US356864A

US356864A - Emil bommee

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Publication number: US356864A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1887-02-01
Anticipated expiration: 1904-02-01

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B. BOMMER.

PANTS S TRETGHBR.

Patented Feb. 1, 1887.

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EMIL BOMMER, OF BROOKLYN, NEXV YORK.

PANTS-STRETCHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 356,864, dated February 1, 188?.

Application died his 20, 1886.

To all 11:71 am it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EiriL BOMMER, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pants-Stretchers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in that class of devices used for holding pants stretched when they are not worn.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved pants-stretcher which is strong and durable, simple in construction, and can be folded to occupy very little space when not in use.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a front view of my improved pantsstretcher shown as applied to a pair of pants. Fig. 2 is a side View of the pants-stretcher, part of the same being in section. Fig. 3 is a side view of the stretcher shown in folded position, part of the same being in section. Fig. 4C is a longitudinal view of one of the clampingbars.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The stretcher is constructed with two pairs of clamping-bars, A B, the bars of one pair being slightly longer than those of the other, On the ends of the bars B thejaws G are fastened, provided with inclined notches D, forming hook ends on the said jaws. That surface of each bar B from which the jaws G project at right angles is provided at the middle with a recess, E. Each clamping-barA is provided at each end with aheaded pivot, E, which pivots can he passed into the notches D of the jaws O.

The clamping-bar A is of such a width that when its pivots rest in the ends of the notches D and the plane of the bar A is at right angles to the bar 13 the edge of the bar A will be a very short distance, about equal to the thickness of the two legs of a pair of pants, from that side of the bar B provided with the recess The edge E of each bar A is rounded or beveled, as shown in Fig. 3. Each barA is provided in one side with a notch or recess, J, covered by an apertured or slotted plate, L, secured on said bar.

Serial No. 202,738. (X0 model.)

The brace L consists of two bars, M, united by a hinge, N, or any other angle-joint, and each bar M is provided at the outer end with a headed stud, O, which studs can be passed into the recesses J of the clamping-bars A, the ends of the bars resting against the plates L. On the inner or hinge end of one bar M a U-shaped plate, P, is fastened by transverse bolts passing through the bar and plate. This plate projects beyond the end of said bar M, and the projecting part of said plate 1? is pro vided with apertures Q, which register with a transverse aperture, R, in the other bar M, near the hinge N. A pin, S, can he passed through the apertures in the sides of the sleeve P and in the bars M, and thus the two bars M are held in line.

The operation is as follows: The lower end parts of the legs of the pants and the part of the pants at or near the scat are placed on those surfaces of the bars B provided with the recesses E, and the pivots F of the bars A are passed into the notches D. The clampingbars A are then swung down on the fabric of the pants on the bars B until the planes of the said bars A are at right angles to the plane of the bars B, whereby the pants are clamped and held securely. It now remains to stretch the pants-that is, to move the two pairs of clamping-bars from each other until the pants are taut-and then look the pairs of bars in place. This is accomplished by means of the hinged brace L, the heads of the pins 0 on the bars M of the lorace being passed into the recesses J of the bars A and pressure exerted on thejoint of the brace until the two bars M are in line. The apertures Q of the U-shaped plate 1? then register with the aperture R in the one bar 3L and the pin S can be passed through the said apertures, thus locking the two bars M in line. A ring or loop, T, is provided on the bar A of thelonger pair of clampingbars for hanging the stretcher and the pants held in the same. The stretcher may be made of wood or metal, either hollow or solid, and all the metal parts can have any desired cross-section.

The advantages of my improved pantsstretcher are, that it can be produced at a low cost. The tension is positive, it is convenient,

and, as stated, can be folded very compactly When not in use.

The fabric of the pants is forced into the recesses E of the clamping-bars B by the clamping-bars A.

Having thus described my invention. I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The pantsstretcher herein described, the same comprising two pairs of clamping-bars, a knuckle-jointed lever attached at its outer ends to the center of one member of each pair of clamping-bars, one member of said lever being provided with a transverse hole near its inner end, a U-shaped plate secured to the in