Improvements in Appliances for Stretching Articles of Dress.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Oct., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 3rd July, 1890-Accepted, 9th Aug., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Appliances for Stretching Articles of Dress.
I, JOSEPH BEDFORD of Haymarket Chambers, Sheffield in the County of York
Steel Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of this invention is to construct an improved appliance or appliances for
stretching garments or articles of dress, for the purpose of causing them to regain
their original shape.
It consists of a steel wire spring of peculiar construction and used in combination
with a weight.
I propose to make the spring of a shape somewhat resembling the letter C-
both ends being coiled to a nearly.circular form. The strength of the wire used and
the size of the spring may both be varied to suit the purpose for which it is required;
thus for example 10 or 11 wire gauge would be suitable and the size may vary
from four up to twelve inches in width according to the width of the article to be
stretched.
The weight may be made of any suitable metal of one pound weight, or thereabouts
and preferably of a flat shape, with a hook or other convenient means of attaching
it to the spring.
When using the appliance the spring is compressed, and the two coiled ends brought
nearer together, by the hand, and while so held it is placed in position in the sleeve or
other part of the garment, and when released the expansion of the spring will give
the required lateral pressure so as to extend or stretch the material in that direction ;
the downward or longitudinal extension is attained by attaching the before mentioned
weight to the spring and suspending the garment from a rail or like support.
Dated the 1st day of October 1000
ROBT. F. DRURY, Fel. Inst. P.A.,
Bank Buildings, George Street, Sheffield, Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Appliances for Stretching Articles of Dress.
I JOSEPH BEDFORD of Haymarket Chambers, Sheffield in the County of York,
Steel 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 is for an appliance for stretching parts of garments, or articles of
dress, such as the knees of trowsers for the purpose of causing them to regain their
original shape.
It consists of a peculiarly constructed spring made of steel wire by preference,
and used with or without a weight.
I have illustrated the spring in the sheet of drawings annexed to this specification
Fig. 1, being the spring.
Fig. 2, the weight.
I make the spring of a configuration somewhat resembling the letter C, both ends
being coiled to a nearly circular form, and I prefer to finish the extreme ends where
the wire is cut, by enclosing them with a metallic cap A. The strength of the wire,
and the size of the spring may be varied to suit the purpose of which the spring
may be required, thus for example wire of 8 or 9 wire gauge would be suitable for
an ordinary trowser stretcher, and the spring may vary from four to twelve inches
in width, and may be finished by japanning, electroplating, or otherwise.
Dries B27

page_text: The weight B, may be of any suitable metal and weight, say for example of one
pound or thereabouts; I prefer to make it flat and to provide it with a hook C, or
other convenient means of attaching it to the spring.
The spring may be used without the weight, which is only required to give a down-
ward or longitudinal extension or stretching, to the legs of trowsers for example, in
which case the garment would be suspended from its upper part, and the weight be
hung upon the centre of the spring at D.
When the spring is to be used, it is compressed by grasping the coiled ends E in
the hand and drawing them towards each other, it is then placed in position where
required, and released.
The expansion of the spring will stretch the garment and take out creases or
bulges.
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 I
claim is
1-As an appliance for stretching articles of dress, a coiled spring constructed
substantially as herein before described and illustrated.
2-As an appliance for stretching articles of dress, the combination of a coiled
spring as claimed in claim 1, with a weight, for the purpose specified.
Dated the 2nd day of July 1800
ROBT. F. DRURY, Fel. Inst. P.A.,
Bank Buildings, George Street, Sheffield, Agent for Applicant..
ROBT. F. DRURY, Fel. Inst. P.A.,
Bank Buildings, George Street, Sheffield, Agent for Applicant..