Year: 1898

page_text: I, DANIEL MCGILL, of 5, Effra Road, Brixton, London, S.W., Engineer, do
ereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to means for stretching the legs of trousers when out of
se to remove bagginess at the knees, and consists of a device jointed in the centre
n which the trousers are gripped by wedge grips at the extremity of the legs and
t another convenient part towards the top of the trousers whilst the device is
ent at an angle, the trousers forming a cord subtending such angle, any desired
training pressure is then produced upon the said trouser legs by flattening the
said angle of the device as a toggle or elbow joint, and the device is then locked
or retained in such flattened or extended position.
To carry my invention into effect I provide a right rectangular frame preferably
of wood for lightness and cheapness or of any suitable material, the frame being
in two parts, pivotted upon one another at the centre.
Situated at the outer extremity or on the cross bars at the head of each part
of the trame I provide a jamming wedge clip for the trousers, which may be in
the form of a bar having wedged extremities, dropping into and engaging with
reverse wedged clips at the extremity of the said cross bars or otherwise attached
to the heads of the frame, the trousers being first laid upon the said frame when
its parts form an obtuse angle to one another and the clamp wedging pieces being
placed on top of the trousers and entered into the said wedge clips. The wedging
faces of the bars and clips are arranged in a reverse direction to one another as
regards the two ends of the frame, so that the strain upon the trousers when the
bent frame is flattened, jambs the said wedge clamps against the said tension of
the trousers.
When the centre elbow joint of the frame is flattened by the pressure of the
hand, such pressure is multiplied enormously, upon the trouser legs, held firmly at
either end by the said wedge clamps to the extremities of the frame, and the
frame when so straightened is held in such position by a transverse pin or pins
passing through holes provided in both the frames to one side of the pivotting
30 joint, or by other equivalent means which will serve to lock the members of the
pivotted frames in a flat extended position.
The whole frame being pivotted at the centre when unlocked in that position,
will fold upon itself into very small compass, conveniently for packing or transport.
March 1898
FELL & JAMES,
Agents for the Applicant,
1, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C.

page_text: I, DANIEL MCGILL, of 5, Effra Road, Brixton, London, S.W., Engineer, 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:
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My invention relates to means for stretching the legs of trousers when out of
use to remove bagginess at the knees, and consists of a device jointed in the centre
in which the trousers are gripped by wedge grips at the extremity of the legs and
at another convenient part towards the top of the trousers whilst the device is
bent at an angle, the trousers forming a chord subtending such angle, any desired
straining pressure is then produced upon the said trouser legs by flattening the
said angle of the device as a toggle or elbow joint and the device is then locked
or retained in such flattened or extended position.
To carry my invention into effect I provide a light rectangular frame preferably
of wood for lightness and cheapness or of any suitable material the frame being
in two parts pivotted upon one another at the centre.
Situated at the outer extremity or on the cross bars at the head of each part
of the frame, I provide a jamming wedge clip for the trousers, which may be in
the form of a bar having wedged extremities dropping into and engaging with
reverse wedged clips at the extremity of the said cross bars or.otherwise attached
to the heads of the frame, the trousers being first laid upon the said frame when
its parts form an obtuse angle to one another and the clamp wedging pieces being
placed on top of the trousers and entered into the said wedge clips. The wedging
faces of the bars and clips are arranged in a reverse direction, to one another as-
regards the two ends of the frame so that the strain upon the trousers, when the
bent frame is flattened, jams the said wedge clamps against the said tension of
the trousers.
When the centre elbow joint of the frame is flattened by the pressure of the
hand, such pressure is multiplied enormously upon the trouser legs, held firmly at
either end by the said wedge clamps to the extremity of the frame and the
frame when so straightened is held in such position by a transverse pin or pins
passing through holes provided in both the frames to one side of the pivotting
joint, or by other equivalent means which will serve to lock the members of the
pivotted frames in a flat extended position.
The whole frame being pivotted at the centre when unlocked in that position,
will fold upon itself into very small compass conveniently for packing and transport.
And in order that my invention may be the better understood I now proceed to
describe the same with reference to the drawings hereto annexed and to the letters
and figures marked thereon.
Figure 1 is a plan and
Figure 2 an elevation of my improved trousers stretcher as folded on itself in 4
smallest compass for transport.
Figure 3 shows the stretcher opened out to an obtuse angle and the trousers
gripped therein ready for stretching.
Figure 4 shows a plan without trousers and
Figure 5 is an elevation of the stretcher with trousers therein stretched.
Figure 6 is an end view of the stretcher.
A A is a light rectangular frame preferably of wood or similar material for
lightness and cheapness in two parts, pivotted upon one another at or about the
centre at B.

page_text: CC are cross bars at the outer end of each of the frames, such cross bars being
essed in the middle with a projecting slotted nose 1 at each end. The under
ces of such slotted noses 1) is wedge shaped to afford a jamming wedge clip for
ose bars E, E, filling the centre recess of the cross bars C, C, and pressing down
d gripping the trousers T placed between the bars E E and the cross bars C C.
When the apparatus is folded for transport as in Figures 1 and 2, the holes F,
the frames coincide and the frame is secured in a folded condition by a pin G, of
ood or other material being passed through such coincident holes.
When the apparatus is required for use, the stretcher is unfolded and the trousers
are placed between the loose bars E and the cross bars C, when the parts of
tretcher are at an obtuse angle to one another as shown in Figure 3.
F,
By the downward pressure of the hands upon the extremities of the frames A A¹
r by the down pressure of the hand or knee upon the central pivotted part of the
rames turned upside down, the frames A A¹ are forced into alignment, causing the
ends to extend and thus strain the trousers in tension with a force very much
multiplied over that which is applied at the centre of the pivotted elbow frame to
Hatten it out into alignment.
When in this extended position the hole K in one frame now coincides with the
hole F in the other and the pin G is again used through these coincident holes to
lock the apparatus in its extended position with any required tension upon the
trousers.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
claim is:-
1st. A trouser stretcher consisting of an elbow pivotted frame having means at
the outer end of each frame to seize and grip the extremities of a pair of trousers,
and adapted by pressure on the centre of the elbow frame to extend and stretch with
great mechanical advantage the said stretcher substantially as described.
2nd. A trouser stretcher consisting of an elbow pivotted frame adapted to close
upon itself and be there locked in smallest compass for transport and to be extended
in alignment when in use and to be there locked in such position to permanently
stretch a pair of trousers, substantially as described.
3rd. In a trouser stretching device wedge faced gripping jaws at the outer ends
of the device and loose wedge bars fitting and jamming therein gripping the
5 trousers between the said wedge bars and frame in proportion to the tensional strain
upon the trousers substantially as described.
4th. A trouser stretching device consisting of the combination and arrangement
of parts substantially as described and illustrated herewith.
FELL & JAMES,
Agents for the Applicant,
Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C.
Dated this 23rd day
FELL & JAMES,
Agents for the Applicant,
1. Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C.