US508595A

US508595A - barrett

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Publication number: US508595A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1893-11-14
Anticipated expiration: 1910-11-14

Description

(No Model.)

' 2 Sheets-Shet 1, s. BARRETT. IRONING BOARD 'OR CYLINDER FOR IRONING MACHINES.

N0. 508,595. Patented Nov. 14 18-93.

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(95mm z.

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2, S. BARRETT. IRONINGBOARD 0R GYLINDER FOR IRONINGMAGHINES.

No. 508,595. Patentd Nov. 14, 1395.

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NHE STATES PATENT Fines.

SAMUEL BARRETT, OF KEIGHLEY,'ENGLAND.

IRONING BOARD OR CYLINDER FOR lRONlNG-MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 508,595 dated November 14., 1893. Application filed February 7,1893. Serial No. 461.385, (No model.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL BARRETT, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing" 7 My invention relates to improved ironing boards or cylinders of ironing-machines, both of which are employed for supporting the articles or fabrics while the heated iron ispressed upon and passed over such articles or fabrics, by which construction the water of condensation is conducted from or drained off the surfacing material of said boards or cylinders so that their outer surfaces are kept dry and in proper condition for performing their functions. i

In the accompanying sheets of drawings forming part of this specification, Figure l is a top view of an ironing-board with its several layers of surfacing materials shown as partly removed. Fig. 2 isa longitudinal section of same. Figs. 3 and 4 are side and sectional end views of a cylinder showing its outer surface and its separate coverings. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of parts shown by Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 6 is alsoa perspective view but of parts shown by Figs. 3 and 4.

To attain the object of my invention I ,cu t or otherwise form grooves a on-the upper surface b of the ironing-board b or on the outer or peripheral surface 0 of the cylinder 0. The grooves a are preferably made to intersect the openings or slots 6 which are made through the upper wall 22 of the board: b or through the periphery c of the roller or cylinder 0, so that any moisture or water falling upon the surface I) or 0' will be drained into said openings 6 from whence it may be conducted as desired. The outer surface 6 of the board I) or the peripheral surface 0' of the cylinder 0 after having had the grooves a and openings 6 formed in it as above described, is then covered with woven wire gauzef(which may be in one or more layers), and upon this woven wire gauze f is placed an appropriate thickness or number oflayers of any porous fabric g'such as wool, cotton, linen, &c., to cover all of the outer surface b or c in order that as the moisture or vapor is driven by the heated iron or other heated surface from the fabrics or materials being ironed or smoothed or otherwise operated upon, into the porous surface g of the board 17 or cylinder cit (said moisture) will pass therefrom so as to be drainedoff as above described.

. As will be seen, the method of construction herein described may be followed in making cylinders forsmall machines such as are used for ironing, glossing or finishing collars, cuffs or othersmall articles; or in the making of larger cylinders for machines used for smoothing table covers, bed linen or the like, since in all cases it is most desirablevin order to add to the efficiency of the machine that the moisture or water of condensation should be allowed to pass from the surface upon which the articles to be operated upon are placed.

As one of the advantages obtained by placing the wire gauze between the cylinder and porous fabric, I may say that when thelayers are so placed the Wire gauze supports the said fabric and thereby prevents the latter from being pressed into theperforations of the cylinder.

It will be noticed that my improvement is as equally applicable to boards as to cylinders, and I therefore do not intend to limit my claims to either of them; but when I refer to cylinders in said claims, I mean not only to cover cylinders when made according to my invention, but boards also.

Such being the nature and object of myinvention, what I claim is- 1. A perforated ironing cylinderhaving an outer covering of porous fabric, and a layer of wire gauze between said fabric and the cylinder, to support said porous fabric and prevent it from being pressed in the perforations of the cylinder substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. An ironing cylinder having its outer surface grooved, a layer of wire gauze over said grooved cylinder and a covering of porous fabric to fit over or envelop said gauze, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

SAMUEL BARRETT.

Witnesses:

EDWARD HILL, SAMUEL HEY.