US766645A - Trousers-press. - Google Patents

Description

- PATENTED AUG. 2, 1904. O. M. MORSE.

TROUSERS PRESS.

APPLIoATIoN FILED JAN. 1e, 1904.

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Patented August 2, 1904.

PATENT OEETCE.

ORVILLE M. MORSE, OF JACKSON, MICHIGAN.

TROUSERS-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION lforming part of Letters Patent No. 766,645, dated August 2, 1904.

Application filed January 16,1904.

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Be it known that I. OavILLn M. MORSE, of Jackson, in the county of Jackson and State 1 of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Trousers-Presses; and I hereby declare that the following' is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying' drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to furniture, and has for its object to provide a trousers-press of simple construction, efiicient in operation, and easy of manipulation, which may be conveniently associated with a chair without detracting from the appearance of the latter.

With a view to attaining these and other objects which will become apparent from the following description, my invention consists in the features of construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, and specified in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a rear eleva` tion of an article of furniture constructed in accordance with my` invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section on line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a cross-section on line 3 3 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a similar' section taken on line 4 4 of Fig. Q.

rllhroughout the drawings like characters l have herein shown and will describe my improved press as associated with a chair as affording a convenient structure for supporting the press. The chair structure proper may be of any preferred design, that which l have illustrated comprising a seat 10, supported upon the legs 11 11' and 12 12', and vertical back rails 13 13'. A back board 14 is provided between the rails 13 13', said board presenting' on its rear side a smooth surface and being of sufficient thickness to aiford the requisite strength to perform its function asa part of the trousers-press. The

back structure of the chair serves as a base structure for the press, and I will hereinafter term the chair back board 14 the base-board of the press.

The trousers-press comprises generally a pressure-board having a vertically-central area iixedly secured to two fiat longitudi- Seria1N0.l89,250. No model.x

nally extending springs, the free ends of which are adapted for association with the base structure in such a way that they tend to hold the pressure-board in close contact with the base-board 14.

Specifically, 15 indicates a pressure-board of substantially the same configuration as the base-board, but of less width than the latter', secured to a plurality of transverse strips 16, arranged in a vertically-central area of the board. Said strips at their outer ends project laterally beyond said pressure-board and are securely fastened in any suitable manner to two vertically-extending spring members 1T 17, arranged in parallelism to the side edges of the pressure-board. These spring members are preferably wooden strips of substantially equal length to the pressure-board, adapted when in place relative to said pressure-board to fit nicely between the rails 13 13 of the base structure.

The means shown as provided for the attachment of the springs 17 1T' to the base structure at their upper and lower ends comprise hinges 1S 18, pivotally connecting' the spring 17 to the rail 13 of the base structure on the one side and releasable latch connections between the spring 17 and the rail 13 on the other, said latch connections comprising movable latch members 19 19, secured to the spring at its bottom and top, and coacting socket members Q 20, mounted on the corresponding side rail 13 of the base structure.

In operation the movable latch members 19 are disengaged from their socket members 20, and the pressure-board, with its springs, is pivotally swung on its hinges 18 to open position. Then the trousers, (indicated at T,) properly folded, are laid between the base structure and the pressure board and the hinged pressure-board is returned to closed position. Obviously the intcrposition of the trousers between the pressure-board and the base-board 14 prevents the return of the pressure-board into contact with the said baseboard, the springs 17 17 yielding centrally, as illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 2, to permit the pressure-board to maintain its parallelism to the base-board in a position suitably removed therefrom to accommodate the trou- IOO sers. It will be apparent that when the latch members 19 and 20 are engaged said springs press the board l5 with a constant pressure upon the trousers, thereby pressing them into proper shape.

While I have herein described in some detail the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that numerous changes might be made in .the specific construction without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

l. Atrousers-press,comprisingabase structure, a pressure-board, vertical springs connected to said pressure-board intermediate their ends and arranged on opposite sides of said board, and connections between the free upper and lower ends of said springs and the base structure.

2. Atrousers-press comprising a base structure, a pressure-board, longitudinal springs eX- tending along opposite sides of said,pressure board and connected to said pressure-board intermediate their ends, hinges connecting the free ends of one of said springs with the base structure, and releasable latches connecting the free ends of the other spring with said base Structure.

3. A clothes-press, comprising a vertical base-board, a pressure-board, longitudinallyextending springs arranged on opposite sides rails, a pressure-board adapted for coaction4 with said base-board, springs extending longitudinally of the base structure in parallelism to the pressure-board ,between the rails, connection between said pressure-board and the springs arranged intermediate the ends of i the latter, hinges connecting the upper and lower ends of one of said springs with a rail of the base structure, and releasable latching means for connecting the opposite spring to Athe opposite rail of the base structure at its upper andV lower ends.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I aHiX my signature 1n presence of two witnesses.

ORVILLE M. MORSE. In presence of- HENRY BEIsWENGER, ALBERT BRAUN.

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