IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR STRETCHING. TROWSERS AND GARMENTS
Year: 1884

page_text: I GEORGE WILMER Tailor of 5 Coronation Street Leeds and ALFRED BAXTER
Tea Dealer of 3 Market Place Leeds in the County of York do hereby declare
the nature of our Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR STRETCHING.
TROWSERS AND GARMENTS to be as follows:-
The object of my Invention is to produce a simple inexpensive and easily
applied trowsers stretcher.
I employ four pieces of wood bevelled from the centre to the outside edges, on
each side, a metal plate (in which is a hole) is fixed in the centre of each wood,
the woods go together in pairs, and form clamps, wherewith to hold each end of
the garment to be stretched, metal hoops are attached to each of the woods, these
hoops are of such size as to slide on to the ends of the wood clamps, which being
taper, tighten as the hoops are pushed further on, the hoops so as not to be mislaid
are attached to the wood clamps, by cords or chains, a cord passes through the
holes in the metal plates; on each of the top and bottom clamps; the garments to
be stretched, are placed between the wooden clamps, at the top and bottom, the
cord from the upper clamps, is hung upon a peg or hook, and the cord from the
bottom clamps may either be attached, to another peg below, and tightened up as
required by a wooden hold fast, cleate, or other fastener, or a weight may be
suspended from the bottom plate.
Dated this 1st day of January 1884.
JOHN E, WALSH,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: We GEORGE WILMER Tailor of 5 Coronation Street Leeds and ALFRED BAXTER
Tea Dealer of 3 Market Place Leeds in the County of York. do hereby declare
the nature of our said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR
STRETCHING TROUSERS AND GARMENTS," and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
The object of our Invention is to produce, a simple, inexpensive, and easily
applied trousers stretcher.
We employ four pieces of wood, bevelled from the centre, to the end on the
outside a metal plate (in which there is a hole) is fixed in the centre of each wood,
the woods go together in pairs, and form clainps, wherewith to hold each end of
the garment to be stretched, metal hoops are attached to each pair of the woods,
the hoops are of such size, as to slide on to the ends of the wooden clamps, which
being tapered, tighten as the hoops are pushed further on the wooden clamps,
the hoops so as not to be mislaid are attached to the wooden clamps, by cords or
chains, a cord passes through the holes in the metal plates on the top and bottom
clamps, the garments to be stretched, are placed between the wooden clamps, at the
top and bottom the cord from the upper clamps, is hung upon a peg or hook, and
the bottom cord from the bottom clamps, may either be attached to another peg
below and tightened up as required, by a wooden holdfast, or cleat, or other fastener,
or a weight may be suspended from the bottom plate; instead of the holdfast or
cleat, a rack and holdfast may be used.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a door shewing our improved trousers stretcher
applied.
Fig. 2 is an end elevation of adjustable rack holdfast for stretcher.
Figs. 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 are enlarged detail elevations and plans of stretcher.
A is the door to which the stretcher is attached, which stretcher is composed of
four pieces of wood or other suitable material B, bevelled from the centre, to the
ends on both sides, the woods go together in pairs, and form clamps, one set to
hold or clamp the upper part of the trousers or garments, the other set to hold or
clamp the bottom part; metal hoops H, are attached to the clamps, these hoops are
large enough to slide on to each end of the clamps, which being tapered tighten on
to the trousers, between them as they are pushed further on, and are secured to the
clamps by cords or chains J, and so cannot be mislaid, C is a metal plate, attached
to the front of the top pair, and having a hole D, by which it is hung to the book E,
similar plates C₁, are attached to the lower clamps, a cord F, passing through the
holes (and over the hook E¹) has at its end a wooden holdfast or cleat G, by which
the clamps or stretchers can be tightened easily and effectively, so stretching the
trousers held between them; in lieu of the bottom cord, and holdfast or cleat, a
plate K, may be used and an adjustable rack L; the plate K, forming a catch
which engages with the teeth in the rack L; a spring or indiarubber might be
attached to same, so as to give a continual pull or stretch on the trousers being
operated upon.

page_text: 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 are:-
1. The clamps secured by rings, hoops, or metal bands, as and for the purposes
shewn and described, or any substantial equivalent.
2. The tightening or putting tension upon the clamps, in the manner shewn
and described, or any substantial equivalent.
Dated this Twenty sirth day of Anvil 1001
JOHN EDWARD WALSH,
Crossley Street, Halifax,
Agent to the Applicant,