Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Aug., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 24th May, 1900-Accepted, 30th June, 1900
I, JAMES TINDELL, of 28, Horion Lane, in the City of Bradford, Tailor, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:--
This invention relates to a new or improved combined trouser press and trouser
stretcher.
For this purpose I employ a base board large enough to receive a pair of trousers
with one leg folded over the other and I make one end of this board extensible
and connect it to the board by a slide or its equivalent. A screw is fixed in each
end of the extensible piece as well as in each corner of the opposite end of the
base board and clamping bars extending across each end are fitted over these
Screws. These clamping bars are hinged to press boards hinged together across
the middle or approximately across the middle and capable of being clamped
down over the base board by two or more screws.
In use the trousers are folded evenly and placed upon the base board which
is then more or less contracted to its minimum length and the clamping bars
are secured in position on their screws by thumb nuts. The pressing boards are
then pressed down onto the trousers thus forcing out the extensible portion
and more or less stretching the trousers then the pressing board screws are put in
and screwed down to press the trouser between the press board and the base
board
To enable the clamping bars to be taken off without removing the thumb
screws the holes through the clamping bars are slotted or cut away on one side.
Dated this 23rd day of August 1899.
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Patent Agents, Bradford.
I, JAMES TINDELL, of 28, Horion Lane, in the City of Bradford, Tailor, 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;-
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This invention relates to a new or improved combined trouser press and trouser
stretcher.
For this purpose I employ a base board large enough to receive a pair of trousers
with one leg folder over the other, and I make one end of this board extensible
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page_text: and connect it to the board by a slide or its equivalent. A screw is fixed in each
end of the extensible piece as well as in each corner of the opposite end of the
base board and clamping bars extending across each end are fitted over these
screws. These clamping bars are hinged to press boards hinged together across
the middle or approximately across the middle and capable of being clamped
down over the base board by two or more screws.
In use the trousers are folded evenly and placed upon the base board which
is then more or less contracted to its minimum length and the clamping bars
are secured in position on their screws by thumb nuts. The pressing boards are
then pressed down onto the trousers thus forcing out the extensible portion
and more or less stretching the trousers then the pressing board screws are screwed
in (or their equivalent) to press the trousers between the press board and the
base board.
To fully describe my invention, reference is made to the accompanying sheet
of drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar figures of
reference indicate corresponding parts in each of the views.
Figure 1, represents a plan view and Figure 2, a longitudinal section of my
improved trouser stretcher with the press boards closed down on the base board.
Figure 3, is a side elevation of the same with the base board contracted to its
minimum length, and the press boards raised in the middle.
Figure 4, is a separate plan view of the base board.
The base board 2 is made with an extensible end 3 having a sliding arm 4
fitting the socket or guide piece 5 on the underside of the board 2. A screw 6 is
fixed in each end of the extensible piece as well as in each corner of the opposite
end of the base board. The press boards & are hinged together in the middle by
hinges 9 and the clamping bars 10 are hinged to their outer ends by the hinges 12.
The clamping bars 10 are made with slots 13 to pass over the screws 6 to
facilitate the removal of the clamping bars and press boards when the wing nuts 7
are slackened.
To hold the press boards tightly down upon the trousers I may employ the
cross piece 16 pivoted in the middle by the screw 17 to the press boards. When
the press boards are closed down upon the trousers the cross piece is turned to the
position shown in Figure 1 with its ends forced under the inclined arms 20 to
press the press boards tightly down upon the trousers. The arms 20 are extended
down under the board 2 and are secured thereto by the screws 21.
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
The combination with the base 2 having an extensible end 3, of the clamping
bars 10 and the stretching press board 8, substantially as herein shown and
described.