for the timed supplying of the air and steam may be used with this invention, but I prefer to employ the mechanism disclosed in my copending application, Ser. No. 528,174, filed Feb. 17, 1966 and assigned to the same assignee as the present invention. Associated with that preferred control is a vent 19 in the upper surface of conduit 12 and through which air displaced by the collapsing of the bag may be rapidly vented.

Referring now to FIGS. 2, 3 and 6 there is provided for rotatable mounting upon the base assembly and its steam column a frame comprising an annular base plate 2%) having an annular wall 21 of substantial height, for example, about ten inches, vertically upstanding therefrom and provided with a cord-receiving recess 22, on its exterior surface adjacent'its upper end. Rigidly secured to the annular wall and located diametrically of that wall are a front upright frame member 23 and a rear upright flame member 24. The outer surfaces of these members are convex and at their upper ends they are rigidly joined to a neck element 25 which preferably is of the type disclosed in Richterkessing Patent No. 3,033,429. Suitable brackets, one of which is shown at 26, are mounted upon the wall 21 and plate 20 and are adapted to receive detachable front and rear clamps (not shown) for use in clamping garments against the bag and the respective upright frame members whenever the particular garment dictates the use of one or more of these clamps.

A pair of bars '7, 8 afiixed at their ends to base plate 20 carry between them an apertured support plate 9 which is laterally confined by the shoulder 6 of the steam column, and a gasket (not shown) preferably is interposed between the contacting faces of rotatable plate 20 and stationary flange 14.

Attached to the wall 21 and plate 20 and projecting laterally therefrom at an angle of about 45 from the diameter on which the frame uprights are located, is a control housing having a bottom plate 29, an upwardly inclined cover plate 30, side walls 31, 32, a back plate 33, and a slotted top plate 34. The interior of this control housing is in open communication with the interior of the annular wall by means of a suitable opening through which control rods, later to be described, are adapted to be moved.

A fluid-pervious, distenable bag, as best shown in FIGS. 1 and 9 is suitably mounted upon the frame in enveloping relation thereto and without departing from the present invention, may be of any conventional design. However, I prefer to employ a bag of the type more fully disclosed in the copending Blevins and Richterkessing application, Ser. No. 518,623, filed Jan. 4, 1966, and assigned to the same assignee as the present'invention.

Such a bag comprises an uppermost neck portion 40 and with arm portions 41 extending from the adjacent chest portion 42. At its waist region the bag is provided with one or more apertures, such as the holes in annular ferrules secured to the bag material, one of which is seen at 43, and with a series of loops 44 arranged on the outside periphery of the waist portion and adapted to contain a drawstring 89 for a purpose later to appear. Below the waist portion the bag includes a skirt portion 46 capable of assuming a large diameter (for example, sufficient to process a size 44 dress). At its lower region, herein called the hem region, the bag is provided with one or more apertures of the type used at the waist region, one of which is shown at 47, and with a series of peripherally arranged exterior loops 48 in which a drawstring 186 is trained.

Below the hem region the bag includes a bottom portion 50 terminating in a piping 51 (FIG. 9) of smaller diameter than the hem region and with a series of triangular shaped folds 52 extending from the hem region to the open lower end of the bag defined by that piping. These folds comprise multiple plies of the bag material and give added strength to the bag in the area thereof where the bag engages the storage ring 53, now to be described. Upon being assembled on the frame, the open lower end of the bag is held in tight engagement with the annular wall by means of a cord 54 contained in the piping 51 and tied by means of a knot 55, this cord being secured in the peripheral recess 22 of the annular wall when it is properly tightened.

Referring now to FIGS. 6 and 8, a handle projecting outwardly from slot 61 in the top plate 34 of the control housing is pivoted on the same pin 62 as the control handles 63 and 64 later to be described.

Pivotally attached to handle 60 is a rod 65 attached at its lower end to one arm of a bell crank 66 pivoted on a pin 67 which also serves as a pivot axis for similar bell cranks (not shown) associated with the handles 63 and 64. Pivotally attached to the other arm of hell crank 66 is a generally horizontal rod 67A extending through the opening SS in annular wall 21 and pivotally attached to one arm 68 of a bell crank pivotally mounted on a bracket 69 projecting laterally from the wall 21. The other arm 78 of this bell crank extends to approximately the far side of wall 21 and lies to one side of the steam column 17. At its distal end a flexible member such as chain 71 is at tached thereto and at its upper end the chain is attached to an arm 72 which normally rests on the upper edge of the wall 21. This arrri has a downwardly directed portion 73 exterior of the wall and is rigidly attached to the annular storage ring 53 which has smooth surfaces.

