US398331A

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Publication number: US398331A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1889-02-19
Anticipated expiration: 1906-02-19

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(No Model.) 2 SheetsS11eet 1.

W. H. JAGOBY & O. A. FULLER.

NEGKBAND SHAPEB AND SHIRT BOSOM BOARD.

No. 398,331. Patented Peb.19, 1889.

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W. H. JAGOBY & G. A. FULLER.

NEOKBAND SHAPER AND SHIRT BOSOM BOARD. No. 398,331. Patented Feb. 19, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEricE.

\VILLIAM H. JACOBY AND CHARLES A. FULLER, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNE- SOTA; SAID CHARLES A. FULLER ASSIGNOR TO FRANK R. FULLER, OF

SAME PLACE.

NECKBAND-SHAPER AND SHIRT-5030M BOARD SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 398,331, dated February 19, 1889.

Serial No. 253,189. (No niociel.)

T aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, INILLIAM I-I. J'ACOBY and CHARLES A. FULLER, of Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Neckband-Shapers and Shirt-Bosom Boards, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive device which shall readily and conveniently form the neckband and firmly hold the bosom of the shirt to the ironing-hoard.

Our invention consists, generally, in the 0011- I 5 struction and combination hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings which form a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a side elevation of our improved bosom-ironer. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section on line a: of Fig. 2. Fig. 1 is a longitudinal vertical section on line y y of Fig. 2. Figs. 5 and 6 are plan views of the upper portion of the device, showing the spring neck-shaper in its retracted and eX- tended position. Fig. 7 is a plan view of the base with the bosom-board removed. Fig. 8 is a partial section showing the construction 0 of the neckband-shaper enlarged. Fig. 9 is an end elevation showing the spring-clamp and stretching device. Fig. 10 is a partial elevation to more clearly show the shoulder clamping mechanism. Fig. 11 is a section of the neckband-shaper. Fig. 12 is a detail showing the spring attachment for the stretch ing device. Figs. 13 and 14 are details.

In the drawings, 2 represents a suitable base or bot-tom plate, the under side of which is preferably provided with suitable battenstrips, 4, which form supports for the said plate. The upper surface of the plate is preferably prm idedwith pins or projections 6, upon which the boso1nboard 8 rests and by which it is slightly raised above the surface of the bottom plate. At some convenient point, preferably upon the center line and near the upper end of the plate 2, is placed a steady-pin, 10, which is firmly secured in the said plate 2 and is arranged to extend into a recess, 12, in the under surface of the board. This recess is preferably made oblong, in order to easily put the board 8 in place. At or near the upper end of the plate 2 and extending across the said plate is placed the yoke 14, which is provided upon either side with the projecting flanges 16,which conform in shape to the upper end of the bosom-board, and over which they lap when the said board is in po' sition for use, and between these flanges and the bosom-board the shoulders of the shirt are clamped and securely held.

We prefer to provide the plate 2' with a means for drawing or stretching the shirt over the bosom-board. For this purpose we may use the cross-piece 18, provided with hinges 20, by which it is secured to the under side of the plate 2. A suitable handle, 22, maybe attached to one side of this cross-piece for convenience of operation. A metal plate, 24, 7c is preferably secured to the end of this crosspiece and extends forward over the side of the plate The front edge of the plate is serrated, and a pawl, 26, is secured to the edge of the plate 2 and engages the notched or serrated edges of the plate 21L and holds the cross piece 18 in any desired position. A spring, 29, may be placed upon the opposite side of the plate 2 and connected to the hinged cross-piece, so that the tension of the spring will act to draw or force the said cross-piece to its normal position. The upper edge of the cross-piece is constructed with a groove extending its entire length.

30 is a spring-clamp secured at one end to the cross-piece 18 by means of the pivot or pin 32, upon which it swings, and at the opposite end it is arranged to be fastened under the projecting hook 34 upon the plate 24. This clamp preferably formed of s1:)ringwire and bent to the form shown in Fig. 9, and as it is forced down into position it lies in the bottom of the groove in the cross-piece and will clamp the shirt equally for the entire length of the cross-piece, and the spring will allow for any unevenness occasioned by the folds in the cloth without loosening at the portions where the folds do not occur.

W'e prefer to construct the bosom-board 8 with a suitable covering or padding upon the upper surface, and at the upper end, which is made slightly curved or circular in form to better adapt it to the form of the shirt, we

provide a'reccss or groove, 30, extending the full width of the said board. The surfacecovering is drawn tightly over this recess and forms a spring-cushion where the end of the board 8 comes in contact with the flan ges 16, and thus accomn'lodates itself to the varying thickness of the fabric at the shoulders.

