An Improved Machine for Ironing Shirt Fronts and Cuffs simultaneously.
Year: 1897

page_text: An Improved Machine for Ironing Shirt Fronts and Cuffs
simultaneously.
JOHN WILLIAM Sutcliffe, 72, Wilberforce Road, Finsbury Park, London, N., and
HARRY SUTCLIFFE, 72, Wilberforce Road, Finsbury Park, London, N., Engineers, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to machines having a reciprocating sliding table which runs
beneath a heated roller or iron or other suitable ironing agent.
In our improvement the sliding table. instead of having the usual shirt block
fixed upon it, has three blocks or platforms of any required shape or substance,
which we fix in any suitable positions upon it.
Preferably the blocks or platforms are fixed in the following positions:-One in
the centre of the sliding table, upon which is placed the bosom board, and the
other two platforms are placed, one on either side of the centre platform, but about
two or three inches away from it, these blocks or platforms are smaller than the
centre one, as they are used for the cuffs of the shirt."
The centre block or platform is made so that when a loose bosom board is placed
upon it, the bosom board is on a level with the two side blocks or platforms, which
blocks are covered with felt or other suitable padding; this felt or padding is
removable so that it can be replaced when necessary.
The method of ironing is as follows:-The machine operator takes the bosom
board upon which the shirt front has been stretched and places it upon the centre
platform so that the hack of the shirt comes between the surface of the platform
and the back of the bosom board; having now placed the shirt front in position,
the operator then places the cuffs upon their respective platform or block and runs
the sliding table under the heated roller or iron thus ironing the shirt front and two
cuffs simultaneously.
It will at once be seen that our improved machine does away with an immense
amount of labor, time and expense, as heretofore it has been necessary to iron the
front and cuffs either in two operations on the same machine or use two machines
one for ironing the shirt front and the other for ironing the cuffs.
D
1of December 1907
JOHN WILLIAM SUTCLIFFE.
SUTCLIFFE.
HARRY

page_text: An Improved Machine for Ironing Shirt Fronts and Cuffs
simultaneously.
We, JOHN WILLIAM SUTCLIFFE and HARRY SUTCLIFFE, both of 72, Wilberforce Road,
Finsbury Park, N., in the County of London, 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 shirt ironing machines, and is designed to enable both
the cuffs and the bosom of the shirt to be ironed at one and the same operation.
With ironing machines as hitherto constructed it is necessary to have two distinct
operations, one for ironing the bosom, and another for ironing the cuffs.
And in order that our said invention may be better understood we will now pro-
ceed to describe the same with reference to the drawing accompanying this
specification.
Fig. shews elevation of the upper portion of an ironing machine, having a
heated revolving roller and sliding table.
Fig. 2. is a detached plan of the sliding table,
Fig. 3 shews plan of a loose bosom board, such as that described in the specifica-
tion of a former invention and for which Letters Patent were granted to us
No. 17705 dated the 28th July 1897.
Fig. 4 shews a detached plan of sliding table on which is placed one of the said
loose bosom boards, this table is also provided with two blocks for ironing the
cuffs on.
Fig. 5 shews a similar view with the shirt in position ready for ironing the bosom
and cuffs simultaneously.
Fig. 6 shews plan of sliding table with ordinary fixed bosom block and two extra
blocks or ironing surfaces for ironing the cuffs on.
Fig. 7 shews end view of same.
Fig. 8 shews a modification hereinafter referred to.
The same letters denote the same parts in all the views.
a shews the shirt bosom board, which may be a loose one, as described in our
aforesaid former Letters Patent or it may be fixed in any suitable manner to the
sliding table. shews extra block or blocks or ironing surfaces to iron the cuffs
on. The block or blocks 6 may be fixed to the sliding table in any suitable position.
c shows clips which may be used for holding the cuffs in place. We have shewn
two blocks on Figs. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7, and one block on one side, as shewn in
dotted lines on Fig. 4, it will be seen in this case that the block b is double the
length so that the two cuffs may rest on one block as shewn on this figure. Fig. 8
shews a modification. In this instance the block on which we place our loose bosom
board a is made broader so that the extensions b b act as blocks or extra ironing
surfaces for the cuffs. The recess e hold the loose bosom board a in order that all
the ironing surfaces may be of the same height, so that the bosom and cuffs may be
ironed at the same time as in the other cases.
On reference to Fig. 5 it will be seen how the bosom and cuffs are placed in
position with an extra ironing surface on each side of the bosom block or board a
for ironing the bosom and cuffs at one operation.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
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page_text: 2. In ironing machines, the employment of an extra ironing surface or extra
ironing surfaces, as herein before described for the purpose of ironing the shirt
bosom and cuffs simultaneously.
3. The use in combination with ironing machines having a reciprocating table
passing under a heated roller of auxiliary tables or work supports fitted at one or
both sides of the ordinary table as hereinbefore described and illustrated by the
accompanying drawings, and extending the heated roller to cover the auxiliary
table or tables.
Dated this 4th day of June 1898.
BROWNE & Co.,
Agents for the Applicants,
9, Warwick Court, Gray's Inn, London, W.C.