Diametrically opposite the attachment of the arm 73 to the ring, a second arm 74 is attached to the same ring and has a portion '75 adapted to rest upon the top of the wall and with a chain 76 depending therefrom. Attached to the lower end of chain 76 is the end of an elongated lever 77 pivoted on a bracket 78 and having a connecting link 79 joining lever 77 to the bell crank arm 78. As will be understood, when handle 60 occupies the position shown in FIG. 6, the ends of arms and 77 hold the storage ring 53 in its lowermost position. The storage ring at this time restrains the bottom of the bag against belling and opposes any tendency of the bag portion 50 to rise under the influence of fluids supplied under pressure into the bag and at this time a substantial amount of bag material is stored between ring 53 and the outer surface of the frame wall 21. However, when handle 60 is moved to a different position, the ring 53 is free to rise under the pull exerted by bag portion 50 and thus the diameter of the inflated bag at the junction of bag portions 50 and 46 may be increased.

An important feature of the present invention resides in the arrangement by which the operator can selectively adjust the diameters of the waist portion and of the'hem portion of the bag to accommodate various garments. Referring now to FIGS. 1, 3, 6 and 7, the waist control handle 63 is connected to the generally horizontal rod 80 which is pivotally attached to arm 31 of a bell crank pivotally mounted on a pin 82 mounted on a bracket 8 projecting inwardly from wall 21.

The second arm 84 of this bell crank extends to near the opposite portion of the wall and generally below the front frame upright 23. As a result of the angular offset of the control housing from the diameter on which the frame uprights are mounted, the described linkage avoids interference with steam column 17 and places the distal end of arm 34 in position for a simple upward push or downward pull upon an elongated rod 85 which is pivot-ally connected to the end of arm 84. The upper portion of rod 85 may be journalled for movement in a plate 86 attached to bracket 87 (FIG. 5) which is mounted interiorly of the front frame upright 23, and which bracket has a wall 99 for mounting a second pair of drawstring-guiding members, as later to be described.

As best shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the upper end of rod 85 has attached thereto the ends of flexible drawstrings 88 and 89 which are trained through a stationary ring 90 and thence over a rounded bar 91 mounted upon a bracket 92. Pivot-ally attached to the ends of bar 91 is a pair of arms 93 and 94 serving as a first pair of drawstring-guiding members and having rings 95 and 96 at their lower ends through which the drawstringsare guided into the apertures in the bag at the waist region. As will now be apparent, when the bag is inflated the lower ends of arms 93 and 94 swing outwardly into contact with the inner surface of the bag at the waist region thereof and drawstring 88 extends from the pull rod 85, through ring 90, over the bar 91, passes through ring 95 of arm 93,

through the aperture 43 in the bag, encircles one half of the periphery of the bag, passes through the opposite aperture in the bag, through ring 96 in the other arm 94, back over the bar 91, through ring 90 and thence to its attachment with the pull rod 85. Similarly the drawstring 89 extends from pull rod 85, through ring 90, over bar 91, passes through ring 95 of arm 93 through the aperture 43 in the bag, encircles the other half of the bag, passes through the ring 96 back over the bar 91 and to its attachment with the pull rod 85. The amount of swinging movement permitted arms 93 and 94 under the pull of the inflated bag is, of course, determined by the locations of the upper end of rod 85 which in turn is dependent upon the setting of control handle 63. Accordingly, a substantially circular shape can be given to the inflated bag and to the waist of the garment finished thereon and with varying diameters of that shape when the control handle 63 is selectively adjusted.

The described arrangement by which the drawstrings 88 and S9. aretrained .through the various elements results in the paying out or taking in of a substantial length of drawstring when the rod 85 is moved only a short distance, and this constitutes a useful feature of the invention. Moreover, as soon as the supply of fluids under pressure to the bag is interrupted, the arms 93 and 94 fall to the position shown in FIG. 6 and do not interfere with a rapid collapsing of the bag in connection with the removal of the garment therefrom. s

For the purpose of adjusting the diameters of the hem portion of the bag, control handle 64 is connected to the generally horizontal rod which is pivotally attached to arm 101 of a bell crank pivotally mounted on the pin 82. The second arm 102 of this bell crank is pivotally connected to an elongated rod 103 which is journalled for reciprocating movement in an opening in cross brace 104 joining the front and back upright members of the frame. This cross brace is adapted to help support the rotatable frame upon the upper end of the stationary steam column 17 in any suitable manner, not forming a part of the present invention, but which may employ the general arrangement disclosed in Richterkessing Patent No. 2,889,969.

