An Improved Trouser Stretcher and Presser.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Sept., 1899
Comolato Innnifination Lafi ALL Luna 1000
Annantast
14h Cont
1000
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Trouser Stretcher and Presser.
WILLIAM DUTTON, 9, Bridge Street Row, Chester, Tailor, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The press consists of two boards A 2 feet 4 inches long by 1 foot wide hinged
at one end with expanding screw hinges DD). The pressure is obtained from
a thumb screw F which also acts as a pivot for an iron strap across boards the
said iron strop being slotted at each end which catches the iron strap across the
under board A.
The stretcher is two long rods CC running on steel slides E E fixed in the sides
of the top board the tension for which is obtained from a leather buckle and strap G
and so stretches the trousers from knee to fork. Jis a loose rod to be passed
through ring H then between the legs of trousers into a fork on rod Cat I
Dated this 12th day of September 1899.
WILLIAM DUTTON.
1, WILLIAM DUTTON, 9, Bridge Street Row, Chester, Tailor and Draper, 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 follow-
ing statement:
An improved trouser stretcher and presser Sheet I drawing of which was left
with Provisional Specification, is composed of two boards A two feet five inches
long by one foot wide, joined together at one end by an expanding hinge D D
Fig. 1 Sheet 2 formed with an iron strap B to which are rivetted screws EE
this strap is attached to the under board, a plain iron strap P with a hole at
each end is attached to top board the screws E E passing through the holes in
top strap which is then completed with a winged nut D for reducing or extend-
ing the hinge.
The pressure to the whole boards is obtained from a large centre screw F
Fig. 2 which also acts as a pivot to a strong band of iron K which works as a
spindle, the said spindle having a screw worm that fits screw F the screw F
is pivoted loosely (so that it may turn) to an iron band L this is attached to top
board. The spindle is notched out at each end but at opposite sides, so that they
fit on to bolts M attached to an iron band N which is fixed to the under board,
the said bolts rising about three inches. The spindle K being now turned so
that bolts M fit in the notches the press is closed. By now turning the screw F
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page_text: you get the desired pressure the screw F working right through the spindle
forcing it up, straining on the bolts M and so pulling the bottom board close
to the top. The stretcher is a U shaped piece of rounded iron CC one arm
having a ring at the end H the other arm a V at end I and fitted on to slides E
fixed to sides of top board A the arms of the Ụ running parallel with the sides
of board each through a ring fastened to the sides of board to act as a guide to
keep the stretcher running smooth the said ring standing about half an inch out
from the board.
The trousers are then placed between the boards the bottoms to the hinge then
screwed down by turning screw F: A loose rod is then passed through the
ring at end of arm H then between the legs of trousers and into the V at I.
A leather strap G is attached to the bottom of the U and passed through a
buckle fixed close to the screw F from which the tension is obtained when the
strap is tightened the whole of the U moves along the slides and stretches the
trousers from knee to fork.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:
1st the expanding hinge D E Fig. I Sheet 2.
2nd the stretcher portion CE J
I.
3rd the notched spindle with the pivot screw F L M N K Fig. 2 Sheet 2.