US752995A

US752995A - Cloth-folder

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Publication number: US752995A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1904-02-23
Anticipated expiration: 1921-02-23

Description

No. 752,995. PATENTED FEB. 23 1904.

H. NELSON.

CLOTH FOLDER. APPLICATION FILED 116.27, 1903.

NO MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented February 23, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

HORATIO NELSON, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO SAMUEL S. WENZELL, OF PHILADELPHIA,

PENNSYLVANIA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 752,995, dated February 23, 1904.

Application filed Angust 27, 1903.

T0 aZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HORATIO NELSON, aciti zen of the United States, residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Cloth-Folders, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and efficient form of folder for turning in the edges of a strip of fabric, the folder being especially adapted for use in advance of a pressing-iron, whereby the pressing of the folded strip can immediately follow the folding operation. 4

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cloth-folder constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the folder in operation upon a piece of cloth. Figs. Sand 4 are side views illustrating one of the features of the invention, and Fig. 5 is an inverted plan view of a special form of the folder.

The folder consists of a piece of sheet metal bent into the form of a rectangular tube 1, with longitudinal slot 2 in the under side of the same, which slot is, by preference, given a flaring form at the forward end of the tube. The top of the tube has formed in it oppositely-inclined slots 3 and 4, one extending diagonally inward from one of the front corners of the tube and the other extending inwardly at a reverse angle from the opposite corner, the slot 4 being preferably longer than the slot 3. The relation of these slots to each other will depend largely upon the character of the fold which it is desired to impart to the fabric. Thus if it is intended to fold the strip so that its folded edges will overlap each other the inner end of one slot should correspondingly overlap the inner end of the other slot in order to permit such folding of the fabric, or if a lesser amount of fold is to be imparted to the edges of the strip such overlapping of the inner ends of the slots will not be necessary. The top of the tube 1 is at the front end of the tube bent inwardly, so as to form a tongue 5, as shown in Fig. 1, and at the rear end of the tube the top of the latter has an ustanding flange 6.

In theuse of the device the strip a: of fab- Serial No. 171,016. (No model.)

from the rear end of the tube 1 can be at once subjected to the action of a smoothing or pressing iron 7, which by contact with the rear end of the tube 1 or with the upstanding flange 6 of the same pushes the tube ahead of it, whereby the pressing operation immediately follows the folding operation, and the movement of the tube 1 necessary tov effect the folding of the strip is accomplished by the successive forward movements of the smoothing-iron 7.

Instead of forming the flange 6 upon the top of the tube the bottom portion of the same may be turned downward, as shown at 6 in Fig. 4, so as to elevate the rear end of the tube, the purpose of such elevation and also of the upstanding flange 6 being to permit proper contact with the tube of a smoothingiron having an elevated nose portion, as shown.

The slot 2 in the bottom of the tube permits access to the strip for the purpose of feeding the same along through the tube when the latter is first applied to the strip.

In some cases it is preferable to form the bottom of the strip with closed ends 2, as shown in Fig. 5, in which case a wide open ing 2* may be formed in the bottom, so as to expose more of the cloth than is exposed by the slot 2.

The device described forms a simple, cheap, convenient, and effective device for the purpose intended.

'When only one edge of the strip is to be folded, one of the slots, 3 or 4, may be dispensed with.

Having thus described-my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. Acloth-folder consisting of a flattened tube having in one side a slot extending diagonally inward from one of its corners, substantially as specified.

2. A cloth-folding device consisting of a flattened tube having slots extending diagonally 5. A cloth-folding device consisting of aflattened tube having one of its sides diagonally slotted at the forward end and also bent to form an inturned tongue, the other side of the tube having an opening for permitting access to the under layer of cloth, substantially as specified.

6. A cloth-folding device consisting of a flattened tube having one of its sides diagonally slotted at the forward end, the other side of an opening for permitting access to the under layer of cloth, substantially as specified.

the tube being closed at the ends but having 7. A cloth-folding device consisting of a flattened tube having one of its sides diagonally slotted at the forward end and also bent to' form an inturned tongue, the other side of the tube being closed at the ends but having an opening for permitting access to the under layer of the cloth, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HORATIO NELSON. Witnesses:

ABRAM H. SMITH, STELLA KRAUSE.