Referring now to FIGS. 3, 5, 6 and 10, the upper end of rod 103 is provided with a ring 105 through which passes a pair of drawstrings 106, 107 the ends of which are anchored as at 108, 109 upon the bracket 87. After passing through ring 105, which at all times is below the bracket 87, these drawstrings then pass upwardly over a rounded bar 110 fixed to the bracket and then downwardly through a generally horizontal guide ring 111 whence the respective drawstrings are directed laterally of the frame and into rings 112, 113 at the upper ends of a pair of elongated, vertical arms 114, 115 serving as a second pair of drawstring-guiding members. These arms are pivotally mounted at the outer ends of a pair of links 116, 117 respectively, the inner ends of those links being pivotally mounted upon a pin 118 fastened to the wall 99 of the bracket 87. Accordingly, the mounting of the second pair of drawstring members is of an articulated nature permitting not only a swinging of the arms 114, 115 laterally of the frame but also a lifting and lowering of such arms to accommodate a vertical adjustment of the hem region of the bag as when the bottom portion 50 of that bag is taken from storage or is taken into storage.

From the rings at the upper ends of arms 114, 115 the drawstrings pass downwardly and then outwardly through rings 119, 120 at the bottom ends of the arms. Thus, when the bag is inflated, drawstring 106 passes from its anchor point 108 downwardly into ring 105 of rod 103, thence upwardly and over the rounded bar 110 and through fixed ring 111, then through ring 112 at the upper end of arm 114, downwardly through ring 119 at the lower end of the arm, through aperture 47 at the hem region of the bag, encircles one-half of the bag periphery, passes through the opposite hem region aperture of the bag, through ring 120 at the lower end of the arm 115, through ring 113 at the upper end of that arm, through fixed ring 111, upwardly over rounded bar 110, downwardly into ring 105 of rod 103 and then upwardly to anchor point 109. In like manner the other drawstring 107 passes in a similar path from anchor point 109, encircles the other one-half of the bag and is anchored at point 108.

By means of the described arrangement of the drawstrings 106 and 107, movement of rod 103 a short distance results in the paying out or taking in of a substantial length of drawstring. The amount of swinging movement permitted arms 114 and 115 in this arrangement under the pull of the inflated bag is determined jointly by the location of the upper end of rod 103 which is in turn dependent upon the setting of control handle 64, and by the extent to which the storage ring 53 is permitted to rise, which in turn is dependent upon the setting of control handle 63. As will be noted, as soon as the supply of fluids under pressure to the bag is interrupted the arms 114 and 115 fall to the position shown in FIG. 6 and do not interfere with a subsequent rapid collapsing of the bag.

As will be noted, the movement of these arms, as well as of arms 93 and 94, to their normal positions when supply of fiuid is interrupted exerts a slight pull upon the associated drawstrings and takes up slack in the drawstring positions on the outside of the bag, even without adjustment of the control rods 85 and 103.

Various modifications of the structure may be employed without departing from the invention, as, for example, the use of pivoted hollow tubes for guiding the drawstrings located in such tubes in lieu of rods with rings, or the use of a single pivoted arm and a single drawstring encircling the bag in lieu of a pair of arms and pairs of drawstrings which encircle only one-half of the bag. Such a modification may be used either for adjusting the waist periphery or for adjusting the hem periphery of the bag. In any event, the above-described structure enables the user to achieve substantially circular peripheries for the bag at the waist and at the hem regions thereof in contrast with scalloped peripheries usually obtained when the drawstring pulls upon the bag from the inner surface of the same, and which characterizes many of the known forms of bag size adjusting means. Accordingly, the puckers or folds in the bag material, and which may give rise to wrinkles in the garment in contact with the puckered bag material, are substantially eliminated due to the line contact between the drawstrings and the entire outer periphery of the bag.

With the present bag size adjusting mechanism various forms of bag construction may be used, The conventional suspender structure (not shown) interiorly of the chest portion 42 extending from the waist region up over the neck portion 25 and back down to that waist region may be employed without interference with the pivoted arms 93 and 94. The skirt portion 46 of the bag may be of conventional construction, but preferably is of the type disclosed in said copending application Ser. No. 518,623 in which a pair of inflatable inner tubes of bag material, indicated generally by the stitch lines 124 and 125, are employed so as to secure fullness in the hip portion of the garment being rocessed.

By means of the arrangement of the rods and 103, the handles 63 and 64, and the associated linkage,

the central housing is made relatively compact and can be rotated upon the base assembly without interference with the stationary housing 10 even though the large size bag is fully inflated. An upwardly extending handle 126 projects laterally from wall 21 and enables the operator to adjust the position of the frame in a convenient manner, this handle also clearing the stationary housing upon rotation of the frame.