\Ve prefer to provide a device for sizing and setting up the neekband. This is preferably. as follows: A supporting-frame, 38, is provided with the flan or lugs 39, by which the said frame is secured to the bosom-board. 4-0 represents an eccentric supported between the two walls of the frame 38, and for convenience in operating this eccentric is provided with a handle, +2. The front portion of the .frame 38 is recessed to receive two thicknesses of the spring-band 4-4, one end of which is firmly secured to the said frame and the other portion is allowed to pass freely through said. recess to allow the circle of the spring-band to be contracted or expanded, as desired. A sl idingblock or key, it one surface of which is arranged to be brought in contact withthe free portion of the springban d, and the opposite surface being provided with a curved recess to lit the outer circle of the eccentric 40, is placed between the walls of the frame. This key, by the operationof the cocentric, is forced against the spring-band and forms a double clamp between the eccentric and the band and holds the said band in any required position. The block maybe clamped. against any thickness of material that can be inserted between it and the stationary part of the frame, and the outersurfaee of the eccentric, being circular in form, will lock against the clamping bloek at any point in its circumference whenever it meets with sufficient resistance. This form of clamps may be used advantageously in. other coi'lnelietions when it is desired to lock two pieces of metal or other material. together. It will be noticed that the pivot about which the eccentric turns is directly in line with the central point of the recess in the clamping-block, and that the line of resistance is at all times directly through the center of this axis on which the eccentric turns, so that no matter how great the resistance is there is no tendency to turn back the eccentric and loosen the clamping-block.

The spring 44 may be covered with cloth or other suitable substance to prevent the metal of which the spring is made from comingin contact with the neekband of the shirt. For the purpose of holding this covering firmly to the surface of the spring, we prefer to perforate the upper portion of the spring with a row of small holes, 45, through which the cloth may be stitched and drawn tightly over the said spring. It may be convenient to set the spring to suit some particular size of neekband. For this purpose we place division-lines upon the inner surface, commencing at the fixed end of the said spring. I These divisions are so arranged and numbered that when the free end of the spring isbrought in line with one of the said divisions the numher on the spring will indicate the circumference of the outer surface of the spring-band, For example, if the end of the spring-is in the position shown in Fig. '13 the whole circumference of the spring-band will be sixteen inches, and by partially revolving the eccentric 40 the key -10 is thrown against the spring, and the two portions of the said spring are firmly held. together and determine the size of the band attached thereto. 7

At the rear of the eccentric l0, and also supported between the walls of the frame 38, we prefer to place the slide e9, which is arranged to move longitudinally in the said frame, and to form an abutment againstthe inner surface of the spring-band, and alsoto extend over the top of the said band with a hook-shaped end, so that when the saidslide is forced down it will bear upon the top of, the spring-band and hold it firmly down against the board and also support the upper portion of the spring in both directions.

Abovethe slide 48, and arranged to come in contact with it, we place the eccentric 50, provided with a suitable handle, 52. This eccentric is preferably pivoted in the frame, and as it is revolved upon its pivot the slide is clamped upon the bottom portion of the frame and the slide held in any required po sition. After the two portions of the band have been clamped together by the eccentric. 40, as before described, the slide is set to give the required shape to the neekband spring. This may be in a circular form, as shown in the drawings; or, if desired, an oval shape can-be given to the spring 44. If it is desired to have the oval lengthwise of the board, the slide is forced out, thus elongating the circle until the desired form is attained, and the slide is then clamped by turning the eccentric 50. l f it is desired to form the oval crosswise of the board, the slide is drawn back and with it the spring-band, flattening the circle and forming any desired oval in this direction, the eccentric is operated, and the spring-band held firmly in position. Suitable projections or handles, 54, may be placed upon the springband for convenience in operating it.

A button, 56,1nay be placed upon the outer portion of the surface of the frame 38 for the ITO purpose of attaching 0r securing the neckband of the shirt around the spring 4t.

\Ve prefer to provide the bosom-board witl a device for properly sizing the neekband before the bosom is ironed. lows: At or near the edge of the board 8, and at a convenient distance from the end, we insert a metallic plate, 5S. This plate is pro vided with suitable pin-holes, 59. The cov- This is done as fol ering for the bosom-board may extend over the plate, and only the location of the pin- ($0 to correspond with the size of the neckband from outside to out-side ofthe button-holes, and the proper size may be indicated by figures placed upon the board at these. holes. The neckband of the shirtis secured to the board between the pins and 61, as shown in Fig. 14. This arrangement is of great advantage where the band has become either shrunken or stretched out of shape. The ends are secured at the proper distance apartv by the use of the plate 58 and the two pins 60 and 61, and when thus ironed and the starch is set the band will be the right length from button-hole to button-hole and be sure to fit the collar, whereas with shirts laundered in the ordinary way a variation is apt to occur in this respect, and shirts ot' the same size after being once ironed will be either too large or too small.

