the like.
Year: 1888

page_text: the like.
I CAESAR HASS of 29 Dod Street Limehouse in the County of Essex Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of the said invention (a communication to mo from
abroad) and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:
This invention relates to an apparatus for stretching stockings, socks and the like
after washing (preferably before such articles are quite dry) to prevent or remedy the
alteration in shape such articles suffer by reason of being washed.
My apparatus is represented in the accompanying drawings in which
Fig. 1 shows the apparatus ready to receive a sock.
Fig. 2 showing it when the sock is placed thereon.
The apparatus is constructed as follows A is the central principal portion thereof
to which all other parts are attached and upon which they work.
B is a wing jointed to A in b. The wing B travels on the guide a¹ there being
holes in the wing and guide so that, by the insertion of a pin the wing may be fixed
in the desired position.
The wing C serves to stretch the heel. It is by a hinge d united with the centre-
piece A. Like the wing B it is guided upon a curved guide a and holes are provided
so that this part also may be fixed in position. In order better to ensure correct
motion of the wing when set to stretch the sock it is provided with a spur or
extension c working in a recess c¹ provided in the centre-piece A. The dotted line D.
in fig. 2 indicates a sock stretched upon my apparatus.
The operation of this invention is obvious from the drawings. The apparatus is
set to the position shown in Fig. 1. The sock or other article is drawn onto the same
and then the portion B is moved outward whilst is moved inwards. By this means
the leg is stretched by the part B, the toe by the shape of the centre-piece A and
the heel by the movement of the wing (.

page_text: When the sock has set in the required shape the various parts are again brought
into their first position and the sock is drawn off.
I some cases I may simplify the apparatus by omitting the wing B and its guide.
In this case the apparatus will somewhat resemble a pair of shears in its contour.
The apparatus shown in the drawings is constructed of wood or similar material
but frames of stout wire may be employed.
The drawings show my invention applied to a sock; for stockings the parts above
the joints band.d will be proportionately longer.
The essential feature of this invention is the stretching of a sock or the like by a
simple lever arrangement without the use of screw gear, clamps or other complicated
parts.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner. the samo is to be performed as communicated
to me by my foreign correspondent, I declare that what I claim is.
1.) An apparatus consisting of levers so arranged as to stretch a sock, stocking or
the like in the foot (i.e. from toe to heel) and across the leg portion as set forth and as
shown in the drawings.
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2.) An apparatus for stretching socks, stockings or the like consisting of the
portions A and C for stretching the foot of the sock or stocking with or without the
portion B for stretching the leg of the same.
3.) In an apparatus for stretching socks stockings or the like, the wing or lever B
moving on a guide a and having a spur c in combination with the part A all constructed
and operating. as set forth and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
بيعي
BERNHARD DUKES,
226, High Holborn, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.
BERNHARD DUKES,
226, High Holborn, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.