The flexibility of operation of the described apparatus will now be apparent to the user. Assuming that a small sized garment is to be finished, the waist and hem control handles 63, 64 are set to the proper location and with the storage ring handle 60 set so as to keep ring 53 in lowered position. Upon supply of fluid into the bag the several arms 93, 94, 114 and swing outwardly and guide the respective drawstrings into the proper bag encircling position at the waist and hem regions of the bag, The bottom portion 50 of the bag is then prevented from rising or belling and the proper cylindrical shape of the garment at its lower region is obtained. When the supply of fluid is interrupted, the several arms fall away from the bag and help take up the several drawstrings, thus to prevent excessively loose drawstrings on the external surface of the bag. The bag collapses easily and after the finished garment is removed a larger sized garment may be placed on the collapsed bag.

Thereafter, the handles 60, 63 and 64 are adjusted to the required new position for a larger garment. When the bag is reinflated the arms can swing outwardly to a greater extent than before and since ring 53 may now lift under pull of the bottom 50 of the bag, the hem portion of the bag may acquire a larger diameter as the needed bag material is supplied from storage. As before, no belling of the bottom of the bag can occur and since in this situation the plane of the hem line of the bag is lifted somewhat, the articulated nature of the arms 114, 115 permit the drawstrings to occupy their proper positions at that lifted hem line.

Having thus described a particular embodiment of the invention, it will be understood that I do not wish to be limited thereto since many modifications can be made. I, therefore, contemplate by the appended claims, to cover any such modifications as wall within the true spirit and scope of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. In a form finisher, a base assembly including means for supplying gaseous processing fluids under pressure, a frame mounted upon said assembly and having a neck element at its upper end and an annular wall at its lower end communicating with said fluid supplying means, a fluid-pervious, distendable bag enveloping said frame and having an open lower end surrounding and attached to said wall, said bag being supported upon said neck element and being adapted to become inflated upon receiving said gaseous fluid, a drawstring in contact with the exterior periphery of said bag and passing through an aperture in the side of said bag, said drawstring including a portion adapted to be drawn inwardly through said aperture when the peripheral size of said bag is being reduced and to be moved outwardly through said aperture when the peripheral size of said bag is being enlarged, and a movable control means for selectively adjusting the peripheral size of said bag, said control means being attached to said drawstring interiorly of said bag.

2. In a form finisher, a base assembly including means for supplying gaseous processing fluids under pressure, a frame mounted upon said assembly and having a neck element at its upper end and an annular wall at its lower end communicating with said fluid supplying means, a fiuid-pervious, idistendable bag enveloping said frame and having an open lower end surrounding and attached to said wall, said bag being supported upon said neck element and being adapted to become inflated upon receiving said gaseous fluid, a drawstring in contact with the exterior periphery of said bag and passing through an aperture in the side of said bag, a guiding member pivotally mounted upon said frame interiorly of said bag, and a movable control means for selectively adjusting the peripheral size of said bag at the line of contact between said bag and said drawstring, said control means being attached to said drawstring and with said drawstring being supported by said guiding member intermedi-' ate its attachment to said control member and said aperture in said bag.

3. Apparatus as defined in claim 2 wherein said guiding member is pivotally mounted upon said frame adjacent said neck element and supports said drawstring adjacent an aperture in said bag located at the waist region of said bag.

4. Apparatus as defined in claim 2 wherein said guiding member is pivotally mounted upon said frame below said neck element and supports said drawstring adjacent an aperture in said bag located at the hem region of said bag.

5. In a form finisher, a base assembly including means for supplying gaseous processing fluids under pressure, a frame mounted upon said assembly and having a neck element at its upper end and an annular wall at its lower end communicating with said fluid supplying means, a fluid-pervious distendable bag enveloping said frame and having an open lower end surrounding and attached to said wall, said bag being supported upon said neck element and being adapted to become inflated upon receiving said gaseous fluid, a pair of upper drawstrings in contact with the exterior waist periphery of said bag and passing through a pair of upper guiding members pivotally mounted upon said frame interiorly of said bag, a first movable control means for selectively adjusting the peripheral size of said bag at the waist, said first control means being attached to said first drawstrings and with said first draw strings being supported by each of said first guiding members intermediate their attachment to said first control means and the respective first apertures in said bag, a pair of lower drawstrings in contact with the exterior hem periphery of said bag and passing through a pair of lower apertures in the sides of said bag, a pair of lower guiding members pivotally mounted upon said frame interiorly of said bag, and a second movable control means for selectively adjusting the peripheral size of said bag at the hem, said second control means being attached to said second drawstrings and with said second drawstrings being supported by each of said second guiding members intermediate their attachment to said second control members and the respective second apertures in said bag.

