Improvements in Appliances to be used in the Stretching of Trousers and other Garments.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Jan., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 28th Aug., 1890-Accepted, 4th Oct., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Appliances to be used in the Stretching of Trousers
and other Garments.
I, JAMES BURDEN, of Vaughton Street South, in the City of Birmingham,
Pressure Gauge Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention relates to means for stretching trousers, and other garments, by
suspension.
The said means, consists, first, of a gripping device, with a looped end for its
suspension, 2ndly, in a loop or wire attachment from which a weight is hung.
The clamping device, as according to the first part of my invention, consists of a
pair of jointed arms, with gripping bars or plates, at their outer ends.
The arms are closed by a slip, or sliding ring or loop, drawn upon them, so that
as the said loop or ring, is drawn upwardly the arms are closed, and the material of a
garment, gripped between the Tends of the plates of them, which may be inside
faced with rubber, cloth, or other yielding material, to prevent marking.
Connected to the joint ends of the arms, I attach a swivel loop or bow, from which
the appliance is suspended.
The gripping appliance, may be constructed after the manner of a pair of pliers, or
cutting shears with the arms and gripping parts, drawn together by a sliding loop, or
by a screw pin, passing through one of the arms, and screwing into the other arm,
or taking into a swivelling part, carried by the said screwed arm.
The second part, as aforesaid, consists of a long loop of wire, with bow-loop or
hooked ends, for its attachment to a garment by taking over the buttons, or taking
into the button holes of it.
In using my invention for the stretching of a pair of trousers, I first open out the
arins of the gripping appliance, and secure the extremities of the legs thereof, near
the seam, by closing the gripping parts upon the said ends, which are clamped, by the
sliding of the ring, or the turning of the screw.
The trousers are thus suspended upside down, and the necessary weight imparted
for the perfect stretching, is suspended from the waist part, by the loop wire as
aforesaid, being threaded through, or connected to a weight, whilst the connection to
the garment is made, by the end hooks or loops, engaging with the buttons, or taking
within the button holes.
The stretching is performed, by suspending the said appliances and garment upon a
hook, from the loop of the clamping device.
The suspending clamping device, may be made from wire, fashioned into shape, or
from cut out sheet metal. When from wire, I purpose making the same from a single
length.
Dated this 19th day of January 1890.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Appliances to be used in the Stretching of Trousers
and other Garments.
I, JAMES BURDEN of Vaughton Street South, in the City of Birmingham, Pressure
Gauge Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention 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 means for stretching trousers, and other garments, by
suspension.
The said means, consists essentially of the first part, of a lever gripping device,
operated by a sliding ring, and suspended from a loop. 2ndly, in a loop, or wire
attachment, from which a weight is hung, for tensioning and stretching the garment.
The clamping device, as according to the first part of my invention, consists of a
pair of jointed arms, with gripping bars or plates, at their outer ends.
The arms are closed, by a slip or sliding ring, loop, or the like, drawn upon them,
so that as the said loop or ring is drawn downwards, the arms are closed, and the
material of a garment, gripped between the ends, or T ends of them, which may be
inside chequered or faced with rubber, cloth, or other yielding material, the latter to
prevent marking.
Connected to the joint ends of the arms, I attach a swivel loop or bow, from which,
the appliance is suspended.
The gripping appliance, may be constructed after the manner of a pair of pliers, or
cutting shears, with the arms and gripping parts, drawn together by a sliding loop, or
by a screw pin, passing through one of the arms, and screwing into the other arm,
or taking into a swivelling part, carried by the said screwed arm.
The second part as aforesaid, consists of a long loop of wire, with bow-loop, or
hooked ends, for its attachment to a garment, by taking over the buttons, or into the
button holes of it.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings represents, in front elevation, a trouser
suspender grip, made according to my invention. It will thus be seen, that the said
grip, consists essentially of two jointed arms, with the outer ends of them, provided
with clamping bars, or T shaped ends, and threaded upon the said bar, is a slip ring,
which when drawn down the said arms, the clamping bars are drawn together.
Figure 2 represents an edge view of the suspender grip, with the parts in the
positions which they assume, before the arms are closed.
Figure 3 represents a like edge view as Figure 2, but with the arms closed, and a
garment gripped.
Figure 4 represents the means of connecting the suspending weight, to the lower
portion of a garment, and
Figure 4a front elevation of the loop, and edge view of the weight.
It will be seen to consist essentially of a loop, with the ends, which are made hook-
form, adapted to take over the buttons, or within the button-holes of the said garment,
as shown.
Figure 5 represents a garment, suspended by my improved combined suspension
stretcher.
Figure 7 a modified form of my invention, and
Figure 8 a further modification.
The same letters of reference, indicate corresponding parts in the several figures of
the drawings.
a, a, are arms, jointed at their upper ends at a², to admit of them opening out or
closing bare T ends, or gripping bars, made solid or rigid with the lower ends of
the said arms, and which gripping bars, may be chequered, roughened, or inside faced
with a yielding material, to prevent, in the latter case, marking. c is a slip ring,
threaded upon the arms, and adapted when drawn down, to close the arms and bars,

page_text: and thereby grip a garment, as represented in Figure 3, and moved up in the position
as shown in Figures 1 and 2, the clipping bars and arms admit of opening out.
The gripping appliance is suspended by a ring d, passed between the upper parts of
the arms.
In Figures 4, 44, and 5, e is a weight suspending loop, with hook terminal ends e³,
and a return end e³, over which, the hook f, of a weight f, takes.
In using my invention, for the stretching of a pair of trousers, first open out the
arms of the gripping appliance, and secure the extremities of the legs thereof, near
the seam, by closing the gripping parts upon the said ends, which are clamped,
by the sliding downwards of the ring, as in Figures 3 and 5, then hang or suspend
the said trousers from the ring d, by placing the same upon a nail, hook, or other
object. This done, with the trousers upside down, connect the hook end e², with
the buttons, (or button-holes, see Figures 4 and 5) when the weight f, can be
hooked upon it.
Thus, it will be seen, that the stretching is performed, by suspension, and the
gravitating effect of a weight, attached to the lower extremities of a garment.
The suspending clamping device may be made from wire, fashioned into shape, or
from cut out sheet metal; when from wire, I propose making the same from a single
length.
In Figure 7, a are arms, jointed at a², bare gripping arms, e is a slip closing
ring, d is a suspending ring, threaded through loops a³, at the upper ends of the said
arms.
In Figure 8, a are the arms, jointed at a², and with short arms a*, directed beyond
them, terminated by clamping bars b; c is a headed screw pin, swivelling within a
hole a, of the upper end a³, and passing loosely through a hole a, and with the
end c², provided with a thumb screw or lever h, for the bringing together of the
arms.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what 1
claim is:
First: A suspension grip, for trouser, and garment stretching, consisting of
jointed arms, with clamping devices at their ends, and a slip ring, for the closing of
the arms, substantially as described, and set forth in Figures 1 to 7.
Secondly A suspension grip, for the stretching of trousers, and other like
garments, consisting of jointed gripping arms, with screw for closing, as described
and set forth in Figure 8.
Thirdly A combined apparatus for the stretching of garments, by suspension,
consisting of a gripping or holding arrangement, of the one part, and a suspension
weight, with hook connection, of the other part, substantially as set forth.
Dated this IDLO ORLY OI August 1090).
Dated LS LOGO OHLY OF AUGUST LOJU.
JAMES BURDEN.
By Henry Skerrett,
6, Livery Street, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.