A NEW OR IMPROVED INSTRUMENT OR APPARATUS FOR STRETCHING TROUSERS AND OTHER GARMENTS
Year: 1884

page_text: I WILLIAM FARMER of Woodhouse's Buildings Stony Lane Smethwick in the
County of Stafford Machinist do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention
for "A NEW OR IMPROVED INSTRUMENT OR APPARATUS FOR STRETCHING TROUSERS
AND OTHER GARMENTS" to be as follows :—
My invention consists of an instrument or apparatus for stretching trousers and
other garments the parts of which are constructed and arranged or combined in
the manner hereinafter described.
I will describe my invention in connection with the stretching of a pair of
trousers.
The said instrument the principal parts of which I construct preferably of wood
consists of three essential parts namely two bars split or divided longitudinally
these bars are parallel and are situated at a distance apart somewhat less than the
length of the trousers to be stretched and a bar jointed at its middle and connected
by joints at its ends to the middles of the split bars described.
The split or divided bars are provided with screws and fly nuts and by operating
on the latter the two parts of the bar can be separated for the insertion of the top
or bottom of the trousers between them and tightened upon and made to grip the
said top or bottom of the trousers. When the two halves of the jointed bar
situated between the divided bars and at right angles to them make a greater or
less angle with each other they cause the divided or end bars to approach nearer to
or recede from one another. The trousers to be stretched are fixed in the apparatus
while the two parts of the middle bar make an angle with each other. The fly
nuts on the divided bars are relaxed and the top and bottom of the trousers are
inserted and fixed between the parts of the divided bars respectively. By now
straightening the middle bar the end bars holding the top and bottom of the
trousers are separated and the trousers are stretched. When the two parts of the
middle bar are in the same line they may be locked in that position by a swivelling
latch and pin on the joint.
In order to fit the instrument to stretch trousers and garments of different
lengths I effect the necessary lengthening and shortening of the jointed bar in the

page_text: following manner. One of the divided bars is not jointed directly to the end of
the middle bar but is jointed to a sliding piece taking into a groove in a block on
one of the parts of the divided bar By the motion of the sliding piece in the said
groove the middle bar may be virtually lengthened and shortened. The sliding
piece is fixed by a screw and By nut and in order the more effectually to fix its 5
position its underside may be provided with a rack taking into a rack in the bottom
of the groove.
The several jointed parts are connected by lonse joint pins connected to the parts
by light chains to prevent the said pins being lost or mislaid. The instrument
can consequently be readily taken to pieces when not in use and put together when I
required.

page_text: WILLIAM FARMER of Galton Street, Aldbury Road Smethwick in the County of
Stafford Machinist, Formerly of Woodhouses Buildings, Stony Lane Smethwick in
the County of Stafford do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "A NEW
OR IMPROVED INSTRUMENT FOR STRETCHING TROUSERS AND OTHER 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 my invention is to produce a light and powerful trousers stretcher.
It is made of nine pieces of wood, three hinges or joints, and five screws and
nuts. The four pieces of wood as shewn in diagrams 4 and 6 and marked A. B. C.
and D with screws fixed in each end of A and C. pieces B and D have holes drilled
in corresponding positions to the screws in A and C, with the holes marked E and F
are made into slots by removing the intervening wood between the right hand side
and the holes E and F, pieces A and C have also other pieces of wood fastened to
them on the bottom to keep the trousers and stretcher straight while applying the
saine, these form the cramps into which the trousers are put.
Parts G and H as shewn in diagram 2 go to make the distance pieces or levers
which have hinges or joints at each end and are also attached to each other by a
joint or hinge the one end is attached to the bottom cramp by means of a hinge -
with pin as shewn in diagram 3 the other end is attached to top cramp by a piece
of wood marked J which with four holes drilled in rotation forins a rack for
adjusting purposes.
The distance pieces or levers are put to an angle as shewn in diagram 2 when
the trousers are placed between the cramps then press down until they are straight
then lock by means of catch K as shewn in diagram 1.
The action of the levers with little effort on the part of the person using this
machine has a wonderful power to stretch the trousers to their utmost capability.
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 apparatus for stretching trousers substantially as herein described and
illustrated.
Dated this 18th day of December 1884.