6. Apparatus as defined in claim 5 wherein said lower guiding members include an articulated linkage, said link age being adapted to permit said lower guiding members to rise and lower in dependence upon vertical adjustment in the location of the hem of said bag.

7. In a form finisher, a base assembly including means for supplying gaseous processing fluid under pressure, a

frame mounted upon said assembly and having a neck' element at its upper end and an annular wall of substantial height at its lower end communicating with said fluid supplying means, a fluid pervious, distendable bag en veloping said frame and having an open lower end surrounding and attached to said wall adjacent the upper edge of said wall, said bag being of a size suflicient to finish relatively large garments and being supported upon said neck element and adapted to become inflated upon receiving said gaseous fluid, means for storing unneeded bag material during the finishing of smaller garments and including, an annular ring mounted for sliding movement vertically at theouter surface of said Wall and disposed Within said bag in sliding contact therewith, and movable ring-control means connected to said ring for selectively adjusting the height to which said ring may be raised under the pull exerted by the inflated bag thereby to establish the amount of bag material stored between said ring and said wall.

8. A form finisher comprising in combination, means for supplying gaseous processing fluids under pressure, a frame mounted upon said assembly and having a neck element at its upper end and an annular wall of substantial height at its lower end communicating with said fluid supplying means, a fiuid-pervious, distendable bag enveloping said frame and having an open lower end surrounding and attached to said wall adjacent the upper edge of said wall, said bag being supported upon said neck element and being adapted to become inflated upon receiving said gaseous fluid, said bag being of a size sufficient to finish relatively large garments, means for storing unneeded bag materials duringthe finishing of smaller garments and including, an annular ring mounted for sliding movement vertically at the outer surface of said Wall and disposed within the bottom portion of said bag in sliding contact therewith, movable ring-controlled means connected to said ring for selectively adjusting the height to which said ring may be raised under the pull exerted by the inflated bag thereby to establish the amount of bag material stored between said ring and said wall, a pair of upper drawstrings in contact with the exterior waist periphery of said bag and passing through a pair of upper apertures in the sides of said bag, a pair of upper guiding members pivotally mounted upon said frame interi-orly of said bag, a first movable control means for selectively adjusting the peripheral size of said bag at the waist, said first control means being attached to said first drawstrings and withsaid first drawstrings being supported by each of said first guiding members intermediate their attachment to said first control means and the respective first apertures, a pair of lower drawstrings in contact with the exterior hem periphery of said bag and passing through a pair of lower apertures in the sides of said bag, a pair of lower guiding members pivotally mounted upon said frame interiorly of said bag, and a second movable control means for selectively adjusting the peripheral size of said bag at the hem and in dependence upon the 1 0 References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,805,009 9/ 1957 Jackson 223-67 5 JORDAN FRANKLIN, Primary Examiner.

G. V. LARKIN, Assistant Examiner.

Claims (1)

1. IN A FORM FINISHER, A BASE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING MEANS FOR SUPPLYING GASEOUS PROCESSING FLUIDS UNDER PRESSURE, A FRAME MOUNTED UPON SAID ASSEMBLY AND HAVING A NECK ELEMENT AT ITS UPPER END AND AN ANNULAR WALL AT ITS LOWER END COMMUNICATING WITH SAID FLUID SUPPLYING MEANS, A FLUID-PERVIOUS, DISTENDABLE BAG ENVELOPING SAID FRAME AND HAVING AN OPEN LOWER END SURROUNDING AND ATTACHED TO SAID WALL, SAID BAG BEING SUPPORTED UPON SAID NECK ELEMENT AND BEING ADAPTED TO BECOME INFLATED INCLUDING SAID GASEOUS FLUID, A DRAWSTRING IN CONTACT WITH THE EXTERIOR PERIPHERY OF SAID BAG AND PASSING THROUGH AN APERTURE IN THE SIDE OF SAID BAG, SAID DRAWSTRING INCLUDING A PORTION ADAPTED TO BE DRAWN INWARDLY THROUGH SAID APERTURE WHEN THE PERIPHERAL SIZE OF SAID BAG IS BEING REDUCED AND TO BE MOVED OUTWARDLY THROUGH SAID APERTURE WHEN THE PERIPHERAL SIZE OF SAID BAG IS BEING ENLARGED, AND A MOVABLE CONTROL MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY ADJUSTING THE PERIPHERAL SIZE OF SAID BAG, SAID CONTROL MEANS BEING ATTACHED TO SAID DRAWSTRING INTERIORLY OF SAID BAG.

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