Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Apr., 1887
Complete Left, 2nd Jan., 1888
Complete Accepted, 24th Feb., 1888
I WILLIAM BROWNING of 44 Horfield Road Bristol, Mechanical Engineer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to gas heated Irons and Ironing Machines for operating
the same, and thease Improvements consist in a new or modified arrangement or
combination of the hollow iron and gas burners therein with a rigid ventilating pipe
adapted to apply the requisate pressure to the Iron.
The Iron is formed with two flues and gas burners in its lower half and its upper
half forms a closed chamber, the air in which tends to keep the top of the iron cooler
than the bottom. The two flues meet at the point of the iron and turning upwards
pass out of the iron through a ball and socket joint (held in contact by springs) into
the rigid ventilating pipe.
The upper end of this rigid ventilating pipe is hung by a ball and socket joint to
one end of a Lever, which is pivoted near its center to a Bracket erected on the table.
of the Machine; the other end of this Lever is connected by means of suitable
connecting rods and a Lever to a foot treadle whereby the operator can apply pressure
to the work.
Balance weights are provided to lift the Iron up from the work and when desired
the treadle mechanism can be disconnected from the connecting rod and arranged
by means of two hooks to lift one or more of thease weights, so that the Iron will be
heavier than the remaining weights; therefore the Iron when so arranged will .
press upon the work with a pressure nearly equal to the weights lifted.
The Machine is provided with a pivoted, reversable, Sleeve board on which the work
is pressed.
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page_text: Improvements in Gas Heated Irons and Ironing Machines.
I WILLIAM BROWNING of 44 Horfield Road Bristol, Mechanical Engineer do
hereby declare the nature of this invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN GAS HEATED
IRONS AND IRONING MACHINES 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 gas heated Irons and Ironing Machines for operating the
same and these improvements consist in a new or modified arrangement or combina-
tion of the hollow iron and gas burners therein with a rigid ventilating pipo adapted
to apply the requisate pressure to the iron.
In the accompaning drawings Fig. 1. is a section of the Iron through the dotted
line A.B. Fig. 2.
Fig. 2. is a view of the back end of the Iron.
Fig. 3. is a view of a part of the underside showing shape of the point.
Fig's. 4. and 5. are respectively side and front elevations on a reduced scale of the
Ironing Machine.
The same letters and figures refer to the like parts in Fig's. 1. 2. 3. 4. and 5.
The Iron is formed with two flues C. and D. and gas burners E. and F. in its lower
half, and its upper half forms a closed chamber G. the air in which tends to keep the
top of the iron H. cooler than the bottom I. The two flues C. and D. meet at
the point J. of the iron and turning upwards in the direction of the arrows pass out
of the iron through a ball K. and socket L. joint into the rigid ventilating pipe M.
which has exit holes at its upper end M 1. The ball K. and socket L. are held in
contact by spiral springs, one on each side, not shewn in the drawings.
The upper end M 1. of the rigid ventilating pipe M. is hung by a ball and socket
joint N. to the end 01. of the lever O. which is pivoted near its center 02. to a
bracket P. erected on the table Q. of the Machine. The bracket P. is partly held in
position by the guy rods R. R. R. R. and is forked at its upper ends S. S. to guide the
lever O. the end of which at 03. is connected by means of the connecting rod T.
at U 1. to the lever U. pivoted at U 2. to a bracket V. secured to the underside of the
table Q.
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The lever U. at U 3. is connected by the connecting rod W. to the foot treadle X.
' pivoted at X 1. to the side frames Y. Braces Y 1. Y 2. and Y 3. brace the side
frames Y. A balance weight Z. is hung at U 1. to lift the iron up from the work.
The sleeve board a. is pivoted on the post b. and supported by the bracket c.
burners E. and F. are "Bunsen burners" the air entering at d. and the gas through
the rubber pipe e. at f.
The
The action of the machine is as follows:-the foot of the operator applies pressure
to the treadle X. and through the connecting rods W. and T., levers U. and O., and
rigid ventilating rod M. to the iron; which presses the work to be ironed upon the
sleeve board a.
It will be understood that the ball joints K-L. and N. permit the iron to be guided,
twisted, or swung in any direction by the operator.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is-
1. The combination of the hollow gas heated Iron with the rigid ventilating pipe M.
as and for the purpose described.
2. The rigid pipe or rod M. fitted with the ball and socket joints K-L. and N
substantially as and for the purpose described.
3. The combination of the rigid pipe or rod M. with the lever O., connecting
rod T., and foot treadle X. as and for the purpose described.
4. The combination of the bracket P. and guy rods R. R. R. R. with the table Q. as
and for the purpose described.
5. The balance weight Z. as and for the purpose described.