New Combined Large Surface Open End and Screw Driven Machine for Ironing Skirts, Shirts, and other Linen.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Nov., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 8th July, 1899-Accepted, 30th Sept., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
New Combined Large Surface Open End and Screw Driven Machine
for Ironing Skirts, Shirts, and other Linen.
JAMES LAMB COUPER, Steam Laundry Manager, residing at No. 7, West Savile
Terrace, Edinburgh, and FRANCIS ADAM BRINGLOE, Chartered Accountant, of
No. 123, George Street, Edinburgh, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
A new and improved machine for drying and ironing made up articles, such as
skirts, shirts, &c. This machine consists of an iron roll covered with felt or other
absorbent material, revolving under and pressing against a fixed polished
concave bed or iron heated by steam, gas or electricity. The roll is moved by a
worm-wheel and worm driven by a belt from the engine and regulated by the
action of the operator's foot; or otherwise the roll may be made to run in fixed
bearings and the bed or iron adjusted, so as to be raised or lowered by the action
of the operator's foot. Owing to its construction the following distinct improve-
ments and advantages are combined in one machine, viz: —
(1.) It is open at one end so as to be specially suitable for the drying and
ironing of made up goods, such as skirts, shirts, &c., which cannot be accom-
plished by any of the machines in use for flat work.
(2.) It has extra large heating and evaporating surfaces, which permit of
work being done with greater expedition, and more satisfactorily than by any
existing open end machine. The combination thus forms a new and improved
machine eminently suitable for the efficient drying and ironing of both made up.
goods and flat work.
(3.) It permits of the operation of ironing being stopped instantaneously and
at any point to adjust articles creased or otherwise going awry an advantage
not present in any of the existing bed and table linen machines.
Dated this 2nd day of November 1898.
JAMES LAMB COUPER.
FRANCIS A. BRINGLOE.
New Combined Large Surface Open End and Screw Driven Machine
for Ironing Skirts, Shirts, and other Linen.
We, JAMES LAMB COUPER, Manager, late of 7, but now of 21, West Savile
Terrace, and FRANCIS ADAM BRINGLOE, Accountant, 123, George Street, Edin-
burgh, 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 a new or improved machine for ironing and drying
made up articles such as skirts, shirts and the like, and has for its object to pro-

page_text: vide a machine which will be open ended to facilitate the placing in position of the
article to be ironed or dried; have large heating and evaporating surfaces and
be capable of instantaneous stoppage when it is found necessary to adjust
articles creased or otherwise going awry.
But in order that our said invention may be more readily understood and
easily carried into effect we will proceed to describe the same with reference to
the accompanying drawings in which
Fig. 1 is a perspective rear view and Fig. 2 a perspective front view of our
improved machine.
Referring to the said drawings, the machine consists of an iron or other metal
drum A covered with felt or other absorbent material, revolving beneath and
pressing against a fixed polished concave bed or iron B which is carried by the
framing C and heated by steam supplied to and led from it by the pipes b, b'.
The drum A is mounted upon a shaft 1) which is rotated by a worm wheel d
and worm, the latter (not shewn) being keyed upon the shaft and driven by
the pulley d.
In order that the rotation of the drum may be instantaneously stopped when
desired, the shaft D, is carried in bearings, the one E of which is mounted in a
fork e so that it is free to swivel or move as on a pivot. The other bearing fis
mounted in a slot f' formed in the standard of the framing C so that it is capable
of sliding up and down. The movement thus obtained is just sufficient to engage
and disengage the worm wheel d from the worm and is 'controlled by a rod G,
which supports the bearing f, raised and lowered by a crank g actuated by a
treadle in proximity with the attendant's foot.
The foregoing serves as an example of how our machine may be constructed
but we desire it to be understood that the iron or polished bel may be either hollow
as shewn or solid, and heated either with steam gas or electricity as found most
convenient.
The whole thus forms a machine which permits of work being done with
greater expedition and more satisfactorily than by any existing open end machine
and is eminently suitable for the efficient drying and ironing of both made up
goods and flat work.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is :-
:-
1. The general arrangement, construction and combination of parts constituting
the machine for ironing and drying skirts, shirts and other linen, substantially
as herein before described and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
2. In a machine for ironing and drying skirts, shirts and other linen, the com-
bination with the concave iron or bed B fixed stationarily upon the frame C and
heated by steam, gas or electricity, of the drum A revolving under and pressing
against the said iron or bed, the said drum being rotated by a worm and
worm wheel, substantially in the manner as hereinbefore described and shewn in
the accompanying drawings.
3. In a machine for ironing and drying skirts, shirts and other linen mounting
the one end of the shaft carrying the drum within a swivelling or pivoting
bearing and the other within a rising and falling bearing the position of which
is controlled by a rod and crank actuated through a treadle by the attendant's
foot, substantially in the manner as and for the purpose hereinbefore described
and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
JOHNSONS,
Petitioners Agents, 115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow.