Improvements in Portable Combined Apparatus for Pressing and Stretching Trousers and other Fabrics.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd May, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Feb., 1893-Accepted, 8th Apr., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Portable Combined Apparatus for Pressing and
Stretching Trousers and other Fabrics.
WILLIAM REYNOR Sanitary Engineer 266 North End Road London S.W. in
the County of Middlesex do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This apparatus is about two feet ten inches long by fourteen inches wide and four
inches deep (may be more or less). In form it is like an oblong box made of
timber or metal or both combined. When the bottom is taken out it formes the
top of the press to which two rolers are fitted over which passes a chain band
which is attached to a single screw haveing a movable nut, so that when the screw
is operated by means of a handle it closes the press.
The stretcher is formed by a clip at each end of press which may be extended
by operating a screw with movable nut, all lose parts can be packed in the case.
Dated this 2nd day of May 1892.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Portable Combined Apparatus for Pressing and
Stretching Trousers and other Fabrics.
I WILLIAM REYNOR Sanitary Engineer No. 266 North End Road S.W. in the
County of Middlesex 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 :-
The object of my invention is to provide improvements in apparatus for pressing
and stretching trousers and other fabrics.
For this purpose I provide a box or case about two feet six inches long thirteen
inches wide and three inches deep as shewn in Fig. 1 having the cover taken off
Fig. 2 and placed on the top of case forming the press. Fig. 2 shews the case with
the cover off shewing the different internal parts previous to being turned over as
shewn in Fig. 1.
The article to be stretched is fixed one end in a clip L, which fastens the article
to the case by means of two thumb screws. The other end is fixed between a
movable clip F which is attached to the nut having two arins H, H, by means of
two rods K, K, on the end of the spindle G, is worked a left hand thread screw
which is fitted to the nut H, H. M is a lose handle fitted spindle G, which
operates the nut H, H, and so extends the movable clip and stretch the article held
between. The clips may be of ordinary cheracter. The cover A, A, A, being
then placed on the top as in Fig. 1 two bands or chaines B, B, are hooked at each
end of the steel bar J, and taken under the press and over two bands of steel I, I,
having rolers mounted at each end which are laid on the cover A, A, A, to protect
against the rolling action of the chain as shewn in Fig. 1 which forms the top of
the press. The chains B, B, are brought down in front so as to catch under the
the bottom edge X X by an anchor shaped catch on the end of the chains. The
steel bar J, is fixed loseley on the nut a, which is operated by the screw D, by
means of the handle C, which may be operated so as to put a strain on the
chain B, B, and so cause the pressure on the articles in the press. O, O, are slips
of wood between which and the sides of the case the chains are packed when not in
use. X, X, in Fig. 2 are the plates on which the ends of the chains are caught.
PD

page_text: In the accompanying drawings in all the figures of which the same part is
indicated by like letters of reference.
Having now particularly discribed and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declair that what I
claim is
1st. The combination of the stretcher and presser for the purpose named
substancialy as described.
2nd. In the combination of the screw, nut, steel spindle and chains for the
purpose of putting equal pressure on the articles in the press substancialy as
described.
W. REYNOR.