A Folding Wire Trouser Stretcher.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 17th May, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 12th Feb., 1894-Accepted, 5th May, 1894
A Folding Wire Trouser Stretcher.
I, THOMAS PHILLIPS 30 Hickman Road, Sparkbrook Birmingham Commercial
Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to produce a small inexpensive "Folding Wire
Trouser Stretcher" of such a nature as to be effectual in its grip without injuring
the texture of the cloth, and as it is fitted with a sliding rod can be adjusted to
take any size trousers.
In order to do this I propose to construct a hinged wire frame with screw
fastening (fitted with chain suspender) to grip bottoms of one or more pairs of
trousers at the same time, with corresponding frame to grip at hip of trousers,
connected at top & bottom by link joints with hinged sliding rod, which can be
adjusted to any length.
It is simple in construction, and can be folded to pack in a small compass.
1000
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Folding Wire Trouser Stretcher.
I, THOMAS PHILLIPS 160 Golden Hillock Road Smallheath, Birmingham
(formerly of 30 Hickman Road Sparkbrook Birmingham) Commercial Traveller
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 :-
My invention of "A Folding Wire Trouser Stretcher" is composed of three
parts as shown on drawings attached and lettered A, B and C.
Part A on drawing No. 1 is a frame made in wire with a hinged flat metal back
to secure legs of trousers, and is also fitted with a taper wedge to secure parts
together, and is also fitted with a piece of chain to suspend when fixed to legs of
trousers.
Part B on drawing No. 1 is a frame made of wire, fitted with a hinged cranked
centre rod with a hook at the end to rest upon the end of frame, and suspended by
a fine chain is a wire pin to secure hinged cranked centre rod to frame when fitted
on at hips of trousers.
Part.C on drawing No. 1 is made with two wire rods, each wire rod having a
loop eye at one end made in the shape of a figure 8, and the other end of each wire
rod is made with a curled loop hook. And each wire rod is passed through the
loop eye of one another for stretching and folding. And is also fitted with a piece
of chain and hook to secure wire rods when fitted to parts A and B for stretching
legs of trousers.
Drawing No. 2 contains the three parts (as shown on drawing No. 1) fitted to
each other when fixed to trousers for stretching.
The parts A, B and C are fitted to each other in the following manner.
Part A is placed open and bottom ends of legs of trousers are placed between
the frame made of wire, and the hinged metal back, then part A is closed and
secured with the taper wedge which is fixed to part A.

page_text: Part B is placed open and the hips of trousers are placed between the frame
made of wire, and the hinged cranked centre rod, then part B is closed and secured
with the wire pin which is fixed to part B.
Part C with the one end of the wire rods fitted with a curled loop hook is fitted
into part A, and the other end of the wire rods fitted with a curled loop hook is 5
fitted into part B and the stretching of trousers takes place when the two wire
rods forming part C are forced in opposite directions to one another, they are then
secured together by the chain and hook which is fixed to part C.
Features of novelty claimed are as follows
1st. Being made of wire it is light and neat, and will stretch one or more pairs of 1
trousers at the same time without injuring the texture of the cloth.
2nd. Being made to fold and each part detachable it can be packed in a very
narrow space, without causing inconvenience.
3rd. It is simple and perfect in action and can be hung in a wardrobe or laid flat
in a chest or box, and the stretching is equally perfect in either position.
10th day of February 1894.
THOMAS PHILLIPS.