The operation is as follows: The neckband is first ironed, and if it is desired to size the said band before the shirt is placed. upon the hoard the band is laid upon the outer edge of the hoard 8 with one button-hole over the pin or hook (30. The button-hole in the opposite end of the band is brought over one of the holes 59, corresponding to the desired size of the neckband. The pin 61 is then inserted through this button-hole and into the hole 59. gives the proper length for the finished band.

a The recess in which the pin is placed allion ol' the spring.

lows the iron to be passed over it without striking. The iron isnow passed lightlyover the band until it is fixed, when the pin (51 may be removed and theband finished. The bosom of the shirt is now placed upon the board 8,and the neckband is attached to the button 56. The yoke or shoulder of the shirt is drawn over the front of the board, and the board is inserted under the projections 16 in the position shown in Fig. 10. The board is now forced down upon the steady-pin,

which causes the front edge of the hoard to come in contact with the projections 16, and the yoke or shoulders are clamped between said board and the sait projections. The spring i l, which is held in the position shown in Fig. 5, is now released by operating the eceentrics 4-0 and 50, one releasing the key 46 at the front of the spring and the other releasing the slide CS at the back or rear por- The spring is now .i'ree, and is thrown out by its own tension until it fills the openingin the neckband. The spring may be brought to register the required size and properly set up the neckband. \Vhen this is done, the

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40 and 50 are again thrown into the position shown in Fig. 8, and the spring is tightly clamped and held firmly to the boson'i-board, and the n eckban d is sized This holds the band upon the board and and set up and held smoothly upon the outer surface of the said band 44.

It will be seen that as one end of the spring is fastened to the board at the point which comes nearest to the shoulder end of the board, and as the free end passes inside the fixed end, the point at which the joint is made between the two ends of the springis atways opposite the butlbn-hole when the shirt is applied, and this point is always in the same relation to the sllouldcr-clamps, while the other side of the spring brought nearer to or farther from the shoulder-clamps as the spring is expanded or contracted. This is an advantage, as the distance between the front of the neckband and the shoulders of a shirt Varies in accordance with the size of the neckband. Hence if the spring were fixed at its center in front it could not be moved toward or from the shoulder-clamps as it was expanded or contracted, and if the joint between the two ends of the spring were not in the center, where it would come opposite the buttonholes, it would cause a wrinkle or crease in the neckband when it was stretched tightly over the spring. By securing the spring to the board by one end only and at the point that is nearest to the shoulder-clamps we obviate these objections.

The spring-clamp 30 is raised to the position shown in Fig. 9. The loose portion of the garment is placed under this clamp and over the groove in the cross-piece 18. The spring-clamp is now forced down and held in position under the projection 34:. The crosspiece is now forced outward by means of the handle 22 until the bosom of the shirt is sufficiently stretcl'ied over the board, where it will be held by the pawl 26.

It will be seen that the clamp 16 will hold the shoulder or yoke against the upper end of the board, and the bosom will be stretched over the said board without bringing any undue strain upon the lHlhlOll l'lOlOS in the neckband.

\Ve claim as our invention- 1. The combinatitm, with the bosom-board and the. shoulder-clamps, of the expanding spring 44:, arranged upon said board and secured by one end only to the board at the point in the spring thatis nearest to the shoultier-clamps, whereby the distance between the front of the spring and the shoulder-clamps is varied as the spring is expanded and con tracted, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with the bosom-board and the shoulder-clamps, of the expanding spring 44-, having .one'end secured to the board at a point substantially central betweenv the shouldercla1nps and having its other end free and arranged within said fixed end, and a clamp for securing said freeend, whereby the distance between the front of the spring and the shoulder'clamps is varied as the spring is expanded and contracted, substantially as described.

The combination, with the bosom-board,

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of the frame 38, secured thereon, the expanding spring 4+1, having one free end and having the other end secured to said frame, the slide 48, arranged within said spring, and the eccentric lever 52, pivoted upon said frame and adapted to hold said slide in an y position, substantially as described.

4. The combination, with a neckbandshaper and a bosom-board having the recess 36, of a covering stretched over said recess to form a cushion, and the shoulder-clamps 16, arranged to be brought in contact with said cushion at either side of the neckbandshaper and clamp the yoke of the shirt between .them, substantially as described.

5. The combination, with the bosom-board. having a recess, 36, at its forward end, of the shoulder-clamps 16 and the steady-pin 12', the said pin engaging the board upon its under side to hold it against the shonlder-cla1nps, substantially as described.

6. The combination, with a bosonrboard having a recess and cushion "at its forward end and having the recess 12 in its under side,

of the steady-pin 10, adapted to enter said recess 12 and secure the said board in position, and the stretching device for the lower portion of the shirt, consisting of the cross-piece providedWit-h a spring-clamp and held in-p0 sition'by the serrated plate .24 and pawl 26, all substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands this 20th day of October, 188% VVI LLIAM JACOBY.

CHAS. A. FULLER. In presence of- 7 VB. H. SANFORD, A. M. GASKELL.